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LG 86NANO90UNA (USA version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) NanoCell Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- Full Array Local Dimming
- NanoCell Color
- Wide Viewing Angle
- α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
LG 86NANO90UNA was introduced in 2020. It has a NanoCell screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG. AMD Freesync™ allows TV to display variable refresh rate during gaming and its powerful α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give LG 86NANO90UNA TV 92 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.
Pros and Cons
In this section we highlight pros and cons of LG 86NANO90UNA.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Slim Direct LED |
| Full Array Local Dimming |
| Wide Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| Dolby Vision |
| Dolby Vision IQ |
| HLG |
| AMD Freesync™ |
| 4K HFR |
| 2K HFR |
| VRR |
| HGIG Compatibility |
| α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K |
| Filmmaker Mode |
| Dolby Atmos |
| AI Sound |
| WiSA Ready |
| Bluetooth Audio Playback |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| Works with Alexa |
| New HDMI 2.1 |
| CONS |
|---|
| No HDR10+ |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| No NVidia G-Sync |
| No DTS Digital Surround |
| No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2020 NANO90 series is 2019 SM90 series. In this section we show their comparison.
| UPGRADES | LG 86NANO90UNA | vs | LG 86SM9070PUA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Vision IQ | vs | ||
| AMD Freesync™ | May not be available at the time of purchase of this product | vs | |
| VRR | vs | ||
| HGIG Compatibility | vs | ||
| More Powerful Picture Processor | α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K | vs | α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor |
| Filmmaker Mode | vs | ||
| Auto Low Latency Mode | vs | ||
| AI Picture | AI Picture | vs | |
| Auto Genre Selection | Dolby HDR only | vs | |
| Face Enhancing | vs | ||
| Image Enhancing | vs | ||
| AVI | vs | ||
| AC4 | vs | ||
| MP2 | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG 86NANO90UNA | vs | LG 86SM9070PUA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits + FRC | vs | 10 bits |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | vs | ||
| Depth Enhancement | vs | Object Depth Enhancer | |
| Noise Reduction | Double Step Noise Reduction | vs | Quad Step NR |
| Ultra Luminance | vs | Pro | |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping | vs | Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro |
| DTS Digital Surround | vs | DTS-HD | |
| OGG | vs | ||
| RealAudio | vs |
For this comparison we chose 86" version of the predecessor - model 86SM9070PUA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG 86NANO90UNA vs LG 86SM9070PUA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
Nano Cell Technology
LG Nano Cell technology uses particles to absorb unwanted light wavelengths and enhance the purity of the red and green colors displayed on the screen. In addition, they create subtler, more accurate colors that stay true, even at wide viewing angles. So, even if the whole family is gathered around the TV, everyone has the best seat in the house, whether they’re front and center, or across the room and off to the side.
IPS Panel
LG 86NANO90UNA has an in-plane switching (IPS) panel which is not commonly used in LCD TVs as they suffer from light leakage which lead to the lower contrast and poor HDR experience. However, this type of panel can provide better viewing angle and color accuracy compared to the VA panel.
Full-Array Local Dimming
The TV has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles.
HDR10
LG 86NANO90UNA supports 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.
Dolby Vision
This TV also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.
Specifications
In this section we present all the features and specifications available for LG 86NANO90UNA.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | LG |
| Series | NANO90 |
| Model | 86NANO90UNA |
| Size | 86" |
| Country | USA |
| Release Year | 2020 |
| Bezel Color | Black |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | NanoCell |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 85.6" |
| Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Screen Design | Flat |
| Panel Type | IPS |
| LED Type | Slim Direct LED |
| Backlight Dimming | Full Array Local Dimming |
| Dimming Name | Full Array Dimming |
| Color | NanoCell Color |
| Viewing Angle | Wide Viewing Angle |
| Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits + FRC |
| Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| 3D Capability | |
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| Dolby Vision IQ | |
| HLG | |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
| IMAX Enhanced | |
| 4K HDR | Cinema HDR |
| AMD Freesync™ | May not be available at the time of purchase of this product |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| Picture Processor | α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K |
| Upscaling | 4K Upscaling |
| Frame Interploation Technique | TruMotion 240 |
| Frame Interpolation Frequency | 240 Hz |
| Black Frame Insertion | Motion Pro |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| Depth Enhancement | |
| AI Picture | AI Picture |
| Auto Genre Selection | Dolby HDR only |
| Face Enhancing | |
| Image Enhancing | |
| Color Enhancer | Advanced Color Enhancer |
| Noise Reduction | Double Step Noise Reduction |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | |
| AI Brightness | |
| True Color Accuracy | |
| Ultra Luminance | |
| Sharpness | Sharpness Enhancer |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 2.2 Channel |
| Speaker Type | Down Firing |
| Speaker Power Rating | 40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel) |
| Bluetooth Headset Support | Bluetooth 4.2+ |
| Simulated Surround Sound | 4.0 Virtual Surround Up-Mix |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| DTS Digital Surround | |
| Simultaneous Audio Output | |
| AI Sound | AI Sound |
| Surround Mode | ULTRA Surround |
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice III |
| WiSA Ready | Separate Dongle Purchase Required |
| Bluetooth Audio Playback | |
| LG Sound Sync | |
| Smart Speaker Compatible | |
| LG Smart Speaker | |
| CONNECTIVITY | |
|---|---|
| Ethernet Input | |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | |
| Wi-Fi Frequency | 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz |
| Wi-Fi Protocol | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 |
| Mobile Connectivity | |
| Apple Airplay | Airplay 2 |
| LG TV Plus App | |
| Smart ThinQ App | |
| Chromecast | |
| Google Home | Google Home device sold separately |
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant |
| Works with Alexa | Alexa Built-In |
| HDMI Inputs | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.1 |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC (HDMI 3) |
| HDCP Version | 2.2 |
| HDMI-CEC | SIMPLINK |
| USB Inputs | 3 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | |
| RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 1 |
| Component Inputs | |
| Composite Inputs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack |
| RCA Audio Outputs | |
| 3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
| Optical Audio Output | |
| RS-232C Remote | 1 (Mini Jack) |
| DLNA | |
| OTHER | |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores | 4 |
| GPU Cores | 2 |
| Operating System | webOS |
| Internet Browser | Full Web Browser |
| Application Store | LG Content Store |
| Teletext | |
| LG AI ThinQ® | |
| Speech to Text | |
| LG Voice Search | |
| Amazon Echo Compatible | |
| AI UX | |
| AI Home | |
| AI Recommendation | Default: off |
| Intelligent Edit | |
| Home Dashboard | |
| Auto Device Detection | |
| Apple HomePod | |
| Voice Recognition | Intelligent Voice Recognition |
| Magic Link | Default: 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 |
| Screen Share | |
| Time Shift | |
| Auto Calibration | |
| Time Machine (DVR) | |
| HEVC | 4K@120p, 10bit |
| VIDEO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| 3GPP | |
| AV1 | 4K@60p, 10bit |
| AVI | |
| ASF | |
| DivX | |
| Flash Video | |
| H.263 | |
| H.264 | |
| H.265 | |
| MKV | |
| M2TS | |
| MP4 | |
| MPEG-4 | |
| QuickTime | |
| RealVideo | |
| TS | |
| VC-1 | |
| VP7 | |
| VP8 | |
| VP9 | 4K@60p, 10bit |
| VOB | |
| VRO | |
| WebM | |
| WMV | |
| Xvid | |
| AUDIO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| AAC | |
| AC4 | |
| AIFF | |
| ALAC | |
| APE | |
| aptX | |
| eAAC+ | |
| EAC3 | |
| FLAC | |
| HE-AAC | |
| LPCM | |
| M4A | |
| MIDI | |
| MP2 | |
| MP3 | |
| OGG | |
| RealAudio | |
| WMA | |
| WAV | |
| IMAGE FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| BMP | |
| GIF | |
| JPEG | |
| JPS | |
| MPO | |
| PNG | |
| TUNER | |
|---|---|
| Digital Tuner | 1 |
| SAT Tuner | |
| Analog Tuner | NTSC-M |
| NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) | |
| Digital Terrestrial TV System | ATSC |
| Digital Cable TV System | Clear QAM |
| Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| Power Supply | AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1926 x 1106 x 73.2 mm 75.83" x 43.54" x 2.88" |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1926 x 1165 x 361 mm 75.83" x 45.87" x 14.21" |
| Stand Size | 1630 x 361 mm / 64.17" x 14.21" |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 2116 x 1217 x 253 mm 83.31" x 47.91" x 9.96" |
| One Connect Box | |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 600 mm x 400 mm |
| Weight Without Stand | 52 kg / 114.64 lbs |
| Weight With Stand | 52.7 kg / 116.18 lbs |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 66 kg / 145.51 lbs |
| Warranty | 1 Year Parts & Labor |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | Magic Remote Control - MR20 |
| Universal Control Capability for remote | |
| Magic Remote Control Compatible | |
Successor
The 2020 NANO90 series has a successor - 2021 NANO90 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | LG 86NANO90UPA | vs | LG 86NANO90UNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Freesync™ | Premium | vs | May not be available at the time of purchase of this product |
| More Powerful Picture Processor | α7 Gen4 AI Processor 4K | vs | α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro | vs | HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping |
| More Speaker Channels | 4.2 Channel | vs | 2.2 Channel |
| EAC3 | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG 86NANO90UPA | vs | LG 86NANO90UNA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Inputs | vs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack |
For this comparison we chose 86" version of the successor - model 86NANO90UPA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG 86NANO90UNA vs LG 86NANO90UPA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.