Difference between these TVs

[redrabbit29]

Hi,

Looking at a new tv, possibly a 77inch model. I'll be sat 8.5ft from it, watching mainly sports, tv boxsets, netflix, etc. No gaming though.

TV 1: Samsung 75 Inch Q80B QLED
Currently available for £1189 after 52% reduction on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Inch-Q80B-QLED-Sm...

TV 2: LG OLED77C24LA (2022) OLED
£3000 on John Lewis which is an eye watering amount
https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled77c24la-2022-oled...

Not sure how to justify this cost, is it even worth it? I'm not a home theatre buff, I wouldn't probably notice things like "the colour depth" or intricate things like that. As long as it's a good picture, vibrant etc.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks

[redrabbit29]

Thanks - the other option is the LG at 65". Not just for the price saving (almost half the price of it's big brother) but also as it may fit better in the room

[redrabbit29]

Thanks everyone. Decided on LG Oled

Just need to choose size now, 65 or 77. Sat 8.5ft away. I have the wallspace for 77 but don't want it to be overbearing and intrusive

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Nomme de Plum said:

I have a wall mounted LG OLED 65" and now sit 4m from the screen after rearranging the layout. It used to be 3m.

It's great but the UHD stuff would be better on a 77" now I'm a bit further away.

The room is 4.1m wide 2.35 high 7.5m long The 65" does not overpower the room nor would a 77"

That's good to know. You're a bit further from me as I will be 2.6m from the TV screen. I've seen it in the shop and it looks fine when stood close to it (not talking about picture quality, talking about size)

Mr Pointy said:

How bright is the room it's going to be used in?

It's a South facing room but we have tons of trees arond us so never direct sun. The TV is also along the wall adjacent to the windows. There has sometimes been points when I close the curtains over but usually it's either for a really big sporting event that I want to just focus on.

DodgyGeezer said:

I have to say that when I was looking it appeared to me that the LG's had easily the most reflective screens (quite important to us as we have quite a bright room). Time will tell if we've made the correct choice (I say time will tell... we'll know this time next week!)

Hopefully you're happy with it. We have an LG OLED now but a 55" version and it's really good, any screen reflection hasn't really bothered us.

GiantCardboardPlato said:

Buy the cheaper one, the only time you ever look at tvs side by side is in a shop, once its in your house you’ll never see what you’re missing so it wont bother you, and yiou have £2k left for something fun like some books.

Yea I have considered that actually. We have OLED now but a smaller version. We're spending a lot of money on a big wall unit with cabinets and shelving which the carpenter is building now. So I just want the whole thing finished off as best as possible. Will still consider the Samsung though, but don't want to go too cheap and regret it

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GiantCardboardPlato said:

I did made the point about buying the cheaper one facetiously, sorry. And I am not a TV geek, not obsessed by picture quality etc. etc. But in a thread full of “doitdotidoit” I wanted to make the other case, and for me the main argument is that once it’s in your house, you aren’t comparing anymore. My own experience of buying TVs is that I’ve done loads of research, agonised about minutiae (contrast ratios, blackness of blacks, etc. etc.) for days, and then after buying one and plonking it down/nailing to wall, I haven’t thought once more about any of that, and always been impressed by the picture, because it’s not next to another telly!

Edited by GiantCardboardPlato on Saturday 27th May 13:08

You've made a very good point whatever your motivations were :-D

I am very similar. I'm not into cars (don't ask why I'm here!), or TVs really, or other things but I do get obsessed before a big purchase and basically feel like an expert for about a week then just forget about it whilst using it in its most basic way.

The issue with asking questions like mine anywhere (including on avforums) is you undoubtedly get the two types of people:

1) bigger is best/do it do it do it

2) The ones who really are experts and mention some very specific feature or thing which 95% of others would never even notice or care about

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number2 said:

OLED is notably better, but as cardboard alluded to, will you care?

OLEDs are as bright as you'll ever need, don't fall for the myth they're not.

3m from a 77inch 4k TV is nothing like too close, any further and you lose the benefit anyway. Not that you'll want to but you can get surprisingly close and still see a great picture.

The LG 77inch upscales from HD really well, so no issue there.

The size you buy might more be driven by how you want it to look in the room you're putting it in, and whether it's for general viewing - news and normal TV stuff - or films, sport, things you want to be more immersive.

TLDR:
OLED is significantly better than LED tech
77inch 4k has really short viewing distance
OLED can be blindingly bright
The size you get depends on how it will look in your room and what you use it for.

Thanks, that is very helpful.

Just reading up on this and it says: "QLED comes out on top on paper, delivering a higher brightness, longer life span, lower price tags, and no risk of burn-in. OLED, on the other hand, has a better viewing angle, deeper black levels, uses less power, is killer for gaming, and might be better for your health"

However, I do know the Samsung is probably a lower end model. I don't mind spending the money as it's part of a big upgrade for the whole room. I'd rather do it right than be annoyed that I didn't do it as well as I could have

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Shiv_P said:

OP have you considered a B2/B3 LG 77inch to save a few quid?

We currently have a C1 77inch, very happy, it is in about as bright a room as you can get as well

Good suggestion. I've looked at both and not decided on either one. I need to look again as I think the B series may have fewer hdmi 2.1 ports or similar. It won't impact me initially but I just want to future proof it in case my circumstances change

[redrabbit29]

Thanks all for the advice.

In the end I got a 77" LG OLED (LG 77 Inch OLED77B26LA). This was originally £2700 but by chance I saw that two sites had reduced it to £2k so I snapped it up. I also got cashback of about £50 through topcashback.

The other thing I got was a Sonos ARC soundbar too

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number2 said:

You won't be disappointed with that.

I've a similar setup, the TV is excellent.

Thanks! It arrives today between 2-4pm :-D

Will wait a few weeks before using it as we want to get the building work done first

dundarach said:

Only you truly know what you'd be happy with.

If you can afford it, buy the best, you're clearly interested and looking in this range.

If price will annoy you, buy the cheaper one.

To me, decisions like this are the same as the audiophile bullst threads.

I mostly watch youtube via a media pc on a £400 42" panasonic, it's lovely and fills my spot.

I never ever watch football as I'd rather eat my own feet, however if you do and that's your thing, buy the best experience you can afford and enjoy it!!

You're spot on there I think. The range of opinions is funny.

One person here saying £2k for a TV?!! But would probably happily spend £2k on something car related that others think is nuts. There's things I wouldn't pay more than the basic amount for - like clothes generally - but other things I will pay a premium for