Philips OLED9x3 (2018) Series

Stunningly bright, colourful pictures for an OLED TV ; Exceptionally sharp 4K and upscaled HD pictures ; Superb sound quality

Occasional picture noise in richly coloured areas ; The soundbar essentially costs £500 ; Occasional skin tone issues

The brightest pictures in the OLED world combine with some of the best sound in the OLED world. All for a very approachable price.

Stunning 4K and HD images ; Impressive Ambilight display ; Awesome sound via a Bowers & Wilkins-engineered soundbar

The cheaper 803 line has many of the same benefits for less dosh ; Motion handling and input lag (for gaming) could be better ; No Dolby Vision HDR support

Incredible audio quality ; Stunning picture display ; Stylish design ; Bountiful features

Interface isn't the best

Philips enlists Bowers & Wilkins and the result is a TV that sounds as good as it looks - which is very good indeed

The Philips 65OLED903 serves up contrasting colours on the screen and also surroundings, together with astoundingly clear audio.

This Philips screen doesn’t have super-neutral colours like the best in the market but compensates with a colourful Ambilight.

Impressive pictures; best-in-class sound; great Ambilight implementation

Not cheap; so-so Android TV interface

So Philips (with significant assistance from Bowers & Wilkins) has picked up the acknowledged virtues of OLED TV technology and run with them. Across the board, the 55OLED+903 has picture quality to rival the best alternatives and audio quality to...

Accurate out of the box preset ; Good calibrated image and controls ; Excellent black levels and dynamic range ; Excellent HDR tone mapping and performance ; Superb video processing and scaling ; Ambilight bias lighting ; B&W Soundbar

No Dolby Vision ; Treble on the soundbar can be harsh with some content ; Gaming input lag is high ; UI and Android TV is laggy and slow ; No HDR for BBC iPlayer and YouTube ; No Freeview Play and lacking apps for catch-up service

While this review is not as in-depth and over 8000 words in length, it really didn’t need to be as we have already covered the recently in full detail, and the OLED+903 is the same TV but with a soundbar attached. In all other respects, they are the...