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Philips
OLED808
around $1749
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63 Pros
66%
5 reviews (0h 51m)
33 Cons
Experience a new dimension of home entertainment with the Philips OLED808. This stunning OLED TV boasts vibrant colors, deep blacks, and exceptional contrast thanks to its hand-picked LG Display panel and Philips' unique Ambilight technology. Projecting colors onto the surrounding wall that sync with on-screen content, Ambilight expands the perce...
44%
16 vs 20
Picture Quality
75%
6 vs 2
Gaming Features
63%
5 vs 3
Design & Build
100%
3 vs 0
Smart Features
100%
7 vs 0
Sound Quality
Reviewer verdict
Across 5 YouTube reviews, the Philips OLED808 earns a Summa score of 3.6/5, ranking #75 among TVs. Reviewers most often praise its other, picture quality, sound quality, while the most common criticisms concern picture quality, connectivity.
The OLED808 is frequently praised for its superb picture quality, with reviewers (16 mentions) highlighting perfect black levels, rich vivid colors, excellent contrast and strong HDR highlight handling on its OLED panel. Multiple reviewers (19 mentions) also applauded the TV’s overall package and features, noting great sound integration on flagship Philips models, extensive app support and built‑in voice assistant compatibility. Several comments (across picture, sound and gaming aspects) emphasize strong motion handling, good viewing angles and gaming features like low input lag and VRR/ALLM support. Reviewers also repeatedly mentioned Philips’ unique Ambilight/ulite enhancements and integrated audio solutions as standout elements that boost immersion and perceived brightness.
Criticisms center on picture processing and consistency, with many reviewers (20 mentions) reporting issues such as odd glow or circumferential halos on bright elements, posterization, banding/stripes, some shadow crushing and variable brightness/tone‑mapping behavior that can require calibration. Connectivity complaints (5 mentions) point to HDMI layout and bandwidth limitations—only two full HDMI 2.1 ports and awkward port placement or mechanical fit issues with thick cables. A handful of reviewers noted usability and design annoyances (remote length, button placement, a back lump) and some gaming limitations (VRR flicker reported by a couple of reviewers).
Analysis based on 5 YouTube reviews (0h 51m of video) with 63 pros and 33 cons extracted.
Pros (63)
Other (19)
- flagship Phillips OLED TV with bers and whe speaker bar ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 0:26
- addition of side firing drivers to the Dolby Atmos Ensemble ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 0:45
- all-in-one Elegance of the Philips 937 class leading sound solution ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 1:05
- the Philips ol plus 937 […] is the best sounding of them all delivering even more Authority and immersiveness ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 0:32
- the best sounding television on the market ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 0:18
- Phillips patent pending ambelie technology which produces a glowing effect on the surface behind the mirror ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 1:04
- plenty of TV shows and movies available here and most of them come in Dolby vision and Atmos formats ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 2:23
- gives explanations for each option ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 2:38
- designed so that games play consistently across a wide variety of screens ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 3:44
- works with Alexa compatibility so you can connect any compatible Alexa enabled devices to the TV ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 4:10
- outstanding Black Level performance and Brilliant highlight detail ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 5:18
- viewing angle consistency is good ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 0:39
- integrated rear speaker ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 1:02
- enhanced experience support stole B vision for better HDR and enhances black levels in contrast ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 3:33
- native Google assistant voice support which works through the included IR blaster ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 4:03
- automatically put the TV into its lowest lag mode which I measured at 15.2 milliseconds ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 2:58
- access to several apps including Netflix Hulu HBO now YouTube Amazon video Spotify and Pandora ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 3:49
- superb picture quality ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 5:16
- handles dark scenes well by displaying them perfectly without any noticeable Halos around bright objects ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 5:23
Picture Quality (16)
- This Dynamic lighting effect adds depth and dimension to movies shows and games making them more engaging and visually striking ▶ 5 Best OLED TV's (2024 Review) @ 7:00
- the highest full screen HDR brightness among 2022 wrgb oleds ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 10:30
- handpicked panel from the LG display production ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 0:15
- excellent picture ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 11:11
- it also delivers top tier picture quality with Rich Vivid colors deep blacks and excellent contrast ▶ 5 Best OLED TV's (2024 Review) @ 7:14
- like all Philips olets we tested so far the OLED plus 937 handled 50 HZ motion impeccably without EX biting micro stutter or frame skipping ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 5:53
- full field brightness came in at 180 nits, which is the highest with recorded among Flagship 2022 wrgb OLED televisions equipped with both a wbe olab panel and a heat sink ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 2:51
- class leading 50 hzz motion and sound quality ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 10:37
- Phillips ulite technology is a game changer for enhancing the viewing experience ▶ 5 Best OLED TV's (2024 Review) @ 6:43
- SDR color accuracy was very good after calibration ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 4:20
- bright uniformity on our 65 in Phillips olet plus 937 review unit was excellent with no noticeable banding or dirty screen effect and only mild pink tinting along the sides ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 8:03
- accurate colors after calibration ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 10:28
- it's OLED panel ensures perfect black levels and near infinite contrast while the ulite technology enhances the perceived brightness and colors making the viewing experience truly exceptional ▶ 5 Best OLED TV's (2024 Review) @ 7:22
- the Phillips 937 adapted its hdr10 tone curve based on Max CL metadata to effectively preserve more bright highlight detail in 408 content ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 3:01
- the 937 is the first OLED TV from Philips […] that attempted to mitigate the near black chrominance overshoot issue on wrgb olet in a meaningful manner contributing to a more stable picture in dark scenes ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 1:17
- there was no venician blind effect on bright HDR elements ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 8:16
Sound Quality (7)
- subwoofer ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 0:33
- DTS playy ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 0:28
- twer of sof doome oval race track driver with paper cone ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 3:21
- independent box for the speakers ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 3:32
- hearing measurements by answer questions ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 7:45
- DTS play 5 which works very fine ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 7:18
- use SVS speakers as surround speakers ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 7:23
Gaming Features (6)
- abil light for gaming ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 14:05
- Dolby free sync IMAX enhance ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 0:24
- hgig was implemented properly ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 9:29
- be Vision game is enabled ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 13:53
- Alm and vrr worked well on the Philips 937 to deliver a smooth gaming experience ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 9:29
- sad enhancer to see the enemies that are hiding ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 14:38
Design & Build (5)
- very light and very convenient ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 2:29
- unique ulite technology not available on Rival TV brands ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 10:40
- shiny aluminum finish adds style ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 0:36
- new remote control which is uh which has a rechargeable batter inside and some knobs here that are lighting up ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 2:13
- sleekly designed with a slim metal bezel surrounding the display ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 0:30
Smart Features (3)
- ab light around it's 30° a day ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 5:17
- LED strips around the frame of the TV project colors that match the onscreen content onto the wall behind it creating an immersive atmosphere that extends beyond the screen ▶ 5 Best OLED TV's (2024 Review) @ 6:48
- the ulite can follow the video set a mood with solid colors or even sync with the audio for a fully immersive experience ▶ 5 Best OLED TV's (2024 Review) @ 7:07
Operating System (2)
Connectivity (2)
- HDMI Ultra goes 144 Herz ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 13:40
- two hdmis the most important ones 4K 120 HZ ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 0:49
Value for Money (2)
- one of the best available at any price ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 0:06
- excellent image quality and audio performance for its size ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 0:08
Size & Dimensions (1)
- 55 in OLED ex panel ▶ Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED @ 0:07
Cons (33)
Picture Quality (20)
- doesn't seem quite as bright ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 4:57
- color is impressive but perhaps not entirely accurate ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 5:31
- HDR Peak brightness measured only 800 nits on a 10% window after calibration ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 2:31
- the red tones of the away teams kit are just a bit too red and the greens of the field have a bit too much sing to them ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 5:43
- we caught the OLED plus 937 Auto dimming in dark HDR scenes with little to no APL changes ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 2:11
- Philips Dynamic to mapping would more often than not over brighten the HDR 10 picture ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 3:37
- we spotted some faint horizontal and vertical streaks […] which would appear from time to time in dark HDR scenes ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 8:22
- some colors May fade faster when viewed from a wide viewing angle ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 0:42
- mid Shadow detail look darker than reference ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 1:45
- the TV was prone to several Stripes of posterization at specific tones ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 3:13
- there is some crushing of Shadow detail in do Vision mode which was difficult to rectify without also elevating the Black Level ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 4:06
- upscaling was more aggressive than that implemented by other manufacturers leading to visible overshoot and phiness ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 6:06
- the Dual chip Solution on the flagship OLED plus 937 would ironically half the vertical resolution irrespective of the picture preset when displaying 4K 12 HZ video signal ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 8:58
- dark scenes would appear slightly noisier ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 2:00
- the motion now don't get me wrong it's not absolutely terrible but on Rival TVs I do feel it is better ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 1:06
- we noticed some unusual motion smearing with motion Styles set to movie ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 5:07
- the Philips 937 still manifested some posterization in the skies ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 6:41
- the picture now again I did mention that the picture is good on this TV which it is but out of the box I don't feel it is the best and it does need quite a bit of tweaking ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 4:02
- certain brighter elements on screen would take on a strange circumferential glow that could look quite jarring ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 3:18
- any motion setting that applied frame interpolation to 24 FPS content […] would not only suppress film grain but also cause some motion ghosting in 24p material ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 5:16
Connectivity (5)
- because Port 1 is used by the ERG input you can't use both at once ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 3:28
- only two out of four HDMI inputs support the full HDMI 2.1 bandwidth of 48 GBS per second ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 8:43
- if you want to use both HDMI 2.0 inputs for 4K video you need to choose between using either Port 1 or port 3. ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 3:19
- the hdmis now I did mention in my best things about video that it has two hmis are 2.1 which is great but personally I would like to see all four that are 2.1 again other rival TVs do it ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 1:52
- where the issue lies is with this lump just see if I just uh zoom in a little bit so yeah we've got this lump here and this little bit now it may not seem a big deal at first but if you've got a nice thick HDMI like I have trying to get it up into that is an absolute nightmare ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 5:03
Design & Build (3)
- the lump on the back ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 4:51
- the placement of this thing I hate it when they set it off to the side like that I prefer it in the middle ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 6:41
- the remote control now again I mentioned in uh the best things about that it's got a shortcut there for the Ambi light which is great it is backlit again which is great but look at the length for the thing for me it's just far too long ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 3:02
Ease of Use (2)
- if you've got big hands the buttons are also positioned a bit too close together ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 1:39
- my fingers slid off the grooves of the d-pad so I ended up accidentally hitting the home or back button instead of the one I wanted ▶ Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV @ 1:31
Gaming Features (2)
- some vrr flicker was unavoidable in a handful of vrr games ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 9:42
- gaming is not really the Forte of the Phillips 937 ▶ Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Sou @ 10:22
Operating System (1)
- Android TV now some people like it personally I'm not a big fan ▶ WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED @ 5:46
Review sources
- Philips OLED+937 Review - Better Sound Quality than Most Soundbars! by HDTVTest — 18 pros, 17 cons
- Philips 48OLED807 Review | An Excellent OLED TV by UK Best Reviewer — 18 pros, 8 cons
- Philips OLED809 Review and more | An excellent best buy OLED TV of 2024 by hxos plus — 21 pros, 0 cons
- WORST things about the Philips 807 OLED by The Tech Giant — 0 pros, 8 cons
- 5 Best OLED TV's (2024 Review) by Research Ralph — 6 pros, 0 cons
Frequently asked questions
Is the Philips OLED808 worth buying?
Based on 5 independent YouTube reviews, the Philips OLED808 scores 3.6/5 with 63 positive and 33 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #75 in the TVs category.
What do reviewers like most about the Philips OLED808?
The most praised aspects are other, picture quality, sound quality — Other (19 mentions), Picture Quality (16 mentions), Sound Quality (7 mentions).
What are the most common complaints about the Philips OLED808?
Reviewers most frequently criticize picture quality, connectivity — Picture Quality (20 mentions), Connectivity (5 mentions).
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