1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 50UM7450PLA

TCL 43S517

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
86

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, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • WIDE COLOR PERFORMANCE
  • IPQ ENGINE Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 50UM7450PLA to TCL 43S517 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

TCL 43S517

DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
89
AUDIO FEATURES
83
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
55
OTHER FEATURES
82
CONNECTIVITY
81
FORMAT SUPPORT
76
OVERALL
86

Advantage of LG 50UM7450PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 50UM7450PLA over TCL 43S517.

LG 50UM7450PLA vs TCL 43S517
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
2K HFR vs
Higher Speaker Power Rating 20W vs 8W + 8W
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 USB Inputs 2 vs 1
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 2 vs 1
Component Inputs 1 vs
Teletext Flof vs
On-Screen Display Languages 36 vs English, Spanish, French
3GPP vs
Flash Video vs
H.265 vs
M2TS vs
QuickTime vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
LPCM vs
OGG vs
RealAudio vs
JPS vs
MPO vs
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Advantage of TCL 43S517

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose TCL 43S517 over LG 50UM7450PLA.

LG 50UM7450PLA vs TCL 43S517
Dolby Vision vs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
WMV vs
WAV vs
BMP vs
GIF vs
PNG vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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 TCL 43S517 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.

Dolby Vision on TCL 43S517

TCL 43S517 also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and supports up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

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 - TCL 43S517.

BASICS LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
BrandLGTCL
SeriesUM745
Model50UM7450PLA43S517
Size50"43"
CountryUKUSA
Release Year20192018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)49.5"42.5"
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
ColorWIDE COLOR PERFORMANCE
Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 billion
VIDEO LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture ProcessorQuad Core ProcessorIPQ ENGINE
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 100Clear Motion
Frame Interpolation Frequency100 Hz120Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
Speaker Power Rating20W8W + 8W
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11ac 2x2 Dual Band (support 2.4GHz & 5GHz)
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
USB Inputs21
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs21
Component Inputs1
Composite Inputs1
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
OTHER LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
CPU Cores42
GPU Cores22
Operating SystemwebOSRoku
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Teletext Flof
Closed Captions Subtitle
On-Screen Display Languages36English, Spanish, French
VIDEO FORMATS LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
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 TCL 43S517
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM LNTSC
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2ATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 120 V, 60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1130 mm x 663 mm x 86.3 mm37.8" x 22.1" x 2.9"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1130 mm x 728 mm x 260 mm37.8" x 24" x 8.4"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1215 mm x 850 mm x 175 mm45.1" x 26.2" 5.2"
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)200 mm x 200 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand11.5 kg18.5 lbs
Weight With Stand12.5 kg18.8 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)15.5 kg25.6 lbs
ACCESSORIES LG 50UM7450PLA TCL 43S517
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR19RC580
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