OLED, QLED and other TVs - Recommendations and News

I finally pulled the trigger on my OLED tv. I decided to go all-in and got a Sony A95L a week ago, HOLY COW! This TV is incredible. The 4K Dolby Vision Atmos stuff on Netflix looks ridiculous. The nature shows are mesmerizing. It tricks my eyes into thinking I’m looking at the real thing. I feel like I went on safari again after watching Our Planet!

$3000 is a lot of money, but I think it’s worth every penny. My old UHD Samsung looks like ancient technology in comparison.

 

Once you go with the OLED you can never go back.

 

I went ahead and bought an OLED tv a few years ago and it's been a great TV so far. I still haven't dropped the money for the OLED monitor, though. I was waiting for the latest batch to come out this year, so I'll be hopefully ready in the next couple of months for a purchase on that. Kind of glad I waited, tbh, after seeing some of the ones that have been released so far.

 

I got this white spotlight-like spot in the middle of my Samsung HDTV 4k screen now. Is this fixable? I've never seen this before. It's not that big but it's kind of annoying. Just came out of nowhere.

 

Sounds like this (and probably #6)? :

 

Taking a HDTV apart and then trying to get it back together is not my idea of a good time. I guess I can live with one spotlight. But, if others fall off, then maybe I will take it apart and give it a try. Else, I'm buying a new HDTV I guess. Seems like a stupid f-ing problem. Reminds me of the problems NASA had trying to get the tiles to stay on the heat shield back in the day. In fact, I have an old Columbia space shuttle heat tile. Maybe I can put it in the HDTV to fix it?

 

Maybe disable the quick boot option on the Samsung? I had some panels that were failing that caused purple areas on mine, and changing the way the tv booted helped quite a bit.

I just have to reiterate, though…the A95L is freaking ridiculous. It’s made my life richer…lol. It really is awe inspiring, and it’s not just the 4K and Blu Ray stuff. My cable tv looks WAY better. The MLB app looks WAY better. Survivor looks like a different show. It’s the best $3K I have spent. I cannot recommend a tv upgrade enough. If you’re looking to buy yourself a toy, there’s no better option.

 

Any OLED laptop recommendations? Need great resolution for my shows

 

Need to get a newer, bigger-ish TV for my Mom...

Any recs? Doesn't need to be fancy, but needs to be nice. Under $1K would be preferable

 

How far away does she sit from the TV?

How big is her current TV and does her next TV need to have a much larger screen or is a modest increase in size acceptable?

 

15 feet or so?

It's not huge 42"... she wants to move this one into her bedroom and, thus, get a bigger one for the living room. I'd like to move some artwork around and hang it on the wall, soundbar and all that stuff

 

https://www.rtings.com/deals/tv

 

Brilliant, thanks

I was really wondering about specific brands/models

 

Can definitely give another vote for OLEDs. I have two.

Sony or LG would be my choice but tech keeps getting better every year.

 

You said not fancy though. I only know fancy and they're more than $1k. And either Sony or LG.

Best I can suggest to you is the Samsung Frame. All about looking like art. Subtle. But not ziggy-level picture quality or douche bagery. And not up to Tinmans level of penile size compensation.

But a solid TV nonetheless.

 

The new Tandum OLED on the Ipad Pro's is incredible. I wonder if they will make it to TV's at some point.

 

$799 OLED from Sansui https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/7/...-oled-tv-budget-price-ai-karaoke-mode-youtube

Wondering if it's better to get this TV brand new, or spend the same amount or perhaps a little less on a used LG OLED. What do you guys think?

 

When it comes to OLED, even the newer ones, there are recent build-specific issues that exist to varying degrees.

I actually would not be overly worried about burn-in (exaggerated issue). The real issues would be gray uniformity and magenta or even yellow tint against white scenes. Dead pixels also, but they are not oled-specific.

Due to that, I wouldn't buy used unless they let you test it extensively.

I recently sold my 65in C9 (to make room for a G3) - and it was in great condition. In fact, it looks basically the same as the G3, not gonna lie. BUT - there were some minor emerging issues with gray uniformity only noticeable to the trained eye during prolonged dark scenes (a pixel refresh might have helped a bit). I sold it for like $300 and thought it was a good deal for the buyer.