Todd Anderson
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OPPO UDP-203
Panasonic UB9000
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Philips has run a mighty tight shootout event squaring off OLED options from Sony, Panasonic, Philips, and LG. I've included a video link from AVForums below. They ran a very tight ship, implementing a blind viewing scenario that obscured any sort of brand identification. At this point, a blind shootout seems like a necessary measure as brand bias can obviously influence results... and definitely can leave one wandering if results are valid. Personally, I'd like to see this kind of event also incorporate top LCD models as well, especially from brands like TCL and Vizio.
Anyhow, it looks like Philips.... yes PHILIPS... won best display in Calibrated mode. Differences weren't necessarily huge... but each brand's processor did produce different results with basically the same display. Color me surprised. If I had been a betting a man, I would have put money down on either Sony or Panasonic.
Could it be that the reign of LG is quickly coming to an end??
This was a Philips event... which obviously makes one wander: were specific clips/scenes selected to favor Philips? Phew. Tough question. It doesn't appear so...
Anyhow, it looks like Philips.... yes PHILIPS... won best display in Calibrated mode. Differences weren't necessarily huge... but each brand's processor did produce different results with basically the same display. Color me surprised. If I had been a betting a man, I would have put money down on either Sony or Panasonic.
Could it be that the reign of LG is quickly coming to an end??
This was a Philips event... which obviously makes one wander: were specific clips/scenes selected to favor Philips? Phew. Tough question. It doesn't appear so...