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Ambilight

entertainer

Not content with

flooding our homes

with the brightness

of OLED, a lot of

Philips tellies also

offer the immersive

delights of Ambilight

wall illumination. The

stunning OLED+ 984

even includes a B&W

sound system built

into the stand – so

with the best sound

of any TV we’ve ever

watched, you can

save yourself some

cash and skip the

soundbar (below).

O Get this:

Philips OLED+ 984

£4499 / philips.co.uk

Dynamic

dabbler

If you prefer watching

Bradley Cooper

to Bradley Walsh,

go for a TV that

supports more than

one HDR standard.

Panasonic’s 55in

GZ1500 is a fine 4K

OLED that gets on

with both HDR10+

and Dolby Vision.

It also has the seal

of approval from

Hollywood’s best

colourists, so it’ll take

your movie nights to

the next level.

O Get this:

Panasonic

TX-55GZ1500

£1599 / panasonic.com

Future

armer

The first thing you

need to know before

going anywhere near

an 8K television is

that, for the moment

at least, there’s

absolutely nothing

to watch on it – that

is, nothing that will

use all of its 33 million

pixels to their full

potential. Even so,

with its gorgeous

picture and superb

upscaling skills,

Sony’s 8K 85in

KD-85ZG9 is far

from a waste of cash.

O Get this:

Sony KD-85ZG9

£13,999 / sony.co.uk

Downsized

upscaler

Not everyone has the

room or the money

for a cutting-edge

TV. Luckily, big

brands like Samsung

are keeping it hi-tech

at the affordable end

of the market too.

Its UE43RU7020,

for example, delivers

much more than you

might expect from

an entry-level set,

including HDR10+,

impressive upscaling

and an OS that won’t

drive you crazy.

O Get this:

Samsung

UE43RU7020

£350 / samsung.com

Fifty

centre

If 43in isn’t enough,

a 50in TV can offer

a decent cinematic

experience. The

impressive Panasonic

TX-50GX700 works

out at less than a

tenner per inch.

O Get this:

Panasonic

TX-50GX700

£499 / panasonic.com

O A SOUNDBAR

Even the best TVs can sound

thinner than the walls in a cheap

hotel, so plug in the Dali Katch

One soundbar (£649) – textbook

Scandinavian style with sound

to match.

HOW TO

BUY A

TELEVISION

You spend half your

life staring at it, so

why not make your

telly one you can’t

take your eyes off?

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4K Ultra HD

A step up on Full HD,

this is the resolution

to go for... or be fully

future-proof with

an 8K set.

HDR

A TV with high

dynamic range

will give you richer

contrast and more

vivid colours.

OLED

The pixels in an

OLED illuminate

themselves, resulting

in bright colours and

blacker blacks.

O STUFF TO WATCH

What’s the point in owning a nice

telly if you’re stuck watching Holby

City? Sky Q (£20 + £22/m) still

offers the best of the best, with

4K thrown in for nothing if you pick

a multiroom package.