•   Overview
•   Advantage of LG 65SK9500PLA
•   Advantage of LG OLED65C7V
•   Common Strengths and Weaknesses
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Here we are comparing LG 65SK9500PLA to LG OLED65C7V 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 65SK9500PLA gets higher overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 65SK9500PLA over LG OLED65C7V.

	LG 65SK9500PLA	vs	LG OLED65C7V
Higher Brightness	400 nits	vs	300 nits
Higher Peak Brightness	1500 nits	vs	620 nits
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®		vs
Ultra Luminance	Pro	vs
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping	vs
Simultaneous Audio Output		vs
Clear Voice	Clear Voice III	vs
Adaptive Sound Control		vs
Google Home	Google Home device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)	vs
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant Built-in Google Assistant features require software update (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)	vs
Works with Alexa	Amazon Alexa device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)	vs
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	HDMI 2	vs
Composite Inputs	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack	vs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output		vs
Parental Control (V-Chip)		vs
LG AI ThinQ®		vs
Focus Zoom		vs
Live Zoom		vs
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)		vs
Gallery Mode		vs
Multi-view		vs
DIAL		vs
My Content		vs
My Channels		vs
Channel Advisor		vs
Auto Calibration		vs

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65C7V over LG 65SK9500PLA.

	LG 65SK9500PLA	vs	LG OLED65C7V
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming	vs	Pixel Level Dimming
Color	NanoCell Color Pro	vs	Perfect Color
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	94%	vs	99%
Higher Contrast Ratio	1600∶1	vs	∞
Lower Input Lag	14 ms	vs	21 ms
USB 3.0 Ports		vs	1
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs	2	vs	3
RS-232C Remote		vs	1 (Phone Jack Type)
Freeview Play		vs
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable)	1	vs	2

OLED display on LG OLED65C7V

LG OLED65C7V has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. This is a self-emissive display which can completely turn off individual pixels leading to the ideal black levels and better contrast during HDR compared to any LCD displays. This makes them to be the best choice for dark rooms. OLED enables a simpler internal structure than conventional displays. With just a few layers, OLED TVs are very lightweight and thin. OLED displays also have better viewing angles. However, they are not able to achieve such high brightness as modern LCD displays which makes them less suitable in bright rooms.

IPS Panel on LG 65SK9500PLA

LG 65SK9500PLA has an in-plane switching (IPS) panel. 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.

Full-Array Local Dimming on LG 65SK9500PLA

LG 65SK9500PLA has Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the display. Individual zones of LEDs can light up independently which enhances black levels, shadow details and decreases level of light bleed in dark parts of the image. This gives higher contrast with increased picture quality which is very important for HDR reproduction. Higher number of zones gives better control over local dimming and less blooming around the bright objects and subtitles. LG 65SK9500PLA has 96 zones.

HDR10

LG 65SK9500PLA and LG OLED65C7V 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

LG 65SK9500PLA and LG OLED65C7V also support 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.

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 65SK9500PLA and here - LG OLED65C7V.

BASICS	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Brand	LG	LG
Series	SK95	C7
Model	65SK9500PLA	OLED65C7V
Size	65"	65"
Country	UK	UK
Release Year	2018	2017
Smart TV

DISPLAY	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Display Type	NanoCell	OLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)	64.5"	64.5"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat	Flat
Panel Type	IPS	WRGB
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming	Pixel Level Dimming
Color	NanoCell Color Pro	Perfect Color
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle	Perfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion	1.07 Billion
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	94%	99%
Brightness	400 nits	300 nits
Peak Brightness	1500 nits	620 nits
Contrast Ratio	1600∶1	∞
Input Lag	14 ms	21 ms

VIDEO	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
HDR Effect
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Upscaling	4K Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Active Depth Enhancer	Active Depth Enhancer
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Dynamic Color	Color Master Engine
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance	Pro
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping

AUDIO	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Speaker Channels	2.2 Channel	2.2 Channel
Speaker Power Rating	40W (WF:20W)	40 W (Woofer: 20W)
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD	DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound
Surround Mode	Dolby Surround / ULTRA Surround	Dolby Surround / OLED Surround
Clear Voice	Clear Voice III
Sound Tuning	One Touch Sound Tuning	Magic Sound Tuning
Adaptive Sound Control
WiSA Ready
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker

CONNECTIVITY	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11a/b/g/n/ac	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Apple Airplay
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
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)
Works with Alexa	Amazon Alexa device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
HDMI Inputs	4	4
HDMI Version	2.0b	2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	HDMI 2
HDCP Version	2.2	2.2
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	3	3
USB 3.0 Ports		1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	2	3
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote		1 (Phone Jack Type)
DLNA

OTHER	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Operating System	webOS	webOS
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	8 days	8 Days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store	LG Content Store	LG Content Store
PVR Function
LG AI ThinQ®
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI Recommendation
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition	Natural Voice Recognition
Magic Link
Focus Zoom
Live Zoom
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
Freeview Play
DIAL
Music Player
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response
Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service)
Hotel Mode
My Content
My Channels
Channel Advisor
Channel Plus
Screen Share
Digital Recording
Time Shift
Watch & Record
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
Analog DVR
HEVC

VIDEO FORMATS	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
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 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Digital Tuner	1	2
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L	PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV System	DVB-T/T2	DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV System	DVB-C	DVB-C
Digital SAT TV System	DVB-S/S2	DVB-S/S2
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC	PAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+	CI+ 1.4	CI+ 1.3

GENERAL	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Energy Efficiency	A	A
Power Supply	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	145 W	154 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W	0.3 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1452 mm x 833 mm x 63 mm	1453 mm x 833 mm x 46.6 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1452 mm x 904 mm x 283 mm	1453 mm x 873 mm x 217 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1600 mm x 970 mm x 190 mm	1677 mm x 950 mm x 207 mm
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 300 mm	300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	27.0 kg	22.8 kg
Weight With Stand	28.5 kg	24.7 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	35.3 kg	32.7 kg

ACCESSORIES	LG 65SK9500PLA	LG OLED65C7V
Remote	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR18	Magic Remote Control
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible