Re: The TV Thread - LCD, LED etc. Quote:
Originally Posted by Rohit_Quad Guys, my wife and I are planning to move into our new house soon (Aug ~ Sep) and i am looking for a 75 inch and above TV (to wall mount). I know sky is the limit to spend on these things, with newer features coming up every day.
So with this in mind, kindly share your thoughts and suggestions. |
My 51 inch Samsung plasma TVs panel conked off during the worst time possible. Its been a couple of weeks and it served me well for a little over 6 years. Unfortunately Plasma TVs are not manufactured anymore and if I am correct worldwide all manufacturers have stopped.
The PQ of plasmas is brilliant and OLEDs match them but other panels wont come close. Now for someone used to plasmas PQ is the most important aspect.
In the last few days I have been scouting for a replacement TV as Samsung doesn't produce plasma panels any more. While I wait for Samsung to provide a final resolution I continue to check out TVs.
I had zeroed in on TCL C8 55" based on various reviews costing around 50k. Though I would have wanted to go whole cog and buy an OLED or at least a 65" high end non OLED TV but current situation is compelling me to rather save some money for rainy days.
I did a side by side comparison of LG 65" IPS Panel TV and a TCL 65" TCL VA panel TV. LG was better in every aspect as far as PQ was concerned. 4k videos were comparable with LG still ahead of TCL but Full HD videos on LG were a class apart. The processing engine of LG is obviously better and does better job of upscaling Full HD videos. There was no way I could have checked PQ in dark conditions but ideally a VA panel should have better color reproduction, better contrast and better black levels compared to an IPS panel. But LG IPS panel beat TCL VA panel black and blue in every aspect. May be the difference would be lesser in dim/dark conditions. But as they say you get what you pay for. The rest of components on LG would obviously be better which made all the difference.
For ultimate PQ nothing comes close to OLEDs.
If you can afford would suggest LG or Sony OLED and 65" would be ideal size if you are going to watch from a distance of 6ft. Check out LG B9/C9 models or Sony OLEDs. Be aware that you would pay quite a bit of premium for Sony models.
In case you end up buying non OLED models I would suggest TVs with VA panels (Samsung - same category) as PQ is better on VA panels compared to IPS especially if you are into movies and want the best movie experience.
Unfortunately there is a caveat with Samsung TVs (they don't support Dolby Vision HDR). DV is more accepted version for HDR worldwide compared to HDR10+. You will find more 4K DV videos compared to HDR10+. Netflix has lot of DV videos . Amazon has mix of both HDR10/10+ and DV.
This actually leaves you with LG or Sony as the only option. Both support HDR10+ and Dolby Vision. The OLEDs/high end usually support all required sound formats, codecs etc. I never bother about sound reason being you can always install a good sound system later on.
Non OLED TVs from Sony and LG both use IPS panels and comparable VA panels from other manufacturers(not the budget brands) will have better PQ.
As far as I am concerned I will either go for a 55" LG OLED(Sony has a premium and the incremental quality is negligible) or go for a MI 4k 55" TV or Moto 4k 55" for under 40K. Both use LG IPS panels any way. Need to check the finance options and decide by weekend. Only reason being if it would be prudent to put close to 1.2 L given the current scenario or do a compromise and get a cheap TV use it for a couple of years and buy an OLED once Covid decides to go milder.
Last edited by nibedk : 17th June 2020 at 22:13.
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