Topic: Samsung vs Lg

[tofiluk]

Thinking between Samsung Ks7000 or LG Uh6500? Ano recommendations?


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[sunil_k]

From the 2, i'd go for the KS7000

[tofiluk]

Go for the samsung right? Thinking of the same the offer of the lg it has a free tv hahaha lol but i think samsung is better


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[Ice Storm]

I went through 6 Samsung TVs from 2006-2010 and all of them broke down.

I do not know about the reliability of the 2016 models but one would hope it would not break down within 10 years.

[noah727]

I've had both Samsung and LG plasma, LCD and LED TVs.

Here's how I would characterize them based on my personal experience.

Samsung - better colors, better picture quality, better frame design (aesthetics). However, short life span in my experience. Something breaks down quicker than my LGs.

LG - better user interface, can read and play more HDD and variants of video files, srt. Much MORE RELIABLE in the long run. The only thing that broke was the remote for one of my LG TVs after 10years (easy to replace).

[espionage]

I've had both Samsung and LG plasma, LCD and LED TVs.

Here's how I would characterize them based on my personal experience.

Samsung - better colors, better picture quality, better frame design (aesthetics). However, short life span in my experience. Something breaks down quicker than my LGs.

LG - better user interface, can read and play more HDD and variants of video files, srt. Much MORE RELIABLE in the long run. The only thing that broke was the remote for one of my LG TVs after 10years (easy to replace).

Same with me, mine LG plasma bought 2011 up to now Ok pa rin. Kay bayaw Samsung plasma same 2011, but now with 6 horizontal lines. My LG lcd bought 2009 up to now working perfectly, used as monitor for PC. Kay bayaw samsung lcd top of the line 2007, naging ma-putla na yung contrast.

[mhacman]

LOLz!

can I also share my experience?

in 2007, while going thru purchase decision for my very first LCD TV, I ran parallel testings with Sharp, Samsung, LG & Sony.
  - on picture quality, Sony is the winner but it's more expensive back then.  then next is LG -- so I purchased the LG.  this LG LCD TV still works (except on all analog inputs which are in black&white after its 5th bday) especially on HMDI (digital) inputs still with PQ like new.

I have friends with Samsung since 2008 (I think 3 of them) and their units has either broke down or has been repaired/replaced on their 3rd year.

in late 2012, I bought another LG 3D LED (because of the black&white image on my LG LCD).  I only test it parallel another Sony model.  Sony is still the clear PQ winner but still more expensive.  this LG 3D LED is our daily TV use including marathon movie/series watching.  still works like new to this day -- on its near 4th bday.

but don't get me wrong, I also happen to have a 23" Samsung LCD (multi-function monitor) and used on my HTPC since 2009.  and it still works like new.  I haven't found any issues with it.

comparing only Samsung and LG reliability for larger real estate TV's, I'll be more confident with LG.

and between Samsung Ks7000 or LG Uh6500, I'll go with UH6500 for its HDR + DolbyVision features. 

test them side by side and bring your best movie/image materials.  also try to appreciate whose more user-friendly and has more intuitive UI's between the 2.

[Ice Storm]

I have friends with Samsung since 2008 (I think 3 of them) and their units has either broke down or has been repaired/replaced on their 3rd year.

One of the TVs that broke down on its 11th month (12 month warranty) was repaired 2x with a replacement logic board then it broke down within 1 month.

1st time it was just techs going to the house.

2nd time kasama yung Korean manager as my mom demanded to talk to him and have it fixed.

3rd time was when Korean manager agreed to replace it with a new TV because my mother threatened to hang him upside down at our gate if he didnt. Korean manager did not understand and had his Filipina secretary explain to him what my mother met. Ayun we got a new TV on the 11th month.

Kaso that new TV's screen turned green. Emailed photo to Samsung for diagnostic and quote and it was like buying a brand new TV.

I was advised by the parents to just buy a brand new one rather than fix. I saw the component online and it's $100.

Sayang din kaso the power draw of the TV is big as well so it might be cheaper to just sell it as junk like the other TVs that we had.

After 2010 all TVs we have bought have been LG. So far walang pang sira.

Dagdag kaalaman: the TV replacement (upgrade) cycle is typically every 6-8 years. If you buy a TV today and it does not require any sort of servicing by 2018 then you're good.

If you bought a 2008 model TV then now is the time to consider looking for an upgrade.

[leomarley]

in terms of reliability mas ok LG compared sa Samsung. but comparing PQ of those specific models? UH6500 doesn't hold a candle to the KS7000. the UH6500/UH6100 also suffers from inaccurate colors as per reviewers. DolbyVision HDR is useless if you can't recreate colors accurately. Brightness for the LG is only 357-359 nits compared to KS7000's over 1000 nits brightness. Check the reviews of those two units at rtings.com.

LG

http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/uh6500

Samsung (the 49"/55" model of the KS7000 is known as KS8000 in the US.)

http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/samsung/ks8000

[fattyacid]

Nice thread!

[Ice Storm]

Samsung (the 49"/55" model of the KS7000 is known as KS8000 in the US.)

http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/samsung/ks8000

Not being adversarial or antagonistic but what is your basis that the US' Ks8000 = PH's Ks7000? Is it based on body shape? They share the same TV stand configuration and border thickness of 5mm?

I trust photographers and video people's choice as they prioritize audio and picture quality in hardware so I tend to check bhphotovideo.com for what are their best selling TVs. The site has a very user-friendly filter system to only show what features are important to you.

This is in stark contrast to Amazon who caters to everyone hence TCL being as popular as Samsung and Sony. Their filter system doesnt help in narrowing the feature sets you want among the best selling models.

On BH the #1 selling set is a Full HD Samsung. #2 is a 55" KS8000 4K TV.

When you filter for only 4K flat TVs without 3D then you get the top 24 selling TVs.

Samsung's KS8000, KU6300, KU7000, KU6290, KS9000, JU6500

Sharp K7000U, N8000U

LG B6P, UH6100, UH6500

Sony X830C

Back to LG vs Samsung, I talked to a friend in the semiconductor industry and his first question about my quality control issue with the Samsungs I own is what year these were bought. He gave the impression that the more recently sold TVs are more reliable and wont break down.

As an appliance that I expect to work service-free for at least 10 years I am wary of getting another Samsung. If they gave me a 10 year warranty then I might consider them again. 2 years isnt enough in my opinion. I have the impression it will break down on the first half of the 3rd year.

The next TV I get after the 4K I am getting today should be a 8K after Trump steps down from office in 8 years.

[leomarley]

Not being adversarial or antagonistic but what is your basis that the US' Ks8000 = PH's Ks7000? Is it based on body shape? They share the same TV stand configuration and border thickness of 5mm?

I trust photographers and video people's choice as they prioritize audio and picture quality in hardware so I tend to check bhphotovideo.com for what are their best selling TVs. The site has a very user-friendly filter system to only show what features are important to you.

This is in stark contrast to Amazon who caters to everyone hence TCL being as popular as Samsung and Sony. Their filter system doesnt help in narrowing the feature sets you want among the best selling models.

On BH the #1 selling set is a Full HD Samsung. #2 is a 55" KS8000 4K TV.

When you filter for only 4K flat TVs without 3D then you get the top 24 selling TVs.

Samsung's KS8000, KU6300, KU7000, KU6290, KS9000, JU6500

Sharp K7000U, N8000U

LG B6P, UH6100, UH6500

Sony X830C

Back to LG vs Samsung, I talked to a friend in the semiconductor industry and his first question about my quality control issue with the Samsungs I own is what year these were bought. He gave the impression that the more recently sold TVs are more reliable and wont break down.

As an appliance that I expect to work service-free for at least 10 years I am wary of getting another Samsung. If they gave me a 10 year warranty then I might consider them again. 2 years isnt enough in my opinion. I have the impression it will break down on the first half of the 3rd year.

The next TV I get after the 4K I am getting today should be a 8K after Trump steps down from office in 8 years.

I based it on rtings.com and the specs from Samsung's US website. Same ang specs ng US website and Philippine website for the KS8000 and Ks7000 respectively. Sa UK, difference between ks7000/8000 is yung supreme uhd dimming,  240hz motion interpolation, and the 2 tuners. You must be filtering from a US website because there is no Ks7000 in the US. Ks7000 in the Philippines is the KS8000 sa US. Hindi kasi pare pareho ang model number ng kada bansa. It's also the same with Sony tvs. The x8000D in the US is x800d.

[Ice Storm]

I based it on rtings.com and the specs from Samsung's US website. Same ang specs ng US website and Philippine website for the KS8000 and Ks7000 respectively. Sa UK, difference between ks7000/8000 is yung supreme uhd dimming,  240hz motion interpolation, and the 2 tuners. You must be filtering from a US website because there is no Ks7000 in the US. Ks7000 in the Philippines is the KS8000 sa US. Hindi kasi pare pareho ang model number ng kada bansa. It's also the same with Sony tvs. The x8000D in the US is x800d.

Thanks for your busisi with the specs.

The KS7000 is the best LED 4K TV you could buy in PH. Only shortcoming is the lack of bigger sizes like a 60" or 65" that the K8000 has.

Really wish these companies would standardize model numbers so we can easily find reviews on them. Just change the suffiix or prefix to specify market region.

[leomarley]

Yun din ang gripe ko sa TV models iba iba kada reion/country. Hirap maghanap ng reliable reviews. Sa Sony nga even if the same lang ang x8000d and x800d magkaiba pa rin itsura nung 2 TV.

[comet]

yung samsung 58h5203 ko 2 years na. for daily viewing so far so good

[Ice Storm]

For full disclosure my friend's 2010 LG 32LE5500 mainboard also died this year outputting vertical lines on half the screen.

So 5 years of service?

Question, do you know of any company that buys broken LCD TVs?

[juanderer]

Ive used both Samsung and LG and both of them didn't last long enough. Forgot their models though

for Samsung, horizontal lines appeared on the screen
for LG, white spots appeared on the screen

not sure if malas lang heheh, but im planning on buying lesser known brands na lang for replacement. at least if it breaks early again maliit lang nagastos.

[questforthegoodlife]

My Samsung 40D5000 bought in 2010 is still working fine. No problem whatsoever. My friend bought at around the same time and his tv broke down after 3 years.

My samsung 23" Computer monitor bough in 2008, is still working fine.

My tv is connected to a power strip which i presume is power surge resistant and is connected to a 1500W servo AVR (OMNI i think). Probably helps if the tv is protected power flunctuations.

[jangpz]

Ask lang po ng inputs nyo as to which would be a better buy.  Choosing between these two 43in TVs - LG 43UH6500 @25k and Samsung UA-43K5100 @21k, is the additional 4k worth it for the the ultra-HD feature? 

Thanks.

[leomarley]

Ask lang po ng inputs nyo as to which would be a better buy.  Choosing between these two 43in TVs - LG 43UH6500 @25k and Samsung UA-43K5100 @21k, is the additional 4k worth it for the the ultra-HD feature? 

Thanks.

it's not noticeable for that screen size. piliin mo na lang which has better PQ.

[Stagea]

Ask lang po ng inputs nyo as to which would be a better buy.  Choosing between these two 43in TVs - LG 43UH6500 @25k and Samsung UA-43K5100 @21k, is the additional 4k worth it for the the ultra-HD feature? 

As a PC monitor, it's probably worth it. As a regular TV, probably not.

If you plan to use HDCP 2.2 sources in the future, the UH6500 is HDCP 2.2 compliant.

[shoktongxxx]

ang nipis ng OLED kakatakot pag setup nakita ko kahapon sa Automatic Center ATC.

[mhacman]

^ any tv's with screen sizes >40" it is recommended to be handled by 2 persons.  sa ilalim lang may konting grip at sa gilid o taas alalay lang ng kamay.  maninipis na talaga LED's ngayon how much more kung OLEDS =))

I think those in 60" and larger should be handled by 3 people just to be safer...

[stockHT]

ako naman eto, down to these two!

Samsung UA-55KU6500 is P37.8K
LG 55uh7700 - 39k

which one mga sir?

im setting up ATMOS + 4k rig. Already upgraded my AVR, it's now the time for the Display Device Next NMT But for now, priority is the TV.

Tulong mga sir!

[shoktongxxx]

ako naman eto, down to these two!

Samsung UA-55KU6500 is P37.8K
LG 55uh7700 - 39k

which one mga sir?

saan ito sir? pa PM.

[teokun]

Kung price per performance/features

2015 - Samsung
2016 - LG

bagsak presyo pa LG ngayun. wow

[Jason_10]

Speaking of LG, mine just broke down after 5 years of gentle use. Something exploded then it shut off. Now switching to hisense.