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65" Sony Bravia XR65A80J OLED 4K UHD Smart Google TV
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the 4th to last digit on box (but also back of tv, not the serial# but vertical number/letters) identifying WBC or WBE ("EVO") is only true of LG C1. As of C2, this can no longer identify the panel, LG nipped that in the bud.
Yes LG makes the WOLED panels in this A80J, but it is still a Sony TV.
77" A80J is guaranteed WBE like the 77" C1 (again "EVO" because EVO to LG = the processing and panel, although 42" C2 are all WBC right now due to supply or something and marketed evo so its more whatever LG wants it to be), 55 and 65 A80J are a mix.
As far as being able to tell which panel you got, unless you got a colorimeter and read the RGB spectrum, the only laymen way to typically tell is obvious pink tint off axis = usually wbe and more blue off axis = WBC but even then it can be hard to really know because of panel variation.
My advice is dont worry about it, unless you are using it as a desktop monitor with lots of static windows up, even for gaming it shouldn't make a big difference. WBC is tried and true (and made in Paju, SK) whereas WBE is made in Guangzhou, CN. WBE is marginally brighter though most people cannot tell at all without equipment to read brightness measurements, supposed better burn in protection though that may not be an issue anymore and even though theoretically seems to be the case with phosphors it hasn't withstood the test of time to know if really true or marketing, but also comes with often Venetian blind effect and grid in highlights. In theory it comes out of black more competently on average than wbc too but I think panel variation will be more at play.
I would say worry more about panel uniformity than WBC or wbe: tint, banding, vignetting and the aforementioned Venetian blind and gridding.
By the end of the day, both types perform extremely similarly its more down to the lotto itself.
Hope this helps someone.
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fwiw, if you're hell bent on getting an wbe, more power to you its of no concern to me. I just feel theres lots of wrong info surrounding the matter.
I have a WBC 65" C1 and a WBE 77" A80J and wouldn't dare trade my 65" C1 for another, even WBE, because panel uniformity is excellent and I have nothing to gain (imo) by playing the lotto.
Another way is to go to you tube and look up "100% White Fullscreen". Its an EVO if the image is slightly pink
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Do you have any more detail you can provide?
I've had an A8G for a few years now, runs every day for multiple hours. No burn in.
This was about the price I paid for mine back then. Would 100% jump on it if I needed a TV right now.
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