L G OLED TV Review

[leon]

Hi guys just asking the question, does anyone here have a LG OLED TV and if so what do you think about it.

We see them in the shops displaying beautiful colour and crisp clean lines with the revolving advertisement, but that advertisement was specially made for the display.

So what I am asking how does it perform with general programs.

Thank You.

Leon

[ChrisD (Chris)]

I've had a LG oled TV since 2017. Before that I've owned Samsung, Panasonic and Sony. LG is by far the nicest picture.

The LG oled hasn't been without its problems though. The panel developed a faint yellow discolouration in the centre of the screen in 2021 after 4 years of use. Now LG only offer a 1 year warranty on oled TVs, however, I contacted them about it and they sent out a tech who replaced the panel with new one free of charge. Not only a great TV but outstanding customer service.

Definitely recommended.

Chris.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

hi leon,

i've got a 77" lg cx oled. it's got a very good picture quality etc, but oled is best suited for darker rooms as they aren't as bright as other options - so that's something to consider if it is in a bright spot another screen type may be a better option. One of the main benefits is that it gives the best blacks (pure black) as i believe it can turn each pixel on and off individually while lcd leds etc cannot and rely on dimming zones which effects lots of pixels rather than individual.

for normal use, id probably would save my money, if you love high quality tv series' and movies then maybe go for it.

cheers

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

hi leon,

i've got a 77" lg cx oled. it's got a very good picture quality etc, but oled is best suited for darker rooms as they aren't as bright as other options - so that's something to consider if it is in a bright spot another screen type may be a better option. One of the main benefits is that it gives the best blacks (pure black) as i believe it can turn each pixel on and off individually while lcd leds etc cannot and rely on dimming zones which effects lots of pixels rather than individual.

for normal use, id probably would save my money, if you love high quality tv series' and movies then maybe go for it.

cheers

Interested in this thread because I am looking at replacing my Pioneer Plasma with an LG OLED. How old is your CX? I wonder if the new LG OLED EVO would address the 'Darker Room' issue you raised.

[AdamJL]

I wish Panasonic sold OLED TVs. I've got one and at least when this was released, it had the best picture quality out of the majors (LG, and Sony).

Now though, LG have upped their game, but I think Sony OLEDs are slightly better. If I was buying now, I'd be looking at one of these:
https://store.sony.com.au/television-OLED

And just something to remember, Leon... when you see TVs in a store, the store is massively bumping up contrast and saturation to "wow" their customers. At home, you'd never ever run your TV under those settings, otherwise you might as well get a cheap LCD.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

Originally Posted by Hans Tucker

Interested in this thread because I am looking at replacing my Pioneer Plasma with an LG OLED. How old is your CX? I wonder if the new LG OLED EVO would address the 'Darker Room' issue you raised.

hi hans,

I always check with Vincent and rtings for tv info.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dINg2ABwXjc
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/c2-oled

I believe it is a bit brighter but not sure if it is super noticeable vs the C1 or CX, the G2 though I believe is a noticeable jump in brightness.

I don't have a problem with it at all on the CX - i think they were released in 2020 I got mine when it came out - I think its only an issue in a really bright room - it has excellent glare reduction with screen coatings.

the other issue is HDR content is still rarely mapped to properly take advantage of very bright hdr tv's.

Hope that helps

[Derek Klepp]

Leon I have two a 65”C1 OLED inside and a 55” in the shed both are going well and considering the shed moisture.All comments above are valid.I use them to view my pictures using screen share and to plug my laptop into for a larger view.The one in the shed is because of other household members I don’t have exclusive rights.
If you have enough viewing distance any of these big screen TVs are good.And that includes most brands.Although older models are cheaper the newer ones have less problems.See above.
I will probably get a bigger screen version one day but that’s because I like watching movies T home.

[DarkArts]

I have an LG B7 OLED purchased in Jan 2018. It's the best picture I'd seen up until then and still impresses me. The plasma it replaced (a Fujitsu panel, which was industry-leading at the time) had been professionally calibrated for colour accuracy (costing me $400!) but I find the LG doesn't need it (against the same tests). The range of display modes is very good, e.g. Game vs ISF expert (light or dark room) vs user-definable, etc.

OLED TVs are all 4K or higher resolution and very responsive. The black levels are superb (which was always the shortcoming of LCD and, to a lesser extent, plasma). With the old plasma, I'd got used to there being enough bleed-through of light to see the outline of furniture in the lounge, to be able to get up and turn on the lights during the closing credits of a movie, but the first time I watched one on the LG OLED (with the closing credits of Blade Runner 2049 - pale orange text on black background), the room was so dark I had to feel my way to the wall - it was pitch bloody black.

I have no issues with brightness - I don't know under what circumstamces someone would as it's a bright display - I have no problems seeing a clear picture with sunlight streaming in through the window.

Sony's OLED TVs use panels manufactured by LG, so you may as well buy LG.

After 4 years, picture quality is still outstanding and I'm a happy camper.

One word of caution: image burn in. OLEDs (a bit like plasma before them) are susceptible to image retention. There are built-in mechansims to reduce it and delay onset, but it remains a risk. I had been using Mute a lot, which displays a bright pinky-red symbol on the screen's right-hand-side. A few months ago, I noticed some visible retention of the Mute symbol (visible when the background is bright orange/red/pink - you have to look fairly hard to see it, but it's definitely there). So, my advice is don't use Mute (turn the volume down instead, like I now do) and avoid leaving any other static images on the screen.

About the only thing I would/am considering beyond my OLED TV (or like-for-like replacement when the time comes) is a projector and screen for a more immersive home cinema experience, but that is fairly expensive for quality equipment, so I may forego it.

There are plenty of on-line resources if you want to research particular models before purchase. AVSforum.com is a good one (or at least used to be).

[Peter Ward]

I have a 65" LG OLED, now about 4 years old.

The picture is simply brilliant, particularly with 4k stream programming.

But burn-in is a REAL problem.

We now have both 7 and 9 logo's etched into the bottom right of the screen due their constant channel branding which is totally unnecessary.

This annoys me immensely (7 and 9 should have class actions taken against them...I wonder how many TV's they've buggered
up due this avoidable practice)

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

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But burn-in is a REAL problem.

This is true, I have an LG Oled and its great, but I too have a station's logo burnt in. The stations can overcome this by moving the logo a few pixels around from time to time, but SBS for one doesn't ,thats for sure.

It doesnt bother me that much though, i would go Oled again.

[AdamJL]

Originally Posted by DarkArts

Sony's OLED TVs use panels manufactured by LG, so you may as well buy LG.

Strongly disagree.
Like the car industry (where one platform can drive anything from a Mondeo to a Jaguar)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_EUCD_platform

LG Display (different company) make OLED panels for LG and others. LG have to buy the displays from LG Display and they then tune them. Panasonic did the same (buying panels from LG).
Sony also do it, but currently do it the best.

The strangest thing I've experienced with my Panny OLED was when we lived in our old apartment, we'd get good views of lightning storms across the city. We had double high ceilings in the living room, and up top were large venetian blinds. When the lightning would strike, the shadows caused by the flashes behind the blinds would burn into the screen and leave a pattern of the blinds on the TV. It would clear after a few hours when running the calibration setting on the TV, but it happened a few times. Never seen anything like it.

[DarkArts]

Originally Posted by AdamJL

Sony also do it, but currently do it the best.

That's entirely subjective, and I strongly disagree.

LG have the inside track with LG Display being the other founding member alongside Phillips. Phillips got out of the business. Sony were never involved - they're just a consumer.

Despite the share distribution (which is often muddled - much like the car industry you mention), LG Display is still claimed as a subsidiary by LG Group.

You can admire whatever features Sony builds in to their TVs that's separate from the display (it depends on what you prefer), but picture quality won't be superior.

[AdamJL]

Originally Posted by DarkArts

That's entirely subjective, and I strongly disagree.

Definitely subjective.

Sony were never involved - they're just a consumer.

This doesn't really mean anything. Sony take the panel and make a (IMO, and others) better picture out of it than LG does. I know that's subjective, but there's a reason the X90J tops the picture quality tests at Rtings.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/be...ndation_238978
LG usually takes the best all-rounder awards because they add a lot of great features, Sony takes the best picture quality.

same here:
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/best/by-size/65-inch
LG best all round. Sony best picture quality.

You can admire whatever features Sony builds in to their TVs that's separate from the display (it depends on what you prefer), but picture quality won't be superior.

This is the part that's not subjective. You absolutely can improve picture quality from panel to panel and brand to brand. The determination of which one is better is the subjective part. The added features are a personal choice. I went with Panasonic even though they had a rubbish interface compared to LG at the time (I think LG was using an early version of WebOS) because Panasonic hands down had better picture quality even if the interface was (and is) awful.

Anywho, will leave it there, otherwise these threads turn into vs ones, which isn't fun.

Buy what's in your budget (or not!) and what looks good for you and ticks your boxes.

[DarkArts]

Subjectivity is indeed ascendant.

I'm wary of 'expert' ratings and tests, which are themselves subjective. If I had control over all of the settings, test equipment and source material, I might trust the results, otherwise, buyer beware.

When my TV was calibrated (which took about 4 hours across 3 sources - it was as thorough as I could imagine) I had long conversations with the chap who, at that point, had spent well over a decade (as a full-time job) calibrating/configuring screens in all manner of scenarios. He told me point blank to never trust a 'test' published via a website/magazine and it was probably sheer luck that I'd picked a good model that exposed full functionality that he could access to properly calibrate. In his view, none of the websites/magazines were truly independent and his own calibration and test results frequently varied widely from both the published tests and brand-based opinion. My own experience, whilst much less, is similar. The hi-fi industry seems to be similarly afflicted.

[leon]

Well that certainly gives me plenty of good information and positive suggestions, thank you to all.

Leon

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by leon

Well that certainly gives me plenty of good information and positive suggestions, thank you to all.

Leon

Just don’t watch Chanel 7, 9 or put it on mute...

[leon]

All good Andrew, I quite like ABC and real TV, not the trash we get on most Channels, I honestly don't know why intelligent people watch that reality junk.

Leon