Richer Sounds vs John Lewis??

[ChrisEdu]

I canny. It’s on its way. I should have asked here before I OK’d it.

what’s OLED then?

Organic light emitting diodes. Currently, the best generally available screen technology, in terms of picture quality, especially in dark scenes.

I went from a reasonable Panasonic plasma screen to a high end Sony OLED and have been blown away by the quality of the new screen. Even my indifferent teenagers have commented on how much better it is.

 

[John]

OLED is the competition to QLED basically.

Not sure where they are now but I paid £1300 for a 55" in early 2018.

The pros and cons to each.

If you are truly obsessed about picture (and I'm not in all honesty), I would think you'd be perfectly happy with the QLED.

The one big downside to OLED, btw, is burn in i.e. if fixed images on the screen for too long (few hours) may leave an "imprint" of that image on the screen permanently.

The screen does have tricks to mitigate but they are not as "robust" as LED.

We naturally use our TV in a way which means we are highly unlikely to ever suffer burn in (we never watch channels with fixed graphics like BBC News, we don't even use the TV every night and we don't tend to watch it during the day).

 

[Deleted member 113659]

Organic light emitting diodes. Currently, the best generally available screen technology, in terms of picture quality, especially in dark scenes.

I went from a reasonable Panasonic plasma screen to a high end Sony OLED and have been blown away by the quality of the new screen. Even my indifferent teenagers have commented on how much better it is.

Prob be a waste given my old man eyes.

 

[ChrisEdu]

My 48" OLED was £1800, just last month.

 

[ChrisEdu]

OLED is the competition to QLED basically.

Not sure where they are now but I paid £1300 for a 55" in early 2018.

The pros and cons to each.

If you are truly obsessed about picture (and I'm not in all honesty), I would think you'd be perfectly happy with the QLED.

The one big downside to OLED, btw, is burn in i.e. if fixed images on the screen for too long (few hours) may leave an "imprint" of that image on the screen permanently.

The screen does have tricks to mitigate but they are not as "robust" as LED.

We naturally use our TV in a way which means we are highly unlikely to ever suffer burn in (we never watch channels with fixed graphics like BBC News, we don't even use the TV every night and we don't tend to watch it during the day).

Burn-in is not that common in normal use. The same was a criticism of plasma and I have never had any issues with it.

LED screens struggle due to the way their lit, whereas in OLED each pixel emits its own light. Hence, a space scene will look far better on OLED.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

OLED is the competition to QLED basically.

Not sure where they are now but I paid £1300 for a 55" in early 2018.

The pros and cons to each.

If you are truly obsessed about picture (and I'm not in all honesty), I would think you'd be perfectly happy with the QLED.

The one big downside to OLED, btw, is burn in i.e. if fixed images on the screen for too long (few hours) may leave an "imprint" of that image on the screen permanently.

The screen does have tricks to mitigate but they are not as "robust" as LED.

We naturally use our TV in a way which means we are highly unlikely to ever suffer burn in (we never watch channels with fixed graphics like BBC News, we don't even use the TV every night and we don't tend to watch it during the day).

Thanks John. Given our outgoing tele is nearly 6 years old and not a QLED I’m sure we’ll be more than happy with new one.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Had a phone call from RS’s today. They explained it isn’t cost effective to replace the screen on our tele. It’s coming up to 6 years old now.

They have offered a brand new 50” replacement which is QLED (our old one was not) and it has all the latest apps on including Apple TV with Apple Play (so can auto connect all HomePods. )

If we want to upgrade to an even better model we can just pay the difference. I accepted their suggested TV and it’s due tomorrow. Same 6 year warranty too. Amazing service from them.

That’s incredible.

I wonder whether they’ll fix our sound base? Perhaps the 6 year warranty only applies to TVs. We’ve had it just over 6 years....

 

[Deleted member 113659]

That’s incredible.

I wonder whether they’ll fix our sound base? Perhaps the 6 year warranty only applies to TVs. We’ve had it just over 6 years....

Worth a quick email or phone call Rob. You never know.

 

[John]

My 48" OLED was £1800, just last month.

I bought an LG 55 B7V - I'm surprised your unit was a lot more expensive. Perhaps a much higher model with a smaller screen?

Burn-in is not that common in normal use. The same was a criticism of plasma and I have never had any issues with it.

LED screens struggle due to the way their lit, whereas in OLED each pixel emits its own light. Hence, a space scene will look far better on OLED.

No, but nevertheless you have to be aware of it. I read quite a lot of anecdotal stories of it happening and it is not covered by the warranty.

It is an amazing picture and black / dark screens do look amazing but I can't get that excited about that though. I'm more into audio than video!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Worth a quick email or phone call Rob. You never know.

I’ll mention your name

 

[Deleted member 113659]

I'm more into audio than video!

You and ya Jonny Hates Jazz cassette.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

I’ll mention your name

Aye, tell them Big Toe sent you.

 

[ChrisEdu]

I bought an LG 55 B7V - I'm surprised your unit was a lot more expensive. Perhaps a much higher model with a smaller screen?



No, but nevertheless you have to be aware of it. I read quite a lot of anecdotal stories of it happening and it is not covered by the warranty.

It is an amazing picture and black / dark screens do look amazing but I can't get that excited about that though. I'm more into audio than video!

It's the top line Sony model. For big stuff, I have my home projection system with a pretty serious sound system.

Incidentally, the sound from the Sony is pretty amazing. It uses the panel as part of the acoustic system and produces some pretty impressive bass.

 

[Darrell]

I’m off to their London Bridge store shortly to get a SONOS for our daughter.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

I’m off to their London Bridge store shortly to get a SONOS for our daughter.

Fab mate, I'll bet she'll be made up with that.

 

[Darrell]

Fab mate, I'll bet she'll be made up with that.

They are good (I like them anyway). We’ve got 4 already and the Beam.

 

[HB]

I’m just about to call Richer up here and buy a tv. Always had great service from the guys in Glasgow.

 

[CJD]

John Lewis if you want quality service from delivery to claim. Richer Sounds is what it is: a discount specialist.

But, that said, the essence of warranty is that it's all in your head. Modern TV's are so reliable that it's unlikely to go wrong, and if it does, you'll have forgotten that you have the warranty.

My LG OLED is three years old now and shows not a hint of problem. It replaced two 50 inch Plasmas that lasted 5 years apiece, only being replaced because of the desire to upgrade.

My last LG lasted 18 months before the LED backlights failed ( well known problem - wish I had known about it before I bought it )
So not everything lasts forever - a good warranty is well worth it.
John Lewis get my vote.

 

[rf065]

OLED is the competition to QLED basically.

That's a bit like saying Mercedes are the competition to Ford!
Every review I've read concluded that OLED was far superior to QLED.

 

[clk320x]

Every review I've read concluded that OLED was far superior to QLED.

They both have their advantages and disadvantages.