The LG NANO90 2020 is a good overall TV in LG's NanoCell series. It has an IPS panel with fairly wide viewing angles, but that comes at the cost of a low contrast ratio and mediocre black uniformity. It has a full-array local dimming feature which improves the contrast a bit, but its performance is quite disappointing. Gamers should appreciate its great response time, low input lag, and 120Hz panel. It also has variable refresh rate (VRR) support to reduce screen tearing. Although it doesn't get very bright, it has impressive reflection handling, so you shouldn't have any issues placing it in moderately-lit rooms. Sadly, HDR content doesn't look very good because it doesn't get bright enough to truly bring out highlights.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is a good overall TV. With its IPS panel, it provides fairly wide viewing angles, which is ideal for watching TV shows, sports, or using it as a PC monitor. It's also great for gaming because it has a quick response time, low input lag, and VRR support. It has a low contrast ratio and mediocre black uniformity, so it's not a good choice for watching movies or gaming in the dark. HDR content doesn't look great either, as it doesn't get bright enough to bring out highlights.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is decent for watching movies. Due to its IPS panel, it has a low contrast ratio. Luckily, it has a full-array local dimming feature that improves the contrast, but it doesn't handle transitions between the dimming zones well. This TV upscales 1080p content well and it can remove judder from any source.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is good for watching TV. It has fairly wide viewing angles, so you get an accurate image when viewed from the side, which is good if you tend to walk around while watching your favorite show. It has impressive reflection handling but doesn't get bright enough to combat glare in a well-lit environment. Also, it upscales lower-resolution content without any issues, such as from cable boxes.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is very good for sports. It has a quick response time that results in smooth motion, and there's a Black Frame Insertion feature to improve clarity. It has fairly wide viewing angles and performs well in moderately-lit rooms because of its impressive reflection handling, but it doesn't get very bright. It doesn't have any issues upscaling 720p content from cable boxes.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is great for video games. It has a great response time, a Black Frame Insertion feature, and a really low input lag. It's not ideal for dark-room gaming because it has a low contrast ratio, but in bright rooms, it has impressive reflection handling. It also has VRR support to reduce screen tearing.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is okay for HDR movies. It supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision, displays a wide color gamut for HDR content, but it doesn't get bright enough to truly bring out highlights. It also has a low contrast ratio and mediocre black uniformity, so it's not ideal for watching movies in the dark. However, it has a full-array local dimming feature that improves the contrast.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is very good for HDR gaming, mainly due to its great gaming performance. It has a very low input lag and its quick response time results in minimal motion blur. It has VRR support to reduce screen tearing. Sadly, HDR content doesn't look good on this TV because it doesn't get bright enough to bring out highlights.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is a great choice to use as a PC monitor. It displays chroma 4:4:4 with a 1080p or 4k resolution, which is important for reading text. It has fairly wide viewing angles, so the edges of the screen don't look washed out if you sit too close. It has impressive reflection handling, but it doesn't get bright enough to combat glare in a well-lit environment.
The LG NANO90 2020 is an upper-mid range 4k LED TV in LG's 2020 NanoCell series. It replaces the LG SM9000, and it sits above the LG NANO85/NANO86 and below LG's 8k Series. The LG NANO91 in Europe appears to be the same TV but with a center-mounted stand. Its main competitors are the Sony X800H, Samsung Q70/Q70T QLED, and the Hisense H8G.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has an excellent design that's different from 2019's LG SM9000. It looks a lot like the LG NANO85 and it has thin bezels on three sides. It has two wide-set feet as its stand, somewhat of a downgrade from the stylish center-mounted stand on the SM9000. Overall, it's a simple-looking TV that doesn't stand out much.
The stand is different from its predecessor, the LG SM9000. Instead of a center-mounted stand, it has two feet that sit at the edge of the TV, so you're going to need a wide table to place it on. There's enough space to put a soundbar in front of it too.
Footprint of the 75" TV: 56.9" x 14".
Update 08/17/2020: We confirmed the back panel is made out of metal, and not plastic, as we previously stated. The review has been updated.
The back is made out of smooth metal and it has a simple design. There are downward and side-facing inputs, and there are hooks on the feet that serve as cable management.
Update 08/17/2020: We confirmed the back panel is made out of metal, and not plastic, as we previously stated. The review has been updated.
This TV has a decent build quality. It's made out of metal and plastic that feels cheap and there's nothing premium about it. Still, the overall build is solid and the TV is held together well. There's not a lot of wobble, especially for a TV of this size. Lastly, the inputs flex a bit, but this shouldn't be an issue for most people.
The contrast ratio isn't bad for an IPS panel TV, but this may vary between units. It's similar to other LG TVs we've seen in the past, but it's not as good as the LG NANO85. Still, blacks appear closer to gray, which is noticeable in a dark room. It has a full-array local dimming feature that improves the contrast ratio. If you want a TV with an exceptional contrast ratio, see the Samsung Q70/Q70A QLED.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has just okay peak brightness in SDR, very similar to the LG NANO85. It quickly loses brightness when large, bright areas cover the screen, which is likely caused by its Automatic Brightness Limiter (ABL). If you want a similar-performing TV that gets much brighter, then check out the Samsung Q80/Q80A QLED.
We measured the peak brightness after calibration on the 'Expert (Dark Mode) Picture Mode, with Brightness and Contrast set to 'Max', and Local Dimming on 'Medium'. The brightest the TV got was with these settings, as seen in the 10% peak window test.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has a full-array local dimming feature, but it's quite disappointing. When there are small, bright objects moving across the scene, the dimming zones don't transition quickly and you see the transitions happening, which could be distracting. Also, since it's an IPS TV with a low contrast ratio, blacks still look gray. On the upside, it handles subtitles well as there isn't noticeable blooming. We recommend setting Local Dimming to 'Medium', but even with this setting, there are still issues as small light sources don't pop at all, and it crushes dark scenes.
This TV has unremarkable peak brightness in HDR. Once again, the LG 75NANO90UNA loses brightness with large areas, as seen in the difference in brightness in the 10% and 100% peak window tests. This TV doesn't get bright enough to truly bring out highlights in HDR.
We measured the peak brightness before calibration on the 'Cinema' Picture Mode, with Brightness and Contrast set to 'Max', and Local Dimming on 'Medium'.
If you want the brightest image possible, use the 'Vivid' Picture Mode with Local Dimming set to 'Medium'. We were able to get 692 nits on the 10% peak window test, but even this peak brightness only lasted a few seconds before it dropped to about 320 nits.
The gray uniformity is just okay, but this may vary between units. The edges of the screen are visibly darker and there's some noticeable dirty screen effect in the center, which could be distracting while watching sports. The uniformity is much better in dark scenes.
The black uniformity is mediocre, but this may vary between units. Without local dimming, there's clouding throughout and visible backlight bleed in the corners, especially at the bottom left, which is a bit hard to see in the picture. With local dimming on, the entire screen is more black but there's more blooming around the center cross.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has okay viewing angles. This isn't as good as most IPS TVs, as the image quickly loses brightness when moving off-center. However, you still get a fairly accurate image when viewing from the side so it's a decent choice for a moderately-sized room.
This TV has impressive reflection handling. It performs well in moderately-lit rooms, and even with direct light on it, the reflections don't get too distracting. You shouldn't have any problems placing the LG 75NANO90UNA in a bright room.
The out-of-the-box color accuracy is decent, but this may vary between units. Most colors are a bit inaccurate and the color temperature is a bit warmer than the 6500K target, giving the image a red/yellow tint. Sadly, white balance is off and gamma also doesn't follow the curve very well, so most scenes are too dark.
After calibration, the LG 75NANO90UNA has outstanding color accuracy. Any remaining inaccuracies aren't visible without the aid of a colorimeter. The gamma also follows the curve almost perfectly. Sadly, the color temperature is a bit too cold, giving the image a blueish tint.
See our recommended settings here.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has a very good wide color gamut, similar to the LG SM9000 and a bit better than the LG NANO85. It has excellent coverage of the commonly-used DCI P3 color space but it has limited coverage of the wider Rec. 2020 color space. The EOTF follows the curve well until it rolls off at its peak brightness, but most scenes are still a bit over-brightened. The EOTF in 'Game' mode is very similar.
If you find HDR too dim, set the Picture Mode to 'Vivid', Local Dimming to 'High', and both Brightness and Contrast to 'Max'. This results in a noticeably brighter image, as seen in this EOTF.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has alright color volume. Due to the low contrast ratio, it can't display dark colors well and like most LED TVs, it can't display bright blues.
The gradient handling is decent, but sadly, not as good as the LG SM9000. There's noticeable banding in red and even more so in gray. Enabling the Smooth Gradiation doesn't affect the test pattern but it makes real content look better.
There's some very minor temporary image retention immediately after display our high-contrast static image for 10 minutes. This could vary between units and it has nothing to do with the permanent burn-in associated with long-term exposure to static images.
While some IPS panels like this have some temporary image retention, this doesn't seem to be permanent as the IPS panel in our long-term test appears to be immune.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has a great response time. There's some overshoot in the darker transitions, but overall, motion looks smooth. This is a significant improvement over the LG SM9000.
The LG 75NANO90UNA is flicker-free only when the backlight is at 100% brightness. Otherwise, it flickers at 960Hz, which is so high that it shouldn't be noticeable for most people. The backlight flickers at 120Hz when TruMotion is enabled and at 60Hz with the Black Frame Insertion feature enabled.
The LG 75NANO90UNA has a Black Frame Insertion feature to help improve the appearance of motion. It flickers at 120Hz with TruMotion enabled in 'Game' mode, and it flickers at 60Hz, with the Motion Pro setting enabled. The BFI feature doesn't actually doesn't clear up motion blur as much as other TVs.
Find out more about the NANO90's Black Frame Insertion feature here.
The LG 75NANO90UNA can interpolate motion up to 120fps, known as the 'Soap Opera Effect'. To turn it on, set De-Judder and De-Blur to 'Max' in the TruMotion settings. It does an okay overall job with motion but in action-packed scenes, there are some artifacts. However, it's not very distracting and shouldn't be noticeable with most content.
Since the LG 75NANO90UNA has such a fast response time, there's some stutter as each frame is held on longer. You can reduce the amount of stutter by enabling the motion interpolation feature.