 Hey guys, Thunder E here, and I've got a very interesting video for you. Today we're gonna take a look at two of the top NTVs on the market, between the LGE9 OLED and Samsung's Q900R 8K TV, to find out which is better, or which gives you the best bang for your buck, and of course, that price range. So let's jump in. So when it comes to buying televisions, the top tier TVs in the market usually are priced at around $3,000 nowadays. So we have the E9 OLED, which is one of the top-end OLEDs from LG. This thing of course has beautiful contrast in blacks, and also boasts improved game mode, which has NVIDIA G-Sync now through an update if you've already bought this TV. Now there are a lot of cool features to this TV. One of the things I will mention is the fact that it does have a really good sound system. It's got a soundbar built into it, and it's about 60 watts in terms of output power, and does a really good job. Now the other things to mention with this TV, of course, is it's setup process. I could show you, but it was a pain. And I'll put it that way. You have to set it up with the box. It's not an easy process and something that will take some time. So I gotta ding it a little bit there because it's not an easy and intuitive process. It does take some steps, and I think a lot of users will not be interested in that. There's also no separate box. Everything is there, but what you do have here is something that's really thin in design. Of course, that paper thin or that credit card thinness that LG has put through the OLEDs is something you see with this. And it's very nice to see and look at, and I think a lot of people would like that with a device like this. It does come with the magic remote. And what you have here is a remote control that has basically a one like mechanism built in. I don't like that anymore. This is the time I used to like it. So if you see it in my old videos, I'll probably praise it a little bit. But now it feels gimmicky and it actually interferes with the OS. This is running WebOS and the WebOS is very good and functional on the LG TVs. What you have here is something that I think hasn't been updated as much. But it does give you a lot of features, mind you. So don't take me wrong here. You do have the ability, of course, to download the applications. There is a built-in TV tuner giving you different stations and HD applications over the air, which is nice. And you also have the ability to go ahead and connect to your smart home products as well. So all that is baked in. Now, before we get to picture, let's talk about the Samsung Q900R. Now, this is Samsung's flagship. It's about 3,000, maybe 3,500. Pricing for both TVs would be on screen for you, so don't worry. But this is a TV that is an 8K television. Now you're saying, wait, wait, we don't have 8K source material. That is very true. What the TV does, it upscales anything you watch, any input that comes in to 8K. Now, some people have gone out and said, yes, this is not true 8K. Yes, it doesn't do that properly. Well, I disagree. One of the big benefits of this TV is watching older content. And the real reason why 8K is important is as we get to bigger sizes, I would say 65 is connected close, but 75 and up, that's where you need 8K resolution, because as you go bigger, you've got, you know, more pixels, there's a lot of space, it starts your content, 1080p content, 720p content, start looking fuzzier at that range. Now, I was able to go ahead and watch Star Trek, Next Generation, which is on Netflix, it's 720p, and it was a marvel watching it upscale to a high resolution and seeing it at just better content. It's really nice. Now, if you walk up really close to the TV, you will notice that, yeah, okay, it is upscaling, but sitting back normal distance, it really does a good job. So what's interesting about this TV is that, yes, it doesn't have the same high contrast as you find with the OLED, but it does a really good job, especially with the multiple dimmy zones here you have here. Now, in terms of speakers, it's not as powerful or as loud as the OLED speakers, but the setup process is really easy. It's a very simple process, something you can do on your own, especially the 65 inch, because the stands are placed behind the TV, something you pop up, connect, and you're good to go. Actually, I have a setup video on that, so go ahead and check that out. See, there's a reason why I didn't show the LG because it just wasn't as easy. Now, this TV is thick. It's not as slim as the OLED, but it is a nice looking TV set, thinner bezels for something like this, but it's still a thick TV. Now, in terms of functionality, you do have, of course, Tizen, and I think Samsung has the best operating system for TVs on the market. Nothing comes close. I think maybe LG is the closest, but the Magic Remote really puts something that makes it a little clumsy. We do have abilities to download the applications. You can go ahead and also use voice recognition with Bigsby and now Google Assistant, so as you can do with LG with Google Assistant and Alexa. The other benefit to the TVs, you also have smart things built in, and you guys, if you haven't seen my three month Galaxy Note 10 video, go ahead and check that out, and you see how smart things integrate here with the television set. It's very simple, easy, fluid. Remote control is probably one of the best remotes on the market. Very few buttons, very intuitive to use. Doesn't look like a hot mess what the LG has. I'm sorry, LG, that remote is old and it needs to go. Now, let's go to picture quality. This is something that's very interesting. I went back and forth, and Daniel's here, and he looked at some of the images himself, and I would say when it comes to picture quality, especially in a controlled environment, say, watching at night, both TVs handle really well. Now, we know how OLEDs do well in blacks, and the Samsung also does pretty well as well here. We're looking at Avengers Infinity War. If you haven't seen the movie, sorry, spoilers, you're gonna see some spoilers here. Actually, that's not Infinity War. I lied, it's actually Endgame. So yes, if you haven't seen Endgame, I'm really sorry. In terms of viewing, I think both TVs look really similar in image quality. When you're watching movies, very close, very similar. I do give a slight punchy edge if you'd like that to the Samsung, especially when you're watching things with high HDR nits. So things like, of course, your comic book movies that go really bright, 2000 nits, and things like that. Yeah, sure. I think the Samsung does a little bit better job there, but the OLED is really good. So I'll say in terms of picture quality, to me, they're almost the same. When it comes to gaming, which is something we like to do on here, I think LG has stepped up both of them automatically. Both TVs are automatically going to game mode. The LG looks really nice and crisp. You've got G-Sync, so if you're connecting your PC, it actually works with that. And you've got that 120 Hertz refresh rate. Really good, fast, responsive, plain color duty. That was in the Xbox. Look really nice. That was World War II. Same thing with the Samsung. The Samsung looks really nice and vibrant. I think it's not as contrasty as the LG. And again, it has its game mode goes in automatically as well. 120 Hertz refresh rate, really nice. Both do a good job. I give the slight edge to the Samsung just because I think the colors have a much more balanced into it in gaming. The response time feels just a little bit smoother for me, but I'm really impressed with how LG has really improved from the last couple of years with your gaming. Now, the one thing I actually showcase here in this video is also visibility during daytime. And this is where the OLED baffled me because when sunlight is coming in, you're watching the TV, it's very reflective and you can see all around my apartment and you can't really see the image in front of you. If you're watching, doesn't matter the angle. If you're watching an off angle where the sun is behind you, you can see more of the TV, but not as much. Now, with the Samsung, it is less so with the Q900. And that's something that I find really important, especially if you're watching TV in the daytime. This also goes to the fact that the Samsung has a higher net rate as well. So it goes higher than 600, which is what the LG is usually at. And that helps especially when you're watching in daytime and you've got that dynamic mode, which you shouldn't be watching anything at all really unless you're outdoors or there's a lot of sun coming into your apartment. So you're asking the question, which TV should I get? Now, I want to go back to something that I think that sets them apart is 8K. I'm not pushing to say this is a best 8K TV. What I like about the Samsung over the LG OLED, and I realize this when I switch between both TVs, especially watching Star Trek next generation. I was kind of just binging it for a while because it's one of the Star Trek shows that I haven't actually fully watched all the way recently. I think the last time I watched it fully was years back is with the 8K content, with watching it on 8K on the Galaxy, it just looked much better. The upscaling really did a much better job as opposed to what LG has with its AI engine on the E9. Also, noting with the Samsung 8K TVs that, as I mentioned, all your content is upscaled. So if it's connected via HDMI or playing through an app on the TV itself, the TV automatically upscales the content to 8K. So it doesn't matter where the source is, HDMI, or built-in, it's gonna upscale it. And you see the upscale difference is more noticeable when you're going to lower resolutions. So if it is 1080p, 720, or 480. If it's 4K, it's a little bit more minimal, so it's just something to take note. Now, the E9 looks good, but I could see the stark difference. And it wasn't me watching 4K content or 1080p content, it was me watching something like that. I mean, 1080p, it was also a little bit noticeable, but 720p, I could really see it. And the fact that I have many shows that I love that do that is something that's quite impressive to see what Samsung can do. And that's why I give it the edge. Plus, the pricing is very similar, and I think Samsung still does a much better job with gaming and game mode. Now, with the Samsung TV, you do need to get a soundbar. The Q90 soundbar is absolutely ridiculous. It sounds so rich, huge bass. The subwoofer really kills. You really need to churn it down, but that's kind of like an advantage and disadvantage where you've got to go to the soundbar, but it's a disadvantage because you do have to buy the soundbar to a complete experience, if you will. But my pick here between these two is the Samsung Q900R. Now, if you have any questions or any comments, or you think the LG E9 is better, let me know. But I think for the things I stated where if you look at Samsung with its image in terms of gaming and also daytime viewing, the OS and how clean and simple it is to use to remote control, the intuitive nature there, I think that just makes it a much better experience. And of course, to top it all off, 8K upscaling, I think is really, really solid. So if you have any questions or any comments, let me know. Don't forget to like, share, subscribe. And always enjoy your entertainment. One more, one more thing, Dad.