LG B4 Series

Simply, another high quality OLED 4K TV from LG – So a number of factors led me to buying another LG 4k TV. The main one was that I needed a TV with all the inbuilt Apps (including Foxtel), plus the audio on the old tv was sounding a bit garbled when playing movies and it was over 10 years old, anyway good enough excuses. So I went with another LG. Reasons being: 1: They are leading the pack in screen quality and the quality of software and overall product. 2: They have all the inbuilt Apps pre-loaded. (There's only a few high end manufacturers that do this now) 3: Their magic remotes are easier to use than all others on the market.

I preferred the OLED rather than the QNED. Simply because I wanted my blacks to be black. Seriously if you're watching this tv in a completely dark room and the screen goes dark during the show, then you'll really understand how totally black, black can be.

Pros: Faster processor. As soon as the TV is switched on, I can change channels and make other changes. Previously with the old LG 4k I had to wait 30 seconds for the valves to heat up before I could make any changes. Screen colours are crisp, Sound quality is a vast improvement with more bass.

Cons: The screens nowadays are so thin that the top half of the screen now bends like cheese if you try and pick it up by the top of the screen - don't do it. Lifting has to be done via the lower portion of the tv only. The mounting at the rear of the tv is entirely different to previous versions, and as such I had to re-drill and re-mount the tv wall mount. Both of these issues are not really issues, just a caution and a little more time required for mounting.

So as with all products these days, quality products cost a little extra. You're paying for software development and screen quality. If you buy a cheap big screen tv, you'll be getting cheap nasty tv with the low end, useless apps.

Also don't forget that this is no longer a tv, it's a computer, and as such requires a fair bit of initial setting up, downloading and installing the latest software, creating accounts, programming and laying out how your most used apps are seen and accessed. Took me a good 2-3 hours to install and setup. Luckily this is the part I enjoy.

So to sum up, this is a great TV. Excellent display and sound quality and the software is intuitive to use, even for a 60 year old.