1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55UK6300PLB

Sony KD-43XF8588

SCORE:
86
SCORE:
89

Highlights

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

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, HLG support
  • TRILUMINOS™ Display
  • X1™ Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55UK6300PLB to Sony KD-43XF8588 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. Sony KD-43XF8588 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 55UK6300PLB

Sony KD-43XF8588

DISPLAY
87
VIDEO FEATURES
88
AUDIO FEATURES
75
OTHER FEATURES
79
CONNECTIVITY
90
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
86
DISPLAY
87
VIDEO FEATURES
90
AUDIO FEATURES
80
OTHER FEATURES
95
CONNECTIVITY
97
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
89
 
 

Advantage of LG 55UK6300PLB

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55UK6300PLB over Sony KD-43XF8588.

LG 55UK6300PLB vs Sony KD-43XF8588
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 4.2 vs 4.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2 vs
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 2 vs 1
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
Higher Energy Efficiency Class A+ vs B

Advantage of Sony KD-43XF8588

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-43XF8588 over LG 55UK6300PLB.

LG 55UK6300PLB vs Sony KD-43XF8588
Higher Refresh Rate 50 Hz/60 Hz vs 100 Hz/120 Hz
Higher Panel Bit Depth 8 bits + FRC vs 10 bits
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 100 Hz vs 1000 Hz
Chromecast vs
More HDMI Inputs 3 vs 4
HDCP Version 2.2 vs 2.3
More USB Inputs 2 vs 3
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
RS-232C Remote vs 1
More RAM 1.5 GB vs 2 GB
More Storage 4 GB vs 16 GB
WebM vs
WMV vs
Xvid vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 1 vs 2

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No Dolby Vision
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No Dolby Atmos

Selected Features

IPS Panels

Both TVs have in-plane switching (IPS) panels. Such panels are not commonly used in LCD TVs as they suffer from light leakage which lead to the lower contrast and poor HDR experience. However, this type of panels can provide better viewing angles and color accuracy compared to the VA panels.

HDR10

LG 55UK6300PLB and Sony KD-43XF8588 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 55UK6300PLB and here - Sony KD-43XF8588.

BASICS LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
BrandLGSony
SeriesUK63XF85
Model55UK6300PLBKD-43XF8588
Size55"43"
CountryUKUK
Release Year20182018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)54.6"42.5" (108.0 cm)
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSIPS
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
ColorWide Color GamutTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
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 ProcessorX1™
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 100Motionflow™ XR 1000
Frame Interpolation Frequency100 Hz1000 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
Speaker TypeDown FiringBass Reflex Speaker
Speaker Power Rating20W10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version4.24.1
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Built-in Google Assistant features require software update (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland) Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Amazon Alexa device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
HDMI Inputs34
HDMI Version2.0b2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2
HDCP Version2.22.3
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs23
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs21
Component Inputs1 (shared with Composite)1 (Hybrid with Composite)
Composite Inputs1 (shared with Component)1 (Hybrid with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1
DLNA
OTHER LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
CPU Cores44
CPU Frequency1200 MHz1100 MHz
RAM1.5 GB2 GB
Storage4 GB16 GB
Operating SystemwebOSAndroid
Internet BrowserVewd
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Application Store LG Content Store Google Play Store
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
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 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
Digital Tuner 1 2
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 55UK6300PLB Sony KD-43XF8588
Energy EfficiencyA+B
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)89 W143 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1247 mm x 729 mm x 89 mm965 mm x 569 mm x 58 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1247 mm x 785 mm x 231 mm965 mm x 628 mm x 279 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1360 mm x 835 mm x 175 mm1070 mm x 696 mm x 148 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm100 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand13.7 kg10.8 kg
Weight With Stand13.9 kg11.3 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)18.5 kg16 kg
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year
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