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LG OLED EA9800
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LG · OLED

OLED EA9800

Released April 2013

LG's first curved 55-inch Full HD OLED TV, with passive Cinema 3D, a transparent speaker stand and NetCast smart features.

Sizes
55″
Panel
OLED
Refresh
–
HDR
None
HDMI 2.1
0 of 4
Software
NetCast

What reviewers say

HDTVTest and AVForums praise deep blacks, accurate colours, strong upscaling and wide viewing angles. Both find game-mode lag too high for demanding gaming. They disagree on motion processing and sample uniformity. The curved design and fixed transparent speaker stand divide opinion; passive 3D is bright but halves vertical detail.

From hdtvtest.co.uk and avforums.com

Specifications

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Display

Panel
OLED
Panel detail
Curved WRGB OLED with passive Cinema 3D
Resolution
1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
HDR formats
None
Picture processing
Resolution Upscaler Plus, Real Cinema 24p and ISF Expert picture modes
Motion handling
Native panel refresh rate is not established by the exact maker tables; no marketing motion rate is substituted.

Sizes

Sizes
55″
Largest size
55″

Gaming

HDMI ports
4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
None
HDMI detail
Four HDMI inputs; MHL support
Input lag
55 ms in Game mode (HDTVTest); 54 ms (AVForums). Both measured roughly 138 ms in the calibrated ISF picture mode.

Smart TV and sound

Smart TV platform
NetCast
Processor
Triple XD Engine
Speakers
2.0 channels
Wi-Fi
Built-in Wi-Fi
Speaker detail
Maker Clear Speaker system with 10 W + 10 W + 10 W + 10 W output, a two-channel arrangement and subwoofer; Norway describes a three-way eight-speaker system
Audio features
Dolby Digital and DTS decoding
Casting
Miracast, DLNA, WiDi, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC and LG Cloud
Software updates
NetCast 4.0, explicitly named by LG Norway. LG Finland labels the same EA980W as webOS, conflicting with Norway and the original UK reviews. LG's July 2013 retrospective states that curved OLED sales began in Korea in April; this is the global sale month, rather than the later UK introduction.
TV tuners
DVB-T2, DVB-C and DVB-S2; two RF inputs and CI slot. Composite, component and SCART inputs are also specified.
USB
Three USB inputs, two USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0, with USB hub support
Ethernet
Ethernet LAN port
Optical audio out
Optical digital audio output and headphone output

Design and power

Stand
LG publishes only the complete fixed-stand dimensions and weight: 1227 × 798.5 × 192 mm (W × H × D), 17.2 kg. No panel-only weight is assigned. UK reviews identify the stand as non-removable and the TV as unsuitable for conventional wall mounting.
Power use
97 W on-mode; below 0.3 W standby; 146 kWh annual energy use in the maker's original energy table

Sizes

SizeModel
55″55EA980W

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Self-lit OLED pixel control
  • Passive Cinema 3D
  • Four HDMI inputs

Cons

  • Full HD resolution
  • No HDR support
  • Fixed stand prevents conventional wall mounting

Closest rivals

Model
SizesPanelRefreshHDRHDMI 2.1SoftwareReleased
PanasonicMZ980
42–55″OLED–Dolby Vision, HDR10+2 of 4my Home Screen2023
HisenseA85Q
55–65″OLED120 HzDolby Vision, HDR10+2 of 4VIDAAJun 2025
LGOLED EC9300
55″OLED–None0 of 4webOSAug 2014

Sources

  1. lg.com/se/tv-soundbars/oled/55ea980w
  2. lg.com/no/tv/lg-55EA980W
  3. lg.com/fi/televisiot/lg-55EA980W
  4. lg.com/global/newsroom/news/media-entertainment-solution/lg-brings-curved-oled-…
  5. hdtvtest.co.uk/news/55ea980w-201312083487
  6. avforums.com/reviews/lg-ea980-55ea980-curved-1080p-oled-tv-review.9969

Photo: lg.com

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