Some faces can also look overly processed with added sharpening around pores and lines that look unnatural. The Ambilight looks incredible in a dark room, the colours change based on the picture on the TV and makes it much more immersive. As we do with all TV reviews we factory reset the panel and then measured the picture presets to find which is the most accurate to the industry standards, out of the box. headphone jack, an optical digital output, an Ethernet port, three USB ports and a CI (common interface) slot. Philips has several good picture modes to choose from including Filmmaker Mode and a Calman profile for auto-calibration.

In other words you need to adjust picture mode / settings after setup if you want accurate picture quality. USB recording for digital channels only, recordings may be limited by broadcast copy protection (CI+). We love the fact you have a static bias light built into the TV and encourage the use of the correct ISF mode set at the right brightness, so you don’t suffer from eye fatigue. This makes the 807 great for dialogue and music, and even bass-heavy blockbusters as long as you don’t push it.Dolby Vision appears to be taking over in the premium segment so even though a few streaming services and UHD Blu-ray discs use HDR10+ you will be watching HDR10 or Dolby Vision most of the time when you are not watching SDR. Philips' settings menus are easy enough to navigate but there are too many layers meaning that it requires too many buttons presses to reach, for example, picture settings. OLED807 comes bundled with a silver version of the latest remote control, still with spongy buttons and too many of them. party content providers may remove Apps from the Smart TV platform or stop supporting them at any time, and we cannot guarantee an App’s availability. The Filmmaker Mode is an initiative involving the Ultra HD Alliance, Hollywood studios and TV manufacturers that lets consumers watch content as the director intended using one simple picture setting.

In some of its picture modes, OLED807 uses the full palette of "a little extra" picture enhancements. This television contains lead only in certain parts or components where no technology alternatives exist in accordance with existing exemption clauses under the RoHS Directive.If we had to put our finger on something it would be panel banding, seen on our smooth gradient tests, but we hardly ever spotted it in movies so it was not a big concern. So, does the Philips 65-inch OLED807 offer up the image quality goods to compete as an ‘A’ brand in today’s TV market?