1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 65UK7550PLA

Sony KD-55X8500G

SCORE:
87
SCORE:
90

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 65UK7550PLA to Sony KD-55X8500G 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-55X8500G 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 65UK7550PLA

Sony KD-55X8500G

DISPLAY
88
VIDEO FEATURES
88
AUDIO FEATURES
82
OTHER FEATURES
79
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
87
DISPLAY
87
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
86
OTHER FEATURES
85
CONNECTIVITY
97
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
90
 
 

Advantage of LG 65UK7550PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 65UK7550PLA over Sony KD-55X8500G.

LG 65UK7550PLA vs Sony KD-55X8500G
Backlight Dimming Local Dimming vs Frame Dimming
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 4.2 vs 4.2
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
More Tuners (SAT) vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class A+ vs A

Advantage of Sony KD-55X8500G

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-55X8500G over LG 65UK7550PLA.

LG 65UK7550PLA vs Sony KD-55X8500G
Higher Refresh Rate 50 Hz/60 Hz vs 100 Hz/120 Hz
Dolby Vision vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 100 Hz vs 800 Hz
Chromecast vs
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
More RAM 1.5 GB vs 3 GB
More Storage 4 GB vs 16 GB
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
  Dolby Atmos
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  Edge LED
  No Full-Array Local Dimming
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 65UK7550PLA

LG 65UK7550PLAuses nanocell technology on its LCD display. This technology uses particles to absorb unwanted light wavelengths and enhance the purity of the red and green colors displayed on the screen. In addition, they create subtler, more accurate colors that stay true, even at wide viewing angles. So, even if the whole family is gathered around the TV, everyone has the best seat in the house, whether they’re front and center, or across the room and off to the side.

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 65UK7550PLA and Sony KD-55X8500G 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 Sony KD-55X8500G

Sony KD-55X8500G 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 65UK7550PLA and here - Sony KD-55X8500G.

BASICS LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
BrandLGSony
SeriesUK75X85G
Model65UK7550PLAKD-55X8500G
Size65"55"
CountryUKAsia and Oceania
Release Year20182019
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
Display TypeNanoCellLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5"54.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSIPS
LED TypeEdge LEDEdge LED
Backlight DimmingLocal DimmingFrame Dimming
ColorWide Color GamutTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
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 800
Frame Interpolation Frequency100 Hz800 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2
Speaker TypeDown FiringAcoustic Multi-Audio (Full Range Bass Reflex x2 + Tweeter x2)
Speaker Power Rating20 W10 W + 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
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 Version4.24.2
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 Inputs44
HDMI Version2.0b2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) HDMI 2 eARC
HDCP Version2.22.3
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs23
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs21
Component Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
CPU Cores44
RAM1.5 GB3 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 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
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 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
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
CI+CI+ 1.4 1.4
GENERAL LG 65UK7550PLA Sony KD-55X8500G
Energy EfficiencyA+A
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 110 V - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)121 WStandard: 103.7 W
Vivid: 164 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1456 mm x 844 mm x 64 mm48 1/2" x 28 1/8" x 2 1/8"
1231 mm x 713 mm x 52 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1456 mm x 916 mm x 319 mm48 1/2" x 30 5/8" x 12 1/2"
1231 mm x 776 mm x 316 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1600 mm x 1035 mm x 190 mm52 1/2" x 32 1/4" x 6 1/4"
1332 mm x 817 mm x 158 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm300 mm x 200 mm (11 7/8" x 7 7/8")
Weight Without Stand24.5 kg18.7 kg / 41.2 lb
Weight With Stand26.2 kg19.7 kg / 43.4 lb
Weight of Package (Gross)33.6 kg26 kg / 57.3 lb
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year
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