Anyone now how the c3 handles daytime/brightroom viewing? 

I don't get where OLED's get the bright room hate from.. Honestly on my GZ1000 with dolby vision bright, I don't have any issues in a bright room with sun across the screen. Reflections on the other hand can be quite annoying.

Happy LG G3 owner here, got the 77" one. Man the launch price was a huge kick to the gut from what I'm use to when buying TVs in the USA.

But I've been buying flagship TVs for about 10 years now. My first TV was a flagship Sony that I mowed yards for two summers to save up and buy, was $2.5k USD and 23" and all my friends thought I was insane. Anyways, the G3 is what I thought all my flagship TVs looked like, or at least what I dreamed of it looking like. I've had it for 7+ months now and everytime I watch something I think wow this looks absolutely incredible. 

purchased the 65" G3 during easter weekend sales 🥳🥳 - do you tinker with the picture settings or just leave as is out of the box? 

razor2000nz:

 

purchased the 65" G3 during easter weekend sales 🥳🥳 - do you tinker with the picture settings or just leave as is out of the box? 

 

yeah Filmmaker mode for the win. looked at a few sites online they all said the same - filmmaker mode with very minor tweaks.  

The Cricket preset is truly horrible!! 

I'm hoping this has evolved into the general TV recommendation thread. Our 10 year old Sony is packing up, and we want to find a replacement in the next few weeks.

Because of the space available, we're limited to a 43 inch TV.

We mostly watch TV via a connected mini PC running Kodi, so I want to a replacement TV with good HDMI-CEC support. Part of the reason I chose the old Sony was because it had good CEC support with options for passing through more of the remote buttons than just the arrow keys and select (so buttons like Guide, Home and the Channel Up/Down are all passed through to Kodi).

I know that CEC support can be a bit hit and miss. Are there any brands you'd recommend or avoid for their CEC support?

sparky1685:

 

I'm hoping this has evolved into the general TV recommendation thread. Our 10 year old Sony is packing up, and we want to find a replacement in the next few weeks.

 

Because of the space available, we're limited to a 43 inch TV.

 

We mostly watch TV via a connected mini PC running Kodi, so I want to a replacement TV with good HDMI-CEC support. Part of the reason I chose the old Sony was because it had good CEC support with options for passing through more of the remote buttons than just the arrow keys and select (so buttons like Guide, Home and the Channel Up/Down are all passed through to Kodi).

 

I know that CEC support can be a bit hit and miss. Are there any brands you'd recommend or avoid for their CEC support?

 

 

 

I recently purchased LG G3 oled. The magic remote controls LG TV, Samsung Soundbar, Sky TV (new white box) and Nvidia Shield. 👍👍 

razor2000nz:

sparky1685:

I'm hoping this has evolved into the general TV recommendation thread. Our 10 year old Sony is packing up, and we want to find a replacement in the next few weeks.

Because of the space available, we're limited to a 43 inch TV.

We mostly watch TV via a connected mini PC running Kodi, so I want to a replacement TV with good HDMI-CEC support. Part of the reason I chose the old Sony was because it had good CEC support with options for passing through more of the remote buttons than just the arrow keys and select (so buttons like Guide, Home and the Channel Up/Down are all passed through to Kodi).

I know that CEC support can be a bit hit and miss. Are there any brands you'd recommend or avoid for their CEC support?

 

 

I recently purchased LG G3 oled. The magic remote controls LG TV, Samsung Soundbar, Sky TV (new white box) and Nvidia Shield. 👍👍 

The Nvidia Shield is a media player - I use it to play my local files, also suports lossless audio formats and has a much bigger/supported app store than some TV manufactures operating systems. 

Looking to replace our 6 year old veon that has developed a red strip down the middle.

The Samsung 65" Q80C is $2000 at JBHIFI at the moment, while the Sony 65" X90L is $2500 (but the sales person said they can knock a couple of hundred off).

Usage. 

We don't have any subscriptions (netflix/disney/etc) instead everything goes through kodi on a mii box which reads off a local server with most content being mp4s and most content being 720/1080p content.  We don't game through it but would look at getting a second xbox in a year or so.

The other factor is there is a wall of west facing windows to the left and so the current (Veon) screen has quite a bit of reflection.

I know both of these would be a massive step up from what we have but would the extra couple of hundred be worth it for the Sony? or should we look at going for a lower model as we don't actually watch any 4k content, and we don't watch any sport / or game much?

blackjack17:

 

Looking to replace our 6 year old veon that has developed a red strip down the middle.

 

The Samsung 65" Q80C is $2000 at JBHIFI at the moment, while the Sony 65" X90L is $2500 (but the sales person said they can knock a couple of hundred off).

 

Usage. 

 

We don't have any subscriptions (netflix/disney/etc) instead everything goes through kodi on a mii box which reads off a local server with most content being mp4s and most content being 720/1080p content.  We don't game through it but would look at getting a second xbox in a year or so.

 

The other factor is there is a wall of west facing windows to the left and so the current (Veon) screen has quite a bit of reflection.

 

I know both of these would be a massive step up from what we have but would the extra couple of hundred be worth it for the Sony? or should we look at going for a lower model as we don't actually watch any 4k content, and we don't watch any sport / or game much?

 

If money is a factor and your not watching 4K I'd just go the Samsung tbh, both will be a massive step up from the Veon

I am in the market for a new 75-77" TV but it has been years since I looked at them so am completely out of the loop when it comes to the different technologies.

I don't want a flagship model, I am not prepared to pay >$10K for a TV that will be worth half that in a year or so!

So last years models are fine. I run everything thru a Kodi box (OSMC Vero) so I am not interested in any "smart" features. And all audio is played thru my Yamaha AVR with 5.1 speakers, so audio/speakers on the TV are also not a factor.

I just want a good panel that will last. I see HN has some pretty good specials on some older models by the looks of it.

https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/tv-and-audio/televisions/samsung-75-qn85c-smart-4k-neo-qled-tv.html

https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/tv-and-audio/televisions/lg-75-qned86-mini-led-smart-4k-qned-tv.html

I have done some reading on the differences between QNED vs OLED but TBH it is hard to get a clear picture (excuse the pun) of what is best and what really matters.

I know others have recommended the LG G3 in this thread, but it looks like they are no longer available, with the G4 now in stock and costing over $12K!!

Any tips, suggestions or advice would be great.

I don't want to spend much more than $4K so I am looking at those specials from HN and "hoping" one of them is worth pulling the trigger on...