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LG OLED55B8PLA (UK version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- Perfect Color
- Perfect Viewing Angle
- α7 Intelligent Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
LG OLED55B8PLA was introduced in 2018. It has a OLED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 800 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG and Advanced HDR by Technicolor®. Its powerful α7 Intelligent Processor picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give LG OLED55B8PLA TV 91 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 OLED55B8PLA.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Pixel Dimming/Self Lighting Pixel |
| Perfect Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| Dolby Vision |
| HLG |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® |
| Dolby Atmos |
| DTS Digital Surround |
| Bluetooth Audio Playback |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| Works with Alexa |
| CONS |
|---|
| No HDR10+ |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| No AMD Freesync™ |
| No NVidia G-Sync |
| No 4K HFR |
| No 2K HFR |
| No VRR |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2018 B8 series is 2017 B7 series. In this section we show their comparison.
| UPGRADES | LG OLED55B8PLA | vs | LG OLED55B7V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 75% | vs | 74% |
| Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 99% | vs | 96% |
| Higher Peak Brightness | 800 nits | vs | 750 nits |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | vs | ||
| Black Frame Insertion | vs | ||
| Ultra Luminance | Pro | vs | |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping | vs | |
| Simultaneous Audio Output | vs | ||
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice III | vs | |
| Adaptive Sound Control | vs | ||
| Google Home | Google Home device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland) | vs | |
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant Built-in Google Assistant features require software update (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland) | vs | |
| Works with Alexa | Amazon Alexa device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland) | vs | |
| 3.5mm headphone Audio Output | vs | ||
| Parental Control (V-Chip) | vs | ||
| LG AI ThinQ® | vs | ||
| Focus Zoom | vs | ||
| Live Zoom | vs | ||
| Audio Guidance (Text To Speech) | vs | ||
| Gallery Mode | vs | ||
| Multi-view | vs | ||
| DIAL | vs | ||
| My Content | vs | ||
| My Channels | vs | ||
| Channel Advisor | vs | ||
| Time Shift | vs | ||
| Watch & Record | vs | ||
| Auto Calibration | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG OLED55B8PLA | vs | LG OLED55B7V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Brightness | 250 nits | vs | 300 nits |
| USB 3.0 Ports | vs | 1 | |
| Less RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs | 2 | vs | 3 |
| Less Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) | 1 | vs | 2 |
For this comparison we chose 55" version of the predecessor - model OLED55B7V. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED55B8PLA vs LG OLED55B7V where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
OLED Display
LG OLED55B8PLA has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. This is a self-emissive display which can completely turn off individual pixels leading to the ideal black levels and better contrast during HDR compared to any LCD displays. This makes them to be the best choice for dark rooms. OLED enables a simpler internal structure than conventional displays. With just a few layers, OLED TVs are very lightweight and thin. OLED displays also have better viewing angles. However, they are not able to achieve such high brightness as modern LCD displays which makes them less suitable in bright rooms.
HDR10
LG OLED55B8PLA 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 OLED55B8PLA.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | LG |
| Series | B8 |
| Model | OLED55B8PLA |
| Size | 55" |
| Country | UK |
| Release Year | 2018 |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | OLED |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 54.6" |
| Resolution | 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) |
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Screen Design | Flat |
| Panel Type | WRGB |
| Backlight Dimming | Pixel Dimming/Self Lighting Pixel |
| Backlight Name | Self-luminous pixels (no backlight) |
| Contrast | Infinite Contrast |
| Color | Perfect Color |
| Viewing Angle | Perfect Viewing Angle |
| Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits |
| Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
| Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 75% |
| DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 99% |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
| Peak Brightness | 800 nits |
| Contrast Ratio | ∞ |
| Input Lag | 21 ms |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| 3D Capability | |
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| Dolby Vision IQ | |
| HLG | |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
| IMAX Enhanced | |
| HDR Effect | |
| Technicolor Expert Mode | |
| AMD Freesync™ | |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| Picture Processor | α7 Intelligent Processor |
| Upscaling | 4K Upscaling |
| Black Frame Insertion | |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| Depth Enhancement | Active Depth Enhancer |
| AI Picture | |
| Auto Genre Selection | |
| Face Enhancing | |
| Image Enhancing | |
| Color Enhancer | Adaptive Color Enhancer |
| Noise Reduction | NR |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | |
| AI Brightness | |
| Professional Game TV | |
| Enhanced Motion Picture Response Time | |
| True Color Accuracy | |
| Ultra Luminance | Pro |
| Sharpness | |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 2.2 Channel |
| Speaker Type | Down Firing |
| Speaker Power Rating | 4 x 10 W |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| DTS Digital Surround | DTS-HD |
| Simultaneous Audio Output | |
| AI Sound | |
| Surround Mode | Dolby Surround / OLED Surround |
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice III |
| Sound Tuning | One Touch Sound Tuning |
| Adaptive Sound Control | |
| WiSA Ready | |
| 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 | 4.2 |
| Apple Airplay | |
| LG TV Plus App | |
| Smart ThinQ App | |
| Chromecast | |
| Google Home | Google Home device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland) |
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant Built-in Google Assistant features require software update (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland) |
| Works with Alexa | Amazon Alexa device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland) |
| HDMI Inputs | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.0b |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | Side, HDMI 2 |
| HDCP Version | 2.2 |
| HDMI-CEC | SIMPLINK |
| USB Inputs | 3 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | |
| RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 2 |
| Component Inputs | |
| Composite Inputs | |
| RCA Audio Outputs | |
| 3.5mm headphone Audio Output | |
| Optical Audio Output | |
| RS-232C Remote | |
| DLNA | |
| OTHER | |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores | 4 |
| GPU Cores | 2 |
| RAM | 2 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB |
| Operating System | webOS |
| Internet Browser | |
| Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | 8 days |
| Parental Control (V-Chip) | |
| Application Store | LG Content Store |
| PVR Function | |
| On-Screen Display Languages | 36 |
| LG AI ThinQ® | |
| Speech to Text | |
| LG Voice Search | |
| Amazon Echo Compatible | |
| AI UX | |
| AI Home | |
| AI Recommendation | |
| Intelligent Edit | |
| Home Dashboard | |
| Auto Device Detection | |
| Apple HomePod | |
| Voice Recognition | Magic Remote required |
| Magic Link | |
| Focus Zoom | |
| Live Zoom | |
| Audio Guidance (Text To Speech) | |
| Gallery Mode | |
| Multi-view | |
| DIAL | |
| Music Player | |
| 360 VR | |
| Mobile TV On | |
| Wi-Fi TV On | |
| Bluetooth Low Energy On | |
| Instant Game Response | |
| Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service) | |
| Hotel Mode | |
| My Content | |
| My Channels | |
| Channel Advisor | |
| Channel Plus | |
| Screen Share | |
| Digital Recording | |
| Time Shift | |
| Watch & Record | |
| Auto Calibration | |
| Time Machine (DVR) | |
| Analog DVR | |
| HEVC | |
| VIDEO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L |
| Digital Terrestrial TV System | DVB-T/T2 |
| Digital Cable TV System | DVB-C |
| Digital SAT TV System | DVB-S/S2 |
| Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC |
| CI+ | CI+ 1.4 |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | A |
| Power Supply | AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption (Typical) | 110 W |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1228 mm x 707 mm x 47 mm |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1228 mm x 752 mm x 220 mm |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1446 mm x 810 mm x 207 mm |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 300 mm x 200 mm |
| Weight Without Stand | 16.3 kg |
| Weight With Stand | 17.8 kg |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 23.3 kg |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | Magic Remote Control - AN-MR18 |
| Universal Control Capability for remote | |
| Magic Remote Control Compatible | |
Successor
The 2018 B8 series has a successor - 2019 B9 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | LG OLED55B9PLA | vs | LG OLED55B8PLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4K HFR | 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated | vs | |
| 2K HFR | vs | ||
| Auto Low Latency Mode | vs | ||
| Noise Reduction | Quad Step NR | vs | NR |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | vs | ||
| AI Brightness | vs | ||
| True Color Accuracy | Pro | vs | |
| Sharpness | Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer | vs | |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro | vs | Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping |
| AI Sound | vs | ||
| WiSA Ready | vs | ||
| Smart Speaker Compatible | vs | ||
| LG Smart Speaker | vs | ||
| Newer Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | vs | 4.2 |
| Apple Airplay | Airplay 2 | vs | |
| LG TV Plus App | vs | ||
| Smart ThinQ App | vs | ||
| HDMI Version | 2.1 | vs | 2.0b |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | eARC (HDMI 2) | vs | Side, HDMI 2 |
| More RAM | 3 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| Amazon Echo Compatible | vs | ||
| AI UX | vs | ||
| AI Home | vs | ||
| AI Recommendation | Default: off | vs | |
| Intelligent Edit | vs | ||
| Home Dashboard | vs | ||
| Auto Device Detection | vs | ||
| Apple HomePod | vs | ||
| Magic Link | Default: off | vs | |
| 360 VR | vs | ||
| Mobile TV On | vs | ||
| Wi-Fi TV On | vs | ||
| Bluetooth Low Energy On | vs | ||
| Instant Game Response | VRR/ALLM | vs | |
| Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service) | with Samba TV App | vs | |
| Hotel Mode | vs | ||
| Time Machine (DVR) | vs | ||
| Analog DVR | vs |
For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model OLED55B9PLA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED55B8PLA vs LG OLED55B9PLA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.