55" OLED or 65" LED TV...

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varsas

4,014 posts

203 months

Wednesday 4th January 2017
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jmorgan said:
panasonic commentary in what hifi

Ouch, gonna need a deeper pocket.....?
£7k at least? Apparently the flagship 2017 LG OLED is 10k euro...I hope the new B7 launches at no more than £2k for the 55inch model...even that's a lot given the current market. I was a bit surprised in 2016 when the cheapest (the B6) was the same price as the 2015 flagship EF950V.

Digitalize

2,850 posts

136 months

Wednesday 4th January 2017
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The LG flagship OLED is 2.6mm thick, and the panel is completely separate from the inputs and processor side of it, and can only be wall mounted. More showing off than anything but still impressive.

Hopefully we see prices fall a little, not too much as I've just bought one though ha.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

285 months

Thursday 5th January 2017
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Snippet on av forum news on the new Sony. Possibly using the case as a speaker as well.

Digitalize

2,850 posts

136 months

Thursday 5th January 2017
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Yeah LG have developed something, not 100% sure what it is but seems like they're using the surface of the display itself as a speaker, which is interesting.

anonymous-user

55 months

Thursday 5th January 2017
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Digitalize said:
Yeah LG have developed something, not 100% sure what it is but seems like they're using the surface of the display itself as a speaker, which is interesting.
Is that how it's done in the cinema for the centre?

gizlaroc

17,251 posts

225 months

Thursday 5th January 2017
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janesmith1950 said:
Is that how it's done in the cinema for the centre?
Speakers behind screen at the cinema.

Digitalize

2,850 posts

136 months

Thursday 5th January 2017
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You can get projector screens that are sonically transparent, i imagine that's what they use.

dsl2

1,474 posts

202 months

Thursday 5th January 2017
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I'm looking at the possibility of buying 3 * 65in Oled Tv's for my new build house but not having had the time to really research them properly I'm hoping for pointers on which model (flat screen not curved pls) offers the best compromise of performance vrs cost & where best to source them from please?

varsas

4,014 posts

203 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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dsl2 said:
I'm looking at the possibility of buying 3 * 65in Oled Tv's for my new build house but not having had the time to really research them properly I'm hoping for pointers on which model (flat screen not curved pls) offers the best compromise of performance vrs cost & where best to source them from please?
The screens all have the same panel, so perform similarly, though the chip in the E6/G6 is better. The C6 is curved. If cost is not an issue(!) choose on what you'll be doing with it. The B6 does not support 3D. The E6 and G6 have a nicer design, but the B6 looks more simple, I'd suggest you look at pictures of them and choose what suits.

If you don't need 3D the B6 is best cost/performance, being much cheaper than the E6/G6 but performing very similarly in terms of picture quality.

The new 2017 models (B7,C7,E7,G7 etc) are out soon, they have already been announced. None support 3D, all are flat.


Edited by varsas on Friday 6th January 08:41

Digitalize

2,850 posts

136 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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The B6 has a different processor compared to the C6, which shares its with the E/G models, something to think about.

For example the rest of the line got an update to add a HDR Game Mode, the B6 does not and no ones sure if it will ever get one.

dsl2

1,474 posts

202 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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Varsas thanks very much for the concise summation there!

As your super clued up any ideas on where the best deal on the current run out model non 3D flat screen may be found or do you think its a better bet to wait for the new models & see how they are priced?

dsl2

1,474 posts

202 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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John Lewis have the E6 65inch up at £3699, its that a good run out model price?

varsas

4,014 posts

203 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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Hi. I would wait, the new ones might be a big step up in performance (probably not, a subtle improvement rather than drastic I expect) and we don't know prices...They could be surprisingly cheap (though I doubt it). Once the new ones are out prices for the current ones are bound to drop, probably by 10% or so.

John Lewis have great post-sale support and a warranty, and will price match. I'd get one from there or Richer sounds. I was forced to buy mine from Curry's as no one else stocked the ef950v!

Digitalize

2,850 posts

136 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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Trouble is if you wait until the 2017 models are out you won't be buying one until May/June I'd imagine.

Crackie

6,386 posts

243 months

Friday 6th January 2017
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Digitalize said:
Yeah LG have developed something, not 100% sure what it is but seems like they're using the surface of the display itself as a speaker, which is interesting.
Relatively old tech ( Developed 20 years ago & first used by NEC in products 15 years ago ) its likely to be an edge driven DML / NXT panel. http://www.m2.com/m2/web/story.php/2002688F17161EC...
I worked on these flat speakers, on and off, between 1999 and late 2015. The latest generation are pretty good.

swisstoni

17,059 posts

280 months

Saturday 7th January 2017
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Saw a TV news report from CES showing LG OLED screens 0.1 inch thick. Not sure if that is for the next gen or the one after that.

Funk

26,303 posts

210 months

Saturday 7th January 2017
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A few days in with the new Sony and I'll be honest, I've got one criticism of it - the far right-hand side of the panel definitely isn't as bright as the rest. It's not by much, but it's enough that I think it might irritate me. That said it's only really noticeable with a very white background and when watching something it is less of an issue. I guess it's just one of the drawbacks of an edge-lit panel.

Had a bit of an issue with audio tonight when watching Amazon 4k through the app but I think I've resolved it.

RobDickinson

31,343 posts

255 months

Saturday 7th January 2017
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Digitalize said:
For example the rest of the line got an update to add a HDR Game Mode, the B6 does not and no ones sure if it will ever get one.
It will, its out (at least in the US, coming to UK soon.

jmorgan

36,010 posts

285 months

Saturday 7th January 2017
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swisstoni said:
Saw a TV news report from CES showing LG OLED screens 0.1 inch thick. Not sure if that is for the next gen or the one after that.
The whole panel? yikes

Digitalize

2,850 posts

136 months

Saturday 7th January 2017
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RobDickinson said:
It will, its out (at least in the US, coming to UK soon.
Ah that's good then, I was worried LG weren't going to do it. Still a shame it's input lag is higher than the rest but it's cheaper at least.