What Hi-Fi? and TechRadar praise the E8's deep blacks, refined colours, processing and glass design. Both consider webOS easy to use and find that the built-in sound lacks the scale of separate speakers. What Hi-Fi? questions the price premium over the similar C8; TechRadar notes occasional dark-scene noise and lower peak brightness than leading LCDs.
Picture-on-Glass design with self-emissive pixel dimming
Resolution
3840 × 2160 (4K)
HDR formats
Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG
HDR extras
LG also lists Advanced HDR by Technicolor. LG's HDR10 Pro and HLG Pro are processing names for HDR10 and HLG, not separate input formats.
Peak brightness
TechRadar measured around 820 nits on a 10% HDR window on the 65E8; review measurement, not an LG claim
Picture processing
α9 Intelligent Processor with Quad Step Noise Reduction, Object Depth Enhancer, True Color Accuracy Pro, 4K upscaling and enhanced dynamic tone mapping
Motion handling
LG lists high frame rate video support; TechRadar distinguishes this from the HDMI 2.0 input limit on 4K high-frame-rate gaming
Sizes
Sizes
55, 65″
Largest size
65″
Gaming
HDMI ports
4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
None
HDMI detail
Four HDMI ports, one rear and three side on the UK 65E8PLA; ARC on HDMI 2. No full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 or 4K 120Hz input
Game features
Low-latency HDR Game mode and 120fps gaming at HD resolution according to TechRadar; no VRR
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
webOS
Processor
α9 Intelligent Processor
Speakers
60 W, 4.2 channels
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth
4.2
Speaker detail
Integrated 4.2-channel, 60 W speaker system with front and height firing speakers; LG UK lists two woofers with 20 W total woofer output
Audio features
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Surround, DTS decoding and LG Sound Sync
Voice assistants
ThinQ voice recognition via Magic Remote. LG UK says built-in Google Assistant features required a software update; Google Home and Amazon Alexa required separate devices.
Casting
Miracast, WiDi and DLNA on the documented Dutch 55E8PLA
Software updates
webOS with ThinQ AI and Magic Remote. LG Netherlands labels the 55E8 platform webOS 3.5; LG UK lists webOS Smart TV on the 65E8. LG Greece called both sizes available in April 2018; the exact first retail day is unverified.
TV tuners
DVB-T2/C/S2 and digital recording on the UK 65E8PLA
USB
Three USB ports, two rear and one side on the UK 65E8PLA
Ethernet
Rear Ethernet LAN port
Optical audio out
Rear optical digital audio and headphone/line output
Design and power
Size
Without stand (W × H × D): Dutch 55E8PLA 1228 × 776 × 51.8 mm; UK 65E8PLA 1449 × 903 × 52 mm
Stand
With stand (W × H × D): Dutch 55E8PLA 1288 × 784 × 222 mm; UK 65E8PLA 1449 × 910 × 222 mm
VESA pattern
300 × 200 mm on both documented models
Power use
UK 65E8PLA standby below 0.5 W; Dutch 55E8PLA 0.30 W standby
In the box
MR18 Magic Remote, two AA batteries and attached power cable on the UK 65E8PLA
Sizes
Size
Model
Weight without stand
55″
OLED55E8PLA
23.8 kg
65″
OLED65E8PLA
29.9 kg
Pros and cons
Pros
+OLED pixel dimming and Dolby Vision
+α9 processor with dynamic tone mapping
+Four HDMI inputs and webOS with ThinQ AI
Cons
−No 4K 120Hz HDMI input or variable refresh rate
−Integrated speakers lack the impact of separate audio equipment
