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Thread: New TV - 55" OLED or 65" standard LED?

post 1614006981 08-19-2020, 12:44 PM
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New TV - 55" OLED or 65" standard LED?

We're giving my brother our 55" Vizio, which is a few years old and was good for it's age. For a new TV, I'm debating getting another 55" and springing for OLED or moving to a 65" standard LED. Here are the two contenders:

LG 55CX
https://www.lg.com/us/tvs/lg-oled55cxpua-oled-4k-tv

Sony X900H
https://www.sony.com/electronics/tel...delPrices=true

I lean toward the LG 55" OLED for the following reasons:

- OLED picture seems noticeably better
- We only sit 8-10' away
- Current 55" seems big enough

My wife thinks bigger might be better and leans towards the 65" but she's left the decision up to me. Budget is under $2k, preferably in the $1,500 ballpark. I don't want to spend $2.5k on a 65" OLED.

What would you get?
post 1614007501 08-19-2020, 12:49 PM
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I wouldn't get a non-OLED TV anymore tbh, might even get a CX for my next gaming monitor
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Originally Posted By Destor⏩
I wouldn't get a non-OLED TV anymore tbh, might even get a CX for my next gaming monitor
There's no such thing as "future proof" but it does seem a little stupid to buy old tech when you're upgrading.
post 1614013351 08-19-2020, 01:44 PM
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OLED is way better. that size wont make a big difference but the quality will be. regardless what they show in store. they use pictures/frames that favor tvs that sell bad. i worked at best buy in college lol

id get OLED. youll notice difference when you watch a movie like those marvel movies or like some cybernetic chit. i remember when i first got OLED and watched a movie i could notice the water droplets and i was amazed

id take OLED over 20 inches.
post 1614013421 08-19-2020, 01:44 PM
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I sit 10.5 feet away and find with some movies being in a 21:9 aspect ratio , that you need the extra size to compensate.
Each to his own of course , but I did buy an LG Oled in a 55” , and took it back and traded it in the next day for their 65” Oled .
Would go 77” if I had the cash
Back with my Fam
post 1614013881 08-19-2020, 01:48 PM
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I sit around 10 feet away and have the 65 inch C9 LG OLED.

Highly recommend it.
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian⏩
I sit around 10 feet away and have the 65 inch C9 LG OLED.

Highly recommend it.
honestly op you should just wait a month for black friday. you can probably get ^ this for same price.

you dont have to wait in line and stuff thats for those crappy 45 inch led tvs for $200 that everyone wants. not many are gonna be dropping 2k so you can find a good deal and just pick it up
post 1614020661 08-19-2020, 02:58 PM
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You guys are making me think I should just suck it up and go 65" OLED. I wish I could wait until BF but my bro just got divorced and needs some help.
post 1614021191 08-19-2020, 03:04 PM
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Samsung 75"+.
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Rtings has the best TV reviews i've found

https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/be...-on-the-market

OLED is obviously king
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
Samsung 75"+.
I'll take a look at Samsung but 75" probably won't even fit on the wall lol.
post 1614028351 08-19-2020, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted By radrd⏩
You guys are making me think I should just suck it up and go 65" OLED. I wish I could wait until BF but my bro just got divorced and needs some help.
This is definitely the route I would go, get a 65" OLED and call it done for the next decade
post 1614028541 08-19-2020, 04:21 PM
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End of last year I bought a Samsung Q70R 65" (€ 1539) and do not regret it.
post 1614029041 08-19-2020, 04:26 PM
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Buy a high quality projector instead
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I got my 65 oled for $1700 shipped, do it!
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I bought a 55 and every fukin day I watch it I regret not getting a bigger size.
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Originally Posted By Destor⏩
I wouldn't get a non-OLED TV anymore tbh, might even get a CX for my next gaming monitor
I have a CX as my gaming/work screen - the only problem is you need a 3080ti to run it at 4k 120hz with full color

it looks ass with the HDMI 2.0 and color reduction @ 120hz currently

OP always get the biggest TV you can afford
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Originally Posted By janglingjack⏩
I bought a 55 and every fukin day I watch it I regret not getting a bigger size.
yup. this is what i tell people - nobody ever gets the TV home and says - damn! i wish i would've gone smaller. it's always the other way around. and i keep my TVs for 10+ years - so spend a little more and get exactly what you want! go big or go home!!!
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Originally Posted By radrd⏩
I'll take a look at Samsung but 75" probably won't even fit on the wall lol.
get the biggest Samsung that will fit in your space!!!!!!!!!! do not worry about sitting too close!!!! that's a myth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sony is shiiiiiiiiiit! they dropped the ball 20 years ago. LG is second best to Samsung!!!!
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Originally Posted By Halfway⏩
I have a CX as my gaming/work screen - the only problem is you need a 3080ti to run it at 4k 120hz with full color

it looks ass with the HDMI 2.0 and color reduction @ 120hz currently

OP always get the biggest TV you can afford
Good to know thx brah. Planning to build a new rig with whatever top shelf Ampere card Nvidia announces soon here

Are you running the 48"?
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Originally Posted By Destor⏩
Good to know thx brah. Planning to build a new rig with whatever top shelf Ampere card Nvidia announces soon here

Are you running the 48"?
yeah the 48" with an asus proart 27" in portrait mode next to it as a 2nd monitor for browser windows. The only issue I have with the CX is the same problem all OLEDs have in that they're not superbright. I tried messing with all the settings but if I jack up the brightness witht henvida control panel then I lose some of the black levels which is the whole point.


I'm getting a 3080ti the day it comes out so I can game at 120hz tho lol
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65” OLED BX no questions asked
Only $400 more than 55” CX
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Buy a 82" QLED you can probably get it for the same price as the oled
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I still love my 65” vizio.

How much more clear do you guys need?
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Once the 3080ti comes out I wanna buy the 48" CX for my gaming monitor.
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Originally Posted By andrew28⏩
I still love my 65” vizio.

How much more clear do you guys need?
I need my kid to try to run through the TV because she thinks it's an open door.
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Originally Posted By radrd⏩
I need my kid to try to run through the TV because she thinks it's an open door.
I can respect that
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Decided to go with the LG 65" CX OLED. Thank you all for helping me spend more than I wanted. Fukkin misc.
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Definitely go for the 55" OLED. I right now got a 55" 4K and a 70" 1080p and the difference in size isn't that big of a deal while the difference in picture quality is a much bigger deal.
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Originally Posted By radrd⏩
Decided to go with the LG 65" CX OLED. Thank you all for helping me spend more than I wanted. Fukkin misc.
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