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LG OLED55E8PLA 50 Hz TV


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Product Summary

OLED 55 INCH E8PLA 4K with HDR 10 and Dolby Vision

Description

OLED 55 INCH E8PLA 4K with HDR 10 and Dolby Vision

Brand

LG


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Product Review Analysis*

Positives

Neutrals

Negatives

76.9% 3.8% 19.2%

Senti score  [80.8%]

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stunning dissapointed excellent absolutely stunning bottom conventional buttons outstanding picture clunky good worst unavailable very pleased perfect great amazing typical expensive fantastic apprehensive warn sony bravia outstanding were awful best better weak

Pros & Cons

absolutely stunning

"the tv is absolutely stunning"
100.0%

very pleased

"easy setup overall very pleased"
100.0%

outstanding picture

"this tv is outstanding picture is fantastic and really easy to use and screen share with other devices"
99.9%

huge improvement

"but apart from that the oled is a huge improvement in every way"
99.8%

really good

"i just hope it doesn’t break 😩 it’s really good features and remote yes sometime things need reset but that’s not excessive"
99.3%

great sound

"amazing picture quality and great sound even for the built in speakers"
96.8%

excellent and outstanding

"very pleased with my purchase an excellent and outstanding television"
89.7%

simply stunning

"the picture quality on this tv is simply stunning"
88.4%

wonderful true

"picture is wonderful true blacks with easy adjustments if necessary"
88.0%

works well

"floating pic effect works well in glass design although voice control is working for google etc have still not been able to connect it for home smart control sound is processed via an av receiver with a direct connection to tv and it has improved the surround sound quality pumped through my surround speakers"
75.0%

super television

"a super television my first oleo"
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%

picture quality

"the picture quality on this tv is simply stunning"
74.8%

good enough

"as the "e" model it had larger speakers than the c and i feel the sound is good enough for a lounge without a sound bar"
74.5%

fantastic purchase

"a fantastic purchase well worth it"
74.2%

very intuitive

"easy to use remote control and very intuitive apps"
74.1%

very attractive

"the floating on glass design is very attractive"
73.8%

smooth everywhere

"bright colourful detailed smooth everywhere in my front room"
73.7%

does n't break

"i just hope it doesn’t break 😩 it’s really good features and remote yes sometime things need reset but that’s not excessive"
73.6%

quality sound good

"fantastic picture quality sound good takes a while to learn controls"
73.5%

pure quality

"fantastic tv pure quality"
72.8%

well worth

"a fantastic purchase well worth it"
72.6%

recommend this

"would i recommend this absolutely"
70.9%

great blacks

"plasma tv which has great blacks viewing angles and motion stability"
68.9%

honest opinion

"in exchange for their honest opinion"
68.1%

that's not excessive

"i just hope it doesn’t break 😩 it’s really good features and remote yes sometime things need reset but that’s not excessive"
67.2%

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%

very highly priced

"picture quality is stunning very hard to find better sound quality is also great when compared to other tvs on the market no need for a sound bar this does come at a premium though as it is still very highly priced"
64.7%

samsung range

"having said that the samsung range come very close to perfection "
64.4%

really easy to

"this tv is outstanding picture is fantastic and really easy to use and screen share with other devices"
63.6%

black levels are awesome

"it’s brighter than my old led which was only 2 years old and the black levels are awesome"
63.1%

easy adjustments

"picture is wonderful true blacks with easy adjustments if necessary"
62.1%

style picture

"love the design and style picture is perfect oled is the best everyone has commented on the eye popping colours"
62.0%

close to perfection

"having said that the samsung range come very close to perfection "
61.8%

sharp and bright

"we haven't managed to tune the channels in yet but the picture quality is really good sharp and bright"
60.6%

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%

also great

"picture quality is stunning very hard to find better sound quality is also great when compared to other tvs on the market no need for a sound bar this does come at a premium though as it is still very highly priced"
60.4%

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%

best everyone

"love the design and style picture is perfect oled is the best everyone has commented on the eye popping colours"
57.8%

perfect oled

"love the design and style picture is perfect oled is the best everyone has commented on the eye popping colours"
57.6%

samsung brand

"in the past i have always purchased the samsung brand but this television surpasses the best they have to offer"
57.1%

easy ` talk

"remote is a breeze with easy ‘talk to the tv’ option"
56.9%

both awesome

"picture & sound are both awesome"
56.7%

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%

amazing picture

"amazing picture"
56.0%

better sound quality

"picture quality is stunning very hard to find better sound quality is also great when compared to other tvs on the market no need for a sound bar this does come at a premium though as it is still very highly priced"
55.7%

easy enough

"putting together was a two person job but easy enough"
55.3%

easy setup

"easy setup overall very pleased"
54.8%

smart control sound

"floating pic effect works well in glass design although voice control is working for google etc have still not been able to connect it for home smart control sound is processed via an av receiver with a direct connection to tv and it has improved the surround sound quality pumped through my surround speakers"
53.1%

perfect colour

"lg claims perfect colour and they are probably right"
52.8%

underneath the screen

"the e version is basically one plate of glass which reaches the bottom of the stand which means there is no space to get fingers underneath the screen to lift it"
52.8%

direct connection to

"floating pic effect works well in glass design although voice control is working for google etc have still not been able to connect it for home smart control sound is processed via an av receiver with a direct connection to tv and it has improved the surround sound quality pumped through my surround speakers"
52.2%

vibrant even in

"the colour is vibrant even in hd"
51.9%

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%

quality colour sharpness

"picture quality colour sharpness and colour saturation is the best i have ever seen on a tv"
51.5%
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conventional buttons

"the cursor interface is simply less effective than using the conventional buttons but the google assistant voice control is useful"
74.8%

were awful

"but was dissapointed as although the screen was excellent head on the viewing angles were awful compared to my old plasma"
74.8%

sony bravia

"i almost bought a sony bravia in a store until i saw this one"
73.8%

extremely clunky

"on this tv this is extremely clunky and requires going into settings each time and then several menus subsequently"
73.0%

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%

hardly slick

"hardly slick"
66.0%

less effective

"the cursor interface is simply less effective than using the conventional buttons but the google assistant voice control is useful"
64.4%

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%

very bad vibration

"it’s going back to amazon consider it last year high end oled tv out there had some issues told amazon the reason why i am return it sound is very bad vibration when turning it up is very bad i find the picture really bad on my eyes my wife said the same even at the price i paid for it i wouldn’t buy"
59.5%

unavailable or weak

"we live in an area where certain freeview channels are unavailable or weak signals so often switch between the two"
57.8%

recognised as a problem

"lg wanted 999 for a new panel as burn in is not recognised as a problem"
56.2%

zero '' pressure

"there is a good way to lift the tv which requires "zero" pressure on the screen"
55.9%

would not even start

"would not even start up"
54.7%

more fundamental

"there are only a couple of negatives one personal taste the other more fundamental"
54.6%

crack on the screen

"the product has been requested to be returned as there is a crack on the screen"
54.5%

oled has burn in issues

"my oled has burn in issues"
53.7%

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%

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%

very bad i find

"it’s going back to amazon consider it last year high end oled tv out there had some issues told amazon the reason why i am return it sound is very bad vibration when turning it up is very bad i find the picture really bad on my eyes my wife said the same even at the price i paid for it i wouldn’t buy"
51.6%

little apprehensive

"coming from an led i was a little apprehensive however in my opinion this is twoddle"
51.6%

compared to my old plasma

"but was dissapointed as although the screen was excellent head on the viewing angles were awful compared to my old plasma"
50.7%
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Top positive statements

Statement Strength**
"Easy setup overall very pleased." 93.1%
"Love the design and style picture is perfect Oled is the best everyone has commented on the eye popping colours." 93.1%
"The Dolby Atmos sound is superb." 91.7%
"Fantastic picture quality sound good takes a while to learn controls." 91.0%
"This TV is outstanding picture is fantastic and really easy to use and screen share with other devices." 88.8%
"The TV is absolutely stunning." 88.1%
"The colour is vibrant even in HD." 87.3%

Top negative statements

Statement Strength
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Positive mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
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Negative mentions

Mentioned Object Mentioned in Strength
Sony Bravia
"i almost bought a Sony Bravia in a store until i saw this one"
73.8%
LG
"not acceptable at this price range but LG didn’t care"
54.3%

Emotion analysis

Positive tone

Neutral tone

Negative tone

15.8% 52.6% 31.6%
  neutral 52.6%
  worry 21.1%
  happiness 10.5%
  hate 5.3%
  fun 5.3%
  sadness 5.3%

* 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 2024-04-18