Originally Posted by a4704:
“I currently have a Samsung 40" D7000 LED TV from circa 2011.
I am prepared to wait for a new OLED TV since this seems to be the next 'big leap' from my current LED 1080p model.
The Panasonic OLED TVs shown at CES 2016 seemed particularly interesting, but how would they compare to the current LG OLED sets? I understand that Panasonic TVs are generally regarded as being amongst the best-in-class.”
First off OP, click ignore on Winston!
Secondly the Panasonic OLED sets should be really good. The only one they have done so far was an absolute corker. The panel they used was made by LG but beyond the basic screen the rest of the picture processing was done by Panasonic. It was an expensive set but produced an absolutely stunning picture. the production run was very limited & from what we were told only saw about 800 come in to the UK, we only saw and sold one of them. The set was all about the picture performance and didn't even have the latest version of their Smart TV software, Panasonic said that all the processing power went to picture not Smart. the assumption being anyone spending that amount on a TV would have all the kit such as Sky/Virgin/PS4/Xbox One connected to supply the smart features.
2017, from what we've heard will see Panasonic bring more OLED models to market at more reasonable prices & they're something I'm looking forward to seeing.
As for Winston's opinion. He believes that every TV sold in Europe should work in every single country, despite the fact that each country has it's own variation on broadcast method, providers etc. For Wintson, TV's sold if Spain should come fitted with freesat, for example because that is a service available in Europe, despite the fact that it is designed explicitly for UK use. The argument he seems to use is that french sets should work here, straight out of the box, as should our sets in Ireland.
What Panasonic actually do is tailor their models specifically to suit the needs of the country they are being sold in.