PHILIPS 55OLED806 55 Inch 4K UHD OLED Android TV, 4K Smart TV Ambilight, Vibrant HDR Picture, Cinematic Dolby Vision & Atmos Sound, DTS Play-Fi, Compatible with Google Assistance + Alexa, Silver

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However, in Vivid mode we noted that the TV briefly hit a mighty – for a “standard” OLED TV – 943 nits, before the brightness rapidly dropped off to a more typical level. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Philips’ TV manages to project sound away from its bodywork surprisingly well – well enough, in fact, to make its Dolby Atmos playback talents more than just a tick on a spec sheet. Happily, though, Philips now offers a whole host of motion processing options for you to choose from, including a Pure Cinema setting that does a pretty much spot on job of smoothing ‘excess' judder away without films losing their 24p look without generating unwanted side effects. This allows soundtracks that support the technology to place sounds above and around the listener with compatible kit.

Well, that and Ambilight - the LEDs to the rear of the set which illuminate the surrounding surfaces, as if the picture emits beyond the TV screen. The sharpness holds up almost eerily well, too, when objects are moving around on screen or there's a camera pan to deal with. Support for Dolby's premium sound and video formats means that the HDR content that you watch will look—and sound—glorious. Its Ultra Resolution sharpness booster is uncannily effective, making 4K look more like 6K, even on the relatively small 55-inch screen we’re looking at here. It's more responsive, more stable, organised more with TV rather than smartphone users in mind, and more customisable.There’s a mic on the remote for use with Google Assistant, and it proves straightforward and responsive to control the OLED806 this way. Personally, I still don’t think it’s as easy to use, customisable or clever about recommending content as some rival smart systems; but it covers the basics at least.

Except, that is, for the way it carries both a promisingly large bank of rear-facing speakers and an array of LEDs ranged along all four edges. In the majority of cases the item will be supplied with its original packaging and will be in excellent condition and are classed as "Grade A" - the items we sell are not used but can have minor signs of handling. With Google Assistant built into the TV, you’ll be able to control it using just your voice – perfect if you can’t find the remote.

Today, we have millions of users a month from around the world, and assess more than 1,000 products a year. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. All of which means the also-ran Android TV interface and intimidatingly in-depth set-up menus can be safely ignored in favour of everything the OLED806 gets right. This model is capable of displaying 99% of the DCI-P3 colour space while providing ultra-wide viewing angles! If the manufacturer does not provide such information, the width is calculated from the diagonal and the aspect ratio.