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Television Displays and Technology Thread: The ERA of OLED is Now
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That does help. What is ABL?
My plan is to just leave things as they are based on presets and enjoy it for now. The one thing I did change was turning off energy saver as I read that is really a detriment to the true potential of this TV.
Also, the TV is very wobbly on the stand. Is that normal? My suspicion is it is because of how thin it is. But it still makes me nervous lol. Maybe I'll get an anti tip bracket.
ABL is automatic brightness limiter. TV will drop lumanice based on the scene.. for instance an all white background will cause TV to decrease brightness automatically. This is good for the TV but you don't want it to happen unnecessarily.
Yea get rid of energy saver for sure and look at the Rtings settings as a starting point. Certainly helps.
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/b7-b7a-oled/settings
Glad you happy with the TV. What you see cannot be unseen.
Enjoy!!!
Yeah.... I live in Cambridge so I understand the price point but damn
Better to start with some community recommended settings and tweak from there. You mention wasted potential with energy saver, but it's the same with everything else too.
Ok, I will try that, thanks.
Good to know it's not just me... Thought I was going crazy. I played God of War on my Pro in HDR and it looked great, but even in dark areas I never had anything completely blacked out, there was always a little bit of detail in the black areas. I'm going to have to test this with some Blu-Rays that aren't HDR as well.
Interesting information from Display Week
It confirmed that to us now that the Q9FN is still using QDEF just like this new Vizio. Previously I thought it might've been QDOG around the time of all the secrecy during CES. On the Vizio.... I'm excited to see how this TV fares. That's an awesome price for such an awesome sounding TV.
Which means we are likely going to see QDOG concepts and maybe consumer products at IFA. Although I expect 2019 LCD flagships to have QDOG. Samsung is said to have a demo with this tech at Display Week and Scott will be doing a separate article on it soon! Exciting! It'll be the first time we see a TV using QDOG. I'm interested in what was shown and what Scott has to say about the Samsung Display demo with QDOG.
QDCFR and QDEL prototypes already being shown is awesome news too.
EDIT: Forgot to post source: http://www.avsforum.com/nanosys-quantum-dots-display-week-2018/
It confirmed that to us now that the Q9FN is still using QDEF just like this new Vizio. Previously I thought it might've been QDOG around the time of all the secrecy during CES. On the Vizio.... I'm excited to see how this TV fares. That's an awesome price for such an awesome sounding TV.
Which means we are likely going to see QDOG concepts and maybe consumer products at IFA. Although I expect 2019 LCD flagships to have QDOG. Samsung is said to have a demo with this tech at Display Week and Scott will be doing a separate article on it soon! Exciting! It'll be the first time we see a TV using QDOG. I'm interested in what was shown and what Scott has to say about the Samsung Display demo with QDOG.
QDCFR and QDEL prototypes already being shown is awesome news too.
EDIT: Forgot to post source: http://www.avsforum.com/nanosys-quantum-dots-display-week-2018/
Lazy TV manufacturers strike again! Just give us holographic tech already, dipsticks!
Totally. It's practically refutable line by line.
And it is EXACTLY the tv equivalent of "lazy devs." The amount of people who play armchair business exec without even a modicum of appreciation for how these industries work, or even more broadly, even bothered to take an entry fucking level economics class in undergrad is endlessly frustrating.
And that's entirely setting aside the "let me walk into an enthusiast thread and just arbitrarily shit on everything. See ya later!"
S tier garbage post.
Saving Private Ryan, Gladiator, and The Matrix 4K Blu's, say otherwise ;)
This, it's just strange when mLED isn't viable today.
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Got a really strange issue on the C7. First time it happens. I can't get surround sound either from the internal speaker or through optical...
Tested several sources and app. Tried to reboot the TV and it didn't fix it. It's like it can't detect Dolby surround anymore, I have only two channels output. When I have a 5.1 surround sound playing, there's only two channel outputting sound. It's really weird. Another thing is that I can't switch the surround toggle with the quick setting menu, it makes me think it's a software issue with the TV.
I hope à factory reset or firmware update will fix the issue. Is it safe to unplug the TV from the wall socket?
Edit: don't know if safe, but it fixed the issue.
Tested several sources and app. Tried to reboot the TV and it didn't fix it. It's like it can't detect Dolby surround anymore, I have only two channels output. When I have a 5.1 surround sound playing, there's only two channel outputting sound. It's really weird. Another thing is that I can't switch the surround toggle with the quick setting menu, it makes me think it's a software issue with the TV.
I hope à factory reset or firmware update will fix the issue. Is it safe to unplug the TV from the wall socket?
Edit: don't know if safe, but it fixed the issue.
God of War had a nice run at the top but Detroit just took the throne.
Discs.
Discs.
Is there still no ETA on any reviews for the 2018 Vizio P Series?
The 65 inch for $1300 looks awfully appealing especially as its over 1000 nits. But I've been waiting and I haven't even seen anywhere mention when the 2018 Vizios are going to get reviewed
The 65 inch for $1300 looks awfully appealing especially as its over 1000 nits. But I've been waiting and I haven't even seen anywhere mention when the 2018 Vizios are going to get reviewed
God of War had a nice run at the top but Detroit just took the throne.
Discs.
Lol. I personally don't own a uhd player but figured I'd post it here after I saw the thread about it in ot.
Some just seeing the design say they think they might if they were to get one, but IMO you won't notice the slight tilt when the TV is on at all having watched a lot of stuff on it.
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Nice! People say upscaling is the reason to go Sony, but quite honestly I think the upscaling qualities, are very similar across all major brands, and the main advantage for you, is smooth gradation, this is what Sony do best, and the one thing I'd take and stick it on my B7. :)
Just saw the X900F (X9000F) for $400 below retail here. Probably going to bite. They are also selling a Dolby Atmos soundbar, although I wonder what the point of that is in anything short of a Yamaha 50 speaker array...
The only LED competition at the price range is the Samsung NU8000...but viewing angle problems and poor peak brightness is not exactly enamoring me to the Samsung style. Is there anyone here knowledgeable about the Q7FN? It seems to have better 1080p perf, at least?
The only LED competition at the price range is the Samsung NU8000...but viewing angle problems and poor peak brightness is not exactly enamoring me to the Samsung style. Is there anyone here knowledgeable about the Q7FN? It seems to have better 1080p perf, at least?
Looking for a 1080p TV that's 32" which is high quality - what is the best picture/input latency/display right now? I'm gonna wait for HDR to be implemented in smaller sets, it's just too big or only in stupid expensive monitors.
The problem is there's no money in that on the TV side of the market. They've all moved on to 55/65/75 in general. But 32" still has big growth in the PC space. Only problem is you're paying big dollars for it. I have a great 32" Curved 144hz display that cost less than any Gsync monitor today...but it's not OLED or HDR. Still supports HDMI though.
Finally saw Infinity War last night. It was a 10:10 showing, which is too late to start a movie when you have a job and kids, etc.
I really enjoyed it but would probably place it outside my Top 5 MCU movies on first viewing. Still incredibly excited for the direction A4 goes in, so I guess Disney did it's job again.
I really enjoyed it but would probably place it outside my Top 5 MCU movies on first viewing. Still incredibly excited for the direction A4 goes in, so I guess Disney did it's job again.
God of War had a nice run at the top but Detroit just took the throne.
Discs.
lol, casual. 4k streaming
Even after almost a year the picture quality still regularly stuns the hell out of me. Hope you like it!
Make sure you turn on Enhanced HDMI on the ports you're using that you're connecting 4K HDR hardware to. HDMI 2 & 3 are the full bandwidth ports for 4K@60Hz + HDR (HDMI 3 is also the one that supports ARC).
I think with worse sources it might still be more noticeable but yeah usually at the point we're all probably mainly upscaling blu-rays that are already great sources, especially on these top TVs. But yeah, smooth gradation is such an awesome feature. :)
Congrats.
From Rtings, ''The X900F is Sony's current flagship LED TV, recently updated for 2018. The 900F produces slightly better picture quality, thanks to the full array local dimming feature. The Q7 is a bit brighter for SDR content while the X900F is brighter for HDR content. The Q7FN has a much wider color gamut and much better color volume. If you want the best colors possible with HDR content, go with the Q7FN; if not, then the X900F is a better choice.''
Edit: Forgot to add that the Q7 has a lower input lag than the X900F.
Congrats! You should have 2 free movie purchases too in the google video app btw, some decent selections in there. I have the A8F (near identical) for 3 weeks now, still blows my mind. I just finished rewatching the IT remake on 4K disc, and the blacks in the sewer scenes are so damn good.
Also shoutouts Dolby Atmos. Movie was extra spooky
Guys, is it a good time to change TV?
Currently I have a Sony KDL-42W705B, a LED TV which is not 4K.
From this, the natural transition would be to go for an OLED right? Going for a LED 4K in my point of view does not justify the investment, I believe.
With 1800 €, what's the best one you can get? My focus is mostly gaming. Is LG B7 still the king?
Currently I have a Sony KDL-42W705B, a LED TV which is not 4K.
From this, the natural transition would be to go for an OLED right? Going for a LED 4K in my point of view does not justify the investment, I believe.
With 1800 €, what's the best one you can get? My focus is mostly gaming. Is LG B7 still the king?
Sorry guys if this has been asked a bazillion times in here but I'm looking for the best settings for when gaming in HDR on the LG B7. I've tried a bunch of different settings but not sure if I'm getting the best results. I've seen a lot of you also have the B7 - any consensus on the best settings for gaming in HDR?
I would naturally think going for the "game" mode would be a non-brainer because of the latency advantage but now I'm reading that it actually disables Active HDR. Also, the game mode makes the games just seem kinda dull, but that might be because I need to calibrate it properly idk. I'm not really a MP player so the latency advantage is maybe lost on someone like me.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? :)
I would naturally think going for the "game" mode would be a non-brainer because of the latency advantage but now I'm reading that it actually disables Active HDR. Also, the game mode makes the games just seem kinda dull, but that might be because I need to calibrate it properly idk. I'm not really a MP player so the latency advantage is maybe lost on someone like me.
Can anyone point me in the right direction? :)
I just bought a B7A. After I bought it, someone warned me that there are audio sync issues with OLED TVs. Is this the case?
NVM fixed my issue..Jesus that 65 inch B7 price. They're really trying to get rid of those things. FYI If you recently bought a B7 at BB within the last month, the 55 inch dropped down an extra $100 so I got the credit put back on my BB card. The price is now $1499.99
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Look what came in earlier than expected....
Wife is out till about 9pm, so will have to wait to get it up stairs, opened and attach the stand and put it on my entertainment stand. Looking forward to it. My first ever Samsung, hope I get a good panel! Will post impressions when I can.
Wife is out till about 9pm, so will have to wait to get it up stairs, opened and attach the stand and put it on my entertainment stand. Looking forward to it. My first ever Samsung, hope I get a good panel! Will post impressions when I can.
65" B7 for $1,699 and free shipping. The site is an authorized dealer as well per LG's site.
https://secure.walts.com/tvs/oled-tv/lg-oled-tv-oled65b7a
https://secure.walts.com/tvs/oled-tv/lg-oled-tv-oled65b7a
The amount of tv's that you go through, GODDAMN!Look what came in earlier than expected....
Wife is out till about 9pm, so will have to wait to get it up stairs, opened and attach the stand and put it on my entertainment stand. Looking forward to it. My first ever Samsung, hope I get a good panel! Will post impressions when I can.
I have only bought one this year and that was the 900f that I returned for the Q9. So technically only 2 this year. Last year it was 2 as well, but I kept both of those (ZD9 & E7).
I feel like the only thing that will satisfy you is the mythical Crystal LED.
Or if the ZD9 and the E7 had a baby! That would do it.
For the record, it is not that I am not satisfied with my ZD9 or the E7, but I always want the best set for gaming and it seems like the Q9 might be it. When I bought my E7 I loved it but the HDR brightness level was not as much as I wanted, granted it was not horrid, just wish it was brighter and that is when I got the ZD9. I spent a lot of time with both, switching them in and out, using one for a month or so, then switching back to the other. Both are fantastic sets and I highly recommend them both. Just seems like the Q9, based on impressions/reviews may be the set that takes a bit from both. We will see when I put it through it's paces. If it turns out to be a dud, I will just stick with my ZD9/E7 (my e7 does have some banding that only appears in dark scenes, but is annoying).
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