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Television | £3999 | whf.cm/65OLED986
The Philips 65OLED986 has a single, very bold aim – simply to be the ultimate TV. To that end, it takes last year’s Award-winning OLED806 and adds an extra picture processor, a brighter OLED panel, and a B&W speaker system consisting of Continuum-cone drivers and a Nautilus-tube tweeter.
It goes without saying that this is a real statement piece, with a price tag to match, but if you want and can afford the best, this is (currently) it.
The 65OLED986’s price at launch is a hefty £3999. That makes it more than £2000 more expensive than the 65in version of the excellent OLED806 – but that’s not a huge surprise as this flagship set is really in a whole other league in terms of specification. Sitting between these models is the new OLED936, the 65in version of which currently costs £2499. It features the same panel and processing as the OLED986, but its speaker bar is much more compact.
The 65OLED986 replaces the 65OLED984, which was released a little over two years ago. This new model is expected to have a similarly long life.
Floor-standing design
The OLED986 looks very similar to the OLED984 and that’s no bad thing – no rival can match it for style. The obvious difference between it and the average TV is that it’s floor-standing, with a height of 134cm. The portion of stand below the speaker bar can be removed so that the rest can be wall-mounted, but the
