daywatch
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It's time to retire my Kuro to the bedroom and replace it in the main TV room.
I've set my sights on an OLED screen because I prefer emissive tech to backlit tech. The pictures on LCD/LED can look great, but they've always had a processed look (at last to my eyes) that plasma never had.
I'll be watching in a low-lit room, so OLED's lower nits won't be an issue.
I do enjoy gaming and screen burn in is a worry I have with OLED. Many games have info, HUDs, maps, etc, on permanent display and my gaming sessions can run 4-5 hours, though in general, sessions usually last 2-3 hours. Are those sessions likely to cause burn-in with permanent on-screen items?
My couch is 3 metres from my TV and I find 50" is a very comfortable size for watching TV and movies. I have to squint more to read or see some on-screen elements in games and sometimes end up pulling the couch closer to the TV so I can see everything clearly.
So one question I have is whether a 55" or a 65" OLED would be the best screen size for me. I don't like having to look around a screen to take everything in and I sit towards the back in a cinema for this reason.
I had settled on an LG C9 as the best option, apart from the screen size, but the 55" C9's now appear to sold out. Some outlets are still carrying the 65" model but it's expensive at €2,099. A 55" LG B9 is about half that price.
The 2020 LG BX models are available in the UK but I only found one supplier here in Ireland that stocks the LG BX 55" for €1,610. It sells in the UK for £1,299 which is equivalent to about €1,425 so the supplier here is charging over the odds.
So what size screen do you think I should get, which LG model and would I be better off waiting for better prices during the Black Friday sales?
I've set my sights on an OLED screen because I prefer emissive tech to backlit tech. The pictures on LCD/LED can look great, but they've always had a processed look (at last to my eyes) that plasma never had.
I'll be watching in a low-lit room, so OLED's lower nits won't be an issue.
I do enjoy gaming and screen burn in is a worry I have with OLED. Many games have info, HUDs, maps, etc, on permanent display and my gaming sessions can run 4-5 hours, though in general, sessions usually last 2-3 hours. Are those sessions likely to cause burn-in with permanent on-screen items?
My couch is 3 metres from my TV and I find 50" is a very comfortable size for watching TV and movies. I have to squint more to read or see some on-screen elements in games and sometimes end up pulling the couch closer to the TV so I can see everything clearly.
So one question I have is whether a 55" or a 65" OLED would be the best screen size for me. I don't like having to look around a screen to take everything in and I sit towards the back in a cinema for this reason.
I had settled on an LG C9 as the best option, apart from the screen size, but the 55" C9's now appear to sold out. Some outlets are still carrying the 65" model but it's expensive at €2,099. A 55" LG B9 is about half that price.
The 2020 LG BX models are available in the UK but I only found one supplier here in Ireland that stocks the LG BX 55" for €1,610. It sells in the UK for £1,299 which is equivalent to about €1,425 so the supplier here is charging over the odds.
So what size screen do you think I should get, which LG model and would I be better off waiting for better prices during the Black Friday sales?