Philips 55OLED805
£1499
In the last few years, Philips has developed an awkward habit of rushing its first TV of the year out before it’s truly ready, so it can hit the deadline for Awards submission. The result is a number of four-star performances that later prove to be below the actual capabilities of the finished set.
The company has avoided making the same mistake this year; supplying a new OLED TV in plenty of time for Awards consideration and without any signs of it being rushed or unfinished.
The 55OLED805 is a Philips OLED as it should be; genuinely excellent. If you’re prepared to forego the odd next-gen feature, it may even be the best performance-per-pound OLED you can currently buy.
The 55OLED805’s launch price makes it seem like good value: LG’s equivalent, the OLED55CX, is £1699 at the time of writing, while Sony’s KD-55A8 is £1799.
Dainty feet notwithstanding, the OLED805 looks much like any other 2020 OLED: a pure black screen surrounded by equally black, flush bezels and a thin metal frame around the
