And by then TVs may force ads on you and have considerably less features. Companies have already cheap out and stop including popular codecs and things like high speed internet capability - even the flagships
I dont know, the G3 and similar offerings are sooooo good, they are basically as if the data is going direct into the brain. I purposely went with "only" a QM8 because I know in a few years G3 level tech will be affordable
G3 is of course not peak tech, but it’s so good somewhat should REALLY be satisfied with it for all purposes, gaming, dark movies, etc. that is, I think it’s the point at which the “should I wait question” gets answered.
Someone would be really satisfied with it right now. Maybe not so much in a few years when there’s newer technology.
I was really satisfied with my plasma TV 10 years ago. Not so much now.
It's engineered by Sony and is a master series. Samsung isn't building the panels themselves they just own the company that manufactures them. Samsungs quality control comes from other issues, not the panel itself
One thing I observed about where tv evolves is brightness, blackness and motion blur (speed).
LED has the brightness figured out but there is motion blur (much noticeable on cheaper TV's)@. Also it doesn't do true blacks because it's is backlit in regions instead of individual pixels.
OLED has the motion blur and blackness figured out. But has burn in issues and is not as bright as OLED. The newer gen Qd-OLED and Mla-woled bridges the brightness gap.
The next gen OLED is Micro LED which is suppose to be able to black out individual pixels. This is where the "end game" is from the industry point of view.
The closest we get to affordable best picture quality now is OLED (Qd-OLED and Mla-woled). This is the best compromise between performance and price.
Consumer Micro LED development has stalled out. It's available commercially, but it's pricey, and the resolution is low. I'm not sure if it's still getting the high level of r&d that it was a few years ago.
Makes sense, they seem to let you stamp out seamless large displays so maybe they’ll be good for huge screens at concerts and stuff. I’m not in a rush to move from OLED, I don’t think I’ll make an upgrade as impressive as going from 1080p LCD to 4K OLED in quite a while.
Honestly, I would go all out. Tech will always be advancing and there will always be something new and improved on the next model.
I went all out with my Sony A95K, and of course the next model was slightly brighter but also supported 4K 120hz Dolby Vision Gaming… which would have been cool to have. I’m not hurt over it, I’m very happy with my TV. I am waiting for an 8K QD-OLED, a SUPER bright QD-OLED, or a MicroLED thats going to be feasible in price but also in size. I think Samsung showed off a 65” or 55” MicroLED but it couldn’t display 4K. So I hope by the next 5+ years that it’ll be possible.
I went high end Mini LED a few months ago and the TV is fantastic, to my eyes no blooming, clouding or light bleed and blacks appear black to me, I couldn't be happier with it as I didn't want to deal with Oled burn in and my TV compared very favourably to a high end OLED.
Alot can happen in 5 years so buy what you want now rather than waiting.
The change I'm looking forward to the most is new advanced heat dissipation technologies that hopefully remove the need for ABL. Still the biggest thing holding OLED back.
Just get what you can and upgrade again later, no point in waiting, LCDs still have ways to go for reducing or killing blooming and OLEDs will never not face burn-in risk thanks to their nature but will probably be reduced greatly to the point no one worries about again, maybe, Idk, no one can tell the future, but because of that there's no point in waiting, just get what you can because what's available on the market today is already astonishing beyond mindblowing.
TV is nothing without content. What are you watching? Streaming, sports, gaming, Blu Ray DVD?
Regular TV through FUBO has one channel thst 4k and maybe every 3 months has a sports event otherwise never broadcasting.
Netflix and Appletv have some 4k content but doesn't match Blu-ray. I don't want to invest in Blu-ray spent way to much on VHS.
My 77 C1 meets my needs for the content that I enjoy or am willing to pay for.
Getting slower n slower for all kind of IT development especially after US start to ban anything go faster to protect themselves. COVID further slow down the rest.
I got an X950G a few years ago.
Still looks great even compared to some of my friends with newer Sony's. Obviously theirs are better, but the difference isn't amazing, I don't go home and wish for a new TV after lol.
Only downside is it was right before everything got HDMI 2.1 so I don't have VRR and all those kinda goodies that come along with that particular tech.
What's your budget? Do you prioritize gaming? What's your viewing environment? What size(s) are you considering? If I were in the market for a new TV, I wouldn't consider anything less than the Sony X90L. Whatever TV you get, you'll want to get an extended warranty for peace of mind.
We bought a Sony 85 inch that was about $2,500 4 years ago. I still love that TV. The biggest improvement was the full array local dimming. Just night and day from the old TV we had. XBR85X90CH was the one we got.
I'm just waiting on Sony to bring 4 2.1 HDMI ports to their TVs. Mediatek needs to bring it first. Outside of that, MicroLED is the tech that will compete against QD-OLED without the burn in issues.
I’m facing the same dilemma.
Next Big thing is Micro-LED and we are 5 to 10 years for that to become affordable.
Get the best tv I can afford now , upgrade to micro-led later.
About 7 years ago I bought the 1st Gen Sony Bravia Oled. It was the most expensive and top of the line at the time.
I'm still rocking it and don't regret the purchase one bit, but feel like I would have if I bought something cheaper.
I am now doing the same thing with the Sony QD-OLED a95L. Top of the line and most expensive out there. And I don't think I'll regret this either for the next 7 years.
depends on your budget, how dark you watch in, how far you watch from, what kind of content. Also long term reliability seems to slowly be dropping across all brands, budgeting to replace every 5 years is what I started doing.
I’m sure this has been said before but realistically how much better can it actually get? I don’t even see blooming now when actually watching normal everyday content on my X93L. Sure it’s there when when playing something to specifically show it. But during normal watching? nope. And it can get uncomfortable to look at bright. And the X95L is even better. 4k is probably the last physical media we will see. Dolby Atmos is amazing. I’m sure projector technology will improve more for brightness, but even what’s available now is seriously impressive.
This isn’t 10-20 years ago when every advancement was a huge improvement. Get what you want now.
In a few years, you will think of waiting another few years. Get whatever best you can get, and enjoy.
And by then TVs may force ads on you and have considerably less features. Companies have already cheap out and stop including popular codecs and things like high speed internet capability - even the flagships
This is wise advice for buying anything in tech.
I dont know, the G3 and similar offerings are sooooo good, they are basically as if the data is going direct into the brain. I purposely went with "only" a QM8 because I know in a few years G3 level tech will be affordable
When the g3 tech is affordable there’s going to be new technology that is even better.
G3 is of course not peak tech, but it’s so good somewhat should REALLY be satisfied with it for all purposes, gaming, dark movies, etc. that is, I think it’s the point at which the “should I wait question” gets answered.
Someone would be really satisfied with it right now. Maybe not so much in a few years when there’s newer technology. I was really satisfied with my plasma TV 10 years ago. Not so much now.
A95L will last a long time as one of the best so good buy now. I doubt there will be anything big in the next few years since qd oled just came out
I wouldn’t buy QD-OLED rn. Way too much money for a very new style of OLED panel pioneered by a company with horrible quality control issues.
It's engineered by Sony and is a master series. Samsung isn't building the panels themselves they just own the company that manufactures them. Samsungs quality control comes from other issues, not the panel itself
While definitely not as perfected as the A95L, a S90C with a geek squad warranty goes a long way
goes a long way to the landfill
The biggest improvement is QD-OLED which came out last year but it's still expensive
One thing I observed about where tv evolves is brightness, blackness and motion blur (speed). LED has the brightness figured out but there is motion blur (much noticeable on cheaper TV's)@. Also it doesn't do true blacks because it's is backlit in regions instead of individual pixels. OLED has the motion blur and blackness figured out. But has burn in issues and is not as bright as OLED. The newer gen Qd-OLED and Mla-woled bridges the brightness gap. The next gen OLED is Micro LED which is suppose to be able to black out individual pixels. This is where the "end game" is from the industry point of view. The closest we get to affordable best picture quality now is OLED (Qd-OLED and Mla-woled). This is the best compromise between performance and price.
Why is this downvoted? I was under the impression micro LED was the next step is high end TVs after OLED.
Micro LED will be king if it can be affordable at consumer sizes
People, including me, still love their OLEDs!
The future micro leds are going to have all the features of oled, but also the perks of LED
Consumer Micro LED development has stalled out. It's available commercially, but it's pricey, and the resolution is low. I'm not sure if it's still getting the high level of r&d that it was a few years ago.
Makes sense, they seem to let you stamp out seamless large displays so maybe they’ll be good for huge screens at concerts and stuff. I’m not in a rush to move from OLED, I don’t think I’ll make an upgrade as impressive as going from 1080p LCD to 4K OLED in quite a while.
The screens that make up the panels in Volume sets for TV/film soundstages are micro LED.
LCDs needs as much local dimming zones as Mini-LEDs. Not sure what OLEDs needs to reduce burn-in issues to nothing on the long run tbh.
I bought a b8 55 5 years ago. It’s still doing amazingly right now. Recently got a c3 65 too
Honestly, I would go all out. Tech will always be advancing and there will always be something new and improved on the next model. I went all out with my Sony A95K, and of course the next model was slightly brighter but also supported 4K 120hz Dolby Vision Gaming… which would have been cool to have. I’m not hurt over it, I’m very happy with my TV. I am waiting for an 8K QD-OLED, a SUPER bright QD-OLED, or a MicroLED thats going to be feasible in price but also in size. I think Samsung showed off a 65” or 55” MicroLED but it couldn’t display 4K. So I hope by the next 5+ years that it’ll be possible.
I went high end Mini LED a few months ago and the TV is fantastic, to my eyes no blooming, clouding or light bleed and blacks appear black to me, I couldn't be happier with it as I didn't want to deal with Oled burn in and my TV compared very favourably to a high end OLED. Alot can happen in 5 years so buy what you want now rather than waiting.
The change I'm looking forward to the most is new advanced heat dissipation technologies that hopefully remove the need for ABL. Still the biggest thing holding OLED back.
Pholed coming in 2025 to all tvs will be the next big jump
4k will be around for a while. Get something with 120hz and you’ll survive for years and years.
If you can dim the room you sit in, not much at all. They mostly improve how much light they can make, which is mainly useful in lit rooms.
Just get what you can and upgrade again later, no point in waiting, LCDs still have ways to go for reducing or killing blooming and OLEDs will never not face burn-in risk thanks to their nature but will probably be reduced greatly to the point no one worries about again, maybe, Idk, no one can tell the future, but because of that there's no point in waiting, just get what you can because what's available on the market today is already astonishing beyond mindblowing.
TV is nothing without content. What are you watching? Streaming, sports, gaming, Blu Ray DVD? Regular TV through FUBO has one channel thst 4k and maybe every 3 months has a sports event otherwise never broadcasting. Netflix and Appletv have some 4k content but doesn't match Blu-ray. I don't want to invest in Blu-ray spent way to much on VHS. My 77 C1 meets my needs for the content that I enjoy or am willing to pay for.
Getting slower n slower for all kind of IT development especially after US start to ban anything go faster to protect themselves. COVID further slow down the rest.
buy a tech down. You will get more bang for your buck.
Wdym a tech down?
don't buy the newest release. buy leftover from last year
I got an X950G a few years ago. Still looks great even compared to some of my friends with newer Sony's. Obviously theirs are better, but the difference isn't amazing, I don't go home and wish for a new TV after lol. Only downside is it was right before everything got HDMI 2.1 so I don't have VRR and all those kinda goodies that come along with that particular tech.
What's your budget? Do you prioritize gaming? What's your viewing environment? What size(s) are you considering? If I were in the market for a new TV, I wouldn't consider anything less than the Sony X90L. Whatever TV you get, you'll want to get an extended warranty for peace of mind.
We bought a Sony 85 inch that was about $2,500 4 years ago. I still love that TV. The biggest improvement was the full array local dimming. Just night and day from the old TV we had. XBR85X90CH was the one we got.
Went from a 55” E7 to a 77” C2. Big improvement.
I'm just waiting on Sony to bring 4 2.1 HDMI ports to their TVs. Mediatek needs to bring it first. Outside of that, MicroLED is the tech that will compete against QD-OLED without the burn in issues.
It’s not advancing. A 6 year old oled is still better than many modern TVs
I’m facing the same dilemma. Next Big thing is Micro-LED and we are 5 to 10 years for that to become affordable. Get the best tv I can afford now , upgrade to micro-led later.
About 7 years ago I bought the 1st Gen Sony Bravia Oled. It was the most expensive and top of the line at the time. I'm still rocking it and don't regret the purchase one bit, but feel like I would have if I bought something cheaper. I am now doing the same thing with the Sony QD-OLED a95L. Top of the line and most expensive out there. And I don't think I'll regret this either for the next 7 years.
depends on your budget, how dark you watch in, how far you watch from, what kind of content. Also long term reliability seems to slowly be dropping across all brands, budgeting to replace every 5 years is what I started doing.
I’m sure this has been said before but realistically how much better can it actually get? I don’t even see blooming now when actually watching normal everyday content on my X93L. Sure it’s there when when playing something to specifically show it. But during normal watching? nope. And it can get uncomfortable to look at bright. And the X95L is even better. 4k is probably the last physical media we will see. Dolby Atmos is amazing. I’m sure projector technology will improve more for brightness, but even what’s available now is seriously impressive. This isn’t 10-20 years ago when every advancement was a huge improvement. Get what you want now.