New TVs thread

Amps

Kells77 QLED over OLED? (furious Googling ensues…)

Kells77

Amps From what I’ve read they both have their positives but I don’t know which is better. My sister and her husband have a massive QLED TV and it was awesome watching stuff on it. That’s the only endorsement I have lol.

vinnyt77

+1 for LG.

We’ve got an LG OLED65B7V and very happy with it. The O/S has been massively improved over the past coupla years, and the picture quality is excellent. Plugged into an LG sound bar which is great.

Amps

Where are all the Samsung crew? Though they would be in here shouting everyone down?

Matt

Amps I bought my OLED about 6 months ago, spent ages researching, there’s hardly anything in it. I went for OLED as I rate contrast above brightness. I have a mate who has the latest Samsung and it looks fantastic aswell. You can’t go wrong with either.

Kells77

Amps I have a Samsung I bought about a decade ago that’s still going strong and my sister’s new TV (the one I’m in love with) is Samsung as well. I’ll be going with them on whatever I choose next too.

Mad_Cyril

I’m team Samsung, on the basis every one I’ve bought has been quality and never let me down.

So I’m happy to continue buying, rather than descend into the micro analysis vortex.

Old-Dutch

As far as I am aware only LG and Samsung make the screens so you’re better off going with one if the two.

Firmly in the Samsung camp myself - have always gone with Samsung and never been disappointed

Millsy

I went with Sony in the end due to OLED being more natural to my eyes, image processing on Sony being better in my opinion (especially upscaling which is superb) and Dolby Vision being the HDR format. Plus I’m all Googled to the max in the smart home stakes, so it was the choice for me. To be fair you can’t go wrong with Sammy, LG or Sony imo. All do amazing tvs.

Amps

Millsy I was gonna move the conversation along to Sony, but I didin’t think anyone here had one. The one I will be replacing is a Sony, I think it’s nearly 15 years old, the screen has finally given up, it’s getting odd blocks off colour burnt into it. I’m of the impression that much of Sony’s gear is a bit better built than most, but that is reflected in the prices.

Millsy

The main issue with Samsung is after care. Fucking shocking company in that regard.

mono-stereo

Millsy That and they don’t support Dolby Vision.

Old-Dutch

When I had an issue with my previous TV (someone had left the mute on for hours and it pixelated the strip of the screen where the mute symbol runs down the screen) they sent out an engineer and changed the board. No charge to me and TV was good as new. It happened when the TV was under warrantee- but thought the service was brilliant.

Not as good as my mate who’s just blagged a brand new TV from Richer Sounds as a similar issue happened with the picture on his LG very intermittently. The TV isn’t bring made any more so he got a brand new upgrade and they told him just to keep the other one as well. Bastard

mono-stereo

Old-Dutch Not as good as my mate who’s just blagged a brand new TV from Richer Sounds as a similar issue happened with the picture on his LG very intermittently.

Richer Sounds are a great company. I bought a Samsung TV from them which wasn’t able to show the BBC feed of the last work cup in live 4k because it didn’t support the codec, it was only a couple of years old. They allowed me to swap it for a brand new LG OLED.

Old-Dutch

That’s brilliant tbf

mono-stereo

Old-Dutch Yeah I thought so. I wrote to the CEO to big up the guy who swapped it for me in the local store.

Old-Dutch

Lol. He probably got sacked because of it but sure he appreciated it

Amps

Old-Dutch 😆

Millsy

Old-Dutch lol. My first thought too. Mono, you utter stitch up.

mono-stereo

Old-Dutch lol. I didn’t mention that he gave me a new TV 😆

wrongun

For what its worth …. I am a Panasonic loyal customer

Had a Plasma , which gave me 10+ years good service but made the jump to OLED last year

You cant really go too wrong with Panny, Sony, Samsung or LG - all about slight personal preference when you go and look at the screen IMO

Currently got this https://www.panasonic.com/uk/support/discontinued-products/televisions/tx-55gz950b.html
Which is obviously discontinued but there is this years version available

Other reason I went with that as only brand that supports both Dolby & HDR10+ currently

Imagine over next couple of years one of those formats will win out, bit like VHS/Betamax

Homegrove

wrongun I got a plasma Panasonic, and it’s still superb. TBH I’ve not had a comparison in ages for understandable reasons.

Kells77

Amps My current main TV is a Sony and aside from it not being 4k, I have no complaints. I would buy a Sony again too 🙂

mono-stereo

Amps Sony’s gear is a bit better built than mos

Used to be the best when they made the TRINITRON.