LG's New OLED TV is 'Cheapest' Yet
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Marshall Honorof
August 11, 2014 7:53:11 AM
LG has announced a $3,500 55-inch OLED TV available for pre-order at Best Buy: Still too much for an impulse buy, but cheap as OLED TVs go.
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Merry_Blind
August 11, 2014 8:24:35 AM
4K TVs are redundant. OLED TVs seem amazing though. Not only is there virtually no 4K content available, but a lot of average joe consumers actually don't even notice the difference between 720p and 1080p to begin with.
Also, when you think about it, 4K TVs only benefit 4K content (well duh! I know), and that's to be expected, however, OLED benefits ALL content, HD or not. The colours are better, the contrasts, the motion resolution, everything. That means not only your HD super-charged PC will look better, but also your Nintendo 64 or VHS.
Also, when you think about it, 4K TVs only benefit 4K content (well duh! I know), and that's to be expected, however, OLED benefits ALL content, HD or not. The colours are better, the contrasts, the motion resolution, everything. That means not only your HD super-charged PC will look better, but also your Nintendo 64 or VHS.
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BleedingEdgeTek
August 11, 2014 8:34:59 AM
hannibal
August 11, 2014 9:03:41 AM
bluestar2k11
August 11, 2014 9:05:20 AM
I assume because in time, there won't be any LCD's except at pawn shops lol.
Anyway, I sooo want OLED in all my displays, I wish i had the money for this TV, wish it came in 24in for computer monitors ;;
OLED is absolutely beautiful, vibrant display with excellent picture quality, but most of all, excellent colours. So far though, IPS LED displays are close, but not quite to OLED.
But give it time and we'll see OLED enter more markets and price ranges^^
Anyway, I sooo want OLED in all my displays, I wish i had the money for this TV, wish it came in 24in for computer monitors ;;
OLED is absolutely beautiful, vibrant display with excellent picture quality, but most of all, excellent colours. So far though, IPS LED displays are close, but not quite to OLED.
But give it time and we'll see OLED enter more markets and price ranges^^
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neon neophyte
August 11, 2014 9:15:36 AM
Merry_Blind
August 11, 2014 10:09:57 AM
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Well actually they have found out in the tests that 1080p material look better in 4K screens than normal 1080p screens thanks to upscaling. Not as good as pure 4K material, but still better.So it is really hard to say if Oled 1080p is better or worse than lcd 4K.
Well I think that might simply be due to superior upscaling algorithms/better processor used in those specific TVs since they're newer/more expensive. I'm sure new OLED TVs will have great upscalers too, in addition to improving the colours, blacks, contrasts, and motion resolution.
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NightLight
August 11, 2014 10:24:50 AM
jossrik
August 11, 2014 11:00:43 AM
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Well actually they have found out in the tests that 1080p material look better in 4K screens than normal 1080p screens thanks to upscaling. Not as good as pure 4K material, but still better.So it is really hard to say if Oled 1080p is better or worse than lcd 4K.
Well I think that might simply be due to superior upscaling algorithms/better processor used in those specific TVs since they're newer/more expensive. I'm sure new OLED TVs will have great upscalers too, in addition to improving the colours, blacks, contrasts, and motion resolution.
Once you're in 1080p there is no upscaling to 1080p.
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Be0wulf22
August 11, 2014 11:04:23 AM
Be0wulf22
August 11, 2014 11:04:48 AM
Be0wulf22
August 11, 2014 11:06:11 AM
Be0wulf22
August 11, 2014 11:09:21 AM
Be0wulf22
August 11, 2014 11:14:49 AM
Merry_Blind
August 11, 2014 11:33:10 AM
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Well actually they have found out in the tests that 1080p material look better in 4K screens than normal 1080p screens thanks to upscaling. Not as good as pure 4K material, but still better.So it is really hard to say if Oled 1080p is better or worse than lcd 4K.
Well I think that might simply be due to superior upscaling algorithms/better processor used in those specific TVs since they're newer/more expensive. I'm sure new OLED TVs will have great upscalers too, in addition to improving the colours, blacks, contrasts, and motion resolution.
Once you're in 1080p there is no upscaling to 1080p.
I know. We were talking about all content, not just 1080p content, well that is, if his comment was actually in response to my 1st one like I assumed it was
.What I said is that OLED benefits all content, whereas 4K only benefits 4K. Then he basically said "4K benefit 1080p too" as in, 4K has the benefit of upscaling well compared to OLED which 'only' upscales to 1080p.
I know I'm not that clear but can'T bother to elaborate more than that. Just read the comments lol
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Darkk
August 11, 2014 11:38:51 AM
10tacle
August 11, 2014 2:32:57 PM
It is time to move beyond 1080p at high level HDTVs. I'm in the market for 4K but am waiting for more 4K TV manufacturers to offer more input options for the PC (display port specifically). As someone who PC games with a 1440p now as well as a 1080p 55" for the PS3 & PS4, it is senseless to buy another large screen 1080p no matter how gorgeous it is (the display quality of my 42" 1080p bedroom plasma blows away the quality of my 55" LED by far, so I'm stranger to high level contrast and color qualities).
I'm sure there will be a market for OLED, but as 4K continues to drop in price as the market matures, OLED will be more delegated to an extreme niche market. The vast majority of HDTV buyers out there are going to go for the latest and greatest in their next big HDTV purchase, and it's not going to be 1080p with killer display tech. Good luck selling that to the masses.
I'm sure there will be a market for OLED, but as 4K continues to drop in price as the market matures, OLED will be more delegated to an extreme niche market. The vast majority of HDTV buyers out there are going to go for the latest and greatest in their next big HDTV purchase, and it's not going to be 1080p with killer display tech. Good luck selling that to the masses.
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Innocent_Bystander
August 11, 2014 6:04:50 PM
haftarun8
August 12, 2014 7:00:57 AM
OLED?....YES YES YES!!!!!
Curved? Just...no...really? Why even....ugh...
Curving your screen does not make ANY SENSE if the screen doesn't cover a significant amount of multiple viewer's fields of vision, like a 50' movie theater projector screen, or even a 100+" home theater room screen in a basement. It distorts straight lines and even blocks people from watching from side angles, negating one of the key benefits of OLED in the first place. All they're doing is making it harder for people to adopt OLED by not selling a damn flat one. I bought a 46" Sony XBR4 that retailed for $3600 in Jan. 2008. If this TV were out then, I would NOT have purchased it unless it was flat. So stupid...
Curved? Just...no...really? Why even....ugh...
Curving your screen does not make ANY SENSE if the screen doesn't cover a significant amount of multiple viewer's fields of vision, like a 50' movie theater projector screen, or even a 100+" home theater room screen in a basement. It distorts straight lines and even blocks people from watching from side angles, negating one of the key benefits of OLED in the first place. All they're doing is making it harder for people to adopt OLED by not selling a damn flat one. I bought a 46" Sony XBR4 that retailed for $3600 in Jan. 2008. If this TV were out then, I would NOT have purchased it unless it was flat. So stupid...
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haftarun8 said:
Curving your screen does not make ANY SENSE if the screen doesn't cover a significant amount of multiple viewer's fields of vision, like a 50' movie theater projector screen, or even a 100+" home theater room screen in a basement.
But its new. You need this.
Just like quadraphonic audio in the 70's, or 3D over the years.....you need to immediately throw out what you have and buy the new shiny!
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