OLED TV's picture quality?

[BIRMA]

I have two LG 55 inch B7 OLED's that are now about 3/4 years old. One I use in my games room the other in the lounge, the one in the lounge gets a lot of use with the family the other not so much. I have not detected any screen burn so far but do regularly use the Pixel Refresh not sure if that makes any difference.

Just to add the BT Sport coverage of the Moto GP in Ultra HD is superb the slow motion high frame rate replays they do are amazing, the Rugby that I watch in Ultra HD is also pretty good.

Sky Q is okay and so is Netflix 4K stuff.

Edited by BIRMA on Saturday 25th September 11:50

[Griffith4ever]

LG OLED 65" here- 2 years in now. No noticeable screen burn - but I haven't looked for it to be fair.

Blacks are truly amazing - as the really are "pixel off". That will be the same with a Plasma I assume?

4k content? There is SOME, but not a huge amount you actually want to watch. Anything PLanet Earth etc is jaw droppingly beautiful, like looking out of a window. "The Expanse" in Amazon is stunning. HD 1080p footage is all superb and you don't sit there thinking -"oh, only HD". It all looks superb. SD is a bit of a mess, but to be fair, SD content is usually popcorn content - Ausie Gold Hunters etc.

All my movie downloads (torrents) are 4k when available, which is very common.

[Cheib]

LeadFarmer said:

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?

We replaced a Panny VT 30 with the 55” JZ2000. I would say the picture is noticeably better/sharper using normal Sky HD never mind 4K. When it was new there was definitely some blurring on fast motion/panning with the JZ but it is much better now,

[_Rich_]

I went from plasma to OLED last year. The plasma is still brilliant i can't fault it. But the OLED is another level, the HD is just another level. Then 4K is glorious.

I find prime and Netflix are a bit rubbish for 4K the quality is good but not excellent. Disney plus and apple tv are brilliant for streaming 4K and the newer sky Q boxes now have the UHD option which has been great, especially for football and now a decent selection of films and tv shows.

I have to say sometimes it feels like my are retinas burning in some bright scenes, so those with Qled how are you not blind?

[Chamon_Lee]

BIRMA said:

I have two LG 55 inch B7 OLED's that are now about 3/4 years old. One I use in my games room the other in the lounge, the one in the lounge gets a lot of use with the family the other not so much. I have not detected any screen burn so far but do regularly use the Pixel Refresh not sure if that makes any difference.

Just to add the BT Sport coverage of the Moto GP in Ultra HD is superb the slow motion high frame rate replays they do are amazing, the Rugby that I watch in Ultra HD is also pretty good.

Sky Q is okay and so is Netflix 4K stuff.

Edited by BIRMA on Saturday 25th September 11:50

Same here. Have had a LG B7 65" for just over 4 years and no issues at all. Sometimes the kids leave the TV on pause for over an hour!. It has its own burn protection with some sort of screensaver too depending on input.
Brilliant Tech and brilliant TV. We use our TV alot by the time the whole family gets there use out of it.
People here talking about QLED that are saying its better - It just isn't - it puts that perception across by it being bright (too bright)! and saturating colours too much.

[voram]

Chamon_Lee said:

People here talking about QLED that are saying its better - It just isn't - it puts that perception across by it being bright (too bright)! and saturating colours too much.

They are simply different, each offering suitability for particular situations and both representing superb value for money with their entry models.

[Griffith4ever]

voram said:

Chamon_Lee said:

People here talking about QLED that are saying its better - It just isn't - it puts that perception across by it being bright (too bright)! and saturating colours too much.

They are simply different, each offering suitability for particular situations and both representing superb value for money with their entry models.

I'd say, if you care about blacks and watch lots of movies, then pay up and go OLED. If you don't care so much about black levels, save a stack and go led.

I'm OLED. It's the best overall picture by far, but if I mainly watched EastEnders and love island, it would be money wasted.

[LeadFarmer]

One concern I have of upgrading from my plasma to an OLED is motion blur. Anyone here confirm if they get it, or more interestingly if they don't get it?

[Griffith4ever]

None at all, but then I switch off ALL effects, including motion smoothing. no blurr or juddering.

[LeadFarmer]

Griffith4ever said:

None at all, but then I switch off ALL effects, including motion smoothing. no blurr or juddering.

Thanks for that, which LG do you have please?

[Griffith4ever]

Lg OLED65B8S

[dxg]

After umming and ahhhing for a couple of years and changing from qled to finally decide to go for oled, I bought an lg gx a month ago.

The picture is stunning. I thought HDR sounded like a gimmick, but anything with that enabled is just so vibrant. Sometimes the bright parts are almost too bright.

And, coming from a ten year old led, the pure black letterboxing in films is just brilliant.

It came out the box with perfect colour calibration - to my eye, anyway.

Only negative of this particular model is the need for the gallery wall mount to have a recessed wall plate right at the base of the TV rather than the middle, so I've still got to sort that out.

[rodericb]

The Panasonic VT30 was their top of the line telly for a while, a while ago. I have a 65" VT60. Plasmas fell out of favour due to their power consumption although a lot of work had been done on them to make them consume less power. I think you would need to buy something LED which is currently very good in its own right to replace a VT30, and be feeding it 4K (or it can upscale very well).

[LeadFarmer]

rodericb said:

The Panasonic VT30 was their top of the line telly for a while, a while ago. I have a 65" VT60. Plasmas fell out of favour due to their power consumption although a lot of work had been done on them to make them consume less power. I think you would need to buy something LED which is currently very good in its own right to replace a VT30, and be feeding it 4K (or it can upscale very well).

I picked up the 50VT30 and a 42GT60 from someone who was upgrading all his TV's, got them about 5yrs ago for £400 total and always been pleased with them. But I would now like to experience UHD picture quality.

[LeadFarmer]

To answer my own question when I started this thread, I have just bought a Panasonic 55JZ1500 OLED 4K TV and it is brilliant. It's now an outgoing model so reduced considerably from its launch price. Chose this against the 55JZ2000 with internal Technics speaker as it is £600 cheaper, and I can add my own soundbar.

No motion blur, and picture quality via Sky Q on both SD and HD content is very good indeed, and any 4K/UHD/HDR streaming content is amazing, and so are 4K discs played on my Panasonic DP-UB820 4K player.

The TV's internal speakers are good too, nothing wrong with them at all, but today I connected a Sonos Beam Gen 2 soundbar to the TV which does make a really nice difference.

[W201_190e]

I have the LGC1 and find some 1080p Netflix content looks horrendous with snowy artefact effects, especially in dark scenes. I noticed when my wife was watching Vampire Diaries how poor it looked.

Mostly the first season or two of shows made prior to 2012. I guess they just were not filmed with 4k OLED in mind.

[Wish]

I’ve been looking at the new Sony A90k in the 49”
And one seen or purchased one ?

[bcr5784]

Wish said:

I’ve been looking at the new Sony A90k in the 49”
And one seen or purchased one ?

No but I have its predecessor the A9 - which has an absolutely stunning picture and good sound, so if it's even better it will be brilliant. I doubt the Android interface will be any better though - it's buggy and not particularly pleasant to use. Forget the recording facilities which very limited and also buggy.

[Sheepshanks]

Wish said:

I’ve been looking at the new Sony A90k in the 49”
And one seen or purchased one ?

Think it’s 48”?

I’ve got the 42”. I bought it for the acoustic surface sound, which works fine for my purposes. It’s in a sunroom and the picture struggles during daylight hours. At night it’s amazing. It’s got the same panel as the equiv LG (C2?) and they use a brightness boost but not on the 42 & 48 screen sizes, so Sony may well be same.