1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG OLED65B8PLA

LG OLED65B7D

SCORE:
91
SCORE:
88
 
 

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Perfect Color
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • α7 Intelligent Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Perfect Color
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG OLED65B8PLA to LG OLED65B7D 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 OLED65B8PLA 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 OLED65B8PLA

LG OLED65B7D

DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
94
AUDIO FEATURES
84
OTHER FEATURES
86
CONNECTIVITY
91
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
91
DISPLAY
91
VIDEO FEATURES
93
AUDIO FEATURES
73
OTHER FEATURES
67
CONNECTIVITY
86
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
88
 
 

Advantage of LG OLED65B8PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65B8PLA over LG OLED65B7D.

LG OLED65B8PLA vs LG OLED65B7D
Higher DCI P3 Color Space Coverage 99% vs 96%
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
Black Frame Insertion 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
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
Time Shift vs
Watch & Record vs
Auto Calibration vs

Advantage of LG OLED65B7D

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65B7D over LG OLED65B8PLA.

LG OLED65B8PLA vs LG OLED65B7D
USB 3.0 Ports vs 1
More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs 2 vs 3
More Tuners (Terrestrial/Cable) 1 vs 2

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Pixel Dimming/Self Lighting Pixel
  Perfect Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  HLG
  Dolby Atmos
  DTS Digital Surround
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR

Selected Features

OLED displays

LG OLED65B8PLA and LG OLED65B7D have organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays. 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.

HDR10

LG OLED65B8PLA and LG OLED65B7D 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 OLED65B8PLA and LG OLED65B7D 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 OLED65B8PLA and here - LG OLED65B7D.

BASICS LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
BrandLGLG
SeriesB8B7
ModelOLED65B8PLAOLED65B7D
Size65"65"
CountryGermanyGermany
Release Year20182017
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
Display TypeOLEDOLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)64.5"64.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlatFlat
Panel TypeWRGBWRGB
Backlight DimmingPixel Dimming/Self Lighting PixelPixel Level Dimming
Backlight NameSelf-luminous pixels (no backlight)Self-lighting Pixel
ContrastInfinite ContrastInfinite Contrast
ColorPerfect ColorPerfect Color
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage99%96%
Contrast Ratio
Input Lag21 ms21 ms
VIDEO LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
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
Upscaling4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
Black Frame Insertion
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 Adaptive Color Enhancer Color Master Engine
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance Pro
Dynamic Tone MappingEnhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping
AUDIO LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
Speaker Channels2.2 Channel2.2 Channel
Speaker Power Rating4 x 10 W40 W (Woofer: 20W)
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound
Surround ModeDolby Surround / OLED SurroundDolby Surround / OLED Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice III
Sound TuningOne Touch Sound TuningMagic Sound Tuning
Adaptive Sound Control
WiSA Ready
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
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
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 Inputs44
HDMI Version2.0b2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) Side, HDMI 2
HDCP Version2.22.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK SIMPLINK
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports1
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs23
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
Operating SystemwebOSwebOS
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)
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
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Magic Remote required Natural Voice Recognition
Magic Link
Focus Zoom
Live Zoom
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
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 OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
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 OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
Digital Tuner 1 2
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM LPAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemDVB-T/T2 HDDVB-T/T2 HD
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4CI+ 1.3
GENERAL LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
Energy EfficiencyAA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)148 W154 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.3 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1449 mm x 831 mm x 47 mm1451 mm x 831 mm x 48.6 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1449 mm x 876 mm x 220 mm1451 mm x 887 mm x 282 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1677 mm x 950 mm x 207 mm1600 mm x 970 mm x 207 mm
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand21.0 kg23.1 kg
Weight With Stand22.5 kg24.5 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)28.3 kg31.8 kg
ACCESSORIES LG OLED65B8PLA LG OLED65B7D
RemoteMagic Remote Control - AN-MR18Magic Remote Control
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible

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