LG OLED E7 vs Panasonic EZ952

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OLED E7 compared with EZ952

	LGOLED E7	PanasonicEZ952
Overview
Released
Released	2017	2017
Display
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Panel detail
Panel detail	Picture-on-Glass OLED panel with pixel dimming	–
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K)	3840 × 2160 (4K)
HDR formats
HDR formats	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG	HDR10, HLG
HDR extras
HDR extras	–	Ultra HD Premium and THX 4K certified; Panasonic's HDR Brightness Enhancer offers a brighter HDR midtone setting.
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	AVForums measured 670 nits on a 10% HDR window on the 65E7V; this is a review measurement, not an LG claim	–
Picture processing
Picture processing	Colour Master Engine, Active Depth Enhancer, Ultra Luminance and 4K upscaling on the UK 65E7V	Panasonic's Studio Colour HCX² processor with 3D look-up tables and 4K upscaling.
Picture modes
Picture modes	–	THX Cinema, True Cinema and Professional calibration modes.
Motion handling
Motion handling	TruMotion processing; AVForums found optional smoothing could introduce artefacts	–
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	55, 65″	55, 65″
Largest size
Largest size	65″	65″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	None
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Four HDMI inputs with ARC on the UK 65E7V; the 2017 inputs do not support 4K 120Hz or VRR	Four HDMI inputs with HDR and HDCP 2.2; HDMI 2 has ARC. AVForums found HDMI 1 and 2 accept 4K 60p, while HDMI 3 and 4 are limited to 4K 30p.
Input lag
Input lag	AVForums found low game-mode input lag on the 65E7V	HDTVTest measured 26 ms in Game mode at 1080p and 4K, in SDR and HDR.
Game features
Game features	–	4K HDR Game mode.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	webOS	my Home Screen
Processor
Processor	–	Studio Colour HCX²
Speakers
Speakers	–	40 W
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	Built-in dual-band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Bluetooth 3.0
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	The UK OLED65E7V has 4.2-channel, 60 W speakers including a 20 W woofer. The exact German OLED55E7N instead lists 2.2-channel, 40 W sound; no single power or channel value describes both.	Four 10 W speaker outputs, 40 W total per Panasonic's UK operating instructions; 3.5 mm headphone socket.
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	–	Microphone-equipped Bluetooth touchpad remote supports voice control.
Audio features
Audio features	Dolby Atmos decoding. LG's UK 65E7V sheet says Atmos from Blu-ray players required a software update scheduled for later in 2017.	–
Casting
Casting	Miracast and WiDi on the German 55E7N	My Home Screen 2.0 with Freeview Play, network media playback and streaming apps; app availability can change.
Software updates
Software updates	webOS 3.5 and Magic Remote; Freeview Play on the UK 65E7V. An exact first on-sale month was not established, so release uses year precision.	–
TV tuners
TV tuners	German 55E7N DVB-T2 HD, DVB-C and DVB-S2; UK 65E7V DVB-T2/C/S2 with twin satellite inputs	Twin UK DVB-T/T2 terrestrial and DVB-S/S2 satellite tuners with Freesat; PAL I analogue tuner.
USB
USB	Three USB ports on both documented models, including one USB 3.0 port	One USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 inputs; USB hard-drive recording and SD card slot.
Ethernet
Ethernet	One Ethernet LAN port on both documented models	10/100 Ethernet input.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	Optical digital audio and 3.5 mm headphone outputs on both documented models	Optical PCM and Dolby Digital output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without stand (W × H × D): German 55E7N 1237 × 767 × 56.7 mm; UK 65E7V 1461 × 877 × 62 mm	Panasonic UK manual, without stand (W × H × D): 55-inch 1230 × 716 × 48 mm; 65-inch 1453 × 839 × 48 mm. With stand: 55-inch 1230 × 766 × 275 mm; 65-inch 1453 × 889 × 275 mm.
Stand
Stand	With stand (W × H × D): German 55E7N 1237 × 767 × 175 mm; UK 65E7V 1461 × 904 × 195 mm	Rectangular central pedestal; 55-inch model has 400 × 300 mm VESA holes, 65-inch model 400 × 400 mm (Panasonic UK dimension sheets).
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	German 55E7N 400 × 200 mm; UK 65E7V 300 × 200 mm	–
Power use
Power use	German 55E7N 112 W typical and 0.3 W standby; UK 65E7V 0.3 W standby	Panasonic UK product fiche average on-mode: 142 W (55 inches), 180 W (65 inches); standby 0.50 W.
Energy class
Energy class	–	B for both sizes on Panasonic's historical UK product fiche.
In the box
In the box	Magic Remote and batteries on the documented regional models	Standard remote, Bluetooth touchpad remote, detachable pedestal, batteries and operating instructions.