The LG NANO80 2020 is a lower-midrange 4k TV with okay overall performance. It's a larger variant of the LG NANO81 and offers similar performance and features, except there isn't any local dimming. It has an IPS panel with fairly wide viewing angles, but that comes at the cost of its low contrast ratio, and blacks appear gray when viewed in the dark. Despite missing many gaming features, it has a decent response time and incredibly low input lag, so it's a good choice for casual gaming. Unfortunately, HDR content doesn't pop how it should because it doesn't get bright in that mode, but it displays a wide color gamut for HDR content. Lastly, LG's WebOS is easy-to-use and the LG Content Store has a great selection of apps available to download.
Our Verdict
The LG 75NANO80UNA is an okay TV for most uses. It's decent for watching TV shows or sports and performs best in wide seating arrangements due to its wide viewing angles. It's good for gaming thanks to its incredibly low input lag and decent response time. However, it's not a good choice for watching movies in dark rooms because it has a low contrast ratio and there's no local dimming feature.
- Fairly wide viewing angles.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Low contrast ratio.
- No local dimming feature.
- Poor HDR peak brightness.
The LG 75NANO80UNA is disappointing for watching movies. It has an IPS panel with a low contrast ratio and no local dimming feature, so blacks appear closer to gray when viewed in the dark. Fortunately, it upscales 1080p content well and removes 24p judder from Blu-rays.
- Removes judder from native 24p sources.
- Low contrast ratio.
- No local dimming feature.
The LG 75NANO80UNA is decent for watching TV shows. It has fairly wide viewing angles and the image remains accurate even if you walk around while watching. It also upscales lower-resolution content without any issues. Sadly, it doesn't get very bright and has only decent reflection handling, so it's best to avoid using it in well-lit rooms.
- Fairly wide viewing angles.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Doesn't get bright enough to combat glare.
The LG 75NANO80UNA is decent for watching sports. It has a decent response time that results in minimal motion blur, but you may notice image duplication due to the backlight's flicker. It has wide viewing angles if you want to watch the game in a wide seating arrangement. Unfortunately, it's best to avoid using it in a bright room as it has a disappointing peak brightness and only decent reflection handling.
- Fairly wide viewing angles.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Decent response time.
- Doesn't get bright enough to combat glare.
- Visible dirty screen effect in the center.
The LG 75NANO80UNA is good for video games. It has incredibly low input lag and a decent response time, but you may notice image duplication because of the backlight's 120Hz flicker. Unfortunately, it lacks many features like variable refresh rate support or a Black Frame Insertion feature.
- Decent response time.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Low contrast ratio.
The LG 75NANO80UNA is disappointing for watching HDR movies. It displays a wide color gamut for HDR content and has decent gradient handling, but it doesn't get bright enough to make highlights pop. Also, it has a low contrast ratio and there's no local dimming, so it doesn't perform well in dark rooms.
- Displays wide color gamut.
- Low contrast ratio.
- No local dimming feature.
- Poor HDR peak brightness.
The LG 75NANO80UNA is okay for HDR gaming, mainly due to its good gaming performance. It has incredibly low input lag and a decent response time for a responsive gaming experience. It displays a wide color gamut for HDR content, but it has low peak brightness, no local dimming feature, and a low contrast ratio.
- Decent response time.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Displays wide color gamut.
- Low contrast ratio.
- No local dimming feature.
- Poor HDR peak brightness.
The LG 75NANO80UNA is good to use as a PC monitor. It has fairly wide viewing angles, so the image remains accurate if you sit close. It has incredibly low input lag and displays chroma 4:4:4, which is important for reading text. Unfortunately, even though it has decent reflection handling, it doesn't get bright enough to combat glare in well-lit rooms.
- Fairly wide viewing angles.
- Incredibly low input lag.
- Displays chroma 4:4:4.
- Doesn't get bright enough to combat glare.
Changelog
- Updated Nov 21, 2022: Compared the
- Updated Jul 29, 2021: Added the real content local dimming videos.
- Updated Mar 01, 2021: Converted to Test Bench 1.6.
- Updated Nov 20, 2020: Review published.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 75 inch LG NANO80 2020, which is the only size available for this model in the United States and is only sold at certain retailers for Black Friday. This TV is a variant of the LG NANO81, which has a center-mounted stand and a local dimming feature. There are other sizes of the NANO80 available in Canada and Europe, which are listed below, and for the most part, we expect our results to be valid for the 49 inch, 55 inch, and 65 inch variants. The LG NANO79 is sold in Europe and seems to be a similar TV, but with a center-mounted stand as well.
| Size | US | Canada | Europe |
| 49" | - | 49NANO80UNA |
49NANO806NA |
| 55" | - | 55NANO80UNA |
55NANO806NA |
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65" |
- | 65NANO80UNA |
65NANO806NA |
| 75" | 75NANO80UNA | 75NANO80UNA | - |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their TV doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we'll update the review. Note that some tests, such as the gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.
The unit we tested was manufactured in September 2020 and you can see the label here.
Popular TV Comparisons
The LG NANO80 2020 is an okay overall TV and provides alright performance for its price and size. However, there are better options out there, especially if you don't need wide viewing angles and prefer something with better contrast, such as the Samsung TU6980. Also see our recommendations for the best TVs for Xbox Series X, the best TVs for PS5, and the best 4k TVs.
The Samsung TU8000 is better overall than the LG NANO80 2020, although they use different panel types. The Samsung has a VA panel that provides a better contrast ratio and better black uniformity. It also gets a bit brighter and has a Black Frame Insertion feature. However, the LG has an IPS panel with wider viewing angles, it has a quicker response time, and it displays a wide color gamut for HDR content, which the Samsung doesn't.
The LG NANO81 is better than the LG NANO80 2020. The NANO81 gets brighter, has much better reflection handling, and it has a local dimming feature, but it doesn't perform well. However, the NANO80 has a quicker response time and much better out-of-the-box color accuracy, but this may vary between units.
The LG NANO80 2020 is slightly better than the TCL 4 Series/S435 2020, but they have different panel types. The LG has an IPS panel with wide viewing angles, it gets much brighter, displays a wide color gamut, has lower input lag, and a much quicker response time. However, the TCL has a VA panel with a better contrast ratio and it has much better gradient handling.
The Samsung Q60T is much better than the LG NANO80 2020, although they use different panel types with different advantages. The Samsung uses a VA panel with a much better contrast ratio, gets significantly brighter, has better color accuracy, and better uniformity, but this may vary between units. The LG, however, has an IPS panel with wide viewing angles, and it also has a quicker response time for less motion blur.
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Test Results
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