I read most of these comments. Really surprised no one is mentioning Samsung. I'm pretty sure they sell more tv's than Panasonic , LG and Sony combined. They are not less expensive so there must be other reasons. I've read the other 3 all use the LG panel so likely the picture quality is quite simular. I replaced by old Samsung with the curved screen last year it was 9 years old and had thousands of hours on it with no problems. I purchased the Samsung QLED 65" series 8 the series 9 was $200 more and I could not tell the difference. Costco is where to get a t.v. They double the warranty and for another $100 bucks they add another 5 years on top of that for a total of 7 years warranty parts and labor. Free delivery and set up and haul away too if you need it and of course the prices are very competitive. They should pay me for the advertisement. Cost with tax and extra warranty was about $1500. Samsung has the brightest picture for me and no glare. Software easy to navigate. I bought a new 43" LG for the bedroom because the local best buy had them on sale. The picture's o.k. but the thing is a pain to navigate with this arrow that moves around by using the remote , I don't like it at all. Also it will not hook up with MLB TV like the Samsung w/o a provider.which I do not need , I have about 1200 internet stations plus Netflix and Paramount+. All are either in 1080P or 1080I or 4K resolution. The old movies are all remastered digitally frame at a time and look like they were just made yesterday. I use the eARC HDMI port for surround receiver A Pioneer Dolby Atmos 9.1. Also have an Samsung Atmos sound bar with subwoofer hooked up with an optical cable and an amplified splitter so the other port goes to my McIntosh MA 7900 receiver. Those Utube videos at 200 WPC are amazing the new AI ones have amazing sound quality , sounds like 24 bit. I have 2 friends with newer Sony tv's and both have had software problems btw.
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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@zx10 I had a friend who worked for Best Buy a few years ago and told me they saw a lot of problems with Samsung TVs relative to Sony and LG, and I had a Samsung fail on me after only a couple years that left a bad taste in my mouth and why I didn’t even consider them, but I know they have many happy customers as well. I initially was going to go with LG OLED not only for picture quality but also for their high reliability ratings but went with the Sony for the reasons I stated above and really hope I don’t regret that choice. |
I do know this. When I turn my 77" OLED LG off, it goes, "click" off, then 10 to 30 seconds later, it seems like another power event occurs and there is another "click" as the unit remains off. Here's the deal. I have a large stereo system with two subs hooked up with the tv (for surround, if needed)...and if I turn my stereo on before the second click; the xfinity cable box blows up and needs to reset before the tv is operable again. This second click occurs regardless whether I have my stereo hooked up to it. Although I don't have my Samsung OLED hooked up to to a stereo, I don't hear this second event/"click, so I assume I would not have this issue with the Samsung. I do not know if other brands have this second "click"/power shutoff or whatever it is. |
Which TV is best? A general overview. This will never be known unless you are prepared to educate yourself with the finer details of picture quality. All you need is your remote control. After experimenting and tweaking you may be relieved to find you have “upgraded” your picture, and no longer think a new TV is required.
You will never know what your current TV is capable of unless you learn how to use all the options available for fine tuning your set in the TV menu options.
NEVER just buy the best looking set with the best looking picture you see in a showroom setting. There are ways to improve your picture resolution and sound if you bother to experiment.
My first rule of thumb with any set l would like to purchase is to first ask the sales person for a black check….. If the overall screen test exhibits any grey areas or clouding, reject that model and move on to another example. No complete black background will compromise picture resolution.
Back home do final set up using live broadcasts like a snooker match (colour of balls), or a tennis match (to check the net clarity), and best of all F1 for speed and picture motion. Be armed also with the best Blurays you own with fast CGI moving images to test the set the correct level of motion processing required. |
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