I just received my brand new LG Nanocell 8 series (8670PUA)
75” TV and it is so awesome. Let me just say that awesome is an understatement.
First off the
packaging:
Very
well protected and very easy to remove the packaging. I really love how easy it
is to remove the main box directly from the interior packaging and leave it
standing in place. Well designed. The protection of the screen is well thought
through.
The instructions
are very well shown and simple to follow from the unboxing to installation.
Let’s put it this way, you don’t have to dig for different bolt types or figure
out unlabeled nuts and bolts as it’s very conveniently placed in a bag and
labeled accordingly. The picture in the installation manual shows a clean
isometric view of the installation to assist in knowing which direction to bolt
the items together. The TV can mount to either a stand which is provided with
the appropriate installation instructions and bolts or onto a freestanding
floor TV mount that I opted to buy separately and mount to. The universal bolts
provided can pretty much secure to any mount wall or original TV stand. From an
overall time of install, plan for about 30 min to an hour depending on how
quick you are at following directions and whether you have a helper which by
the way HIGHLY recommended as this TV is Heavy (about 70 lbs) and large/long.
The presentation and marketing of the TV itself is enough to
get anyone interested pointing out the main features of the TV and the slick
look.
Actual hardware
(TV/Mount)
The mount
is made from plastic material with a metal plate/frame to secure it to the back
of the TV. It will look very slick once assembled if you are to go this route.
Again, for this, I opted to install it to a separate mount. LG definitely put
in effort into details of the looks of this TV and mount with an elegant design
and is definitely not an eye sore as some of the older TV’s on the market. This
will make your living room space stand out and put the focus right on this
beauty.
The TV
itself is 74.5” diagonal ultra-thin profile about 2.5” (at the thicker side on
bottom) and a flat back and 1” thick on the thin side. All the connections for the power and AUDIO/VIDEO(HDMI)
are on the right hand side (if looking from the back) Quantities are (4) HDMI, (3) USB, RF, Composite, Ethernet,
Optical, Mini Jack and ARC HDMI. Very convenient access to the HDMI
ports. The mounting screws are VESA compatible and should fit on most standard
mounts.
Now the fun part (The
actual screen/display)
This is
a SUPER and I mean SUPER UHD TV 4k with artificial intelligence built in. The
moment you turn it on, the software setup is a breeze if you just follow the
step by step on screen instructions. You can setup you wifi this way as well
and or change any display settings. Don’t worry if you change your mind about
any setup down the road as it’s very easy to go back through and adjust using
the settings button on the magic remote or use google assistant.
The google assistant
As with
any device that has the google assistant, you can pretty much do mostly
everything you desire with a simple voice command. Tell it to turn off after
the show, tell it to open settings, tell it to open an app, etc. Excellent
feature and a very simple interface. The best part of this TV is that you don’t
need to buy a separate google device to get the google assistant features. IT’s
all built in. This TV also has the amazon Alexa compatibility but I have not
tested it just yet. The google assistant pretty much allows you to connect to
any home device if it’s on your network and you can control it from your TV.
The Processor
The a7 Intelligent processor is surprisingly very fast and
response time is solid. Applications load rapidly and the content is displayed
and rendered with minimal lag time. The processor enhances all the 4k HDR
content for a very beautiful display of color.
The Image on screen
Where do I begin, LIFELIKE – very lifelike. Sometimes so lifelike
that it feels that you are immersed in the picture/movie. This is my first 4k
HDR TV and I cannot rave enough about it. I tried watching different movies,
played my old PS3 on this and it looked amazing and even downloaded a few
images to use a theme for the TV and it looks superb. The picture is vivid,
sharp, superior depth perception, and the colors are so beautiful from scene to
scene using the High dynamic range feature. The viewing angle – pretty much you
can view this TV from any angle and I didn’t see any issues from any side even
in bright daylight. There is very minimal reflectivity/glare and the deep black
levels that LG promised to deliver are truly there. This produces true colors
even at the darkest or brightest of environments. The Nano display details out
over a billion colors. The refresh rate
of 240hz delivers a crisp and smooth transition from scene to scene especially
on action scenes and is definitely a step up from the 120hz I used to own. On
the flip side, if you have the 240hz on, some older movies will look like they
were cheaply made from scene to scene as it was intended for modern day TVs.
The sound
Without a sound bar the TV sounds really good straight out
of the box. The speakers are well positioned at the bottom of the TV and
produce a crisp lifelike sound especially when watching 4k HDR content due to
the new features produced by Dolby ATMOS which is native to this TV and
immerses you into a surround sound experience. I had no issues with music
playback, movies, and video games. I happened to have a vizio 5.1 sound bar
that I tried connecting to this TV to test out the sound and it worked flawlessly.
I have ordered the new LG ATMOS Sound bar that should be arriving soon to
complement this TV and I’m sure that Dolby ATMOS will be a huge upgrade for my
current soundbar. Then it will be even more of a truly realistic immersive
experience.
The remote
The LG magic remote is a very unique remote that I haven’t
seen thus far in this market. The ability to have a scroll wheel and a cursor
by pointing on the screen is a very unique concept to me. This is very similar
to the cursor operation on the computer screen where you have a mouse to
control it. I use it every day and pick and choose what I want once I asked
google assistant to find it for me. The
remote has quick keys, simple interface and easy to understand symbols. The
only drawback to this remote which I am slightly bummed about for convenience
is that it doesn’t light up in darkness. This feature would have made this
remote Perfect in my eyes as it’s hard to look for the keys in darkness. Other than that, the quick key for amazon
prime and Netflix is great and easy to switch from source to source. I also
love the LG sync feature that allows you to control the soundbar and/or cable
box(if you have one) all at the same time for both power on/off and volume.
The LG content bar/Interface
The LG content bar features a lot of premium content
including Netflix, amazon prime, LG channels (which is basically internet based
TV), sling, Hulu and others. The browser is excellent using chrome/google as
the main engine and very rapid if you have good internet connection. My kids
love watching youtube and cartoons on this TV. The interface itself is very
smooth and a simple ribbon scroll down the bottom. I can truly attest to say
that this interface is the best I’ve seen as it’s concise, easy to
read/understand, follow, navigate through and select. It’s not bulky or takes
up a lot of room like some that I have seen out there that make it hard to
navigate.
By far, the best TV I have seen on the market thus far –
premium technology at my fingertips. I am ever so grateful to LG for producing
such a quality product for my enjoyment and one of the added bonuses as I watch
a lot of TV is that it is super energy efficient for such a large size. Great
quality, excellent picture, optimized darks, and very rich colors.
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