1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 55UM7100PLB

Sony KD-43X7000F

SCORE:
90
SCORE:
83

Highlights

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

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 55UM7100PLB to Sony KD-43X7000F 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 55UM7100PLB 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 55UM7100PLB

Sony KD-43X7000F

DISPLAY
89
VIDEO FEATURES
89
AUDIO FEATURES
83
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
90
DISPLAY
84
VIDEO FEATURES
89
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
61
CONNECTIVITY
84
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
83
 
 

Advantage of LG 55UM7100PLB

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 55UM7100PLB over Sony KD-43X7000F.

LG 55UM7100PLB vs Sony KD-43X7000F
LED Type Direct LED vs Edge LED
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage 90% vs 70%
2K HFR vs
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
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-43X7000F

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-43X7000F over LG 55UM7100PLB.

LG 55UM7100PLB vs Sony KD-43X7000F
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
WebM vs
WMV vs
Xvid vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
GIF vs
PNG vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
WEAKNESSES
  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

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 55UM7100PLB and Sony KD-43X7000F 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 55UM7100PLB and here - Sony KD-43X7000F.

BASICS LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
BrandLGSony
SeriesUM71X70F
Model55UM7100PLBKD-43X7000F
Size55"43"
CountryUKAsia and Oceania
Release Year20192018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
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 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSIPS
LED TypeDirect LEDEdge LED
Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage90%70%
VIDEO LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
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 TechniqueMotionflow™ XR 200
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
Speaker TypeDown FiringBass Reflex Speaker
Speaker Power Rating20W10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
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 Version2.22.3
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs23
USB 3.0 Ports1
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 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
Operating SystemwebOSLinux
Internet BrowserVewd
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Application Store LG Content Store Vewd Store
Teletext Flof
Closed Captions Subtitle(Analog)
(Digital) Subtitle
PVR Function
VIDEO FORMATS LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
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 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM LB/G,D/K,I,M
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-C
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43
GENERAL LG 55UM7100PLB Sony KD-43X7000F
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzModels with Supplied AC Adapter: AC 110 V - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Others: AC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1247 mm x 728 mm x 88.3 mm970 mm x 571 mm x 58 mm
38-1/4" x 22-1/2" x 2-3/8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1247 mm x 787 mm x 231 mm970 mm x 630 mm x 278 mm
38-1/4" x 24-7/8" x 11"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1360 mm x 835 mm x 175 mm1070 mm x 695 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 kg9.8 kg (21.6 lbs)
Weight With Stand13.9 kg10.4 kg (23 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)18.1 kg14 kg
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