For its all-round feature set the C7 is hard to beat, even at $100 more, but given your criteria I think I might go for the EZ952 with it's incredible image accuracy. The best thing to do would be for you to go along to a store and demo both models yourself, ideally with some familiar content.Hi Steve,
in Singapore the LGC7 can be found $3100 and the Panasonic EZ952 for $2999. Given this pricing which would you pick?
I mainly watch 4k netflix, 4k youtube and Singapore is still using 1080i for TV transmissions. Also, I don't anticipate starting a Blu-ray collection anytime soon. I guess upscaling performance is a big criteria.
Another concern I have whether the Panasonic works as well in bright rooms as the LG C7 does, given the lack of black filter and lower brightness compared to the C7. Thanks for your help!
For its all-round feature set the C7 is hard to beat, even at $100 more, but given your criteria I think I might go for the EZ952 with it's incredible image accuracy. The best thing to do would be for you to go along to a store and demo both models yourself, ideally with some familiar content.
Yes I can only comment on what I've seen but there was more noticeable banding on the Sony 65A1 and Panasonic 65EZ1002, compared to the LG 65E7 and 65G7. I also feel that banding is more noticeable on the 65" panels because I really can't see any on my 55B7 with actual viewing content and the Panasonic 55EZ952 and Philips 55901F didn't have any problems in this area either. I'm sure it's a bit of a lottery but, as you say, thankfully retailers are willing to address any banding issues.Thanks Steve, good read and I know you can only comment on what you have seen but mentioning some banding on anything but LG has not been the case for me (I hope I am in the minority).
Hopefully the banding issue is small out there, but if you check the LG forums you will see a few of us having issues.
I have had a 55" E7 and now a 65" C7 and the banding and tint was/is poor (in my AV anal eyes) on both of the sets I received. They do improve after a few comp cycles, but I clearly see visible bands on the 65" C7 in a lot of content (not just the usual 5% slideshow or banding torture tests) and its quite distracting, in fairness the 55" I couldn't see it in content, but could see the yellow tint (so GoT had some lovely yellow snow scenes).
I don't want to put a downer on this thread (hopefully swap out for a good one and there are members that have really good uniformity so its far from bad).
The Oled technology is amazing, upscaling fantastic and UHD HDR content is just a joy and the prices keep tumbling, so for anyone sitting on the fence, jump right in, you will have a large grin on your face. WebOs is simply ... running out of words, such a great OS.
Just wanted to note that banding and tint may affect your Oled no matter what manufacturer you choose, but if you see it, the retailer will sort it out for you with no hassle so its just a slight annoyance.
Yes the Sony A1 uses the latest LG panel, as do all the other currently available OLED TVs.Was mooching around Curry's etc and they had the LG B7 65 inch for £2999 I mean that is just phenomenal good offer at the moment, just could not justify it but I am willing to wait for awhile and will get sometime next year.
A quick question is the Sony 55A1 my current preferred Oled, is that using the latest LG 2017 panels.
Thanks in advance.....
Yes the Sony A1 uses the latest LG panel, as do all the other currently available OLED TVs.
It's like anything in life if you think it is worth it then you'll buy it..if you don't you won't.Is OLED at prices £2000 and up really worth the money? It sometimes represents between 3 and 4 times the price of an equivalent size LED/LCD.
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That's why I said 'currently' because I don't actually think you can buy the Philips any more, hence no links to retailersExcept the Philips? Review suggests that's a 2016 panel?
It's like anything in life if you think it is worth it then you'll buy it..if you don't you won't.
Personally I'm still very happy with my KURO 600krp the picture still looks great to my eyes ,all this latest tech still has faults and until my tv packs up I can't see myself changing it.
Seems there hasn't been a reference tv in years and the constantly changing tech makes this unlikely.
I was wondering about dipping into the oled range as like spacecat have a krp600 in a dedicated den but it's only used for bluray in a dark room.. I know 3d is not available on the new oleds but would have been nice to of had it there for the price... how bad is banding and what's motion like.? what would you say the oled surpasses the kuro at and doesn't. . Hope dont mind asking but if I do go down the road of changing tv new 4k bluray player and shelling out a couple grand I need to know it'll be worth it..I recently moved from a Kuro to a B7. It's a very different experience. Some things look better, some things worse. I'd say if you watch things in a dark room, then OLED with its flawless black levels is a huge upgrade. If not, less so. 4K is nice but far from essential and HDR is pot luck at the moment. It often makes things look worse.
I was wondering about dipping into the oled range as like spacecat have a krp600 in a dedicated den but it's only used for bluray in a dark room.. I know 3d is not available on the new oleds but would have been nice to of had it there for the price... how bad is banding and what's motion like.? what would you say the oled surpasses the kuro at and doesn't. . Hope dont mind asking but if I do go down the road of changing tv new 4k bluray player and shelling out a couple grand I need to know it'll be worth it..
Many thanks
For me OLED is only about one single thing - black levels. They really are genuinely perfect. Pure, flawless black. It adds so much depth and contrast to everything, and movies set in space, when watched in a dark room look incredible. It will spoil cinema for you, as cinema black levels are hopeless compared to OLED.
Thanks for that I think I'll go and get a viewing of one to make my mind up.. any idea which oleds I should look at ie. LG /Panasonic. . At the moment I am pretty happy with the tvs at home and have tweaked my krp a bit and the 5090 kuro in the front room so blacks are good no red tint, I think also it would be handy with all the smart features too.. I get what your saying about the brightness so would tone it down a bit on viewing.. lastly what made you choose the B7 over say the panasonic or sony..?
Many thanks
All the best