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LG 65UN8500AUJ (Canadian version)
Highlights
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) LED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- Wide Viewing Angle
- α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
LG 65UN8500AUJ was introduced in 2020. It has a LED 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 and HLG. Its powerful α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).
We give LG 65UN8500AUJ TV 92 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.
Pros and Cons
In this section we highlight pros and cons of LG 65UN8500AUJ.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Direct LED |
| Wide Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| Dolby Vision |
| Dolby Vision IQ |
| HLG |
| 4K HFR |
| 2K HFR |
| HGIG Compatibility |
| α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K |
| Filmmaker Mode |
| Dolby Atmos |
| AI Sound |
| Bluetooth Audio Playback |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| Works with Alexa |
| New HDMI 2.1 |
| CONS |
|---|
| No Full-Array Local Dimming |
| No HDR10+ |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| No AMD Freesync™ |
| No NVidia G-Sync |
| No VRR |
| No DTS Digital Surround |
| No NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) |
Selected Features
IPS Panel
LG 65UN8500AUJ 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 65UN8500AUJ 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.
Specifications
In this section we present all the features and specifications available for LG 65UN8500AUJ.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | LG |
| Series | UN85 |
| Model | 65UN8500AUJ |
| Size | 65" |
| Country | Canada |
| Release Year | 2020 |
| Bezel Color | Black |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | LED |
| 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 | Direct LED |
| Backlight Dimming | Local Dimming |
| Dimming Name | LG Local Contrast |
| Color | |
| Viewing Angle | Wide Viewing Angle |
| Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits + FRC |
| 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 |
| HDR Effect | 4K/2K |
| AMD Freesync™ | |
| NVidia G-Sync | |
| 4K HFR | |
| 2K HFR | |
| VRR | |
| HGIG Compatibility | |
| Picture Processor | α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K |
| Upscaling | 4K Upscaling |
| Frame Interploation Technique | TruMotion 200 |
| Frame Interpolation Frequency | 200 Hz |
| Black Frame Insertion | Motion Pro |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| Depth Enhancement | |
| AI Picture | AI Picture |
| Auto Genre Selection | Dolby HDR only |
| Face Enhancing | |
| Color Enhancer | Advanced Color Enhancer |
| Noise Reduction | Double Step Noise Reduction |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | |
| AI Brightness | |
| True Color Accuracy | |
| Ultra Luminance | |
| Sharpness | Sharpness Enhancer |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 2.0 Channel |
| Speaker Type | Down Firing |
| Speaker Power Rating | 20W |
| 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 |
| Surround Mode | ULTRA Surround |
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice III |
| 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 3) |
| HDCP Version | 2.2 |
| HDMI-CEC | SIMPLINK |
| USB Inputs | 3 |
| USB 3.0 Ports | |
| RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs | 1 |
| 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 | 1 (Mini Jack) |
| DLNA | |
| OTHER | |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores | 4 |
| Operating System | webOS |
| Internet Browser | Full Web Browser |
| Parental Control (V-Chip) | |
| Application Store | LG Content Store |
| Teletext | |
| 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 | 4K@60p, 10bit |
| VIDEO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | NTSC-M |
| NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0) | |
| Digital Terrestrial TV System | ATSC |
| Digital Cable TV System | Clear QAM |
| Color system | PAL / SECAM / NTSC |
| GENERAL | |
|---|---|
| Power Supply | AC 120 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1463 x 850 x 87.8 mm 57.60" x 33.46" x 3.46" |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1463 x 914 x 269 mm 57.60" x 35.98" x 10.59" |
| Stand Size | 1324 x 269 mm / 52.13" x 10.59" |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 1660 x 970 x 190 mm 65.35" x 38.19" x 7.48" |
| One Connect Box | |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| VESA Hole Pitch (W x H) | 300 mm x 300 mm |
| Weight Without Stand | 21.3 kg / 46.96 lbs |
| Weight With Stand | 21.6 kg / 47.62 lbs |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 29.6 kg / 65.26 lbs |
| Warranty | 1 Year Parts & Labor |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | Magic Remote Control - MR20 |
| Universal Control Capability for remote | |
| Magic Remote Control Compatible | |
Successor
An indirect successor of the 2020 UN85 series can be considered a 2021 UP87 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | LG 82UP8770PUA | vs | LG 65UN8500AUJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| More Powerful Picture Processor | α7 Gen4 AI Processor 4K | vs | α7 Gen3 AI Processor 4K |
| DOWNGRADES | LG 82UP8770PUA | vs | LG 65UN8500AUJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Panel Bit Depth | 8 bits | vs | 8 bits + FRC |
| Lower Color Depth | 16.7 Million | vs | 1.07 Billion |
| Composite Inputs | vs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack |
For this comparison we chose 82" version of the successor - model 82UP8770PUA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG 65UN8500AUJ vs LG 82UP8770PUA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.