1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG 75NANO979NA

Sony KD-55XH9288

SCORE:
94
SCORE:
92

Highlights

  • 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) NanoCell Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Full Array Local Dimming
  • NanoCell Color Pro
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Full Array Local Dimming
  • TRILUMINOS™ Display
  • X1™ 4K HDR Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG 75NANO979NA to Sony KD-55XH9288 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. The LG 75NANO979NA has 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) and the Sony KD-55XH9288 has 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and they both support HDR.

We have evaluated the TVs from available features and specifications. LG 75NANO979NA 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 75NANO979NA

Sony KD-55XH9288

DISPLAY
93
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
94
OTHER FEATURES
100
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
86
OVERALL
94
DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
83
OTHER FEATURES
94
CONNECTIVITY
96
FORMAT SUPPORT
80
OVERALL
92

Advantage of LG 75NANO979NA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 75NANO979NA over Sony KD-55XH9288.

LG 75NANO979NA vs Sony KD-55XH9288
Higher Resolution 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) vs 4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Viewing Angle Wide Viewing Angle vs
Dolby Vision IQ vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
Filmmaker Mode vs
More Speaker Channels 2.2 Channel vs 2.0
Higher Speaker Power Rating 40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel) vs 10 W + 10 W + 5 W + 5 W
WiSA Ready vs
Newer Bluetooth Version 5.0 vs 4.2
More USB Inputs 3 vs 2
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 3 vs 1
3GPP vs
AVI vs
Flash Video vs
MPEG-4 vs
TS vs
VC-1 vs
VP9 8K@60p, 10bit
4K@120p, 10bit
vs
AAC vs
AC4 vs
aptX vs
HE-AAC vs
MP2 vs
JPS vs

Advantage of Sony KD-55XH9288

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose Sony KD-55XH9288 over LG 75NANO979NA.

LG 75NANO979NA vs Sony KD-55XH9288
DTS Digital Surround vs
Chromecast vs
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1
Composite Inputs vs 1 via A/V 3.5mm input
WebM vs
WMV vs
Xvid vs
M4A vs
MIDI vs
WAV vs
GIF vs
PNG vs
Higher Energy Efficiency Class B vs A

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Slim Direct LED
  Full Array Local Dimming
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  HLG
  4K HFR
  2K HFR
  VRR
  Dolby Atmos
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
  New HDMI 2.1
  HDCP 2.3
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync

Selected Features

Nano Cell Technology on LG 75NANO979NA

LG 75NANO979NAuses 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.

VA Panel on Sony KD-55XH9288

Sony KD-55XH9288 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.

Full-Array Local Dimming

The TVs have Full-Array Local Dimming technology with multiple zones throughout the displays. 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.

HDR10

LG 75NANO979NA and Sony KD-55XH9288 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 75NANO979NA and Sony KD-55XH9288 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.

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 75NANO979NA and here - Sony KD-55XH9288.

BASICS LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
BrandLGSony
SeriesNANO97XH90/XH92
Model75NANO979NAKD-55XH9288
Size75"55"
CountryGermanyGermany
Release Year20202020
Bezel ColorBlackBlack
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
Display TypeNanoCellLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)74.5"54.6"
Resolution8K UHD (7680 x 4320)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeIPSVA
LED TypeSlim Direct LEDDirect LED
Backlight DimmingFull Array Local DimmingFull Array Local Dimming
ColorNanoCell Color ProTRILUMINOS™ Display
Viewing AngleWide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
VIDEO LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα9 Gen3 AI Processor 8KX1™ 4K HDR
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 200X-Motion Clarity
Black Frame Insertion Motion Pro (60 Hz)
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AUDIO LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
Speaker Channels2.2 Channel2.0
Speaker TypeDown FiringBass Reflex Speaker; X-Balanced Speaker
Speaker Power Rating40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)10 W + 10 W + 5 W + 5 W
Simulated Surround Sound 4.0 Virtual Surround Up-MixS-Force Front Surround
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
WiSA Ready
CONNECTIVITY LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
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
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs44
HDMI Version2.12.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2) eARC
HDCP Version2.32.3
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK BRAVIA Sync
USB Inputs32
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs31
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm input
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
CPU Cores44
Operating SystemwebOSAndroid
Internet Browser Full Web BrowserVewd
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) 8 days
Application Store LG Content Store Google Play Store
Teletext Flof
VIDEO FORMATS LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
3GPP
AV1 8K@60p, 10bit
4K@120p, 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 8K@60p, 10bit
4K@120p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
Digital Tuner 2 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 1.4
GENERAL LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
Energy EfficiencyBA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 220 V - 240 V, 50 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)257 W195 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1677 x 966 x 70 mm1,231 x 710 x 70 mm
48 1/2" x 28" x 2 7/8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1677 x 1025 x 361 mm1,231 x 780 x 338 mm
48 1/2" x 30 3/4" x 13 3/8"
Stand Size1455 x 361 mmWidth: 1,053 mm (41 1/2")
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1823 x 1126 x 228 mm1348 x 833 x 160 mm
53 1/8" x 32 7/8" x 6 3/8"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)600 mm x 400 mm300 mm x 300 mm
11-7/8" x 11-7/8"
Weight Without Stand38.0 kg16.5 kg (38.6 lbs)
Weight With Stand38.7 kg17.5 kg (38.6 lbs)
Weight of Package (Gross)48.9 kg23 kg (50.7 lbs)
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor1 Year
ACCESSORIES LG 75NANO979NA Sony KD-55XH9288
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR20Standard Remote
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