Lastly we wouldn’t be able to finish this review without making a special mention to Ambilight. Philips is the only manufacturer that can use this in their TVs and for the OLED 806 Philips upgraded the system to cover all four sides of the TV. If you had never experienced Ambilight before then it will surely impress you when you first experience it and certainly adds to the whole experience. The pixel pitch shows the distance from the centers of two neighboring pixels. In displays, which have a native resolution (the TFT ones, for example), the pixel pitch depends on the resolution and the size of the screen. Information about the number of pixels on the horizontal and vertical side of the screen. A higher resolution allows the display of a more detailed and of higher quality image. While Philips’ premium OLED TVs, especially the OLED936 series, typically hog the spotlight with their eye-catching designs and class-leading Bowers & Wilkins audio solutions, I’d argue that thanks to recent price cuts, right now it’s the brand’s relatively ‘”low end” 806 OLED TV series that’s stealing the show. To get a taste on how the OLED 806 behaves with gaming we connected our PS5 and used our copy of F1 2021 in fidelity mode which renders at 4K@60Hz. The resulting session was excellent. Every press of a button on the gamepad registered instantly and we didn’t notice any lagging or obvious delays.

There’s a mic on the remote for use with Google Assistant, and it proves straightforward and responsive to control the OLED806 this way. Although Google Assistant herself seems reluctant to lower its voice even when you’ve asked it to reduce the volume of the TV considerably. Picture qualityOverall the sound quality of the OLED 806 was a cut above the traditional 2.0 channels systems with good clarity, good mid-range and energetic highs end but it cannot do anything more to create an impressive surround atmosphere. For that reason an external surround system or at least a good performing soundbar would be preferable. Ports and Connectivity A new Aurora feature even lets you combine Ambilight with a selection of ‘screen saver’ videos and images, ensuring that your TV could remain an attractive centrepiece to your living room even when you’re not actually watching it… assuming you don't mind the extra energy use. Size class of the display as declared by the manufacturer. Often this is the rounded value of the actual size of the diagonal in inches. The second half means looking at the screen in profile. Philips OLEDs are not alone in being almost supernaturally slim until you reach the point where they keep all their electronic essentials, when they swell to much less glamorous depths. The OLED806 expands to very nearly 7cm - which means it’s far from the most wall-hangable screen around. Still, at least it has some justification for this depth-gain in the form of a unique feature we’ll come to in a moment.

Philips already had a stellar product with the OLED 805 and the new OLED 806 kept everything that was good and took it one step further. Philips doesn’t have the promotional power of Samsung, LG or even Sony and missing from the US market surely hurts them as a brand but the OLED 806 proves that they still have the capability of creating excellent TVs. Switching to the 4K Blu-ray of 1917, also in Dolby Vision, the Philips proves that it’s just as capable with more subtle source material. There’s a fine line between delivering the film’s muted palette and draining the life out of the picture, and it’s one that the Philips treads with confidence. It’s well-populated with content these days, too, with the likes of Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, Prime Video, and Netflix all present and correct. It’s still missing the catch-up services for one or two of the UK’s main terrestrial broadcasters, but Philips has covered that by also equipping the OLED807 with the Freeview Play app, which brings all the UK’s catch-up apps together into one easy overall interface. Crucially, outside of the spectacular but occasionally forced-looking Crystal Clear preset, there’s nothing gaudy or forced about the OLED807’s new brightness and colour achievements. The P5 processor deploys the extra capabilities of the new EX display with enough finesse and experience to ensure that it delivers nothing but positive outcomes.Philips is known for the processing capabilities of their TVs and the OLED 806 is a prime example of how good Philips is in this regard. And the unique features and anti-burn in capabilities of the P5 engine makes it even better. Most rival TVs, including those from Samsung, Sony and LG, only offer either HDR10+ or Dolby Vision – not both. Even though there’s content out there that’s only available in one format or the other. Hopefully, one day all TVs will join Philips in taking such an agnostic approach to HDR formats. So, what do we know about the set itself? It will feature a "razor thin, zero bezel" design, keeping things sleek and focused on the picture itself. Unlike the OLED 856, which comes with a "wedge mount metal dark chrome T bar stand", the OLED 806 will feature a rather ordinary pair of feet to balance it on a counter. The Sony A95K OLED delivers image quality that's almost identical to the Samsung S90C OLED, but it also supports advanced home theater features like Dolby Vision HDR and DTS:X. However, it has worse input lag, so it's worse for gaming, and it's currently more expensive and harder to find, so we recommend the Samsung TV over it. For home theater fans, while the Sony has amazing image processing, the LG G3 OLED also has good processing while being brighter and being the better gaming TV overall, so it's the better choice for most people.

From the OLED856 to the 9206, 4K/120Hz, Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and AMD’s FreeSync Premium Pro will be supported. Philips is finally a TV tuned for gamers. 5th Gen P5 AI picture processorEdges are drawn with real assurance, and it follows that even the most complex patterns (of which this film has plenty) are described without alarms. Shimmer or crawl is basically non-existent, even in tight patterns or complicated textures. The balance the Philips achieves is impressive: sometimes this level of rigour can give images a rather unnatural cast, but the OLED806 looks almost instinctively correct. The Sony A80L/A80CL OLED is a great OLED TV, and like all Sony TVs, it has great image processing features. However, it's very expensive; it's in the Samsung S90C OLED's price range, significantly outperforming the Sony model in all metrics except image processing. The Sony is also more expensive than the LG C3 OLED, which again outperforms the Sony in most metrics except image processing, so the A80L isn't a good value for most people.