•   Overview
•   Advantage of LG OLED55BXPUA
•   Advantage of LG 49SK8500PLA
•   Common Strengths and Weaknesses
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

Here we are comparing LG OLED55BXPUA to LG 49SK8500PLA 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 OLED55BXPUA 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 OLED55BXPUA over LG 49SK8500PLA.

	LG OLED55BXPUA	vs	LG 49SK8500PLA
Backlight Dimming	Pixel Level Dimming	vs	Full Array Local Dimming
Color	Perfect Color	vs	NanoCell Color Pro
Higher Contrast Ratio	∞	vs	1600∶1
Dolby Vision IQ		vs
AMD Freesync™		vs
NVidia G-Sync		vs
4K HFR		vs
2K HFR		vs
VRR		vs
HGIG Compatibility		vs
Filmmaker Mode		vs
Auto Low Latency Mode		vs
AI Picture	AI Picture	vs
Auto Genre Selection	Dolby HDR only	vs
Face Enhancing	AI Picture - Face Enhancing	vs
Noise Reduction	Dual Step Noise Reduction	vs	NR
Sharpness	Sharpness Enhancer	vs
Dynamic Tone Mapping	HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro	vs	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping
AI Sound	AI Sound	vs
Clear Voice	Clear Voice IV	vs	Clear Voice III
WiSA Ready	Separate Dongle Purchase Required	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
HDCP Version	2.3	vs	2.2
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
Apple HomePod		vs
Magic Link	Default: off	vs
360 VR		vs
Mobile TV On		vs
Wi-Fi TV On		vs
Bluetooth Low Energy On		vs
Instant Game Response	VRR/ALLM	vs
Time Machine (DVR)		vs
AVI		vs
AC4		vs
EAC3		vs
MP2		vs

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG 49SK8500PLA over LG OLED55BXPUA.

	LG OLED55BXPUA	vs	LG 49SK8500PLA
Lower Input Lag	5 ms	vs	15 ms
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®		vs
Depth Enhancement	[a]	vs	Active Depth Enhancer
DTS Digital Surround		vs	DTS-HD
Google Home		vs	Google Home device sold separately (This feature is not available in Republic of Ireland)
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs	1	vs	2
OGG		vs
RealAudio		vs
More Tuners (SAT)		vs

OLED display on LG OLED55BXPUA

LG OLED55BXPUA 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 49SK8500PLA

LG 49SK8500PLA 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 49SK8500PLA

LG 49SK8500PLA 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 49SK8500PLA has 36 zones.

HDR10

LG OLED55BXPUA and LG 49SK8500PLA 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 OLED55BXPUA and LG 49SK8500PLA 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 OLED55BXPUA and here - LG 49SK8500PLA.

BASICS	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
Brand	LG	LG
Series	BX	SK85
Model	OLED55BXPUA	49SK8500PLA
Size	55"	49"
Country	USA	UK
Release Year	2020	2018
Smart TV

DISPLAY	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
Display Type	OLED	NanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)	54.6"	48.5"
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
Backlight Dimming	Pixel Level Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Color	Perfect Color	NanoCell Color Pro
Viewing Angle	Perfect Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion	1.07 Billion
Contrast Ratio	∞	1600∶1
Input Lag	5 ms	15 ms

VIDEO	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
HDR Effect	4K/2K
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α7 Gen3 Processor 4K	α7 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling	4K Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Blacks	Perfect Black	NanoCell Black
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AI Picture	AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection	Dolby HDR only
Face Enhancing	AI Picture - Face Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Advanced Color Enhancer	Dynamic Color
Noise Reduction	Dual Step Noise Reduction	NR
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance	Pro	Pro
Sharpness	Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping

AUDIO	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
Speaker Channels	2.2 Channel	2.2 Channel
Speaker Power Rating	40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)	40W (WF:20W)
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround		DTS-HD
AI Sound	AI Sound
Surround Mode	OLED Surround	Dolby Surround / ULTRA Surround
Clear Voice	Clear Voice IV	Clear Voice III
WiSA Ready	Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Bluetooth Audio Playback	Separate Dongle Purchase Required
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker

CONNECTIVITY	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
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
Bluetooth Version	5.0	4.2
Apple Airplay	Airplay 2
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	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 Inputs	4	4
HDMI Version	2.1	2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	eARC (HDMI 2)	HDMI 2
HDCP Version	2.3	2.2
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	3	3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	1	2
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote	1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA

OTHER	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
CPU Cores	4	4
GPU Cores	2	2
Operating System	webOS	webOS
Internet Browser	Full Web Browser
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 Recommendation	Default: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic Link	Default: 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	VRR/ALLM
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)

VIDEO FORMATS	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
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 OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV

IMAGE FORMATS	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
Digital Tuner	1	1
SAT Tuner
Digital Terrestrial TV System	ATSC	DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV System	Clear QAM	DVB-C
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC	PAL / SECAM / NTSC

GENERAL	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
Power Supply	AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1228 x 706 x 46.9 mm 48.3" x 27.8" x 1.8"	1096 mm x 638 mm x 63 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1228 x 744 x 246 mm 48.3" x 29.3" x 9.7"	1096 mm x 707 mm x 248 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	59.3" x 32.9" x 8.1"	1197 mm x 810 mm x 175 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 200 mm	200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	41.7 lbs	14.0 kg
Weight With Stand	43.9 lbs	15.5 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	56.4 lbs	18.3 kg
Warranty	1 Year Parts & Labor	1 Year Parts & Labor

ACCESSORIES	LG OLED55BXPUA	LG 49SK8500PLA
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible