1-on-1 Comparison

Side-by-Side Comparison

LG OLED65CX8LB

LG OLED65C9PLA

SCORE:
94
SCORE:
94

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Perfect Color
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • α9 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Perfect Color
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Content

Overview

Here we are comparing LG OLED65CX8LB to LG OLED65C9PLA 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. They both get the same overall score in our ranking system which is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

LG OLED65CX8LB

LG OLED65C9PLA

DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
96
AUDIO FEATURES
92
OTHER FEATURES
100
CONNECTIVITY
95
FORMAT SUPPORT
87
OVERALL
94
DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
94
OTHER FEATURES
99
CONNECTIVITY
94
FORMAT SUPPORT
85
OVERALL
94

Advantage of LG OLED65CX8LB

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65CX8LB over LG OLED65C9PLA.

LG OLED65CX8LB vs LG OLED65C9PLA
Dolby Vision IQ vs
AMD Freesync™ vs
NVidia G-Sync vs
VRR vs
HGIG Compatibility vs
More Powerful Picture Processor α9 Gen3 AI Processor 4K vs α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
Filmmaker Mode vs
AI Picture AI Picture Pro vs
Auto Genre Selection SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR vs
Face Enhancing AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing vs
Image Enhancing Image Enhancing on SQM vs
AI Sound AI Sound Pro vs
Clear Voice Clear Voice IV vs Clear Voice III
HDCP Version 2.3 vs 2.2
Composite Inputs 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack vs
RS-232C Remote 1 (Mini Jack) vs
On-Screen Display Languages 37 vs 36
AVI vs
AC4 vs
EAC3 vs
MP2 vs

Advantage of LG OLED65C9PLA

This section shows the features and specifications which are the reason to choose LG OLED65C9PLA over LG OLED65CX8LB.

LG OLED65CX8LB vs LG OLED65C9PLA
Advanced HDR by Technicolor® vs
Depth Enhancement [a] vs Object Depth Enhancer
DTS Digital Surround vs DTS-HD
OGG vs
RealAudio vs

Common Strengths and Weaknesses

STRENGTHS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Pixel Level Dimming
  Perfect Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  HLG
  4K HFR
  2K HFR
  α9 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
  Dolby Atmos
  AI Sound
  WiSA Ready
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
  New HDMI 2.1
WEAKNESSES
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced

Selected Features

OLED displays

LG OLED65CX8LB and LG OLED65C9PLA 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 OLED65CX8LB and LG OLED65C9PLA 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 OLED65CX8LB and LG OLED65C9PLA 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 OLED65CX8LB and here - LG OLED65C9PLA.

BASICS LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
BrandLGLG
SeriesCXC9
ModelOLED65CX8LBOLED65C9PLA
Size65"65"
CountryGermanyGermany
Release Year20202019
Smart TV
DISPLAY LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
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
Backlight DimmingPixel Level DimmingPixel Dimming/Self Lighting Pixel
Backlight NameSelf-illuminating pixels (no backlight)Self-luminous pixels (no backlight)
ContrastInfinite ContrastInfinite Contrast
ColorPerfect ColorPerfect Color
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion1.07 Billion
Contrast Ratio
VIDEO LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
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 4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα9 Gen3 AI Processor 4Kα9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
UpscalingAI 4K Upscaling4K Upscaling
BlacksPerfect BlackPerfect Black
Black Frame Insertion OLED Motion Pro OLED Motion Pro
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AI Picture AI Picture Pro
Auto Genre Selection SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR
Face EnhancingAI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing Image Enhancing on SQM
Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise ReductionQuad Step Noise ReductionQuad Step NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy Pro Pro
Ultra Luminance Pro Pro
SharpnessFrequency based Sharpness EnhancerFrequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone MappingHDR Dynamic Tone Mapping ProDynamic Tone Mapping Pro
AUDIO LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
Speaker Channels2.2 Channel2.2 Channel
Speaker Power Rating40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround DTS-HD
AI Sound AI Sound Pro
Surround ModeOLED SurroundDolby Surround / OLED Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice IVClear Voice III
WiSA Ready Separate Dongle Purchase Required
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
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 Version5.05.0
Mobile Connectivity
Apple Airplay Airplay 2 Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
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 (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.32.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK SIMPLINK
USB Inputs33
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs33
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA
OTHER LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
CPU Cores44
GPU Cores22
Operating SystemwebOSwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Application Store LG Content Store LG Content Store
Teletext Flof Flof
Teletext Page2000 page2000 page
On-Screen Display Languages3736
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI RecommendationDefault: offDefault: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic LinkDefault: offDefault: 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 VRR/ALLM
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
HEVC 4K@120p, 10bit
VIDEO FORMATS LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
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 OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
Digital Tuner 2 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/T2DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV SystemDVB-CDVB-C
Digital SAT TV SystemDVB-S/S2DVB-S/S2
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSCPAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+CI+ 1.4CI+ 1.4
GENERAL LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
Energy EfficiencyAA
Power SupplyAC 100-240 V, 50/60 HzAC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)137 W137 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1449 x 830 x 46.9 mm
57.05" x 32.68" x 1.85"
1449 mm x 830 mm x 46.9 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1449 x 862 x 251 mm
57.05" x 33.94" x 9.88"
1449 mm x 862 mm x 251 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1677 x 950 x 207 mm1677 mm x 950 mm x 207 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand24 kg / 52.91 lbs25.2 kg
Weight With Stand32.6 kg / 71.87 lbs33.9 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)41.2 kg41.2 kg
ACCESSORIES LG OLED65CX8LB LG OLED65C9PLA
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR20Magic Remote Control - AN-MR19
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible

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