Anyone got one and care to advise?
My new laptop has an OLED screen, and is so much better than the previous LCD. Especially not changing with viewing angle.
I have looked at what's available, but not sure why the price varies so much for the same size. And why there are so many variations from the same maker.
I have a LG model...
Yup the big wins are massive contrast ratios, and very wide viewing angle. Nicer to vie in low light as well, with no backlight bleed through.
Downsides include slightly lower peak brightness[1] than some backlit sets, a screen that can accumulate some patchy "noise" visible in dim areas (it tends to clear itself, and the sets usually have an option to wipe it). There is also a possibility of something akin to screen burn on areas where a static bright graphics is held for too long - that can reduce the output of a colour in a area)
[1] This will only matter in high ambient brightness viewing conditions, and the much improved contrast tends to compensate anyway. HDR content is stunningly better on OLED than backlit IME.There are not that many makers of the panels themselves, so I guess each manufacture has to find a way to differentiate their product when they can't use image quality alone as a USP. You will pay more for higher end processors, and more elaborate sound systems, plus multiple tuners etc (many will have both DVBT2 and DVBS now).
That does worry me, as I use the set for family Zoom meetings (HDMI lead from a PC). Leave it on tile so I can see everyone at all times. So a fairly static pic for an hour or so.
A satellite tuner would tidy things up - could get rid of the STB one. Which i hardly ever use anyway. Don't need speakers at all, as it's fed to an external system at all times. Don't do gaming either.
Its not as dramatic as screen burn, and you can't for example see the image on the unlit screen. You also generally can't see it on a normal picture. However you might see it on a flat area of *some* colours.
For example our TV gets used for youtube, and one of the on screen gadgets is a search button, marked with a bright yellow swatch (to indicate press the yellow button):
However, if I manage to stick a solid area with a high red content in that corner:
Oddly the peak level red youtube logo itself seems to leave no impression. So its colour selective as well.
Yup same here for sound (the built in sound is nothing offensive, but nothing special either). It has got an xbox connected though, and running Forza Hoizons 4, looks spectacular on it.
Thinking on, many laptops will display a pretty static image for long periods of time. When running off mains and unattended, unless you've got things set to switch off the display.
Dynamic screen savers will be making a comeback then. Mine is configured to switch off after 10 minutes unattended. It comes back on again PDQ.
The LG OLED I've got has an aggressive screensaver - comes on quite quickly and not possible to override.
That's quite a vivid illustration of the effect. I don't use my LG TV's Youtube app much, but doesn't the yellow thing disappear once you start watching a video? Does on mine.
The station branding logos too - they don't seem to leave an imprint. Can't say I've noticed any problem with mine.
On the TV (a 55" LG), stunning picture, at least compared to my other TV - a well reviewed LCD. Seems sharper with colours more vivid, black blacks, and all maintained across almost any viewing angle. The Atmos sound is quite decent as these things go too.
The only downside I can think of is the near mirror like screen reflects just about anything. And I'd have preferred something smaller - 55" is too big for my lounge.
Yup after 5 mins of inactivity on screen it kicks in with a starburst style display on mine.
Yup it does, although its static all the time you are on the menu scrolling through videos etc.
As I said, it quite subtle, and only shows with some colours IME (also mine is a 2016/17 model so later ones may have tuned it out more.
On mine I find the most noticeable transformation is going from normal to HDR content (HD to 4K is "better" but not massively so). The HDR difference on the OLED is far more profound an improvement than you get on any of our LCD/LED sets.
(HDR was improved further when I configured the source devices to increase the peak brightness they would deliver in HDR mode - by default they use quit conservative limits).
Mine is reflective, although not totally flat - so there is some breakup of reflections if you look at it obliquely.
I think I would have gone for 60 or 65, but it would fit in the furniture I made for it, so 55 is ok. Atmos is handled by the AV amp rather than the TV (did not seem worth spending extra on TV audio since I was not going to use it much). (although I only have a 5.1 speaker setup, so probably don't get the full effect from atmos)
I'm not sure but there are some which only illuminate around non dark bits and some which are truly led pixels. These terms seem to be banded about willy nilly especially on phones. Luckily I don't use the screen any moor myself. I guess if it truly is small leds then viewing angle would not matter as lcds are multi layer and hence lose alignment off axis.
Brian
Samsung make a lot of the Oled screens these days, Even Apples I gather, which is why its takingtime to return the fingerprint unlocking feature everyone likes, as its going to be under screen. Brian
After reading about burn-in (burn-out is more like it) I decided against OLED and got a Samsung QLED, 55" (would have liked bigger but couldn't afford the new house to go with it). No burn possible, really good picture that hold to about 80 deg. off centre and very low reflectivity. How it compares with OLED I don't know, but I use settings that are well away from shop mode - don't want eye burn as well!
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