LG vs. Sony 65” OLED

I own the 65" Sony OLED Bravia 8. Less than 1 year old.

Just FYI. For some unknown reason, Sony limits its ethernet port speed to 100 Mbps. The WiFi 6 antenna is capable of much higher Mbps than that. So unless you have interference issues, you are much better off using the WiFi 6 antenna rather than the hardwired ethernet port. Sony Picture Core movies require the WiFi connection for full resolution streaming.

Also, as some have already mentioned. I would invest in an AppleTV4K box. If you use the AppleTV app on the Bravia. It is limited to 25 Mbps. However all of the AppleTV original programming stream at much higher bit rates. The AppleTV4K box is capable of streaming up to 40 Mbps. Any AppleTV original or any movie rented/purchased through AppleTV will automatically be streamed at the higher bit rate when streamed using an AppleTV4K box.

One warning about setup. The AppleTV4K processor does all of the audio decoding inside the box and outputs LPCM audio. So your home theater amp or TV must be set to accept LPCM as opposed to bitstream input. The AppleTV4K box makes a substantial difference in quality. Especially immersive audio formats.

Just some information that you might want to consider. I hope that it helps.

@soix 

My wife and I have a 10 year old Samsung TV, that’s starting to act wonky so we are in the market as well. I’m curious why Samsung isn’t on your list and why you’re looking to hardwire the Eithernet? Like you, we got rid of everything from Spectrum except the modem. Anyway we’ve been using WiFi to our Samsung and never thought about running a cable to it.  When we buy our new TV, should we plan to run an eithernet cable?

I watched a reviewer gushing about a Prosper eithernet Cable he just got.  I called Jeremy and he was as nice as he could be and I ordered a 7’ eithernet cable from him. I think I paid $105 or $115 for it plus about $12 shipping.  He built it and had it in the mail in just days. I haven’t had a chance yet to do any critical listening yet, but so far I’m happy. Oh and he gave me 10% off.

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Sony has the latest NTSC over the air tuner if you choose to use an over the air antenna ... That is only of consequence if you have local HD/4K broadcasts in your area.

You probably mean it has an ATSC tuner. The NTSC analog standard has been dead in the US for more than a decade.

I have a 65" LG b5  and it's been great.  It has over 15,000 hours on it and still looks great.

My Dad has a 77" LG OLED , it's about 6 years old.  I was doing the FW on it recently and it has over 16,000 hours on it.   That's almost 8 hours a day for 6 years.   

I purchased the LG 65" OLED C6 for my son about 6 months ago and the picture is phenomenal.    It was the best picture in the store.  

I just retired my bedroom LG 43"    I put that at my girlfriend's place and replaced it with a 48" OLED  b5 and it is great.     

LGs are very reliable. I've had my LG LCD TV for at least 15 years and will get an LG EVO OLED when I replace it this year.