tvdavid
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I would take the CX over the XH95 tv though it won't stop burning but been watching things with static images on a dimmer mode mine has been OK so far.
Yeah I tried everything,was re-watching last 2 episodes of Lost the cave scene where it was dark and characters dark shirt/hair basically become invisible lol I could only see their faces it was weird..have you set the oled light to higher I find around 38 to 45 looks OK for SDR stuff and 80 for HDR.
No I’m not considering XH95 at all,Q95 is superior ,better local dimming,deeper blacks,better colours,better design,it’s well worth it over that Sony imo.Sony design is cheap and ugly,Android OS is terrible and it’s simply not as good TV as the Q95.I would take the CX over the XH95 tv though it won't stop burning but been watching things with static images on a dimmer mode mine has been OK so far.
I’ve been following your thread in the background as I’ve actually just purchased a 65” CX myself and I’m a little worried about the black crush and such myself. For me, I think if I was noticing what you are, and have had ‘comparable’ high end sets, I’d probably say return your OLED.at this point ,the hassle of re-packing the CX to return and having only one hdmi 2.1 on Samsung are the only reasons I haven’t call them to request returning the Oled YET.
whether people are "blown away" or not really depends on what TV they had before..my expectations were a little higher than reality.I’ve been following your thread in the background as I’ve actually just purchased a 65” CX myself and I’m a little worried about the black crush and such myself. For me, I think if I was noticing what you are, and have had ‘comparable’ high end sets, I’d probably say return your OLED.
If it hasn’t blown you away with the picture quality and such, I myself would not want to spend the however many hours to see if elements improved when that will probably push you past your return window.
I get the feeling you’ll always just have it niggling away at you.
I’m in a similar situation between say a QLED or the CX we have just purchased as we have a gaming PC often hooked up to the TV as well as a PS5 and the features of the CX is what helped us decide on that. I could cope with having to switch the two devices for the HDMI 2.1 slot if I was unhappy, or just not blown away with the picture quality.
I’m secretly hoping I am blown away but we will see.
Good luck with your decision!
There is also the possibility that manufacturing quality improved on new OLEDs. Less of a panel lottery.My LG C8 is 3 year old now and just ran it's third hour long cycle a couple of days ago and I use it primarily for gaming so that's close to 6000 hours of gaming and the screen still looks as clean as day one!
With that said... I have personally experienced screen burn on my LG E6 from 4/5 years ago, I don't know if the burn in prevention really improved on the new model's or if the changes I made to my viewing habits have made the real difference.
People like to bang on about the newer models having stuff like pixel refresh but the truth is the 2016 models also had that, the only real difference with most new models is the bigger red sub pixel which I'm sure does help tbh but I think the heatsink technology that Panasonic use is the real game changer.
As for the changes I made to my viewing habits, I'm more aware of how long the TV has been on for now and if I think it's been more than 4 hours since the last refresh I pop it into rest mode for 10 minutes. I also installed bias lighting so I know straight away if it's running a cycle cause the light's stay on until it's complete. So same at night if I'm turning the power switches off before bed I make sure the bias lighting is off.
Yeah, unfortunately there is a lot we don't know about the technology.There is also the possibility that manufacturing quality improved on new OLEDs. Less of a panel lottery.
whether people are "blown away" or not really depends on what TV they had before..my expectations were a little higher than reality.
because my previous was a 7 series (which was midrange) `Samsung QLED so while I can see some improvements in blacks/contrast,I'm definitely not "blown away" by OLED.
the CX is a fantastic TV,but a high end QLED is VERY comparable.
people REALLY need to balance pros and cons of each.
yes OLED will have a little better blacks and contast,better viewing angel but there is burn in risk and some baby sitting involved,but QLED (again exclusing 60 series which are budget) are much bighter,no burn in risk at all,and significantly less reflective.
How are you getting on with the CX?I decided to keep the LG CX.
packing it,returning it then ordering a new TV etc is just too much hassle.
also the Samsung Q95 has only 1 HDMI 2.1..
and I need at least 2,at first I thought I can get around this by some switcher but there aren't any available and HDTVTest also mentioned even when such switches become available, there is no guarantee they'll support all features.
the higher end 2021 Samsung QLEDS have extra HMDI 2.1 but being new releases the prices are very high and simply not worth it over 2020 imo.
I'm happy with the CX overall.How are you getting on with the CX?
I have read through your thread with interest as I had many of the same concerns. Unlike you though I had dipped back into Plasma with my previous tv due to lack of funds, I try and go mid to high end when possible. Had no screenburn on that either.
I wanted a new tv to go with the Xbox Series X and after reading no end of stuff online as well as watching a great many youtube videos about which was the best tv for next gen gaming I decided to go with the CX 65. I'm a huge movie fan and wanted the best tv for that also.
Ive now had the CX since the start of Decmember 2020 and can honestly say its one of the best things Ive ever bought. It took me a while to get the settings right so I was happy and still change stuff from time to time just to be sure. Lol. The most common thing I see or read is that OLED tv's arent as bright as QLED's but I dont know how bright people want their screen as at times It feels like its gonna burn my retinas when theres bright scenes on films etc.
Hope its working out for you. Just forget about the fear of burn in and enjoy it. I treated mine with kid gloves at first then thought f it and just used it. All good so far. Im so much happier now Ive stopped worrying about it all and just enjoy it for what it is.
Ps my screen is regularly subjected to 10 hour plus sessions of farm simulator and no issues. Lol
Thanks for the impressions. You may know this but you just say "screen off" with your magic remote and the screen saver comes on in 5 seconds. You can do this when you pause anything. Then just touch any button and your screen comes back on.I'm happy with the CX overall.
newer 4k HDR movies look really good on it (and I instantly notice superior contrast and overall next level quality vs my Q7 QLED) ,but with a few older 1080p TV shows I noticed crushing blacks in darker scenes.gaming it's pretty much equally as good as it was my QLED (plus 120Hz capability of course) but can't say it's that much better in terms of gaming,if anything QLED had more punchy vibrant colours which are nice for games.
the pointer remote and LG web OS aren't nearly as good and as fast as the Samsung Smart remote and Tizen OS imo.
I try not to think about burn in too much,but at the same time turn the TV off when on pause/not used and use it for mixed content.(this reminds me of my Plasma days,not leaving TV on with menue idl,games paused etc)
I am just curious when I hear the Q95 only one HDMI 2.1 is this last years model ? I own the QN95A and that has 4 Hdmi 2.1 ports on the one connect box.
To be honest I fancy owning a Oled set myself but coming from the Samsung 90QR and upgrading to Q95A( Due to hdmi ports) I dont think i will be blow away with the difference at all. I think it comes down to how you prefer your image quality preferences.
Yes we were mentioning 2020 Q95 which was comparable price wise to LG CX.I am just curious when I hear the Q95 only one HDMI 2.1 is this last years model ? I own the QN95A and that has 4 Hdmi 2.1 ports on the one connect box.
To be honest I fancy owning a Oled set myself but coming from the Samsung 90QR and upgrading to Q95A( Due to hdmi ports) I dont think i will be blow away with the difference at all. I think it comes down to how you prefer your image quality preferences.
To be fair the Q90r was a brilliant set the only issue I had with it was it only had one hdmi 2.1 port . Ontop of that 4K at 120 hz was glitchy sometimes I would get hdmi hand shake black outs. So if I wasn’t a gamer I would of kept it.Certainly no expert but quick googling that Samsung 90QR is pretty high end, VA panel so you get nice blacks still and its got wider viewing angle included and full colour range so overall a high end decent TV. The new Q95A is samsungs new Neo range and early reviews say even more impressive blacks but they have some bugs to iron out with getting details being lost during black scenes.
Its an impressive screen but imo far too high price tags considering OLEDs got the tech and quality right atm and at a similar if not cheaper price. I think it needs another good few years to get better quality and by then Samsung will probably have their own better quality OLED tech out and LG will have better OLED tech also.If I had a VA panel with wider viewing angles like yours id be tempted to keep it rather looking at OLED or Neo range, but depends on circumstances for example if you are a gamer etc