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The 2017 shoot-out was organised by master calibrator and (youtube) TV reviewer Vincent Teoh of HDTV Test.
2017 London TV Shoot-Out results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cN-549F4E
Best Overall TV of 2017 : Panasonic EZ1002 OLED
Best Gaming TV: LG B7 OLED
Best HDR TV: LG B7 OLED
Best Living Room TV: Sony A1 OLED
Best Home Theater TV: Panasonic EZ1002 OLED
The five shoot-out participants were:
• LG B7 (OLED65B7V) OLED TV;
• Panasonic EZ952 (TX-65EZ952B) OLED TV;
• Samsung Q9 (QE65Q9F) QLED TV;
• Sony A1 (KD-65A1) OLED TV; and
• Sony ZD9 (KD-65ZD9) LED LCD TV.
The reference was a Sony X300 30"OLED reference monitor.
showing the following real-world material (subject to change within the alloted time) in addition to select test patterns:
•Pristine SDR content (1080p Blu-ray);
•Compressed SDR content (recorded terrestrial broadcast);
•4K HDR Blu-rays (dark, average-APL and bright scenes; 1000-nit & 4000-nit titles; Dolby Vision vs HDR10);
•Fast-action sports such as football (recorded terrestrial broadcast); and
•1080p and 4K HDR games from PS4 Pro.
Attendees will then be asked to rank the TVs (allowing for ties) from best to worst in the following categories (subject to change within allotted time):
•Contrast performance;
•Colour accuracy;
•Motion;
•Video processing;
•Uniformity;
•HDR;
•Bright-room performance; and
•Gaming.
Acknowledging no single TV performs best for all types of usage, different awards will be handed out (based on attendees’ votes in the relevant categories) for:
•Best Home Theatre TV (for watching movies in a darkened room);
•Best Living Room TV (for watching mixed/ sports content in a non-light-controlled room);
•Best Gaming TV; and
•Best HDR TV.
And the TV which receives the highest score across all categories will be crowned the “Best TV of 2017″.
Categories and scoring explained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jys0CTXtPX0
2017 London TV Shoot-Out results:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8cN-549F4E
Best Overall TV of 2017 : Panasonic EZ1002 OLED
Best Gaming TV: LG B7 OLED
Best HDR TV: LG B7 OLED
Best Living Room TV: Sony A1 OLED
Best Home Theater TV: Panasonic EZ1002 OLED
The five shoot-out participants were:
• LG B7 (OLED65B7V) OLED TV;
• Panasonic EZ952 (TX-65EZ952B) OLED TV;
• Samsung Q9 (QE65Q9F) QLED TV;
• Sony A1 (KD-65A1) OLED TV; and
• Sony ZD9 (KD-65ZD9) LED LCD TV.
The reference was a Sony X300 30"OLED reference monitor.
showing the following real-world material (subject to change within the alloted time) in addition to select test patterns:
•Pristine SDR content (1080p Blu-ray);
•Compressed SDR content (recorded terrestrial broadcast);
•4K HDR Blu-rays (dark, average-APL and bright scenes; 1000-nit & 4000-nit titles; Dolby Vision vs HDR10);
•Fast-action sports such as football (recorded terrestrial broadcast); and
•1080p and 4K HDR games from PS4 Pro.
Attendees will then be asked to rank the TVs (allowing for ties) from best to worst in the following categories (subject to change within allotted time):
•Contrast performance;
•Colour accuracy;
•Motion;
•Video processing;
•Uniformity;
•HDR;
•Bright-room performance; and
•Gaming.
Acknowledging no single TV performs best for all types of usage, different awards will be handed out (based on attendees’ votes in the relevant categories) for:
•Best Home Theatre TV (for watching movies in a darkened room);
•Best Living Room TV (for watching mixed/ sports content in a non-light-controlled room);
•Best Gaming TV; and
•Best HDR TV.
And the TV which receives the highest score across all categories will be crowned the “Best TV of 2017″.
Categories and scoring explained.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jys0CTXtPX0