1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 65UN8500PUI

LG 50UK6500PLA

SCORE:
92
SCORE:
87

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

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

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 65UN8500PUI to LG 50UK6500PLA 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 65UN8500PUI 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 65UN8500PUI

LG 50UK6500PLA

DISPLAY
88
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
89
OTHER FEATURES
97
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
89
OVERALL
92
DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
88
AUDIO FEATURES
75
OTHER FEATURES
79
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
87

Advantage of LG 65UN8500PUI

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 65UN8500PUI over LG 50UK6500PLA.

LG 65UN8500PUI vs LG 50UK6500PLA
Higher Refresh Rate 100 Hz/120 Hz vs 50 Hz/60 Hz
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Dolby Vision vs
4K HFR vs
2K HFR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Higher Frame Interpolation Frequency 240 Hz vs 100 Hz
Filmmaker Mode vs
Auto Low Latency Mode vs
AI Picture AI Picture vs
Auto Genre Selection Dolby HDR only vs
Face Enhancing vs
Noise Reduction Double Step Noise Reduction vs NR
Deep Learning AI Picture vs
AI Brightness vs
Ultra Luminance vs
Sharpness Sharpness Enhancer vs
Dolby Atmos vs
AI Sound AI Sound vs
Smart Speaker Compatible vs
LG Smart Speaker vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 5.0 vs 4.2
Apple Airplay Airplay 2 vs
LG TV Plus App vs
Smart ThinQ App vs
HDMI Version 2.1 vs 2.0b
More USB Inputs 3 vs 2
RS-232C Remote 1 (Mini Jack) vs
Amazon Echo Compatible vs
AI UX vs
AI Home vs
AI Recommendation Default: off vs
Intelligent Edit vs
Home Dashboard vs
Auto Device Detection vs
Apple HomePod vs
Magic Link Default: off vs
Gallery Mode vs
Multi-view vs
360 VR vs
Mobile TV On vs
Wi-Fi TV On vs
Bluetooth Low Energy On vs
Instant Game Response ALLM vs
Screen Share vs
Auto Calibration vs
Time Machine (DVR) vs
AVI vs
RealVideo vs
VP8 vs
Xvid vs
AC4 vs
MP2 vs
WAV vs

Advantage of LG 50UK6500PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 50UK6500PLA over LG 65UN8500PUI.

LG 65UN8500PUI vs LG 50UK6500PLA
DTS Digital Surround vs DTS-HD
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 1 vs 2
Component Inputs vs 1 (shared with Composite)
OGG vs
RealAudio vs
More Tuners (SAT) vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  Direct LED
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  HLG
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No VRR

Selected Features

VA Panel on LG 50UK6500PLA

LG 50UK6500PLA has a vertical alignment (VA) panel. 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 65UN8500PUI and LG 50UK6500PLA 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 LG 65UN8500PUI

LG 65UN8500PUI 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 65UN8500PUI and here - LG 50UK6500PLA.

BASICS LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
BrandLGLG
SeriesUN85UK65
Model65UN8500PUI50UK6500PLA
Size65"50"
CountryUSAUK
Release Year20202018
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
Display TypeLEDLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5"49.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeDirect LEDDirect LED
Color
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth8 bits + FRC8 bits + FRC
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDRCinema HDR4K Active HDR
HDR Effect 4K/2K
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα7 Gen3 AI Processor 4KQuad Core Processor
Upscaling4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240TruMotion 100
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz100 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement
AI Picture AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection Dolby HDR only
Face Enhancing
Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer Dynamic Color
Noise ReductionDouble Step Noise Reduction NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance
SharpnessSharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone MappingHDR Dynamic Tone MappingDynamic Tone Mapping
AUDIO LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel2.0 Channel
Speaker TypeDown FiringDown Firing
Speaker Power Rating20W20W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound AI Sound
Surround ModeULTRA SurroundULTRA Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice IIIClear Voice III
WiSA Ready
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
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 Version5.04.2
Apple Airplay Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately Google Home device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant Built-in Google Assistant features require software update (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In Amazon Alexa device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 3) HDMI 2
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK SIMPLINK
USB Inputs32
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs12
Component Inputs1 (shared with Composite)
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack1 (shared with Component)
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA
OTHER LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store LG Content Store LG Content Store
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI RecommendationDefault: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition (Magic Remote Required, Sold Separately)
Magic LinkDefault: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
DIAL
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response ALLM
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
HEVC 4K@60p, 10bit
VIDEO FORMATS LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
3GPP
AV1 4K@60p, 10bit
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9 4K@60p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
Digital Tuner 1 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-MPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSCDVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAMDVB-C
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 HzAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)57.6" x 33.5" x 3.5"1128 mm x 658 mm x 86 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)57.6" x 36.0" x 10.6"1128 mm x 716 mm x 231 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)65.4" x 38.2" x 7.5"1215 mm x 775 mm x 162 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 300 mm200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand47.0 lbs11.5 kg
Weight With Stand47.6 lbs11.7 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)65.3 lbs14.3 kg
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year Parts & Labor
ACCESSORIES LG 65UN8500PUI LG 50UK6500PLA
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR20L-Con
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible Sold Separately

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