LG 49SM8600PLA (UK version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications
•   Successor

LG 49SM8600PLA was introduced in 2019. It has a NanoCell screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG and Advanced HDR by Technicolor®. Its powerful α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).

We give LG 49SM8600PLA TV 93 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

In this section we highlight pros and cons of LG 49SM8600PLA.

Nano Cell Technology

LG Nano Cell 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.

IPS Panel

LG 49SM8600PLA has an in-plane switching (IPS) panel which is 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 panel can provide better viewing angle and color accuracy compared to the VA panel.

HDR10

LG 49SM8600PLA supports 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

This TV 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 maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for LG 49SM8600PLA.

BASICS
Brand	LG
Series	SM86
Model	49SM8600PLA
Size	49"
Country	UK
Release Year	2019
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	NanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)	48.5"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Panel Type	IPS
LED Type	Edge LED
Backlight Dimming	Local Dimming
Color	NanoCell Color
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	8 bits + FRC
Color Depth	1.07 Billion
Minimum Response Time	5 ms

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDR	4K Cinema HDR
HDR Effect
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR	4K HFR via HDMI will be updated
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique	TruMotion 200
Frame Interpolation Frequency	200 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Object Depth Enhancer
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise Reduction	Quad Step NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance
Sharpness	Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Dynamic Tone Mapping

AUDIO
Speaker Channels	2.0 Channel
Speaker Type	Down Firing
Speaker Power Rating	20W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound
Surround Mode	Dolby Surround / ULTRA Surround
Clear Voice	Clear Voice III
Sound Tuning	One Touch Sound Tuning
WiSA Ready
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker

CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol	802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version	5.0
Mobile Connectivity
Apple Airplay	Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa	19.5 MR
HDMI Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version	2.2
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	2
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA

OTHER
CPU Cores	4
GPU Cores	2
RAM	2 GB
Storage	8 GB
Operating System	webOS
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	8 days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store	LG Content Store
Teletext	Flof
Teletext Page	2000 page
Closed Captions	Subtitle
PVR Function
On-Screen Display Languages	36
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI Recommendation	Default: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic Link	Default: off
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	ALLM
Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service)	with Samba TV App
Hotel Mode
Screen Share
Digital Recording
Time Shift
Watch & Record
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
Analog DVR
HEVC

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

IMAGE FORMATS
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG

TUNER
Digital Tuner	1
SAT Tuner
Analog Tuner	PAL/SECAM, B/G, D/K, I, SECAM L
Digital Terrestrial TV System	DVB-T/T2
Digital Cable TV System	DVB-C
Digital SAT TV System	DVB-S/S2
Color system	PAL / SECAM / NTSC
CI+	CI+ 1.4

GENERAL
Energy Efficiency	A
Power Supply	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)	87 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1451 mm x 840 mm x 64 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1096 mm x 710 mm x 263.1 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1192 mm x 810 mm x 162 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	200 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	14.0 kg
Weight With Stand	15.5 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	18.4 kg

ACCESSORIES
Remote	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR19
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible

The 2019 SM86 series has a successor - 2020 NANO86 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.

UPGRADES	LG 49NANO866NA	vs	LG 49SM8600PLA
Color	NanoCell Color	vs	NanoCell Color
Dolby Vision IQ		vs
AMD Freesync™	May not be available at the time of purchase of this product	vs
VRR		vs
HGIG Compatibility		vs
More Powerful Picture Processor	α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K	vs	α7 Gen2 Intelligent Processor
Filmmaker Mode		vs
Auto Low Latency Mode		vs
AI Picture	AI Picture	vs
Auto Genre Selection	Dolby HDR only	vs
Face Enhancing		vs
Image Enhancing		vs
HDCP Version	2.3	vs	2.2
Time Shift		vs
AVI		vs
AC4		vs
MP2		vs

DOWNGRADES	LG 49NANO866NA	vs	LG 49SM8600PLA
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®		vs
Depth Enhancement		vs	Object Depth Enhancer
Noise Reduction	Double Step Noise Reduction	vs	Quad Step NR
DTS Digital Surround		vs	DTS-HD
Composite Inputs		vs	1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack
OGG		vs
RealAudio		vs

For this comparison we chose 49" version of the successor - model 49NANO866NA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG 49SM8600PLA vs LG 49NANO866NA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.