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Argos LG OLED55B6V 55Inch Ultra HD Smart OLED TV £1,574.10 Argos

£1574.10 Argos9 Feb 17

Source: HotUKDeals | Deals > Technology

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discoman2016

8 Feb 17

great tv use code TVS10 to save 10% Get free SKYQ for 12 months The LG OLED55B6V 55'' Smart TV creates great contrast, colour and clarity to deliver the best picture possible today. Artfully crafted in a fabulous flat design, its next generation display is fused with outstanding audio engineered by Harman/Kardon. With built-in Freeview, it gives you access to a huge range of entertainment options, subscription free.

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f1refox

8 Feb 17 1 #1

Nice price but as with most Argos deals none in stock near me and not available for home delivery...

geordie458

8 Feb 17 #2

Looks like a good price if you can get one. £200 cheaper than amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/LG-OLED55B6V-Ultra-Smart-webOS/dp/B01EBXEPVG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1486548023&sr=1-1&keywords=55b6v

Rob_1304

8 Feb 17 #3

In stock at Headrow Leeds. Is this HDR10?

geordie458 to Rob_1304

8 Feb 17 1 #5

http://www.trustedreviews.com/lg-oled55b6-1-review

David_e to Rob_1304

8 Feb 17 #7

Yes, I believe it it both that and Dolby Vision (whatever that means!)

EndlessWaves to Rob_1304

8 Feb 17 #23

HDR10 is a content format. This will accept HDR10 content and being an OLED has pretty good HDR display abilities, especially in darkened rooms.

cutthroat_jake

8 Feb 17 1 #4

Only comes with a 1 year warranty, whereas the likes of Richer Sounds, Crampton & Moore and John Lewis offer 5 or 6 years around the same price (sometimes needing a price match).
For example: Phone Crampton & Moore and they'll do this TV for £1,599 with a 5 year "no quibble" warranty.

ashmac to cutthroat_jake

8 Feb 17 #6

same price as very

Kanedaaaaaa

8 Feb 17 2 #8

Come on, keep dropping. When it hits £1500 at RS / JL then I'm in.

David_e to Kanedaaaaaa

8 Feb 17 #11

Looks like they are clearing 'old' so not sure how low the price will go before they are all sold.

cutthroat_jake to Kanedaaaaaa

8 Feb 17 1 #12

Someone got a PM at JL yesterday for £1,500.
Check post #137 here.

klargon

8 Feb 17 1 #9

Yep, that's my trigger price too. I need a TV, though, so it needs to happen soon!

Masteryates to klargon

8 Feb 17 #10

My trigger price was £1700 on the C6. The price didn't drop and I took the plunge anyway, paying £100 more. Don't regret it for a second as the C6 is worth every penny.

guttediam

8 Feb 17 #13

In stock;
Bournemouth Ringwood Road
Open until 20:00
Order now, collect immediately
Unit 4, Ringwood Road Retail Park, 901-905 Ringwood Road Bournemouth Dorset England BH11 8LL

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Jaybeam

8 Feb 17 1 #14

Does anyone know how this handles 720p material i.e. Nowtv?

discoman2016 to Jaybeam

8 Feb 17 #15

free SKY Q 12 MONTHS

Masteryates to Jaybeam

8 Feb 17 #18

If you turn all of the processing settings off, the picture is pretty good. I always test TV's with some really low quality stuff, (4 music,) and my C6 does a good job; the image is clear of artefacts and the motion is good. There is a bit of detail missing in comparison to my Plasma, but it gets much closer than any LCD/LED TV I've seen.

zone_player to Jaybeam

9 Feb 17 #34

Inbuilt Now TV app is great, fast and good Upscaled PQ!

bma1445

8 Feb 17 #16

Very very tempted at this price. Available in all my local stores to collect in 3 days.

klargon

8 Feb 17 #17

Can you let someone else claim the Sky Q offer? It's not worth the installation fee for me.

stonerosey

8 Feb 17 1 #19

Great price for a great tv. Waiting to hear back from John Lewis if they can price match.

SoFar

8 Feb 17 #20

In stock Leeds Headrow

SoFar

8 Feb 17 #21

And in stock at Long Eaton

SoFar

8 Feb 17 1 #22

Also Birmingham Union Street and Stechford. Right that's it for checking or I'll be doing the whole UK.

stonerosey

8 Feb 17 #24

John Lewis won't price match unfortunately, they said:

"Thank you for your email. Sadly, we are unable to include the use of the voucher code "TVS10".
Our Never Knowingly Undersold policy states;
"The competitor’s prices need to be publicly available to all customers. For us to verify these prices, they need to be displayed in the competitor’s own shop or on their website.

We do consider temporarily discounted prices, including any publicly available voucher codes that are published alongside the product at the point of purchase, or on the competitor’s website."

This voucher code is not publicly available on the competitor’s website meaning we are unable to match the price obtained with the use of this voucher code.

I appreciate that this is not the outcome you were hoping for and if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me again"

jayjayuk1234

9 Feb 17 #25

If there is detail missing you need to get your TV calibrated

OLED > Plasma

djh1975

9 Feb 17 #26

Obviously the latest technology but still not great value for money. I'm happy to wait another 12 to 18 months for the price to come down.

hukd_addict to djh1975

13 Feb 17 #60

No one can predict the future, but I will say this, I've been after one of these for a while now, I monitored the prices on the two previous generations, the lowest I saw before they went off sale was £1300. Some refurbs still turn up on the 2015 sets for around £1k, but due to HDR, in general people arn't really willing to fork out a grand on an "obsolete"(I use that term very loosely) - tv. If you are expecting a new OLED to drop to a grand or less, IMO you'll be waiting a lot longer than 12-18 months. No doubt these will be knocking around online in refurb form at that price at some point, but refurbs are usually returns due to panel issues IMO - i'd never touch them specifically in TVs - but had plenty of other refurb stuff in the past.

flannell

9 Feb 17 #27

Bought this Sunday and expected a collection Fast Track from 9am. Not arrived at the store. Took half a day off to collect this. Advisor said the item could be anywhere and had no idea. Was offered another 10% off any other TV (?) or reorder and see if one turns up in another four days time. AVOID.

one2omg

9 Feb 17 #28

Just making people aware of the HDR gaming issues with this TV:

http://www.flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1479106744

sonicdeathmonkey to one2omg

9 Feb 17 1 #30

Apparently there is a firmware update out stateside that has corrected the issue and bought a game mode to the model. The EU update is apparently *imminent*. In game mode the input lag is reported to be around 30ms which is much more manageable.

timcorps to one2omg

12 Feb 17 #57

There's a firmware update that sorts that

Masteryates

9 Feb 17 #29

I haven't the money for the C6 and the calibration as well Jayjay. I've used some of the calibrated settings on the forums but this results in strange results in low light. Dragons Den is a good example. It's only SD where a touch of detail is missing. When I had a LG LED a year ago for a week, strangely turning the super resolution setting to high gained a great deal of detail. On the C6, this setting seems to do nothing.

jayjayuk1234

9 Feb 17 #31

Yeah, calibration is expensive. The forum settings are useless for me also, every set has slight differences but without greyscale calibration you will lose some detail, most people don't notice but clearly you have.

SD doesn't have a great amount of detail to begin with, and things like 'super resolution' just adds a false sharpness to the picture, so this maybe what you're seeing

has_152

9 Feb 17 #32

hi there

just about the LG OLED55B6V 55Inch Ultra HD Smart OLED TV £1,574.10 Argos

where did u get the discount code from does it say anything about it on they website

y_am_I_buying_this

9 Feb 17 #33

I could have bought this very tv for £1500 last year in June direct from lg but was told no by my other half even after telling her it was £2800 in currys. Can still buy at that price now but will wait till June again to see what comes up this year. Although very tempted by new Samsung q7,8,9 series so be good to see prices on them. Personally would say don't buy this until the sammys come out as they will be around this price with potentially better visuals

Jaybeam

9 Feb 17 #35

Thank you zoneplyer a constructive reply!!

discoman2016

9 Feb 17 #36

https://lg-sky.com/gb/en/pages/uhd/home

mattyboy1982

9 Feb 17 1 #37

Very tempted but going to keep my Panasonic plasma until it dies!

mattoligy

9 Feb 17 1 #38

According to LG it doesn't look very imminent :neutral_face:

davidhiggins

9 Feb 17 #39

got the E6 model and what a tv it is .picture is amazing.for the extra dough it's superb

jayjayuk1234

9 Feb 17 #40

How many times are you going to post this false info?

It's from AVForums, and is already proven incorrect, the help desk staff don't know apples from oranges

An example, they replied to someone else last night with this response

I highlighted the part about the chipset, because the B6V has the exact same 'chipset' as the US B6P, so he hasn't a clue what he's talking about.

No point at all quoting anything from LG help desk, its just a call centre, they are useless for information on these type of queries.

As i mentioned in another thread, there are likely other fixes being applied at the same time

mattoligy

10 Feb 17 #41

Twice! And I don't know if it's false or if it's valid, any more than you do. Just providing some info that I found on another site for anyone that's interested! A simple google search will provide the same info...

think

10 Feb 17 #42

Still got my Panasonic plasma, people comment on the great picture.... also plays PS4 games perfectly...still waiting for something better

hukd_addict to think

28 Feb 17 #70

4k hdr is it that plasma?

devs

10 Feb 17 #43

is it correct that Argos only give 1year?

jayjayuk1234

10 Feb 17 #44

No, it's not valid..

If you had bothered to read the thread there you would see that emails from Steven Beaman (UK General Manager) stated the firmware was being worked on and there was no such 'decision' to make.

You clearly have no interest in the TV, or probably unable to afford one, so can quit it with the false information you posted in both threads.

OLED is a great deal better than Plasma, which is why most were replacing their beloved Kuro TV's with OLED over at AVForums.

Curious how your TV plays PS4 games perfectly though, i thought that was down to the PS4 :wink:

mattoligy

10 Feb 17 1 #45

Lol, don't make assumptions about what I can afford you have no idea! Money is irrelevant.

Don't shoot the messenger mate, if it's the help desk staff that are incorrect maybe you should direct your comments in that direction instead of trying to belittle HUKD members!

jayjayuk1234

10 Feb 17 #46

It's not just about this particular thing, you stated in the other thread a list of things negative about this TV, most of which were incorrect that you couldn't back up.

Not seen you mention anything positive about this yet, which makes me wonder why you're in every LG OLED thread?

Also, money is irrelevant? yet you're posting on a money saving shopping forum.... something doesn't add up

Masteryates

10 Feb 17 #47

Yes Jay, I've got a feeling that its not a case of the OLED being bad on SD, more a case of the Plasma being exceptional. If only I had the room for both the 50" Plasma and the 55" C6 in my living room. First world problems.....

mattoligy

10 Feb 17 1 #48

I stated the picture quality was most important and this TV looked amazing, I also pointed out some obvious design flaws, I am viewing two deals regarding this TV (not every OLED thread) as I am a prospective buyer and I am trying to establish whether or not it has any shortcomings before I buy it like any other savvy buyer would. Regarding your comments on money saving, I take it in your opinion people with money shouldn't strive to pay the best price for a product...

And the level of this defensiveness is questionable, so yeah something doesn't add up alright. And I'm pretty sure the rules of HUKD states no promotion is accepted.

jayjayuk1234 to mattoligy

10 Feb 17 #49

I think HUKD state self promotion is not accepted...... well you found me out, i am in fact the CEO of Lucky Goldstar

Also, here were your comments

Lag, Judder, Stutter, Image Retention, Bad Efficiency, Low Brightness, Bad design for mounting, Expensive

Shall we go through all of these??

1) Lag - Fixed in upcoming firmware, however i frequently game and haven't even noticed an issue on current firmware

2) Judder - Firmware bug which was fixed in an earlier firmware

3) Stutter - Affected some TV's which are believed to be faulty

4) Image retention - OLED doesn't really suffer from this like Plasma, but effecttively every display type is susceptible to image retention

5) Bad Efficiency - OLED uses more power than TV's like edge lit LED, but not a massive amount more, for obvious reasons... this is obvious and not poor efficiency.

6) Low Brightness - Completely false, peak brightness not as bright as LCD based technology, but still more than bright enough!

7) Bad design for mounting - It could be better here, but there is no way to keep the panel extremely thin and make it wall mountable as you suggested, there would be nowhere for the screws to go. So LG had to either make the whole screen one thickness or make it as it is now. It is an entry level OLED, their extra design and expense went into the more expensive models in this range.

one2omg

10 Feb 17 #50

Sounds like a rubbish TV to me... :confused:

jayjayuk1234

10 Feb 17 1 #51

Good point..... think i will sell mine and go for a Samsung instead

mattoligy

10 Feb 17 #52

This was quite informative so thanks for taking the time to point this all out.

The upcoming models are actually thin all over and still wall mountable from what I've seen. And the efficiency will surely be improved as well and it's only logical to predict OLEDs in the A+++ range within a few years. These are the points I was trying to make in regards to the technology being in its infancy.

Obviously one can always put off buying tech based on better iterations coming in the near future and technology never stops progressing so one could wait forever and miss out on the here and now.

I may just buy this set and then upgrade it in a few years. Still worried about the lag however... And it's the only point you make that is questionable. Do you have a source to the effect of an upcoming UK firmware fix for HDR Game Mode? Is it in fact coming for sure?

jayjayuk1234

10 Feb 17 #53

The HDR update was confirmed by LG's Uk manager Steve Beaman, the only doubt was from impatient folks at avforums emailing LG Help Desk every 5 minutes and getting various different responses

You can of course email him yourself if you wish

[email protected]

however, he may be sick to death of emails regarding this.

As for the 2017 models, they aren't as thin as the B6 at the top half, it's wafer thin and impossible and unsafe to have a mount here.

Also, the 2017 models will be twice the price of this set currently, so hardly any comparison

greatnameuk

10 Feb 17 #54

I still have a CRT tv and i think its great :confused::laughing:<3

mattoligy

10 Feb 17 #55

https://youtu.be/NdAda7gtdFY

jayjayuk1234

10 Feb 17 #56

Yeah, i very much doubt that TV is their entry level OLED :smile:

They will no doubt be asking a pretty penny for that one! :smile:

discoman2016

12 Feb 17 #58

http://uk.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/b6/settings

Kanedaaaaaa

12 Feb 17 #59

I believe it's not out in the UK yet though. Hopefully it will be soon.

djh1975

13 Feb 17 #61

Thanks for your advice, I have a 4K TV, so happy with it for now.

email2markt

13 Feb 17 1 #62

I know their name is a bit of a swear word on this site but Currys and PC World are matching this with promo code 10TV299 (expires 15th Feb)

DAZZ2000 to email2markt

15 Feb 17 #64

I see I'm too late to the party then....that'll teach me to not be checking in at hukd often enough! :stuck_out_tongue:

luvclub to email2markt

17 Feb 17 #69

Thanks for the Currys 10% code.

I noticed that the code didn't work for the 65C6V that I had wanted but if I ordered the 55B6V in the same order it would deduct 10% off the total order price.

Luckily the 65C6V is in stock for delivery this weekend and the 55B6V is back-ordered. Will cancel the 55B6V once the 65C6V is delivered for £2519 :smile:

Was always hoping to get a 65 inch TV or any Oled from Amazon Warehouse Deals but never saw any. Finally decided to get the C6 as I understand it is one of the last 3D OLEDs which appear to offer the best 3d experience.

DAZZ2000

15 Feb 17 #63

Glad to see you finally stopped with the unnecessary bashing of a fellow member. Read the thread and couldn't really see why you were getting so heated when this chap is merely raising personal concerns. He's entitled to do that and he's also entitled to his opinion, as are yourself.

If someone is "toe-dipping" the concept of buying this TV and being perhaps over-cautious is it not better to just offer some guidance without belittling them in the process?.

That's my two cents....

sinxa

16 Feb 17 #65

Does anyone have any recommendations for testing Dolby Vision? I have Netflix and Amazon streaming services and just picked up a C6

hukd_addict

16 Feb 17 #66

Chef’s Table France (Netflix Originals)
Hibana Spark (Netflix Originals)
Knights of Sidonia Season 1 (Netflix Originals)
Knights of Sidonia Season 2 (Netflix Originals)
Marvel’s Daredevil Season 1 (Netflix Originals)
Marvel’s Daredevil Season 2 (Netflix Originals)
Marvel’s Jessica Jones Season 1 (Netflix Originals)
Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 1 (Netflix Originals)
Marco Polo Season 1 (Netflix Originals)
Marco Polo Season 2 (Netflix Originals)
Marco Polo 100 Hundred Eyes (Netflix Originals)
The OA Season 1 (Netflix Originals)
The Do-Over (Netflix Originals)
The Ridiculous 6 (Netflix Originals)

jessica jones is very good. david tennant is a very VERY bad man in it

devs

16 Feb 17 #67

Can kodi be installed directly onto this? Thanks

hukd_addict

16 Feb 17 #68

has this deal expired? this tv is £1999 everywhere now with "free" soundbar....

hukd_addict

28 Feb 17 #71

hows the 65c6 then?? good?? best of both worlds, 65" and lgs own chipset instead of the realtek on the b6

discoman2016

28 Feb 17 #72

deal expired why u comment week after! me see u no post deals just COMMENT?