What is your recommendation for the best racing visual experience: and OLED TV or a QLED? My concerns with OLED are relative to image retention and burn in, since NASCAR broadcasts are heavy users of static images for race position, logo, etc. We currently use an 2018 LED from Vizio that looks great in 4K and very good in HD. No worry on burn in. OLED looks fantastic but is not as bright as the QLED options. QLED looks great but some have concerns about the studder/judder look during action in various sports broadcasts. I have that now, especially with football (isolated shots look great but field action seems blurry). I've also noticed it in some instances with the racing. Your input and experience is appreciated.
TV Tech Question For Racing: OLED or QLED
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MRM
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QLED is the best. But burn in is a concern. If you have a set you like, I wouldn't change.
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OLED is theoretically superior, especially for something like movies where deep blacks and a more convincing 'organic' picture make a difference. For stuff like racing and sports, this is less important. "QLED" is just the latest refinement of traditional LCD / LED. It is not a fundamentally different technology as OLED is. OLED tends to share some of the same strengths and drawbacks that plasma had.
It matters what you're watching, and how you're watching it. If you're watching sports and regular TV shows during the day in a lit room, QLED is probably more useful because it's brighter. If you care about the very best picture quality and want a home theater for viewing films and cinematic TV, I would recommend OLED.
It matters what you're watching, and how you're watching it. If you're watching sports and regular TV shows during the day in a lit room, QLED is probably more useful because it's brighter. If you care about the very best picture quality and want a home theater for viewing films and cinematic TV, I would recommend OLED.
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I currently prefer OLED but in a few years the QLED technology should become superior. Regardless, always get a Samsung if possible and stay far away from Vizio.
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Not sure what you mean. QLED will continue to be refined by Samsung and other manufacturers, but there is an underlying, fundamental superiority to how OLED is individually lit sub-pixels rather than using a backlight. OLED will always have deeper blacks, higher contrast, higher refresh rate, and greater viewing angles.
Meanwhile QLED (or the next iteration of LCD / LED) will always be brighter and better for bright rooms, and likely cheaper in the long run. It will never offer superior image quality to OLED, but will be more convenient.
The biggest concern with OLED continues to be burn-in. Recent models have eliminated a lot of this, but just a couple years ago some of the image retention issues were downright embrassing given the price of those models.
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I was going to get a LG OLED TV (best ones on the market) and didn't get one because of the burn in issues. Already dealt with that on my plasma.
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LG has added new Technology and virtually solved this problem.
OLED Image Retention or Burn-In: Burn-in and image retention are possible on virtually any display. However, with an LG OLED TV, any risk of burn-in or image retention have been addressed through the use of technology that not only helps protect against damage to the screen, but features self-healing properties so that any short-term image retention that may occur is quickly rectified. It is rare for an average TV consumer to create an environment that could result in burn-in. Most cases of burn-in in televisions is a result of static images or on-screen elements displaying on the screen uninterrupted for many hours or days at a time – with brightness typically at peak levels. So, it is possible to create image retention in almost any display if one really tries hard enough. And even if image retention does occur from extreme usage, it can usually be mitigated within a short period of time by turning the display off for a while, and watching a few hours of varying content (such as your standard TV watching and channel-surfing).
Additionally, LG OLED TVs come with special features and settings to preserve image quality and prevent burn in and image retention. First, there is a Screen Saver feature that will turn on automatically if the TV detects that a static image is displayed on screen after approximately two minutes. There are also three options (available in Menu setting > Picture settings > OLED panel settings) that can be used to preserve image quality. The first of these is the Clear Panel Noise feature that preserves the quality of the image on the display panel by resetting the TV so that it clears the pixels. This feature can be turned on when needed within the settings mentioned above. The second feature that can be employed is the Screen Shift feature which, moves the screen slightly at regular intervals to preserve image quality. A third option is the Logo Luminance Adjustment, which can detect static logos on the screen and reduce brightness to help decrease permanent image retention.
sdj
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I'll bite, what's wrong with Vizio?
JJ_14
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Hello guys. I'm in a similar predicament as the OP regarding TV's. However, I'm not looking into higher end models that have OLED or QLED technology. I just want a nice 4K LED TV for my bedroom. After alot of thinking, I've settled on this:
However, LG recently released a new TV model that costs $70 more. LG is a pretty good company overall, & it has pretty good reviews. This is the model I'm talking about:
Which one of those two would you choose? I'm thinking that Samsung offers the same for less.
However, LG recently released a new TV model that costs $70 more. LG is a pretty good company overall, & it has pretty good reviews. This is the model I'm talking about:
Which one of those two would you choose? I'm thinking that Samsung offers the same for less.
Thanks for the feedback folks. Spotter that’s good info on the steps LG has taken. Any chance you have one? I’m most concerned about the static tables posted throughout the races. I know the images are broken up periodically during cutaways and commercials. But some people have reported issues with even the most current models (CX).
JJ I think both of those TV’s are fairly equal but I lean toward Samsung. I have a similar 55” model that performs very well despite not having local dimming. Samsung produces sharp screen images.
JJ I think both of those TV’s are fairly equal but I lean toward Samsung. I have a similar 55” model that performs very well despite not having local dimming. Samsung produces sharp screen images.
JJ_14
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Thank you. I hope you find the perfect TV for you.
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Copypasta.
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Waste of money, IMO.
I have a 65” Sony LED that has an awesome picture.
I doubt you’d notice the difference on an average race Sunday.
I have a 65” Sony LED that has an awesome picture.
I doubt you’d notice the difference on an average race Sunday.
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Nothing is wrong with Vizio, speaking from experience owning one for years. Vizio's thing is that they buy their parts from other companies and mix them together, so a Vizio TV might be made up of some Sony parts, some LG parts, some Samsung parts, etc. But they're totally fine and they've been on the market for years now.
sdj
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Me to, I have had 2 of them for years, no issues and a great picture.
HoneyBadger
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
I watched Sunday’s race in 4K/HDR on the Fox Sports app and there was a huge difference.
The apps on Samsung TVs are, meh. If you’re running Atmos, that is.
I’m getting an Apple TV in today and am expecting a huge improvement in my experience over Tizen and Roku.
My TV is a 4K compatible LED.
There’s no reason to spend extra on OLED.
There’s no reason to spend extra on OLED.
Wow thanks, wasn't aware I could access the racing on their app. Will add that to my Roku collection and try it this weekend!
HoneyBadger
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
Yeah, I've looked at a QLED TV at Best Buy and the picture quality was great, but there wasn't much difference between it and my Crystal UHD TV. Not to mention, there really isn't a ton of 4K content out there. Most streaming services that go 4K end up pulling the plug because people on Twitter cry about it. Multiple apps have dropped 4K because of twits.
Now, with sound systems, I'll say this, there is a HUGE difference between Dolby Atmos and Dolby Digital 5.1.
MRM
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Interesting.
FYI, thanks again for the info on the Fox Sports app being in 4K. Watched the truck race live and it was an AWESOME picture on my P65. No motion artifacts either. Proves that garbage (signal) in creates more problems than the equipment itself (if recent medium to higher quality TV is used).
Looking forward to this evening’s 600 in UHD. Decided to stay with my Vizio P series and wait another couple of years for the next great thing.
Looking forward to this evening’s 600 in UHD. Decided to stay with my Vizio P series and wait another couple of years for the next great thing.