Philips OLED+907 (55OLED+907) 4K OLED Ambilight TV Review & Discussion

[Phil Hinton]

The OLED+907 is a high-end OLED TV which uses the latest OLED.EX heat sink equipped panel, 6th Gen P5 AI+ Processor and support for all current HDR formats along with a Bowers & Wilkins soundbar and, of course, Ambilight.
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[Welsh Whirlwind]

Ah, this is more like it. Love the built in soundbar design, very neat solution for a non-cinema room.

 

[Empwan]

How long is this expected to work as new? 24 months? None of my latest Philips have lasted more than 24 months without screen or board issues. Very expensive 2 year hobby.

 

[dan8204]

How long is this expected to work as new? 24 months? None of my latest Philips have lasted more than 24 months without screen or board issues. Very expensive 2 year hobby.

Stop buying phillips then?

 

[andrej13]

How long is this expected to work as new? 24 months? None of my latest Philips have lasted more than 24 months without screen or board issues. Very expensive 2 year hobby.

Unfortunately, this is mostly the case with all manufacturers today.

 

[Empwan]

Stop buying phillips then?

I have. Hopefully the worse picture and sound from the Sony I now own will last longer. Time will tell.

 

[dion 6]

How long is this expected to work as new? 24 months? None of my latest Philips have lasted more than 24 months without screen or board issues. Very expensive 2 year hobby.

I've had a LG and Panasonic Oled's replaced and a new screen in the second Panasonic oled and its never cost me a penny with 5 and a 6 year warranties I don't think Philips will be any worse than the other oled manufacturers looks a great TV I wouldn't be put off.

 

[Empwan]

I've had a LG and Panasonic Oled's replaced and a new screen in the second Panasonic oled and its never cost me a penny with 5 and a 6 year warranties I don't think Philips will be any worse than the other oled manufacturers looks a great TV I wouldn't be put off.

I would just say be careful where you buy it from. Not all warranties will replace the whole thing, the last one I bought was from JL and as they no longer stock Philips I was offered the lowest spec LG as a replacement as 24 months of use devalued it by over half. Buying the manufacturer's extended warranty may be the only sensible option. Or just build the things to last a little longer.

 

[Beweaver]

I bought the 65 OLED+907 during black week here in Sweden for £1980. It was the model I had been looking at and the only one of the high-end Philips OLEDs on a discount. So the 65 907 was actually cheaper than the equivalent 807 during black week.

I love the picture quality and I have had zero problems with blocky artifacts or “chroma overshoot” or whatever people are reporting. My source is mainly the latest 2022 4K Apple TV, so maybe that helps. But the built-in streaming apps have similar quality from what I’ve seen. The panel is very uniform with no disturbing DSE. All the HDR modes look great and the upscaling is excellent.

But the main goal of getting this particular model was to get an uncluttered yet high-quality sounding setup. In my family we don’t run the TV at louder volumes so big bulky systems are meaningless (been there, done that). Soundbars do the job but are ugly and add bunch of wires and complexity (“Dad, there’s no sound on the TV!”) so I loved the idea of including a B&W soundbar into a sleek package such as the 907.

I wasn’t disappointed with the 907’s sound as it was, but I think both B&W and Philips strongly hint that adding a separate subwoofer is really what will bring this (and the 937) to real life. So I also ordered a black week discounted 8” subwoofer (Dynavoice – a Swedish brand) for almost no money. Initially I also hooked up the subwoofer I already had in the house – a B&W ASW608.
With a subwoofer attached the difference was night and day. Since adding the subwoofer activates a preset crossover, I assume that the bass driver on the back of the TV is relieved of its low-end duty, and reassigned to help boost the midrange instead, which should help improve overall sound quality.

I didn’t expect that music would sound very good, but setting Apple Music to play lossless through the Apple TV, I thoroughly enjoy the sound which (with the subwoofer) is at least on par with a budget hifi system. Most music sounds fantastic perhaps with the exception of rock, which needs a more powerful midrange than the small speakers in the 907 can provide. But with a sub, the 907 is more than capable to provide both high quality background (or even full-on party) music to a mid-sized room even at pretty loud volumes. That’s pretty impressive and better than I had expected.

TV and film content sounds great and the subwoofer adds the fulness that would otherwise be missing, even at lower volumes, if set correctly. There are a lot audio of settings to play around with and I haven’t tried them all. Some content may benefit from this AI treatment, but for the most part I found the best result just leaving it at “original” sound. The soundbar is Atmos compatible but I found the Atmos mix distracting both with music and film so I turned it off on the Apple TV. I didn’t expect a real “sourround” experience and I’m fine with a 3.1 setup.

I’m not a gamer, but we do some gaming on the Apple TV with Arcade and all those games look just great.

So all in all, I’m super happy with the 907 and for anyone hesitant about the sound quality from such a low profile soundbar, do consider adding a subwoofer. You really don’t need anything powerful or larger than 8” but it will really make a big difference.

 

[Fake Shempz]

Only 2 x HDMI 2.1 ports.

 

[deividas]

How much value does Imax Enhanced add? I would say none, so the fact that it has IMAX Enhanced adds nothing

 

[Beweaver]

How much value does Imax Enhanced add? I would say none, so the fact that it has IMAX Enhanced adds nothing

Well if you have Disney+ (I don't) it should add different aspect ratios so that's pretty significant for anyone who cares about that.

 

[deividas]

Well if you have Disney+ (I don't) it should add different aspect ratios so that's pretty significant for anyone who cares about that.

and how many movies are in IMAX Enhanced? up to 20 I'd say, no more...

 

[simon194]

Only 2 x HDMI 2.1 ports.

IIRC the chipset only supports 2 HDMI 2.1 ports.

 

[bogart99]

I love ambilight so would go 937. I must stop looking at tv reviews.

 

[Fake Shempz]

IIRC the chipset only supports 2 HDMI 2.1 ports.

I don't think I'd drop £2k or more on a tv nowadays that only has 2 x 2.1 inputs.

Philips chipsets are quite bizarre. You've got the top of the range 937 with a dual chipset that can't do full 4K/120hz, whereas this one can, but the chipset on this one can only cope with 2 x 2.1 inputs.

 

[Beweaver]

I don't think I'd drop £2k or more on a tv nowadays that only has 2 x 2.1 inputs.'

I'm amazed how it seems to be assumed that everybody on this forum is a hard core gamer with multiple consoles or a mancave surround setup.

I've never owned a gaming console and probably never will. The 907 has a built-in soundbar/amp so no need to connect an audio system. My Blueray (non 4K) is stowed away and will probably never be connected (and it doesn't need 2.1). So with the Apple TV attached, I reckon I will have a free 2.1 input for as long as I have the TV. And I don't think I'm alone.

I, however, don't think I'd drop £2k or more on tv without an integrated (B&W) soundbar. So we all have different preferences and needs.

 

[BRAKKUS1]

Unfortunately, this is mostly the case with all manufacturers today.

Unless you're talking Samsung, then it's broken upon arrival or within 2 weeks.

 

[snooper]

Phil regarding the 48 inch model not having the brighter ex panel as an guestimate % how much would you say it would be less bright compared to the 55. My dad has been after a suitable 48 inch set for ages now, he has hearing problems hence the appeal of the 80 watt onboard sound on these. He wants an integrated option tv, definitely no soundbar. Plus it’s difficult to actually see one anywhere too, which doesn’t help either.
Thanks

 

[Phil Hinton]

Phil regarding the 48 inch model not having the brighter ex panel as an guestimate % how much would you say it would be less bright compared to the 55. My dad has been after a suitable 48 inch set for ages now, he has hearing problems hence the appeal of the 80 watt onboard sound on these. He wants an integrated option tv, definitely no soundbar. Plus it’s difficult to actually see one anywhere too, which doesn’t help either.
Thanks

Snooper, I can't say until I see one in person, however, I believe I saw a post earlier this week on Linked-in regarding Philips point-of-sale displays for the OLED+907 in Currys stores, so it might be worth a look at your local store to see if they have a demo unit on display. Another option would be a retailer like Richer Sounds or JL, and see if they can demo a 48-inch for you. I hope that helps as I don't believe Philips will have a 48-inch review sample available for a while.

 

[shagaboopon]

So so close to tempting me into one but the 3 sided ambilight is a spoiler as I would wall mount and I'm not fussed about the built in soundbar. I do game with DV and 120 fps so maybe next year. I'd love Philips to crack it as ambilight is awesome. Thanks for the detailed review as always.

 

[Noblegamer]

So how does TV achieve full 4k/120HZ VRR? Monitormode/PC mode or what??

Thought Mediatek chipsets can't do that until next year.

 

[NightCap]

I'm amazed how it seems to be assumed that everybody on this forum is a hard core gamer with multiple consoles or a mancave surround setup.

I've never owned a gaming console and probably never will. The 907 has a built-in soundbar/amp so no need to connect an audio system. My Blueray (non 4K) is stowed away and will probably never be connected (and it doesn't need 2.1). So with the Apple TV attached, I reckon I will have a free 2.1 input for as long as I have the TV. And I don't think I'm alone.

I, however, don't think I'd drop £2k or more on tv without an integrated (B&W) soundbar. So we all have different preferences and needs.

Even then you can just switch the 2.1 cable for the few games that run at 4k/120. Not like you'd be playing with two consoles at the same time anyway.

 

[yilmaz]

So how does TV achieve full 4k/120HZ VRR? Monitormode/PC mode or what??

Thought Mediatek chipsets can't do that until next year.

4k/120 without vrr and dv.

 

[Noblegamer]

4k/120 without vrr and dv.

Thanks for the Info. Sounds like crap to me.