I follow Linus Tech Tips quite closely, so I think I have a very good idea of his strengths and weaknesses. I can agree that he get carried away on this or that product, but I don't think he lacks integrity. Nor do I think that his views are affected by the desire to push affiliate links. Not consciously at least. Even if he did, it doesn't make sense in this instance. Why doesn't it make sense in this instance? It doesn't, because over the last month, he's done 4 videos about TVs. One video was a review of the Samsung QD-Oled model in which he made a point of criticizing them for changing the color saturation of the displays without telling anyone, but still said that this was one of the best TVs around. Then he did another video about the LG G2 in which he said mostly positive things after noting that they were feeling the pressure from the new technology. Then he did another video about setting up his living room in which he used an LG-sponsored TV. This video, if anything, along with the fact that he's done numerous LG sponsored videos about their TVs in the past, should make you suspicious about his monetary incentives in that direction.
The last video he made was the one I posted above about the Sony QD Oled TV in which what he said looks extremely measured IMO. What he said was measured because although he's buying the SONY for himself, he recognized that all 3 models are excellent and that if you aren't as well off as him, you didn't need to spend the extra for the SONY. And if you wait a couple of years, you are going to get even better prices.
Knowing all of this, how does it make sense to think his view is influenced by the need to push affiliate links? How does he make money off the affiliate links by giving a measured endorsement of SONY instead of LG? It doesn't make sense.
Another thing I want to say is this: I didn't post these videos so much to prove that QD-OLEDs were superior or that I didn't take your points that there are pros and cons in each technology. Believe me I take your points to heart. I will freely admit that what I said about QD-OLEDs were the clearly superior technology was perhaps a step too far. I was probably influenced by my brand loyalty to Samsung and my desire to use my TV as a monitor in which the QD-OLEDs seem better. I mostly posted those videos however because I wanted to show that I didn't pull my opinion out of my ass. I don't read TV review articles or pore through technical details, but in my spare time I watch a ton of this sort of videos while playing chess or something and I have a decent idea of the "vibes" in the technology market. So even though maybe I exaggerated a bit, what I said isn't that out of line with what I see.
One final thought that will be my last on the subject. If at the end of 2020, you asked someone what the best TV panel technology that reasonable money can buy, the answer was clearcut. It's OLED. If you want the best TV, buy an LG Oled (or maybe a Sony TV with an LG OLED panel). QD-OLED has changed that. And I think it's important to note that we are talking about 1st gen here. The panels we are discussing here are first gen panels and they belong in the same conversation with the TV panels of a pretty mature technology both in terms of performance and price. One would guess there's more room for improvement and more room for better prices.
We maybe 3-5 years away from having OLEds and QD-OLEDs being sold in the mid to high hundreds and that's a great thing.
