When comparing LG C8PUA OLED 65" (OLED65C8PUA) vs Samsung NU8500 55" (UN55NU8500), the Slant community recommends Samsung NU8500 55" (UN55NU8500) for most people. In the question“What are the best TVs?” Samsung NU8500 55" (UN55NU8500) is ranked 38th while LG C8PUA OLED 65" (OLED65C8PUA) is ranked 55th. The most important reason people chose Samsung NU8500 55" (UN55NU8500) is:
This TV makes it feel like the panel is actually surrounding you because of its curvature, which makes you experience the content more immersively. Additionally, the TV's curvature improves the overall uniformity of the corners of the NU8500.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Exceptional overall picture quality
Regarding its overall picture quality, there are only a few high-end TVs that can compete with the LG C8. The VV performs extremely well in both bright and dark environments thanks to its infinite contrast ratio, high peak brightness, exceptional overall uniformity, and wide color gamut.
The LG C8 can reproduce astonishingly crisp and vivid colors of very high uniformity thanks to the TV's high peak brightness, massive color gamut, and high overall uniformity. Offering the peak brightness of almost 700 nits, the LG C8 is one of the brightest OLED TVs available on the market. Additionally, the TV covers 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut - only a handful of high-end TVs are that color-rich. The colors don't look washed-out thanks to the TVs high overall uniformity.
Pro Ideal for gaming
The LG C8 is an excellent option for gamers out there thanks to the TV's exceptional motion handling capabilities and high responsiveness.
While gaming on this TV you'll see no traces of motion blur thanks to the TV's superb motion handling capabilities. Every pixel of the LG C8 needs only 1.7 milliseconds to change its color fully, leaving no room for motion blur.
The LG C8 offers lag-free gaming experience because of its low input lag that measures at around 21 milliseconds. Only a few TVs in this class can offer matching performance.
Pro Immersive experience
This TV makes it feel like the panel is actually surrounding you because of its curvature, which makes you experience the content more immersively. Additionally, the TV's curvature improves the overall uniformity of the corners of the NU8500.
Pro Good picture quality
The Samsung NU8500 offers decent picture quality in both HDR and SDR modes. The TV performs on par with the best mid-range options available on the market. The NU8500 can reproduce crisp and colorful bright scenes as well as some inky blacks.
Colors pop and look realistic thanks to the TV's high peak brightness, wide color gamut, and decent color accuracy. In the standard mode, the TV's peak brightness reaches 560 nits which makes the colors look live and vivid. Only a couple of TVs present in this price range can achieve such high peak brightness. The colors are accurate. You'll not be able to spot color inaccuracies as the TV's average color inaccuracy dE measures at just 2.5 - which is too small to be seen by a human eye. It's also worth noting that the NU8500 is capable of reproducing the entire standard color gamut.
The Samsung NU8500 does a reasonably good job when it comes to dark scenes thanks to its high native contrast ratio and good black uniformity. The TV's native contrast ratio measures ar 4478:1, which is a good result for a mid-range TV. That allows the NU8500 to display scenes that have both bright highlights and inky shadows that don't look washed-out thanks to the TV's black uniformity of 1.2% .
Cons
Con Risk of burn-ins
Just like virtually every 2018's OLED TV, the LG C8 can suffer from image retention and permanent burn-ins if a user leaves static content for an extended period of time.
Con Doesn't look good from an angle
The NU8500 is not the best option for those who like to watch with a crowd because of it's narrow viewing angles. Only those who sit right in front of the panel will experience true colors and shadows of the NU8500.