johnkm
Standard Member
I absolutely loath the stupid fad for curved screens, which suffer from magnified reflection problems and only provide the hyped ‘immersive’ experience if you are sat directly in front of it. So I have been waiting patiently for LG’s OLED flat version to appear, only to find that it’s only available from one retailer (Currys, who seem to have an exclusive contract with LG) and only at a main branch, which is not exactly local to us. Never the less, after confirming they had one, I went along for a demonstration, which started badly when they were unable to demonstrate 4K because of a technical problem with the HDMI signal feed. OK, I could go back another time and see that.
However, to demonstrate a TV properly, it is absolutely essential to see how well it performs with 3D Blue Ray discs, DVDs and TV (particularly SD TV), so I was dumbfounded to be told that this couldn’t be done, as:
1. They don't have a TV signal in the store, which is unbelievable considering at least 80% of many peoples viewing is via an aerial connection!
2. To make matters worse, they cannot even connect a Blue Ray player to the TV to play my test discs!! So I have no idea what SD/HD disc performance is like, particularly 3D (which with passive glasses, is one of the reasons for purchase).
This is ‘B’ ridiculous, surely they should have realised that this TV is going to appeal the more discerning and knowledgeable purchaser? So I don’t think that I am being unreasonable in stating that there is absolutely no way that I am going to spend £5000 on a high end TV, without being able to confirm that it functions to MY SATISFACTION, after all I am the ‘customer’!
I can only conclude from this that LG have made a serious marketing error in putting all their eggs in this particular basket, who don't seem to be up to the mark when it comes to selling a premium product like this.
However, to demonstrate a TV properly, it is absolutely essential to see how well it performs with 3D Blue Ray discs, DVDs and TV (particularly SD TV), so I was dumbfounded to be told that this couldn’t be done, as:
1. They don't have a TV signal in the store, which is unbelievable considering at least 80% of many peoples viewing is via an aerial connection!
2. To make matters worse, they cannot even connect a Blue Ray player to the TV to play my test discs!! So I have no idea what SD/HD disc performance is like, particularly 3D (which with passive glasses, is one of the reasons for purchase).
This is ‘B’ ridiculous, surely they should have realised that this TV is going to appeal the more discerning and knowledgeable purchaser? So I don’t think that I am being unreasonable in stating that there is absolutely no way that I am going to spend £5000 on a high end TV, without being able to confirm that it functions to MY SATISFACTION, after all I am the ‘customer’!
I can only conclude from this that LG have made a serious marketing error in putting all their eggs in this particular basket, who don't seem to be up to the mark when it comes to selling a premium product like this.