legend Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I was pretty confident that the next TV I bought would be an LG OLED, but I just ran across this promotional material for the Samsung Q9F series: https://www.samsung.com/us/explore/qled-tv/gaming-tv/?cid=smp-mktg-stc-tv-07182018-122317 Highlights (also from search googling): Freesync VRR 20ms input lag No burn in or image retention Only modestly worse black levels than OLED Much brighter than OLED HDR10+ That's a pretty damn compelling counter point to an LG OLED for a gamer. From what I can tell, it only slightly loses on black level. Are there other reasons to still consider an LG OLED though? Do you guys think that LG OLEDs next year would be able to make up the gap and surpass for gaming? Regarding the VRR, I understand that the HDMI standard for VRR may be different than FreeSync, but would it be safe to conclude that whatever it is would be something that could be patched into firmware for a display that supports Freesync? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Really? No comments at all? Should I have posted this GG? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emblazon Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Lost me at $3k for 65 inches. If I were to ever get a TV again, it'd have to be at least 80". The specs look great though. Deepest blacks are only really noticeable when you are in a pitch black room, and how often is that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 For my apartment 65" is actually pushing it on being too big 3k is a lot though. I was thinking I'd probably hold out till the 2019 model but I might cave if this looks like a future proof slam dunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Emblazon said: Deepest blacks are only really noticeable when you are in a pitch black room, and how often is that? Don’t own an OLED, do you? Anyways, Legend, it’s a fine TV. One of my buddies has one so I’ve been able to see it in a real world setting. Still wouldn’t personally buy a non-OLED set ever again, but it’s a solid TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, legend said: Really? No comments at all? Should I have posted this GG? The entire site is slower over the weekend. If we're a couple of days into the week and you still haven't gotten a lot of feedback, ping me and I'll move it to GG for you. As for the TV, hasn't HDR not settled on a universal standard yet? I'd personally be reluctant to buy a new TV until that happens, especially a $3,000 TV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, sblfilms said: Don’t own an OLED, do you? Anyways, Legend, it’s a fine TV. One of my buddies has one so I’ve been able to see it in a real world setting. Still wouldn’t personally buy a non-OLED set ever again, but it’s a solid TV. Any particular reason you would still prefer OLED? 1 hour ago, Jason said: The entire site is slower over the weekend. If we're a couple of days into the week and you still haven't gotten a lot of feedback, ping me and I'll move it to GG for you. As for the TV, hasn't HDR not settled on a universal standard yet? I'd personally be reluctant to buy a new TV until that happens, especially a $3,000 TV. I was a bit concerned too, but I did some googling. First, it sounds like everyone supports a baseline version of HDR, that being HDR10. HDR10+ is indeed in competition with Dolby Vision, but it sounds like HDR10+ might be better and stands a good chance of winning. I'm basing that off this site and some others, so it's possible I'm being naive. https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/what-is-hdr10-3294683 So while I suppose its possible HDR10+ might not win, based on that info that doesn't mean you can't get HDR content at all even if Dolby wins. If one wants to wait things out, it may be a while, and I was planning on next year being the longest I'd wait regardless. My 08/09 (can't remember which year) Panny Plasma has had a damn fine run though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 QLED is poop even with VRR. So not the best gaming TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: QLED is poop even with VRR. So not the best gaming TV. How so? And FWIW, my understanding from reviews is this newest release is significantly better than last years QLED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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