So I still have not purchased a new set sadly. I just haven't been able to convince myself to jump yet despite some great deals. Looking at a few new options and wanted to get some thoughts/opinions.
Seating 8 to 12 feet away depending on if I push my couch a little closer and extend the wall mount out. I currently have a 42" 720p Samsung plasma from 2008. Despite its low tech/size and being a bottom tier plasma I still like it a lot. I really like the plasmas coloring and motion. In Best Buy last weekend I annoyed the salesman by turning the TV to movie mode and turned off motion smoothing on the 65JS9000 I was strongly considering. I'd like either a 55" or 65" set. I'm looking to spend between $3-$3.5k.
Option 1) LG EC9300 1080p OLED with a professional calibration (after proper break in) and a darbee darblet processor. (~$2600). Put the extra $1k toward a vacation.
Option 2) Samsung 65JS9000 (HDR/WCG/4k)- I get a discount on Samsung products through work (~$3200 with a $300 gift card bonus).
Option 3) Wait for EG9500 4k 55" Oled to drop to $3-$3.5k in the fall (hopefully) and buy that.
Option 4) Wait for 65JS9500 (HDR/WCG/4k/FALD) to drop with my discount to ~$3500 around black Friday (speculation again).
My current set is still working just fine so waiting isn't a big deal to me.
Other question: can the EC9300 support WCG? Just wondering if it might be able to take advantage of the new UHD bluray spec in that sense. Also are the OLEDs 10 or 12 bit panels?
OLED:
Cons: reading hundreds of pages on here has me worried about motion, screen dimples, near black/greyscale performance, uniformity, banding, no hdr/wcg support for new blurays.
Pros: closer to plasma in color and performance, amazing contrast, cheaper (9300 set), I passed up a zt60 2 years ago waiting for OLED.
LCD: worried about back light issues, black performance, uniformity, banding.
Pros: size, brightness, detail just seems better, JS series motion is very good, WCG/HDR compatibility means I won't miss out on the newest UHD bluray specs like i have with my 720p plasma.
What would you do? Appreciate your thoughts.
Seating 8 to 12 feet away depending on if I push my couch a little closer and extend the wall mount out. I currently have a 42" 720p Samsung plasma from 2008. Despite its low tech/size and being a bottom tier plasma I still like it a lot. I really like the plasmas coloring and motion. In Best Buy last weekend I annoyed the salesman by turning the TV to movie mode and turned off motion smoothing on the 65JS9000 I was strongly considering. I'd like either a 55" or 65" set. I'm looking to spend between $3-$3.5k.
Option 1) LG EC9300 1080p OLED with a professional calibration (after proper break in) and a darbee darblet processor. (~$2600). Put the extra $1k toward a vacation.
Option 2) Samsung 65JS9000 (HDR/WCG/4k)- I get a discount on Samsung products through work (~$3200 with a $300 gift card bonus).
Option 3) Wait for EG9500 4k 55" Oled to drop to $3-$3.5k in the fall (hopefully) and buy that.
Option 4) Wait for 65JS9500 (HDR/WCG/4k/FALD) to drop with my discount to ~$3500 around black Friday (speculation again).
My current set is still working just fine so waiting isn't a big deal to me.
Other question: can the EC9300 support WCG? Just wondering if it might be able to take advantage of the new UHD bluray spec in that sense. Also are the OLEDs 10 or 12 bit panels?
OLED:
Cons: reading hundreds of pages on here has me worried about motion, screen dimples, near black/greyscale performance, uniformity, banding, no hdr/wcg support for new blurays.
Pros: closer to plasma in color and performance, amazing contrast, cheaper (9300 set), I passed up a zt60 2 years ago waiting for OLED.
LCD: worried about back light issues, black performance, uniformity, banding.
Pros: size, brightness, detail just seems better, JS series motion is very good, WCG/HDR compatibility means I won't miss out on the newest UHD bluray specs like i have with my 720p plasma.
What would you do? Appreciate your thoughts.