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It’s a question often asked: ‘That’s a great review of a top TV but how does it compare to a professional studio colour grading monitor?’
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Well, to answer, Philips TV has partnered with Dolby Laboratories and Bowers & Wilkins to give 30 lucky AV Forums readers the chance to discover for themselves, first-hand.

The exclusive event will be a celebration of the best in picture and sound quality and will be held on the evening of Tuesday 19th November at the Dolby Europe HQ in Soho Square London W1D.

AV Forum’s readers will be invited to witness the work of the Dolby professional colour grading team live, within the colour grading suite and including a direct comparison between the bespoke Dolby reference monitor and a 2019 Philips OLED consumer TV.

Philips TV’s Global PQ guru Danny Tack will be on hand once again and will demonstrate the power of the new 3rd Gen P5 processor via the excellent new 65” OLED+984. Danny’s session will include a back-to-back comparison between the best 2019 4K and 8K TVs

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The Dolby experts will also be on hand to discuss HDR and how to achieve the best results in content creation with Dolby Vision technology. While experts from legendary audio specialists Bowers & Wilkins will also be demonstrating the OLED+984’s unique sound system and will give an insight in to the pioneering engineering development behind the system’s creation.

We've got a maximum 30 places set aside for AV Forums readers on a first-come-first-served basis. Attendees will need to be able to get to Dolby, Soho Square for 18:15 on the night of Tuesday 19th November.

Food and refreshments will be provided.

To be in with a chance of attending the event and witnessing the new state-of-the-art Philips TV, please send an email to: [email protected], with the title Philips & Dolby, giving your full name plus detail of your current TV size and model and your favourite Dolby Vision encoded movie.

One lucky visitor to the forthcoming Philips and Dolby event will win a new 65”OLED 854 TV worth £2299
The 854 features the latest Philips 3rd Gen P5 processing engine to give excellent picture quality for both HDR & SDR sources. The OLED854 is also rare in offering both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision compatibility while three sided Ambilight technology creates a more immersive viewing experience.

We have one set to give away and one lucky reader from the 30 attendees at the Philips and Dolby event will be able to claim their prize on the night.


T&C’s
Places are limited to 30 and will be offered on a ‘first come, first served basis’ to applicants emailing to: [email protected] before 17:00 hrs on Thursday November 15th.
Attendees, will be invited to attend the event at Soho Square on Tuesday 19th November. No alternative dates or venues will be available.
Attendance at the event is offered FOC by TP Vision & Dolby Europe and has no financial value. A cash alternative will not be offered to people who are offered a place but who are unavailable to attend on the 19th.

TP Vision and Dolby Laboratories retain the right to cancel the event or refuse entry without offering compensation.
 
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I'm sure it will be a great event, but these never seen to happen up North 😠
 
I have been to a Philips demo before and can thoroughly recommend them to anyone who may be interested.

They are extremely well run events and are a great opportunity to see some new sets that have been properly set up and to meet people from the TV industry and other AVForum members too.
 
I see the 984 is the one you'll use.

I know the all the 2019 Philips OLEDs have the same processor. But picture wise is say the 804 really the same as the 984 picture wise?
 
Just got my invitation :) Who else will be attending?
 
Blooming heck, a free event and people still complain...

unfortunately not in London on the 19th but looks like a great day out!
 
The event is one of the very few opportunities for members of the public, like AVForums members, to get access and see the grading suites of Dolby Labs. You will get to see Dolby Vision as it is created and how it is supposed to look on a consumer TV and next to a Dolby Pulsar monitor. Dolby is based in London and that is why the event is being held there. However, for this very rare opportunity, I'm sure it would be worth travelling in to take part if you're interested in this type of thing. I'm also really interested in what AVForums members will make of seeing behind the scenes & how HDR content is made and graded and will be making a video of the evening with interviews.
 
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The event is one of the very few opportunities for members of the public, like AVForums members, to get access and see the grading suites of Dolby Labs. You will get to see Dolby Vision as it is created and how it is supposed to look on a consumer TV and next to a Dolby Pulsar monitor. Dolby is based in London and that is why the event is being held there. However, for this very rare opportunity, I'm sure it would be worth travelling in to take part if you're interested in this type of thing. I'm also really interested in what AVForums members will make of seeing behind the scenes & how HDR content is made and graded and will be making a video of the evening with interviews.
Thanks Phil - that sounds really interesting - especially as I have very little idea of how a colourist goes about doing the grading.

I found this interesting video which shows someone grading a film:


I assume that adding HDR introduces a number of additional elements for the colourist to manage.
 
Could you not have done the event in the midlands at least that's equal for everyone to travel.

Problem is, physical location isn't relevant. It may be geographically central but it's absolutely not transport or population central at least as far as public transport or the major road network is concerned. The way the train system works is that all mainlines go to London so very often unless you happen to be on the mainline to the midlands it means going into London first to come back out. Same with the roads to a lesser extent. Of course you can go cross country and avoid the motorways but it's still usually quicker to hop on a motorway and get to London than it is to go to some other places.

Also from a numbers perspective London and the SE are very close to 1/3 of the UK's population whereas the midlands only about 1/5-1/4. So while, of course, it means some (NE and NW of England) have to travel further to get into London it will still work out that fewer people are travelling and those journeys will be easier and probably shorter.

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And you wonder why the Scots are heading for independence? :clown:
 
And you wonder why the Scots are heading for independence? :clown:
So that manufacturers would arrange such events in Scotland? 🤔
 
Problem is, physical location isn't relevant. It may be geographically central but it's absolutely not transport or population central at least as far as public transport or the major road network...
True but I think a more important point in this case is that Dolby only have 4 screening rooms in the world. One in London, one in New York and two in LA.

AVForum members are lucky to be invited to this exclusive venue - especially as we will be seeing one of the Dolby Professional reference monitors. Those things probably cost tens of thousands of pounds. (And I bet you don't even get a Netflix subscription thrown in. :))
 
I have just been awarded a place! I'm going to love geeking out to this. I just hope that it doesn't make me go out and spend N thousand pounds immediately afterwards.

Well, for now.
 
I will be there too :clap:
I also asked if possible to compare hdr10 vs hdr10+ vs Dolby. I believe the Philips can handle them all...you don’t ask you don’t’ get
 

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