LG OLED55E97LA (German version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Predecessor
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

LG OLED55E97LA was introduced in 2019. It has a OLED 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, HLG and Advanced HDR by Technicolor®. Its powerful α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).

We give LG OLED55E97LA TV 94 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

In this section we highlight pros and cons of LG OLED55E97LA.

A predecessor of 2019 E9 series is 2018 E8 series. In this section we show their comparison.

UPGRADES	LG OLED55E97LA	vs	LG OLED55E8LLA
More Powerful Picture Processor	α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor	vs	α9 Intelligent Processor
Auto Low Latency Mode		vs
Deep Learning AI Picture		vs
AI Brightness		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
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 predecessor - model OLED55E8LLA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED55E97LA vs LG OLED55E8LLA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

OLED Display

LG OLED55E97LA 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 OLED55E97LA 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.

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for LG OLED55E97LA.

BASICS
Brand	LG
Series	E9
Model	OLED55E97LA
Size	55"
Country	Germany
Release Year	2019
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	OLED
Design	Picture-On-Glass
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
Contrast Ratio	∞

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
HDR Effect
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR	4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Black Frame Insertion	OLED Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Object Depth Enhancer
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise Reduction	Quad Step NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy	Pro
Ultra Luminance	Pro
Sharpness	Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro

AUDIO
Speaker Channels	4.2 Channel
Speaker Type	Front Firing
Speaker Power Rating	60W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)
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
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	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
HDMI Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version	2.2
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	3
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	3 GB
Storage	8 GB
Operating System	webOS
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store	LG Content Store
Teletext	Flof
Teletext Page	2000 page
Picture-In-Picture
Closed Captions	Subtitle
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	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
Music Player
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response	VRR/ALLM
Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service)	with Samba TV App
Hotel Mode
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	2
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)	111 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1226 mm x 753 mm x 50.3 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1226 mm x 753 mm x 220 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1370 mm x 880 mm x 228 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	16.4 kg
Weight With Stand	25.8 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	33.5 kg

ACCESSORIES
Remote	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR19
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible