Consumer Reports: LG 55EC9300 "Isn't the Best TV We've Ever Tested"
LG's second-generation 55-inch 1080p OLED HDTV offers a glimpse of the near future, when OLEDs will be the best TVs available—but that's not quite yet.
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Consumer Reports reviewed the $3500 LG 55EC9300 and found much to like. Deep black levels and the resulting high contrast beat anything offered by LED-LCD or plasma panels. However, issues with color accuracy and gamma tracking kept it from earning the top spot for all-around best TV.
"LG’s 55EC9300 OLED TV is a top-performing 1080p set, and certainly ranks among the best TVs we’ve ever tested. It's worth noting that under normal viewing, many people won't notice the flaws we point out in this review. But even with some of the noted shortcomings of this set, it's clear to us that OLED will quickly emerge as the top display technology for those who care about top-notch television picture quality." —James K. Willcox and Claudio Ciacci, Consumer Reports
Claudio Ciacci compares black levels on LG's OLED (left) and an LED-LCD (right) - Photo from Consumer Reports
The review mirrors my observations and experience with the EC9300; it can look very impressive, but it also suffers from some visible flaws. I'm looking forward to Consumer Report's review of the soon-to-ship LG 65EC9700 OLED UHDTV. It's about time a TV definitively pushes the state of the art in flat (and curved) panel displays forward; the EC9300 came close to pulling it off.
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LG's second-generation 55-inch 1080p OLED HDTV offers a glimpse of the near future, when OLEDs will be the best TVs available—but that's not quite yet.
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Consumer Reports reviewed the $3500 LG 55EC9300 and found much to like. Deep black levels and the resulting high contrast beat anything offered by LED-LCD or plasma panels. However, issues with color accuracy and gamma tracking kept it from earning the top spot for all-around best TV.
"LG’s 55EC9300 OLED TV is a top-performing 1080p set, and certainly ranks among the best TVs we’ve ever tested. It's worth noting that under normal viewing, many people won't notice the flaws we point out in this review. But even with some of the noted shortcomings of this set, it's clear to us that OLED will quickly emerge as the top display technology for those who care about top-notch television picture quality." —James K. Willcox and Claudio Ciacci, Consumer Reports
Claudio Ciacci compares black levels on LG's OLED (left) and an LED-LCD (right) - Photo from Consumer Reports
The review mirrors my observations and experience with the EC9300; it can look very impressive, but it also suffers from some visible flaws. I'm looking forward to Consumer Report's review of the soon-to-ship LG 65EC9700 OLED UHDTV. It's about time a TV definitively pushes the state of the art in flat (and curved) panel displays forward; the EC9300 came close to pulling it off.
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