55" or 65" ?

[13 DJP]

At the risk of mirroring another thread, I`m trying to decide between 2 TV`s

Currently have a 50" Panasonic Viera Plasma, which has just started to show pinking sporadically around the screen.

My heart was set on a 65" Oled, but funds and kids don`t really allow at the moment, so was just about to pull the trigger on this:

Sony BRAVIA KD65XG8505BU @ £899 https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/all-tvs...

My mate has this exact one and it`s fine. However, Costco have just emailed me this:

LG OLED55B9PLA @ £949 https://www.costco.co.uk/Electronics-Security/Tele...

which whilst smaller, is still bigger than what we have currently and is obviously an Oled.

Am I going to benefit of one over the other? The Sony has the Android platform which I was keen on, but is the LG platform ok? Can I download apps to it?

I want/need Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney +, and IPTV

Also need to stream movies from my NAS drive to it via wifi, is this do-able?

Cheers in advance chums

[rallye101]

Or get a 65`` Qled.....nearly as good as oled, cheaper and seem to have less screen issues (see the amount of oleds on fleabay with issues) Got mine from richer sounds with 6 year guarantee and it's ace.

[Zirconia]

Visually picky me, would be OLED all day but wish I had gone 65. Though the 55 is great at the distance I use it at for 4k. There is just nothing that compares to those blacks but only if that is your itch that must be scratched.

Apps wise, all well and good for a few years, probably be dropping off support at some point. Plug in a box then to play the stuff that way. Not sure what comes with the new panels, using an Apple TV for the apps myself though the builtNetflix was ok (no longer subscribing).

Never bothered with a nas. no idea there.

[DeWar]

I own an LG 77C8 OLED - webOS is a very good platform and does everything you need. It’s a great TV and I’m picky about PQ though I tend to watch in the dark.

But honestly, the average person will discern little difference in PQ between an OLED and and a decent LCD in normal viewing conditions. The biggest benefit of OLED - the inky blacks - simply becomes irrelevant in a moderately bright living room. Larger screen size on the other hand will benefit you regardless of any other factors. So unless it’s in a very dark room, I’d go with the bigger screen.

The only problem is you soon get used to the increased size and start to wonder if you can stretch to an even bigger screen for the next purchase.

[Welshbeef]

Most importantly is what space you have and how it would look in the room.

Sometimes too big looks a bit council

[Zirconia]

Personally I wouldn't get hung up on size as being "council", I think larger sizes do more justice for what is available today, that is if you want the size. Re watching Star Wars on disk, 4k, superb. 2001, stunning. Saving me going to the cinema to sit in a stuffy room full of people with no smarts on keeping mum and now coughing covids everywhere.

Fitted blackout curtains to the living room to cope with the light in the summer.

What is good for some though others may not benefit or see it.

[hyphen]

Welshbeef said:

Most importantly is what space you have and how it would look in the room.

Sometimes too big looks a bit council

+1. Larger screen viewing is always better, but of a normal uk living room, domainates the room.

[13 DJP]

Well I`ve always subscribed to the biggest is best philosophy so would love a 65 but would accept a 55 for a better picture

That being said I was under the impression that OLED was the way forward but realistically it will be watched the majority of the time in a well lit room, so is this a false economy?

Edited to add viewing distance is approx` 3m

Edited by 13 DJP on Friday 26th June 14:29

[DeWar]

13 DJP said:

Well I`ve always subscribed to the biggest is best philosophy so would love a 65 but would accept a 55 for a better picture

That being said I was under the impression that OLED was the way forward but realistically it will be watched the majority of the time in a well lit room, so is this a false economy?

Edited to add viewing distance is approx` 3m

Edited by 13 DJP on Friday 26th June 14:29

It’s not a false economy because OLED picture quality for most content is better than LED-LCD. To refine my above comments, an OLED will still look fantastic in a well lit room since most are capable of pretty good light outputs, but the gap in PQ between an OLED and LED-LCD will be smaller in that environment versus a dark room, where the OLED would look much better to most people’s eyes.

The question about whether the extra outlay (or whether it’s worth accepting a smaller screen size) is actually worth it depends on other factors too. For example, I’m the only one that uses my main telly. My wife can barely tell the difference between SD and HD so if she was the primary viewer, OLED would be wasted on her. Gaming is another consideration - image retention and screen burn are theoretically possible on OLED (though you probably have to abuse it if it’s a newish telly) but not a concern at all on LED-LCD. Input lag is also a specific consideration for gaming and OLED’s are not class leading in that respect.

The ideal solution would be to go to a good specialist retailer like Richer Sounds and have a demo.

[threadlock]

We've got an LG 55" OLED that cost £1,500 and an LG 65" non-OLED that cost ~£900 (I think). Both about 18 months old.

I would choose the smaller OLED over the larger non-OLED if I was going to buy them again. The OLED is that much better IMHO. The picture quality is incredible. The non-OLED just looks like a TV picture. Not bad but not at all remarkable.

Screen burn isn't an issue for me because I don't watch any programmes that have a fixed overlay (such as news or sport).

[Zirconia]

DeWar said:

My wife can barely tell the difference between SD

Come home to SD rugby, we have HD and 4k available, try that say I , erm OK say she. Still rugby though.....


Getting there though.

But raises a good point, what content will be watched and expectations.

[DeWar]

Zirconia said:

Come home to SD rugby, we have HD and 4k available, try that say I , erm OK say she. Still rugby though.....


Getting there though.

But raises a good point, what content will be watched and expectations.

I was so excited when I got mine. Dynasties was just out and being shown on iPlayer in 4K HDR (and remains just about the most stunning footage I’ve seen anywhere on anything) so I showed the wife and she just shrugged and said “it’s alright”. I had to stop having conversations which ended in me saying “but how can you not SEE?!” for fear of having some sort of haemorrhage.

[cerb4.5lee]

13 DJP said:

Well I`ve always subscribed to the biggest is best philosophy so would love a 65 but would accept a 55 for a better picture

That being said I was under the impression that OLED was the way forward but realistically it will be watched the majority of the time in a well lit room, so is this a false economy?

Edited to add viewing distance is approx` 3m

Edited by 13 DJP on Friday 26th June 14:29

I remember when we first got a 65" TV in September last year, and I thought that it was absolutely massive to start with. However now it just seems completely normal(you just get used to its size) and I now fancy a 75" one!

[Zirconia]

DeWar said:

I was so excited when I got mine. Dynasties was just out and being shown on iPlayer in 4K HDR (and remains just about the most stunning footage I’ve seen anywhere on anything) so I showed the wife and she just shrugged and said “it’s alright”. I had to stop having conversations which ended in me saying “but how can you not SEE?!” for fear of having some sort of haemorrhage.

BBC HLG stuff is top drawer for streaming. Still not watched Dynasties but got it on disk.

[stuart_83]

OLEDs are sensational ... Genuinely.

They're the only TVs I've owned where people have commented on the picture quality, and that's even just a sky HD broadcast.

Got a 2016 LG 55 c6v which now lives in another room, replaced by a 2019 LG 55 C9 in the living room.

Don't think I'd buy anything else in the near future.