suzi11
Novice Member
Looking to upgrade my living room TV to a 65" - 77" model. Appreciate any help choosing the replacement. TIA
What's your budget and size requirements?
65” to 77”
AUD 3000 – AUD 6000 (£1600 - £3200)
Which external devices do you plan to connect to the TV?
Games console
o Nintendo Switch (limited use – mostly Just Dance and Mario Kart)
A computer
o 2gb card (very limited use)
What content will you watch on the TV?
Streaming movies or TV shows most of the time.
What streaming services do you plan to use?
o Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, YouTube, Plex
• Broadcast TV
o HD
SD 20% (I do enjoy binging Murder She Wrote and Columbo)
HD 60%
UHD 20%
What proportion of your viewing will be broadcast TV shows, broadcast sport, broadcast movies, streaming TV/movies, DVDs, FHD Blu-Rays, UHD Blu-Rays or games?
Broadcast TV shows 3%
Broadcast Sport 20%
Broadcast Movies 2%
Streaming TV shows or Movies 70%
Games 5%
Situational questions:
• What TV are you currently using and what are expecting to see upgrading to a new TV?
Currently on a recently repaired LG B6 55”. Had a mixed experience since the purchase in 2017. A little over a year after purchase, rows of little rectangles started appearing at the bottom of the screen, but I wouldn’t have called it burn in as it wasn’t from any known image that had been displayed on the screen. Rang LG who weren’t helpful and I didn’t pursue it as it wasn’t SUPER bothersome. The screen continued to deteriorate with a green blob appearing in the middle of the screen about 18 months ago and overall dimming. I made more of a fuss (on holidays so had the time) and after a bit of a run around and threatening to go to the equivalent of a small claims tribunal under Australian consumer laws, LG offered a one-time courtesy warranty repair and replaced the panel at no cost a week or so ago. It will now become a bedroom TV.
I’m not specifically put-off LGs and OLEDs but am a little trigger shy. That said, I find the Magic Remote super useful and love the picture quality (when it’s working properly) and would find it difficult but not impossible to move away.
Hoping for a more immersive experience and excellent picture quality.
• Are you a tweaker or set and forget kind of person?
Something in the middle.
• What is your viewing distance?
3.5m
• If you place yourself in the position of your TV facing towards where you watch, at what angle from the centre is each integral seating position? (Tip, use a protractor to measure angles).
30 degrees (guesstimation)
• When will you use the TV and what kind of lighting will be in your room? Some examples:
o Bright conditions during the day 60%
o Dark movie nights in the evening 40%
• Would your usage of an OLED TV put you at risk of permanent burn in? Please read: OLED Burn In Risk
Varied content. Rare for it to be on a news channel for more than 30 minutes. Definitely had a Netflix logo burn in on the old panel though which happened pretty early on.
• Do you need any legacy connections like composite or component?
No.
Please rearrange the following, in descending importance:
1. Overall picture quality.
2. Cost
3. Value
4. Blacks
5. Shadow detail
6. SDR Picture quality
7. Smart TV ease of use
8. Picture accuracy out of the box (without pro calibration)
9. Smart TV app selection
10. Sound
11. Viewing angles
Now for bugs, tell us your possible pet hates related to TVs, in descending order:
1. Bad screen uniformity, Dirty Screen Effect, Clouding, Light Bleed, Blooming, Vignetting, Haloing
2. Loss of detail in dark areas or crushed blacks.
3. Reflective screens
4. Motion blur
5. Colour banding.
6. Motion judder with 24hz movies/TV shows.
7. Motion stutter
8. Raised blacks
9. Slow smart TV
Any extra notes you'd like to add/questions not covered here?
Have narrowed it down to the following with current AUD pricing:
LG QNED91 75” (AUD 4090)
LG C1 77” (AUD 5750)
LG C1 65” (AUD 3360)
LG G1 65” (AUD 3850)
I’d definitely prefer a 75” or 77” because nobody regrets going too big right? But, it’s a big price jump from 65 to 77 in the OLEDs. Have stuck with LG because of the attachment to the Magic Remote but it could be pried out of my hands. Longevity is a high priority. I don’t intend to upgrade for at least 5 years.
Thanks!
What's your budget and size requirements?
65” to 77”
AUD 3000 – AUD 6000 (£1600 - £3200)
Which external devices do you plan to connect to the TV?
Games console
o Nintendo Switch (limited use – mostly Just Dance and Mario Kart)
A computer
o 2gb card (very limited use)
What content will you watch on the TV?
Streaming movies or TV shows most of the time.
What streaming services do you plan to use?
o Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, YouTube, Plex
• Broadcast TV
o HD
SD 20% (I do enjoy binging Murder She Wrote and Columbo)
HD 60%
UHD 20%
What proportion of your viewing will be broadcast TV shows, broadcast sport, broadcast movies, streaming TV/movies, DVDs, FHD Blu-Rays, UHD Blu-Rays or games?
Broadcast TV shows 3%
Broadcast Sport 20%
Broadcast Movies 2%
Streaming TV shows or Movies 70%
Games 5%
Situational questions:
• What TV are you currently using and what are expecting to see upgrading to a new TV?
Currently on a recently repaired LG B6 55”. Had a mixed experience since the purchase in 2017. A little over a year after purchase, rows of little rectangles started appearing at the bottom of the screen, but I wouldn’t have called it burn in as it wasn’t from any known image that had been displayed on the screen. Rang LG who weren’t helpful and I didn’t pursue it as it wasn’t SUPER bothersome. The screen continued to deteriorate with a green blob appearing in the middle of the screen about 18 months ago and overall dimming. I made more of a fuss (on holidays so had the time) and after a bit of a run around and threatening to go to the equivalent of a small claims tribunal under Australian consumer laws, LG offered a one-time courtesy warranty repair and replaced the panel at no cost a week or so ago. It will now become a bedroom TV.
I’m not specifically put-off LGs and OLEDs but am a little trigger shy. That said, I find the Magic Remote super useful and love the picture quality (when it’s working properly) and would find it difficult but not impossible to move away.
Hoping for a more immersive experience and excellent picture quality.
• Are you a tweaker or set and forget kind of person?
Something in the middle.
• What is your viewing distance?
3.5m
• If you place yourself in the position of your TV facing towards where you watch, at what angle from the centre is each integral seating position? (Tip, use a protractor to measure angles).
30 degrees (guesstimation)
• When will you use the TV and what kind of lighting will be in your room? Some examples:
o Bright conditions during the day 60%
o Dark movie nights in the evening 40%
• Would your usage of an OLED TV put you at risk of permanent burn in? Please read: OLED Burn In Risk
Varied content. Rare for it to be on a news channel for more than 30 minutes. Definitely had a Netflix logo burn in on the old panel though which happened pretty early on.
• Do you need any legacy connections like composite or component?
No.
Please rearrange the following, in descending importance:
1. Overall picture quality.
2. Cost
3. Value
4. Blacks
5. Shadow detail
6. SDR Picture quality
7. Smart TV ease of use
8. Picture accuracy out of the box (without pro calibration)
9. Smart TV app selection
10. Sound
11. Viewing angles
Now for bugs, tell us your possible pet hates related to TVs, in descending order:
1. Bad screen uniformity, Dirty Screen Effect, Clouding, Light Bleed, Blooming, Vignetting, Haloing
2. Loss of detail in dark areas or crushed blacks.
3. Reflective screens
4. Motion blur
5. Colour banding.
6. Motion judder with 24hz movies/TV shows.
7. Motion stutter
8. Raised blacks
9. Slow smart TV
Any extra notes you'd like to add/questions not covered here?
Have narrowed it down to the following with current AUD pricing:
LG QNED91 75” (AUD 4090)
LG C1 77” (AUD 5750)
LG C1 65” (AUD 3360)
LG G1 65” (AUD 3850)
I’d definitely prefer a 75” or 77” because nobody regrets going too big right? But, it’s a big price jump from 65 to 77 in the OLEDs. Have stuck with LG because of the attachment to the Magic Remote but it could be pried out of my hands. Longevity is a high priority. I don’t intend to upgrade for at least 5 years.
Thanks!