Philips OLED911 Review

Item: Philips OLED911
Rating: 8.5

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This TV was tested by:

Maciej Koper

Paweł Koper

Michał Wołoszyn

Test date:

11/11/2026

This review is an English translation of the Polish original. Read the original on Wybierz.tv.

PHILIPS OLED911 - Our verdict

8.5

Overall rating

The Philips OLED911 is one of those TVs that can make a huge impression during the first movie. The second-generation Tandem OLED panel delivers very high brightness and striking HDR, and colors in Filmmaker mode are well calibrated straight out of the box. Combined with perfect blacks and four-sided Ambilight, evening viewing sessions look truly impressive. Add to that something Philips has stood out for over the years, which is sound. The built-in Bowers & Wilkins soundbar performs so well that in many cases you simply won't need to buy additional speakers. What's more, it is the best-sounding TV we've tested this year. Just the combination of these elements makes the OLED911 one of the most "complete" TVs available on the market.

That does not mean it is without flaws. Our biggest reservations concern image behavior in the darkest scenes, where fine near-black details can flicker and uniform backgrounds sometimes take on noticeable grain. We observed a similar phenomenon in the LG G6, which uses the same generation of panel. Fortunately this is not visible all the time, and in most content the image looks excellent. Titan OS also leaves something to be desired, mainly because it offers fewer apps than Google TV. That said, the system has clearly matured and runs smoothly in daily use. It's just a shame that such an expensive TV still comes with an infrared remote.

Do these shortcomings rule out the OLED911? Definitely not. It remains an excellent TV that in many ways can offer more than the competition. Great picture quality is one thing, but the outstanding sound and four-sided Ambilight create a package that's hard to ignore today. Especially if you're looking for a complete home theater enclosed in a single device. That does not change the fact that at this price point we have the right to expect near perfection. That's why the issues with reproducing the darkest tones are so disappointing. Their similarity to those observed in the LG G6 suggests they may be related to the panel generation itself, although software updates could still improve things. Ultimately, however, the strengths of the Philips OLED911 clearly outweigh its weaknesses. It is one of the best and most distinctive OLEDs of the year, which despite a few flaws definitely deserves attention.

Advantages

Perfect black levels and contrast: OLED
Very high brightness
Four-sided Ambilight
Excellent sound: Bowers & Wilkins-branded soundbar
Very good viewing angles
Good reflection control and deep blacks in daylight
Fast 165 Hz panel and very low input lag
Four HDMI 2.1 ports and advanced gaming features (VRR and ALLM)

Disadvantages

Flickering and grain in the darkest shades of gray
Visible posterization and only average smoothing of tonal transitions
Fewer apps available on Titan OS than on Google TV
Infrared remote that requires aiming at the screen

Movies and series in UHD quality

8.6
Classic TV, YouTube

8.5
Sports broadcasts (TV and apps)

8.4
Gaming on console

9.6
TV as a computer monitor

8.7
Watching in bright light

7.8
Utility functions

7.9
Apps

7.7
Sound quality

9.2

Philips OLED911 is one of the most advanced TVs this year. It uses a second-generation Tandem OLED panel, and the package includes a dedicated soundbar branded by Bowers & Wilkins. There is, of course, Ambilight as well, and in this model it lights the wall from all four sides of the screen. The biggest change, however, appears when you turn the TV on. This year Philips replaced Google TV with its own Titan OS. Is that an improvement in everyday use? And what does the new panel bring to movies when there's more on screen than a spectacular demo? We checked that in our review.

We thank the RTV MAX store for providing a unit for testing.

Product purchase

10/14/2026

Testing started

10/26/2026

Technical data published

11/11/2026

Review published

11/11/2026

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PHILIPS OLED911 - TV appearance

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: Super Premium

Stand type: Legs

Bezel color: Graphite

Review Philips OLED911 Appearance of the TV

Stand: Fixed

Flat design: No

Accessories: Stand, Soundbar

The Philips OLED911 is slim and very well made. From the front you mainly notice the screen surrounded by a thin, graphite bezel. Below it sits a Bowers & Wilkins soundbar that fits the rest of the design and looks like part of the TV. The thin panel alone probably won't impress everyone like it used to. OLEDs have been around for years. Still, you can tell this is a high-end piece of equipment. From the side you can see the typical OLED construction. The panel itself is thin, and the housing gets thicker at the back where the electronics and connectors are located. So when mounted the TV will stick out from the wall a bit. In the evening its four-sided Ambilight adds the most charm. The light adapts to the on-screen colors and spreads onto the wall, including beneath the display, so the glow surrounds the whole TV. It looks best in dim lighting, when the colors from the movie gently spill beyond the frame.

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PHILIPS OLED911 - Contrast and black detail

Viewing mode Game mode

10/10

Viewing mode Game mode

Review Philips OLED911 Contrast and black detail

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Visibility of details in the lights:

In terms of black level the Philips OLED911 performs exactly as we expect from a good OLED. Each pixel can turn off independently, so even right next to a bright light the screen remains perfectly black. A scene with a spotlight illustrates this well. You can see a streak of light in the air and a patch of floor under the figure, and outside the spotlight’s reach the frame stays black. That makes the light look as if it’s actually falling into a dark space. Shots with many small bright elements look just as good. Each one stands out clearly from the background and doesn't carry any extra halo. You can also see this in brighter films with black bars. Even when the picture right at their edge is strongly lit, the bars themselves remain black. In the evening, when room light isn’t reflecting off the screen, this gives movies a real sense of depth.

During testing, however, we noticed something that reminded us of the LG G6. In some scenes areas of the image just above black could flicker or become noticeably grainier. It’s easiest to spot on a calm, dark gray background. As in our LG review, we factor flicker and graininess into our assessment of the smoothness of tonal transitions. There we show how the OLED911 handles the shades between full black and slightly brighter grays.

Halo effect and black detail visibility:

The video accurately shows differences in contrast and black levels between TVs, as well as potential issues: halo around bright objects or Mini-LED zone operation visible as brightness jumps.

PHILIPS OLED911 - HDR effect quality

Viewing mode Game mode

9/10

Viewing mode Game mode

Supported formats: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HLG

Luminance measurements in HDR:

Review Philips OLED911 Brightness measurement

Result

2244 nit

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2498 nit

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2607 nit

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2575 nit

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1423 nit

Philips OLED911 is an exceptionally bright OLED TV and clearly demonstrates the capabilities of the second-generation Tandem panel. In our movie scenes it reached around 2,600 nits, and it maintained high brightness in most of the shots we checked. It doesn’t matter much whether a small light source appears on a dark background or a larger bright area fills the image. The highlights are very intense, and that’s exactly the kind of HDR effect we expect from a TV of this class. Naturally, when a very bright image covers a larger portion of the screen, the panel’s ABL mechanism that limits brightness comes into play. You can see that in the scene from "The Meg," where the Philips drops to about 1,400 nits. That’s still an excellent result. The bright sky and reflections on the water retain the proper strength, so even in such a demanding shot the picture is very impressive.

Colors

Color gamut coverage is also very good. The OLED911 shows nearly the entire DCI-P3 space, and exceeds 81% of the wider BT.2020. Results in movies are practically the same as on test patterns, so the panel’s capabilities are indeed being used during viewing. Colors can be deep and richly saturated, although with extremely bright hues the limitation of WOLED technology remains. The white subpixel helps achieve high brightness, but the brightest colors don’t retain the same saturation as on QD-OLED panels. In most films it will be hard to notice that difference, and the HDR picture on the Philips looks excellent.

BT.2020 color gamut coverage and primary color luminance

Data set	BT.2020	P3	R	G	B
Synthetic patterns	81.3%	99.6%	64%	65%	75%
Film measurements	81.2%	99.6%	65%	66%	75%

BT.2020 and P3 – average color gamut coverage (percent of the target gamut).

R, G, B – average primary color luminance relative to target (percent).

Synthetic data Film – large field Film – small field

Scene from the movie “Pan” (about 2800 nits)

Review Philips OLED911 section HDR effect quality, scene “Pan”

Scene from the movie “Billy Lynn” (about 1100 nits)

Review Philips OLED911 section HDR effect quality, scene “Billy Lynn”

The photos show two HDR10 movies. 'Pan' is one of the brightest productions ever made, while 'Billy Lynn' (soldier) has brightness typical of streaming (Netflix, Prime, HBO MAX). Notice the intensity of effects and detail in whites.

Such high brightness lets the Philips OLED911 accurately convey the character of HDR content. The TV has plenty of headroom, so it doesn't have to dim bright effects heavily to keep them within the screen's capabilities. In the scene from "Billy Lynn" the fireworks retain their intensity, and the soldier's face and uniform remain natural. Intense highlights don't require brightening the whole frame, so the scene retains proper contrast.

An even more demanding shot from the film "Pan" also looks excellent. The Philips shows detail around the sun and the structure of the bright clouds, rather than washing them into a uniform white. At the same time, the image still has the punch we expect from such a bright scene. It's this successful combination of brightness and detail preservation that makes HDR on the OLED911 look so convincing, even in the most demanding content.

HDR luminance chart:

A comparison between HDR10 and Dolby Vision shows that the Philips OLED911 already handles bright detail very well in the base format. In the horses scene, the snow retains its texture; you can see vegetation poking through and trees in the distance. The panel's high brightness and effective tone mapping let this demanding shot be shown without blowing out the background. Dolby Vision subtly improves separation between individual tones. The snow and vegetation are a bit crisper, and the whole scene gains a little more depth. However, the difference is subtle and easy to miss during normal viewing. It's good to have support for dynamic metadata, but in this scene the OLED911 already shows almost everything it should in HDR10.

Static HDR10

Dynamic: Dolby Vision

The photos present the visibility of white details in various HDR formats. They do not show brightness differences between TVs (these can be compared in the previous gallery).

PHILIPS OLED911 - Smoothness of tonal transitions

5.3/10

The tonal transitions on the OLED911 are fairly mediocre. In darker scenes you can sometimes see distinct boundaries between shades, i.e., so-called posterization. Instead of smooth gradients, separate color bands appear. This is a weakness we’ve already seen in other Philips models with WOLED panels. In brighter shots it’s better and the imperfections are much less noticeable. What’s most annoying, however, is the behavior of details just above black. Those parts of the image can be very unstable. Sometimes they flicker slightly, other times heavy grain appears on them resembling dithering, a fine, changing dot pattern. In a quiet, dark scene such a background looks like it’s constantly moving slightly. That can be more distracting than the bands between shades themselves, because the eye is involuntarily drawn to the flickering area.

We noticed similar issues earlier with the LG G6, which also uses a second-generation Tandem OLED panel. This suggests the source may lie in the behavior of this generation of panels or in how they are driven. Based on these tests it’s hard to identify a single definitive cause, but it’s clear the phenomenon is not limited to a single model.

Review Philips OLED911 Smoothness of tonal transitions — These are selected scenes that show smooth tonal transitions from one color to another. If you see distinct banding, it’s the TV panel’s fault.

Image scaling and smoothness of tonal transitions

6.8/10

Smooth transition function

Review Philips OLED911 section Upscaling and digital image processing, match photo

Image without overscan on the SD signal

Review Philips OLED911 section Upscaling and digital image processing, shot with a model

The match photo shows how the TV smooths weak tonal transitions in low-quality video. The model photo shows how it handles upscaling of SD material.

Handling of weaker material on the OLED911 is rather mediocre. The banding reduction feature is inconsistent. With faster motion it can effectively reduce visible bands between shades, but when the scene slows down, it acts as if it forgot why we turned it on. In calmer shots the boundaries between colors are still noticeable. That’s a shame, because that’s when we have the most time to spot them. So with heavily compressed video you can’t count on a consistent image improvement.

Upscaling itself gives lower-resolution content a fairly soft appearance. Fine details remain visible, but they lack the clarity that the best competing TVs can achieve. You can improve this a little by gently increasing the sharpness in the menu.

PHILIPS OLED911 - Blur and motion smoothness

8.5/10

Maximum refresh rate of the panel: 165Hz

Film motion smoothing option: Yes

Blur reduction option: Yes

BFI function 60Hz: No

BFI function 120Hz: No

Review Philips OLED911 Blur and motion smoothness — The photo presents the motion smoothing settings in the tested TV.

OLED911 has a 165 Hz panel, although that refresh rate will be used mainly when connected to a PC. Here we primarily check how the TV handles 120 Hz, which is important for consoles and sports. And it’s very good. As you’d expect from an OLED, pixel response time is instantaneous, so there’s no trailing behind the ball or fast-moving characters. You can clearly see this on our test disc, which remains legible against any background.

Blur (native resolution, maximum refresh rate):

Blur (4K@165Hz):

For movies, that fast response makes the jumps between consecutive frames more noticeable. Especially during slow camera movement, the picture can look a bit choppy. You can soften that with the motion smoothing Philips placed in the "Motion Style" menu. In the Personal setting there are two sliders. "Smoothness" lets you choose the level of smoothing for films, and "Blur Reduction" is responsible for improving motion sharpness in content like sports. So you can keep a more cinematic feel, or set stronger smoothing if that's the kind of image you prefer.

PHILIPS OLED911 - Console compatibility and gaming features

9.8/10

ALLM: Yes
VRR: Yes
VRR range: 48 - 165Hz
Dolby Vision Game Mode: Yes
Correct implementation of HGIG: Yes
1080p@120Hz: Yes
1440p@120Hz: Yes
4K@120Hz: Yes
Game bar: Yes

OLED911 has practically everything you could expect from a gaming TV. A big plus is four full-featured HDMI 2.1 inputs. You can connect several consoles and a PC, and even if one port is occupied by audio equipment there’s still plenty of room. Each device will benefit from high resolution and refresh rates without having to swap cables. When you start a game the TV automatically switches to low-latency mode. VRR helps keep gameplay smooth during frame-rate fluctuations, and support for multiple resolutions gives PC gamers flexibility as well. If your graphics card can’t handle a game in 4K you can drop to 1440p and still take advantage of a high refresh rate. HGiG also works well, letting you match the console’s HDR settings to the panel’s capabilities. Xbox users additionally have Dolby Vision available for games. There’s also a Game Bar that lets you quickly check signal parameters and change settings without exiting the main menu.

PHILIPS OLED911 - Input lag

10/10

Input lag on the OLED911 is very low regardless of the signal type. At 60 Hz it's about 13 ms, and at 120 Hz it falls to just 5 ms. Those are results typical of the best gaming TVs, meaning controller inputs feel responsive even in fast-paced titles. Importantly, Dolby Vision performs just as well. So you can use that format without worrying about any additional input lag.

SDR	HDR	Dolby Vision
1080p60: 14 ms	2160p60: 13 ms	2160p60 DV: 13 ms
1080p120: 5 ms	2160p120: 5 ms	2160p120 DV: 5 ms
2160p60: 13 ms
2160p120: 5 ms

PHILIPS OLED911 - Compatibility with PC

8.7/10

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: 165Hz

G-Sync: Yes

Review Philips OLED911 section Computer compatibility, font readability test — The photo shows the legibility of small fonts. Ideally, lines should be the same thickness on both light and dark text, with minimal pixel gaps.

The Philips OLED911 performs very well when connected to a computer, especially for gaming. The 165 Hz refresh rate lets you take advantage of a powerful graphics card, and G-Sync helps keep things smooth when frame rates fluctuate. Added to that are very low input lag and a near-instant pixel response. Controls feel responsive, and motion remains clear. With strong HDR and deep blacks, gaming on this screen is genuinely enjoyable.

Philips also handles working with text well. It properly supports chroma 4:4:4 even at the maximum refresh rate, so small type and colorful UI elements stay legible. One caveat is the four-subpixel RGWB layout. You may notice slight colored fringing at the edges of the smallest fonts, particularly when sitting close to the screen. From a typical TV viewing distance, however, these are not noticeable and do not interfere with browsing or working with documents.

PHILIPS OLED911 - Viewing angles

7.2/10

Brightness drop at an angle of 45 degrees: 26%

The viewing angles on the OLED911 are very good, as you'd expect from an OLED TV. Even sitting off to the side, you can still enjoy deep blacks and well-rendered colors. However, the picture does gradually lose brightness, so people on the edge of the couch will see it a bit darker than those sitting directly in front. In that respect, QD-OLED panels perform even better. That said, Philips still makes it easy to comfortably watch a movie or a match with a larger group, without having to squeeze into the center of the couch 😉

PHILIPS OLED911 - Daytime performance

7.8/10

Panel finish: Glare

Reflection suppression: Good

Black levels during daytime: Very Good

Despite the glossy OLED911 coating, it handles reflections very well. A window or lamp may still be visible on the screen, but their reflections are muted and less distracting while watching. They also have a characteristic purple tint, visible in our photos. The black-level performance is commendable. Even in a lit room blacks remain deep, so the image doesn't lose contrast easily. Combined with high brightness, this makes for a TV that's comfortable to watch during the day. For regular TV or an afternoon match you don't have to immediately cover the windows. Of course, strong light hitting the screen directly will still be a problem, but in a typical bright living room the Philips performs really well.

Panel brightness

Philips OLED911: 732 cd/m2

PHILIPS OLED911 - TV features

7.9/10

System: Titan OS

System performance: Good

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
TV reception: DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-S, DVB-S2, DVB-C

Classic features:

Recording to USB (terrestrial TV): No
Recording programming: No
Picture in Picture (PiP): No
RF remote control (no need to aim): Infrared
Backlit remote control: Yes
Teletext: Yes
Audio only mode: Yes
Bluetooth headphones support: Yes
Simultaneous Bluetooth headphones & TV audio: Yes

Smart features:

AirPlay: Yes
Screen mirroring (Windows Miracast): Yes
Voice search: Yes
Voice search in native language: Yes
Ability to connect a keyboard and mouse: Yes

Titan OS

Titan OS has improved a lot since its early days, and on the OLED911 it’s quite pleasant to use. The system runs smoothly, and most popular streaming services are available. It also supports AirPlay and Polish voice search, so in terms of everyday convenience there’s little to complain about. The biggest step back compared with older Philips models running Google TV is still the app selection. Titan still doesn’t offer as wide a library, which will be felt especially by users of less popular services.

Ambilight

A major strength of the Philips TV remains the four-sided Ambilight. The backlighting reacts to the picture and projects its colors onto the wall around the entire screen, including below it. In the evening it creates a very pleasant effect, especially if you leave some free space behind the TV. You can adjust the intensity to suit your taste, from a subtle glow to stronger, more dynamic lighting. It’s one of those extras you quickly get used to and later miss on another TV.

Classic features and the remote

The classic features are a fairly standard set. There’s teletext and the ability to listen simultaneously through Bluetooth headphones and the TV’s speakers. USB recording and picture-in-picture are missing. What annoys us most, however, is the infrared remote. You have to point it at the screen, which can be inconvenient when you’re comfortably seated on the couch. In a TV of this class we’d expect operation without having to aim. As a consolation, the buttons are backlit, so it’s easy to find the right one in the dark.

Sound connection options

HDMI audio:

eARC (HDMI), ARC (HDMI)

Other audio outputs:

Toslink: Yes
Stereo (Mini-Jack): Yes

Wireless audio:

Bluetooth: Yes

Supported audio formats (external HDMI eARC audio):

Dolby Digital Plus 7.1: Yes
Dolby True HD 7.1: Yes
Dolby Atmos in Dolby Digital Plus (JOC): Yes
Dolby Atmos in Dolby True HD: Yes
DTS:X in DTS-HD MA: Yes
DTS-HD Master Audio: Yes

Senior accessibility

Numeric keyboard on TV: Yes
Font size adjustment: Yes
Audio description: Yes

PHILIPS OLED911 - Apps

7.7/10

PHILIPS OLED911 - Playing files from USB

Video Photos Audio

8.6/10

Video Photos Audio

Maximum photo resolution:	Supported photo formats:
4 Mpix	JPEG
6 Mpix	HEIC
8 Mpix	PNG
10 Mpix	GIF
12 Mpix	WebP
16 Mpix	TIFF
20 Mpix	BMP
24 Mpix	SVG
28 Mpix
32 Mpix

The built-in USB player generally works well. It handles most common audio and video files, so it's perfectly adequate for watching a movie or playing music from a USB stick. It also displays subtitles correctly, including Polish characters. Problems begin with photos. The Philips opens some images but refuses to open others. Strangely, it's not simply a matter of too high a resolution. In our tests, larger pictures could work fine while smaller ones wouldn't display. There's no clear pattern, so before showing vacation photos it's worth checking whether the TV will open all the files.

PHILIPS OLED911 - Sound

9.2/10

92dB

Maximum volume

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

Philips OLED911 is one of the best‑sounding televisions we’ve heard, and among the models we tested in 2026 it comes out on top. Much of that is thanks to the Bowers & Wilkins soundbar and the rear‑mounted subwoofer. The sound is full and pleasant, dialogue is clear, and more intense film scenes have the right weight. Here you can genuinely watch a movie without feeling you have to buy separate speakers to match the excellent picture. If we had to nitpick, it would be the amount of bass compared with last year’s OLED910. The predecessor offered slightly more, so we gave this model a marginally lower score. Still, it’s very good sound for a TV. Low frequencies are clearly present and give the audio a depth that many competing models lack.

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