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I've been watching a friends 65" TV for a bit recently and now coming back to my 58" DX902 it feels too small, especially when watching movies.
It's not a new thought, but I've been putting off upgrading as the DX can produce such an awesome image, although I know it's not perfect. I love the HDR punch it can give, whilst also having pretty good black levels. It does have some issues with dark scenes like starfields when detail is lost.
I'd ideally like to spend under £2k, the lower the better obviously and will wait for the deals around Black Friday.
I've come up with the following shortlist, based on Richer Sounds prices.
Which of these would be a good TV to replace the DX902 while increasing to 65"?
Watching Habits
I have fibre internet capable of UHD streaming
Sources
50% watching UHD movies, UHD/HD TV from Netflix/Amazon and 50% gaming on PC/PS4.
I sit 3m from my TV.
Mainly watching straight on, but with some seats off to the side. The DX seems to be just about OK for my seating positions.
Watch during the day and night, can get the room reasonbly dark if needed.
Current TV - Panasonic 58" DX902
I do use a bit of the motion interpolation to smooth the picture on the DX but not so that it introduces artifacts or gives the soap opera effect.
PQ Attributes Importance
Bugs and Pet Hates in order of annoyance
Feature Importance
It's not a new thought, but I've been putting off upgrading as the DX can produce such an awesome image, although I know it's not perfect. I love the HDR punch it can give, whilst also having pretty good black levels. It does have some issues with dark scenes like starfields when detail is lost.
I'd ideally like to spend under £2k, the lower the better obviously and will wait for the deals around Black Friday.
I've come up with the following shortlist, based on Richer Sounds prices.
- Samsung Q90T £1,699.00
- LG CX £1,799.00
- Panasonic HZ980 £1,999.00
- Sony XH9505 £1,299.00
Which of these would be a good TV to replace the DX902 while increasing to 65"?
Watching Habits
I have fibre internet capable of UHD streaming
Sources
- Netflix
- Amazon
- Disney +
- PS4 Pro (SDR/HDR)
- PC gaming (SDR/HDR)
- UHD & HD Blu Rays
- Freeview and Freesat
50% watching UHD movies, UHD/HD TV from Netflix/Amazon and 50% gaming on PC/PS4.
I sit 3m from my TV.
Mainly watching straight on, but with some seats off to the side. The DX seems to be just about OK for my seating positions.
Watch during the day and night, can get the room reasonbly dark if needed.
Current TV - Panasonic 58" DX902
I do use a bit of the motion interpolation to smooth the picture on the DX but not so that it introduces artifacts or gives the soap opera effect.
PQ Attributes Importance
- HDR Colour Accuracy
- HDR Colour Saturation
- HDR Brightness
- Blacks
- Local dimming
- SDR Colour Accuracy
- SDR Colour Saturation
- SDR Brightness
- How accurate the picture is out of the box (without having to change any settings)
Bugs and Pet Hates in order of annoyance
- Software crashes and slow interface response
- Soap Opera Effect
- Temporary image retention
- Bad screen uniformity, Dirty Screen Effect, Clouding, Light Bleed, Blooming
- Reflective screens
- Motion Judder
- Motion stutter
- 3:2 Pulldown Judder with 24hz movies.
- Loss of detail in dark areas
- Haloing
- Colour banding
Feature Importance
- HDR PQ
- SDR PQ
- Price
- Wide Viewing angles
- Connections
- Smart TV
- Sound