Aren't you glad LG went with LCD?

[flyingkytez]

First I'm hearing of it...which phone?

Pixel 2 XL.. only can notice if you put another phone next to it.. the OLED screen looks reddish.

 

[flyingkytez]

As far as I know, you need OLED to have VR (daydream) support. One reason why Google sticks with OLED. For LG, makes sense to have one of their flagships at least have VR support. I know VR is not a big deal but still makes sense to few of your devices support VR.

I think the whole VR market is slowly changing.. the Oculus Go is only $199.99 and you don't need anything else. Makes better sense to have a separate VR unit.. much better experience and content. Sorry but Google's VR is weak.. Google only provides a small amount of contribution such as basic VR apps and the Google Cardboard. The Oculus Go has already been well established, porting over content from the Samsung Gear VR (partnered with Oculus). LG attempted VR poorly with the G5 and "friends" VR unit but it was junk.. they should just focus on making phones not VR and I think LG understands that. The Google VR and cardboard days are done, lacks content plus Google's refusal to put a micro SD card slot on their phone limits the amount of content one could load on to it.

 

[tlaswell]

The colors and deep blacks of my Galaxy S7 is nice. The variable screen brightness is nice too, especially when it is sitting on the dash of my car. The problem is burn in. There are certain elements from the map software that are ghosted on every display on the phone now. I'm seriously considering going with LG G7 for the LCD when I have to upgrade.

 

[B0WIE]

The colors and deep blacks of my Galaxy S7 is nice. The variable screen brightness is nice too, especially when it is sitting on the dash of my car. The problem is burn in. There are certain elements from the map software that are ghosted on every display on the phone now. I'm seriously considering going with LG G7 for the LCD when I have to upgrade.

That would freak me out. My OLED TV has been fine but after seeing things about OLED phones, one of the reasons I went with the G7 over the V35 is that I did not want to have to worry about burn-in or retention. I like to be able to let my phone screen stay on for a long time and don't want to worry about it degrading over the couple years I'll be using it.

 

[AARON BRYANT2]

After playing with this device for a couple more days I have changed my mind. I prefer this display. For some reason ots easier on my eyes and I also dont see any ghosting when scrolling from a light and dark image. Outside of display, this also seems really smooth, even compared to my note 8. So far, glad I got this phone.

 

[biswasd]

After playing with this device for a couple more days I have changed my mind. I prefer this display. For some reason ots easier on my eyes and I also dont see any ghosting when scrolling from a light and dark image. Outside of display, this also seems really smooth, even compared to my note 8. So far, glad I got this phone.

ditto - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this lcd screen:

1) True white whites

2) no black clipping on dim scenes in movies and can actually see black gradients again....hated the note 8 amoled screen!!

3) super brighntess is waaaay brighter than the samsung equivalent when in direct sunlight.

4) LCD just looks sharper due to lack of pentile matrix for pixels

 

[AARON BRYANT2]

ditto - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this lcd screen:

1) True white whites

2) no black clipping on dim scenes in movies and can actually see black gradients again....hated the note 8 amoled screen!!

3) super brighntess is waaaay brighter than the samsung equivalent when in direct sunlight.

4) LCD just looks sharper due to lack of pentile matrix for pixels

Yeah my biggest issue was watching netflix and there was extreme crushing going on. Splotchy blacks looked like a rainbow of shades of grey. T'was horrible!

 

[Pbain]

OLED's can be generally managed to increase blue levels, but over the years I've grown to not like it. I have a Sony XZ2 Compact and I've increased the warmer tones. People with OLED need to make mental notes that the screen must not stay stationary for extended periods of time. I love black screen, not grey.

 

[Mike Dee]

After playing with this device for a couple more days I have changed my mind. I prefer this display. For some reason ots easier on my eyes and I also dont see any ghosting when scrolling from a light and dark image. Outside of display, this also seems really smooth, even compared to my note 8. So far, glad I got this phone.

Absolutely nothing wrong with LCD. Loved my V20 display. Wasn't bright enough in bright sun but still no slouch. I am liking OLED at the moment.

 

[flyingkytez]

That would freak me out. My OLED TV has been fine but after seeing things about OLED phones, one of the reasons I went with the G7 over the V35 is that I did not want to have to worry about burn-in or retention. I like to be able to let my phone screen stay on for a long time and don't want to worry about it degrading over the couple years I'll be using it.

Exactly why LCD is ideal.. this is why laptops and monitors still utilize LCD because of burn in from long term use.. understand that a smartphone is a device that you keep and use long term.. unless you treat phones like disposable technology, then go with an AMOLED. I'd like to use my device for a long time and not worry about burn in.

 

[flyingkytez]

OLED's can be generally managed to increase blue levels, but over the years I've grown to not like it. I have a Sony XZ2 Compact and I've increased the warmer tones. People with OLED need to make mental notes that the screen must not stay stationary for extended periods of time. I love black screen, not grey.

Grey looks hideous on an AMOLED screen, you see so much flaws.

 

[flyingkytez]

ditto - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this lcd screen:

1) True white whites

2) no black clipping on dim scenes in movies and can actually see black gradients again....hated the note 8 amoled screen!!

3) super brighntess is waaaay brighter than the samsung equivalent when in direct sunlight.

4) LCD just looks sharper due to lack of pentile matrix for pixels

Don't forget, the myth that AMOLED is better for battery life, IT'S NOT. Each individual pixel lighting up, especially white colors, kill the battery faster than a traditional IPS LCD lit screen. iPhones always had 1600-1800 mAh batteries with LCD screen, their battery life was usually very good. Speaking from experience, I feel like LCD is a bit more energy efficient.

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Don't forget, the myth that AMOLED is better for battery life, IT'S NOT. Each individual pixel lighting up, especially white colors, kill the battery faster than a traditional IPS LCD lit screen. iPhones always had 1600-1800 mAh batteries with LCD screen, their battery life was usually very good. Speaking from experience, I feel like LCD is a bit more energy efficient.

Um that's not a myth; it is a factual statement that the LED technology is more energy efficient than the LCD technology. It's true in momitors, televisione, dashboard displays, watches and phones.

 

[Mike Dee]

Um that's not a myth; it is a factual statement that the LED technology is more energy efficient than the LCD technology. It's true in momitors, televisione, dashboard displays, watches and phones.

Of course it is...you know because you understand how things work.

 

[flyingkytez]

Um that's not a myth; it is a factual statement that the LED technology is more energy efficient than the LCD technology. It's true in momitors, televisione, dashboard displays, watches and phones.

Where is your factual evidence? Are you basing this on the fact of what other people say and from your opinion? Just cause' it doesn't display black pixels means it's more power efficient.

Here is a test done with a Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Yoga, quote: "These results were clear and consistent. Going OLED decreased battery life between 10 to 25 percent, depending on load."

From:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/should-you-buy-oled-laptop/

"Why does battery life shorten? It appears that, with current OLED panels, a fully lit screen uses a bit more power than an LCD screen. Remember, there’s no backlight with OLED. Instead, each individual pixel is lit, as needed. When all the pixels are lit, they’re downing a lot of juice."

The laptop used had identical parts except for the OLED screen vs IPS LCD and the guy ran many tests before coming up with the conclusion. That's science, you test and then you can back up your claims. I've had AMOLED screen phones before and noticed the battery life was not all that good with it.

Though it's beautiful, lighting up each individual pixel uses more power.. Don't defend something just cause' you own a device with an AMOLED screen with no proof of your claims.

 

[B0WIE]

I personally don't care which tech is more efficient as the implementation is all that really matters to the end user. I'm continually impressed by how little this phone drains with the screen on. I was using it for work yesterday, playing music on it while keeping the screen on as I referred to schematics and layout pics stored on the phone for 4 hours. Battery didn't take a big hit and I was surprised at how cool the phone stayed. I usually expect a phone to run hot and drain the battery when I do this. But, this display seems to project a lot of light without much heat. Quite efficient compared to just about everything else I've used. I kept looking at the battery % in disbelief. Seriously impressive.

 

[Shamoy12345]

If they had LCD screens that had deep blacls like oled then I would instantly choose that. But till they do, I dont think lcd picture quality is as good.

They are coming out with something like that very soon, mini-LED based zone backlighting. Its a technology in between LCD and MicroLED. It will result in much deeper inkier blacks that will rival OLED much better and will consume less power overall. My guess is late 2019 to early 2020 is when phones with mini-LED based LCD will come out.

 

[idon12no]

I prefer LCD screens as well. No complaints about the G7 screen, but I don't really understand if that's an actual problem or just a nuisance.

 

[flyingkytez]

I personally don't care which tech is more efficient as the implementation is all that really matters to the end user. I'm continually impressed by how little this phone drains with the screen on. I was using it for work yesterday, playing music on it while keeping the screen on as I referred to schematics and layout pics stored on the phone for 4 hours. Battery didn't take a big hit and I was surprised at how cool the phone stayed. I usually expect a phone to run hot and drain the battery when I do this. But, this display seems to project a lot of light without much heat. Quite efficient compared to just about everything else I've used. I kept looking at the battery % in disbelief. Seriously impressive.

Nice, see IPS LCD is actually very efficient. OLED requires more power. Plus, you get truer whites, much more satisfying than black blacks. I really enjoy the LCD screen, plus it's inability to get screen burn in.. you can be on the phone for hours.. the keyboard gets burned in first on an OLED.

 

[flyingkytez]

They are coming out with something like that very soon, mini-LED based zone backlighting. Its a technology in between LCD and MicroLED. It will result in much deeper inkier blacks that will rival OLED much better and will consume less power overall. My guess is late 2019 to early 2020 is when phones with mini-LED based LCD will come out.

Nice, I heard about that on an article somewhere. This will rival Samsung a lot, Samsung owns a large share of mobile AMOLED screens. If they could make a display like OLED without burn in, then that's the future of screens. AMOLED is not quite there yet, it only provides short term enjoyment before burning out.