The LG UT7570 is an entry-level TV released in 2024. It's a 60Hz option and doesn't have modern features like local dimming, VRR support, or HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, but it still has some basic features like motion interpolation and auto low latency mode for gaming. It's powered by LG's α5 AI Processor Gen 7, which is designed to deliver refined picture and audio quality. The TV runs version 24 of LG's webOS and has a built-in 20W 2.0 channel speaker system that can be up-mixed to virtual 5.1 surround sound. We bought and tested the 65-inch model, but it's available in six sizes total: 43, 50, 55, 65, 75, and 86-inches.
The LG UT7570 is just okay for mixed usage. The TV is well-suited for use in a group setting due to its wide viewing angle, which is great for watching sports, shows, or movies with friends. Unfortunately, it has awful contrast and doesn't get bright enough for use in a well-lit room, so it doesn't look very good regardless of the lighting in your room. The TV's response time is only decent, so fast motion has noticeable blur behind it. If you're looking for a TV to pair with your modern gaming console or PC, it isn't a good option since it lacks HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 120Hz, and VRR support; you're limited to 4k @ 60Hz.
The LG UT7570 is decent for watching shows. The built-in webOS is loaded with streaming apps, so it's very easy to find your favorite shows. The TV has okay upscaling capabilities, so low-resolution shows don't look overly soft, and its good low-quality content smoothing means it can smooth out artifacts in low-bitrate shows. Fortunately, the TV is suitable for watching shows with friends since it has a wide viewing angle, meaning the image doesn't degrade much when viewed from the sides of the screen. Unfortunately, it has disappointing SDR brightness, so it doesn't overcome glare in a bright room; you're best off using the TV in a dark or moderately lit room.
The LG UT7570 is satisfactory for watching sports. It has a wide viewing angle, so it's a good option for watching the game with a group of friends since the image doesn't drastically degrade when viewed from the sides of the screen. It also has good gray uniformity, so you aren't overly distracted by the dirty screen effect when watching sports with large areas of uniform color, like soccer and hockey. Unfortunately, the TV's response time is only decent, so there's some noticeable blur behind quick-moving players and objects. It also doesn't overcome glare in a bright room due to its disappointing SDR brightness, so it's best suited for a dark or moderately lit room.
The LG UT7570 is unremarkable for playing video games. The TV has incredibly low input lag, so you get a responsive gaming experience, but the TV's response time is only decent, so there's noticeable blur behind fast motion. Using Game Optimizer doesn't negatively impact the TV's image, so you don't have to worry about trading in picture quality for performance. Unfortunately, the TV doesn't have modern gaming features like HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 120Hz, and VRR, so it's not a good option if you're looking to get the most out of your PS5, Xbox Series X|S, or gaming PC. Finally, the TV doesn't get bright enough in SDR to overcome glare in a bright room, so it's best suited for gaming in a dark or moderately lit room.
The LG UT7570 is inadequate for watching movies in a dark room. It has awful contrast, so blacks look gray anytime highlights are also on screen. The TV doesn't get bright enough in HDR for highlights to stand out the way they should, and it doesn't support a wide color gamut, so colors lack vibrancy. The TV removes judder from 24Hz sources like the built-in apps or a Blu-ray player, but it doesn't remove judder from 60Hz sources without using motion interpolation. The TV's pre-calibration SDR accuracy is alright, but it still requires calibration if you care about accurate colors in SDR.
The LG UT7570 is okay for gaming in HDR, but that's mostly due to its general gaming performance, as HDR adds next to nothing. The TV has awful contrast and doesn't get bright enough in HDR for highlights to stand out, so games in HDR lack impact. It also doesn't have HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, VRR, or 4k @ 120Hz support, so you're limited to 4k @ 60Hz, and you see some screen-tearing. The TV's response time is only decent, so there's noticeable blur behind quick motion. Fortunately, the TV does have incredibly low input lag, so it delivers a responsive gaming experience.
The LG UT7570 is decent for use as a PC monitor. The TV delivers a responsive desktop experience thanks to its incredibly low input lag, but its only decent response time means there's noticeable blur behind quick cursor movements and other fast motion. The TV doesn't get bright enough to overcome glare, so you see reflections on the screen in a bright room; it performs best in dark or moderately lit rooms. Fortunately, the TV has good gray uniformity, so you aren't overly distracted by the dirty screen effect when looking at large areas of uniform color, like when browsing the web. It also has a wide viewing angle, so the corners of the screen are consistent with the center if you sit up close. The TV displays chroma 4:4:4 properly, and it uses an RGB subpixel layout, so text is clear and easy to read.
We bought and tested the LG UT8000, and added a mention of it in the Contrast section of the review.
We bought and tested the 65-inch LG UT7570PUB, and most of our results are also valid for the 43, 50, 55, 75, and 86-inch models. The 43, 75, and 86-inch models are sold as the LG UT7590PUA, and they use different feet and have a different back design with the inputs on the left side of the TV.
Size | US Model |
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43" | 43UT7590PUA |
50" | 50UT7570PUB |
55" | 55UT7570PUB |
65" | 65UT7570PUB |
75" | 75UT7590PUA |
86" | 86UT7590PUA |
Our unit was manufactured in April 2024; you can see the label here.
The LG UT7570 is an unremarkable TV with no modern features and sub-par picture quality. It's held back by its awful contrast that can't be improved due to a lack of a local dimming feature, so it doesn't look very good in a dark room. It's also a dim TV overall that's not bright enough for use in a well-lit room or to provide an impactful HDR experience. If you're looking for a budget-friendly TV, you would be much better off getting a TV like the Hisense U6/U6N, as that TV has a great local dimming feature that delivers significantly deeper blacks, a wide color gamut for more vibrant colors, and it's brighter overall.
See our recommendations for the best budget TVs, the best TVs under $500, and the best 65-inch TVs.
The LG UT7570 and the LG UT8000 are similar overall, but the UT80 is a bit better for most people. The UT80 has a much higher contrast ratio, so it's a better choice for dim or dark rooms, as blacks are deeper and more uniform. On the other hand, if you never watch TV in a dark room, the UT7570 might be a better choice as it has a wider viewing angle, so you'll see a more consistent image if you're watching at a bit of an angle.
The LG UT7570 is a bit better than the LG UQ7590. The UT7570 is a bit brighter overall and has slightly better reflection handling, so it fights a bit more glare in a room with some lights on, but it’s still too dim for use in a well-lit room. The biggest advantage that the UT7570 has is its quicker response time, which delivers fast motion with less blur. The UT7570 also has better PQ EOTF tracking, so it sticks closer to the content creator’s intent with HDR content. Outside of that, the two TVs are essentially the same.
The Samsung DU8000 is better than the LG UT7570 in most ways. The Samsung supports a wide color gamut, so it displays more vibrant and lifelike colors, and its much better contrast ratio and black uniformity means it delivers deeper blacks in a dark room. The Samsung also has a slightly faster response time for less blur behind quick motion. However, the LG has a much wider viewing angle, so it’s the better option if you regularly watch TV with a group. The LG also has better low-quality content smoothing, so it does a better job at removing artifacts from low-bitrate content.
The Hisense U6/U6N is much better than the LG UT7570. The Hisense is much brighter overall, so it overcomes a lot more glare in a bright room and displays brighter highlights in HDR content. The Hisense has a massive advantage when it comes to contrast since it has an effective local dimming feature that delivers much deeper blacks in a dark room. The Hisense also has a wide color gamut, so it displays more vibrant and lifelike colors. Finally, the Hisense is better for gamers due to its faster response time and the ability to game in up to 1440p @ 120Hz.
The Samsung Q60D QLED is better than the LG UT7570. The Samsung has better contrast and much better black uniformity, so it delivers deeper blacks in a dark room. When it comes to color vibrancy, the Samsung is the better TV due to its wide color gamut and better color volume. The Samsung is also the brighter TV overall, so it fights more glare in a well-lit room and provides a more impactful HDR experience.
The Samsung Q60C QLED and the LG UT7570 are better than each other in different ways. The Samsung is the much brighter TV in SDR, meaning it overcomes more glare in a well-lit room. The Samsung supports a wide color gamut, so it delivers more vibrant and lifelike colors. The Samsung also has better contrast and black uniformity for deeper blacks in a dark room. On the other hand, the LG has a faster response time for less blur behind fast motion, and its wider viewing angle makes it the better option for use in a group setting.
The TV comes with two plastic feet. They're set wide apart and can't be adjusted, so they take up a lot of space, and you'll need a large cabinet for the larger sizes. The stand lifts the display about 2.91 inches above the table, so most soundbars fit underneath without blocking the screen.
Footprint of the 65-inch model: 54.57" x 12".
The inputs are housed in a much smaller box than the LG UQ7590, which gives the back of the TV a cleaner look. Since the inputs are located in the middle, they're hard to reach if you have the TV wall-mounted. Unfortunately, there are no clips or anything to help with cable management.
The TV has decent build quality overall. It's mostly made of plastic, so it's light and feels a bit cheap, but the two feet hold the TV well enough that there are no major issues with stability. Unfortunately, our unit does have some uneven assembly near the top of the screen, so there's a small gap between the screen and the borders of the TV.
The LG UT75 has awful contrast. Blacks are raised and look gray when highlights are also on the screen, and the TV lacks a local dimming feature to improve its contrast. The step-up model to this one, the LG UT8000, has much better contrast but still lacks a local dimming feature.
This TV doesn't have a local dimming feature, so it can't adjust the backlight of individual zones to brighten up highlights without impacting the rest of the image. This means that there are no distracting flickers or brightness changes as bright highlights move across the screen.
The LG UT7570 has inadequate HDR brightness. It's not bright enough to display HDR content properly. Bright highlights don't stand out, and overall, this TV doesn't provide an impactful HDR experience.
These measurements are after calibrating the HDR white point, with the following settings:
Although the TV is slightly dimmer in Game Optimizer, it's not noticeable.
These measurements are after calibrating the HDR white point with the following settings:
The LG UT75 has great PQ EOTF tracking. Blacks and near-blacks are raised, but the TV follows the curve very closely until it approaches its peak brightness. With content mastered at 600 and 1000 nits, there's a gradual roll-off near the TV's peak brightness to retain detail in highlights. With content mastered at 4000 nits, the roll-off is much more gradual.
The TV has disappointing SDR brightness. It's not bright enough to overcome glare in a well-lit room, so it's best suited for dark or moderately lit rooms.
These measurements are after calibration with the following settings:
The LG UT7570 has an okay color gamut, but it's not wide enough to display saturated colors in HDR. It has very good coverage of the commonly used DCI-P3 color space, but all colors are undersaturated and very inaccurate. These results are with an aggressive 75% stimulus level. With a more realistic 50% stimulus, color accuracy is much better.
The TV has inadequate coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space, with undersaturated colors and poor accuracy. With a 50% stimulus, the TV performs better.
The TV's color volume is mediocre. It does a bad job at displaying dark colors due to its awful contrast, and the TV isn't nearly bright enough to display colors at high luminance levels.
The TV has just alright pre-calibration SDR accuracy. Reds and greens are overrepresented in dark shades of gray, and blues are overrepresented in most shades of gray. The color temperature is much cooler than our target of 6500K, so the image is too blue. Gamma is close to our target of 2.2, but dark scenes are much brighter than intended, and moderately-lit scenes are a bit too dark. Fortunately, the TV has very good color accuracy in SDR, but whites and lighter shades of most colors are inaccurate.
The TV has outstanding accuracy after calibration. The white balance is much better now, with only reds, greens, and blues overrepresented in dark shades of gray. The color temperature is now essentially perfect, and gamma is a bit closer to our target of 2.2, although dark scenes are still too bright. Color accuracy is even better, but there are some minor inaccuracies with blues.
You can see our full calibration settings here.
The LG UT7570 has good gray uniformity. The edges and corners of the screen are darker than the center, and there's some noticeable dirty screen effect towards the middle of the screen. On a very dark or near-black screen, its uniformity is fantastic, with only the corners being slightly darker than the rest of the screen.
The TV has a very good viewing angle. Colors wash out, and there's some brightness loss the further you move off-center, but the image remains mostly consistent when viewed from the sides of the screen. This makes it a good option for a wide seating arrangement.
The LG UT7570 has good reflection handling. Its semi-gloss screen finish significantly reduces the intensity of indirect reflections, like when glare from a ceiling light isn't directly facing the screen. Unfortunately, the TV's handling of direct reflections is only okay, so reflections caused by something like a lamp positioned in front of the screen are distracting.
The TV's gradient handling is adequate. There's some noticeable banding in dark grays, dark reds, dark blues, and bright greens, and dark greens have significant banding.
The LG UT7570 does an okay job at upscaling low-resolution content like DVDs or lower-resolution streams. Details aren't overly soft, but finer details are very hard to make out.
Sharpness processing was calibrated with no over-sharpening for low-resolution content, with the following settings:
If you want a similar TV with better upscaling, check out the Sony BRAVIA 3.
The TV has an RGB sub-pixel layout, so it doesn't have any issues rendering text when used as a PC monitor.
The TV uses color filters to produce red and green light, as confirmed by the TV's spectral power distribution (SPD).
The TV uses pulse width modulation (PWM) to dim its backlight, which introduces flicker that can bother people who are sensitive to it. Unfortunately, it flickers at a slow 120Hz in all picture modes and at all brightness levels, so it can cause headaches and eye strain if you're sensitive to flicker.
The TV doesn't have an optional backlight strobing feature, commonly known as black frame insertion (BFI), to help reduce persistence blur.
The TV has an optional motion interpolation feature to improve the clarity of motion, but it doesn't work very well. It does an okay job of smoothing out slower panning shots, but the TV struggles with fast-moving scenes, and there are distracting artifacts around fast-moving objects.
Due to the TV's slower response time, there's only some minor stutter when watching movies or TV shows, and it's only noticeable during slow panning shots.
The TV gives a judder-free experience with 24p sources like a Blu-ray player and native apps when the Real Cinema setting is enabled. Unfortunately, it doesn't remove 24p judder from 60Hz sources like most cable TV boxes and older streaming devices that lack a Match Frame Rate feature unless you set De-Judder to '10'.
This TV doesn't support VRR to reduce screen tearing.
This TV has incredibly low input lag when set to Game Optimizer, which ensures a very responsive gaming experience with very little delay between your actions with your controller or mouse and the action on-screen.
The LG UT7570 supports all common resolutions up to 4k @ 60Hz. It displays chroma 4:4:4 properly with any signal as long as the input label is set to PC, which is important for reading clear text from a PC.
The LG UT7570 is a 60Hz TV, so it only supports up to 4k @ 60Hz on the PS5. Unfortunately, it doesn't support 1080p or 1440p @ 120Hz. It has Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), so it'll automatically switch to Game Optimizer when the TV detects a game console as its input device, which gives you the lowest possible input lag for games.
The LG UT7570 is a 60Hz TV, so it only supports up to 4k @ 60Hz on the Xbox Series X|S. Unfortunately, it doesn't support 1080p or 1440p @ 120Hz. It has Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), so it'll automatically switch to Game Optimizer when the TV detects a game console as its input device, which gives you the lowest possible input lag for games.
The TV is limited to HDMI 2.0 bandwidth on all three ports.
The LG UT75 has eARC support, which allows it to pass uncompressed high-quality audio from a connected source to your home theater system or soundbar. Unfortunately, it doesn't support any DTS formats commonly used on Blu-rays.
The TV's frequency response is sub-par. Like most TVs, bass is non-existent. The sound is well-balanced at moderate listening levels, so dialogue is clear, but it sounds progressively worse as the volume increases. Since the TV doesn't get very loud, it's best suited for a quiet environment.
The TV's distortion performance is satisfactory. Distortion is audible near and at max volume, so you need to listen at lower volume levels for no distortion.
The LG UT75 runs the 2024 version of LG's proprietary smart interface, webOS. The interface is easy to use and supports user profiles, so you can customize the home page for different users. Unfortunately, navigating the menus is very slow, and it can sometimes take up to six seconds to open a new menu.
The TV has a great selection of apps, so finding your favorite content is easy. You can also cast content from your phone onto the TV or play videos directly from a USB stick.
This TV comes with LG's classic remote with lots of buttons instead of the point-and-click Magic Remote found on higher-end models. It's compatible with the Magic Remote, so you can buy one separately and use it.