Football’s fast-paced. And it’s made up of lots of green pitch, bright sky and players in colourful shirts. That’s lots of hard work to put any TV tech through.
But if you want sport to look its best at home, an OLED TV is the way to go. They’re the superstar players of the telly world, without the Premier League price tag.
Minimal motion blur for fast-moving football
Everything in the game moves quickly nowadays. And that speed can be bad news for lots of TVs, causing motion blur as your telly struggles to keep up. But the Sony Bravia XR 65" OLED TV takes the end-to-end action in its stride.
While each team shifts around the pitch, their movement is smooth with every touch, shot and tackle. That’s thanks to the built-in XR OLED Motion, which creates extra frames that reduce any kind of blur. So that attacker charging down the wing isn’t going to be a problem.
The ball, penalty box and touchline really stand out
When you’re watching football, you never want to lose sight of the ball. And the clearer the pitch markings, the better.
That’s why your TV’s contrast ratio is important. It measures the brightest and darkest picture that your telly can create. And OLED TVs have the best contrast ratios around.
The pixels that make up an OLED TV picture can switch themselves on and off individually. And they can do it all without a separate backlight. This means blacks are totally black and whites are brilliantly bright. Now you can always keep your eyes on the important moments. Whether it’s a ball hitting the back of the net or a dangerous tackle in the penalty box.
The pitch is evenly coloured and natural-looking
A football pitch is a whole lot of green. On some TVs, large sections of a single colour can sometimes look patchy. What you want is ‘colour uniformity’ – an even spread of colour that shows the pitch as it really is. And guess what? OLED TVs have excellent colour uniformity. Especially across lighter colours like green and sky-blue. Perfect for the footie then.
A perfect view - wherever you’re sitting
Does your whole family want to catch the match? That might mean having people in every corner of your living room.
Watching a normal TV from an angle can affect the picture. But with an OLED TV, you get a much wider viewing angle. So, even people squeezed on a sofa in the corner of the room will get a great experience. There’ll be no loss of contrast or distortion of colour either.
Colourful kits. Bright boots
When it comes to kits, football is an incredibly colourful game. From the highlighter orange of the Netherlands to the fiery red of Spain. And that’s just the shirts. Gone are the old black boots too. The world’s top players now wear footwear with all manner of funky and luminous designs.
But all that colour will look great on an OLED TV. Why though? Because OLED TVs create richer, more vivid colours. Take the Samsung QE 55" OLED TV. It displays a broader shade of colour through its Quantum Dot technology – making even the slowest game spring to life.
Show off your star player
If you’re looking for a TV to give your friends serious telly envy, you can’t go wrong with an OLED.
At about 5mm thick, LG OLED TVs are incredibly slim – thinner than a pencil. A telly like this LG OLED 55" TV has a minimal design that’ll slot right into any kind of football den. There’s also hardly any bezel (the bit of frame around the screen) – with the screen going almost from edge to edge.
So even if the football is going badly, you can just turn it off and gaze lovingly at the TV.
If you’ve got more questions about the best TVs for sport, check out ShopLive. Our in-store experts will be able to guide you through exactly what you need. And you can do it all from your sofa. Result.
