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So, I was checking out TVs at Costco recently, and the sales rep was all about the OLED models from LG, Sony, and Samsung. They looked stunning, with vibrant colors and sharp images, but they came with a hefty price tag—$1000 more than other models. I'm wondering, are they really worth the extra bucks?
Those vivid images on display were impressive, but I'm curious if regular TV programs will look just as spectacular on them. Do you think the viewing experience will match up?
Also, do you think the prices of these OLED TVs will drop in the future, like most other models tend to? It would be great to know if it's worth waiting for a better deal.
The prices have dropped on OLED. And yes, it's worth it. No TV can match the color reproduction of an OLED at OLED prices. It's not the latest thing anymore. But it's still one of the best.
Lesser TVs like QLED or QNED or...Crystal HD or whatever the TV company calls it this week are excellent. Absolutely. But nothing matches OLED for deep blacks and truly vibrant colors.
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We recently replaced our 2014 non-smart 1080p with a $429 (Costco) LG 65" 4k smart TV. Comparing at the store the OLED was better but then it was a special looped program to highlight the resolution, and not worth the additional $1,000 to us.
Once we had it up and running, we found the difference in picture quality from our old TV to be amazing, yet there are still programs on certain channels that do not take advantage of that technology. I'm sure the same goes for OLED, but if you stream a lot of recent/current movies, you will appreciate the difference.
It will only look as spectacular as the source. For example, while a new animated movie will look spectacular...the evening news, not so much. Whether it is worth it is subjective. My guess is the price will drop.
Hey, same one we bought this year! Love it- including the fabulous picture quality- except we don't use most of the features. We only watch fewer than 20 channels and don't use the majority of its complicated "smart features".
But then I suppose that's true of so many new electronics- you don't need or use half of what's offered.
Kind of like being forced to continually upgrade your computer OS with a whole lot of stuff you don't want! I wish they'd do a line of "dumb electronics".
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Hey, same one we bought this year! Love it- including the fabulous picture quality- except we don't use most of the features. We only watch fewer than 20 channels and don't use the majority of its complicated "smart features".
But then I suppose that's true of so many new electronics- you don't need or use half of what's offered.
Kind of like being forced to continually upgrade your computer OS with a whole lot of stuff you don't want! I wish they'd do a line of "dumb electronics".
We don't use all of that stuff either, but some things are great. I work from home 3 days a week, and found it really easy to have my little laptop screen go onto the 65" screen using wifi for meetings where someone is sharing their screen with a spreadsheet or other small details. The size helps too, now I can read the small print from the kitchen with the TV in the family room.
We recently replaced our 2014 non-smart 1080p with a $429 (Costco) LG 65" 4k smart TV. Comparing at the store the OLED was better but then it was a special looped program to highlight the resolution, and not worth the additional $1,000 to us.
Once we had it up and running, we found the difference in picture quality from our old TV to be amazing, yet there are still programs on certain channels that do not take advantage of that technology. I'm sure the same goes for OLED, but if you stream a lot of recent/current movies, you will appreciate the difference.
I recently bought the same TV, it was the LG 65UR8000, it was being discontinued and I got the floor model for $329.99, it's a decent TV, I just felt like it wasn't as sharp as my 13 year old Samsung. I have 90 days to return it, so I am considering...
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I wish they'd do a line of "dumb electronics".
I said that to the sales guy, "Why can't they come out with a Jitterbug TV for us Boomers"?
They ARE dropping - three years ago, they were twice the price and half the size.
Best TV (picture) you can buy.
Yep. I bought 55 inch OLED from Vizio. Had a lot of problems and OLED are not great it very bright areas when there's a dark scene onscreen. Truly it's only weakness and it was in our exceptionally bright living room. It was less then ideal.
Put them somewhere else and bought an LG QNED. It's one step below the OLED. Picture is fantastic. But it's still not AS GOOD as the Vizio picture wise. Issue wise, it trounces the Vizio. Zero problems with it.
I recently bought a Samsung 55" OLED (QN55S95CAFXZA) to replace a 10 year old Samsung LED-LCD which worked flawlessly. I specifically wanted a newer model which was slightly bigger, had bluetooth, and access to Samsung Plus. I paid ~$2000.
The picture on the OLED was not significantly better than my old TV, and it was incredibly buggy. I'd be watching something and suddenly app icons would be superimposed over the picture. The bluetooth only worked when it wanted to. It would spontaneously switch to the screensaver on Samsung Plus. And it would turn itself on in the middle of night...the first time I heard voices coming from my living room at 2 am, I thought it was a home invasion and nearly called the police. Etc, etc. The first tech that came to check it out said the problem was that a lot of smart TV's aren't good with internet connections and misinterpreted random signals from their manufacturer. He said to disconnect it from the internet and it should solve the problem. That solved some of the problems but not all. Bluetooth was still unreliable. And bye-bye to Samsung Plus which was one of the reasons I bought it. Besides these complaints, you can't connect it to any other device except by HDMI...no AV ports. And the remote control has about 6-8 unlabeled buttons, each of which controls umpteen menus and submenus and it is not user-friendly. The traditional remote that Samsung advertises will work with this is not actually sold anywhere.
On the third tech visit, I returned the TV and dragged the old one out of the basement, and I am much happier now. A minuscule improvement in picture quality is not worth all the high-tech headaches.
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