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Panel type: WRGB OLED Refresh rate: 120Hz Brand: PHILIPS Resolution: 3840x2160 System: Titan OS Model year: 2026
This review is an English translation of the Polish original. Read the original on Wybierz.tv.
Philips OLED761 is the brand's cheapest OLED for 2026. It aims to attract buyers mainly with a price lower than Series 8 and 9, but it also retains something that makes many people consider buying a Philips in the first place: Ambilight. The backlighting on the wall behind the screen has long set the brand's TVs apart, and for some buyers it's as important as the picture itself. The question remains what compromises you have to accept when choosing the entry-level model. We checked whether the OLED761 is a good way to get a cheaper OLED with Ambilight and what it offers beyond the characteristic glow.
7.7
Overall rating
Philips OLED761 shows that an entry-level OLED in the brand’s lineup can be a successful choice for watching movies. It performs best in the evening, when perfect black levels and impressive HDR let you appreciate the strengths of this panel. After calibration the colors are very well reproduced, so it's hard to find major faults with the picture during regular viewing. It doesn't always handle the brightest highlights in demanding HDR10 films equally well, but Dolby Vision helps in those scenes. This is a TV that can leave a really good impression when you turn off the lights. A big part of that experience is Ambilight. If you like backlighting the wall behind the screen, the OLED761 gives a concrete reason to consider Philips. You don’t have to pay extra for higher-tier models to get this feature combined with a good OLED picture. This model also works for gaming: the 120 Hz panel and four HDMI 2.1 inputs let you use it for movies, consoles, or a PC. That matters, because even the cheapest OLED in a lineup should be a versatile purchase, not a TV that’s only good for evening sessions.
Before buying, though, it’s worth looking at two limitations. The first is watching in a bright room. The OLED761 is a bit dimmer than rivals using a similar panel, and the absence of a polarizer in the OLED SE panel further reduces its performance in bright rooms. The second is Titan OS. The system runs more smoothly than in earlier versions, but it still offers a smaller selection of apps than the competition. Improved smoothness is welcome, but it won't replace access to the services you use every day, so it's best to check app availability before buying. We also didn’t like the remote. Even though it's backlit and has a full set of useful buttons, it requires precise aiming at the screen.
Ultimately, the Philips OLED761 makes the most sense for people who mainly watch in the evenings and want Ambilight. In those conditions it can confidently compete with the Samsung S85H or LG B6, and the choice between them will depend more on price, the operating system, and personal habits. Philips doesn't have a clear advantage in every use case, but you shouldn't treat it as an inferior option just because it opens the brand’s OLED range. At the right price it's a good buy... but only if the available apps meet your needs.
Perfect blacks and very high contrast
Impressive HDR for evening viewing
Very good color reproduction after calibration
Wide viewing angles
Ambilight enhances the viewing experience 🙂
120 Hz panel useful for gaming and sports
Four HDMI 2.1 inputs
Dolby Vision support (improves the picture in many HDR scenes)
Limited app selection on Titan OS
Lower SDR brightness compared with competitors
Screen reflections are distracting in a bright living room
Infrared remote requires pointing at the TV (sometimes slow to respond)
Visible posterization
Movies and series in UHD quality
8.0
Classic TV, YouTube
8.7
Sports broadcasts (TV and apps)
8.5
Gaming on console
9.0
TV as a computer monitor
7.6
Watching in bright light
4.5
Utility functions
7.9
Apps
7.7
Sound quality
7.0
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HDMI inputs: 0 x HDMI 2.0, 4 x HDMI 2.1 (48Gbps) Outputs: Toslink (Optical audio), eARC (HDMI), ARC (HDMI), Mini-Jack (Headphones) Network Interfaces: Wi-Fi 2.4GHz, Wi-Fi 5GHz, Ethernet (LAN) 100Mbps
Build quality: Good
Stand type: Legs
Bezel color: Graphite
Stand: Fixed
Flat design: No
Accessories: Stand
The Philips OLED761 looks like what we’ve come to expect from modern OLED TVs. It has a very thin panel and narrow bezels, and at the back there’s a thicker plastic housing that holds the electronics and ports. Overall it looks neat and modern, though from the front it’s hard to point to anything that clearly sets it apart from the competition. What does attract attention are two narrow, splayed feet that lift the screen fairly high above the TV stand. They give the TV somewhat unusual proportions and may not appeal to everyone, but there is a practical reason for that. There’s plenty of room under the screen for a soundbar, making it easier to place one in front of the TV without blocking the picture. The feet are also widely spaced, so check your stand’s width before buying. What most distinguishes the OLED761 is, of course, Ambilight. The LEDs on the back light the wall with colors matched to what’s happening on the screen. Especially in the evening, the glow becomes a clear part of the viewing experience and gives an otherwise rather ordinary-looking daytime TV some character.
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In this category the Philips OLED761 receives the highest score. The OLED panel allows each pixel to be controlled independently, and where the image should be completely black you can simply turn the pixel off. As a result we achieved infinite contrast in all measurement scenes. When watching this translates to deep blacks and very clear separation of bright elements from a dark background. Even a small lamp or a star does not cause the surrounding area to be illuminated by the screen, something Mini LEDs still struggle with in demanding scenes. This is an advantage of the technology itself, so even the cheapest Philips OLED can match much more expensive models in this respect. In a dark room it’s especially obvious how much that precision delivers. Black doesn’t go gray just because a bright object appears next to it, and the TV doesn’t have to choose between dimming the light and preserving a dark background.
Certain reservations apply to the way shades just above black are displayed. In cinematic scenes the OLED761 can slightly brighten those tones, so the very darkest parts of the image can be a bit brighter than they should be. The start of the luminance curve confirms this. That doesn’t mean the panel can’t show perfect black, since completely black elements remain turned off. The imperfection affects the rendering of the darkest grays and, while it doesn’t negate the excellent contrast, it can be noticeable in some night scenes.
Halo effect and black detail visibility:
6.1/10
Supported formats: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG
Luminance measurements in HDR:
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289 nit
Philips OLED761 uses the new-generation WOLED SE panels from LG Display, and in terms of HDR brightness it achieves results similar to its closest rivals, the Samsung S85H and the LG B6. Peak brightness is around 800 nits, which for an entry-level OLED is a solid result. Importantly, similar values also appear in movies. In scenes with small bright elements on a dark background we measured about 700-780 nits, so a flashlight, a specular highlight, or a lamp can clearly stand out. Combined with perfect black, this delivers a convincing HDR effect, especially during evening viewing. The panel’s capabilities, however, decrease as the bright area of the image increases. When a vast, sunlit landscape replaces isolated highlights, the TV can no longer maintain such high brightness. In a scene with an offshore drilling platform we measured 289 nits, and with even greater bright-area fill the result can approach about 200 nits. In practice this means a sun-drenched shot will look less spectacular than small lights in a night scene. Despite this limitation, the OLED761’s HDR performance deserves a positive assessment. It’s not a TV that will light up an entire room with every bright scene, but it can clearly show the difference between regular footage and HDR material. It performs best where bright accents appear on a darker background, because then the high brightness of individual elements and deep black combine for the best effect.
The Philips OLED761 also handles color well, because its panel covers the vast majority of the DCI-P3 gamut, which contains most of the colors found in HDR movies and TV series. As a result, in everyday viewing colors have proper saturation and the picture doesn’t look washed out. Limitations only become apparent in more demanding content that uses shades beyond DCI-P3 and within the wider BT.2020 color space. In such shots the most intense reds and greens can look less impressive than on QD-OLED, SQD-Mini LED, or RGB Mini LED displays. Another issue is saturation retention at high brightness. The WOLED panel uses an extra white subpixel to help brighten the image, but it doesn’t increase the brightness of the colors in the same way. Therefore very bright colors may wash out slightly, which is most noticeable on vivid neon signs or colorful light effects. These are limitations mainly visible in specific, demanding scenes. For most movies and TV shows watched regularly, the OLED761 is capable of delivering well-saturated, attractive colors.
BT.2020 color gamut coverage and primary color luminance
| Data set | BT.2020 | P3 | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synthetic patterns | 71.8% | 97.2% | 57% | 55% | 60% |
| Film measurements | 71.2% | 96.9% | 52% | 28% | 34% |
BT.2020 and P3 – average color gamut coverage (percent of the target gamut).
R, G, B – average primary color luminance relative to target (percent).
Scene from the movie “Pan” (about 2800 nits)
Scene from the movie “Billy Lynn” (about 1100 nits)
In the scene from the movie "Billy Lynn," where brightness reaches about 1100 nits, the Philips OLED761 reproduces the overall look of the image well. The soldier's face and the surroundings retain proper brightness, and the flares in the background stand out clearly from the rest of the frame. Apart from a slight lifting of the darkest tones, the TV does not overly alter the scene's character. In the brightest parts of the light effects, however, some details begin to merge together, so not all details are preserved.
A bigger challenge is the scene from the movie "Pan," where brightness reaches about 2800 nits. Such intense lights need to be properly tone-mapped to the panel's capabilities to preserve both their intensity and the details within them. The OLED761 doesn't quite handle this. Although most of the frame looks correct, around the sun the bright areas blend together, causing some sky detail to be lost. For most shots, Philips can therefore deliver a convincing HDR picture, but with the most demanding lighting effects it's clear that its image processing still has room for improvement.
HDR luminance chart:
In the scene with the horses you can clearly see what the OLED761 struggles with in HDR10. The snow blends into a white blob and the trees in the background almost disappear. Switching to Dolby Vision restores the ground details and the outline of the forest, making the landscape look much more natural. The dynamic metadata encoded in this format helps the TV match the scene brightness to the panel’s capabilities instead of losing detail in the brightest areas. That’s good news, because Dolby Vision is common in HDR movies and series on streaming platforms. It’s not an extra you’ll use for only a few select titles. If a given title is available in this version, it’s worth selecting it, because the OLED761 then has a better chance of correctly rendering more challenging shots. Not every scene will show as big a difference as the horse scene, and for most of a viewing HDR10 may look fine. Here, though, it’s clear that Dolby Vision helps make better use of the screen where the TV itself struggles with bright details.
Static HDR10
Dynamic: Dolby Vision
6.5/10
The factory settings of the OLED761's Film mode deliver a fairly pleasant picture, although colors are not completely neutral. In SDR material there is primarily a lack of blue, and in parts of the range red is reduced as well, causing whites and grays to take on a slightly yellow-green tint. You'll notice this most easily on neutral surfaces, which look warmer than they should. The colors themselves perform reasonably well, and most tested samples do not show large errors. So it's not a case where the tint completely changes the look of the movie you're watching. More attention is needed for how brightness is handled in SDR. Across most of the range the TV slightly darkens the image, which can make faces and background elements appear heavier and render details in darker areas less readable. At the same time, shades just above black are lifted. These two characteristics can occur together: the very deepest shadows become too visible while the rest of the scene is a bit too dark. In HDR a lack of blue is also visible, especially in the brighter parts of the image. Whites therefore take on a warm, yellowish tint that can be noticeable on clouds or snow. Darker tones have much better white balance, so the degree of this tint changes with scene brightness. Out of the box the OLED761 performs decently, but measurements show that white neutrality and how brightness is reproduced still require refinement through calibration.
9/10
After calibration the Philips OLED761 performs very well. The white balance was set almost perfectly, removing the previous color cast, so faces, whites and grays look more natural. The improved gamma means the image is no longer unnecessarily dark and it's easier to see detail in darker areas. Colors are reproduced with high accuracy, which, combined with deep blacks, produces a very pleasing picture for evening movie watching. It's clear that even Philips' entry-level OLED has considerable potential that is worth exploiting by fine-tuning the settings. In HDR the luminance response tracks the reference closely over most of the range, so most scenes retain their proper appearance. There is a slight lift in tones just above black and a tendency to render the brightest highlights a bit too strongly. These are, however, observations about specific parts of the image. In the most demanding shots some bright detail may still be missing, but the overall result after calibration is decidedly successful. The OLED761 can deliver a natural, well-balanced picture that lets you focus on the movie.
7.4/10
Philips OLED761 handles tonal transitions quite well, although on bright gradients you can notice slight boundaries between shades. They appear in most of the bright shots we checked, but are subtle enough that during normal viewing they shouldn't draw too much attention away from the movie. In darker scenes the imperfections are most visible during gradual fades to black and in the shot with red water, where the color transitions could be smoother. More than the gradation itself, panel nonuniformity can be more distracting. In dark scenes it shows up as fairly distinct bands, which make a uniform background look less even than it should. That's a different issue than the visible boundaries between shades, although the two can overlap during a viewing. We've seen similar banding so far in every OLED we've tested with the new WOLED SE panel, so this isn't a problem unique to the OLED761. The severity can vary between units.
7.5/10
Smooth transition function
Image without overscan on the SD signal
Philips OLED761 does a pretty good job of improving lower-quality material. Its Pentonic 800 processor effectively smooths visible transitions between shades, which often appear in heavily compressed footage. This is handled by the "Artifact Reduction" setting. When enabled, banding on a uniform background becomes less noticeable, and importantly this doesn't come at the cost of noticeably blurring fine detail. It's a feature worth using when the source quality leaves something to be desired. The upscaling itself has the characteristic Philips softness: lower-resolution material looks fairly gentle, and fine elements and edges lack a bit of sharpness. In the shot with the model you can see this in the hair and thin branches, which could be more clearly defined. A plus is the lack of overscan, meaning the edges of the image aren't cropped. Even with a low-resolution signal the TV shows the full frame.
8.5/10
Maximum refresh rate of the panel: 120Hz
Film motion smoothing option: Yes
Blur reduction option: Yes
BFI function 60Hz: No
BFI function 120Hz: No
Philips OLED761 performs very well in fast-moving scenes. Thanks to the pixels' instantaneous response, moving objects leave virtually no trailing, which both sports viewers and gamers will appreciate. The 120 Hz panel also preserves good motion clarity, as seen in the UFO test: edges remain clear whether an object moves across a bright or dark background. With a 60 Hz signal there is more blur, but that is mainly due to how motion is displayed at the lower refresh rate, not because of a slow panel response.
When watching films you can use the "Motion Styles" settings, which include the "Smoothness" and "Blur Reduction" sliders. They let you tailor the image to your preferences, from preserving characteristic cinematic motion to heavily smoothing it. A slight increase in smoothness is especially helpful for slow camera moves, which can look jumpy on a fast OLED. There is no BFI function, that is, black frame insertion to improve motion clarity, but even without it the OLED761 performs very well in this area.
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Blur (4K@60Hz):
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Although the OLED761 is Philips' cheapest OLED this year, there are few compromises in its gaming features. The TV supports 120 Hz gaming in Full HD, 1440p, and 4K, so it can take advantage of high frame-rate modes on consoles. The fast OLED panel complements this well, so even during fast-paced gameplay you don't see smearing or trailing behind objects. When the console doesn't hold a steady frame rate, VRR operating from 40–120 Hz helps. The image doesn't tear during quick camera turns, and frame-rate fluctuations are less noticeable.
Philips also took care of convenience. When you start a game, the TV can automatically switch to a low-latency mode, and the most important settings are found in the handy Game Bar. You can check image parameters there, enable an on-screen crosshair, or brighten shadows if it's hard to spot an enemy in a dark area. The Game Bar itself may not be the flashiest on the market, but it does the job. There's also support for Dolby Vision for games and a properly implemented HGiG, which helps match the console's HDR settings to the screen's capabilities. So in terms of features, the OLED761 offers a lot.
9.4/10
Input lag on the OLED761 depends not only on the refresh rate but also on whether you're playing in SDR or HDR. SDR performs best: we measured 14 ms at 60 Hz and just 5 ms at 120 Hz, both in Full HD and 4K. Those are excellent results that let you enjoy quick controller response even in fast-paced games.
With HDR enabled the lag rises to 31 ms at 60 Hz and 13 ms at 120 Hz. Dolby Vision at 60 Hz gives a similar result of 30 ms. You can still play comfortably, especially in more relaxed titles, but it's a shame that turning on HDR comes with this drawback.
| SDR | HDR | Dolby Vision |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p60: 14 ms | 2160p60: 31 ms | 2160p60 DV: 30 ms |
| 1080p120: 5 ms | 2160p120: 13 ms | |
| 2160p60: 14 ms | ||
| 2160p120: 5 ms |
7.6/10
Chroma 444 (max. resolution and refresh rate): Yes
Font clarity: Good
Readability of dark text and shapes: Very Good
Input lag in PC mode (4K, max. refresh rate): 5ms
Matrix subpixel arrangement: RGWB
Max refresh rate: 120Hz
G-Sync: Yes
The Philips OLED761 performs well when connected to a PC. It properly supports 4:4:4 chroma, so small text is readable and colored letters retain their sharpness. When viewed up close, however, you can notice slight red fringes on the edges of characters. These stem from the RGWB subpixel layout used in the WOLED panel, which typical font-smoothing methods are not optimized for. This may not bother you while browsing the web, but if the TV will be used mainly for working with text, it’s worth taking into account.
In games the OLED761 performs noticeably better. The panel’s fast response and support for G-Sync and FreeSync let you enjoy smooth motion without annoying smearing or tearing. At 4K and 120 Hz in SDR we measured just 5 ms of input lag, so controls feel very responsive. Keep in mind that enabling HDR increases input lag, as noted earlier. The main drawback is the refresh rate capped at 120 Hz. The OLED761, like other tested models with the WOLED SE panel, does not offer an extra 144 Hz mode or higher refresh rates at reduced resolution. For most people this won’t be a serious issue, since 120 Hz already delivers very good smoothness. Only gamers with powerful PCs aiming to squeeze out the highest possible frame rates may feel a bit shortchanged.
7.5/10
Brightness drop at an angle of 45 degrees: 34%
The OLED761 looks very good in this respect. You can sit off to the side and still see deep blacks and rich colors, without the noticeable degradation associated with VA panels. That's one of OLED's advantages, and it's easy to appreciate when watching with others. You don't have to sit in the middle of the couch for the movie to look the way it should. In that regard, only QD-OLED panels are better.
4.5/10
Panel finish: Satin
Reflection suppression: Average
Black levels during daytime: Good
Philips OLED761 is not the best choice for a very bright living room. Average SDR brightness is around 280 nits, so it performs slightly worse even than rivals using the same panel. In a brightly sunlit room the image simply lacks the punch to remain clearly visible, especially when watching darker scenes. In such conditions, covering the windows may be necessary. It doesn't help that the satin coating on the WOLED SE panel handles direct reflections poorly. A window or lamp opposite the screen is fairly clearly visible, and you get characteristic doubling and colored halos around their reflections. On the plus side, blacks still look good in a lit room, but at low TV brightness the reflections themselves can be distracting. The OLED761 is therefore best used where you can block the windows and make sure strong light doesn't reflect directly on the screen.
Panel brightness
Philips OLED761: 284 cd/m2
7.9/10
System: Titan OS
System performance: Good
The OLED761 uses Titan OS instead of Google TV, a system that has been appearing more often in Philips TVs for several years. In that time the system has clearly matured. It responds to commands faster, navigates menus more smoothly, and features that previously caused problems are finally starting to work as they should. You can see real progress in everyday use, and that deserves praise. It still doesn't match the refinement and capabilities of webOS or Tizen, and it's a long way from the freedom and app selection offered by Google TV, but Titan OS is definitely moving in the right direction.
When watching regular TV you get basic conveniences, including teletext and a remote with a numeric keypad. The buttons are backlit, which is very handy in the evening, but it's hard to understand why Philips stubbornly sticks with infrared control for the remote. Having to point the remote at the TV can simply be inconvenient (the only feature that works via radio is voice control). There is also no USB recording or picture-in-picture. On the other hand, the port selection deserves praise: all four HDMI inputs support HDMI 2.1 at 48 Gbps, so after connecting a soundbar via eARC there are still three ports left that let you take full advantage of consoles and a PC. You don't have to worry about which device to connect at the cost of high refresh rates. There's even an analog mini-jack output, increasingly rare in new TVs but still useful for wired headphones or older audio equipment.
The most distinctive extra is, of course, Ambilight, for which Philips earns extra points from us. Lighting the wall with the colors from the screen can add a lot of atmosphere to movies and games, and it's also useful for relaxed evening viewing. The gentle glow means the bright screen isn't the only light source in a completely dark room, which can improve viewing comfort. It's worth tuning its intensity to the room rather than immediately setting it to maximum. For people who enjoy that style of watching, Ambilight can be one of the stronger reasons to choose the OLED761.
7.7/10
8.6/10
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The USB player on the Philips OLED761 behaves rather oddly, and this is where you can see that Titan OS still needs refinement. Test videos and music files opened correctly, but photos caused the most problems. Interestingly, it wasn’t just a lack of support for certain formats, but also the photos’ resolution. The TV opened photos at 16 and 32 MP, yet it failed to handle some smaller ones, including 10 and 12 MP. So it’s hard to point to a simple rule for preparing photos that will guarantee they all display. If you plan to show vacation photos on the big screen, it’s worth checking the files beforehand or using screen mirroring.
7/10
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Supported codecs (TV speakers)
Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Dolby True HD 7.1
Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus (JOC)
Dolby Atmos in Dolby True HD
DTS:X in DTS-HD MA
DTS-HD Master Audio
The Philips OLED761 sounds quite good for a slim TV. The midrange is the strongest, so dialogue is clear and it's easy to understand what the characters are saying. For watching TV shows, the news, or regular programs, the built-in speakers are more than adequate. However, it lacks deep bass, which is most noticeable in music and action movies. Explosions have less impact, and music lacks a fuller sound. So if you want a more cinematic audio experience, a soundbar with a separate subwoofer will be a noticeable complement to this setup. Especially since the OLED761 handles immersive audio formats like Dolby Atmos and DTS:X with ease.
Sound Quality Test:
90dBC (Max)
75dBC
Software version during testing: TPN258E_V058.102.079.061
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Backlight Type: WRGB OLED
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