Saw in the paper today Best Buy had a 55" OLED tv from LG for $3,000, stopped in on my way to the grocery store to take a look.
Dayam! :shock: That picture was beautiful!
There was a Samsung of similar size right next to it, and I took a very close look (with my reading glasses) of both screens, and noticed the pixels much easier on the LG, then noticed it was 1080p, not 4K.
I saw my first 4K set a couple months ago, and it really didn't do anything for me, you had to be right up at the screen to see the difference (for my eyes, anyway). The OLED is a totally different thing, you could see the differences (the blacks, the contrast, and the bright colors) from halfway across the store! The demo video was showing different food preparations, and seeing the individual bubbles in a smoothie, with the intense dark/light reflections in each bubble, was fantastic. I could see no image blur in the picture, one of the few things I could complain about on my current set (a 47" LG LED with local dimming). The screen is curved, which I'm not in favor of, but I noticed LG's sets have a more moderate curve than either the Samsungs or the Sonys. LG is still using a slightly-matte surface on their screens too, they reflected the store ceiling lights a LOT less than the Samsung next to it; this is important in my "living room home theater".
The bezel was about 1/2" wide all around, my current set has a 3" bezel that enlarges to 5" at the bottom; I should be able to go with a 55", or even a 60", TV and not have interference with my center channel speaker (which is wall-mounted).
I'm hoping for (a) more selection, (b) they figure out the curved screens are not a good idea, and (c) the prices come down a bit, soon; when they do, I could see myself getting a new TV within the next year. As I mentioned, 4K just didn't look that impressive to my eyes, but this OLED screen just popped out at me!
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EDIT: Oh yeah, that damn thing is THIN, too! Had to add a bulge in the back just to make it wide enough to accept connectors!
OLED (IMO) is more accurate, has better blacks, doesn't have that plasticky look to large color blocks, is better at low light levels with the screen intensity turned down.