Which OLED

[Brad Smith]

Looking to get a new tv for the living room. Max size is 55" due to the space where it goes. I had a look at the LG G6 in a shop and it looked incredible but equally so did the price. I did also love how slim it looked as it will be going on the wall so that's a big thing I'm looking for.

Current tv is just a cheap Hisense jobby, whilst it does everything ok I am looking to upgrade.

Started doing some research from what I can see LG G6 is the latest offering from LG. But the G5 still holds up incredibly well. I keep seeing the C models - but are they not as good?

Due to us having two windows in the living room on the current Tv you can see every reflection - I can see on the new G6 it has a screen to avoid reflections, but the G5 has it but not as good. Does anyone have one in the living room and how do they find reflections during the day.

Then there is Samsungs offerings with the matte finish. But not sure on how that would affect the OLED picture quality (I do need to go and have a look in person at them). I also don't like the idea of the box Samsung uses for all connections.

Any advice or help would be appreciated. Ideal budget is £1500 or less. Would stretch if it was genuinely worth it.

My main watch is YouTube, films, tv series and sports.

Thanks in advance.

[Supersam83]

LG OLED C6 is the answer.

£1,399 at the moment with a free LG soundbar - https://www.sevenoakssoundandvision.co.uk/p-130503...

5 year warranty included as well.

You will not regret it.

[ikarl]

having just been through this, the actual answer I got to was the G5 (65" though) - G6 is slightly better, but tbh, I don't think that difference vs the cost means that much to me

richer sounds had a deal with the associated soundbar for £99 plus LG were offering 10% back on the TV a few weeks ago

so the 65" tv, soundbar and speaker sounds was just a tad under £2k

[Shaoxter]

I'd always lean towards the flagship model, so G5 over a C6 if they're the same price. But any OLED will look incredible from your current TV.

I have a G3 in a bright room, it's perfectly fine although obviously you will appreciate it more when it's dark.

[blueST]

Shaoxter said:

I'd always lean towards the flagship model, so G5 over a C6 if they're the same price. But any OLED will look incredible from your current TV.

I have a G3 in a bright room, it's perfectly fine although obviously you will appreciate it more when it's dark.

Thanks to this thread I've just ordered a 55" G5 after being ready to order a C6 G5 was cheaper than the C6 too. I hoping for an impressive upgrade over my 15 plus year old 42" Panasonic plasma!

If you have access to a student or emergency worker, you can get a chunky discount direct with LG. I got a further 20% off the sale price as my Wife is a student. £1180 delivered.

[Mr E]

I’ve just bought a Samsung s95F. It was about 1100 quid.

Picture is excellent, and the anti reflection screen really works for us.

Edited by Mr E on Thursday 3rd September 20:23

[Lucid_AV]

The front runners are the Sony Bravia 9 II, the LG G5/G6.and the Samsung S95H. The winner for bright room viewing is the Sony. It is brighter both in SDR and HDR.

Sony......... SDR 10% - 4,398 cd/m² HDR 10% - 4,419 cd/m²

LG G5...... SDR 10% - 1,002 cd/m² HDR 10% - 2,446 cd/m²

LG G6...... SDR 10% - 1,132 cd/m² HDR 10% - 3,130 cd/m²

Samsung. SDR 10% - 1,291 cd/m² HDR 10% - 2,898 cd/m²


Sony's colour accuracy and motion handling is the best of the bunch. It's not a walkover though. The Sony has some haloing around bright objects on a dark background, and the image loses colour intensity when viewed off axis. All TVs do this, but not all at the same angle. The Sony washout starts to become noticeable at 26 degrees off axis. The LG G5 and G6 it's 60 degrees, and the Samsung is 70 degrees.

If the whole family sits within a 52 degree arc then there's no issue. Even at 70 degrees its still liveable, but it's not the 120 deg or the 140 deg of the other two.

Both the Sony and the Samsung use Quantum Dot OLED panels. That explains the brightness, but there's a catch. When viewed in a bright room, the black level on both the TVs isn't pure black any more. It gets raised. Not so much that everything looks washed out, but enough to take away some of the contrast benefits of OLED.

For the record, I own a 55G5. When I brought this home and set it up it was way too bright for my room. It's not a bat cave or anything, but I do have the vertical blinds closed most of the time when watching, but that's mostly because the room width windows are directly behind the TV. I was seriously tempted by the Sony, but the viewing angle was a deal breaker for me.

Edited by Lucid_AV on Saturday 5th September 15:14

[Brad Smith]

Thanks for the responses so far! So far I ve been and looked at the LG G6 and I ve been into Costco and seen the LG C6 and I also seen one of Samsungs models with the anti glare screen.

I loved the G6 when I was in curry s, and the Samsung looked great in Costco and done a great job of preventing the reflections.

My living room has wooden slatted blinds, so the light isn t awful - I do have two windows - but the majority of the time the blinds are closed. But with my current Hisense I can always see the sunlight/ blinds coming through.

I have looked at the Sony Bravia s yet.

The bonus of LG/ Samsung is I get 20% off both through work.

Guess I just need to decide how much I want to pay, plus which screen I want, normal vs anti reflection. The only thing that puts me off with the Samsung is the one connect box, I was looking at the S95H - but my TV is on the wall above my fireplace and don’t really fancy having to channel everything out in order to hide the wire. I would be able to hide the box inside the cupboards either side of the fireplace - but seems a lot off faff compared to just having HDMI ports.

Edited by Brad Smith on Saturday 5th September 19:17

[Mr E]

The Samsung has a wireless one connect box option I think.

https://www.samsung.com/uk/tv-accessories/wireless...

[Chris Stott]

Just get the OlED you can afford. Even an entry level LG will have a better picture than the most expensive non OLED.

Forget the peak brightness stuff... it's a meaningless measure when a set can't do proper black. I live in southern Spain, with a south facing living room, and I've never thought my 4 year old basic LG lacked brightness.

The difference between what you have now and a C series Lg will be massive. The difference between a C and a G series LG will be tiny by comparison.

[kingston12]

Chris Stott said:

Just get the OlED you can afford. Even an entry level LG will have a better picture than the most expensive non OLED.

Totally agree. I have got a 65" C9 (7 years old) in one room and a 55" G2 (4 years old) in another. They were both huge upgrades from the Samsung LCD TVs that they replaced. The G2 might look slightly better, but I think that is more because it's in a darker room rather than the fact it's a newer/higher range model.

The main reason I went for the G series because of how it sits so close to the wall. Also, I got a great deal by buying the G2 after the G3 had come out. I'd definitely advise buying 'last year's' model as the difference in quality will be negligible, but the difference in price will be huge.

[blueST]

After a couple of weeks with my 55" LG G5, I have to say I'm well pleased. I had to do some faffing around to get the picture to my liking by turning most of the AI shizzle off, but now it looks amazing (bear in mind I was coming from a near 15 year old Panasonic Plasma!). I asked AI for some ideal picture settings and went from there. I don't know why they set them up from the factory the way they do. After reading a lot of the comments on-line I was concerned about whether an OLED would be bright enough, but if anything it is way too bright out of the box unless you are watching outside or something. I've backed it down to 45% brightness and it's still a bit much in a dim room at night. PS5 look awesome on it. Our lounge doesn't have an issue with reflections, so that's not been something I've had to contend with, but the screen is quite glossy, so might be an issue for others. The built in sound is a bit weak considering it has quite a high headline wattage, a soundbar is a must.

[Griffith4ever]

blueST said:

If you have access to a student or emergency worker, you can get a chunky discount direct with LG. I got a further 20% off the sale price as my Wife is a student. £1180 delivered.

50% of the reason my business does not give blue light discount. (the other reason is teachers being on it).

Enjoy the TV - OLED is great! (LG 65")

[Brad Smith]

I've gone for the LG G6 in the end. Found I had 20% off through work. Got it in 55" and the wall bracket for just over £1700 delivered.

Due to come Tuesday, I ordered the wall bracket as I want it to sit closer to the wall than my current tv on the wall. As this has bugged me since putting it up. However as it's meant to sit flush I feel I'm going to have a problem, as I have a double socket behind the tv and don't think it will fully sit back because of this socket/ the plug for the tv.

Has anyone installed theirs in a similar setup and what did you do. Reading online some advise it must be locked fully in place, others it can be pulled forward a bit. And then maybe the most obvious is to use a different wall mount.

Any help appreciated.

[Oilchange]

I always wanted a Panasonic, might not be the cheapest but it's superb.

[Joe M]

For everything except sound, you can't go wrong with an lg Oled. I would say a soundbar or better is mandatory though.

[Stevil]

Brad Smith said:

I've gone for the LG G6 in the end. Found I had 20% off through work. Got it in 55" and the wall bracket for just over £1700 delivered.

Due to come Tuesday, I ordered the wall bracket as I want it to sit closer to the wall than my current tv on the wall. As this has bugged me since putting it up. However as it's meant to sit flush I feel I'm going to have a problem, as I have a double socket behind the tv and don't think it will fully sit back because of this socket/ the plug for the tv.

Has anyone installed theirs in a similar setup and what did you do. Reading online some advise it must be locked fully in place, others it can be pulled forward a bit. And then maybe the most obvious is to use a different wall mount.

Any help appreciated.

I got a G5 recently and it's wall mounted, not quite flush, but as close as I can get it, can't speak to the longevity on the mount and I may try and get some thinner cables as it looks like that is part of the problem. Appreciate it doesn't help you, but it's on my mind too.

[CoolHands]

Griffith4ever said:

blueST said:

If you have access to a student or emergency worker, you can get a chunky discount direct with LG. I got a further 20% off the sale price as my Wife is a student. £1180 delivered.

50% of the reason my business does not give blue light discount. (the other reason is teachers being on it).

Seems a bit of a weird hang up.

[kingston12]

Brad Smith said:

I've gone for the LG G6 in the end. Found I had 20% off through work. Got it in 55" and the wall bracket for just over £1700 delivered.

Due to come Tuesday, I ordered the wall bracket as I want it to sit closer to the wall than my current tv on the wall. As this has bugged me since putting it up. However as it's meant to sit flush I feel I'm going to have a problem, as I have a double socket behind the tv and don't think it will fully sit back because of this socket/ the plug for the tv.

Has anyone installed theirs in a similar setup and what did you do. Reading online some advise it must be locked fully in place, others it can be pulled forward a bit. And then maybe the most obvious is to use a different wall mount.

Any help appreciated.

If the current mount is the same as the one on my G2 then you could feasibly leave it a few centimetres from the wall. It's designed so that you get all of your cables in place and then push it back against the wall, but I can't see a reason why you'd [b]have[\b] to do that.

It might look better with a different mount if you are going to do that though. Presumably you actually want to plug the TV into the double socket? That would leave the back of the TV at least 5cm from the wall which might look strange.

These fully flush TVs do look good, but are a bit of a hassle to fit into an existing set up. I had to re-route some HDMI and power cables as the ones from the previous TV weren't quite in the right place and stopped me from pushing the TV back to the wall.

I hope it all goes well once it arrives. I'n sure you'll be delighted with the TV. The picture quality of my G2 is excellent, so I can only imagine what the new model will look like.

[Brad Smith]

This is my current setup and whilst the tv is quite bulky as it's an older one it currently is way to far away from the wall. The socket is a slim one but I still think with a plug it will push it too far out. What I may have to try is how it sits on my current mount and if I'm happy. Then maybe try the lg one I have coming with it just pushed back as far as I can get it. Then final option is a normal slim mount.

I don't want to be rerouting/ channeling anything out for wires as it's on our chimney breast and it's all fresh plaster from within a year.

We'll see when it arrives, very excited as going from just a Hicense LED to this OLED.