Lg e8 oled screenshot test
 

Our 14 year old Sony XBR LCD TV finally malfunctioned, so we replaced it with a 2018 LG E8 4K OLED.

For those who remember how the first two commercial Sony Trinitron televisions looked and performed when they were introduced in 1968. At that time, the KV 7010UA and KV 1210U blew out every other CRT color television on the market in terms of perceived picture quality. It was instantly recognized by consumers, a quantum leap in color fedelity. I was 22 when the first Trinitrons were introduced.

I’m here to say that to this viewers eyes, the LG E8 OLED represents the same perceivable picture quality improvement when compared to LCD back lit displays as the Trinitron was to CRT based color sets in 1968.

The blacks are inky black infinite, which makes all other colors pop. At 80 degrees off axis, the image suffers no loss in contrast or picture quality. So far, I have not had the LG professionally calibrated, because the sets ISF Expert dark room and Technicolor presets are said to be close to perfect out the box. I have the LG set as follows: ISF Expert Dark Room, color temperature: Warm 2, Gamma 2.2, luminance: 37, all enhancements set to OFF, and we only adjusted the “2 Method” settings. The LG E8 is Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos enabled. Wide color gamut achieves a tested 98.5% of the DCI P3 color gamut. I have had a chance to view some 4K content with Dolby Vision HDR and its beautiful.

I have attached two low resolution screenshots of Katie Perry on American Idol last night and links to the the full resolution shots. ABC broadcasts in 720P. The camera used is a Sony A6300, 1/50 second, F16, focal length 24mm, auto white balance. I hope to update this thread with proper 4K HDR screenshots. These screenshots can’t convey the excellence of the image, but when you see it, you know it. The excitement I experienced from Trinitron comes back 50 years later with OLED.

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Wow. And thats a 720P transmission. Just think what it would look like on a 1080I (CBS) transmission.

Marshall, I'm shocked that you didn't by a Sony for all the Sony stuff you've owned over the years. I want to buy a Sony OLED 4K set this year or next. My 32" Sony CRT that's my daily user now for 24 years is getting a bit soft. I think I'm getting close to buying my first flat panel tv but the jury is still out. The LG looks nice. I've never owned any outher tv brand but Sony since 1982. Not sure I could buy an LG because of that.

John,
You know I’m a big Sony fan. This was a matter of timing. The Sony failed unexpectedly and we needed a replacement. LG is slashing prices just ahead of the 2019 intros. The LG we purchased is the glass on glass elegant model with the upgrades at an incredible price.

Sony uses the LG panels and it’s a close call. Honestly we’d have to spend a thousand more to get the Sony and it’s a close call. The LG is in the guest bedroom.

That’s it, Sony’s just last. Your 24 years with the same Sony is testament to their longevity and typical not an exception.

KF4RCA,

I will post 4K content soon.

Here is an example of LG’s OLED off axis view, about 80 degrees off axis. No loss of contrast or brightness. As you may know, each pixel in the 4K display is self emitting, no backlighting required. The LG uses WRBG, but only the white pixels are OLED. The RGB pixels use color filters, so there is no problem with the RGB degrading over time. The white OLED used by LG is rated 50K hours at half life.

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That is a beautiful picture. What are your thoughts on the WebOS interface and magic remote?

The WebOS has been around for awhile, but it’s easy to use. I’d like to see more apps. The remote virtual cursor takes some time getting use to. It’s like if you never used a touch pad on a laptop kind of thing. The cursor can be adjusted to three sizes and the voice command is nice. I don’t have any Google products as I prefer Apple, but you can control your Google home devices.

I was surprised how fast the web browser is. You can adjust web page sizes and they really look good with the DCI-P3 deep color. I haven’t tried the virtual laptop style keyboard yet. Another nice feature is the Gallery mode which displays beautiful artwork and photography. I’d rather have it than not.

The biggest surprise is the “sound bar” quality of audio. There is a thin speaker grill strip in black which runs the width of the display and blends in with the bottom bezel and you hardly notice it. There are built in subs in the back bumpout. I set the audio for Dolby Atmos. When we bought the set, we thought we would need a sound bar. No auxiliary speakers as the set is in a guest bedroom. The sound is spacious, like a very good sound bar of larger size and we don’t need a sound bar and well suited for a bedroom. The sound stage opens up well past the TV screen with good bass notes.

Thanks for the feedback, I've been in the market for one and it's tough to get info on any OS. I did find that LG supports a few Logitech keyboards and mice, so that might compliment the browser and remote nicely.

A few more more screenshots. Go here for full resolution shots. https://visions4netjournal.com/4k/#jp-carousel-8688

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This is a live shot from ABC Network, last night, May 19, 2019, 720P resolution.

Television: LG E8 OLED.
Camera: Sony A6300, FL: F23, Aperture: 8, SS: 1/50, auto white balance.

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SPeaking of LG I recently Acquired a 2012 LG 50PM6700 50" Plasma 3D Smart TV which when I first got it, the mainboard was bad on it and because of that the TV refused to power up.

1 new mainboard later and a new factory remote that I got from ebay and some new Passive 3D glasses for it and its a great TV and it produces excellent picture and the fact that Plasma's were known for their ability to reproduce the picture/color quality of the old CRT TVs is an added Bonus!

I might post some screenshots if you guys are interested.

LG low grade

Update. Thirteen months since purchase.

As a retired person, I’m home most of the time. The LG E8 is on every day from morning to night. I watch CNN a lot with it’s incumbent static logos. No trace of screen burn in. Low resolution 720P shot from ABC last night.

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UPDATE, JUNE 26, 2020
Today we took screenshots of the newly restored “Wizard Of Oz” in UHD Dolby Vision HDR from our LG E8 OLED which supports both formats. We purchased the BluRay disc reviewed in our June 23, 2020 post, which came with a digital copy. We used the Amazon Prime app to view the digital copy. Upon playback, the LG E8 switched to Dolby Vision and set HDR. As expected we saw much brighter, deeper color on this television. The film grain noted on the Sony 385ES projector is more apparent on the LG E8. This classic film is even more impressive with Dolby Vision HDR. We are seeing details and colors never seen before in this movie. You can judge for yourself in the below screenshots.

We set our Sony A6300 on a tripod, positioned about 30 inches from the 55 inch screen in a totally dark guest bedroom. Settings: FL 17, SS1/125, Aperture 5.0, ISO 2000, CWB. Pausing the streamed movie creates a pop up menu, so no pause and we set the shutter to 1/125 second. This is not a problem with an OLED television.

The LG E8 OLED television was set to ISF Expert Dark Room color calabration, gamma 2.2, OLED white 40, all picture enhancements turned off. The television has NOT been professionally calibrated by ISF as was the Sony 385ES projector.

Tap or click on images for 6000X4000 resolution. It is recommended that these images be viewed on a WCG monitor. sRGB is good, DCI P3 is better.

Tap or click to view. https://visions4netjournal.com/4k-portfolio/

See my Sony 385ES thread to compare screenshots on that projector. http://www.videokarma.org/showthread...=270073&page=3