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Earlier this year LG announced it would be releasing an OLED 8K TV. Fast forward to June 3rd, when LG made good on this statement with initial sales of their OLED88Z9PUA 8K TV. LG is now taking preorders for this display.
LG’s new lineup will offer eight different series and includes the R9, Z9, W9, E9, C9, and B9 OLED displays, and the SM9X and SM8X series which are NanoCell LED/LCD displays.
LG’s premium models for the US market are arriving at your local and online retailers. For 2018, LG will offer nine OLED models and seven Super UHD LED models. The OLED displays will consist of the W8, E8, C8 and B8 series, while the Super UHD models will offer the SK9500, SK9000 and SK8000 series.
As expected 2017 was a good year for the continued growth and popularity of 4K Ultra HD TVs. And with a new year upon us, it time for me to reflect on my favorite models from last year.
There is a new addition to the handful of 4K UHD Blu-ray players currently available… LG has recently launched its UP970 4K UHD Blu-ray player to spin the ever increasing number of 4K Blu-ray discs.
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I usually do at least one OLED TV review every year. These past models have all been from LG which has been the primary manufacturer of this very impressive technology and has been heavily pushing OLED TVs for the past several years. So it should be as no surprise this OLED TV review is an LG model.
Sony has recently jumped into the OLED market and is now offering the excellent performing OLED Bravia A1E Series as part of its 2017 lineup.
LG’s SJ8500 is part of their premium 4K LED TV lineup and offers very good picture quality whether it is displaying 4K, HDR or 1080p images, however, this is also dependent on the viewing environments lighting conditions… more on this in the performance section below. Additionally, LG’s excellent and latest webOS 3.5 smart TV on-screen menu system provides smooth and easy interaction with the SJ8500’s smart TV features.
In my opinion, OLED TVs set the standard for the best in picture quality among all current television technologies. And the key to this amazing image reproduction is found in their extraordinary contrast and black level capabilities.
