Our Verdict
Good TV for mixed usage. Performs best in a bright room with wide seating as the image remains accurate when viewed from an angle, but blacks appear gray in a dark room.
- Wide viewing angle
- Good for sports and video games
- Great WebOS 3.0 smart platform
- Sub-par picture quality in a dark room
- Peak brightness could be better
Fairly good TV for watching movies. Low native contrast ratio so blacks appear gray in a dark room, and local dimming is poor. Image is very accurate and uniformity is quite good.
Good TV for TV shows in a bright room. Image remains accurate when viewed at an angle, and TV can get decently bright to fight glare. Reflection handling is quite good, and smart platform works well for casual viewing.
Good choice for watching sports. Image remains accurate for those with wide seating and gray uniformity is decent so only some dirty screen effect is visible.
Good choice for gamers. Best suited to a bright room due to low native contrast ratio. Motion handling is very good, so only a short trail is seen following moving objects. TV feels responsive with low input lag however some temporary image retention is present after viewing static HUD elements in games.
Fairly good choice for HDR movies. Unfortunately native contrast ratio is low so blacks appear gray in a dark room, and local dimming is poor. Can produce bright, vivid highlights which is good and supports both the HDR10 and Dolby Vision format.
Good choice for HDR gaming. Supports both Dolby Vision and HDR10 and can produce bright, vivid highlights due to peak brightness and wide color gamut. Feels responsive due to low input lag and little motion blur which is good.
Decent PC monitor. Sides of the screen remain accurate when viewed from up close. Feels responsive due to low input lag and little motion blur. Supports chroma subsampling for clear text no matter the content.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 55" (55UH8500) and expect, for the most part, our review to be valid for the other available sizes.
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their LG UH8500 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we will update the review.
| Size | Model |
| 55" | 55UH8500 |
| 60" | 60UH8500 |
| 65" | 65UH8500 |
| 75" | 75UH8500 |
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The LG UH8500 is a good choice for a wide living room with seatings on the side of the TV. Unfortunately, when watched from front or in the dark, there is a lot of better performing TVs.
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