So interesting year for TVs... LG OLED, Panasonic OLED, Sony OLED? and Samsung QLED!

Warbie · 5 Jan 2017 at 09:15

That's a sexy looking TV!

http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/panasonic-ez1000-oled-tv-ub-400-400-ultra-hd-blu-ray

More interesting stuff:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-38514171

varkanoid · 5 Jan 2017 at 11:48

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/ez1000-201701044396.htm

Unlike its curved predecessor, the Panasonic TX-65EZ1000 will use a flat WRGB OLED panel supplied by LG Display, though both displays will share the one singular screen size of 65 inches.
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According to a presentation slide at the launch event, the EZ1000′s peak brightness will be around 800 nits (likely the peak luminance of all OLEDs using LG Display’s 2017 WRGB OLED panel), with almost 100% DCI-P3 coverage
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The Panasonic EZ1002/ EZ1000 will support HDR10 PQ (perceptual quantisation) standard for Ultra HD Blu-ray playback, HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) for HDR broadcast, 4K HDR streaming from Netflix, Amazon and YouTube, but not Dolby Vision format since the company believes it knows its own panel and processing better than any other organisation. Like all other OLED TVs to be released in 2017, the TX-65EZ1002/ TX-65EZ1000 won’t have 3D capability.

I did consider one last year but I need 55" one and I think I would wait at least another 5 years for the tech to have evolved more then you can see if it is better.

Warbie · 5 Jan 2017 at 11:51

varkanoid said:
I did consider one last year but I need 55" one and I think I would wait at least another 5 years for the tech to have evolved more then you can see if it is better.

An awful lot will change in the next 5 years. 4k and HDR will be old skool and, if LG's new panel is anything to go by, we'll be hanging massive, wafer thin tvs on the wall

varkanoid · 5 Jan 2017 at 11:56

Warbie said:
An awful lot will change in the next 5 years. 4k and HDR will be old skool and, if LG's new panel is anything to go by, we'll be hanging massive, wafer thin tvs to the wall

Yeah but I bet SD channels are still around

My inlaws and parents STILL watch terrestial SD channels even though they have Channel 101 etc.
I`m annoyed when I switch on their TV and get channel 1 and they cant understand why I switch to 101 BBC 1 HD.
"picture dont look much different to me...."

Steedie · 5 Jan 2017 at 12:06

varkanoid said:
I`m annoyed when I switch on their TV and get channel 1 and they cant understand why I switch to 101 BBC 1 HD.
"picture dont look much different to me...."

My girlfriend does this, drives me mad. Pay thousands of pounds for a nice TV and AV setup, walk in to the living room and she's watching the non HD BBC or ITV channels where the picture is absolutely awful

varkanoid · 5 Jan 2017 at 13:10

Whats an SD channel like on a 65" OLED screen ? Like watching a lego movie ?

Greebo · 5 Jan 2017 at 13:25

pioneer2000 said:
I don't get the love for OLED here, they can't even do proper HDR because the brightness is so low compared to the high end LED's / QLED's.

QLED sounds great, will keep an eye out come March for sure.

Dont really see what this obsession is with retina burning brighness?????

woppy101 · 5 Jan 2017 at 13:37

pioneer2000 said:
I don't get the love for OLED here, they can't even do proper HDR because the brightness is so low compared to the high end LED's / QLED's.

QLED sounds great, will keep an eye out come March for sure.

QLed is only led with quantum dot, Samsung have only renamed it to make it sound like OLED

JediFragger · 5 Jan 2017 at 13:39

I've decided to wait for the new models, even if it means a slight downsize. I think the BBC's HLG HDR tech will be crucial for the broadcast stuff...

VincentHanna · 5 Jan 2017 at 13:45

varkanoid said:
Whats an SD channel like on a 65" OLED screen ? Like watching a lego movie ?

It's certainly watchable, but obviously HD is miles better.

Only time I would watch SD is if I was flicking through and there was a classic episode of Fawlty Towers on or something.

rdb2012 · 5 Jan 2017 at 14:01

My LG B6 just got delivered and I'm stuck at work

Participant · 5 Jan 2017 at 14:13

Having seen the 2017 TVs, I've ordered an LG OLED55B6 for the living room along with a YSP-2700 sound bar. Should do nicely until 65" are a sensible price.

£1,749 from RS so not the best deal ever, but I can't see the 2017 lineup getting anywhere near this for a rather long time, especially with the exchange rate and 'Brexit tax'.

umkay · 5 Jan 2017 at 14:20

NeilFawcett said:
Yeh... 50" would be nice!

I'm questioning if 55" is going to be overwhelming in the lounge TBH!

I think it should be fine. I have a 55" LG and we sit around 1.5 meters away from it. Never been an issue, is actually quite a nice experience.

MG42Maniac · 5 Jan 2017 at 14:30

JediFragger said:
I've decided to wait for the new models, even if it means a slight downsize. I think the BBC's HLG HDR tech will be crucial for the broadcast stuff...

I was under the impression that 2016 LG OLEDs support this?

daz.wallace · 5 Jan 2017 at 14:42

Participant said:
Having seen the 2017 TVs, I've ordered an LG OLED55B6 for the living room along with a YSP-2700 sound bar. Should do nicely until 65" are a sensible price.

£1,749 from RS so not the best deal ever, but I can't see the 2017 lineup getting anywhere near this for a rather long time, especially with the exchange rate and 'Brexit tax'.

Thats my exact set up, you won't be disappointed

VincentHanna · 5 Jan 2017 at 14:45

MG42Maniac said:
I was under the impression that 2016 LG OLEDs support this?

LG did demonstrate HLG on a 2016 set, so the thinking is that it could be updated via firmware.

Whether LG will actually do it is another story. They tend to focus on the new sets when they are out.

insane200 · 5 Jan 2017 at 15:45

ignore.

krooton · 6 Jan 2017 at 09:23

varkanoid said:
Yeah but I bet SD channels are still around

My inlaws and parents STILL watch terrestial SD channels even though they have Channel 101 etc.
I`m annoyed when I switch on their TV and get channel 1 and they cant understand why I switch to 101 BBC 1 HD.
"picture dont look much different to me...."

Just reprogram the channel guide so that all HD variants are set to their SD number (make 1 actually be 101).

insane200 · 6 Jan 2017 at 09:27

krooton said:
Just reprogram the channel guide so that all HD variants are set to their SD number (make 1 actually be 101).

I tried this, but they then moaned that when the news was on they had to change to 101 as it doesn't do the local bits in HD :rolleyes:

NeilF · 6 Jan 2017 at 09:35

insane200 said:
I tried this, but they then moaned that when the news was on they had to change to 101 as it doesn't do the local bits in HD

And with Sky (for example)? Note unnecessary icon --> :rolleyes: