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LG OLED48A1PUA (USA version)

SCORE:
92
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Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Perfect Colour (Wide Color Gamut)
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • α7 Gen4 Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Overview

LG OLED48A1PUA was introduced in 2021. It has a OLED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 50 Hz/60 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 500 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG. Its powerful α7 Gen4 Processor 4K picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).

We give LG OLED48A1PUA 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.

DISPLAY
90
VIDEO FEATURES
95
AUDIO FEATURES
89
OTHER FEATURES
98
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
88
OVERALL
92

Pros and Cons

In this section we highlight pros and cons of LG OLED48A1PUA.

PROS
  High Resolution
  Pixel Level Dimming
  Perfect Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  Dolby Vision IQ
  HLG
  HGIG Compatibility
  α7 Gen4 Processor 4K
  Filmmaker Mode
  Dolby Atmos
  AI Sound
  WiSA Ready
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
CONS
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No AMD Freesync™
  No NVidia G-Sync
  No 4K HFR
  No 2K HFR
  No VRR
  No DTS Digital Surround

Selected Features

OLED Display

LG OLED48A1PUA has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. 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 OLED48A1PUA 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 OLED48A1PUA.

BASICS
BrandLG
SeriesA1
ModelOLED48A1PUA
Size48"
CountryUSA
Release Year2021
Bezel ColorBlack
Smart TV
DISPLAY
Display TypeOLED
Actual Size (Diagonal)47.6"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate50 Hz/60 Hz
Screen DesignFlat
Backlight DimmingPixel Level Dimming
Backlight NameSelf-lit pixels (no backlight)
ContrastInfinite Contrast
ColorPerfect Colour (Wide Color Gamut)
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage97%
Brightness300 nits
Peak Brightness500 nits
Contrast Ratio
Minimum Response Time1 ms
VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDRCinema HDR
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα7 Gen4 Processor 4K
UpscalingAI 4K Upscaling
BlacksPerfect Black
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AI Picture AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection Dolby HDR only
Face EnhancingAI Picture - Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise ReductionDual Step Noise Reduction
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy
Ultra Luminance Pro
SharpnessSharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone Mapping
AUDIO
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel
Speaker TypeDown Firing
Speaker Power Rating10W x 2
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
DTS Digital Surround
AI Sound
Surround ModeOLED Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice Pro
WiSA Ready Up to 2.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required)
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version5.0
Mobile Connectivity
Apple Airplay Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs3
HDMI Version2.0
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 3)
HDCP Version2.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK
USB Inputs2
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs1
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote1 (Mini Jack)
DLNA
OTHER
CPU Cores4
Operating SystemwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Application Store LG Content Store
Teletext
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI RecommendationDefault: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic LinkDefault: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
DIAL
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response ALLM/HGIG
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
HEVC 4K@60p
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 TunerNTSC-M
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (Typical)85 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)1071 x 618 x 46.9 mm
42.2" x 24.3" x 1.8"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)1071 x 679 x 271 mm
42.2" x 26.7" x 10.7"
Stand Size923 x 271 mm / 36.3"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1220x 735 x 152 mm
50" x 29.1" x 6.4"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand15 kg / 33.1 lbs
Weight With Stand15.3 kg / 33.7 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)18 kg / 42.3 lbs
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor
ACCESSORIES
RemoteMagic Remote Control - MR21
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible
Optional AccessoriesOLW480B Wall Mount

Successor

The 2021 A1 series has a successor - 2022 A2 series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.


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More Speaker Channels 2.0 Channel vs 2.0 Channel
AI Sound AI Sound Pro vs

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For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model OLED55A2PUA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED48A1PUA vs LG OLED55A2PUA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

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