Cloody Blueless
Novice Member
If you're in the know but understandably can't be arsed to read through my attempt at challenging War & Peace for word count - please skip to the bottom and just answer my Q's - thank you!
So, I am currently in the market for a new television, something that doesn't happen all too often (our 'main' TV is still the same 32" 1080p bought in 2011), but I am giving myself an aneurism in deciding on what to buy; every single time I think I have found the one for me, I come across pages upon pages of nightmarish stories from current owners and YT techie videos saying why to avoid x TV like the plague.
We have been meaning to get a new TV that is larger than the current 32", is smart and 4k HDR - pretty standard for any TV of 2020, but also I recently bought the Xbox Series X and therefore, I want to get the best it can offer and am specifically looking for one that manage 120fps and has VRR.
I don't have an unlimited budget, was ideally looking to spend up to £1000, but can push that up to around £1300 max - I've looked at the various offerings that enable the XSX to be used at its full potential and was instantly put off anything by LG that wasn't OLED as heard nothing but bad things for their cheaper non-OLED range, and I was instantly put off buying an OLED despite them clearly looking beautiful and undoubtedly providing the best image for two reasons, one being the price and the second, more importantly being my massive fear of screen burn. Then I looked at Sony, and was initially veering towards the X90H, but then I read various reports of the 120fps not actually being available for the foreseeable future despite being advertised as having it, as well as a general consensus that the Samsung Q80T was a superior TV anyway. So, for a long time I was set on the Q80T but then I hear so many ongoing issues from really bad dirty screen effect to a local dimming bug which dims the brightness right down every 6minutes!
More recently I began to think I will need to spend a bit more, so started to look at the Q90T - but that also has many of the issues of the Q80T and also has a 'rainbow effect' as a result of the anti glare coating. So, I actually have started to consider getting the LG CX OLED despite my fears of screen burn.
So, my questions are:
1. How much of a threat is screen burn, bare in mind I am someone who likes to game a fair bit, in addition to watching an array of film and TV but that does include sports (mainly live football and cricket) and news channels - I will have the news on a couple of times a day and sometimes it is left rolling when for example I am working from home - from what I have read, this will be an issue.
2. How bad are the issues with the Samsung Q80T and Q90T?
3. Which TV will give me the most enjoyment, with the least amount of headaches and anxiety?
So, I am currently in the market for a new television, something that doesn't happen all too often (our 'main' TV is still the same 32" 1080p bought in 2011), but I am giving myself an aneurism in deciding on what to buy; every single time I think I have found the one for me, I come across pages upon pages of nightmarish stories from current owners and YT techie videos saying why to avoid x TV like the plague.
We have been meaning to get a new TV that is larger than the current 32", is smart and 4k HDR - pretty standard for any TV of 2020, but also I recently bought the Xbox Series X and therefore, I want to get the best it can offer and am specifically looking for one that manage 120fps and has VRR.
I don't have an unlimited budget, was ideally looking to spend up to £1000, but can push that up to around £1300 max - I've looked at the various offerings that enable the XSX to be used at its full potential and was instantly put off anything by LG that wasn't OLED as heard nothing but bad things for their cheaper non-OLED range, and I was instantly put off buying an OLED despite them clearly looking beautiful and undoubtedly providing the best image for two reasons, one being the price and the second, more importantly being my massive fear of screen burn. Then I looked at Sony, and was initially veering towards the X90H, but then I read various reports of the 120fps not actually being available for the foreseeable future despite being advertised as having it, as well as a general consensus that the Samsung Q80T was a superior TV anyway. So, for a long time I was set on the Q80T but then I hear so many ongoing issues from really bad dirty screen effect to a local dimming bug which dims the brightness right down every 6minutes!
More recently I began to think I will need to spend a bit more, so started to look at the Q90T - but that also has many of the issues of the Q80T and also has a 'rainbow effect' as a result of the anti glare coating. So, I actually have started to consider getting the LG CX OLED despite my fears of screen burn.
So, my questions are:
1. How much of a threat is screen burn, bare in mind I am someone who likes to game a fair bit, in addition to watching an array of film and TV but that does include sports (mainly live football and cricket) and news channels - I will have the news on a couple of times a day and sometimes it is left rolling when for example I am working from home - from what I have read, this will be an issue.
2. How bad are the issues with the Samsung Q80T and Q90T?
3. Which TV will give me the most enjoyment, with the least amount of headaches and anxiety?