One of the best OLED TVs is finally coming to the US
The Philips OLED 804 just showed at CES 2020
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Here in the US, we can getOLED TVsfrom two companies:LGandSony. They deliver excellent quality, but leave us with limited options and are invariably expensive. That’s about to change, though, as Funai has just shown off Phillips-brandedOLEDTVs atCES 2020.
In particular, Funai showed off OLED TVs from thePhilips OLED 804series. So, what’s exciting about that? For one, these are five-star TVs in our book. That’s not unusual from Philips OLED TVs either, as a quick look back shows thePhilips OLED 803andPhilips OLED+984scoring perfect marks in our reviews.
What’s on offer
The Philips OLED 804 series include the latest OLED panels from Funai. On top of the already excellent contrast ratios offered by OLED display technology and the sharp4Kresolution, these TVs offer plenty ofHDRoptions with support forDolby Vision, HDR10, andHDR10+formats. They also include Dolby Atmos audio decoding, and run on Android TV for immediate access to your favorite streaming services.
The TVs include the 3rd-generation P5 processor, which does an excellent job up upscaling standard HD content to appear higher-resolution. It also offers a compelling HDR tweak to SDR content.
They also have a unique feature on offer that sets them apart from the pack. Philips Ambilight shines colorful lights from the back of your TV that match some of the colors present on the display. That feature might not be for everyone, but the colorful ambient lighting it provides behind your TV can affect the viewing experience positively in our experience, and can even help your eyes out when watching bright content in a dark environment. If you havePhilips Huelighting in your house, you can sync it with the TV as well. You can find outmore about Ambilight here.
This is all good news for shoppers in the market for OLED TVs, as Philips and Funai are behind some truly great options that will give you more to choose from than just LG and Sony. However, Philips' OLED TVs still fall into the $1,000+ ballpark.
Fortunately, cheaper OLED options may also be coming this year, too.OLED TVs from Vizio are comingand OLED might get competition fromTCL 6-Series Mini-LED TVs.
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