● TIPS & TRICKS
● Google Assistant wakes with a press of the remote; Alexa users can use a linked smart speaker.
● The picture menus are extensive, but well worth a visit to rein in the motion control and noise reduction.
● Only two of the HDMI ports are at 2.1 standard, so check before plugging in your games console.
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HOTBUY
Philips 55OLED907
£1930
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go.stuff.tv/OLED907
It’s no one’s idea of a bargain, but nevertheless the 55OLED907 will be money well spent for even mild telly addicts. For once, here’s a TV with audio quality that truly matches its image quality – and be in no doubt, the image quality available here is very impressive indeed. The Ambilight illuminations are as slick as ever too. Resign yourself to a long stint sorting out the initial setup (as is always the way with Philips) and you’ll never look back.
Stuff says ★★★★★
A
great
OLED
television
with
impressive
brightness
and
top-class
audio
● NOW ADD THIS
Apple TV 4K
Fills the one hole in Android TV’s streaming lineup, and is a must if you’re all-in with Apple’s other tech. from £149 / apple.com
LG OLED65G3
£2699
/go.stuff.tv/G3
The sixth generation of LG’s clever Alpha 9 processor is running the G3 show – which means improved HDR and better-balanced audio, plus the sort of authority over even the trickiest content that ensures it’s always a natural watch. But the biggest advantage of the lot is the Micro Lens Array tech that uses billions of tiny lenses to focus the light output of the panel’s pixels – so the G3 is much, much brighter than you might be expecting, but doesn’t use any more energy than a regular OLED.
Stuff says ★★★★★
If
the
LG
G3
is
anything
to
go
by,
there’s
life
in
the
OLED
dog
yet
Sony XR-55A95K
£1999
/go.stuff.tv/A95K
Samsung developed QD-OLED to address the one shortcoming of OLED – arelative lack of brightness – yet it’s Sony that leads the pack now. This QD-OLED set doesn’t come cheap, but its performance makes the price look fair enough. In every respect – colour balance, motion control, detail – it performs impeccably. It’s a brilliantly naturalistic and lifelike watch, with the deep, varied black tones that are one of the real OLED trademarks.
Stuff says ★★★★★
QD-OLED technology is here, and on this evidence it’s the real deal