LG 77" OLED AI B4 4K Smart TV 2024 OLED77B46LA

So I'll start by saying the 65 inch LG B4 is a good tv, however, in my case it is surprisingly and unfortunately a downgrade from my previous lg oled, the 55 inch B8 (2018 B series from LG) in all, but size.Let me try to explain,I can remember the process of buying the B8 and everything i read about it basically said that it was good, but not quite as good as the C8. So when i read very similar things about the new B4 vs the C4, i thought "so its the same as back in 2019 when i bought my B8".Incorrect!The B8 looked beautiful to me, my new B4 on the other hand has much worse low quality upscaling while watching cable tv and there is some pretty bad macroblocking as well. Also the tvs brightness in dolby vision is very dim and really ruins the home theater ... MoreSo I'll start by saying the 65 inch LG B4 is a good tv, however, in my case it is surprisingly and unfortunately a downgrade from my previous lg oled, the 55 inch B8 (2018 B series from LG) in all, but size.Let me try to explain,I can remember the process of buying the B8 and everything i read about it basically said that it was good, but not quite as good as the C8. So when i read very similar things about the new B4 vs the C4, i thought "so its the same as back in 2019 when i bought my B8".Incorrect!The B8 looked beautiful to me, my new B4 on the other hand has much worse low quality upscaling while watching cable tv and there is some pretty bad macroblocking as well. Also the tvs brightness in dolby vision is very dim and really ruins the home theater experience for me. Apart from that the B4 is fine.So i would say if its your first oled tv you might think its great, but as i said in my case its a downgrade which i did not expect.I did contact LG about exchanging it for the C4 within the 15 day return period and it was made clear that LG doesn't do exchanges, but that i could return it and then buy the C4, but that i would have to pay a 15% restocking fee.The restocking fee coupled with the fact that if i did choose to return it and then buy the C4 meant i wouldn't get the promotion on the C4 that i did on the b4 because that coupon had already expired made me decide to just keep it and accept that im stuck with it.Still this is my mistake, not LGs. I made the assumption that i already knew what I was getting in to with the B4 because of past experiences with my older LG B series oled. And i knew id have trouble returning it if i didnt like it.Still it would be nice if LG could offer a similar return policy like other retailers do.Anyway, moral of the story is, believe all the reviews that say the C4 is worth a few hundred more and im pretty sure, (without having owned a C4) that you'll end up happier than i did.

This is our 2nd OLED from LG - this time to replace our ageing 6-year-old TV in the lounge. Although considered the entry-level model, don't let that tagline fool you; this TV offers astonishing picture quality. Our first OLED made us watch all our favourite movies again (a strong litmus test for the picture quality). The 2024 model is no different, with our two little ones now refusing to watch their shows on any other telly in the house. Our 6-year-old TV was a heavy, chunky 50" beast with a thick protruding border around the screen. This 65" OLED is slimmer, lighter, and far more petite than it has a right to for its size, thanks to its borderless screen edge. Design-wise it is a thing of beauty and remarkably unobtrusive considering its size. Saying that, we did ... MoreThis is our 2nd OLED from LG - this time to replace our ageing 6-year-old TV in the lounge. Although considered the entry-level model, don't let that tagline fool you; this TV offers astonishing picture quality. Our first OLED made us watch all our favourite movies again (a strong litmus test for the picture quality). The 2024 model is no different, with our two little ones now refusing to watch their shows on any other telly in the house. Our 6-year-old TV was a heavy, chunky 50" beast with a thick protruding border around the screen. This 65" OLED is slimmer, lighter, and far more petite than it has a right to for its size, thanks to its borderless screen edge. Design-wise it is a thing of beauty and remarkably unobtrusive considering its size. Saying that, we did note that as a stand mount it did not fit on our TV unit at all. The stands are positioned at the end of each side of the telly meaning you need a pretty wide TV unit to stand this on. It was only a short-term problem for us as we've since wall-mounted it-but it is something to be aware of if your primary decision is the stand mount option for your room.If planning to attach the TV to the wall, consideration should be taken to the type of wall bracket purchased. The HDMI 3 (eARC/ARC) connection in particular is located on the back of the TV-along with the HDMI 4, optical digital out and LAN-instead of at the side. This can be a pain to access and/or use with a fixed slim mount or flush wall mount. Ensure you have a right-angle adapter or cable if exploring this mount option to avoid any frustrations.At < 20 kgs this TV is very light for its size - which does help eliminate any anxiety around attempting a wall mount without the worry of it falling off. (It was so light I was able to wall mount this on my own with minimal effort).If burn-in is one of your worries then the good news is this is becoming far less of a concern these days. Our 2022 model was quite aggressive in the way it handled this problem with the screen saver coming on almost immediately on non-use. The 2024 model has adopted a far more relaxed approach to none use-to the point that my aforementioned anxiety was triggered quite a few times during the first 2 weeks of use when I noticed my screen was still showing a paused movie instead of the customary screen saver after popping out to make a cup of coffee. If LG are less concerned about burn-in, then so should you be.Overall a great purchase.

This TV replaced another brand, a quantum dot Q60 50" TV. The Q60 lasted 3 years and 8 months, yes I know this only had a 1 year warranty, but is 3 years 8 months really fit for purpose? Reading other reviews I found there were lots of people having issues with the Q60, based on that I decided I needed to switch brand. As the OLED prices have dropped, I decided to review these. Checking reviews I could find no viable difference with the LG OLED B42 vs B46 so went for the B42. A lot of reviews I found detailed that brightness was not as good as other type of TV, this nearly put me off, but having purchased I'm not sure why brightness is an issue, as this TV is bright enough for me, I've had to turn this down.I use this set to watch TV with Freesat and Freeview,and ... MoreThis TV replaced another brand, a quantum dot Q60 50" TV. The Q60 lasted 3 years and 8 months, yes I know this only had a 1 year warranty, but is 3 years 8 months really fit for purpose? Reading other reviews I found there were lots of people having issues with the Q60, based on that I decided I needed to switch brand. As the OLED prices have dropped, I decided to review these. Checking reviews I could find no viable difference with the LG OLED B42 vs B46 so went for the B42. A lot of reviews I found detailed that brightness was not as good as other type of TV, this nearly put me off, but having purchased I'm not sure why brightness is an issue, as this TV is bright enough for me, I've had to turn this down.I use this set to watch TV with Freesat and Freeview,and to stream from a cloud based media player I'm not a gamer so can't help there.Configuration - Wall mounted with a basic Bluetooth LG Sound Bar.Easy to setup, light enough for one person to handle..4 HDMI ports - I used a AV to HDMI adapter for an old external device This also uses a USB port to provide power.I hate True motion (Soap Operas mode) so turned that off for each input source, the LG settings menu is easy to navigate to turn this off. The home menu is also far better than the Q60.TV channels that broadcast old programmes in SD, upscaling to larger format is quite good.HD broadcasts - Great picture.4K input - Wow.After tweaking settings for my preferences, I have to say OLED is so much better than anything I've owned before. A test for me although you could say is pointless is the credits at the end of a programme, my old OLED was jittery and these weren't clear, this TV is great at motion smoothing and that's with True Motion switched off.Sound - Can't advise as I use a basic sound bar rather than the TV speakers, the good thing though is I can now use the soundbar in Bluetooth mode, I couldn't do that before with the Q60 as every time you turned on the TV you would have to change the TV settings to output to the Bluetooth speaker, this TV auto finds the speaker on start up. The benefit hear for me is that the Freesat remote and TV remote both adjust the same volume, rather than a separate Freesat and TV volume setting.The remote is very well balanced, I find a lot of remote are heavy and one end and always fall of the sofa, but this one is great.I also have a WDCloud with a Twonky media player, the TV finds the Twonky Media Player automatically, big relief as I could not find any reviews that said media players work with this TV.One week in, and I'm so pleased with this TV, best picture I've ever had and all external devices play ok.Two minor niggles,1) Freesat box will not turn on via Arc HDMI, but it turns off.2) Bluetooth sound bar will not turn off with the TV, but it turns on. (The speaker turns off after 15 minutes of no input so not a deal breaker).