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Beautiful technology!
07/10/2020 16:38
My TV was professionally installed by a local Home Theater specialist company. It took 3 guys about 4 hours to remove the old TV & bracket, install a large recessed box and new wall mount, then mount the TV to the wall. At one point, there were a total of 5 guys at my house working on this. I have since looked at the work done, and I can see that it is more work than just mounting a regular flat screen, but I would still say it is something that I could have done myself. However,I am very glad I didn't have to do it! It is a true flat mount design. My wall isn't perfectly flat, but the TV still sits almost perfectly flush, and unbelievably slim.
The picture quality is impressive. I had a 9 year old plasma screen that was very good for it's time. I swore I would never buy an LCD set because the technology cannot provide very good black levels. OLED was definitely the right choice. Black levels are so dark, I cannot see any light emission from the areas of the screen that are black, but the remaining image is bright and clear. Take a look at the picture of the earth at night to see what I mean. Another benefit of OLED is the viewing angle. You can still see a clear picture over a full 180deg of view.
I had a Shield streaming TV box connected to my old TV, but decided that I would try using the built-in apps on the new TV to see how well they worked. The Smart TV functions (Apps such as Netflix, Hulu,, Disney+, etc) work very well, I have had some issues with Netflix where I have to force close the app and restart it to get a video to play. This is annoying, but thankfully, it is a simple task to close all apps and start over. So far, I have not had he desire to return to the Shield. Great job LG!!
My biggest issue is with the external speaker setup. I have a Yamaha speaker bar and I wanted to have it controlled via HDMI, so that the TV could adjust the volume. I can configure the speaker as HDMI connected, but I can only sync power control. I don't get any sound. I also tried optical,and I can get sound, but no volume control. My final attempt was through Bluetooth. Finally, I can get volume control, but now I cannot control power and I have to enable it so the bluetooth connection will start.
***Update*** The WOM team provided some guidance to help with my speaker bar issues. Unfortunately, the information did not fix my problem. I am now looking for an alternate speaker bar that will work correctly.
Jasonstubbs
Grapevine , Spojené státy americké
Age: 53
Gender: Female