OLED TV's

We had a Pioneer Elite plasma for many years before we decided to look at OLEDs. The Elite series was reputed to one of the best TVs ever made, so that is what we everything we looked at was measured by.

We ended up buying a LG OLED, and it is easily the best TV we've ever owned. 4k footage from Amazon Prime (Jack Ryan series) is incredible. Footage from a Sony a7iii running off the USB 3 input looks spectacular.

I think Sony may be licensed its sets from LG, but I may be incorrect.

We did work on tuning the picture a little, but once we got it right, you will enjoy it.
 
I was looking at the A9F myself but am leaning toward the LG OLED55C8PUA for bang-for buck purposes. (On sale for $1400 at B&H last week.)
 
dcoughla said:
I was looking at the A9F myself but am leaning toward the LG OLED55C8PUA for bang-for buck purposes. (On sale for $1400 at B&H last week.)
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Oh man, wish I had known, it's selling for almost $300 more now. Think they will have it on sale again at some point in the next couple of months?

Yes, it sounds like that model is best bang for buck from what I've seen.
 
egproductions said:
Oh man, wish I had known, it's selling for almost $300 more now. Think they will have it on sale again at some point in the next couple of months?

Yes, it sounds like that model is best bang for buck from what I've seen.
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Definitely expect it there within the next couple months (there's an E model out already, so the C will be clearance soon, the B models are going for around $1200 but the color is slightly improved on the C), and maybe in the next couple days for Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
 
Just took a look at the OLED's both Sony and LG at bestbuy. OLEDs defintily look great compared to traditional HDTVs. The color contrast, dynamic range and black levels look outstanding. That being said, it's hard to see such a difference within the OLED lineup and between Sony and LG. I've landed on the LG OLED55C8PUA that you recommended. I'm not in a major rush so I can wait until the price drops again.
 
egproductions said:
I've landed on the LG OLED55C8PUA that you recommended. I'm not in a major rush so I can wait until the price drops again.
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jredmond108 said:
I'm looking too.
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Nice! If you have time I would recommend setting up an alert for "OLED55C8PUA" at the deal website/forum Slickdeals.net -- that's where I saw the B&H pricing.

May also be possible to get a local retailer to pricematch the Abes of Maine $1500 price given that there's no coupon/call in. Good find, James!
 
I believe it's the "B" series LG OLED that I have. Bought it one or two years ago, can't remember. My only regret, even though it's just in the bedroom, is that I bought the 55" instead of the 65". I always say buy the largest screen you can afford and fit into the space. I have a 92" set in my den and honestly, it's not big enough. You acclimate to the screen size(going larger) in a matter of days(maybe a week or two if it's a large jump). In my den I went from 27" 4x3 SD to 60" HD and it was a huge jump, but within a week or so it was "normal". I went from 60" to 73" and it was a jump, but within a few days, it was normal, again. And the same going from 73" to 92".

It's like the 'ole saying, "Go big or go home". ; )
 
At what point does the physical screen size matter less than the ratio of screen size to viewing distance?

For example, a 75" screen at 8'-11' away VS a 100" screen at 14' away VS a 70 FOOT screen at 250 feet away or something? (My numbers are not exact, it's more the concept I am referring to).

Once you hit a point where you can sit in a room at a comfortable distance and the screen fills the comfortable amount of your field of view, is bigger no longer better?

IE is it better to go to a theatre with a huge screen and sit at the proper distance VS a home theatre with a moderate size screen, filling the same field of view at a closer seating distance? Afterall, in a theatre, there are many seats we consider "too close".

And if so, what is that point? OR - is there something truly better about bigger and bigger screens at larger and larger seating differences? I am wondering what the overall "optimal" size/scale ratio is, and if once you hit a certain screen size (let's say 110" at 14' in a home theatre) there is no difference to immersion or enjoyment by going any larger?
 
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