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.
LG vs. Sony 65” OLED
I’m moving and about to buy one of these TVs in the $1300 range and wondering if either is strongly favored for any reasons? Sounds like the LG might be brighter/better for HDR but Sony may have better blacks/color and may be a little smoother/more film like with better upsampling and possibly better sound (I’ll be using my HT speakers for movies so not a huge deal there) but I dunno. I won’t have an overly bright room (although glare could possibly be an issue so that could be important if one is better there) nor will I be doing much gaming so this is mainly for TV/movies, which kinda points me marginally to the Sony but love to hear thoughts. My other main concern is reliability where both seem good but LG seems to have the edge there, which is not a small thing.
Also, I’ll be using the Ethernet connection from my router (that I’m buying separately rather than renting the crap from the cable company) instead of Wi-Fi so if anyone has found an Ethernet cable that’s made a significant improvement in the <$200 price range I’d be very interested in that as well. Thanks!
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I have a 65" LG OLED and my partner has a Sony Bravia 65" OLED. We mainly watch over-the-air TV in Australia plus silver disks up to 4K. We don't use the internal speakers, but if we did Sony would win hands down. I slightly prefer the picture quality of the Sony, but the biggest difference is the operating systems and remote controllers. Here I again prefer the Sony, When I switch the LG on, I have to point and search to find free-to-air in a very confusing screen mélange, which changes quite frequently with software updates. We both use WiFi rather than hardwired Ethernet. By the way, there is no comparison between the quality of streamed 4K and disk-based 4K. Get the disks every time! This is my second LG 65" OLED. The first developed a vertical line after about 5 years. After a bit of a hassle, LG offered a complete refund and I bought its replacement model for about half what the original cost me. I later found out that LG had been through the mill with our Australian Consumer Law and just mentioning it worked wonders! South Korean conglomerate LG has been the only manufacturer of OLED TV screens for around a decade. Sony has ceded control of its home entertainment to Chinese TCL, which worries me more than somewhat. How the mighty has fallen |
@cleeds My guess is they are talking about the latest ATSC 3.0 digital tuner versus the old ATSC 1.0 Analog tuner. Even between these two versions digital broadcast TV has barely moved an inch in several years even though the networks agreed to it. The FCC has been totally worthless. There are barely any digital stations on the air anyway. I wanted to point out one other thing that wasn't mentioned here and that is BURN-IN on OLED TV's. I have an older LG C8 65 inch OLED TV I purchased back in 2018 new and it now has significant burn-in. It's been a great TV and has great methods it uses to reduce burn in. I use it with a NVIDIA Shield Pro box and over the years it has burn-in that came from the menu. All OLED TV's are susceptible to this regardless of brand so if that's a concern look for a different technology. |
I have the rare WAF with TVs - must be Sony. our 65" Sony OLED from several years ago is fantastic. My only contribution will be brightness/glare is a real thing. Don't discount it entirely if it'll be in an area with lots of natural light like ours is. I find myself pulling the shades more than I'd like during daytime sporting events, but I think the newer models deal with this better. |
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