1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 50UM7450PLA

Sony KD-65XE7005

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
83

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • Quad Core Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10 support
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 50UM7450PLA to Sony KD-65XE7005 to reveal their common strengths and weaknesses as well as the differences between them which will help you in making a correct decision before the purchase. Both models have the same 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and they both support HDR.

We have evaluated the TVs from available features and specifications. LG 50UM7450PLA gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

LG 50UM7450PLA

Sony KD-65XE7005

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
89
AUDIO FEATURES
83
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
81
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
65
CONNECTIVITY
83
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
83
 
 

Advantage of LG 50UM7450PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 50UM7450PLA over Sony KD-65XE7005.

LG 50UM7450PLA vs Sony KD-65XE7005
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
HLG vs
2K HFR vs
Higher Wi-Fi Frequency 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Bluetooth vs
Google Home vs
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Requires LG Magic Remote vs
Works with Alexa 19.5 MR vs
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2 vs
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 2 vs 1
Component Inputs 1 vs
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days vs
3GPP vs
Flash Video vs
MPEG-4 vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 vs
AAC vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
OGG vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Advantage of Sony KD-65XE7005

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-65XE7005 over LG 50UM7450PLA.

LG 50UM7450PLA vs Sony KD-65XE7005
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 100 Hz vs 200 Hz
More USB Inputs 2 vs 3
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
WebM vs
WMV vs
Xvid vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class A vs A+

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
WEAKNESSES
  Limited Viewing Angle
  No HDR10+
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos

Selected Features

VA Panels

Both TVs have vertical alignment (VA) panels. Such panels are most commonly used in LCD TVs as they provide deeper blacks compared to the IPS panels. However, they are still limited with the viewing angles compared to the IPS panels or OLED displays.

HDR10

LG 50UM7450PLA and Sony KD-65XE7005 support HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

Specifications

And in the end we display all the specifications which are present for both models.

Note: The following table shows only those details which are applicable for both models and excludes the ones that are applicable for only one model. If you want to see a full list of specs for each model please visit their individual pages here - LG 50UM7450PLA and here - Sony KD-65XE7005.

BASICS LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
BrandLGSony
SeriesUM74XE70
Model50UM7450PLAKD-65XE7005
Size50"65"
CountryUKUK
Release Year20192017
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)49.5"64.5" (163.9 cm)
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeVAVA
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
Color
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorQuad Core Processor
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 100Motionflow™ XR 200
Frame Interpolation Frequency100 Hz200 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
Speaker TypeDown FiringOpen Baffle Speaker
Speaker Power Rating20W10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Requires LG Magic Remote
Works with Alexa 19.5 MR
HDMI Inputs33
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs23
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs21
Component Inputs1
Composite Inputs11
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
Operating SystemwebOSLinux
Internet BrowserOpera
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Application Store LG Content Store Opera Store
Teletext Flof
Closed Captions Subtitle(Analog)
(Digital) Subtitle
PVR Function
VIDEO FORMATS LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
3GPP
AV1
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM LB/G,D/K,I
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
CI+CI+ 1.4
GENERAL LG 50UM7450PLA Sony KD-65XE7005
Energy EfficiencyAA+
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz220 V - 240 V AC, 50 Hz
Models with supplied AC adapter: 19.5 V DC
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1130 mm x 663 mm x 86.3 mm1454 mm x 84 mm x 44 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1130 mm x 728 mm x 260 mm1454 mm x 905 mm x 266 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1215 mm x 850 mm x 175 mm1570 mm x 951 mm x 196 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm300 mm x 300 mm
11-7/8" x 11-7/8"
Weight Without Stand11.5 kg20.9 kg
Weight With Stand12.5 kg22 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)15.5 kg31 kg

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