Which 65 inch Telelvision to buy

[Stoigeboiii]

I was recently comparing SAMSUNG 65-Inch Class Neo QLED QN85A and LG OLED65C1PUB C1 Series 65 OLED and I'm not sure which one is better. My price range is around $2200.

 

I mostly watch TV shows that are normally 1080p SDR quality but I have an nvidia shield and use its upscaling. I occasionally watch movies and about half of the TV shows I watch anime. I know the Samsung is suppose to be better for SDR content but the LG is an OLED. So I'm not sure which one is better. 

 

Any recommendations would be great even if it's not the two TVs I listed here! Thank you

[SolarNova]

Unless ur living in a very bright room, if u have the option to pick an OLED at the size u want, get it.

[OfficialTechSpace]

The LG is one of the best OLEDs currently available, the Samsung you listed doesn't even come close.

 

The QN85A is good, but still not quite that of the C1. Samsung uses an IPS panel in this particular model, and this (obviously) comes with the common drawbacks of such a panel:

 

-Trouble reproducing deep blacks

-Poor black uniformity

-Poor contrast ratio (in comparison to OLED)

-Poor pixel response times (in comparison to OLED; the average pixel response time is less than 2ms)

-Haloing & Blooming issues

 

Sources:

Samsung QN85A QLED Review

LG C1 OLED Review

[Daethz]

LG oled forsure

I got a Samsung Q80T, and it has nasty vertical dark lines on really bright scenes

It's usually really hard to see them, but im def going lg next time.

[Stahlmann]

Either the Samsung QN90A or the LG C1 OLED. Both are excellent TV's with their own advantages and disadvantages.

 

The Samsung QN90A (EU Model is the QN95A) get's brighter (1800 nits in HDR, 1500 nits in SDR) and has a better anti-reflective coating. So if you're mainly in a brightly lit room or a room with many windows, you might want to get this. Gaming performance is good, but here it falls behind the OLED. Also due to it's local dimming algorythms that tried to remove halos where possible, it may supress some detail. But since you don't watch much high-fidelity content from what it seems, this might not be an issue for you.

 

The LG C1 OLED cannot get as bright (750 nits in HDR, 400 nits in SDR), but it's still bright enough for most room during daytime. I just wouldn't put one opposed to a window. As a matter of fact i run my C9 at 150 nits (SDR) all the time and don't have any problems with it not being bright enough even at daytime. Because of it's deeper blacks and pixel level dimming, it can deliver a much more detailed HDR experience in a light controlled room (nighttime, curtains, etc...). Also, due to OLED's inherently instant response times, this will also be a much more responsive gaming TV than the QN90A.

 

I'd suggest reading through these two reviews before making your decision:

Samsung QN90A QLED Review (QN50QN90AAFXZA, QN55QN90AAFXZA, QN65QN90AAFXZA, QN75QN90AAFXZA, QN85QN90AAFXZA) - RTINGS.com

LG C1 OLED Review (OLED48C1PUB, OLED55C1PUB, OLED65C1PUB, OLED77C1PUB, OLED83C1PUA) - RTINGS.com

 

 

One important note about brightness: Due to our eyes constantly adjusting to brightness, the difference between the two TV's will be smaller than you'd think when looking at the nits of the two TVs. Our eyes perceive brightness in a logorythmic manner, which means a value of 1000 nits will not look twice as bright as 500 nits to us. In reality the difference is smaller.

 

About burn-in:

OLED burn-in normally is not an issue anymore. Rtings.com did a long-term test with the older LG C7 OLED models. The result basically was that it's not a problem when you have mixed content. And with each generation of TV's more feature were introduced to fight the risk of burn-in. If you want to read more about it, here is the link to the results: Real Life OLED Burn-In Test on 6 TVs - RTINGS.com