QLED vs OLED real world brightness,reflection & viewing angle test. 

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haha ikr, its oled or nothing since i got my first oled display

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​@@TheTechGiantRU-vid A question where I am looking for a honest answer. I have been using a Samsung QLED for the past 3 years, and I want to upgrade to anything that can do 4K 120Hz as a monitor. I returned both Q90A and Q85A because they can't display proper 4K 120Hz, they have blurry text... My question is, I understand LG G1 can, but is it bright enough for someone who was coming from a Samsung QN90A? I would typically use QN90A around 25/50 brightness, but pump that to 100% for movie watching. What do you think?

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@@TheTechGiantRU-vid 😊

I did the same and this was the deciding factor for me. I will have problems with window reflections and lamp reflections but I don't care. Son destroyed my old 55" 4k Samsung. Tomorrow I join the ranks of OLED owners. Picking up a 65" A1. I have faith I will be pleased.

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That’s awesome Steve you just helped me out bro!! I wanted a CX so bad and was worried it would suck in a bright room and be to dim. But you having a 2020 model and using it in both rooms is gospel :). I was gonna go get the Samsung QN90A Neo QLED but I’ve seen reviews on RU-vid and the blooming on it is brutal.

I was happy with the Cinema mode for picture setting. But bit more impressed with Vivid setting.

I bought the BX and had to return it as it was too dim during dark movie scenes. Even while watching Our Planet in DV on Netflix is was just plain dull.

@@deputyvanhalen6386 it’s interesting how we all have personal tastes. I cannot stand vivid as it hurts my eyes (on my oled) and it over saturates the colours and doesn’t look realistic at all. I did some manual calibration after 100-200 hours (recommended to let the TV break in) and the colours are popping more.

@@adumowumo dude I ordered an official HDMI 2.1 lead from USA, Amazon. In The UK, Amazon said they're not in stock. And Currys have said I have 14 days to send back. I got 4 days left to 14th day and 3 days left to receiving the HMDI 2.1 lead!?!??!!?! I cant believe my cousins' and friend's 8 or more years old Samung HD tv was soooo good at upscaling!?!?! My friend, 8 years ago had old shows from 1950s, 1960s and they were amazing. Like they were filmed on the latest top cameras of today BACK THEN!?!?!

Went for LG C1 in the end and it’s fabulous!

@@gunscratch Awesome! It's always such a relief if one finally decides on whatever and stops comparing :D. I checked out the C1 in a store last week and was shocked about how the whole store was reflecting in the display.

@@jimkirk2527 I must admit, the reflection thing did bug me a bit but, tbh, it's no worse than my old curved screen Samsung. Sometimes I sit and think "those bloody reflections," but the brain strangely cancels them out and often I no longer notice them. Evening lighting is the real thing that needs consideration as a badly placed lamp will ruin the oled experience. But every single day I'm blown away by the sheer picture quality. I love it.

@@gunscratch I'm gonna check the A80J in a store tomorrow and gonna compare it with the C1, G1 and the X95J. I want OLED, I know it because I loved my plasma :). The problem is that I will sit very close to the 65incher - thats maybe not ideal but more is more with screen-size, right? :D

@@jimkirk2527 Screen size....mmmmm.... My old Samsung was 55" and I never, ever felt it was too small in any way. I went to Currys and the sales guy actually said to me that a lot of the screen size debate is hype and fashion. In a huge store 55" looks tiny against the 65"+ offerings but at home I can assure you IT'S NOT! Watching another video the guy said "Wanna save yourself $1000? Move your sofa closer to the tv!" And he's right. I game sitting 9'-10' away but if I really wanted "immersive" then all I have to do is move my chair 2' closer and save a shed load of dough. My 55" is 500 quid less than the 65" C1 and although I toyed with getting the larger screen, I in no way feel disappointed that I didn't. But each to their own, if you're set on getting a 65" tv Im not going to try to tell you not to. A friend of mine has the 65" A80J and it's a fabulous tv. If all you do is watch tv and movies you will not be disappointed. If you're a gamer though and want to play with next gen consoles, apparently it's just not the tv to get so for me it was kicked from the shortlist very early on.

Hope you enjoy the new TV mate

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid Got it today, first impressions are wow, blacks are great and i haven't even configured it yet. Also the sound is very impressive for an LCD. Very very happy so far!! Got it for 1k with a few marks on the screen (which are not visible when screen is on), ambient mode is also brilliant!

Depends on the TV best upscaling is SONY hands down. I own an lg cx oled , Sony oled and Samsung leds. In a bright room I would go Samsung honestly unless your next to each other they all look great. The funny thing With blooming is your eyes will see it on oled if your further away even though it’s not there

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You get 120 in only few games, more games are 4K60 or 4K30

Can you please help me get a laptop for school 🙏🏿

No the nets don't impact much,but that said the brightness levels maybe different in your room due to window size,room layout and such like.

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid thanks Paul - love your channel as you actually give us the real world perspective 👍 keep up the awesome work

If I get them then it will be done

I have no dedicated plans to,but I am willing to test any TV

It's not that simple though. I love Qled but I also want 120hz gsync and freesync compatibility. Maybe I'm wrong there but I thought that the Samsung only has freesync capability at 120hz. I believe the Samsung qn90a has "gsync compatibility" although its not gsync certified. I'm not sure if that works well or works at all at 120hz. Oled has both gsync and freesync but I'm not a fan at how dark it gets.

@@strider1237 I just got an LG C1 OLED and called it a day 😂

@@Zeegoku1007 how is it doing? Is calibration really needed?

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No I didn't calibrate them as such but adjusted the brightness levels to match on one test and then maxed them out for others.

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid Thank you for your quick answer. It would be great if you would have a possibility to get some calibration hardware, to adjust settings of both TVs to make this comparison a bit more fair. If you just changed the brightness levels and viewing modes, then we can assume your test is an "out of the box" comparison, which is also important, but do not say much what those panels are capable of. With proper calibration, OLED may get better in bright room, but also QLED should get a little bit closer in the same environment to this CX in terms of colors accuracy. Is it possible you would make another test in the future after calibration?

@@zombipl The reason why I don't calibrate the TV's is that 99% of people will never do that. Also even if adjusted in some way it then leaves it open to arguments that it is not how someone else would have set it up. This way it is down to how the manufacturer decides they should look and I can't be accused of adjusting one to look better than another. It's a bit like buying a car. Most will buy a car from a dealer with the engine being left how the manufacturer produced it.But more power can be extracted from them if the engines were tuned,and some people do that,but most never will. So I'm essentially drag racing 2 standard cars,and not ones that have been remapped to get the best out of the engines. The main points of the video were to highlight the differences in brightness,reflections and viewing angles,and I feel that even if adjusted the results would still show that the QLED can go brighter,has slighter worse viewing angles but is better at handling reflections. Maybe I should learn to not to drift off subject by passing judgment on other areas. I may look to setting the TV's up in some sort of calibrated way,but having done this in the past I know it will just open up another can of worms. I once even applied Rtings settings,and people said how shit both TV's looked,and people applying the same settings at home agreed.And if I'm honest myself,I thought they looked pretty crap too. So whilst calibrated TV's might be accurate,that doesn't always translate to an image that people will enjoy viewing. Hope that explains a few things 🙂

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid Thank you for your time and a such detailed answer. I agree with the comparison to out-of-the-box drag race :) People need such benchmarks like you did, because in most of other comparisons other techtubers compare already calibrated TVs and the differences are not as obvious as in your test. In other words: your test shows how usually those panels will look like right out of the store (like you said, most of the people will see them like that), and on other channels you can find how can those TVs look like if you tweak some things. It is a first review I see that shows comparison of those panels in real life conditions without the calibration, and if you watch other channels you can see that you can get a little bit more from them (make them look closer to each other in terms of contrast, and colour accuracy). I hope your channel will grow to the point where you will be able to get a proper equipment to make videos including pre- and post- calibration situation. It would be a great niche for you (live comparing two TVs before and after), because like I said, most of other people who compare panels, only do it after they will max them out in settings. Good calibration hardware is quite expensive, just like ordering professional, who will do it for you, and your comparisons could show if it is really worth it (with Q95T vs CX it looks like it is). Once again, thank you for your time and a great work. Cheers!

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My pleasure!

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Doing some film reviews could be a good idea. I have previously done videos where I recommend films that are best to show off different types of TV's.

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid you'll have to be very selective on showing scenes where the tv makes the picture amazing. I haven't got Netflix so I've watched some clips of Top Gun on my LG CX...but the plane scenes still look better on my cousins' and friend's 2013 (or older) Samsung HD tv !?!? What's that about!?!?! But the 8k stuff on RU-vid is amazing.

How is the Nano8k? Is it any good?

@@dansari0007 For me it works great. I don’t find anything “astonishing”, but I don’t really have any complaints either.

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All reviews score oled the best

Yeah if you like black crushing and way to cool color temp 👍

@@quandovoceleroscomentarios1668 olha só, grande homem por aqui

Enjoy

Why not wait a week for prices to drop? The C1 will surely make the CX cheaper

Was too early 🙄the prices have gone down now. Oh well

Does the CX have bad black crush?

@@unfinishedfootsteps1404 they added a black level slider in the latest patch to adress that issue

Those settings will come,just been so busy doing other videos

Nope...Adam was first then Eve.

Honestly save your money and save up another £300-400 if you can. It’ll be far more worth it and will last longer

Got a 49 inch nano 86 and it’s excellent

Will you be using it for gaming with the new consoles?

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid yes. With the ps5. And I will also use it with my gaming pc which has an rtx 3060 with hdmi 2.1 ports

@@StickmanVenomCookie hisense u8g if its within your budget

I'm about to get the 65inch. Can't wait

@@Dedition great buddy im really enjoying the tv with my ps5

@@jimthai8125 Are you using soundbars or the built-in sound? Wondering if a soundbar is actually necessary for this one

@@Dedition for me I don't really need a soundbar butt you can always order the soundbar later if you really think you need 1 Just test the tv out first when you get it and make youre decision after that if you need 1 or not buddy!

@@jimthai8125 Awesome. Thanks man, it's appreciated 😁 I can't seem to find any reviews that focus on the sound quality which is what made me ask

They can suffer from it a little,but updates and fine tuning can resolve a lot of the black crush

Black crush ruins oled. It destroys the details in the picture. Less info is perceived to the viewer. Oled desperately trying to make every image pop out in an unrealistic way. I'm a gamer and prefer more of a vivid detailed picture as it not only looks better but I can see things better, clearer and quicker especially in those dark scenes on the screen.

Me too

did you mean peak blue glow

It will defo be worth the wait! Hope you manage to get a great deal

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid 👍 The only device which will be plugged into this TV will be the Xbox Series X and will be using inly for gaming and downloaded and built in an apps like Netflix etc.. Which picture settings do you recommend? I've never calibrated any help will be appreciated thanks.

Not to mention the unrealistic look of bright images that get dimmed down which makes me crazy.

just get the CX or C1. these comparisons are all before calibration which doesn't look nearly as good as after calibration. Plus a camera can never fairly compare two TV's side by side, the camera will focus on the brighter one or just any one and make the other tv look really bad in terms of color and detail.

also reduces the brightness of the less brighter one

I've never owned one mate

Those are two separate extremes. Insignia is Best Buy's house brand low budget tv, OLED is a high-end tv. You will see a dramatic difference.

@@streamingjunkie4397 yeah most definitely. I decided to calibrate my pic settings and switch the mode on my insignia a while back and the image quality looks amazing and vivid compared to default. Now it looks like an OLED'S quality as far as PS5 goes. Atleast I wont need to do much of that when I get one though 😅, but for now I'm fully satisfied.

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Paul I want help please

Please

Can you help paul

Bright or dark room?

@@theformoverfunction it's kind a bright in certain time on the day

@@Panthere.vision yes but will you be watching TV during that time, realistically speaking

@@theformoverfunction it's like 3 hours during the day that gets bright, but I mean I can get a black out, I don't think that's a problem.. just want to get the better option and reliability is important too

@@Panthere.vision if you can make your room dark, I'd go for the OLED. Buy some biased lighting and use that as ambient lighting for your room when watching TV. I had a C9 and now a C1 set up this way same situation as you with the room sometimes bright. When the room is properly darkened, it's an absolutely amazing viewing experience. The higher brightness of the LCD won't do you much good anyways imo, it'll just hurt to look at it.

Yes. No white-washed look.

Probably just the camera, OLEDs seem to always have a bluish hue on camera for whatever reason. Even when the color temperature looks the same in person.

@@nerdstrangler4804 no its typical lg oled. Watch quantums review. Need serious calibration and secret settings to get it halfway right

@@bamhamer Except its literally not. I am using an OLED and VA panel in a dual monitor setup right now. If I look at them through my phone camera, the OLED appears cooler, despite the fact that the picture is actually warmer than the VA IRL. I don't know the science behind it, but cameras add a bluish tint to OLEDs for whatever reason. In case you aren't aware, that quantum guy is an idiot.

@@nerdstrangler4804 believe what you want to believe. I don't know any reason why quantum should be an idiot but whatever.

Can't afford the extra material mate 😉

My kids use the CX and I've not had any problems yet

That washed out look ....ughh I just want to finally get away from it

How many hours do you game? What kind of lighting do you have in your area? I have my gaming PC and my ps5 hooked up to the q90t. God of war on ps5 is breathtaking in HDR on the q90t. I game in a bright room and not just 2, 3 hour "sessions" so getting a CX for me would be a downgrade

@@sweedishpie360 about 4 to 5 hours a day, my room is dark

@@angelmeza7847 my honest advice is to go to a store and check em out for yourself! RU-vid videos are never the best way to best compare them. Especially when you dont have control over the settings. I can make a QLED look like crap as I can make an OLED look like crap as well if I wanted to show which one I liked the most. My q90t doesn't look like this one as my settings are different! (Not saying he's trying to push OLED. He a great guy who makes cool content!) I went to the store and thoroughly checked out both. I game a lot in HDR so peak brightness is something I value as it makes your HDR picture pop with punchy colors. Tv is next to a window. I also don't want to think about burn in everyday. My tv is on all the time lol lots and lots of static images. Feels nice not to have to worry about it. I know YMMV with burn in but the risk is still there. Or else people wouldn't talk about it! TLdr: go to the store and compare em! :) Play with settings if you can. Don't take RU-vid comparisons too seriously.

@@sweedishpie360 Ok thanks man I really appreciate your help! :)

@@angelmeza7847 no problem! :)

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How did it go? Did you stick with it?

@@vb8428 I did but it was past return window. The picture is great but I would go for LED or QDOLED if I chose again as I'm still baby sitting it

@@spinachpies you dont really have to babysit oleds though. Just dont leave news running for 10h/day and you'll be fine

@@sophosinio actually no TV manufacturer has explained how to avoid it. And they have never given a quantifiable measure either. So saying not to watch news for ten hours a day has not been mentioned by them. That's the point.

You are spot on. The image is so lifelike on the OLED

Personally I would choose the OLED. It is always my go to TV. But I am hoping the new 2021 models from rivals will give it a run for it's money.

I've got my C9 in a South facing room and it's fine. The brightness I have it on is nowhere near full. You do need to be careful of reflections as it's quite glossy finish. Have mine on a wall 90 degrees to the window and it's fine. Never tried qled. Looks to have a few advantages if you game a lot. Mainly a lower risk of burn in.

@@TheTechGiantRU-vid you rock Paul! Thank you so much for the clarity on this. I have been told the C1 is identical to the CX this year. So the sales with the CX right now makes sense to grab one right away while you can’t still find some. Keep doing what you do bud because your damn good at it!!!

@@Scott-cy6zv LG 55 CX @ Costco £1,2019 inc 5 year warranty and free wireless earphones.

@@anonymous4201 did you grab a CX and is it better then your BX you had?