Hot...really..This TV has horrible contrast. Rtings call it mediocre and poor black uniformity. The only way you will not notice this would be in bright room. So when it gets dark at night...turn on your lights. Rtings below
The LG SM8600PUA has a mediocre contrast ratio, as expected for a TV with an IPS panel. The contrast ratio does not improve when local dimming is enabled. This is due to the fact that the TV is edge lit and local dimming cannot help in our checkered pattern.
The LG SM8600PUA has disappointing black uniformity. However, this is expected on IPS panel TVs. When local dimming is disabled, there is visible backlight bleed and blooming. With local dimming enabled and set to 'Medium,' the edges are a little darker but a significant area to the left and to the right of the test cross remains lit.
The LG SM8600 has mediocre accuracy with our pre-calibration settings. There are significant inaccuracies that most people will notice both in the shades of gray and in the colors. The gamma does not track the very well and thus most scenes are a bit brighter than they should be. The color temperature is significantly warmer than the of 6500K, and the image has a red-yellowish tint.
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The LG SM8600PUA has a mediocre contrast ratio, as expected for a TV with an IPS panel. The contrast ratio does not improve when local dimming is enabled. This is due to the fact that the TV is edge lit and local dimming cannot help in our checkered pattern.
The LG SM8600PUA has disappointing black uniformity. However, this is expected on IPS panel TVs. When local dimming is disabled, there is visible backlight bleed and blooming. With local dimming enabled and set to 'Medium,' the edges are a little darker but a significant area to the left and to the right of the test cross remains lit.
The LG SM8600 has mediocre accuracy with our pre-calibration settings. There are significant inaccuracies that most people will notice both in the shades of gray and in the colors. The gamma does not track the very well and thus most scenes are a bit brighter than they should be. The color temperature is significantly warmer than the of 6500K, and the image has a red-yellowish tint.
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