The LG QNED99 8k is a flagship 8k TV that's part of LG's QNED lineup, and is the highest-end option from their 2021 models. It features Mini LED backlighting that allows it to have greater control over the local dimming feature and for it to get brighter. Like most of LG's LED TVs, it has an IPS panel with wide viewing angles and low contrast, but the full-array local dimming helps improve the black level. The TV comes with the latest version of webOS, which is user-friendly and has a ton of apps available to download. There are a few gaming-oriented features like HDMI 2.1 inputs, low input lag, and a quick response time, but it doesn't have variable refresh rate (VRR) support, which is disappointing.
Our Verdict
The LG QNED99 is good for most uses. It's very good for watching TV shows or sports in a bright room because it has fairly wide viewing angles, high peak brightness, and good reflection handling. It's good for dark room viewing as the full-array local dimming feature helps it display deep blacks, but there's blooming around bright objects. It's also great for gaming as it has a quick response time and low input lag, but it doesn't support FreeSync or G-SYNC. Also, HDR content doesn't look the best due to banding issues.
- Mini LED local dimming helps it display deep blacks.
- Fairly wide viewing angles.
- Great peak brightness.
- Low native contrast.
- Blooming around bright objects.
- Uniformity issues are noticeable even in real content.
The LG QNED99 is good for watching movies in dark rooms. Although it has an IPS panel with low native contrast, the Mini LED local dimming feature helps it display deep blacks. However, its black uniformity is just decent as there's blooming around bright objects. It removes 24p judder from any source and doesn't have trouble upscaling 1080p and 4k content.
- Mini LED local dimming helps it display deep blacks.
- Removes 24p judder from any source.
- Upscales 1080p and 4k content well.
- Low native contrast.
- Blooming around bright objects.
The LG QNED99 is great for watching TV shows in bright rooms. It has great peak brightness and very good reflection handling, so visibility shouldn't be an issue in most rooms. It has fairly wide viewing angles if you want to watch a show with the entire family, but the image looks darker from really wide angles. Also, it doesn't have any issues upscaling lower-resolution content like from cable boxes.
- Fairly wide viewing angles.
- Great peak brightness.
- Very good reflection handling.
- Uniformity issues are noticeable even in real content.
The LG QNED99 is very good for watching sports. It has fairly wide viewing angles if you want to watch the game with a few friends, and visibility shouldn't be an issue in most bright environments. Motion looks smooth, thanks to the quick response time. Sadly, our unit has mediocre uniformity, and there are patchy areas that are noticeable in sports with bright playing surfaces, like hockey or football.
- Fairly wide viewing angles.
- Great peak brightness.
- Quick response time for smooth motion.
- Uniformity issues are noticeable even in real content.
The LG QNED99 is great for playing video games. It has a quick response time for smooth motion, and there's a backlight strobing feature. It has low input lag in Game Mode, but it increases a lot with 8k games. It also has HDMI 2.1 inputs that allow you to play high frame-rate games, but unfortunately, it doesn't support any VRR technologies.
- Mini LED local dimming helps it display deep blacks.
- Quick response time for smooth motion.
- Low input lag for 1080p and 4k games.
- Low native contrast.
- No VRR support.
- Input lag increases with 8k content.
The LG QNED99 is decent for watching HDR movies in dark environments. It displays a wide color gamut and has great peak brightness, so most highlights pop how they should. It has a decent full-array local dimming feature that helps the IPS panel display deep blacks, but there's blooming around bright objects. Sadly, its gradient handling isn't good, and you may notice banding between shades of similar colors.
- Mini LED local dimming helps it display deep blacks.
- Removes 24p judder from any source.
- Great peak brightness.
- Low native contrast.
- Blooming around bright objects.
- EOTF doesn't track target well; crushes details in dark scenes.
The LG QNED99 is great for HDR gaming. It has great gaming features like HDMI 2.1 inputs, low input lag, and a quick response time. However, input lag increases with 8k content, and it doesn't support any VRR. Also, HDR content looks just decent because it has banding issues with gradients and blooming around bright objects in dark scenes.
- Mini LED local dimming helps it display deep blacks.
- Quick response time for smooth motion.
- Low input lag for 1080p and 4k games.
- Low native contrast.
- Blooming around bright objects.
- No VRR support.
- Input lag increases with 8k content.
The LG QNED99 is excellent to use as a PC monitor. It has a quick response time for smooth motion and low input lag for a responsive gaming experience. It has wide viewing angles, so the image remains accurate no matter where you sit, and it gets bright enough to fight glare. Sadly, our unit has uniformity issues, so there are dark areas when displaying a web page, but this can vary between units.
- Great peak brightness.
- Very good reflection handling.
- Low input lag for 1080p and 4k games.
- Input lag increases with 8k content.
- Doesn't display chroma 4:4:4 with 4k @ 120Hz.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 26, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Jul 08, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Apr 17, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Feb 11, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65 inch LG QNED99, and for the most part, we expect our review to be valid for the 75 and 86 inch variants. You can see the differences between them below. The QNED99 in Europe should perform the same, but it has a different stand. The 65 inch model we tested has 1200 local dimming zones, but LG advertises up to 2500 zones on the 86 inch model, so the larger sizes might perform a bit differently.
| Size | US Model | Short Model Code | Panel Type | Slim Wall Mount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65" | 65QNED99UPA | 65QNED99 | IPS | No |
| 75" | 75QNED99UPA | 75QNED99 | IPS | Yes |
| 86" | 86QNED99UPA | 86QNED99 | IPS | Yes |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their LG QNED99 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we'll update the review. Note that some tests, like gray uniformity, may vary between units.
Our unit of the QNED99 was manufactured in June 2021; you can see the label here.
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The LG QNED99 is an upgrade over the LG NANO99 8k 2020 thanks to the Mini LED backlighting, but it's also disappointing compared to other TVs. It doesn't get as bright as other Mini LED TVs like the Samsung QN90A QLED, and it doesn't support VRR like the LG QNED90, so for its price, you're not getting good value. Considering 8k content is still rare, it's worth getting a 4k TV instead.
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The Samsung QN900A 8K is a bit better than the LG QNED99 8k. They use different panel types, so the Samsung has a higher contrast, but the LG has wider viewing angles instead. They each have Mini LED backlighting that's supposed to provide better control over the dimming zones, and they're both decent. The Samsung gets brighter, and it has more gaming features like VRR support. On the other hand, the LG doesn't show any upscaling issues that the Samsung does with 4k and 8k content, so it displays a perfect 8k image.
The LG QNED90 and the LG QNED99 8k are both very good TVs. The QNED99 is an 8k TV and the QNED90 is 4k, but they perform fairly similarly overall. The QNED99 has better black uniformity because there's less blooming around bright objects, but the QNED90 gets brighter. The QNED90 has VRR support for gamers, which the QNED99 doesn't have. They each have IPS-like panels, but the QNED90 has wider viewing angles, so it's a better choice for wide seating areas.
The LG QNED99 8k and the LG NANO99 8k 2021 are both good 8k TVs. They use the same IPS panel type with wide viewing angles, so they each have a low contrast ratio. However, the QNED99 performs better in dark rooms because its Mini LED local dimming feature causes less blooming, and improves the contrast ratio a lot more. The QNED99 also gets much brighter, especially in HDR, and it displays a wider color gamut. The QNED99 also has a flicker-free backlight, which the NANO99 2021 doesn't have. Other than a few differences in the backlighting, each TV is similar, and they have many of the same features.
The Samsung QN90A is much better overall than the LG QNED99 8k, but they're different types of TVs. The Samsung is a 4k TV with a VA panel that has a much better native contrast. Its Mini LED local dimming feature is also much better, providing a superior dark room viewing experience. The Samsung gets brighter, so it makes highlights pop more in HDR, and it supports VRR. However, the LG can display 8k content and it has an IPS-like panel with wider viewing angles.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
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