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LG OLED65G8PLA (UK version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- Perfect Color
- Perfect Viewing Angle
- α9 Intelligent Processor
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
LG OLED65G8PLA 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. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG and Advanced HDR by Technicolor®. Its powerful α9 Intelligent Processor picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give LG OLED65G8PLA 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 OLED65G8PLA.
| 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® |
| 4K HFR |
| 2K HFR |
| α9 Intelligent Processor |
| Speaker Channels |
| 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 VRR |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2018 G8 series is 2017 G7 series. In this section we show their comparison.
| UPGRADES | LG OLED65G8PLA | vs | LG OLED65G7V |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | vs | ||
| 4K HFR | vs | ||
| 2K HFR | vs | ||
| Black Frame Insertion | vs | ||
| True Color Accuracy | Pro | 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 | |
| HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) | HDMI 2 | 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 | ||
| Watch & Record | vs | ||
| Auto Calibration | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG OLED65G8PLA | vs | LG OLED65G7V |
|---|---|---|---|
| USB 3.0 Ports | vs | 1 | |
| VESA Wall Mount | vs |
For this comparison we chose 65" version of the predecessor - model OLED65G7V. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED65G8PLA vs LG OLED65G7V where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
OLED Display
LG OLED65G8PLA 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 OLED65G8PLA 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 OLED65G8PLA.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | LG |
| Series | G8 |
| Model | OLED65G8PLA |
| Size | 65" |
| Country | UK |
| Release Year | 2018 |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | OLED |
| Design | Picture-On-Glass |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 64.5" |
| 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 | |
| Technicolor Expert Mode | |
| AMD Freesync™ | |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| Picture Processor | α9 Intelligent Processor |
| Upscaling | 4K Upscaling |
| Black Frame Insertion | |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| Depth Enhancement | Object Depth Enhancer |
| AI Picture | |
| Auto Genre Selection | |
| Face Enhancing | |
| Image Enhancing | |
| Color Enhancer | Adaptive Color Enhancer |
| Noise Reduction | Quad Step NR |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | |
| AI Brightness | |
| Professional Game TV | |
| Enhanced Motion Picture Response Time | |
| True Color Accuracy | Pro |
| Ultra Luminance | Pro |
| Sharpness | Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping |
| 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 |
| 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) | 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) | 8 days |
| Parental Control (V-Chip) | |
| Application Store | LG Content Store |
| Teletext | Flof |
| Teletext Page | 2000 pages |
| PVR Function | |
| USB HDD Recording | |
| 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 | 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) | 154 W |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1449 mm x 950 mm x 250 mm |
| AV Box Dimensions (W x H x D) | 1449 mm x 950 mm x 250 mm |
| One Connect Box | |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| AV Box Weight | 16.5 kg |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 60.5 kg |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | Magic Remote Control - AN-MR18BA |
| Universal Control Capability for remote | |
| Magic Remote Control Compatible | |
Successor
The 2018 G8 series has a successor - 2020 GX series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | LG OLED65GX6LA | vs | LG OLED65G8PLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Vision IQ | vs | ||
| AMD Freesync™ | vs | ||
| NVidia G-Sync | vs | ||
| VRR | vs | ||
| HGIG Compatibility | vs | ||
| More Powerful Picture Processor | α9 Gen3 AI Processor 4K | vs | α9 Intelligent Processor |
| Filmmaker Mode | vs | ||
| Auto Low Latency Mode | vs | ||
| AI Picture | AI Picture Pro | vs | |
| Auto Genre Selection | SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR | vs | |
| Face Enhancing | AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing | vs | |
| Image Enhancing | Image Enhancing on SQM | vs | |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | vs | ||
| AI Brightness | vs | ||
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro | vs | Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping |
| AI Sound | AI Sound Pro | vs | |
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice IV | vs | Clear Voice III |
| WiSA Ready | Separate Dongle Purchase Required | 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 |
| HDCP Version | 2.3 | vs | 2.2 |
| On-Screen Display Languages | 37 | vs | 36 |
| 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 | |
| Time Machine (DVR) | vs | ||
| AVI | vs | ||
| AC4 | vs | ||
| EAC3 | vs | ||
| MP2 | vs | ||
| VESA Wall Mount | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG OLED65GX6LA | vs | LG OLED65G8PLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | vs | ||
| Depth Enhancement | [a] | vs | Object Depth Enhancer |
| DTS Digital Surround | vs | DTS-HD | |
| Less RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs | 2 | vs | 3 |
| OGG | vs | ||
| RealAudio | vs |
For this comparison we chose 65" version of the successor - model OLED65GX6LA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED65G8PLA vs LG OLED65GX6LA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.