LG NANO75 2021 TV Review

The design of the TV is pretty basic. The borders are a bit flatter than the LG NANO80 2020, and they're metal, which gives it a slightly more premium look. It looks a bit like the higher-end LG NANO90, but with a less premium feel.

The stand only has one position, and it's pretty wide, so you'll need a wide table for the larger sizes. It raises the TV high enough of the table to be able to place most soundbars in front of the TV without blocking the image. The feet support the TV fairly well, but there's still a bit of wobble.

Footprint of the 65 inch stand: 45.7" x 10.7" x 2.4".

The back is a thin, smooth metal panel that doesn't really stand out in any way. The inputs face to the side, which is nice if wall-mounted. There are two hooks on the back of the TV for cable management.

The two removable hooks on the back of the TV add about 0.4 inches (0.9cm) to the total thickness of the TV. Without them, the TV is about 2.3 inches (5.9cm) thick.

The LG NANO75 has decent build quality. The exterior frame of the TV has a lot of metal components, which is nice, but it doesn't feel as solid or as premium as the LG NANO90. The large back panel has a bit of flex to it, but this shouldn't cause any issues.

Unfortunately, as expected for an IPS-like panel, the LG NANO75 has sub-par contrast, so blacks look gray in a dark room. This can vary a bit between individual units.

Note: The 50 inch and 70 inch models likely have VA panels, so we expect them to have much better contrast.

This TV has disappointing peak brightness in SDR, and it's not as bright as the LG UQ9000. It's bright enough for a dim viewing environment, but it can't overcome glare in a bright room. There's no variation in brightness with different content though, which is nice.

We tested SDR brightness after calibration in the 'Expert (Dark space, night)' Picture Mode with Color Temperature set to 'Warm 50', and Panel Brightness set to 'Max'.

If you want the brightest image possible and don't mind losing some image accuracy, set the Picture Mode to 'Vivid' with Adjust Contrast set to '100' and Auto Dynamic Contrast set to 'High'. We measured a peak brightness of 277 cd/m² in the 10% window using these settings.

This TV doesn't have a local dimming feature. We still film these videos on the TV so you can see how it compares to other TVs with a local dimming feature.

This TV doesn't have a local dimming feature. We still film these videos on the TV so you can see how it compares to other TVs with a local dimming feature.

Unfortunately, the LG NANO75 has poor peak brightness in HDR. It's not bright enough to deliver a very impactful HDR experience, and it doesn't track the EOTF accurately, as most scenes are dimmer than the should be. Strangely, small bright highlights are dimmed a bit. On the other hand, the brightness rolls off early, well before the TV reaches it's peak brightness, ensuring no clipping of bright highlights, which is nice.

We tested it in the 'Cinema' Picture Mode with Brightness and Contrast at their max setting, and the Color Temperature set to 'Warm 50', with all other image processing disabled. The 'Vivid' Picture Mode is slightly brighter, but it's not a noticeable difference.

If you find HDR too dim, setting Auto Dynamic Contrast to 'High' and enabling HDR Tone Mapping increases the brightness of most scenes, but the EOTF rolls off later, the overall peak brightness is about the same, and there's some clipping in really bright scenes.

The HDR peak brightness is identical in Game mode.

The LG NANO75 has decent gray uniformity. There's noticeable dirty screen effect throughout the center of the screen, which can be distracting when watching sports or browsing the web. The corners are darker than the center, but it's not too bad. In near-dark scenes, this TV has much better uniformity, but there are still some noticeable issues. Gray uniformity can vary between units, so let us know in the discussions if you get one that looks better than this.

Unfortunately, the LG NANO75 has inadequate black uniformity. The screen is cloudy throughout and looks blue due to the low contrast ratio. There's no local dimming feature to improve black uniformity. Black uniformity can vary between individual units.

Note: the 50 inch and 70 inch models likely have VA panels, so we expect them to have better black uniformity.

The LG NANO75 has a decent viewing angle, making it a good choice for a wide seating arrangement. We expected the viewing angle to behave similarly to the LG NANO80 2020 and the LG NANO90 2021, but instead we found it to behave more like the entry-level LG UP8000, with a spike in accuracy at around 50°.

Note: The 50 inch and 70 inch models likely have VA panels, so we expect them to have worse viewing angles.

The LG NANO75 has decent reflection handling. It has a semi-gloss finish that reduces the intensity of direct reflections a bit, but it's not bright enough to overcome glare in a bright room. The replacement model, the LG NANO75 2022, has much better reflection handling, but it's still not a good choice for a bright room.

The LG NANO75 we bought has great accuracy out of the box, but this can vary between individual units. White balance is great, with no significant issues, and most colors are displayed accurately, but reds are a bit off. Unfortunately, the color temperature is quite cold, giving everything a bluish tint, and gamma is off. Dark scenes are over-brightened a bit, and everything else is a bit too dark.

After calibration, the LG NANO75 has fantastic accuracy. White balance and color accuracy are significantly improved, and any remaining issues aren't noticeable. The color temperature is still a bit cool, but gamma is very close to 2.2.

You can see our recommended settings here.

480p content is upscaled well, with no noticeable issues.

720p content, including from most cable boxes, looks great.

1080p content looks almost as good as native 4k content.

4k content is displayed perfectly, with no subpixel artifacts.

This is a 4k TV, it can't accept or display an 8k signal.

The LG NANO75 uses an ADS panel, which is similar to IPS. It uses an RGB subpixel layout, which is great, as it improves text clarity when used as a PC monitor.

The LG NANO75 has a decent color gamut. It has great coverage of the DCI P3 color space used by most current HDR content. Even though LG's NanoCell TVs are usually known for their wide color gamut, coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space is limited, and it can't display a wide color gamut.

Unfortunately, the LG NANO75 has sub-par color volume. It can't fill out either color volume due to the incomplete coverage of the color gamut. Due to the low contrast ratio, it can't display dark saturated colors very well, and bright colors aren't as bright as pure white.

The LG NANO75 has surprisingly excellent gradient handling. There's some noticeable banding, especially in grays and greens, but overall it looks good. There's a Smooth Gradation feature to smooth gradients and reduce banding, and it does a good job with a 'Medium' or 'High' setting. We don't recommend leaving it enabled as it causes a loss of fine details.

There are no signs of temporary image retention on our unit, but this can vary between individual units.

Although some IPS-like panels can suffer from temporary image retention, this doesn't appear to be permanent as seen in our long-term test.

This TV has a decent response time, similar to the LG NANO80 2020. There's some overshoot and inverse ghosting in dark transitions. Unfortunately, there are image duplications due to the permanent, low-frequency backlight flicker.

Unfortunately, this TV uses pulse-width modulation (PWM) to dim the backlight, so there's flicker at all backlight settings, even at max. The low flicker frequency causes noticeable duplications in motion, which can be distracting.

The LG NANO75 doesn't have an optional backlight strobing feature. It always flickers at 120Hz due to the backlight's PWM frequency, which causes image duplications.

The LG NANO75 has an optional motion interpolation feature to improve the appearance of motion. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to work very well, as we noticed artifacts even in slow scenes. There's significantly more blur in fast-action scenes, and due to the panel's 60Hz refresh rate, it can't interpolate 60 fps content. The 86 inch model has a 120Hz refresh rate and a better processor, so it might have a better motion interpolation feature.

Although this TV has a decent response time, it's slow enough that there's very little stutter. Movies can still appear to stutter a bit, especially in slow-panning shots, but it's not very noticeable.

The LG NANO75 can remove judder from sources that can adjust their output frame rate to 24p, or from the native apps. Unfortunately, unlike the LG UQ9000, it can't remove judder from sources that send a 60p/i signal, like most cable boxes and some streaming sticks.

The LG NANO75 has a limited 60Hz refresh rate, and it doesn't support a variable refresh rate (VRR). The 86 inch model has a 120Hz refresh rate, but doesn't appear to support VRR.

This TV has fantastic low input lag, as long as you're in Game Mode. There's no noticeable difference between gaming in 4k or 1080p, which is great.

This TV accepts most common 60Hz formats, and it can display chroma 4:4:4 properly in all of them, which is important for clear text from a PC. Like many 4k 60Hz TVs, it will accept a 1080p @ 120Hz signal, but since the panel can only refresh at 60Hz, it simply ignores every second frame.

This TV supports most of the base features of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, but as it's limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and doesn't support HDMI 2.1, most sizes can't display a 4k @ 120Hz signal from either console. The 86 inch model is a bit of an exception, as it appears to have two HDMI 2.1 ports, and should be able to display a 4k @ 120Hz signal from the recent consoles. Unlike higher-end LG TVs, it doesn't support Dolby Vision. It also has an 'Auto Low Latency Mode' that automatically switches the TV into Game Mode when a game from a compatible device is launched, ensuring the lowest input lag possible. Like many 4k @ 60Hz TVs, the Xbox Series X thinks that it supports 1080p @ 120Hz, but when selected it simply ignores and skips every second frame.

Unlike higher-end LG TVs, most sizes of this TV don't support Dolby Vision. The 86 inch model is the only size that does, and it also appears to have two HDMI 2.1 ports, unlike the other sizes which have three HDMI 2.0 ports. If you prefer something with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all its variants, then look into the LG NANO85 2021.

Although it doesn't have any HDMI 2.1 inputs, this TV supports eARC on HDMI 2. Despite supporting eARC though, it doesn't support many of the advanced audio formats that eARC normally allows, like Dolby Atmos. According to LG's website, the 86" model does support Dolby Atmos, but not the smaller sizes.

This TV has a decent frequency response. Like most TVs, it has a high low-frequency extension (LFE), so it has almost no bass response and no thump or rumble. Above the LFE, the frequency response is well balanced, resulting in clear dialogue. It gets decently loud, with just a bit of compression at higher volume levels. If you want better sound, see our picks for the best soundbars for movies.

This TV has okay distortion performance. There's some distortion at moderate volume levels, but it's a bit more noticeable at higher levels. This can depend on the content, and not everyone can hear it.

The LG NANO75 runs the same great webOS as the higher-end 2021 LG TVs. The upgraded full-screen interface gives you quick access to trending videos and suggested content, and makes it easy to get to your favorite streaming services.

Unfortunately, like the vast majority of TVs on the market now, there are ads on the home page and on the app page, and they can't be disabled. They're not always present, but when they are they can be distracting at times.

LG's content store has a great selection of apps, and for anything you can't find, it also supports casting from your phone or tablet.

This TV comes with the upgraded 2021 version of LG's popular Magic Remote. There are six quick access buttons at the bottom of the remote; however, the exact streaming services can vary between regions. Both the physical remote and the remote app support voice commands, and you can perform basic functions like changing inputs, adjusting basic picture settings, and search for content.

There's a single button underneath the center of the TV that allows you to turn it On/Off, change inputs, volume, and channels.

• Remote
• 2x AA batteries
• Power cable
• Cable management inserts
• Cable tie
• Manuals