Rough one to read. Someone cracked the screen on a 77-inch Sony A80J while trying to flush mount it, the set will not power on at all now, and the replacement decision has to happen this week because an XGIMI Titan Noir Max they backed on Kickstarter is landing at the same time. The original plan was the sensible one, projector and a floor riser screen for films, keep the OLED for sport and gaming.
Flush mounting is where big OLEDs die. The top half of a panel that size is thin glass with almost nothing behind it, and it does not want to be tilted, twisted or leaned on while someone lines up bracket holes on a wall. Two people, a padded surface, and never let a corner carry the weight.
The shortlist is the interesting part. It runs from a 65-inch Samsung S90F at GBP 1,149 up to a 77-inch Sony XR80PU at GBP 2,299, with LG C5 and B6 in between at both sizes, and they reckon Sony has gone backwards, pointing at features their 2021 set had that the XR80 does not. Here is the thing though: if the projector is doing films, this TV's job has changed. It is now a sport and gaming display in a room that will sometimes have lights on. That argues for spending less rather than more and putting the difference into the screen. A 65 sitting next to a riser screen does not read as small the way it would if it were your only display.
The motion complaint is worth taking seriously too. They had a CX before and found 50Hz broadcast stuttered, which is cadence handling more than panel speed, and it is worth putting a live match on whatever you shortlist before you pay.
If you already run a projector, how much did you actually spend on the TV beside it?
Flush mounting is where big OLEDs die. The top half of a panel that size is thin glass with almost nothing behind it, and it does not want to be tilted, twisted or leaned on while someone lines up bracket holes on a wall. Two people, a padded surface, and never let a corner carry the weight.
The shortlist is the interesting part. It runs from a 65-inch Samsung S90F at GBP 1,149 up to a 77-inch Sony XR80PU at GBP 2,299, with LG C5 and B6 in between at both sizes, and they reckon Sony has gone backwards, pointing at features their 2021 set had that the XR80 does not. Here is the thing though: if the projector is doing films, this TV's job has changed. It is now a sport and gaming display in a room that will sometimes have lights on. That argues for spending less rather than more and putting the difference into the screen. A 65 sitting next to a riser screen does not read as small the way it would if it were your only display.
The motion complaint is worth taking seriously too. They had a CX before and found 50Hz broadcast stuttered, which is cadence handling more than panel speed, and it is worth putting a live match on whatever you shortlist before you pay.
If you already run a projector, how much did you actually spend on the TV beside it?
