Best 48" OLED - G5 a waste of time?

[JD]

I want to buy a new TV, and in this house am limited to 48" being the largest size that will fit.

Previously I would have been forced to go for a mid level LG as they didn't do the flagships in this size. But in this generation they make the G5 in this size (OLED48G56LS)

Sounds like a no brainer, BUT all the glowing reviews are of the larger sizes, and I am led to believe some of the features of the larger sets are not present on the 48 inch version.

So is buying the G5 of the 48" just a waste of money? (C5 saves me £200)

I had an LG55A a few years back that I liked so was defaulting to LG. Are their other brands I should be looking at for this size?

[Puppisadeer]

Not answering your question and you may be aware of this anyway - but LG and Amazon sell the previous year C 48 inch models for around £600 at random times (last offered a few weeks ago). There’s a 5 year warranty included if you buy direct from LG as well.

[The Gauge]

I can't comment about any performance differences of the 48", but the reviews I've seen suggest the improvement of the G5 over the previous years model isn't worth the £ difference, though that will be referring to the full retail price of the G5 compared to the now discounted price of the previous years model. I have no personal experience of them though.

[onny]

I just bought a Samsung 83S85F. Its Samsung's entry level OLED. I'm in Australia but i think the Samsung OLEDs are the same a UK models. Its amazingly good and the price i paid was great value for a 83 inch OLED.

I was looking at LG OLED series and they were very good but I found the Samsung to be a bit better to my eyes. I was looking at Samsung's flagship S90F and S95F as well and i think they were better than the LG. The only thing I'm not 100% about of the Samsung and the LG is the operating system. I would had the Sony with Android but that was stupid price for a big tv.

[TEKNOPUG]

55" is the default size for OLED panels, so typically you'll see the most advanced panels starting at that size. So yes, potentially a 55" will be better than a 48" (for example, bigger heat sinks so they run brighter) model. However, it's all relative. I have a 48" Philips OLED and no one who has viewed it has ever said "this is pretty rubbish, you should have got the 55"".....

[Griffith4ever]

JD said:

I want to buy a new TV, and in this house am limited to 48" being the largest size that will fit.

Previously I would have been forced to go for a mid level LG as they didn't do the flagships in this size. But in this generation they make the G5 in this size (OLED48G56LS)

Sounds like a no brainer, BUT all the glowing reviews are of the larger sizes, and I am led to believe some of the features of the larger sets are not present on the 48 inch version.

So is buying the G5 of the 48" just a waste of money? (C5 saves me £200)

I had an LG55A a few years back that I liked so was defaulting to LG. Are their other brands I should be looking at for this size?

What "features" concern you? In the name of purity, I turn off pretty much all the "features" on my LG OLED. No sharpening, no image smoothing, noise control, sports mode, dynamic anything. All off. Gives a stunning picture. I notice it immediately when viewing someone elses TV and they've got some level of motion smoothing on. Its awful.

WHen I bought my LG 65" OLED it was the B model when C had just come out. I saved myself a fortune, "missing out" on the C chip's "new features". I'm yet to see added features that actually benefit anything unless perhaps watching smooth flowing football is a priority (does it even help?). Oh, and gaming refresh rates I suppose but I'm never gaming on my TV

[TEKNOPUG]

Griffith4ever said:

What "features" concern you? In the name of purity, I turn off pretty much all the "features" on my LG OLED. No sharpening, no image smoothing, noise control, sports mode, dynamic anything. All off. Gives a stunning picture. I notice it immediately when viewing someone elses TV and they've got some level of motion smoothing on. Its awful.

WHen I bought my LG 65" OLED it was the B model when C had just come out. I saved myself a fortune, "missing out" on the C chip's "new features". I'm yet to see added features that actually benefit anything unless perhaps watching smooth flowing football is a priority (does it even help?). Oh, and gaming refresh rates I suppose but I'm never gaming on my TV

The C model will have better picture quality; higher peak brightness, more accurate colour palette, better HDR resolution.

"Better" though is all relative. I doubt you'd be able to identify which was a B or C unless they were next to each other. So whether the price difference is worth paying is subjective.

[Griffith4ever]

TEKNOPUG said:

Griffith4ever said:

What "features" concern you? In the name of purity, I turn off pretty much all the "features" on my LG OLED. No sharpening, no image smoothing, noise control, sports mode, dynamic anything. All off. Gives a stunning picture. I notice it immediately when viewing someone elses TV and they've got some level of motion smoothing on. Its awful.

WHen I bought my LG 65" OLED it was the B model when C had just come out. I saved myself a fortune, "missing out" on the C chip's "new features". I'm yet to see added features that actually benefit anything unless perhaps watching smooth flowing football is a priority (does it even help?). Oh, and gaming refresh rates I suppose but I'm never gaming on my TV

The C model will have better picture quality; higher peak brightness, more accurate colour palette, better HDR resolution.

"Better" though is all relative. I doubt you'd be able to identify which was a B or C unless they were next to each other. So whether the price difference is worth paying is subjective.

Indeed - I read that, and also that the differences are barely noiticeable. It was £1700 vs £2500 at the time ;-)