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https://toshibatv-in.com/65-ultimate-4k-quantum-dot-tv/ I suggest you wait for it. Last edited by Oxy : 21st August 2020 at 19:55. | |
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| ![]() Folks, My LG 43 inch LED-backlit LCD TV, bought in 2014, is probably going to give up soon. There are many horizontal lines, color switching between green and yellow when seen on a white background. The LG support personnel quoted 24k INR to fix this. This will come with a year warranty. I'm going to check with UrbanClap once if they can fix this within 5k. If not, it may be time to invest in a new one. Let me try to note down how this will be used and see what would be a good option based on the user reviews ![]() Usage This is going to be the only TV and will be used for 4-8 hours a day, longer on weekends. Mostly used for news and TV serials thru a Tata Sky set-top box. OTT services as Netflix and Amazon Prime for series and movies Sony Liv and Hotstar for sports - Football, F1, Tennis, etc. For OTT services, Amazon Fire Stick 4k is being used. Size and Resolution Viewing distance is about 10ft. So, I would prefer a 65-inch minimum. Must be 4K. Budget I can spend up to 2L - 2.5L INR including extended warranty. However the lower the bill, the better Others points 1. I would prefer to have something reliable. The current LG model might just give up in 6 years. And I would want something to last longer. For that, I am OK to spend a little more 2. I would prefer this to have HDR support, not just HDR10, Dolby Vision, and HLG too. This is just a little bit of future-proofing 3. Also, since I want something to last, I am not sure if an OLED is a good choice. Although the picture quality and contrast ratio are unmatched. I have read a lot about the burn-in issues of OLED panels. Since my family is going to consume a lot of news and tv serials- I assume there will be a lot of static content. Keeping all of them mind, I have shortlisted the following options (prices without the extended warranty)
3. The sound output of the TV is not important. It will be connected to an external soundbar 4. A Smart TV is not exactly required since the Firestick can help with the smartness 5. I don't game much on the TV 6. I would like to avoid unreliable brands. I am not sure how good the VU, Nokia, Motorola brigade are in terms of TVs Thank you for your responses and recommendations! Please let me know if you have any queries for me. |
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I prefer Sony due to better PQ and motion handling which is important to me (especially for sports). Another point to note, which I noticed with the new TV's, since these are 4k TV's they upscale the DTH content which does not look very pleasing to the eye. So be sure to check that in person. I didn't like the upscaling on the LCD's for example. Within the OLED's I found the A8G to be better than the C9. Also the prices you have are the online prices. Go to a local showroom, you will get them for much cheaper. x9500g is selling for 1.45 while the C9 is available for 1.85. If you can increase your budget, the A9G is the absolute best available, and would be around 2.7. Alternatively, you could get the A8G as well around 2-2.2. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() A rising sun has suddenly appeared on our ~6 year old LG 43" LED TV. Any thoughts please? Hope it's not a terminal panel replacement issue. Need to dig out my warranty documents. |
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I had faced the same on my LG LED TV a couple of years back. It had started from one white spot on the screen to around 10-12 within a month. I had extended warranty and the LG technician had fixed it in a couple of hours at my place. If the TV is in warranty, please give LG a call. | |
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No point spending more than what is required for Sony. PS: Why not check out Sony KD-65X8000G, which is around 100K? | |
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Any idea how the MI 65inch TV is? There are hardly any reviews from any trustworthy source and all I know is that it has a 10-bit panel, that's all. Can anyone comment on this one please, thanks! Not sure about the support going forward from the brand in light of recent developments though! | ||
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I would also suggest reading the reviews for the TVs on Rtings.com to get a much better idea of the differences between each TV. | |
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One word of advice if you want to explore Sony OLEDs - please avoid the A8G. It has a very dated processor under the hood which won't even support the next Android version, so you will most likely end up with a lagging lemon in no time. Either wait for the A8H, or pick the A9G. LG C9 is good, though I would suggest look for an E9 as it comes with a front glass design and a front facing soundbar. Both are really good sets. You won't go wrong with an X9500G, it's last year's flagship LED. So you can trust it eyes closed. Don't think about Mi and all. Nothing beats a Sony when it comes to picture quality. This year's X9500H is not much different except increased RAM and internal storage capacity so I think the X9500G will do just fine if you decide to pick a non OLED. | |
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![]() Even with an older processor, the A8G has better PQ than the C9. Motion and upscaling is also better on the Sony. What works for the C9 is the brightness, UI, HDMI 2.1 and price. As you can see, there are different things which may appeal to different people. Quoting specs in isolation is not enough. The x9500g is considered the holy grail of LCD's, however it did not impress me, again. It's upscaling is abysmal and blacks are not as good as I would want. However for someone looking for a FALD TV, who only watches OTT high res content, and is concerned about burn in, it is the best TV out there. Ultimately what should decide a TV purchase is the picture quality within the budget. It's a TV after all, not a mobile phone. The 2020 firmware will obviously be installable on the latest TV's. However even 2 years later, would the 2020 TV's be considered obsolete without firmware support? I wouldn't think so. | |
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As far as comparison between LG C9 and A8G is concerned C9 has been rated better in almost every review even though the difference is negligible. Between CX and A8H the PQ of Sony is rated slightly better for PQ but still overall rating for CX is better https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/comp...ny-a8g/802/846 https://www.rtings.com/tv/tools/comp...8h/10619/12801 In 2019 C9 was rated the best TV of the year. Does it mean it was the absolute best. No LGs own cousins from E and G series were better but the price dint justify the incremental improvements. Same with Sony A9G. Lets not get into the debate of which is better as each reviewer will have a slightly different view point. Both LG C series and Sony A series OLEDs are pretty much neck to neck with each punching the other in some area or the other. You cant go wrong with either one of them. But LG punches where it matters the most and that is the cost. Sony is costlier by quite a bit and the cost difference is just not justified in anyway. I picked up a 55 inch LG C9 for 1.15 L few months. Beat that ![]() Irrespective of the brand you wont find anything better than OLEDs in the market today. Plasma may have challenged but we never got any 4K plasma TVs. Even Samsung QLEDs are no match to OLEDs especially in dark environments. Brightness (and hence more suitable in lighted environments) and no risk of burn-ins are the advantages of QLEDs. But PQ on OLEDs continues to be better due to absolute black levels which QLEDs can never match. Samsung not supporting Dolby Vision is a bit of downer as most new Netflix content are in Dolby Vision format. Amazon supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vsision. Big production houses too are bringing content in Dolby Vision. LG and Sony both support Dolby and HDR10 formats but Samsung doesn't. Sony X9XXX series continues to be the best non OLED/QLED TV in the market. Nothing else comes close as it uses a VA panel. Most of the manufactures use IPS panels which is no match to VA panels as far as PQ is concerned. But as with every other Sony its priced way close to OLED territory even though the PQ is still no match to OLEDs. In isolation one may not be able to figure out the PQ differences. Fortunately for me LG C9 and Sony X95XX TVs were installed side by side. Its a no brainer once you start comparing the prices. The price difference was around 20 K. | |
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Few points you may need to consider
Just to add I am no fanboy and use products from Samsung (ACs, mobiles, TVs, smart watch), Sony and Panasonic(Cameras) , Nokia, MI and Motorola(mobiles, health bands), LG (most electronic home appliances). I did a lot of research recently on TVs and didn't really find anything more compelling in Sony OLEDs which justifies the price differential. I found that either one of them were equally good and would have satisfied me. The LG obviously satisfied me more as it justified its cost lot better. I saved a lot of money and used that to pick up a LG side by side refrigerator. Samsung was as well under consideration and was better value for money. But still picked up LG as the service back up of LG is way better than Samsung. Most Samsung that I have used have served well till they lasted but once anything went bad Samsung was never able to fix it to my satisfaction. Last edited by nibedk : 27th August 2020 at 00:43. Reason: Addition and correction | |
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