LG QNED85A Calibration Settings

We used the following calibration settings to review the 65-inch LG QNED85A (65QNED85AUA) model, and they're also valid for the 50 (50QNED85AUA), 55 (55QNED85AUA), 75 (75QNED85AUA), and 86-inch models (86QNED85AUA). The 100-inch model of the QNED85A is direct lit and equipped with Mini LED local dimming, so these calibration settings are not applicable for that size. These settings apply to most types of content, except for gaming or use as a PC monitor, which requires a few additional changes, listed below.

For SDR content, you can choose a few different preset picture modes. We used the 'Dark Space, Night' Picture Mode because it's the most accurate out of the box and allows for the most customization. A Panel Brightness setting of '54' corresponds to about 200 nits on our unit, which is our target for a moderately lit room, but you should adjust this setting to your specific viewing condition. Based on the unit's local dimming feature's performance, we recommend disabling it. As such, the data provided in our review does not include local dimming. 

Below are the settings we used for SDR. All other settings were either disabled or left off.

• Picture Mode: Expert (Dark Space, Night)
• Adjust Contrast: 80
• Black Level: 50
• LED Local Dimming: Off
• Gamma: 2.2
• Color Temperature: Warm 40

Below are the settings we used for HDR10. All other settings were either disabled or left off. If you're having any issues with HDR content, make sure HDMI Deep Color is enabled.

• Picture Mode: FILMMAKER Mode
• Panel Brightness: 100 (Max)
• Adjust Contrast: 100 (Max)
• Auto Dynamic Contrast: Off
• Dynamic Tone Mapping: Off
• LED Local Dimming: Off
• Color Temperature: Warm 40

The TV doesn't support Dolby Vision from native apps and external devices.

The following are the results of calibrating the white balance of our unit to 6500K in HDR. They are provided for reference and shouldn't be copied as the calibration values vary per individual unit, even for the same model and size as the TV we reviewed, due to manufacturing tolerances. If you want to try them, you'll need to enter all values shown, as all of them are active at the same time. If you end up with worse picture quality, simply reset them to the default values.

In addition to the SDR and HDR settings shared above, make sure to enable Game Optimizer to get the lowest input lag. For chroma 4:4:4, you must have the input label set to 'PC' or enable '4:4:4 Pass Through' in the HDMI Settings menu.

You must set the HDMI Input Format to 'Bitstream' and the Digital Sound Output to 'Passthrough' and enable HDMI (ARC) Device for eARC to work properly with all formats.

For our upscaling test, we set Sharpness to '16' and set Super Resolution to 'High.' Sharpness processing was calibrated with no over-sharpening for low-resolution content.

This TV automatically removes judder from 24p sources and from the internal apps with the Real Cinema setting enabled.

The unit we bought and tested was calibrated on software version 33.22.65.

For information on any other settings or features that fall outside of the scope of our testing, please refer to the user manual.