Bought the 79UF9500 in late 2015. Got an amazing deal through a friend of a friend… $6,000 installed.

It has a lot of hours on it, almost 25,000 hours.

I go through a basic calibration process every couple of years to adjust.

It has been on the wall in a bright room the entire time, and as your review says, it excels in that environment.

The negative: I know it doesn’t have all the latest, greatest, bells and whistles. A $1,500 86" low end TV these days blows it away in all categories. Yeah, it’s blacks are a bit grey, it’s whites not uniform, there are a million others compared to current TVs.

The positive: going on 10 years at an average cost of $600/yr. Great viewing angles - important in a large media room with a lot of seating.

But you know what? My friends come over and watch sports, movies, regular TV shows, etc. and they are amazed at how good it looks. Then I tell them it is NINE years old, and they’re just blown away.

Of course I’ve always paired it with a high end audio setup, but LG deserves proper accolades for this model. Best and most durable TV I’ve ever owned.

I will run this 79UF9500 into the ground before I spend another dime on a TV.