The default recommendation for a good TV, and the one where the only real question is burn-in. Reader surveys suggest it is far less common than the worry about it.
This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.
On the evidence gathered here, yes. 87% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 8.6 out of 10 two years in. Most owners in reader surveys report no burn-in at all.
Almost nothing changes. Burn-in worry fades for the large majority of owners and the picture keeps doing the work.
A minority do report burn-in, usually from static logos or gaming HUDs. The smart interface slows and gains adverts over years. App support drops off for older model years.
Most owners in reader surveys report no burn-in at all. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.9 out of 10 in the first week and 8.6 two years later.
Worth it for: Dark-room film watching; Console and PC gaming; Anyone upgrading from a pre-2018 set. Think twice if: You leave news channels on for hours daily; The room is very bright; You'll use it as a computer monitor.
Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.
| At purchase | 7.7 / 10 |
|---|---|
| First week | 8.9 / 10 |
| One month | 8.9 / 10 |
| Six months | 8.8 / 10 |
| One year | 8.7 / 10 |
| Two years or more | 8.6 / 10 |
Owner reviews move this score. The researched figure stays visible next to it, so you can always see what the sources said before anyone voted.
Leave a review on the live pageEvery complaint and every piece of praise above traces back to these. The summaries are ours; nothing is quoted, and no link, quote or username anywhere on this site is invented.
Reader survey on how many owners actually experienced burn-in.
Owner thread documenting real burn-in cases and the conditions behind them.
Owner discussion weighing OLED benefits against the burn-in question.
Pricing coverage showing how far the set falls below launch price.