LG OLED88Z9PLA (UK version)

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

LG OLED88Z9PLA was introduced in 2019. It has a OLED screen with 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) 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 α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor 8K picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 8K UHD (7680 x 4320).

We give LG OLED88Z9PLA TV 95 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 OLED88Z9PLA.

OLED Display

LG OLED88Z9PLA 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 OLED88Z9PLA 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 OLED88Z9PLA.

BASICS
Brand	LG
Series	Z9 Signature
Model	OLED88Z9PLA
Size	88"
Country	UK
Release Year	2019
Bezel Color	Black
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	OLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)	87.6"
Resolution	8K UHD (7680 x 4320)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Panel Type	WRGB
Backlight Dimming	Pixel Level Dimming
Backlight Name	Self-illuminating 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	70%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	96%
Peak Brightness	800 nits
Contrast Ratio	∞
Minimum Response Time	1 ms
Input Lag	18 ms

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10	8K HDR10 Pro
HDR10+
Dolby Vision	4K Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG	8K HLG Pro
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®	4K Technicolor HDR
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDR	Cinema HDR
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 8K
Upscaling	8K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique	TruMotion 200
Frame Interpolation Frequency	200 Hz
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	Hexa Step NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy	Pro
Ultra Luminance	Pro
Sharpness	Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping

AUDIO
Speaker Channels	4.2 Channel
Speaker Type	Front Firing
Speaker Power Rating	80W (WF:40W, 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
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa	19.5 MR
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)	8 days
Application Store	LG Content Store
Teletext	Flof
Teletext Page	2000 page
PVR Function
On-Screen Display Languages	37
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	ALLM
Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service)	with Samba TV App
Screen Share
Digital Recording
Time Shift
Watch & Record
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (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	B
Power Supply	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	370 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1961 mm x 1120 mm x 49.9 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1961 mm x 1456 mm x 281 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	2126 mm x 1386 mm x 710 mm
VESA Wall Mount
Weight Without Stand	40 kg
Weight With Stand	102 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	133 kg
Warranty	1 Year Parts & Labor

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

The 2019 Z9 Signature series has a successor - 2020 ZX Signature series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.

UPGRADES	LG OLED88ZX9LA	vs	LG OLED88Z9PLA
Dolby Vision IQ		vs
AMD Freesync™		vs
NVidia G-Sync		vs
VRR		vs
HGIG Compatibility		vs
More Powerful Picture Processor	α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K	vs	α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor 8K
Filmmaker 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
AI Sound	AI Sound Pro	vs
Clear Voice	Clear Voice IV	vs	Clear Voice III
HDCP Version	2.3	vs	2.2
Composite Inputs	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack	vs
AVI		vs
AC4		vs
EAC3		vs
MP2		vs

DOWNGRADES	LG OLED88ZX9LA	vs	LG OLED88Z9PLA
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®		vs	4K Technicolor HDR
Depth Enhancement	[a]	vs	Object Depth Enhancer
Noise Reduction	Quad Step Noise Reduction	vs	Hexa Step NR
DTS Digital Surround		vs	DTS-HD
Less RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs	1	vs	3
OGG		vs
RealAudio		vs

For this comparison we chose 88" version of the successor - model OLED88ZX9LA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED88Z9PLA vs LG OLED88ZX9LA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.