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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Accelerated Longevity Test
    3. Stand
    4. Back
    5. Borders
    6. Thickness
    7. Build Quality
  5. Picture Quality
    1. Contrast
    2. Blooming
    3. Lighting Zone Transitions
    4. Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode
    5. HDR Brightness
    6. HDR Brightness In Game Mode
    7. PQ EOTF Tracking
    8. SDR Brightness
    9. Color Gamut
    10. Color Volume
    11. Pre Calibration
    12. Post Calibration
    13. Gray Uniformity
    14. Black Uniformity
    15. Viewing Angle
    16. Reflections
    17. HDR Native Gradient
    18. Low-Quality Content Smoothing
    19. Upscaling: Sharpness Processing
    20. Pixels
  6. Motion
    1. Response Time
    2. Flicker-Free
    3. Black Frame Insertion (BFI)
    4. Motion Interpolation
    5. Stutter
    6. 24p Judder
    7. Variable Refresh Rate
  7. Inputs
    1. Input Lag
    2. Supported Resolutions
    3. PS5 Compatibility
    4. Xbox Series X|S Compatibility
    5. Inputs Specifications
    6. Input Photos
    7. Total Inputs
    8. Audio Passthrough
  8. Sound Quality
    1. Frequency Response
    2. Distortion
  9. Smart Features
    1. Interface
    2. Ad-Free
    3. Apps and Features
    4. Remote
    5. TV Controls
    6. In The Box
    7. Misc
  10. Comments

LG UQ8000 vs LG UQ9000

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

LG UQ8000
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LG UQ8000 Picture
LG UQ9000 Picture
Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-Type
IPS
Resolution4k
TypeLED
Sub-Type
IPS

Variants

  • 43UQ8000AUB (43")
  • 50UQ8000AUB (50")
  • 55UQ8000AUB (55")
  • 65UQ8000AUB (65")
  • 70UQ8000AUB (70")
  • 75UQ8000AUB (75")
  • 86UQ8000AUB (86")
  • 43UQ9000PUD (43")
  • 50UQ9000PUD (50")
  • 55UQ9000PUD (55")
  • 65UQ9000PUD (65")
  • 70UQ9000PUD (70")
  • 75UQ9000PUD (75")

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LG UQ8000

LG UQ9000

Although the LG UQ8000 is a lower-end version of the LG UQ9000, it's slightly better overall. The UQ8000 has better accuracy and better motion handling, but besides those differences, both TVs are very similar.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.6
6.4

Pre Calibration 
 

9.0
6.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture  

LG UQ8000 Design Picture
LG UQ9000 Design Picture

Curved  

No
No
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Accelerated Longevity Test 
 

Uniformity Pictures  

50-gray-24
Month 24
50% Gray
50-gray-24
Month 24
50% Gray

Longevity Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool
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Stand  

Stand Picture  

LG UQ8000 Stand Picture
LG UQ9000 Stand Picture
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Back  

Back Picture  

LG UQ8000 Back Picture
LG UQ9000 Back Picture

Wall Mount  

VESA 300x300
VESA 300x300
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Borders  

Borders Picture  

LG UQ8000 Borders Picture
LG UQ9000 Borders Picture

Borders  

0.47" (1.2 cm)
0.47" (1.2 cm)
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Thickness  

Thickness Picture  

LG UQ8000 Thickness Picture
LG UQ9000 Thickness Picture

Max Thickness  

2.44" (6.2 cm)
2.44" (6.2 cm)
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.0

Build quality picture  

LG UQ8000 Build quality picture
LG UQ9000 Build quality picture
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Picture Quality

Contrast 
 

1.9
1.5

Contrast Picture  

LG UQ8000 Contrast Picture
LG UQ9000 Contrast Picture

Contrast 
 

1,110 : 1
858 : 1

Native Contrast 
 

1,110 : 1
858 : 1
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Blooming 
 

10
10

Blooming Photo  

LG UQ8000 Blooming Photo
LG UQ9000 Blooming Photo
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Lighting Zone Transitions 
 

10
10

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object  

Local Dimming 
 

No
No

Backlight 
 

Direct
Direct

Dimming Zones Count Of Tested TV 
 

N/A
N/A
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Contrast And Dark Details In Game Mode 
 

4.0
4.0

Blooming Photo In Game Mode  

LG UQ8000 Blooming Photo In Game Mode
LG UQ9000 Blooming Photo In Game Mode

Preferred LD Video, Moving Object In Game Mode  

Game Transitions With VRR And Preferred LD  

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HDR Brightness 
 

4.7
5.5

HDR Hallway Photo  

LG UQ8000 HDR Hallway Photo
LG UQ9000 HDR Hallway Photo

HDR Cityscape Photo  

LG UQ8000 HDR Cityscape Photo
LG UQ9000 HDR Cityscape Photo

HDR Landscape Photo  

LG UQ8000 HDR Landscape Photo
LG UQ9000 HDR Landscape Photo

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

208 cd/m²
230 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

159 cd/m²
227 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

89 cd/m²
159 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

207 cd/m²
220 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
304 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
304 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
304 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

296 cd/m²
304 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

206 cd/m²
219 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
304 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
304 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
304 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

296 cd/m²
303 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.025
0.022
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HDR Brightness In Game Mode 
 

4.7
5.6

HDR Hallway Photo  

LG UQ8000 HDR Hallway Photo
LG UQ9000 HDR Hallway Photo

HDR Cityscape Photo  

LG UQ8000 HDR Cityscape Photo
LG UQ9000 HDR Cityscape Photo

HDR Landscape Photo  

LG UQ8000 HDR Landscape Photo
LG UQ9000 HDR Landscape Photo

Hallway Lights (~1950 cd/m²) 
 

213 cd/m²
231 cd/m²

Yellow Skyscraper (~700 cd/m²) 
 

166 cd/m²
226 cd/m²

Landscape Pool (~300 cd/m²) 
 

89 cd/m²
164 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

206 cd/m²
219 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

294 cd/m²
311 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

294 cd/m²
311 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
310 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
310 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

206 cd/m²
218 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

294 cd/m²
310 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

294 cd/m²
310 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

294 cd/m²
310 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

295 cd/m²
310 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.025
0.024
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PQ EOTF Tracking 
 

8.6
8.6

PQ EOTF Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

600 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0081
0.0091

1000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0088
0.0092

4000 Nit Tracking Delta 
 

0.0094
0.0104
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SDR Brightness 
 

5.8
6.1

Real Scene Peak Brightness 
 

234 cd/m²
256 cd/m²

Peak 2% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
261 cd/m²

Peak 10% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Peak 25% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Peak 50% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Peak 100% Window 
 

251 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Sustained 2% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
261 cd/m²

Sustained 10% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Sustained 25% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Sustained 50% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Sustained 100% Window 
 

250 cd/m²
262 cd/m²

Automatic Brightness Limiting (ABL) 
 

0.000
0.000
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Color Gamut 
 

6.9
6.7

Wide Color Gamut 
 

No
No

Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture  

LG UQ8000 Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture
LG UQ9000 Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture

DCI P3 xy 
 

77.83%
75.23%

DCI P3 uv 
 

82.12%
80.10%

Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture  

LG UQ8000 Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture
LG UQ9000 Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture

Rec 2020 xy 
 

55.92%
54.05%

Rec 2020 uv 
 

59.88%
58.40%
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Color Volume 
 

5.5
5.6

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture  

LG UQ8000 P3 Color Volume ITP Picture
LG UQ9000 P3 Color Volume ITP Picture

1,000 cd/m² DCI P3 Coverage ITP 
 

33.1%
35.0%

2020 Color Volume ITP Picture  

LG UQ8000 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture
LG UQ9000 2020 Color Volume ITP Picture

10,000 cd/m² Rec 2020 Coverage ITP 
 

16.6%
16.8%

White Luminance 
 

208 cd/m²
220 cd/m²

Red Luminance 
 

37 cd/m²
33 cd/m²

Green Luminance 
 

141 cd/m²
152 cd/m²

Blue Luminance 
 

14 cd/m²
15 cd/m²

Cyan Luminance 
 

155 cd/m²
166 cd/m²

Magenta Luminance 
 

48 cd/m²
47 cd/m²

Yellow Luminance 
 

190 cd/m²
202 cd/m²
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Pre Calibration 
 

9.0
6.9

Pre White Balance Picture  

LG UQ8000 Pre White Balance Picture
LG UQ9000 Pre White Balance Picture

Pre Gamma Curve Picture  

LG UQ8000 Pre Gamma Curve Picture
LG UQ9000 Pre Gamma Curve Picture

Pre Color Picture  

LG UQ8000 Pre Color Picture
LG UQ9000 Pre Color Picture

White Balance dE 
 

1.22
4.16

Color dE 
 

0.84
2.29

Gamma 
 

2.20
2.21

Color Temperature 
 

6,941 K
7,428 K

Picture Mode 
 

Expert (Dark Space)
Expert (Dark Space)

Color Temp Setting 
 

Warm 50
Warm 50

Gamma Setting 
 

2.2
2.2
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Post Calibration 
 

9.6
9.3

Post White Balance Picture  

LG UQ8000 Post White Balance Picture
LG UQ9000 Post White Balance Picture

Post Gamma Curve Picture  

LG UQ8000 Post Gamma Curve Picture
LG UQ9000 Post Gamma Curve Picture

Post Color Picture  

LG UQ8000 Post Color Picture
LG UQ9000 Post Color Picture

White Balance dE 
 

0.30
0.29

Color dE 
 

0.63
1.03

Gamma 
 

2.19
2.20

Color Temperature 
 

6,737 K
6,979 K

White Balance Calibration 
 

22 point
22 point

Color Calibration 
 

Yes
Yes
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Gray Uniformity 
 

6.9
6.3

50% Uniformity Picture  

LG UQ8000 50% Uniformity Picture
LG UQ9000 50% Uniformity Picture

50% Std. Dev. 
 

4.491%
4.568%

50% DSE 
 

0.220%
0.247%

5% Uniformity Picture  

LG UQ8000 5% Uniformity Picture
LG UQ9000 5% Uniformity Picture

5% Std. Dev. 
 

0.530%
0.731%

5% DSE 
 

0.072%
0.124%
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Black Uniformity 
 

7.2
6.1

Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming  

LG UQ8000 Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming
LG UQ9000 Black Uniformity Picture With Preferred Local Dimming

Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
N/A

Native Black Uniformity Picture  

LG UQ8000 Native Black Uniformity Picture
LG UQ9000 Native Black Uniformity Picture

Native Std. Dev. 
 

1.215%
1.945%
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Viewing Angle 
 

7.8
7.1

Viewing Angle Video  

Chroma Graph  

LG UQ8000 Chroma Graph
LG UQ9000 Chroma Graph

Color Washout 
 

32°
26°

Hue Graph  

LG UQ8000 Hue Graph
LG UQ9000 Hue Graph

Color Shift 
 

54°
68°

Lightness Graph  

LG UQ8000 Lightness Graph
LG UQ9000 Lightness Graph

Brightness Loss 
 

32°
29°

Black Level Raise 
 

70°
70°

Gamma Shift 
 

59°
28°
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Reflections 
 

7.3
7.6

Reflections Picture  

LG UQ8000 Reflections Picture
LG UQ9000 Reflections Picture

Average Room Off Picture  

LG UQ8000 Average Room Off Picture
LG UQ9000 Average Room Off Picture

Bright Room Off Picture  

LG UQ8000 Bright Room Off Picture
LG UQ9000 Bright Room Off Picture

Screen Finish 
 

Semi-gloss
Semi-gloss

Total Reflections 
 

5.4%
4.7%

Indirect Reflections 
 

0.6%
0.5%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

4.8%
4.2%
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HDR Native Gradient 
 

7.8
8.0

HDR Gradient Picture  

LG UQ8000 HDR Gradient Picture
LG UQ9000 HDR Gradient Picture

100% Black to 50% Gray  

4.0
4.0

50% Gray to 100% White  

10
10

100% Black to 50% Red  

8.0
8.0

50% Red to 100% Red  

10
10

100% Black to 50% Green  

8.0
8.0

50% Green to 100% Green  

8.0
6.0

100% Black to 50% Blue  

6.0
8.0

50% Blue to 100% Blue  

8.0
10
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Low-Quality Content Smoothing 
 

7.6
7.8

Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture  

LG UQ8000 Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture
LG UQ9000 Low-Quality Content Smoothing Picture

Smoothing 
 

8.0
8.5

Detail Preservation 
 

6.5
6.0
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Upscaling: Sharpness Processing 
 

6.5
6.0

Sharpness Picture - 480p  

LG UQ8000 Sharpness Picture - 480p
LG UQ9000 Sharpness Picture - 480p
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Pixels 
 

Pixels Picture  

LG UQ8000 Pixels Picture
LG UQ9000 Pixels Picture

Subpixel Layout 
 

RGB
RGB

Type  

LED
LED

Sub-Type 
 

IPS
IPS
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Motion

Response Time 
 

7.0
5.4

Motion Blur Picture  

LG UQ8000 Motion Blur Picture
LG UQ9000 Motion Blur Picture

Response Time Chart  

LG UQ8000 Response Time Chart
LG UQ9000 Response Time Chart

80% Response Time 
 

6.0 ms
9.3 ms

100% Response Time 
 

18.4 ms
16.9 ms
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Flicker-Free 
 

4.0
4.0

Backlight chart 
 

LG UQ8000 Backlight chart
LG UQ9000 Backlight chart

Flicker-Free 
 

No
No

PWM Dimming Frequency 
 

120 Hz
120 Hz
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Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

BFI Picture  

LG UQ8000 BFI Picture
LG UQ9000 BFI Picture

BFI Frequency Picture  

LG UQ8000 BFI Frequency Picture
LG UQ9000 BFI Frequency Picture

Optional BFI 
 

No
No

Min Flicker For 60 fps 
 

120 Hz
120 Hz

60Hz For 60 fps 
 

No
No

120Hz For 120 fps 
 

N/A
N/A

Min Flicker for 60 fps in Game Mode 
 

120 Hz
120 Hz
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Motion Interpolation 
 

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture  

LG UQ8000 Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture
LG UQ9000 Motion Interpolation (30 fps) Picture

Motion Interpolation (30 fps) 
 

Yes
Yes

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture  

LG UQ8000 Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture
LG UQ9000 Motion Interpolation (60 fps) Picture

Motion Interpolation (60 fps) 
 

No
No
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Stutter 
 

8.2
8.0

Frame Hold Time @ 24 fps 
 

23.3 ms
24.8 ms

Frame Hold Time @ 60 fps 
 

0.0 ms
0.0 ms
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24p Judder 
 

10
10

Judder-Free 24p 
 

Yes
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60p 
 

Yes
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via 60i 
 

Yes
Yes

Judder-Free 24p via Native Apps 
 

Yes
Yes
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Variable Refresh Rate 
 

0.0
0.0

Native Refresh Rate 
 

60 Hz
60 Hz (except 70'', 75'')

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

No
No

HDMI Forum VRR 
 

No
No

FreeSync 
 

No
No

G-SYNC Compatible 
 

No
No

4k VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
N/A

4k VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
No VRR support

1080p VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
N/A

1080p VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
No VRR support

1440p VRR Maximum 
 

N/A
N/A

1440p VRR Minimum 
 

No VRR support
No VRR support

VRR + Local Dimming  

No Local Dimming
No Local Dimming
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Inputs

Input Lag 
 

9.7
9.7

1080p @ 60Hz 
 

10.2 ms
10.2 ms

1080p @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

118.3 ms
118.1 ms

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1080p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

10.3 ms
10.5 ms

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

1440p @ 144Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

4k @ 60Hz 
 

10.0 ms
10.2 ms

4k @ 60Hz + 10-Bit HDR 
 

10.1 ms
10.1 ms

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

10.0 ms
10.2 ms

4k @ 60Hz Outside Game Mode 
 

117.8 ms
117.7 ms

4k @ 60Hz With Interpolation 
 

121.2 ms
119.0 ms

4k @ 120Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

4k @ 144Hz 
 

N/A
N/A

8k @ 60Hz 
 

N/A
N/A
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Supported Resolutions 
 

7.1
7.1

Resolution  

4k
4k

480p @ 59.94Hz (Widescreen) 
 

Yes
Yes

720p @ 59.94Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

Yes
Yes

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1080p @ 144Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 60Hz 
 

Yes (forced resolution required)
Yes (forced resolution required)

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 144Hz 
 

No
No

4k @ 60Hz 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 60Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

4k @ 120Hz @ 4:4:4 
 

No
No

4k @ 144Hz 
 

No
No

8k @ 30Hz or 24Hz 
 

No
No

8k @ 60Hz 
 

No
No
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PS5 Compatibility 
 

PS5 Screenshot  

LG UQ8000 PS5 Screenshot
LG UQ9000 PS5 Screenshot

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

HDR 
 

Yes
Yes

VRR 
 

No
No
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Xbox Series X|S Compatibility 
 

Xbox Series X Screenshot  

LG UQ8000 Xbox Series X Screenshot
LG UQ9000 Xbox Series X Screenshot

Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) 
 

Yes
Yes

4k @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1440p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

1080p @ 120Hz 
 

No
No

HDR 
 

Yes
Yes

VRR 
 

No
No
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Inputs Specifications  

HDR10 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR10+ 
 

No
No

Dolby Vision 
 

No
No

HLG 
 

Yes
Yes

HDMI 2.0 Full Bandwidth 
 

Yes (HDMI 1,2)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3)

HDMI 2.1 Class Bandwidth 
 

No
No

CEC  

Yes
Yes

HDCP 2.2  

Yes (HDMI 1, 2)
Yes (HDMI 1,2,3)

ATSC Tuner 
 

1.0
1.0

USB 3.0 
 

No
No

Variable Analog Audio Out  

No
No

Wi-Fi Support  

Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
Yes (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz)
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Input Photos  

Side Inputs Picture  

LG UQ8000 Side Inputs Picture
LG UQ9000 Side Inputs Picture

Rear Inputs Picture  

LG UQ8000 Rear Inputs Picture
LG UQ9000 Rear Inputs Picture
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Total Inputs  

HDMI  

2
3

USB  

1
2

Digital Optical Audio Out  

1
1

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm  

0
0

Analog Audio Out RCA  

0
0

Component In  

0
0

Composite In  

0
0

Tuner (Cable/Ant)  

1
1

Ethernet  

1
1

DisplayPort  

0
0

IR In  

0
0
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Audio Passthrough 
 

ARC/eARC Port 
 

eARC
eARC

eARC: Dolby Atmos Over Dolby Digital Plus 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: LPCM 7.1 Over Dolby MAT 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 
 

Yes
Yes

eARC: DTS:X Over DTS-HD MA 
 

No
No

eARC: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 
 

No
No

eARC: LPCM Channels (Bitstream) 
 

7.1
7.1

ARC: Dolby Digital 5.1 
 

Yes
Yes

ARC: DTS 5.1 
 

No
No

Optical: Dolby Digital 5.1 
 

Yes
Yes

Optical: DTS 5.1 
 

No
No
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Sound Quality

Frequency Response 
 

6.9
6.7

Frequency Response  

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Low-Frequency Extension 
 

89.80 Hz
95.14 Hz

Std. Dev. @ 70 
 

3.13 dB
3.74 dB

Std. Dev. @ 80 
 

3.23 dB
4.05 dB

Std. Dev. @ Max 
 

5.30 dB
5.27 dB

Max 
 

87.7 dB SPL
87.2 dB SPL

Dynamic Range Compression 
 

3.83 dB
3.41 dB
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Distortion 
 

6.8
7.2

Total Harmonic Distortion 
 

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Weighted THD @ 80 
 

0.150
0.074

Weighted THD @ Max 
 

0.503
0.435

IMD @ 80 
 

3.53%
1.75%

IMD @ Max 
 

11.45%
6.81%
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Smart Features

Interface 
 

8.5
8.5

Smart TV Picture  

LG UQ8000 Smart TV Picture
LG UQ9000 Smart TV Picture

Smart OS  

webOS
webOS

Version  

22
22

Ease of Use 
 

Easy
Easy

Smoothness 
 

Average
Average

Time Taken to Select YouTube 
 

2 s
2 s

Time Taken to Change Backlight 
 

6 s
5 s

Advanced Options 
 

Many
Many
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Ad-Free 
 

0.0
0.0

Ads Picture  

LG UQ8000 Ads Picture
LG UQ9000 Ads Picture

Ads 
 

Yes
Yes

Opt-out 
 

No
No

Suggested Content in Home 
 

Yes
Yes

Opt-out of Suggested Content 
 

No
No
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Apps and Features 
 

8.0
8.0

Apps Picture  

LG UQ8000 Apps Picture
LG UQ9000 Apps Picture

App Selection 
 

Great
Great

App Smoothness 
 

Average
Average

Cast Capable 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Drive Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Drive HDR Playback 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR in Netflix 
 

Yes
Yes

HDR in YouTube 
 

Yes
Yes
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Remote 
 

9.0
9.0

Remote Picture  

LG UQ8000 Remote Picture
LG UQ9000 Remote Picture

Size 
 

Large
Large

Voice Control 
 

Many Features
Many Features

CEC Menu Control 
 

Yes
Yes

Other Smart Features 
 

Yes
Yes

Remote App  

LG ThinQ
LG ThinQ
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TV Controls  

Controls Picture  

LG UQ8000 Controls Picture
LG UQ9000 Controls Picture
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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

LG UQ8000 In The Box Picture
LG UQ9000 In The Box Picture
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Misc  

Power Consumption  

57 W
62 W

Power Consumption (Max)  

126 W
138 W

Firmware  

3.11.65
3.10.65

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