Ignominious
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I’m going round in circles a bit at the moment and would appreciate any valued input to helping me with my next TV purchasing decision.
We are planning to make some internal changes to our house layout which gives me the opportunity to upgrade/improve my current TV.
I bought a Samsung QE65Q950R last year for my lounge which is square in shape with 9’ ceilings. The picture quality is generally very pleasing but we sit about 14’/4.26m from it and I think we would benefit from a larger TV. I would also like to benefit from Dolby Vision which the Samsung does not have. The Samsung will be moved to the family room where is ought to be able to cope with the much brighter light on that side of the house.
My lounge is north-facing and does not suffer from any undue reflections and is naturally quite dark so I think I could would switch from a QLED to OLED screen. I have the opportunity to purchase an LG OLED77ZX9LA which is a 77" 2020 model for a decent price. However, I wonder if I should broaden my search to look at larger models with screens in excess of 80” given the distance we are required to sit from the TV? The price of OLED screens at this size also become increasingly expensive so I also wonder whether I should be looking at other types of panels and this is where I would appreciate your thoughts as to what might work best for me? I don't think I necessarily require another 8K TV and that a 4K one will be more than adequate.
Our viewing is mainly streaming either directly from the TV or from a 4k Apple TV box . We watch films and a fair bit of sport – football and skiing so motion quality needs to be able to accommodate this against a predominantly green or white screen. We also make use of a 4K Blu Ray player as well. I have no requirement for Gaming.
We listen to films and music concerts in Dolby 5.1 surround sound using Sonos components (AMP + large passive speakers, SUB and Play One rears) which is pretty immersive in my opinion, although I am also considering upgrading this to Dolby Atmos as well. I certainly want the ability to use Dolby Atmos via the TV (eARC?) at some stage in the future so this will also need to feature.
My budget is around £5k but if I could spend less that would obviously not be a bad thing. My current TV is on a stand but I intend to wall hang the replacement and build an AV wall.
TIA
We are planning to make some internal changes to our house layout which gives me the opportunity to upgrade/improve my current TV.
I bought a Samsung QE65Q950R last year for my lounge which is square in shape with 9’ ceilings. The picture quality is generally very pleasing but we sit about 14’/4.26m from it and I think we would benefit from a larger TV. I would also like to benefit from Dolby Vision which the Samsung does not have. The Samsung will be moved to the family room where is ought to be able to cope with the much brighter light on that side of the house.
My lounge is north-facing and does not suffer from any undue reflections and is naturally quite dark so I think I could would switch from a QLED to OLED screen. I have the opportunity to purchase an LG OLED77ZX9LA which is a 77" 2020 model for a decent price. However, I wonder if I should broaden my search to look at larger models with screens in excess of 80” given the distance we are required to sit from the TV? The price of OLED screens at this size also become increasingly expensive so I also wonder whether I should be looking at other types of panels and this is where I would appreciate your thoughts as to what might work best for me? I don't think I necessarily require another 8K TV and that a 4K one will be more than adequate.
Our viewing is mainly streaming either directly from the TV or from a 4k Apple TV box . We watch films and a fair bit of sport – football and skiing so motion quality needs to be able to accommodate this against a predominantly green or white screen. We also make use of a 4K Blu Ray player as well. I have no requirement for Gaming.
We listen to films and music concerts in Dolby 5.1 surround sound using Sonos components (AMP + large passive speakers, SUB and Play One rears) which is pretty immersive in my opinion, although I am also considering upgrading this to Dolby Atmos as well. I certainly want the ability to use Dolby Atmos via the TV (eARC?) at some stage in the future so this will also need to feature.
My budget is around £5k but if I could spend less that would obviously not be a bad thing. My current TV is on a stand but I intend to wall hang the replacement and build an AV wall.
TIA