New telly box - what would YOU do.

[Quickmoose]

You've got £1500
Would you get a 55" OLED
or a 65" LED
and why?

or something else?

thanks

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Really depends on where it is going. Both might be too small for the positioning, or equally too large. Provide more information and you might get more meaningful answers.

In my own living room I would opt for a 55” OLED over a 65” LED.

[Quickmoose]

Sorry...good point....

Wall is 4m wide by 2.4m high
Sofa is about 2-2.5m away

[B17NNS]

55" OLED LG C8

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Quickmoose said:

Sorry...good point....

Wall is 4m wide by 2.4m high
Sofa is about 2-2.5m away

55" OLED

[Speckle]

55" OLED - what you gain in PQ will easily make up for what you lose in screen size.

Since getting my 65" OLED TV, I haven't watched any movies on my 120" projector screen. I thought I still would but, I always want to watch them on the TV because the image quality and viewing experience is so much better.

[Quickmoose]

B17NNS said:

55" OLED LG C8

I think that's about £1000 over budget ??

[Quickmoose]

Speckle said:

55" OLED - what you gain in PQ will easily make up for what you lose in screen size.

Since getting my 65" OLED TV, I haven't watched any movies on my 120" projector screen. I thought I still would but, I always want to watch them on the TV because the image quality and viewing experience is so much better.

very interesting
I have on old projector.... was thinking I could use both for differing 'duties' smaller telly for day-to-day, projector for film night... but what you've said may well simplify the lounge

[RedWhiteMonkey]

55” B7 OLED is currently £1299 at Richer Sounds
https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/oled-tv...

[B17NNS]

Quickmoose said:

I think that's about £1000 over budget ??

It'll be around £1500 if OP is prepared to wait a while. The previous gen 55B7 / 55C7 often was.

65 C8 is currently around £3000 with LG offering £500 cash back bringing it to £2500 which again was where the 65B7 / 65C7 often was.

If OP can up his budget the 65B7 makes a very compelling case at £2200

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/tv-and-home-entertai...

RedWhiteMonkey said:

55” B7 OLED is currently £1299 at Richer Sounds
https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/oled-tv...

Superb deal. Improvements from B7 to C8 are incremental/negligible.

Edited by B17NNS on Wednesday 1st August 13:59

[Todd Bonzalez]

RSTV200 code will get you 65B7V for sub 2k if any help at all. I know it's budget creep but that's what I'd do my best to make work

[Quickmoose]

LG or Panasonic?

LG B7 https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/oled-tv...
Pana https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/oled-tv...

or

LG E7? https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/oled-tv...


I can and probably will wait until January sales...

[RedWhiteMonkey]

I’m happy to be corrected to I think LG make all the OLED screens, other manufacturers purchase from them. In the world of OLED it is generally considered that LG are the top of the pile.

[B17NNS]

Quickmoose said:

I can and probably will wait until January sales...

Black Friday is just as good.

Todd Bonzalez said:

RSTV200 code will get you 65B7V for sub 2k if any help at all. I know it's budget creep but that's what I'd do my best to make work

We have a winner

Quickmoose said:

LG B7 or LG E7?

Panel and picture processing are identical. What do you do for sounds?

Edited by B17NNS on Wednesday 1st August 14:13

[toasty]

I went for LG E7. Stunning picture with pretty good sound.

I believe the LG 8 series is out or just coming out so bargains will soon to be had.

[Quickmoose]

B17NNS said:

What do you do for sounds?

Separate AV amp and KEF surround speakers

[B17NNS]

Quickmoose said:

Separate AV amp and KEF surround speakers

B7 is fine then. Picture quality was identical on all the 2017 LG OLEDs. Only differences being internal speakers and style differences.

[Quickmoose]

no down side over processing power of each brand or the menus/ease of use stuff?

Is it all down to just picture quality?

[B17NNS]

Some brands run Android which doesn't get favourable reviews.

LG runs Web OS with the magic remote. I find it a great interface.

https://www.avforums.com/review/lg-b7-55b7-oled55b...

https://www.whathifi.com/lg/oled55b7v/review

Your only real decision is 55B7 or 65B7. They won't get any cheaper than this and stock will be dwindling.

[Quickmoose]

B17NNS said:

Your only real decision is 55B7 or 65B7. They won't get any cheaper than this and stock will be dwindling.

really? so come Jan Sales time they'll be gone and the newer models will be the ones being discounted, but probably not to the same 'low' level?