{"id":133628,"date":"2023-02-26T05:53:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T05:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=133628"},"modified":"2024-06-04T17:34:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:34:40","slug":"philips-oled806-review-ultra-thin-tv-with-excellent-image-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/tv\/philips-oled806-review-ultra-thin-tv-with-excellent-image-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Philips OLED806: Ultra-thin TV with excellent image quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

The OLED800 series has been the heart of Philips’ OLED lineup for several years now.\u00a0In 2021, it will be possible to purchase Philips OLED806 TVs in four diagonals from 48 to 77 inches.\u00a0The new model is equipped with 4-sided Ambilight, improved 5th generation P5 processor and HDMI 2.1 connectors.<\/p>\n

The latter fact allows you to take full advantage of the smooth gaming experience on the next generation consoles.\u00a0In the proposed review of Philips 55OLED806 TV 4K HDR as a representative of the series, we will carefully consider the functionality and features of the new product.<\/p>\n

Philips OLED806 review<\/h2>\n

Design<\/h3>\n

It seems like the Philips design department (like LG) thinks that it is not worth changing the classics too much.\u00a0Therefore, the appearance of the OLED806 TV is recognizable.\u00a0Ultra-thin OLED screen like\u00a0OLED805\u00a0, smoothly curved metal edges, metal back.\u00a0The most striking change is the two small legs, replacing the chrome beveled legs.\u00a0They are also available in two colors, and you can choose which side to place in the front.<\/p>\n

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The Philips 55OLED806 TV barely rises a couple of centimeters above the furniture.\u00a0Therefore, placing the soundbar is not possible without covering part of the screen.\u00a0In 2020, this problem was solved with the help of a set of adapters, which made it possible to raise the screen a little higher.\u00a0Unfortunately, this set is no longer available in 2021.<\/p>\n

Image processing<\/h3>\n

The heart of the Philips OLED806 is the fifth generation P5 image processor. In addition to last year’s achievements, there are three new features: AI Film Detection and Ambient Intelligence, Fast Motion Clarity, and improved burn-in protection measures. The overall performance of the P5 is very good. It provides excellent deinterlacing and quickly and reliably recognizes all video and movie frame rates.<\/p>\n

Noise cancellation neatly removes unwanted noise without hiding detail.\u00a0Philips OLED806 series delivers superb scaling with high detail.\u00a0Reducing MPEG compression artifacts is less effective, only small blocking is cleverly removed.\u00a0The weak point remains a non-standard solution to prevent banding when displaying gradient transitions.<\/p>\n

Thanks to AI Film Detection, the P5 processor can now recognize films not only based on the Filmmaker mode flag (which is not yet in use), but also based on real-time analysis of what you are watching.\u00a0Ambient Intelligence is a complex functionality based on a light sensor that controls more than just brightness.<\/p>\n

The Philips OLED806 processor now uses a “lightweight” version of the additional anti-burn technology introduced in the\u00a0OLED935\u00a0.\u00a0She looks for logos and static visuals and darkens them selectively.\u00a0The panel has a very wide viewing angle and copes well with reflections.\u00a0For best results, it is nevertheless recommended to avoid shining light on the screen.<\/p>\n

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Philips was the only manufacturer last year to not have black frame insertion (BFI) on their OLEDs.\u00a0Now the option “Sharpness of fast movement” is excellent sharpness of images of moving objects.\u00a0Of course, you will lose some brightness, and in dark scenes it can be worth the detail, but overall the picture only benefits.<\/p>\n

Image quality<\/h3>\n

Philips OLED806 is equipped with a standard OLED panel.\u00a0There is no innovation in the pixel structure.\u00a0The screen has excellent color uniformity.\u00a0The director mode is great for viewing in dark environments.\u00a0In some light conditions, it is best to switch to the new Home Theater mode.\u00a0This gives a good balance between the very intense Vivid and Filmmaker reference modes.<\/p>\n

Philips 55OLED806 \/ 12 supports HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision and HDR10 +.\u00a0It’s a very wide selection, with HDR10 + Adaptive (with ambient light sensor compensation) introduced in 2021.\u00a0Sorry, no\u00a0Dolby Vision\u00a0IQ.\u00a0Peak brightness is 800 nits in a 10% window, and a completely white field reaches 140 nits.\u00a0These numbers are almost identical to last year’s.\u00a0The color range is 95% DCI-P3 and 69% Rec2020, which is in line with the average OLED performance.<\/p>\n

Smart TV<\/h3>\n

OLED 806 is powered by the new MT5895 chipset with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A73 processor, 3GB of RAM and a Mali G52 GPU.\u00a0This is the same chipset used in Sony’s OLED models.\u00a0It provides a very smooth and pleasant user experience, the menus are responsive and the navigation is very fluid.<\/p>\n

Philips’ 55OLED806 \/ 12 is already running Android 10. But it is not yet using the new Google TV interface.\u00a0Philips plans to migrate to Android TV 11 from Google TV in the first quarter of 2022.\u00a0In the current Android TV interface, you can still customize the home screen to your liking.\u00a0The Philips settings menu definitely needs an update.\u00a0They are not integrated into the Android TV menu and occupy the entire screen or most of it.<\/p>\n

The remote control from Philips OLED805 has also survived.\u00a0It is a long and slender model, this time in silver instead of black.\u00a0The back is still trimmed with soft Muirhead leather.\u00a0The keys are very light to the touch, lie perfectly on the surface of the remote control and fit snugly together.\u00a0As soon as you touch the key, the remote control is illuminated for a short time.\u00a0But to do this, you first need to press it … Here we prefer Sony’s approach with a motion sensor.<\/p>\n

Philips OLED806 TV series has one TV tuner and one CI + slot.\u00a0You can record to USB hard disk, but you cannot watch another channel at the same time.\u00a0You can watch HDR via Netflix (Dolby Vision) and YouTube (HLG and HDR10).\u00a0The media player plays almost all files including HDR video.\u00a0It only rejects DivX and Xvid, but supports DTS.<\/p>\n

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Airplay 2 is missing, like many other manufacturers, there is only DTS Play-Fi.\u00a0With this multi-room Wi-Fi system, you can create a wireless surround sound system and, for example, listen to TV sound on your smartphone or through a wireless speaker in the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Ambilight<\/h3>\n

The OLED806 has 4-sided Ambilight, which is especially nice for a wall-mounted TV.\u00a0The backlight now has many functions in addition to normal use.\u00a0For example, you can use Ambilight as Lounge Light.\u00a0There’s Ambilight Music if you need lighting effects to accompany your audio, and thanks to AmbiSleep and AmbiWakeup, you can sleep and wake up with this beautiful lighting.<\/p>\n

Game Mode<\/h3>\n

In gaming mode, the output latency is 14.5ms.\u00a0This is a great result.\u00a0Plus, HDMI 2.1 connections support everything you need for the best gaming experience: ALLM, 4K120 and VRR (48-120Hz).\u00a0Philips offers HDMI VRR and AMD Freesync, and is also working on NVIDIA Gsync compatibility.\u00a0HGiG is also supported.<\/p>\n

Sound quality<\/h3>\n

OLED806 TV sound system inherited from OLED805.\u00a050W of power delivers more than decent sound with satisfying bass.\u00a0Surround sound is very good for watching movies, and there is also support for Dolby Atmos.\u00a0The TV works great with a lot of music formats.<\/p>\n

Connections<\/h3>\n

OLED806 is Philips’ first OLED model with HDMI 2.1.\u00a0In addition to the two HDMI 2.0 connectors, there are also two HDMI 2.1 connectors.\u00a0Everything with\u00a0ARC\u00a0.\u00a0They offer a maximum bandwidth of 48 Gbps and support the following HDMI 2.1 features: ALLM, 4K \/ 120 HFR, and VRR (HDMI VRR and AMD Freesync).<\/p>\n

The TV is equipped with three USB ports, a LAN port.\u00a0There is wireless connectivity and Bluetooth (for devices).\u00a0Rounding out the list is a headphone and digital optical output.\u00a0All connections point to the side or downward, ideal for wall mounting.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h3>\n

A few words to conclude our review of the OLED806 from Philips.\u00a0It is a good successor to OLED805.\u00a0The TV is now equipped with HDMI 2.1 ports.\u00a0It is a pity that there are only two of them.\u00a0What other disadvantages do you need to consider when choosing?<\/p>\n

You can press multiple keys on the remote control at the same time.\u00a0No Dolby Vision IQ.\u00a0In general, Philips OLED806 performs extremely well. And since it is on the same price level as the LG C1, you can safely give advice on its choice.<\/p>\n

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The OLED800 series has been the heart of Philips’ OLED lineup for several years now.\u00a0In 2021, it will be possible to purchase Philips OLED806 TVs in four diagonals from 48 to 77 inches.\u00a0The new model is equipped with 4-sided Ambilight, improved 5th generation P5 processor and HDMI 2.1 connectors. The latter fact allows you to […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10402,"featured_media":133629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[641],"tags":[778],"class_list":{"0":"post-133628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-reviews"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}