LG - 65" Class - OLED - E8 Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K UHD TV with HDR
Model: OLED65E8PUA
SKU: 6211126
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Customers are enthusiastic about the 65" Class - OLED - E8 Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K UHD TV with HDR, praising its exceptional picture quality, sleek design, and vibrant colors. They appreciate the user-friendly smart features and the stunning contrast of the OLED display. While some customers find the price to be a drawback, many agree that the TV's exceptional features make it worth the investment. However, a few customers have expressed concerns about the sound quality, suggesting the need for an additional sound system.
The LG E8 is without a doubt the best TV I have ever owned or seen. The design, picture quality, performance, and software are all top notch. If you would like to read more I outlined some areas of interest, but honestly it is the best TV currently available. Design LG designed a beautiful TV. The display and glass combined are less then 1/2 an inch thick, making the TV appear deceivingly thin. The glass bezel extends almost to the bottom of the stand providing an elegant floating appearance. The speaker grill is below the display and adds a larger black bezel where otherwise the glass design could have been emphasized more. The glass display features an anti-reflective coating that reduces reflections, a nice touch. The metal stand is understated in a good way, with a refined brushed anthracite finish and small LG OLED branding. Dimensions of the stand are 1.5” at it’s highest point, 27” wide and 8.5” deep, extending 4 inches out front and back. Behind the display the components are housed in an attached enclosure that is only 2” deep, 50” wide, and 14” tall. The enclosure also provides the VESA interface for mounting the TV on a wall. I would of liked to see a slightly slimmer component enclosure to match the thin design of the E8, thankfully it is hidden from view and will be soon forgotten after you set it up. Picture Quality Amazing. Rich, vibrant colors combined with inky blacks provide the most beautiful display I have seen. Of course 4K HDR content looks incredible (Apple TV 4K) but I am equally impressed with the upscaling of 1080P material, practically making everything eye candy. Being my first OLED, I never understood why people enamored about the black levels of a TV. I assumed there is no detail in black so what is the point of worrying about how black the display is? I couldn’t have been more wrong, the deep blacks combined with infinite contrast make a display that is not even in the same league as LED-LCD TVs. My previous less then a year old TV had FALD (full array local dimming) and it can’t hold a candle to this TV. Again it is hard to appreciate until you experience it but the viewing angle of this TV is practically 180 degrees making every seat around this TV a great one. The 2018 LG OLEDs also have numerous picture improvements thanks to the new a9 processor. The LG E8 offers improved motion handling, black frame insertion, and dynamic tone mapping to name a few. I don’t use some of the settings such as BFI, but it is nice to know the features are there if you need them. Brightness I was concerned about the TV not being bright enough after reading some critics of OLEDs but I couldn’t disagree more. I believe LG tweaked the ABL on the new models but I don’t have an older one to compare. I can say it is every bit as bright as my recent LCD TV. In fact, initially my wife and I found it too bright! We turned the brightness (OLED light) down considerably but eventually settled on setting the OLED light to AUTO (energy saver) and let the sensor adjust based on ambient lighting. Gaming With low input lag, 4K HDR support, and dynamic tone mapping, the E8 makes a perfect display for your console. The dynamic tone mapping does a fantastic job enhancing HDR content not only for movies but games as well. My PS4 Pro looked fantastic when playing 4K HDR games such as Far Cry 5. The TV also supports BFI at 60 FPS which is a feature some may prefer over the default interpolation method. Inputs/outputs The E8 features 4 HDMI 2.0 ports with one port dedicated to ARC. It also has 3 USB ports for external media (120 FPS HFR content), optical (toslink), composite, and RF(coax). I would of liked to see HDMI 2.1 on board for future proofing, but I don’t think the spec was finalized during production. Fortunately all four HDMI 2.0 ports supports HDR, though you will have to enable it for each port initially. Sound I found the built-in speakers to be better then average. I don’t think it will negate the desire to have either a sound bar or AVR for most enthusiasts but I think some people will be satisfied with the quality. The E8 does a good job of providing spatial audio thanks to Dolby Atmos but ultimately it lacks the bass provided by a subwoofer. The good news is the ARC via HDMI 2 works flawlessly. Image retention / Anti-Burn in New to the 2018 LG OLEDs is Logo Luminesce Adjustment which dims static pixels to further reduce the chance of the dreaded burn-in. The E8 also has additional prevention features such as Pixel-Refresh and Pixel Shift. I welcome all of the mitigation provided by LG but from what I have read I don’t think burn-in is a widespread issue on OLEDs. I game/watch various content and have never noticed any indication of image retention much less burn-in, it’s a non-issue for me. WebOS/Smart TV LG WebOS is a very refined and speedy interface. It took me a little time to get accustomed to the remote (movement is Wii like), but I can now quickly access and change settings as needed. The app variety for WebOS is a little thin, but all of the big content providers have their apps on the platform (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Google Play, etc). WebOS now features LG’s AI ThinQ platform that can be initiated by holding down the microphone on the remote, instead of always listening which I think most would prefer. I found the “AI” to be very helpful in locating content or settings but periodically the Google Assistant would interrupt and return the results instead of the LG AI ThinQ. Ultimately, I found the Google Assistant to be less helpful and tended to provide answers out of context (searching for a movie would bring up local or web results instead of the movie with ThinQ). WebOS also provides Alexa/Echo integration which can provide a nice set of ubiquitous “Alexa” commands to control the TV. Despite the fantastic offering of voice control options, I tend to prefer using the remote.
Posted by PeboQuattro
First, I want to thank Best Buy for allowing me to return a few TVs (2017) that had vertical banding. I waited patiently for the E8 to come out and finally made the purchase. So happy I did. No vertical banding at all! Some people prefer LG OLED, others Sony OLED. Both are amazing TVs. I recommend seeing each in person, then make your decision. You will be satisfied with both. I just LOVE the picture on glass look and no angled screen (why I chose LG).
Posted by MillerTime
I would recommend it to anyone who wants to see a big difference in 4K viewing on Netflix, Amazon & Vudu. I also use Xbox for 4K movies. I have had this TV for about three weeks now and still am amazed at the picture.
Posted by JackieG
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