LG OLED Signature TV's - pricing

LG OLED Signature TV's - pricing

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MOBB

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Wednesday 17th August 2016
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I'm after a 65" TV, and up until yesterday I had decided on a flat Samsung 8000 series which are currently £2.5k or so.

Then I stupidly looked at the new LG OLED signature range and just wow - so I wont be bothering with the Samsung now.

However the one I saw was £5k - try as I might, I cannot justify (in my head) that much on a TV, so how does it work with prices generally? Will it soon be £4.5k, £4.0k, £3.5k etc, or do they discontinue them before they really drop in value?

Please tell me they will be £3k in 6 months time.................

jmorgan

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283 months

Wednesday 17th August 2016
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Try 2015 models if any are left?

legzr1

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138 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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jmorgan said:
Try 2015 models if any are left?
This.

Last years top model (950V flat or 960V curved) available at Currys for £2995 for the 65".

I say 'last years' but the one I had delivered today was manufactured June 2016 and improved quality control together with firmware updates make for a stunning experience.

Just watched some NASA 4K streams from YouTube on the built in web browser and, just, WOW!

jmorgan

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283 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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LG HDR Chess demo. Remove socks first they get blown off so fast.

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Thursday 18th August 2016
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Now 4k demos are all well and good, but do you have any 4k content that you'll be watching regularly or coming up (E.g. buying a 4k blu-ray player)? Or will it be 90% standard HD (blu-ray/sky) with some SD and maybe the odd bit of 4k series streamed.

Otherwise buying a 4k tv for many thousands just seems a bit 'must keep up with latest tech whatever'.

I'm about to get a 65" Hisense TV for the kitchen living area. £799, seems to be fairly solid and apparently will get a HDR/4K update in a future firmware. I know it'll be mainly used for SD and HD channels through SKy HD (and possibly Sky Q in the future) with films off a server, some Netflix etc, then some youtube thrown in now and again.

MOBB

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126 months

Thursday 18th August 2016
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legzr1 said:
jmorgan said:
Try 2015 models if any are left?
This.

Last years top model (950V flat or 960V curved) available at Currys for £2995 for the 65".

I say 'last years' but the one I had delivered today was manufactured June 2016 and improved quality control together with firmware updates make for a stunning experience.

Just watched some NASA 4K streams from YouTube on the built in web browser and, just, WOW!
Ooh didn't realise the 950V was still available and for under £3k..................

Might treat myself, cheers.

kmpowell

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227 months

Sunday 21st August 2016
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legzr1 said:
This.

Last years top model (950V flat or 960V curved) available at Currys for £2995 for the 65".

I say 'last years' but the one I had delivered today was manufactured June 2016 and improved quality control together with firmware updates make for a stunning experience.

Just watched some NASA 4K streams from YouTube on the built in web browser and, just, WOW!
Like the OP I can't stomach paying £2.6k for a 2016 OLED 55". So I'm thinking about getting a 950V at £1700 before they disappear.

Are there disadvantages to this over getting say a new 2016 LED model for the same money?

I'm assuming the older 950/960 is HDR?

jmorgan

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Sunday 21st August 2016
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HDR but not Dolby HDR. Streaming and all HDMI.

kmpowell

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227 months

Sunday 21st August 2016
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jmorgan said:
HDR but not Dolby HDR. Streaming and all HDMI.
Thanks. I was about to pull the trigger on a Sony XD93, which is supposed to be the best non-OLED money can buy. But then I saw the reduced OLED in Currys for exactly the same price, and it got me wondering.

The set is going to replace my 10yr old 46" 1080p Sony which has served me very well, so anything I buy i want/need to be as future roof as possible if I want to keep it for a significant amount of time.

jmorgan

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283 months

Sunday 21st August 2016
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That should be the 950, no idea for the 960

kmpowell

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227 months

Sunday 21st August 2016
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jmorgan said:
That should be the 950, no idea for the 960
Yes it's the flat 950. I don't want a curved, which is why it caught my eye. smile

tdm34

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209 months

Sunday 21st August 2016
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kmpowell said:
jmorgan said:
HDR but not Dolby HDR. Streaming and all HDMI.
Thanks. I was about to pull the trigger on a Sony XD93, which is supposed to be the best non-OLED money can buy. But then I saw the reduced OLED in Currys for exactly the same price, and it got me wondering.

The set is going to replace my 10yr old 46" 1080p Sony which has served me very well, so anything I buy i want/need to be as future roof as possible if I want to keep it for a significant amount of time.
Sony is very good but my money wen't on the Panny DX902, it's bloody stunning..


legzr1

3,843 posts

138 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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jmorgan said:
That should be the 950, no idea for the 960
The 960 fitted with the later 'ZD' board does HDR, the earlier 'ZA' board does not.

legzr1

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Monday 22nd August 2016
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Now 4k demos are all well and good, but do you have any 4k content that you'll be watching regularly or coming up (E.g. buying a 4k blu-ray player)? Or will it be 90% standard HD (blu-ray/sky) with some SD and maybe the odd bit of 4k series streamed.

Otherwise buying a 4k tv for many thousands just seems a bit 'must keep up with latest tech whatever'.

I'm about to get a 65" Hisense TV for the kitchen living area. £799, seems to be fairly solid and apparently will get a HDR/4K update in a future firmware. I know it'll be mainly used for SD and HD channels through SKy HD (and possibly Sky Q in the future) with films off a server, some Netflix etc, then some youtube thrown in now and again.
You miss the whole point of OLED technology - it's not all about 4K, HDR or even Dolby Vision. It's all about each individual pixel being able to be turned off allowing absolute black. LED lit LCDs cannot do this. Admittedly, most won't care and will be happy with LCD.

You don't need a 4K UHD player or subs to Netflix/Amazon to take advantage of what OLED can offer - a 1080P BR disc can look fantastic.

SDR and/or DVD looks ropey on my OLED but no worse then my previous plasma - crap in, crap out.

legzr1

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138 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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kmpowell said:
Thanks. I was about to pull the trigger on a Sony XD93, which is supposed to be the best non-OLED money can buy. But then I saw the reduced OLED in Currys for exactly the same price, and it got me wondering.

The set is going to replace my 10yr old 46" 1080p Sony which has Panasonic me very well, so anything I buy i want/need to be as future roof as possible if I want to keep it for a significant amount of time.
I looked at the Sony, the 902 Panasonic, the LG950 and the LG E6.

E6 supposed to be best out of that lot but hard to tell in store with everything turned to vivid, it was a damn sight more expensive and I didn't like the 'tacked on' sound bar.
The early 950s had a few issues with uniformity (banding) and tinting (pink and yellow tinge on a pure white screen) but the late models supposedly far better - in fact the 55" has a far better chance of being spot on compared to the 65".

I went for the 950 65" as the colours 'popped' and that contrast is excellent.
Spend an extra £34 on a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard - it makes using the rather good WebOS and apps far,far easier.



MOBB

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126 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Went for the 65" 950V in the end @ £3k from Currys

They are selling fast, I had to do a 100 mile round trip in the end as they are collection only.

Just need to get it up on the wall now.................

legzr1

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138 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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Minor warning about wall installation - for some rediculous reason the 950 isn't vesa compliant so a 'standard' wall mount won't work perfectly.
LG do a bespoke fitting but it's far from the cheapest option - I'm waiting for an adjustable AVF fitting kit to come back into stock.

As the TV is a relative lightweight (around one third the weight of my smaller plasma!) some are happy to fit using the top two mounts rather than all four.

Let the TV settle in before changing settings - the first couple of days will see it run some auto compensation cycles (leave it on standby - after a few hours use, power down using the remote and it will do a 10 minute cycle. Powering off at the socket prevents this so isn't advised for the first few days).

ISF 1 and 2 are closest to ideal straight from the box but will need adjusting to taste.

The 950 really deserves professional calibration considering its cost and capability although you could probably get close following advice from AVForums.

Enjoy it mate - excepting the 2016 LGs it's probably the best set available right now smile


JMC180

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101 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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I Bought the 65EF950V from Selfridges a few weeks ago for £2,699 and got over 20,000 avios by buying it through BA's gate 365. Sold out very quickly at that price. I was blown away in store at the side by side comparison with OLED and Non OLED.

It won't be used for a couple of months as It's for the new house but my big concern now is viewing distance though as we'll be viewing it on occasion from just 8-9ft away... Mostly I'll be viewing from a desk 11-12 ft away though.

jmorgan

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283 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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If you want to see black black then sin city 2 is on Netflix.

kmpowell

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227 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Ok, will be heading out tonight to get a screen. After viewing the Panny last night, that's now shoved the Sony off the choice list.

It's down to the LED Panny and the OLED LG - but I'm a bit confused as to whether the LG is HDR or not?

Are there any reasons why I should pick the 2016 LED Panny over the 2015 OLED LG?

Edited by kmpowell on Tuesday 23 August 11:42