Philips OLED8x6 (2021) Series

Outstanding picture quality ; Remarkably good value ; Beautiful design

Complicated menu structure ; Requires work to get the best results ; Android TV isn’t always helpful

Provided you’re willing to put in a bit of legwork to continually get the best out of it, the Philips 55OLED806’s picture quality and design prowess make its £1099 price look like one heck of a bargain.

Exceptionally sharp and punchy ; Full HDMI 2.1 feature set ; Supports all HDR formats

Some odd default settings

Some slight usability issues aside, the Philips 65OLED806 is flabbergastingly good

Comprehensive HDR support ; Outstanding picture quality ; Beautiful Ambilight-enhanced design

Requires effort to get the best from it ; Complicated menu structure ; Android TV isn't the friendliest smart system

Provided you're willing to engage regularly with its labyrinthine menus, the 806 rewards your efforts with truly stunning OLED picture quality. It also marks the first time Philips has fully engaged with the world of cutting-edge gaming, and partners...

Bright, detailed and believable pictures ; Decent sound by current standards ; Spec sheet includes all HDR standards and Ambilight

Endless setup menus ; Illogical remote control layout ; Not exactly slim

Movies, games, TV…this Philips set has all the specs to make it a genuine contender

Philips OLED856 offers excellent image quality with superb contrast and smooth motion. The Ambilight add an extra spakle to the image experience.

The Philips display has a slightly limited brightness compared to the most powerful Mini-LED displays.

Philips OLED856 is an OLED TV with many fine qualities. The design is sleek with a dark chrome-plated foot that can even be swiveled. The Android interface ensures good usability, and the remote control has backlit buttons.

48-inch screen size ; Excellent calibrated SDR images ; Very good HDR image quality ; Excellent black levels and dynamic range ; Very good colour reproduction in SDR & HDR ; Good shadow details ; Dolby Vision and HDR10+ ; HDR10+ Adaptive ; HDMI 2.1...

Filmmaker mode needs to be more accurate out of the box ; Some black crush, floating blacks and compression issues with bit starved content ; Limited resolution with 4K/120 material as things stand

Philips 48OLED806 gir en utmerket bildekvalitet med suveren kontrast og glatte bevegelser. Ambilight-lyset sørger også for å gi en boost til spillopplevelsen.

Kun to av fire innganger støtter HDMI 2.1. Philips-skjermen har litt begrenset lysstyrke sammenlignet med de sterkeste MiniLED-skjermene.

Philips OLED856 gir en utmerket bildekvalitet med suveren kontrast og glatte bevegelser. Ambilight-lyset sørger også for å gi bildeopplevelsen en ekstra piff.

Philips-skjermen har litt begrenset lysstyrke sammenlignet med de sterkeste MiniLED-skjermene. Vi opplevde også problemer med å få Dolby Atmos-lyd fra eksterne videokilder.