LG OLED55B7V price hikes everywhere??

RoboCod · 13 Dec 2018 at 22:22

azazl187 said:
You could buy a decent 4k projector for this.....

Yes, what's your point?

It won't be comparable at this price range I might add.

azazl187 · 14 Dec 2018 at 09:34

RoboCod said:
Yes, what's your point?

It won't be comparable at this price range I might add.

Yes but you get other advantages like a 100 inch screen. The Lumens on these things are pretty good these days too. I have been considering an OLED or QLED for a long time now and i know that for me to get what i want ill need to drop 1500 - 2000 quid on it and then you are going into decent projector territory.... The tech in these things is getting better and better.

RoboCod · 14 Dec 2018 at 16:40

azazl187 said:
Yes but you get other advantages like a 100 inch screen. The Lumens on these things are pretty good these days too. I have been considering an OLED or QLED for a long time now and i know that for me to get what i want ill need to drop 1500 - 2000 quid on it and then you are going into decent projector territory.... The tech in these things is getting better and better.

To get comparable contrast and brightness you'd have to be spending a great deal more than £2k on a projector. You're not going to achieve the blacks that you can on the oled. The tech and smart features of the TV trump a projector.

Then there is the setup particulars that you have to consider, they don't suit the requirements of my room. You also have to mess around with light control, black out blinds etc.

Sure, if all you care about is size then a projector is the option for you, but here you're trying to argue apples over oranges. A projector will suit some peoples requirements over a TV and vice versa.

azazl187 · 14 Dec 2018 at 16:43

RoboCod said:
To get comparable contrast and brightness you'd have to be spending a great deal more than £2k on a projector. You're not going to achieve the blacks that you can on the oled. The tech and smart features of the TV trump a projector.

Then there is the setup particulars that you have to consider, they don't suit the requirements of my room. You also have to mess around with light control, black out blinds etc.

Sure, if all you care about is size then a projector is the option for you, but here you're trying to argue apples over oranges. A projector will suit some peoples requirements over a TV and vice versa.

Yea totally agree dude, i just think that when you consider the technology involved, historical prices and consider what you get as a raw deal regardless of specifics, projectors are getting cheaper while OLEDs seem to be getting more expensive. Just thought it was worth pointing out thats all.

sHo0sH · 14 Dec 2018 at 16:49

azazl187 said:
Yea totally agree dude, i just think that when you consider the technology involved, historical prices and consider what you get as a raw deal regardless of specifics, projectors are getting cheaper while OLEDs seem to be getting more expensive. Just thought it was worth pointing out thats all.

OLED's are constantly coming down in price - not sure where you've seen them getting more expensive? (other than retailers playing their sale games)

azazl187 · 14 Dec 2018 at 16:52

The B8 has fluctuated up and down for the last 2 years....

TheVoice · 14 Dec 2018 at 16:54

The B8 range hasn't even been out a year. They were still quite new to the market in July when I bought my B7, for half the price it was when it launched the previous year.

hornetstinger · 14 Dec 2018 at 17:29

Looking at oled 65" want black screen no sound system. Which model to go for?

RoboCod · 14 Dec 2018 at 18:08

You'd still need to be spending well over £2k for a comparable projector though and the pseudo hdr is barely that.

JVC DLA-X5900, "not bad" hdr apparently. £4k

sHo0sH · 15 Dec 2018 at 08:28

hornetstinger said:
Looking at oled 65" want black screen no sound system. Which model to go for?

The B8 is the best bang for buck oled from my research. C8 is better if you can justify the extra . I ended up going with a 65A8F as my friends Sony staff discount brought it down to under 1600, and I couldn't justify the extra for the 65 inch LG models at that price. The sound on the A8F is remarkable, the A9 and older A1 are apparently even better.
Hope that helps

Simmz · 26 Dec 2018 at 20:28

Can grab these for £999 now

Glanza · 27 Dec 2018 at 15:26

Simmz said:
Can grab these for £999 now

Quick scout online and most places are £1199?

Simmz · 27 Dec 2018 at 16:59

You looking at the model in the title yeah and not the newer version. Prc, rgb direct crampton and moore all have them at this price