LG OLED WX vs Panasonic EZ952
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| LGOLED WX | PanasonicEZ952 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | April 2020 | 2017 |
| Display | ||
| Panel | OLED | OLED |
| Panel detail | Wallpaper OLED panel with pixel dimming and an included wall mount; separate all-in-one soundbar/control box | – |
| Resolution | 3840 × 2160 (4K) | 3840 × 2160 (4K) |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | – |
| HDR formats | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG | HDR10, HLG |
| HDR extras | Dolby Vision IQ and LG's HDR10 Pro processing; no HDR10+ claim | Ultra HD Premium and THX 4K certified; Panasonic's HDR Brightness Enhancer offers a brighter HDR midtone setting. |
| Picture processing | AI Picture Pro, AI Brightness Control, 4K upscaling, HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro and Filmmaker Mode | Panasonic's Studio Colour HCX² processor with 3D look-up tables and 4K upscaling. |
| Picture modes | – | THX Cinema, True Cinema and Professional calibration modes. |
| Motion handling | LG Germany explicitly lists a 100/120 Hz native panel, 4K/2K HFR over HDMI, USB and TV reception, and OLED Motion black-frame insertion at 60 Hz | – |
| Sizes | ||
| Sizes | 65″ | 55, 65″ |
| Largest size | 65″ | 65″ |
| Gaming | ||
| HDMI ports | 4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better) | 4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) |
| Variable refresh rate | None | None |
| Auto low latency mode | Yes | – |
| HDMI detail | Four HDMI 2.1 inputs in the separate box; eARC is on HDMI 2. LG Germany explicitly lists VRR, NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync as unsupported on OLED65WX9LA. | 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 | – | HDTVTest measured 26 ms in Game mode at 1080p and 4K, in SDR and HDR. |
| Game features | ALLM and HGiG; no VRR support on the exact maker specification | 4K HDR Game mode. |
| Smart TV and sound | ||
| Smart TV platform | webOS | my Home Screen |
| Processor | α9 Gen 3 AI Processor 4K | Studio Colour HCX² |
| Speakers | 60 W, 4.2 channels (better) | 40 W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | – |
| eARC | Yes | – |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Built-in dual-band IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| Speaker detail | Separate 60 W, 4.2-channel forward-firing soundbar/control unit, including a 20 W woofer | Four 10 W speaker outputs, 40 W total per Panasonic's UK operating instructions; 3.5 mm headphone socket. |
| Audio features | AI Sound Pro with 5.1 upmixing, Clear Voice IV, LG Sound Sync and WiSA wireless speaker compatibility | – |
| Voice assistants | Built-in Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa on the German specification | Microphone-equipped Bluetooth touchpad remote supports voice control. |
| Casting | Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit, LG Screen Share, DIAL and DLNA | My Home Screen 2.0 with Freeview Play, network media playback and streaming apps; app availability can change. |
| Software updates | webOS 5.0. LG UK's rollout table scheduled OLED65WX for the week beginning 13 April 2020; exact first retail day was not verified. | – |
| TV tuners | Twin DVB-T2/C/S2 receivers on the German specification | Twin UK DVB-T/T2 terrestrial and DVB-S/S2 satellite tuners with Freesat; PAL I analogue tuner. |
| USB | Three USB 2.0 ports | One USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 inputs; USB hard-drive recording and SD card slot. |
| Ethernet | One LAN port | 10/100 Ethernet input. |
| Optical audio out | One optical digital audio output | Optical PCM and Dolby Digital output. |
| Design and power | ||
| Size | Screen including wall mount 1446 × 823 × 4 mm on LG Germany's specification; box dimensions not stated in that table | 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 | Included Wallpaper wall mount; LG states this model is not VESA compatible | Rectangular central pedestal; 55-inch model has 400 × 300 mm VESA holes, 65-inch model 400 × 400 mm (Panasonic UK dimension sheets). |
| Power use | LG Germany lists 0.5 W standby; EU label lists 145 kWh per 1,000 hours SDR and 269 kWh per 1,000 hours HDR | Panasonic UK product fiche average on-mode: 142 W (55 inches), 180 W (65 inches); standby 0.50 W. |
| Energy class | – | B for both sizes on Panasonic's historical UK product fiche. |
| In the box | LG Germany lists Wallpaper wall mount; the screen and soundbar/control unit are connected by a cable | Standard remote, Bluetooth touchpad remote, detachable pedestal, batteries and operating instructions. |
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