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LG OLED55C7P (USA version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- Perfect Color
- Perfect Viewing Angle
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
LG OLED55C7P was introduced in 2017. 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 720 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG.
We give LG OLED55C7P TV 88 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 OLED55C7P.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Pixel Level Dimming |
| Perfect Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| Dolby Vision |
| HLG |
| Dolby Atmos |
| DTS Digital Surround |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| CONS |
|---|
| No HDR10+ |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| No AMD Freesync™ |
| No NVidia G-Sync |
| No 4K HFR |
| No 2K HFR |
| No VRR |
| No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) |
Selected Features
OLED Display
LG OLED55C7P 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 OLED55C7P 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 OLED55C7P.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | LG |
| Series | C7 |
| Model | OLED55C7P |
| Size | 55" |
| Country | USA |
| Release Year | 2017 |
| 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 Level Dimming |
| Backlight Name | Self-lighting Pixel |
| 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 | 74% |
| DCI P3 Color Space Coverage | 99% |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Peak Brightness | 720 nits |
| Contrast Ratio | ∞ |
| Input Lag | 21 ms |
| VIDEO | |
|---|---|
| 3D Capability | |
| HDR10 | |
| HDR10+ | |
| Dolby Vision | |
| Dolby Vision IQ | |
| HLG | |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | |
| IMAX Enhanced | |
| 4K HDR | 4K Active HDR |
| HDR Effect | |
| AMD Freesync™ | |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| 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 | Color Master Engine |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | |
| AI Brightness | |
| True Color Accuracy | |
| Ultra Luminance | |
| Cinematic Color | |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 2.2 Channel |
| Speaker Power Rating | 40 W (Woofer: 20W) |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| DTS Digital Surround | DTS-HD |
| Simultaneous Audio Output | |
| AI Sound | |
| Surround Mode | Dolby Surround / OLED Surround |
| Clear Voice | |
| Sound Tuning | Magic Sound Tuning |
| WiSA Ready | |
| 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 | |
| Apple Airplay | |
| LG TV Plus App | |
| Smart ThinQ App | |
| Chromecast | |
| Google Home | |
| Virtual Assistant | |
| Works with Alexa | |
| HDMI Inputs | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.0b |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | |
| HDCP Version | 2.2 |
| HDMI-CEC | SIMPLINK |
| USB Inputs | 3 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| SoC | M16P |
| Operating System | webOS |
| Internet Browser | Full Web Browser |
| Electronic Program Guide (EPG) | |
| Application Store | LG Content Store |
| PVR Function | |
| LG AI ThinQ® | |
| Amazon Echo Compatible | |
| AI UX | |
| AI Home | |
| AI Recommendation | |
| Intelligent Edit | |
| Home Dashboard | |
| Auto Device Detection | |
| Apple HomePod | |
| Voice Recognition | Natural Voice Recognition |
| Magic Link | |
| Audio Guidance (Text To Speech) | |
| Gallery Mode | |
| Multi-view | |
| Freeview Play | |
| DIAL | |
| 360 VR | |
| Mobile TV On | |
| Wi-Fi TV On | |
| Bluetooth Low Energy On | |
| Instant Game Response | |
| Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service) | |
| Hotel Mode | |
| Channel Plus | |
| Screen Share | |
| Content Share | |
| Time Shift | |
| Watch & Record | |
| Auto Calibration | |
| Time Machine (DVR) | |
| Analog DVR | |
| IP Control | |
| 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 | 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) | 48.4" x 28.0" x 1.8" |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 48.4" x 29.5" x 8.5" |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 56.9" x 31.9" x 8.1" |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 300 mm x 200 mm |
| Weight Without Stand | 38.1 lbs |
| Weight With Stand | 42.3 lbs |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 55.3 lbs |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | Magic Remote Control |
| Universal Control Capability for remote | |
| Magic Remote Control Compatible | |
Successor
The 2017 C7 series has a successor - 2018 C8 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | LG OLED55C8PUA | vs | LG OLED55C7P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Peak Brightness | 950 nits | vs | 720 nits |
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | vs | ||
| 4K HFR | vs | ||
| 2K HFR | vs | ||
| Black Frame Insertion | vs | ||
| True Color Accuracy | Pro | vs | |
| Ultra Luminance | Pro | vs | |
| Simultaneous Audio Output | vs | ||
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice III | vs | |
| Google Home | Google Home device sold separately | vs | |
| Virtual Assistant | Google Assistant | vs | |
| Works with Alexa | Amazon Alexa device sold separately | vs | |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | HDMI 2 | vs | |
| LG AI ThinQ® | vs | ||
| Audio Guidance (Text To Speech) | vs | ||
| Gallery Mode | vs | ||
| Multi-view | vs | ||
| DIAL | vs | ||
| Watch & Record | vs | ||
| Auto Calibration | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG OLED55C8PUA | vs | LG OLED55C7P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage | 73% | vs | 74% |
| USB 3.0 Ports | vs | 1 |
For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model OLED55C8PUA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED55C7P vs LG OLED55C8PUA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.