Wow, simply WOW! Took a minute to get this calibrated properly, so many more options and settings than my plasma had. But once you got it setup, its an experience.
So the principal thing here is going to be the color rendition, yeah the resolution is nice, but it's the way this thing renders colors that really is amazing. You've got 2 types of media, standard, and HDR. Standard media views like a photograph, literally. By photography I mean, the black levels are black, pure black, and the color gradation is perfect. Because this doesn't use a back light panel it is much more conservative on how it illuminates the image. This gives you a more natural look, like a photograph, than say a LCD picture frame. Then when you watch HDR content, its more like looking through a window. Here the content takes full advantage of the contrast it is capable of to simulate the experience of looking at light sources, as opposed to looking at a photo of a light source. Both HDR and non-HDR content looks amazing because it looks like nothing you've ever seen. Only OLED panels can render this way. The only time I get annoyed by one or the other is when a content source flips between HDR and non-HDR color. Christopher Nolan does this by shooting several of his movies on different cameras, some HDR some not. The Planet Earth 2 series I noticed does this often. The issue is that it feels like your panel is dimming when it goes from HDR to standard, most notably when you have a apparently bright scene or a light source in frame and its not using HDR when it was a split second ago. There is not much content that does this, but knowing what is happening will put your mind and heart at ease even if it still is visually undesireable. When you watch a movie like Pacific Rim that is full HDR all the way through, it will spoil you, but that is also the future. Standard still looks exceptional, again that natural coloring really brings to life classic films.
This TV with what will be the last great relevant physical media format of 4K UHD HDR is going to be it for home theaters. I don't think we will see another pertinent update to this style of media before we are getting movies beamed into our brains. And my goodness is this glorious, the only improvement left to make is to reduce that price tag.
| Brand Name | LG |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 39.2 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 8.7 x 48.3 x 29.6 inches |
| Item model number | OLED55B8PUA |
| Batteries | 2 AAA batteries required. |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Color Name | Black |
| Special Features | Flat |
| Item Weight | 39.2 Pounds |
| Standing screen display size | 55 Inches |
| Wattage | 40 watts |
