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Looking to get a new tv for the living room. Max size is 55" due to the space where it goes. I had a look at the LG G6 in a shop and it looked incredible but equally so did the price. I did also love how slim it looked as it will be going on the wall so that's a big thing I'm looking for.
Current tv is just a cheap Hisense jobby, whilst it does everything ok I am looking to upgrade.
Started doing some research from what I can see LG G6 is the latest offering from LG. But the G5 still holds up incredibly well. I keep seeing the C models - but are they not as good?
Due to us having two windows in the living room on the current Tv you can see every reflection - I can see on the new G6 it has a screen to avoid reflections, but the G5 has it but not as good. Does anyone have one in the living room and how do they find reflections during the day.
Then there is Samsungs offerings with the matte finish. But not sure on how that would affect the OLED picture quality (I do need to go and have a look in person at them). I also don't like the idea of the box Samsung uses for all connections.
Any advice or help would be appreciated. Ideal budget is £1500 or less. Would stretch if it was genuinely worth it.
My main watch is YouTube, films, tv series and sports.
Thanks in advance.
Current tv is just a cheap Hisense jobby, whilst it does everything ok I am looking to upgrade.
Started doing some research from what I can see LG G6 is the latest offering from LG. But the G5 still holds up incredibly well. I keep seeing the C models - but are they not as good?
Due to us having two windows in the living room on the current Tv you can see every reflection - I can see on the new G6 it has a screen to avoid reflections, but the G5 has it but not as good. Does anyone have one in the living room and how do they find reflections during the day.
Then there is Samsungs offerings with the matte finish. But not sure on how that would affect the OLED picture quality (I do need to go and have a look in person at them). I also don't like the idea of the box Samsung uses for all connections.
Any advice or help would be appreciated. Ideal budget is £1500 or less. Would stretch if it was genuinely worth it.
My main watch is YouTube, films, tv series and sports.
Thanks in advance.
LG OLED C6 is the answer.
£1,399 at the moment with a free LG soundbar - https://www.sevenoakssoundandvision.co.uk/p-130503...
5 year warranty included as well.
You will not regret it.
£1,399 at the moment with a free LG soundbar - https://www.sevenoakssoundandvision.co.uk/p-130503...
5 year warranty included as well.
You will not regret it.
having just been through this, the actual answer I got to was the G5 (65" though) - G6 is slightly better, but tbh, I don't think that difference vs the cost means that much to me
richer sounds had a deal with the associated soundbar for £99 plus LG were offering 10% back on the TV a few weeks ago
so the 65" tv, soundbar and speaker sounds was just a tad under £2k
richer sounds had a deal with the associated soundbar for £99 plus LG were offering 10% back on the TV a few weeks ago
so the 65" tv, soundbar and speaker sounds was just a tad under £2k
Shaoxter said:
I'd always lean towards the flagship model, so G5 over a C6 if they're the same price. But any OLED will look incredible from your current TV.
I have a G3 in a bright room, it's perfectly fine although obviously you will appreciate it more when it's dark.
Thanks to this thread I've just ordered a 55" G5 after being ready to order a C6 I have a G3 in a bright room, it's perfectly fine although obviously you will appreciate it more when it's dark.
G5 was cheaper than the C6 too. I hoping for an impressive upgrade over my 15 plus year old 42" Panasonic plasma!If you have access to a student or emergency worker, you can get a chunky discount direct with LG. I got a further 20% off the sale price as my Wife is a student. £1180 delivered.
The front runners are the Sony Bravia 9 II, the LG G5/G6.and the Samsung S95H. The winner for bright room viewing is the Sony. It is brighter both in SDR and HDR.
Sony......... SDR 10% - 4,398 cd/m² HDR 10% - 4,419 cd/m²
LG G5...... SDR 10% - 1,002 cd/m² HDR 10% - 2,446 cd/m²
LG G6...... SDR 10% - 1,132 cd/m² HDR 10% - 3,130 cd/m²
Samsung. SDR 10% - 1,291 cd/m² HDR 10% - 2,898 cd/m²
Sony's colour accuracy and motion handling is the best of the bunch. It's not a walkover though. The Sony has some haloing around bright objects on a dark background, and the image loses colour intensity when viewed off axis. All TVs do this, but not all at the same angle. The Sony washout starts to become noticeable at 26 degrees off axis. The LG G5 and G6 it's 60 degrees, and the Samsung is 70 degrees.
If the whole family sits within a 52 degree arc then there's no issue. Even at 70 degrees its still liveable, but it's not the 120 deg or the 140 deg of the other two.
Both the Sony and the Samsung use Quantum Dot OLED panels. That explains the brightness, but there's a catch. When viewed in a bright room, the black level on both the TVs isn't pure black any more. It gets raised. Not so much that everything looks washed out, but enough to take away some of the contrast benefits of OLED.
For the record, I own a 55G5. When I brought this home and set it up it was way too bright for my room. It's not a bat cave or anything, but I do have the vertical blinds closed most of the time when watching, but that's mostly because the room width windows are directly behind the TV. I was seriously tempted by the Sony, but the viewing angle was a deal breaker for me.
Sony......... SDR 10% - 4,398 cd/m² HDR 10% - 4,419 cd/m²
LG G5...... SDR 10% - 1,002 cd/m² HDR 10% - 2,446 cd/m²
LG G6...... SDR 10% - 1,132 cd/m² HDR 10% - 3,130 cd/m²
Samsung. SDR 10% - 1,291 cd/m² HDR 10% - 2,898 cd/m²
Sony's colour accuracy and motion handling is the best of the bunch. It's not a walkover though. The Sony has some haloing around bright objects on a dark background, and the image loses colour intensity when viewed off axis. All TVs do this, but not all at the same angle. The Sony washout starts to become noticeable at 26 degrees off axis. The LG G5 and G6 it's 60 degrees, and the Samsung is 70 degrees.
If the whole family sits within a 52 degree arc then there's no issue. Even at 70 degrees its still liveable, but it's not the 120 deg or the 140 deg of the other two.
Both the Sony and the Samsung use Quantum Dot OLED panels. That explains the brightness, but there's a catch. When viewed in a bright room, the black level on both the TVs isn't pure black any more. It gets raised. Not so much that everything looks washed out, but enough to take away some of the contrast benefits of OLED.
For the record, I own a 55G5. When I brought this home and set it up it was way too bright for my room. It's not a bat cave or anything, but I do have the vertical blinds closed most of the time when watching, but that's mostly because the room width windows are directly behind the TV. I was seriously tempted by the Sony, but the viewing angle was a deal breaker for me.
Edited by Lucid_AV on Saturday 5th September 15:14
Thanks for the responses so far! So far I ve been and looked at the LG G6 and I ve been into Costco and seen the LG C6 and I also seen one of Samsungs models with the anti glare screen.
I loved the G6 when I was in curry s, and the Samsung looked great in Costco and done a great job of preventing the reflections.
My living room has wooden slatted blinds, so the light isn t awful - I do have two windows - but the majority of the time the blinds are closed. But with my current Hisense I can always see the sunlight/ blinds coming through.
I have looked at the Sony Bravia s yet.
The bonus of LG/ Samsung is I get 20% off both through work.
Guess I just need to decide how much I want to pay, plus which screen I want, normal vs anti reflection. The only thing that puts me off with the Samsung is the one connect box, I was looking at the S95H - but my TV is on the wall above my fireplace and don’t really fancy having to channel everything out in order to hide the wire. I would be able to hide the box inside the cupboards either side of the fireplace - but seems a lot off faff compared to just having HDMI ports.
I loved the G6 when I was in curry s, and the Samsung looked great in Costco and done a great job of preventing the reflections.
My living room has wooden slatted blinds, so the light isn t awful - I do have two windows - but the majority of the time the blinds are closed. But with my current Hisense I can always see the sunlight/ blinds coming through.
I have looked at the Sony Bravia s yet.
The bonus of LG/ Samsung is I get 20% off both through work.
Guess I just need to decide how much I want to pay, plus which screen I want, normal vs anti reflection. The only thing that puts me off with the Samsung is the one connect box, I was looking at the S95H - but my TV is on the wall above my fireplace and don’t really fancy having to channel everything out in order to hide the wire. I would be able to hide the box inside the cupboards either side of the fireplace - but seems a lot off faff compared to just having HDMI ports.
Edited by Brad Smith on Saturday 5th September 19:17
The Samsung has a wireless one connect box option I think.
https://www.samsung.com/uk/tv-accessories/wireless...
https://www.samsung.com/uk/tv-accessories/wireless...
Just get the OlED you can afford. Even an entry level LG will have a better picture than the most expensive non OLED.
Forget the peak brightness stuff... it's a meaningless measure when a set can't do proper black. I live in southern Spain, with a south facing living room, and I've never thought my 4 year old basic LG lacked brightness.
The difference between what you have now and a C series Lg will be massive. The difference between a C and a G series LG will be tiny by comparison.
Forget the peak brightness stuff... it's a meaningless measure when a set can't do proper black. I live in southern Spain, with a south facing living room, and I've never thought my 4 year old basic LG lacked brightness.
The difference between what you have now and a C series Lg will be massive. The difference between a C and a G series LG will be tiny by comparison.
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