OLED TVs

It’s all about the pixels with these stunning beauties

The 55OLED804 is another TV that goes the extra mile to stand out from the OLED pack. Its design, in particular, is a true original, thanks to Philips’ unique Ambilight technology. This uses LEDs arranged behind three of the TV’s four edges to cast out coloured

light that can even match the colour content of what you’re watching. It sounds gimmicky, but used on gentle settings Ambilight

can actually be surprisingly immersive.

The 55OLED804’s ‘light show’ isn’t there to distract you from any picture weaknesses, either. On the contrary, the set comes packing Philips’ P5 picture processor – so called because it applies dozens of different steps to boost what Philips sees as the five key pillars of picture quality: source detection, contrast, colour, sharpness and motion. This results in some of the best OLED pictures we’ve seen. Add decent Dolby Atmos sound and support for both the HDR10+ and Dolby Vision HDR formats to the mix, and it’s difficult to see what more you could expect for the price.

$2,320, philips.com.au

LG started the whole big-screen OLED market, and is still responsible for most of the OLED TVs that end up in people’s homes.

Part of this success is down to price. LG has always led the way on making OLED TVs cheaper, and the 55-inch OLED55CX continues that trend. Its asking price really doesn’t feel much to pay for a new TV that combines premium OLED screen technology with LG’s latest

processing and features.

This processing delivers better handling of near-black content

than previous LG OLEDs, as well as more uniform colour management across the screen; better motion performance; and increased sharpness with both native 4K and upscaled HD sources.

It’s also a great companion for the next generation of games consoles. It has no less than four full-capacity HDMI 2.1 ports, for instance, allowing 4K gaming at frame rates up to 120 Hz. It also supports the Nvidia G-Sync variable refresh rate system, while in Game mode it takes barely 15ms to render its pictures.

$4,495, lg.com