LG 55NANO956NA (UK version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

LG 55NANO956NA was introduced in 2020. It has a NanoCell screen with 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) resolution and 50 Hz/60 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG. Its powerful α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 8K UHD (7680 x 4320).

We give LG 55NANO956NA TV 94 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 55NANO956NA.

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 55NANO956NA 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.

Full-Array Local Dimming

The TV 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.

HDR10

LG 55NANO956NA 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 55NANO956NA.

BASICS
Brand	LG
Series	NANO95
Model	55NANO956NA
Size	55"
Country	UK
Release Year	2020
Bezel Color	Black
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	NanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)	54.6"
Resolution	8K UHD (7680 x 4320)
Refresh Rate	50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Panel Type	IPS
LED Type	Slim Direct LED
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Dimming Name	Full Array Dimming
Color	NanoCell Color
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDR	Cinema HDR
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K
Upscaling	AI 8K Upscaling
Frame Interploation Technique	TruMotion 100
Frame Interpolation Frequency	100 Hz
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement
AI Picture	AI Picture Pro
Auto Genre Selection	SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR
Face Enhancing	AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing	Image Enhancing on SQM
Noise Reduction	Quad Step Noise Reduction
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance	Pro
Sharpness	Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping	HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping

AUDIO
Speaker Channels	2.2 Channel
Speaker Type	Down Firing
Speaker Power Rating	40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)
Bluetooth Headset Support	Bluetooth 4.2+
Simulated Surround Sound	4.0 Virtual Surround Up-Mix
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound	AI Sound Pro
Surround Mode	ULTRA Surround
Clear Voice	Clear Voice IV
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	Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant	Google Assistant
Works with Alexa	Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version	2.3
HDMI-CEC	SIMPLINK
USB Inputs	3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs	2
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote	1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA

OTHER
CPU Cores	4
GPU Cores	2
Operating System	webOS
Internet Browser	Full Web Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	8 days
Application Store	LG Content Store
Teletext	Flof
Teletext Page	2000 page
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
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response	ALLM
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
HEVC	8K@60p, 10bit 4K@120p, 10bit

VIDEO FORMATS
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
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	2
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
Power Supply	AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
Warranty	1 Year Parts & Labor

ACCESSORIES
Remote	Magic Remote Control - MR20
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible