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Post by davidl81 on Mar 22, 2018 8:00:58 GMT -5
Any issues with image retention or burn-in? I'm seeing lots of horror stories online. Also Rtings.com is doing a real world test and it's not looking good. Is this a big issue? What size are you looking at? I would do OLED for anything 65” and below. Once you get above that the price delta gets pretty big. Burn in is not a big deal, much better than plasma TVs had. And you cannot beat the actual true blacks. I have a 75” Sony 900 series tv with FALD and I can see the halos around anything that has a black back ground and it drives me crazy. OLED won’t have those issues. When I bought my tv I really wanted OLED, but the price for the 77” sets was way too high. I basically had to decided between the 65” OLED or the 75” LED. Since in my living room I sit 17’ away from the tv the 75” made more sense.
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Post by broncsrule21 on Mar 22, 2018 9:57:45 GMT -5
My first two purchases have been Bladerunner 2049 and Justice league. Been focusing on a vacation next week so I havnt watched either yet. But I am amazed at the images my new LG tv is putting out via Apple Tv 4k. Have watched Planet Earth 2, and wow! The Netflix 4k shows also look great.
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Post by davidl81 on Mar 22, 2018 10:01:04 GMT -5
My first two purchases have been Bladerunner 2049 and Justice league. Been focusing on a vacation next week so I havnt watched either yet. But I am amazed at the images my new LG tv is putting out via Apple Tv 4k. Have watched Planet Earth 2, and wow! The Netflix 4k shows also look great. One thing I have noticed is the difference in quality between streaming 4k (netflix, itunes, etc) and 4k disc. Just the compression needed to stream that amount of data makes a difference. What's weird is that if you just watch streaming 4k HDR stuff it is great and there is nothing to complain about at all. Once you put in a 4k disc though that's a whole other level of awesome.
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Post by musicfan on Mar 22, 2018 10:06:26 GMT -5
My first two purchases have been Bladerunner 2049 and Justice league. Been focusing on a vacation next week so I havnt watched either yet. But I am amazed at the images my new LG tv is putting out via Apple Tv 4k. Have watched Planet Earth 2, and wow! The Netflix 4k shows also look great. One thing I have noticed is the difference in quality between streaming 4k (netflix, itunes, etc) and 4k disc. Just the compression needed to stream that amount of data makes a difference. What's weird is that if you just watch streaming 4k HDR stuff it is great and there is nothing to complain about at all. Once you put in a 4k disc though that a whole other level of awesome. beat me to it lol
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Post by geebo on Mar 22, 2018 11:25:53 GMT -5
Any issues with image retention or burn-in? I'm seeing lots of horror stories online. Also Rtings.com is doing a real world test and it's not looking good. Is this a big issue? Not in the least for me. I also spoke with another user here before buying that has had two of last year's models for some time now and also no issues.
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Post by LCSeminole on Mar 22, 2018 13:36:23 GMT -5
Unless you're a gamer and play games non-stop for hours upon hours, or you're a stock broker and leave your OLED on the stock ticker page 24/7, then I doubt most anyone that watches different content for shorter periods of time would have problems.
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Post by Gary Cook on Mar 22, 2018 14:30:41 GMT -5
The friend of mine with the 5.1.2 Atmos/DTSX system, is a big Motorsport watcher, almost entirely on cable. Our local cable provider has the station identifier in the top right hand corner of the screen. It's not unusual for him to watch a 3, 6, 12 or even 24 hour races and he has returned 2 X LG OLEDS due to station identifier burn in. I've seen it and it's not what I would call subtle.
Cheers Gary
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Post by doc1963 on Mar 22, 2018 14:49:55 GMT -5
Any issues with image retention or burn-in? I'm seeing lots of horror stories online. Also Rtings.com is doing a real world test and it's not looking good. Is this a big issue? Not in the least for me. I also spoke with another user here before buying that has had two of last year's models for some time now and also no issues. cawgijoe ... I'm the member geebo spoke to and, yes, I have a 55C6 on which I've logged nearly 5,000 hours of "real world" viewing and have absolutely ZERO indications of image burn-in (and, yep, I've checked). I also have a 65C6 in my media room on which I've logged a little under 1,000 hours of use. When the grandchildren visit, they "game" on this set (I do too, but not frequently). There's no signs of burn-in on this panel either. As long as these sets are reasonably calibrated, and the OLED Light set no higher than your viewing environment requires, there should be very little chance of any permanent damage to the panel. LG has employed specific technology to help avoid such issues, but it's always best to keep mindful of the fact that, under certain conditions, "anything" is possible. It also helps to avoid viewing channels which run continuous "static" banners, logos and tickers using the same vibrant colors for long periods of time. In other words, don't go on a 72 hour non-stop CNN marathon while in the "Vivid" picture mode and you should be just fine. All risks considered, there's absolutely no way that I would NOT buy another OLED television. Warts and all, this is the best TV I've owned to date (top shelf plasma included)... FWIW... If you are indeed interested, take a look at the new 2018 models before you decide. LG has upped the ante in performance. The most significant upgrade being the internal processor itself. Look for upcoming reviews to decide whether the upgraded performance of the 2018's are worth it over the clearance pricing of the 2017 models. Rock bottom pricing on the 2017's will be coming over the next few months...
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Post by jasn on Mar 22, 2018 15:03:53 GMT -5
Uhhh...a bit of a thread hijack goin' on here, doncha think?
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Post by doc1963 on Mar 22, 2018 15:17:05 GMT -5
Uhhh...a bit of a thread hijack goin' on here, doncha think? Absolutely. Questions asked, answered and now back to the regular programming... Lucy, The Dark Tower and Pacific Rim. None of these are "great" movies, but they are fantastic candidates to show what the format is capable of doing. Lucy and The Dark Tower are both derived from 4K masters (and it shows). Pacific Rim was produced from a 2K master, but a really good one. For demo material, all three are "must haves" IMO. If you want a demo disc that can also serve to test the bandwidth capacity of your system and/or cables, Billy Lynne's Long Walk Home is one to keep in your arsenal. This disc pushes the HDMI 2.0 18 Gbps maximum bandwidth to its limits. As a movie, expect nothing.... it really is “that” bad...
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Post by Casey Leedom on Mar 22, 2018 15:51:25 GMT -5
I'm hoping that the new UHD version of The Matrix will also fix the audio. When I got my new Legacy Audio Focus SEs, one of the fun things to do was listen to movies and music with good low-frequency bits (they go down to ~18Hz). I popped in my Bluray of The Matrix and selected the Lobby Shootout scene, but it really wasn't that "ear popping" ... Casey
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Post by copperband on Mar 22, 2018 18:37:33 GMT -5
bought the Blue planet II, should be good too.
Oled tv is worth every penny!
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Post by cawgijoe on Mar 24, 2018 17:02:40 GMT -5
Uhhh...a bit of a thread hijack goin' on here, doncha think? Apologies
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Post by cawgijoe on Mar 24, 2018 17:05:09 GMT -5
Doc and Geebo.....you can send me a pm if you dont want to reply here. What do you think of the Rtings test?
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