WAVES CRASH TO my left and right, the soundtrack muffles, and bubbles rise dead centre as the protagonist is pulled underwater. A lurid green sea creature wraps its tentacles around the vivid red sails of a pirate ship, in blistering Dolby Vision clarity. I'm being swept overboard by the scale of the performance. Am I'm enjoying a full-blown home theatre? No, it's Philips' new OLED+937 telly.
I'm watching The Sea Beast, a 2022 CG animation on Netflix, in a brightly lit room. The 65in panel of the Philips set provides a suitable bigscreen experience, as does the sound coming from the TV's built-in Dolby Atmos audio system. This new model builds on its direct predecessor, the OLED+936 (HCC #324). Actually, maybe 'builds on' is too tame. This is a massive step forward.
Cosmetic differences between the two are subtle, but there are big changes under the hood, including upgraded Al processing and an OLED EX 'Royal' panel claiming brightness peaks of 1,300 nits. The result is the most advanced Philips OLED seen to date.
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