Podcast #1242: A New Standard for HDTV
HDTV and Home Theater Podcast · The HT Guys
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Show Notes
On this week's show Braden is on vacation but don't worry! We still have a show for you. Ara reads your emails and takes a look at the week's news. He also takes a look at an article in CNET that claims: The LG Evo AI G5 OLED is the new standard for TVs.
News:
- Amazon is finally rolling out some much-needed upgrades to Fire TV
- New TV before 'RAMageddon'? Prices expected to rise
Others:
- Take Over Tuesday: Featuring Buzz Schneider of the 1980 Miracle Team
- 1980miraclemonument.org
- Home Theater Geeks: Sacramento Sanctuary
- Sacramento Sanctuary - Home Theater of the Month Interview!
OLED TVs have consistently delivered the best picture quality in our head-to-head tests -- with the best shadow detail, contrast, color and black levels. Yet, there is one thing LCD-based TVs have always done better: sheer brightness. That is, until the 2025 LG G5 came along. Finally, OLED can reclaim its place at the top of the TV technology leader board with a model that performs brilliantly in almost every single respect. Maybe the forthcoming LG G6 will be even better? Full article here…
PROS
- Highest brightness of any OLED TV yet
- Stunning image quality
- Best color accuracy of every TV in 2025
CONS
- Brightness boost not visible in all content
- Remote is not as good as previous versions
- Expensive