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LG Electronics OLED55B9PLA 55-Inch UHD 4K HDR Smart OLED TV with Freeview Play - Black


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Product Summary

  • Organic self emitting pixels achieve the deepest levels of black due to their unique ability to completely switch off - no light is emitted or passing through the pixel
  • ULTRA HD 4K resolution is four times that of Full HD producing brilliant clarity and vivid details that amaze, even when viewed up close
  • The 2nd generation 7 Intelligent Processor allows for the premium image quality of OLED TV bringing a clearer and brighter viewing experience and AI processing can enhance any image
  • LG TV's can recognise major High Dynamic Range formats such as HLG, HDR 10, Dolby Vision and Technicolor, so you get the HDR experience, no matter what HDR entertainment you're enjoying
  • Find information and control smart home devices by speaking into your LG Magic Remote (purchased separately) or use your Alexa devices (purchased separately) to control your TV with a simple voice command (Alexa available via update mid 2019)"
  • HDMI Ports:3
  • Alexa built-in devices let you instantly connect to Alexa to play music, control your smart home, get information, news, weather, and more using just your voice.

Product Attributes

  • Width: 48.3 inches,
  • Height: 27.8 inches,
  • Weight: 41.7 pounds,
  • Length: 1.8 inches,
  • Size: 55 Inch

Brand

LG


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Product Review Analysis*

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

64.0% 16.0% 20.0%

Senti score  [80.0%]

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best good high better great horrible really pleased amazing wrong smart very pleased horrible noise burned regret recommend expensive static disappointing without this option worst perfect excellent bottom terrible brilliant picture absolutely terrible

Pros & Cons

really pleased

"really pleased"
100.0%

very pleased

"very pleased"
100.0%

brilliant picture

"can't recommend this tv enough brilliant picture all the necessary connections and looks great in the living room with an almost border less frame"
100.0%

great improvement

"firstly i am pleased with the size and quality of the tv but as far as a great improvement on picture quality i'm not sure"
99.9%

impressive sound

"the optical audio connection produces an impressive sound"
99.9%

amazing quality

"amazing quality in sound picture design"
99.8%

best thing

"the best thing ever bought"
99.6%

really good

"everything else really good"
99.3%

amazing product

"amazing product and superb professional service"
98.5%

excellent picture

"very good value and excellent picture only negative was sound a little low on certain movies but has not taken away a great tv for the price oled picture really is amazing"
97.5%

simply an amazing

"simply an amazing tv"
92.9%

wonderful to game

"it's wonderful to game on too!"
92.0%

promptly well

"good service arrived promptly well packaged and easy to set up"
90.9%

professional service

"amazing product and superb professional service"
75.0%

bloody good

"sound is bloody good for a tv i was blown away by how good it is compared to what i was used to with my old tv"
75.0%

awesome picture

"awesome picture"
75.0%

good interface

"great tv with a good interface and fantastic picture quality"
74.9%

great value

"in short since the substantial price drop this tv is great value and delivers on every level"
74.9%

perfect picture

"perfect picture and sound quality"
74.9%

genuine consumer

"i am a genuine consumer and paid £1349 for my lg oled tv in the expectation that it would provide a great viewing experience for several years to come"
74.9%

looks great

"can't recommend this tv enough brilliant picture all the necessary connections and looks great in the living room with an almost border less frame"
74.8%

picture quality

"however when i fired this thing up the reaction to the picture quality was priceless!"
74.8%

timeless design

"every single video and even audio codec is supported straight from tv for all of your clandestine mkv activities decent builtin sound ideally get a soundbar timeless design"
74.8%

totally recommended

"totally recommended"
74.6%

crisp picture

"colour just pops out crisp picture even standing right in front of it"
74.6%

blown away

"sound is bloody good for a tv i was blown away by how good it is compared to what i was used to with my old tv"
74.6%

best value

"the best value for money oled of 2018"
74.5%

good enough

"great tv sounds good enough for standard users"
74.5%

with screws

"it comes with screws to attach to the stand that comes with it but no screws if you are attaching it to a wall bracket which is poor"
74.4%

high quality

"took awhile to get 4k on netflix to work had to go to netflix setting on a web browser to change to high quality not possible through tv app"
74.4%

hdmi ports

"the b8 has four full fat 4k hdmi ports supports dolby visiob dolby atmos and hdr 10"
74.3%

image quality

"i have my ps4 pro hooked up to it and love the image quality"
74.3%

original picture

"set up and configuration is easy agreed with one reviewer here that switching off interpolation lg trumotion helps retain the film makers original picture during movies but having it switched on for live sports smooths out the action nicely"
74.2%

fast and responsive

"i've never spent this much on a tv before and i know £1000+ is a lot to ask but i am just enjoying this tv so much it brings so much depth and immersion to movies ps4 games have a richness of colour to them and the lg software is fast and responsive with one of the best ui's i've seen on a smart tv"
74.1%

oled is clearer

"oled is clearer"
74.1%

smart functions

"smart functions like alexa control google voice control and netflix with dolby vision is a nice touch!"
74.1%

treat yourself

"you've forked out over £1 000 for a tv may as well treat yourself to a surround sound system and do it properly"
73.8%

much richer

"i've had a panasonic plasma and have resisted an lcd tv as i find the plasma so much richer and more life like than any lcd tvs i've seen"
73.8%

prime video

"amazon prime video set up perfectly"
73.7%

perfect condition

"delivered quickly and in perfect condition unlike argos"
73.7%

lovely blacks

"lovely blacks only with an oled tv"
73.6%

most glamorous

"the plastic stand might not be the most glamorous but it holds the tv securely without requiring a wide tv cabinet"
73.6%

quality picture

"good quality picture and great smart capabilities"
72.9%

well worth

"price tag is high but well worth it!"
72.6%

highly recommended

"came highly recommended and was not disappointed!"
72.6%

much better

"this tv is amazing so easy to setup talking into the remote instead of painstaking typing things is so much better"
71.9%

good service

"good service arrived promptly well packaged and easy to set up"
70.6%

what everyone

"all the pros i can only echo from what everyone else has said on here"
70.6%

good quality soundbar

"i was happy to have spent the extra money on a good quality soundbar to produce a first class tv entertainment centre"
69.4%

sound wise

"sound wise all ok with the tv speakers but a decent sound bar would be best"
68.0%

holds the tv securely

"the plastic stand might not be the most glamorous but it holds the tv securely without requiring a wide tv cabinet"
67.5%

enjoy watching

"it truly has made a huge difference in how much i enjoy watching tv"
67.1%

delivered quickly

"delivered quickly and in perfect condition unlike argos"
66.7%

forum support

"the motion part is resolved via dejudder and deblur motions avforums has comprehensive forum support for this tv so i wouldn't pay too much attention to the review that claims its unfixable or unbearable thats just fakenews"
66.4%

enhanced 4k hdr games

"xbox one x with enhanced 4k hdr games looks jaw droppingly good on this tv"
66.3%

size and quality

"firstly i am pleased with the size and quality of the tv but as far as a great improvement on picture quality i'm not sure"
65.9%

great the one i ordered

"love my tv supplier was great the one i ordered was out of stock so they gave me an upgrade free of charge"
65.7%

absolutely no problems

"have had absolutely no problems watching it"
65.7%

great upgrade

"a great upgrade from my 42 inch panasonic plasma"
65.6%

with 0 % interest

"i just want to thank amazon on this occasion for allow me to purchase this over 6 months with 0% interest"
65.5%

great viewing experience

"i am a genuine consumer and paid £1349 for my lg oled tv in the expectation that it would provide a great viewing experience for several years to come"
65.5%

great oled

"this is a great oled tv"
65.3%

quality & clarity

"amazing tv the picture quality & clarity is top class"
65.2%

very good value

"very good value and excellent picture only negative was sound a little low on certain movies but has not taken away a great tv for the price oled picture really is amazing"
65.2%

much attention

"the motion part is resolved via dejudder and deblur motions avforums has comprehensive forum support for this tv so i wouldn't pay too much attention to the review that claims its unfixable or unbearable thats just fakenews"
65.0%

particularly impressive

"the lg artshow app is particularly impressive!"
64.9%

fast and agile

"webos is the rollsroyce of smartv oses clean fast and agile"
64.8%

smart capabilities

"good quality picture and great smart capabilities"
64.8%

very easy to

"picture quality as great as you would expect remote is very easy to use"
63.4%

good calibration settings

"a bit of internet research and you'll find some good calibration settings"
63.1%

must use it thoughtfully

"in other words you can buy an oled tv from lg but you must use it thoughtfully"
63.1%

just incredible

"picture is just incredible can’t believe the difference compared to my ultra hd curve upstairs"
63.1%

will not be disappointed

"if you can justify the price tag you will not be disappointed"
62.9%

best screen

"best screen i’ve seen"
62.8%

enjoying this

"i've never spent this much on a tv before and i know £1000+ is a lot to ask but i am just enjoying this tv so much it brings so much depth and immersion to movies ps4 games have a richness of colour to them and the lg software is fast and responsive with one of the best ui's i've seen on a smart tv"
62.7%

thank amazon

"i just want to thank amazon on this occasion for allow me to purchase this over 6 months with 0% interest"
62.5%

build in speakers

"the model above has better build in speakers and the tv can go slightly brighter"
62.4%

recommend this

"i would definitely recommend this tv as with any oled tvs they have the best picture quality infinte contrast deep blacks wide viewing angles and excellent picture settings out of the box"
62.3%

tv from 2012

"very good tv moving from high range lg 47inch led tv from 2012 can see the difference in technology over the past 7 years the 55inch is perfect for our size room"
62.2%

sony smart hd

"bought to replace our sony smart hd tv which we have had for about four years"
62.2%

inch panasonic plasma

"a great upgrade from my 42 inch panasonic plasma"
61.9%

better models

"seeing as the better models are marginal improvements over this one"
61.8%

overall a very good

"overall a very good tv"
61.7%

very impressed

"i’m slightly hard of hearing so i got a sonos beam to compensate and with both i’m very impressed!"
61.5%

tv comes close

"at £1199 this is the best tv you can buy at the price believe me no lcd or led tv comes close"
60.8%

inherent issues

"even if it had happened within their 12 months guarantee image retention is explicitly excluded from their manufacturer’s guarantee due to their argument that it is down to how users make use of it and not to inherent issues with the technology"
60.4%

smart tv aspects

"picture quality is great once you've messed with the settings to tune off varous things smart tv aspects solid"
60.1%

nice touch

"smart functions like alexa control google voice control and netflix with dolby vision is a nice touch!"
59.6%

solid orange image

"the image retention is best seen against red or orange images – so the photos i am uploading are as a result of my casting a solid orange image to the tv from my tablet so that the issue can be demonstrated most clearly"
59.2%

arrived promptly

"arrived promptly and safely"
59.0%

entertainment centre

"i was happy to have spent the extra money on a good quality soundbar to produce a first class tv entertainment centre"
58.7%

good on standard

"picture quality is good on standard hd and very good watching ultra hd content"
58.6%

best tv i have owned

"best tv i have owned"
58.3%

up is very easy

"set up is very easy"
58.2%

will help people

"if sky read this could you move the logos around a bit as it will help people!"
58.0%

much depth

"i've never spent this much on a tv before and i know £1000+ is a lot to ask but i am just enjoying this tv so much it brings so much depth and immersion to movies ps4 games have a richness of colour to them and the lg software is fast and responsive with one of the best ui's i've seen on a smart tv"
58.0%

upgrade free of charge

"love my tv supplier was great the one i ordered was out of stock so they gave me an upgrade free of charge"
57.3%

delivers on every level

"in short since the substantial price drop this tv is great value and delivers on every level"
56.8%

droppingly good

"xbox one x with enhanced 4k hdr games looks jaw droppingly good on this tv"
56.8%

visual experience

"without the soundbar the tv sound was ok but this tv is a visual experience i’ve not seen before outside of top end tv retailers"
56.8%

it's worth

"yes the tv is really expensive but it's worth it!"
56.8%

television top quality

"great television top quality"
56.8%

photos i am uploading

"the image retention is best seen against red or orange images – so the photos i am uploading are as a result of my casting a solid orange image to the tv from my tablet so that the issue can be demonstrated most clearly"
56.6%

fabulous service

"fabulous service"
56.3%

action nicely

"set up and configuration is easy agreed with one reviewer here that switching off interpolation lg trumotion helps retain the film makers original picture during movies but having it switched on for live sports smooths out the action nicely"
56.1%

superb quality

"superb quality for this price"
55.5%

decent builtin sound

"every single video and even audio codec is supported straight from tv for all of your clandestine mkv activities decent builtin sound ideally get a soundbar timeless design"
55.4%

especially with netflix

"dolby picture support is excellent especially with netflix"
55.4%

this beauty

"in the end i plumbed for this beauty"
55.0%

would be best

"sound wise all ok with the tv speakers but a decent sound bar would be best"
54.9%

down the best

"i've owned the tv for four months now and it's hands down the best tv i've owned across all inputs"
54.7%

recommend for the price

"the pictures is so clear it’s like you are watching it in 3d would highly recommend for the price!"
54.6%

best picture

"great tv best picture i have ever had"
54.4%

especially are amazing

"dont get me wrong the picture quality is incredible and the blacks especially are amazing"
54.1%

hard of hearing so

"i’m slightly hard of hearing so i got a sonos beam to compensate and with both i’m very impressed!"
54.0%

able to point

"the remote is brilliant though being able to point and click and scroll through menus is great"
53.8%

lovely looking

"lovely looking tv and a doddle to install on the previous wall bracket"
53.5%

quality infinte contrast

"i would definitely recommend this tv as with any oled tvs they have the best picture quality infinte contrast deep blacks wide viewing angles and excellent picture settings out of the box"
52.9%

support expert

"chelsea after consulting her technical support expert said the following: "it is perfectly reasonable to watch sky news for a few hours every day"
52.8%

quite simple and straight

"the software os is quite simple and straight forward"
52.1%

prime account details

"easy to connect to the internet and add my prime account details up and running in no time"
51.8%

their argument

"even if it had happened within their 12 months guarantee image retention is explicitly excluded from their manufacturer’s guarantee due to their argument that it is down to how users make use of it and not to inherent issues with the technology"
51.6%

seen on a smart

"i've never spent this much on a tv before and i know £1000+ is a lot to ask but i am just enjoying this tv so much it brings so much depth and immersion to movies ps4 games have a richness of colour to them and the lg software is fast and responsive with one of the best ui's i've seen on a smart tv"
51.3%

richness of colour

"i've never spent this much on a tv before and i know £1000+ is a lot to ask but i am just enjoying this tv so much it brings so much depth and immersion to movies ps4 games have a richness of colour to them and the lg software is fast and responsive with one of the best ui's i've seen on a smart tv"
51.1%

huge difference

"it truly has made a huge difference in how much i enjoy watching tv"
51.1%

quality of picture

"i read the comment about this being a really big tv but wife was won over by the quality of picture etc"
50.7%

expect remote

"picture quality as great as you would expect remote is very easy to use"
50.2%

good no real need

"sound quality is good no real need for a sound box unless"
50.2%
...

absolutely terrible

"the part where they're in the concourse of that building with the clock the judder was absolutely terrible"
96.7%

horrible noise

"maybe i'm doing something wrong after messing around with some of the picture settings but season 8 episode 3 looks pretty bad and there doesn't seem to be anyway to adjust the settings to get rid of the horrible noise in the blacks"
96.0%

without this option

"without this option i wouldn't have been able to afford it"
91.8%

very irresponsible

"i feel it is very irresponsible"
74.9%

stutter judder

"now i don't know whether i'm really susceptible to the micro stutter judder on this tv but i found it pretty much impossible to watch content on"
74.9%

user error

"lg will not recognise these issues as their fault they have declared it is user error"
74.8%

more expensive

"there are supposedly small details and improvements that the more expensive c9 and e9 models have but if you're just sitting back and enjoying a tv rather than fussing about tiny imperfections you'll be fine"
74.8%

main gripe

"now heres my main gripe"
74.8%

slight issue

"slight issue with yellow skin tones but this seems to be corrected by altering the tint"
74.6%

tiny imperfections

"there are supposedly small details and improvements that the more expensive c9 and e9 models have but if you're just sitting back and enjoying a tv rather than fussing about tiny imperfections you'll be fine"
74.4%

their fault

"lg’s contact centre response is simply that this is not their fault and that it is due to the way that we use the tv"
72.8%

supposedly small details

"there are supposedly small details and improvements that the more expensive c9 and e9 models have but if you're just sitting back and enjoying a tv rather than fussing about tiny imperfections you'll be fine"
71.7%

brightness fiddle

"it can get a bit of getting used to the contrast and brightness fiddle with the settings to get it right as the black is black making dark scenes well"
71.5%

very basic

"build in speakers are very basic don't expect a heavy base"
69.9%

very expensive

"motion is handled well but not perfect i guess this is something that spending more money on a very expensive will eliminate"
68.4%

static logos

"this is caused because the news channels put static logos and ticker tapes on the screens"
64.0%

micro stutter

"furthermore i have not suffered any issues with micro stutter as mentioned by the same reviewer"
63.3%

strained my eyes

"strained my eyes even"
61.7%

ever buying

"that only lasted for 18 20 months before the burn in issues turned this into what is probably my worst ever buying decision"
61.0%

motion judder

"if you're not affected by the motion judder then count yourself lucky!"
61.0%

sure i didnt

"i researched all the issues concerning burn in and made sure i didnt do anything not recommended i do not use gaming or pause it etc"
58.6%

honour the warranty

"curry's said lg will not honour the warranty"
58.1%

particularly bad news

"when they are red as is the case with sky news the view on line seems to be that that is particularly bad news"
57.7%

gave me headaches

"it dimmed half the picture and gave me headaches and did it take the judder away from the motion?"
57.1%

not the cheapest retailer

"final advice – amazon at the time of writing is not the cheapest retailer and it took over three weeks for them to deliver the tv"
57.0%

helped a little

"i went through the settings and turned off all that horrible soap opera motion interpolation fandangary and it still didn't solve the problem although it helped a little"
56.9%

still burned

"netflix for example i must be on the home screen for an average few minutes a day but the red logo still burned in!"
56.2%

does go wrong

"" i"as long as you do this if something does go wrong lg will not leave you with a tv with screen burn and will help"
56.1%

slightly annoying

"does have an occasional sound dropping issue that is slightly annoying"
56.0%

tickertape burned in

"i have a tickertape burned in yet have the news on for about an hour in the morning often skipping through channels and i have a big circle in the middle of the screen"
55.2%

extreme dark scenes

"i am very happy with this tv despite the noise in extreme dark scenes lets just say but for the price compared to other lg oled models its a damn good tv that should last you a while yet"
55.2%

remote but unfortunately

"can control our sky box via the remote but unfortunately there’s no fast forward or rewind button on the remote just pause and play"
54.8%

does not work well

"unfortunately that does not work well"
54.7%

renting the tv sound

"but for my little room i'm renting the tv sound is loud and clear enough!"
54.7%

looks pretty

"maybe i'm doing something wrong after messing around with some of the picture settings but season 8 episode 3 looks pretty bad and there doesn't seem to be anyway to adjust the settings to get rid of the horrible noise in the blacks"
54.6%

very disappointing

"very disappointing"
54.5%

suffered any issues

"furthermore i have not suffered any issues with micro stutter as mentioned by the same reviewer"
54.4%

could not sign into

"initially i could not sign into it and a quick google revealed i was not alone"
53.9%

from new and the burn

"5 years from new and the burn in is terrible first noticed it after about 8 months and the problem has not gone away on the newer 2019 models!"
53.9%

refresh each night

"from this advice however it is not an issue if you religiously change channels every couple of hours and run the pixel refresh each night"
53.9%

just sitting back

"there are supposedly small details and improvements that the more expensive c9 and e9 models have but if you're just sitting back and enjoying a tv rather than fussing about tiny imperfections you'll be fine"
53.8%

stress a elbow bracket

"the tv is light and thin very thin and won’t stress a elbow bracket"
53.6%

definitely my flat's

"its definitely my flat's main attraction!"
53.3%

clear but not the loudest

"sound is clear but not the loudest but that is to be expected with internal speakers these days"
53.2%

real issue

"if you are considering the purchase of an lg oled tv be aware that image retention can be a real issue that could affect your expensive tv within 18 24 months and that lg will not undertake a repair as they will take a firm position about it being the result of your viewing habits not of their technology"
52.6%

terrible first

"5 years from new and the burn in is terrible first noticed it after about 8 months and the problem has not gone away on the newer 2019 models!"
52.4%

what is not excusable

"whilst that response from lg may be defendable due to the sky+hd box the main source that we use being an external source without any screensaver function what is not excusable is the fact that we are also seeing the ‘netflix’ logo starting to show in the bottom right corner"
52.3%

n't notice any difference

"to me it is as good and sometimes better but mostly i don't notice any difference"
52.3%

something wrong

"maybe i'm doing something wrong after messing around with some of the picture settings but season 8 episode 3 looks pretty bad and there doesn't seem to be anyway to adjust the settings to get rid of the horrible noise in the blacks"
52.0%

kill it on pricing

"panasonic and sony models still use the same lg made panel hence lg can kill it on pricing"
51.5%

stay away from

"stay away from lg oled panels"
51.4%

owned them

"i can't really compare it to the others having not owned them but i don't regret it!"
51.2%

same reviewer

"furthermore i have not suffered any issues with micro stutter as mentioned by the same reviewer"
50.9%

little room

"but for my little room i'm renting the tv sound is loud and clear enough!"
50.9%

help but to no avail

"no information on size if screws so i contacted amazon support who tried to help but to no avail"
50.8%

no information on size

"no information on size if screws so i contacted amazon support who tried to help but to no avail"
50.2%
...

Top positive statements

Statement Strength**
"Amazing product and superb professional service" 93.1%
"Good quality picture and great smart capabilities." 93.1%
"Amazing TV the picture quality & clarity is top class." 93.1%
"It's wonderful to game on too!" 93.1%
"Picture quality is excellent." 93.1%
"Picture quality as great as you would expect remote is very easy to use." 93.1%
"Very good TV moving from high range LG 47inch LED TV from 2012 can see the difference in technology over the past 7 years the 55inch is perfect for our size room." 93.1%
"Superb quality for this price" 93.1%

Top negative statements

Statement Strength
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Positive mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Netflix
"dolby picture support is excellent especially with Netflix"
90.6%
Samsung
"i bought this lg oled55b8slc recently to replace a 10 year old 40" Samsung led tv"
74.8%
ISF
"the ISF bright is better"
71.6%
Sony
"bought to replace our Sony smart hd tv which we have had for about four years"
62.6%
Netflix YouTube Amazon
"the picture is stunning using 4k Netflix YouTube Amazon prime etc"
51.0%
Netflix YouTube Amazon Prime etc
"the picture is stunning using 4k Netflix YouTube Amazon Prime etc"
51.0%

Negative mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Panasonic
"they said only Panasonic honours warranties for screen burn and only once"
62.8%

Emotion analysis

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

41.0% 27.9% 31.1%
  neutral 27.9%
  happiness 23.0%
  worry 19.7%
  fun 11.5%
  sadness 9.8%
  relief 3.3%
  enthusiasm 1.6%
  surprise 1.6%
  hate 1.6%

* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
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last analysis update 2024-04-16