LG 65SK9500PLA (UK version)

•   Overview
•   Pros and Cons
•   Selected Features
•   Specifications

LG 65SK9500PLA was introduced in 2018. It has a NanoCell screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 1500 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG and Advanced HDR by Technicolor®. Its powerful α7 Intelligent Processor picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).

We give LG 65SK9500PLA TV 89 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 65SK9500PLA.

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 65SK9500PLA 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. This particular model has 96 zones.

HDR10

LG 65SK9500PLA 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 65SK9500PLA.

BASICS
Brand	LG
Series	SK95
Model	65SK9500PLA
Size	65"
Country	UK
Release Year	2018
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Display Type	NanoCell
Actual Size (Diagonal)	64.5"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Panel Type	IPS
LED Type	Slim Direct LED
Backlight Dimming	Full Array Local Dimming
Dimming Name	Full Array Local Dimming Pro
Number of Local Dimming Zones	96
Color	NanoCell Color Pro
Viewing Angle	Wide Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage	75%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	94%
Brightness	400 nits
Peak Brightness	1500 nits
Contrast Ratio	1600∶1
Minimum Response Time	5 ms
Input Lag	14 ms

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
HDR Effect
Technicolor Expert Mode
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α7 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling	4K Upscaling
Blacks	NanoCell Black
Frame Interploation Technique	TruMotion 200
Frame Interpolation Frequency	200 Hz
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Active Depth Enhancer
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Dynamic Color
Noise Reduction	NR
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
Professional Game TV
Enhanced Motion Picture Response Time
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance	Pro
Sharpness
Dynamic Tone Mapping	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping

AUDIO
Speaker Channels	2.2 Channel
Speaker Type	Down Firing
Speaker Power Rating	40W (WF: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
Adaptive Sound Control
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	4.2
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 Inputs	4
HDMI Version	2.0b
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC)	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	4 GB
Operating System	webOS
Internet Browser
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	8 days
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store	LG Content Store
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
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition	Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic Link
Focus Zoom
Live Zoom
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
Freeview Play
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
Content 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)	145 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1452 mm x 833 mm x 63 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1452 mm x 904 mm x 283 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1600 mm x 970 mm x 190 mm
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 300 mm
Weight Without Stand	27.0 kg
Weight With Stand	28.5 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	35.3 kg
Warranty	1 Year Parts & Labor

ACCESSORIES
Remote	Magic Remote Control - AN-MR18
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible