1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 43UP8000PTB

LG 50UK6090PUA

SCORE:
89
SCORE:
88

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • Quad Core Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Quad Core Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 43UP8000PTB to LG 50UK6090PUA to reveal their common strengths and weaknesses as well as the differences between them which will help you in making a correct decision before the purchase. Both models have the same 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and they both support HDR.

We have evaluated the TVs from available features and specifications. LG 43UP8000PTB gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

LG 43UP8000PTB

LG 50UK6090PUA

DISPLAY
86
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
98
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
89
OVERALL
89
DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
88
AUDIO FEATURES
69
OTHER FEATURES
80
CONNECTIVITY
88
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
88

Advantage of LG 43UP8000PTB

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 43UP8000PTB over LG 50UK6090PUA.

LG 43UP8000PTB vs LG 50UK6090PUA
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
Noise Reduction Double Step Noise Reduction vs NR
Sharpness Sharpness Enhancer vs
AI Sound vs
Bluetooth Audio Playback vs
LG Sound Sync vs
Smart Speaker Compatible vs
LG Smart Speaker vs
Bluetooth vs
Apple Airplay Airplay 2 vs
LG TV Plus App vs
Smart ThinQ App vs
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant vs
HDCP Version 2.3 vs 2.2
LG AI ThinQ® vs
Amazon Echo Compatible vs
AI UX vs
AI Home vs
AI Recommendation Default: off vs
Intelligent Edit vs
Home Dashboard vs
Apple HomePod vs
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition vs
Magic Link Default: off vs
Gallery Mode vs
360 VR vs
Mobile TV On vs
Wi-Fi TV On vs
Bluetooth Low Energy On vs
Instant Game Response ALLM/HGIG vs
Time Machine (DVR) vs
AVI vs
RealVideo vs
VP8 vs
Xvid vs
AC4 vs
MP2 vs
WAV vs
Universal Control Capability for remote vs
Magic Remote Control Compatible vs

Advantage of LG 50UK6090PUA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 50UK6090PUA over LG 43UP8000PTB.

LG 43UP8000PTB vs LG 50UK6090PUA
Higher Panel Bit Depth 8 bits vs 8 bits + FRC
Higher Color Depth 16.7 Million vs 1.07 Billion
Ultra Luminance vs
Dolby Atmos vs
DTS Digital Surround vs DTS-HD
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) ARC (HDMI 2) vs HDMI 2
Component Inputs vs 1 (shared with Composite)
Composite Inputs vs 1 (shared with Component)
OGG vs
RealAudio vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Direct LED
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR

Selected Features

VA Panel on LG 50UK6090PUA

LG 50UK6090PUA has a vertical alignment (VA) panel. Such panels are most commonly used in LCD TVs as they provide deeper blacks compared to the IPS panels. However, they are still limited with the viewing angles compared to the IPS panels or OLED displays.

HDR10

LG 43UP8000PTB and LG 50UK6090PUA support HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

Specifications

And in the end we display all the specifications which are present for both models.

Note: The following table shows only those details which are applicable for both models and excludes the ones that are applicable for only one model. If you want to see a full list of specs for each model please visit their individual pages here - LG 43UP8000PTB and here - LG 50UK6090PUA.

BASICS LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
BrandLGLG
SeriesUP80UK60
Model43UP8000PTB50UK6090PUA
Size43"50"
CountryAustraliaUSA
Release Year20212018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)42.5"49.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeDirect LEDDirect LED
Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits8 bits + FRC
Color Depth16.7 Million1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDRCinema HDR4K Active HDR
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorQuad Core Processor 4KQuad Core Processor
Upscaling4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 100TruMotion 120
Frame Interpolation Frequency100 Hz120 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer Dynamic Color
Noise ReductionDouble Step Noise Reduction NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance
SharpnessSharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone MappingHDR Dynamic Tone MappingDynamic Tone Mapping
AUDIO LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.0 Channel
Speaker TypeDown FiringDown Firing
Speaker Power Rating20W20 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound
WiSA Ready
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Apple Airplay Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In Amazon Alexa device sold separately
HDMI Inputs33
HDMI Version2.0b2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) ARC (HDMI 2) HDMI 2
HDCP Version2.32.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK SIMPLINK
USB Inputs22
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs11
Component Inputs1 (shared with Composite)
Composite Inputs1 (shared with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser Full Web Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store LG Content Store LG Content Store
Teletext
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI RecommendationDefault: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic LinkDefault: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
DIAL
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response ALLM/HGIG
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
VIDEO FORMATS LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
3GPP
AV1
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemMPEG-2/4 DVB-T2ATSC
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)967 x 564 x 57.1 mm
38.07" x 22.20" x 2.25"
44.6" x 26.1" x 3.5"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)967 x 622 x 216 mm
38.07" x 24.49" x 8.50"
44.6" x 28.2" x 9.3"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1115 x 660 x 142 mm
43.90" x 25.98" x 5.59"
47.8" x 30.5" x 6.4"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand8.8 kg / 19.40 lbs23.6 lbs
Weight With Stand8.9 kg / 19.62 lbs23.8 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)11.9 kg / 26.24 lbs30.4 lbs
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year Parts & Labor
ACCESSORIES LG 43UP8000PTB LG 50UK6090PUA
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR21Standard Remote (AKB75375604)
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible
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