OLED TV's picture quality?
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I quite fancy getting a 65" OLED TV for our living room, I like the idea of having 4K picture quality and will be keeping my eye on prices of current models as they fall in price early next year when 2022 TV's are released. I like the look of the Panasonic JZ2000 with Technics approved internal speaker.
But my main concern is how much better the picture quality will be compared to my current Panasonic 50VT30 plasma. We watch most of our TV via Sky Q, with some Netflix and Amazon Video, but always via our Sky Q box.
So realistically, how much 4K content is there to watch, other than UHD discs? Will I be enjoying great picture quality all the tine, or are there only certain channels to give me 4K?
But my main concern is how much better the picture quality will be compared to my current Panasonic 50VT30 plasma. We watch most of our TV via Sky Q, with some Netflix and Amazon Video, but always via our Sky Q box.
So realistically, how much 4K content is there to watch, other than UHD discs? Will I be enjoying great picture quality all the tine, or are there only certain channels to give me 4K?
I have the 55" jz2000, but no experience of it versus your 50VT30.
Picture quality is amazing as far as I'm concerned - what looks like true blacks and (at the highest dynamic settings) really burning bright colours/whites.
Content-wise, I've found the stuff on netflix's 4k subscription is pretty good, though not everything is in 4k. Some good 4k content on amazon prime too, and paid for stuff is good. UHD discs are great, too. Best thing I've seen so far in terms of image has been Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse funnily enough - the out-there visual design looks like it was meant for this sort of TV.
Picture quality is amazing as far as I'm concerned - what looks like true blacks and (at the highest dynamic settings) really burning bright colours/whites.
Content-wise, I've found the stuff on netflix's 4k subscription is pretty good, though not everything is in 4k. Some good 4k content on amazon prime too, and paid for stuff is good. UHD discs are great, too. Best thing I've seen so far in terms of image has been Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse funnily enough - the out-there visual design looks like it was meant for this sort of TV.
aizvara said:
I have the 55" jz2000, but no experience of it versus your 50VT30.
Picture quality is amazing as far as I'm concerned - what looks like true blacks and (at the highest dynamic settings) really burning bright colours/whites.
Content-wise, I've found the stuff on netflix's 4k subscription is pretty good, though not everything is in 4k. Some good 4k content on amazon prime too, and paid for stuff is good. UHD discs are great, too. Best thing I've seen so far in terms of image has been Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse funnily enough - the out-there visual design looks like it was meant for this sort of TV.
Thanks, that TV does sound impressive. Picture quality is amazing as far as I'm concerned - what looks like true blacks and (at the highest dynamic settings) really burning bright colours/whites.
Content-wise, I've found the stuff on netflix's 4k subscription is pretty good, though not everything is in 4k. Some good 4k content on amazon prime too, and paid for stuff is good. UHD discs are great, too. Best thing I've seen so far in terms of image has been Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse funnily enough - the out-there visual design looks like it was meant for this sort of TV.
What is non 4K picture like, such as if you're watching BBC1 HD channel?
Unless I choose to watch a specific 4k channel, the majority of my TV viewing will be via Sky Q, would that still look good do you think?
Not sure on BBC or Sky Q, most of our watching is streaming stuff these days. Anything 1080p seems to look good though, but you can't see the extremely fine detail that 4k has.
Just tried an experiment with BBC on YouTube - 1080p looks fantastic, replaying at 360p looks surprisingly OK but with noticeable artefacts. There are some options to try to suppress/hide typical blocking and other artefacts, but I haven't tried them.
Sound-wise it's pretty good, I've attached a sub too, which fills out the bass for films. It isn't as good as my old separate 5.1 system, which I do miss, but it is a lot neater.
Just tried an experiment with BBC on YouTube - 1080p looks fantastic, replaying at 360p looks surprisingly OK but with noticeable artefacts. There are some options to try to suppress/hide typical blocking and other artefacts, but I haven't tried them.
Sound-wise it's pretty good, I've attached a sub too, which fills out the bass for films. It isn't as good as my old separate 5.1 system, which I do miss, but it is a lot neater.
I have a Sony AF9 and the picture quality is absolutely top drawer. It replaced an old Pioneer plasma which is still in use in the house and still gets very positive comments in terms of image quality. But the Sony is on another level (as you'd expect, it being a lot newer!).
In terms of content, not all "4k" is the same. IME UHD discs are the best way to sample image quality, but even there be careful which discs you buy as not all are mastered the same. There are review sites that cover this. Planet Earth discs are well worth a watch. Blade Runner and Fifth Element are also decent transfers of older material.
In terms of content, not all "4k" is the same. IME UHD discs are the best way to sample image quality, but even there be careful which discs you buy as not all are mastered the same. There are review sites that cover this. Planet Earth discs are well worth a watch. Blade Runner and Fifth Element are also decent transfers of older material.
I’ve got an LG C9 65” which is now a couple of years old. Feed it a 4K image and it’s stunning, I can only imagine that the newer models are even better.
There’s quite a lot of content available in UHD via Sky Q and the football in 4K looks miles better than 1080P. Mostly use Sky Q, Netflix and Amazon here with no complaints. Non-HD content does look a bit s
t though, but that’s not unexpected.
It also doubles up as my monitor for my PC and PS5.
There’s quite a lot of content available in UHD via Sky Q and the football in 4K looks miles better than 1080P. Mostly use Sky Q, Netflix and Amazon here with no complaints. Non-HD content does look a bit s
t though, but that’s not unexpected. It also doubles up as my monitor for my PC and PS5.
LeadFarmer said:
Anyone suffered from screen burn on an OLED from things like Sky News banners etc?
Like this yellow test screen on a sub 3 year old Panasonic ?
The circular burn in the bottom left hand corner is the GMB logo - watched for maybe 45 minutes per day for ~ 2 years. No idea what caused the burn in the central area of the screen.
Either way, Panasonic are still refusing to honour the warranty.
Despite the claim that post-2019 OLEDs no longer suffer with this, I doubt I'd buy another. Currently, there's a 65" Samsung QLED hanging on my wall which I'm very happy with.
LeadFarmer said:
Anyone suffered from screen burn on an OLED from things like Sky News banners etc?
I've got some, but i use mine as a computer monitor and the taskbar can be seen (but only barely) if you look hard and know where you're looking.Not nearly as bad as screen burn on old Plasmas.
I had an old LG plasma, and replaced it with an LG 48" OLED and its a massive jump in quality, very noticeable on HD
Have to say that F1 in 4k was not significantly better than HD
Was watching Vigil on BBC iPlayer yesterday, on and it started to display in HDR and that was pretty amazing
So its a significant upgrade in my experience
Have to say that F1 in 4k was not significantly better than HD
Was watching Vigil on BBC iPlayer yesterday, on and it started to display in HDR and that was pretty amazing
So its a significant upgrade in my experience
Luke. said:
LeadFarmer said:
Interesting about the QLED's. How do they differ from OLED's?
Different tech. One's fancy LED the others OLED.voram said:
OLEDs are great, I have a couple of 55" LGs.
But OLED doesn't give a particularly bright picture compared with other technologies.
I recently bought a 65" Samsung QLED and, to be honest, it's a better picture than the OLEDs.
The Panasonic jz2000 that the OP mentioned has a nearly too bright image as far as I'm concerned; I'd definitely not want it to be brighter!But OLED doesn't give a particularly bright picture compared with other technologies.
I recently bought a 65" Samsung QLED and, to be honest, it's a better picture than the OLEDs.
It does have some sort of heatsink to allow the brightness increase, I believe.
LeadFarmer said:
Anyone suffered from screen burn on an OLED from things like Sky News banners etc?
My LG B6 has terrible screen burn, bbc breakfast clock, lines from sky pause button etc. Will need replacing when the wife can be persuaded. QLED looks to promise no screen burn, would not buy LG again Gassing Station | Home Cinema & Hi-Fi | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff