Hey!

The last TV I bought was about in 2011. Now I wanted to give OLED, specifically the S94D (not the S95D with matte screen) a chance but I am afraid I won’t see anything duo to the window about 4 meters opposite side of the TV behind my couch.

I can always put down the raffstores but I will never get 100% darkness until it’s night. I also rarely watch TV during day but if I do I don’t want to put my shades down just to watch some TV.

Am I better off still skipping OLED (QDOLED for the 65" S90D now)? I don’t like the way the S95D matte screen just spreads the light so I don’t want to use it I have seen it in real life…

What do you all think? Wait a few more years for better technology or do newer TVs OLEDS somehow reduce reflections a bit better than a few years ago?

  • stealth_cookies@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 months ago

    QD-OLED was what finally got me to upgrade from my old Plasma TV a couple years ago. My only regret was not waiting a few months longer to get the really good sales on the S95B. I’m now buying a QD-OLED monitor for my computer because I like the TV so much.

    My space is pretty bright (floor to ceiling west facing windows to the side of my TV) and it is mostly fine, even in the afternoon when I get direct sunlight with only some lighly diffusing blinds. You are better off blocking as much light as possible no matter the TV you have though as dark areas will reflect the surroundings on every glossy TV.

  • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Is it in any way possible to rearrange the room so the window reflection isn’t an issue? In my experience no TV cures reflection issues except maybe projector onto a wall types. This would be my first priority. Opaque blinds otherwise (not the flimsy white plastic type that just diffuse most of the light).

    Other than the reflection issue, I think you’d be pretty happy with an OLED. Blows the doors off LCD/LED types.

    • Grogon@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Well the room is perfectly made for where the sofa is and where the TV will be mounted on (wall).

      The window I can completly darken by letting down the electronic shades. Same goes for the huge door window, has raffstores outside I can let down and get the room to about I’d say 85% darkness during day. I don’t get any sunlight into the living room because of the roof of the terrace but I get a lot of indirect light into the room.

      So basically my room can’t be hit by sunlight…

      Moment I have a picture. But now outside there is a roof… because this pic is a year old.

      • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Where is the sofa, because you could wall mount the TV using an arm in the visible corner with a slight tilt so it doesn’t obstruct the small window? That should keep any glare off it from everywhere by the corner to the right (just out of view). An OLED should be well bright enough to easily overpower diffuse indirect light.

        Alternatively placing the TV flat against that back wall should allow for decent viewing anywhere to the left of the camera in photo but might get bad diffuse lighting from the door.

  • Estebiu@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I think it’ll probably be just fine if the TV is not directly under the sun. You probably won’t have the best cinematic experience there is at 2/3pm when the sun is the brightest, but I don’t think you’ll have major problems either

  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    2 months ago

    OLED displays are very bright, but running them at full brightness will reduce the life quite a bit and make it much easier to get burn in. The best option is to just close the curtains if there is direct sunlight glaring on the screen.