(July 18, 2024) Over the last twenty years, Robert Zohn's annual Value Electronics' TV Shootout has gone through many iterations. The event was first held at his flagship store in Scarsdale, NY, eventually moving to CE Week NYC in Manhattan and, most recently, to the Company Building on Madison Avenue. During that time, the cast of characters – the TVs and their technologies – have also changed, morphing from Plasma and edge-lit LCD to OLED and LED, with sprinkles of display enhancement innovations like quantum dot and full array local dimming. The Shootout's category parameters have also changed and evolved, with Zohn and his expert evaluators crowning champions for different kinds of categories from year to year. Most recently, the event identified winners in two categories: 4K and 8K TVs.
This year, in an interesting twist, display type, not resolution, defines the categories as the TV Shootout looks to identify the best OLED TV and best miniLED TV among contestants. And to top things off, the event is returning to its roots and setting up shop at its birthplace in Scarsdale.
2024 contestants hail from three notable brands: Sony, LG, and Samsung. According to Zohn, "Only flagship TVs from the premium manufacturers that are available in the U.S. are selected to compete in the annual TV Shootout event." That means the world's second-largest producer of TVs – Hisense – and a rapidly rising brand in TCL aren't included, though there's a good argument that they should be. It also means that Panasonic and its lack of North American market presence will need to watch from the sidelines.
TVs in this year's shootout will be calibrated prior to the event by industry veteran DeWayne Davis and Cecil Meade of Classy Tech Calibrations, creating a competition where each model is in its best operating state. A panel of eight judges comprising Hollywood video colorists, film finishers, TV reviewers, and video experts will rate the TVs for elements of picture quality, including contrast, color fidelity, color saturation, and motion resolution using test patterns, real-world content, and a Sony Professional BVM-HX3110 mastering monitor. Those ratings will then be averaged to reveal the winners.
The Shootout's orchestration will feature state-of-the-art switching, distribution, and test equipment supplied by AVPro Global. It will also use Magnetar’s UDP-900 flagship 4K universal player for content.
“For our 20th year, we are bringing the TV Shootout back to its roots and hosting it in our Scarsdale, NY store where it first originated," says Zohn. "We are excited to show off the capabilities of these displays and see them side-by-side to compare. This is a must-see event for all who are interested in the best video displays.”
TVs competing in the OLED TV Shootout:
- LG OLED65G4PUA OLED TV (Buy on Amazon, Buy from Value Electronics)
- Samsung QN65S95D OLED TV (Buy on Amazon, Buy from Value Electronics)
- Sony XR65A95L OLED TV (Buy on Amazon, Buy from Value Electronics)
TVs competing in the MiniLED TV Shootout:
- LG 65QNED90T MiniLED TV (Buy on Amazon, Buy from Value Electronics)
- Samsung QN65QN95D MiniLED TV (Buy from Value Electronics)
- Sony K65XR90 Bravia 9 MiniLED TV (Buy on Amazon, Buy from Value Electronics)
The event takes place on Saturday, August 3, 2024. AV NIRVANA will have onsite coverage, so stay tuned for more! In the meantime, if you'd like to learn more about Value Electronics, watch a video detailing the unique nature of this incredibly knowledgeable independent retailer!
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