The B7A is the perfect choice for HDR content. On top of its exceptional picture quality with perfectly deep blacks, it has everything essential to an excellent HDR experience: an OLED panel, wide color gamut, and high peak HDR brightness levels.
Shadow details are perfect and highlights are really stunning, making for an immersive experience. The OLED panel can manipulate pixels individually, which means it has control over every tiny bit of the picture.
The panel can also reproduce the colors necessary for true HDR, and these colors will really pop thanks to its high peak brightness level of ~700 nits.
The B7A's interface includes ads that can’t be removed - there’s no option to disable it. Ads on this TV can be really annoying when compared to other smart TVs because they're almost everywhere. There are video ads in LG's Content Store, apps menu, and even voice search results.
The main drawback of OLED panels are image retention issues with static images - pixels on the panel gets burned in when the picture doesn't change for extended periods of time. This usually happens with content that has a static image anywhere on the screen, like the logo of TV channels.
As the B7A has an OLED panel, it unfortunately suffers from this problem. There might be some retainment of artifacts for ~15 minutes when this happens, and it usually goes away after watching other content without static images.
There are some cases where normal content won't cut it, which usually happens when the static image has been there for more than some hours. Fortunately, the B7A has a “Pixel Refresher” feature that can recalibrate the screen, which should get rid of any remaining artifacts.
The B7A can display extremely fast-moving objects smoothly without any blur or lag, thanks to its OLED panel that has near-perfect pixel response time of ~1.0ms.
The B7A runs on the webOS smart platform. It has a great ecosystem of apps, ranging from media streaming services (Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, etc.) to third-party apps. Support for these apps are also first-class with up-to-date features and good performance; for instance, the YouTube app supports 360-degree video playback.
The B7A runs on the webOS smart platform, known for its intuitive and fully customizable UI. It’s built around a Launch Bar that provides quick and easy access to the TV's apps, settings, and inputs. This can be customized and re-organized to the user's liking.
The B7A comes with LG's Magic Remote, touted for its easy-to-use design.
It works similarly to a Nintendo Wii remote where the on-screen cursor follows the remote's movement, making it easy to navigate the UI and select menu items.
The remote also has a built-in microphone for the voice command feature, which also supports content searching with voice input.
The sound quality of the B7A's built-in speakers is below average. It can't get very loud with the max volume peaking at ~85db, and sound quality it offers does not match the picture quality.
The B7A looks good from almost any angle thanks to its OLED panel, making it a great choice if you usually watch the TV with large groups of people.
Its viewing angle is wide enough for a group of audience to experience more or less similar picture quality when watching from multiple angles off the center of the screen. The black levels and brightness only starts degrading at ≥75°, which means the picture quality will stay roughly the same no matter which angle the screen is viewed from.
The B7A can reproduce a really broad range of colors that are crucial for HDR, which also means it has zero issues with SDR colors.
It’s capable of reproducing ~70% of the standard colors for 4K HDR, the Rec. 2020 colorspace. This is one of the highest in the 4K TVs market.
It can also display these colors at different brightness levels accurately that conveys much more HDR details than its direct competitors can.
The B7A's picture quality is top-of-the-line. It has an OLED panel that gives it infinite contrast ratio, excellent screen uniformity, high peak brightness, wide viewing angle, and great handling of reflections.
Thanks to that, it can reproduce blacks perfectly and the uniformity is top-notch - they’re truly dark and even, because the OLED panel has the ability to manipulate pixels individually.
Colors really shine and look true-to-life, thanks to the peak brightness levels peak of ~400 nits for SDR & ~700 nits for HDR.
The picture quality also doesn't suffer from much deterioration when viewed from any angle because the panel has a really wide viewing angle. It’s also capable of maintaining the same picture quality in bright environments, thanks to its high peak brightness levels and great handling of reflections.
Apart from movies, the B7A is great for gaming and sports. Its top-notch picture quality, combined with the features it offers, makes it perform really well across different kinds of use cases.
It’s really responsive for gaming - players will have no issues keeping their actions in sync with what’s on the display, and fast-moving objects won’t leave any trails on the screen. That is thanks to the really low input lag of ~20ms and near-perfect pixel response time of ~1.0ms, resulting in virtually no motion blur.
It’s also great for watching sports because of the non-existent motion blur, and the panel is really uniform - it has also has no issues with displaying large, same-color objects on screen, like football fields.
While the B7A can seem rather expensive, the picture quality and features it offers is top-of-the-line and can’t be beaten. The performance easily outclasses all other TVs in this price bracket.
Out of the box, the B7A’s white balance might look slightly off to some viewer, so a brief calibration might be required if you notice it. Fortunately, all the optimal color settings are available on the internet and isn’t hard to find.
This TV performs exceptionally well in dark environments. Its ability to produce absolute and perfect blacks means the reproduction of dark highlights and scenes in movies will look great — this is further improved when there's no light around the TV as it allows the blacks to stand out more. This makes it great for watching all sorts of movies in a cinema-like setting, particularly movies with many black highlights/scenes where this is immediately noticeable even to undiscerning viewers (e.g. Interstellar).
The B7A's versatility is top-notch. The motion blur at ~1.0ms makes it an excellent choice for sports & gaming, and the low input lag of ~23ms contributes to this especially for gaming where input lag matters.
The LG OLED 7 series TVs are ideal for gaming because of their low input lag and near-perfect motion blur handling which is combined with the excellent picture quality of the TV.
This TV has almost negligible motion blur because of its panel's pixel response time of 1.0 ms, which ensures that it takes only 1/1000th of a second for the TV's pixels to change their color.As a result, rapidly-moving objects look smooth and won’t leave traces on the screen.
The input lag of this TV is only 21.6 ms, which means it takes the TV just 1/50th of a second to process a button input while gaming.
In both cases, the LG OLED 7 series TVs outperform their closest competitors, including the Samsung Q7C and Sony X930E.
The TV supports both flagship HDR formats: HDR10 and Dolby Vision, which means that you will have a lot of HDR-enhanced media to choose from. The TV does a fantastic job of displaying such content because of its infinite contrast ratio, high HDR peak brightness, and wide color gamut.
This OLED TV has much better viewing angles than all its VA competitors, so its colors only start to degrade when the viewing angle is higher than 34 degrees. Because of that, this TV is suitable for group watching in large rooms.
The LG OLED 7 series TVs run the WebOS smart platform, which features an extensive app selection while remaining relatively intuitive. The smart platform is divided into three main sections: apps, settings, and inputs, which allows for quick access of applications and settings as each section has an individual fast access button on the remote. Moreover, the interface is fully customizable.
This 4K120 TV is an excellent companion to any current generation gaming console. With it, you can even enjoy the smooth, immersive effect of HDR gaming since the LG OLED 7 series does not suffer from increased input lag despite processing high bandwidth signals. In fact, this TV outperforms all of its main competitors, including the Sony X930E, Samsung Q7C, and the VIZIO P-series, when it comes to HDR gaming.
This TV has exceptional image quality because of its fantastic contrast ratio, ideal black uniformity, and decent peak brightness. The TV does well in both dark and bright environments.
When situated in a dark room, the OLED panel of this TV can reproduce remarkably deep and rich dark scenes because of its infinite contrast ratio and perfect blacks. The LG OLED 7 series definitely outperforms its competitors when it comes to reproducing dark scenes.
Moreover, the TV also looks very good in bright rooms, where its 419 nits of peak brightness allow it to eliminate glare.
The B7A can display clear and crisp images from a computer thanks to its full 4:4:4 color support. Because of this, text or shapes with clear, hard edges won’t be blurry.
The B7A is excellent for gaming thanks to its really low input lag and near-perfect pixel response time that gives it virtually no motion blur.
It’s perfect for all types of games, even fast-paced action games. The experience will be really responsive and fluid. Players will have no issues keeping their actions in sync with what’s on the display thanks to the really low input lag of ~20ms, and fast-moving objects won’t leave any trails on the screen because the panel has a response time of ~1.0ms - it can fully change its pixels color in that tiny amount of time.
The LG B7A can handle dark scenes very well thanks to its OLED panel, which gives it infinite contrast ratios — it can reproduce dark scenes perfectly because of this.
The X900E looks true-to-life with really deep blacks, clear details, and captivating colors.
Pictures look realistic with lots of details. There’s a great depth to them and you’ll be able to see everything in the picture stand out.
Dark scenes are excellent with nice shadow details - they’re not overly dark to the point where some details get drowned out. This is thanks to really deep black levels, enabled by the panel’s contrast ratio of about 5500:1 - it can produce blacks that are 5500 times darker than the brightest white. This can be pushed even further to over 6500 with local dimming.
The colors are lifelike and accurate even without any calibration by the user. They will look really vibrant even in bright scenes because of the panel’s high peak brightness levels of ~500 nits for SDR & ~550 nits for HDR.
Even in a decently-lit environment, the X900E’s picture quality can still hold up - the panel is great at handling reflections and it can get bright enough to fight off glare.
The X900E has a narrow viewing angle that makes it unsuitable for group watching.
Its picture quality gets worse when viewed from off-center angles. At ≥20° away from the center, the blacks start degrading into greys and colors will start looking dull. Brightness levels start decreasing at ≥50° away from the center.
The X900E runs on Android TV that has Google Assistant. It has voice commands that are pretty useful - you can open apps with it, ask for the weather, and even turn the TV off.
The X900E can display fast-paced or rapidly-moving objects very well without any trails behind it. The panel only requires ~11ms to fully change the pixels color, which eliminates virtually all motion blur. It also has a native refresh rate of 120Hz that makes images look smoother.
On top of the excellent picture quality, the X900E has everything essential to a great HDR experience: local dimming, high peak brightness level, and a wide color gamut.
Its excellent black levels are further improved with local dimming, which make parts of the screen darker when the image calls for it. This results in an increase in overall picture quality - the black levels become much deeper, so highlights will stand out further.
The wide color gamut enables the panel to reproduce the full range of colors required for true HDR playback. The screen can get sufficiently bright at a peak level of ~550 nits to light those colors up and make HDR details really pop.
The X900E runs on Android TV that has access to the Google Play Store. The Play Store has a nice selection of apps, but normal Android apps won't work unless they support Android TV.
Apart from being an excellent TV for movies, the X900E is a decent choice for gaming and sports thanks to its decent input lag, low motion blur, great screen uniformity, and a 120 Hz native refresh rate that makes images look smoother.
The input lag of ~35ms is sufficient for most gamers, apart from competitive ones, to stay in sync with what's on the screen. The low motion blur of ~11ms and a refresh rate of 120 Hz ensures that everything will look smooth - fast-moving objects won't leave any trails on the screen.
It’s also viable for watching sports because the panel also has no issues with displaying large, same-color objects on screen, like football fields.
Even in a decently lit room, the X900E's picture quality will remain more or less the same as in a dark room.
The colors will still look vibrant because the panel is bright enough to fight off glare. It has peak brightness levels of ~500 nits for SDR & ~550 nits for HDR, and reflections are also significantly reduced by the panel's semi-gloss finish.
Ray
The sound quality of X900E's built-in speakers is bad. It can't produce much bass and sounds rather flat. There is also noticeable distortion at high volumes.
The X900E can handle dark scenes very well thanks to its high native contrast levels, which clocks in at 5411:1 native, and it can go up to 6534:1 with local dimming enabled. This, along with good black levels and uniformity, gives the TV the ability to achieve great representations of dark scenes beyond most expectations.
The black levels of a TV affects the viewer’s perception of other colors next to it. If the black levels are not deep enough and doesn’t remain uniform across the screen, the overall picture quality will look “flat” without much depth. The X900E handles this well with only <1.2% deviation (across the entire screen) from what a pure black screen should be — this results in a significant gain in its native contrast levels, thereby increasing the picture quality.
The X900E shines in dark environments — it is great at reproducing dark scenes, making it suitable for enjoying media in a cinema-like setting. It performs extremely well in movies with many black highlights/scenes where this is immediately noticeable even to undiscerning viewers (e.g. Interstellar).
The color gamut of a TV refers to the range of colors the display can reproduce — the wider the color gamut, the more colors it can display, and the better the overall picture quality will be. This is extremely important for HDR content because it requires a much wider color gamut than SDR content. The X900E's color gamut is one of the widest compared to other models, it has no issues with accurately reproducing the colors necessary for true HDR.
The picture quality on the P65-E1 suffers from some degradation when viewing from an angle, as typical of a VA panel. It is worth noting that this con does not apply to the 55" version of the VIZIO P-Series as it has an IPS panel whereas the rest has a VA panel.
The P65-E1 performs extremely well for HDR content thanks to its black levels, high native contrast ratio (4675:1, up to twice of that at 9271:1 with local dimming), and wide color gamut — all three of which are essential to HDR.
The P65-E1, along with several of VIZIO’s latest TV lineups, does not have a TV tuner built-in. If you plan to watch local over-the-air broadcasts, you will need to purchase a TV tuner separately.
The sound quality of the P65-E1's built-in speakers is bad — it can't get very loud and the frequencies are not very well-balanced. There is also noticeable distortion at all volumes that gets worse with higher volumes. An external audio setup — such as a soundbar — is highly recommended in order to get the most out of this TV.
The interface of VIZIO’s SmartCast OS can sometimes be sluggish; some users have reported experiencing choppy animations, frame drops when browsing through the menu, and slow response to input/selection.
The user interface of modern smart TVs can include some advertisements similar to those on the internet or in a mobile app. The P65-E1 does not include any.
There are two different formats for HDR — HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Some TVs support only HDR10 and can't play Dolby Vision content. The P65-E1 supports both HDR10 and Dolby Vision, giving it the ability to play any HDR content in 2017.
The P65-E1 is great at handling motion with very fast response time (~11ms). It will have no issues with displaying fast-moving objects — they will look smooth without any blur or lag.
The P65-E1 is versatile enough to be used for sports & gaming — its handling of motion blur is fantastic at ~11ms, and the input lag is only ~16ms which makes it good for gaming where input lag matters (but it is not suitable for HDR gaming because of the ~45ms of input lag for HDR content).
The picture quality is great on the P65-E1. It has one of the highest contrast ratios in an LED TV when local dimming is enabled (9271:1), giving it the ability to produce very deep and uniform blacks. The brightness level for HDR is decent enough at ~450 nits to fight glare in bright environments without much picture quality degradation.
Local dimming is the TV's ability to dim areas of the screen for deeper black levels and better contrast — they are separated into different dimming zones, where each zone can be individually dimmed as needed. The local dimming on the P65-E1 is by far one of the best in LED TVs of 2017 (only beaten by the Sony X940E). It is capable of doubling the contrast levels from 4675:1 to 9271:1.
The P65-E1 does a decent job with color accuracy — the colors are accurate out of the box and there is no calibration required, although it would benefit from some adjustments to the white balance. Color calibration is recommended to get the most out of this TV, but not necessary if you find it alright.
The color gamut of a TV refers to the range of colors the display can reproduce — the wider the color gamut, the more colors it can display, and the better the overall picture quality will be. This is extremely important for HDR content because it requires a much wider color gamut than SDR content. This TV has a wide color gamut and have no issues with accurately reproducing the colors necessary for true HDR, although its color gamut is not as wide as other TVs in this price range (e.g. the Sony X900E).
The P65-E1 can handle dark scenes very well thanks to its high native contrast levels, which clocks in at 4675:1 native, and it can go up to double of that at 9271:1 with local dimming enabled. This, along with good black levels and uniformity, gives the TV the ability to achieve great representations of dark scenes beyond most expectations.
The black levels of a TV affects the viewer’s perception of other colors next to it. If the black levels are not deep enough and doesn’t remain uniform across the screen, the overall picture quality will look “flat” without much depth. The P65-E1 handles this well with only <0.8% deviation (across the entire screen) from what a pure black screen should be — this results in a significant gain in its native contrast levels, thereby increasing the picture quality.
The P65-E1’s panel has a semi-gloss finish for diffusing the light across the screen evenly to decrease intensity. This, along with its ability to get quite bright (practically, it peaks at ~450 nits for HDR and can maintain this level of brightness), means that this TV is decent at handling reflections and performs okay in bright environments.
The MU9000’s remote has a built-in microphone and a voice command feature that makes it straightforward to control the TV — it can perform many operations as you physically would with the remote, and it can even be used to adjust settings directly.
The MU9000 shines in dark environments — it is great at reproducing dark scenes, making it suitable for enjoying media in a cinema-like setting. It performs particularly well in films with many black highlights/scenes where this is immediately noticeable even to undiscerning viewers (e.g. Interstellar).
The MU9000 can handle dark scenes very well thanks to its high native contrast levels, which clocks in at 6023:1 native. This, along with good black levels and uniformity, gives the TV the ability to achieve great representations of dark scenes beyond most expectations.
The color gamut of a TV refers to the range of colors the display can reproduce — the wider the color gamut, the more colors it can display, and the better the overall picture quality will be. This is extremely important for HDR content because it requires a much wider color gamut than SDR content. The MU9000 has a wide color gamut, and it has no issues with reproducing the colors necessary for true HDR.
The MU9000’s panel has a glossy finish that reduces light intensity significantly. This, along with its practical peak brightness of ~400 nits, means that the MU9000 is great at handling reflections and it will not have much issues with fighting light in bright environments.
The MU9000 is capable of upscaling low-res content to its maximum resolution without sacrificing any details. There are some miniscule artifacts present, but this isn't discernible to the viewer at all.
The black levels of a TV affects the viewer’s perception of other colors next to it. If the black levels are not deep enough and doesn’t remain uniform across the screen, the overall picture quality will look “flat” without much depth. The MU9000 handles this well with only <1.5% deviation (across the entire screen) from what a pure black screen should be — this results in a significant gain in its native contrast levels, thereby increasing the picture quality.
Apart from being an excellent TV for movies, the MU9000 is also a great choice for sports and gaming — it has ~15ms motion blur and ~25ms input lag, which puts it in the same league as some other models for sports/gaming.
The MU9000 performs extremely well for HDR content. It has everything necessary for true HDR: high native contrast (6023:1), wide color gamut, great black levels and uniformity.
The MU9000 is a great TV, but the retail price can be off-putting for some because the picture quality and features it offers are present in other cheaper models (e.g. the Sony X900E). This TV can be really worth it when on sale, or if Samsung offers better after-sales service in your region.
The user interface of modern smart TVs can include some advertisements similar to those on the internet or in a mobile app. The MU9000 includes ads that can’t be removed — there is no option to disable or opt-out from it.
The sound quality of MU9000's built-in speakers is mediocre with a huge emphasis on the lower frequencies, reduced clarity at higher volumes, and a slight distortion at all volume levels. An external audio setup — such as a soundbar — is highly recommended in order to get the most out of this TV.
Local dimming is the TV's ability to dim areas of the screen for deeper black levels and better contrast — they are separated into different dimming zones, where each zone can be individually dimmed as needed. The local dimming on the MU9000 is bad and doesn't offer what it should; the contrast ratio with local dimming only increases by a miniscule amount and there is no discernable change in picture quality. It also can't be disabled.
Add to Chrome
Add to Edge
Add to Firefox
Add to Opera
Add to Brave
Add to Safari