My wife and I cut the cord a few months ago and since then I was looking to upgrade the TV in my den (Man Cave) as the older Vizio UHD unit I had wasn't 100% compatible with YouTube TV.
At first, I was ok with just going to a QLED since I didn't want to spend over $1,000, I also wanted a Roku OS as we have it with all of our other TVs and really like the interface. There were some solid choices, but then I came across this Phillips OLED.
I had to drive to a different Sam's Club as this model was out of stock in my local location, but when I got there and saw the picture, I knew it was worth the hour and a half round trip. I would almost put it up against OLEDs there that were close to double the price.
The packaging was solid and the unboxing was smooth with the TV and the peripherals in perfect condition. I was appreciative for the detailed "get started" documentation included as this was my first OLED.
I wall mounted the unit and the Vesa mount and screw were correctly threaded (not always the case with some TVs) so everything went well.
As I mentioned, we have several ROKU units (either the ROKU TV or ROKU remotes for our non ROKU TVS) so the initial setup was a breeze. I did make some minor adjustments to the picture settings as my den has alot of windows so it can get bright in the room. But the picture is phenomenal! What a HUGE upgrade over a 60hz UHD.
One of the asp[ects I'm most impressed with is the other OLEDS I have seen sometimes have a tendency to have colors that are too strong and don't look as realistic. The Phillips OLED has wonderful color balance combined with the strong blacks found in all OLEDS. We have several seats at an angle in this room and I always noticed that my old unit looked great head on but not nearly as good when viewing from those angled vantage points. With the Phillips, it doesn't matter what position you're viewing from, the picture is crisp and bright.
The only drawback is the ROKU remote will not pair with my Vizio soundbar. I've done some research and there really isn't a solution for this. Something ROKU should definitely address, but it's not a deal breaker as I just picked a universal remote.
I'm still astonished that I was able to purchase a 65" OLED for the price of a high end QLED! Of course the included three year warranty Sam's provides at no additional charge is outstanding! My other option was a QLED for $900 but the three year warranty offered at the store was an extra $220! You just can't Sam's for value and long term warranty protection on TVs.
So if you're looking for the best value OLED out there, I'd say this one is hard to beat. I'm extremely happy with mine! And the staff at this Sam's Club (Northlake, Illinois) provided a fantastic experience! They answered all of my questions and couldn't have been nicer!