LG OLED55B8PLA (German version)

Overview

LG OLED55B8PLA was introduced in 2018. It has a OLED screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 800 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 OLED55B8PLA 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.

Pros and Cons

In this section we highlight pros and cons of LG OLED55B8PLA.

Major Changes from its predecessor

A predecessor of 2018 B8 series is 2017 B7 series. In this section we show major changes from the predecessor.

UPGRADES	LG OLED55B8PLA	vs	LG OLED55B7D
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®		vs

For this comparison we chose 55" version of the predecessor - model OLED55B7D. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED55B8PLA vs LG OLED55B7D where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

OLED Display

LG OLED55B8PLA 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. OLED displays also have better viewing angle than IPS panels. However, OLEDs are not able to achieve such high brightness as modern LCD displays.

Specifications

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for LG OLED55B8PLA.

BASICS
Brand	LG
Country	Germany
Series 2	B8
Model	OLED55B8PLA
Release Year	2018
Size	55"
Smart TV

DISPLAY
Actual Size (Diagonal)	54.6"
Resolution	4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate	100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen Design	Flat
Display Type	OLED
Panel Type	WRGB
Backlight Dimming	Pixel Dimming/Self Lighting Pixel
Backlight Name	Self-lumius pixels ( backlight)
Contrast	Infinite Contrast
Color	Perfect Color
Viewing Angle	Perfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth	10 bits
Color Depth	1.07 Billion
Rec.2020 Color Space Coverage	75%
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage	99%
Brightness	250 nits
Peak Brightness	800 nits
Contrast Ratio	∞
Input Lag	21 ms

VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDR
HDR Effect
Technicolor Expert Mode
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processor	α7 Intelligent Processor
Upscaling	4K Upscaler
Black Frame Insertion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
Depth Enhancement	Active Depth Enhancer
AI Picture
Auto Genre Selection
Face Enhancing
Image Enhancing
Color Enhancer	Adaptive Color Enhancer
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	4 x 10 W
Dolby Atmos
DTS Digital Surround	DTS-HD
Simultaneous Audio Output
AI Sound
Surround Mode	Dolby Surround / OLED 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	IEEE802.11ac/a/b/g/n
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)	Side, 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
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)
Parental Control (V-Chip)
Application Store	LG Content Store
Teletext	Flof
Teletext Page	2000 pages
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
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition	Magic Remote required
Magic Link
Focus Zoom
Live Zoom
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
Live Plus (ACR-based Bilateral Service)
Hotel Mode
My Content
My Channels
Channel Advisor
Channel Plus
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 HD
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)	110 W
Power Consumption (In Standby)	0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)	1228 mm x 707 mm x 47 mm
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)	1228 mm x 752 mm x 220 mm
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)	1446 mm x 810 mm x 207 mm
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)	300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand	16.3 kg
Weight With Stand	17.8 kg
Weight of Package (Gross)	23.3 kg

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

Successor

The 2018 B8 series has a successor - 2019 B9 series. Let us now display the major changes that the successor brought.

UPGRADES	LG OLED55B9PLA	vs	LG OLED55B8PLA
4K HFR	4K HFR via HDMI will be updated	vs
2K HFR		vs

For this comparison we chose 55" version of the successor - model OLED55B9PLA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED55B8PLA vs LG OLED55B9PLA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.