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Originally Posted by CrAzyEasy223
To be fair, from what I have heard LG brought in a special unit that was used for this showdown, not a production unit and had their engineers there to make sure everything went smoothly. They most likely still win regardless of this, but it is worth mentioning.
Also worth mentioning is that the TV Shootout is more for calibrators than the actual average consumer (I am sure you already know this), where they are specifically looking at how the panel on the TV performs after being calibrated as opposed to how the overall actual TV performs. This makes a major difference because a large majority of people will never have their TV calibrated and even if they did, would never pay the amount of money it would cost to get the top notch calibrators that are used at something such as the TV shootout.
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I would be very surprised if that's the case, I've driven 7+ hours down to the shootout on two separate years and the sets always represent the models for the consumer market and not industrial/business models. LG were there in 2013 for their 1080p set because they were just outside the launch window but Value Electronics wanted their OLED set there, so because their interface wasn't totally ready they made some techs available to assist the calibrators.
The shootout is for enthusiasts who will pay for calibrators, if there was no market for these sets outside calibrators they surely wouldn't manufacture them. The shootout gets lots of press. It's just about the same amount to have DeWayne calibrate your set if he's in your area as it is Best Buy's Geek Squad, DeWayne, Kevin and David are all super nice guys, very easy to talk do and won't screw you over with an outrageous bill.
They do give full reports on out of box measurements as well as post calibration.
Those TVs are of course not for the average consumer who doesn't even pay for HD and stretches their SD feed only horizontally...but it's certainly noted by many an enthusiast across the various AV forums.
In 2014 Samsung had a 21:9 100+" LED there, it was pretty awful. The calibrators want a good set just like you and I do. If you're ever in the area you'll find Robert Zohn is the consummate host, very enthusiastic and very easy to chat with, he and his wife Wendy always welcome newcomers to the shootout. I wish I could go every year but Scarsdale alone is a 7.25 hour drive from Niagara Falls and I believe they're further down into Manhattan now.