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LG OLED88ZX9LA (UK version)
Highlights
- 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) OLED Display
- HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
- Intense Color
- Perfect Viewing Angle
- α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K
- Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
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Content
Overview
LG OLED88ZX9LA was introduced in 2020. It has a OLED screen with 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG. AMD Freesync™ allows TV to display variable refresh rate during gaming and 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 OLED88ZX9LA TV 96 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 OLED88ZX9LA.
| PROS |
|---|
| High Resolution |
| High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Pixel Level Dimming |
| Perfect Viewing Angle |
| Color Depth |
| HDR10 |
| Dolby Vision |
| Dolby Vision IQ |
| HLG |
| AMD Freesync™ |
| NVidia G-Sync |
| 4K HFR |
| 2K HFR |
| VRR |
| HGIG Compatibility |
| α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K |
| Filmmaker Mode |
| Speaker Channels |
| Dolby Atmos |
| AI Sound |
| WiSA Ready |
| Bluetooth Audio Playback |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth |
| Works with Alexa |
| New HDMI 2.1 |
| HDCP 2.3 |
| CONS |
|---|
| No HDR10+ |
| No IMAX Enhanced |
| No DTS Digital Surround |
Predecessor
A predecessor of 2020 ZX Signature series is 2019 Z9 Signature series. In this section we show their comparison.
| UPGRADES | LG OLED88ZX9LA | vs | LG OLED88Z9PLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolby Vision IQ | vs | ||
| AMD Freesync™ | vs | ||
| NVidia G-Sync | vs | ||
| VRR | vs | ||
| HGIG Compatibility | vs | ||
| More Powerful Picture Processor | α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K | vs | α9 Gen2 Intelligent Processor 8K |
| Filmmaker Mode | vs | ||
| AI Picture | AI Picture Pro | vs | |
| Auto Genre Selection | SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR | vs | |
| Face Enhancing | AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing | vs | |
| Image Enhancing | Image Enhancing on SQM | vs | |
| AI Sound | AI Sound Pro | vs | |
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice IV | vs | Clear Voice III |
| HDCP Version | 2.3 | vs | 2.2 |
| Composite Inputs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack | vs | |
| AVI | vs | ||
| AC4 | vs | ||
| EAC3 | vs | ||
| MP2 | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG OLED88ZX9LA | vs | LG OLED88Z9PLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced HDR by Technicolor® | vs | 4K Technicolor HDR | |
| Depth Enhancement | [a] | vs | Object Depth Enhancer |
| Noise Reduction | Quad Step Noise Reduction | vs | Hexa Step NR |
| DTS Digital Surround | vs | DTS-HD | |
| Less RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs | 1 | vs | 3 |
| OGG | vs | ||
| RealAudio | vs |
For this comparison we chose 88" version of the predecessor - model OLED88Z9PLA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED88ZX9LA vs LG OLED88Z9PLA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.
Selected Features
OLED Display
LG OLED88ZX9LA 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 OLED88ZX9LA 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 OLED88ZX9LA.
| BASICS | |
|---|---|
| Brand | LG |
| Series | ZX Signature |
| Model | OLED88ZX9LA |
| Size | 88" |
| Country | UK |
| Release Year | 2020 |
| Bezel Color | Black |
| Smart TV | |
| DISPLAY | |
|---|---|
| Display Type | OLED |
| Design | Sculpture |
| Actual Size (Diagonal) | 87.6" |
| Resolution | 8K UHD (7680 x 4320) |
| Refresh Rate | 100 Hz/120 Hz |
| Screen Design | Flat |
| Panel Type | WRGB |
| Backlight Dimming | Pixel Level Dimming |
| Backlight Name | Self-illuminating pixels (no backlight) |
| Contrast | Infinite Contrast |
| Color | Intense Color |
| Viewing Angle | Perfect Viewing Angle |
| Panel Bit Depth | 10 bits |
| Color Depth | 1.07 Billion |
| Contrast Ratio | ∞ |
| Minimum Response Time | 1 ms |
| 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 |
| Blacks | Perfect Black |
| Frame Interploation Technique | TruMotion 200 |
| Frame Interpolation Frequency | 240 Hz |
| Black Frame Insertion | OLED Motion |
| Filmmaker Mode | |
| Auto Low Latency Mode | |
| 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 |
| Color Enhancer | Advanced Color Enhancer |
| Noise Reduction | Quad Step Noise Reduction |
| Deep Learning AI Picture | |
| AI Brightness | |
| True Color Accuracy | Pro |
| Ultra Luminance | Pro |
| Sharpness | Frequency based Sharpness Enhancer |
| Dynamic Tone Mapping | HDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro |
| AUDIO | |
|---|---|
| Speaker Channels | 4.2 Channel |
| Speaker Type | Front Firing |
| Speaker Power Rating | 80W (WF:40W, 10W per Channel) |
| Bluetooth Headset Support | Bluetooth 4.2+ |
| Dolby Atmos | |
| DTS Digital Surround | |
| AI Sound | AI Sound Pro |
| Surround Mode | OLED Surround |
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice IV |
| WiSA Ready | Separate Dongle Purchase Required |
| 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 | 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 | |
| DLNA | |
| OTHER | |
|---|---|
| CPU Cores | 4 |
| GPU Cores | 2 |
| Operating System | webOS |
| Internet Browser | |
| 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 | 4K@120p, 10bit |
| VIDEO FORMATS | |
|---|---|
| 3GPP | |
| AV1 | 8K@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 | 8K@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 | 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 | |
|---|---|
| Energy Efficiency | B |
| Power Supply | AC 100-240 V, 50/60 Hz |
| Power Consumption (In Standby) | 0.5 W |
| Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D) | 1961 x 1120 x 49.9 mm |
| Dimension With Stand (W x H x D) | 1961 x 1456 x 281 mm |
| Stand Size | 1961 x 281 mm / 77.20" x 11.06" |
| Dimension of Package (W x H x D) | 2126 X 1386 X 710 mm 83.70" x 54.57" x 27.95" |
| VESA Wall Mount | |
| Weight Without Stand | 42 kg |
| Weight With Stand | 104 kg / 229.28 lbs |
| Weight of Package (Gross) | 133 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Parts & Labor |
| ACCESSORIES | |
|---|---|
| Remote | Signature Magic Remote Control |
| Universal Control Capability for remote | |
| Magic Remote Control Compatible | |
Successor
The 2020 ZX Signature series has a successor - 2021 Z1 Signature series. Let us now display the changes that the successor brought.
| UPGRADES | LG OLED88Z19LA | vs | LG OLED88ZX9LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| More Powerful Picture Processor | α9 Gen4 AI Processor 4K | vs | α9 Gen3 AI Processor 8K |
| Face Enhancing | AI Picture Pro - Face + Body+ object Enhancing | vs | AI Picture Pro - Face Enhancing |
| Clear Voice | Clear Voice Pro | vs | Clear Voice IV |
| More RF (Terrestrial/Cable) Connection Inputs | 3 | vs | 1 |
| VP8 | vs |
| DOWNGRADES | LG OLED88Z19LA | vs | LG OLED88ZX9LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite Inputs | vs | 1 via A/V 3.5mm Jack | |
| Lower Energy Efficiency Class | G | vs | B |
For this comparison we chose 88" version of the successor - model OLED88Z19LA. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED88ZX9LA vs LG OLED88Z19LA where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.