The LG UR8000 is a basic entry-level 4k TV released in 2023. It replaces the LG UQ8000 and sits between the LG UR7500 and the LG UR9000. As an entry-level model, it offers very few additional features, with almost nothing for gamers and very limited picture processing options. It's available in a wide array of sizes ranging from 43-inch up to a massive 86-inch model, so there's something for any room size. It's mainly sold at warehouse outlets like Costco and Sam's Club, as most major retailers in the U.S. don't carry it. It's been replaced in 2024 by the LG UT8000.
Our Verdict
The LG UR8000 is a decent TV overall. It looks good in a dark room thanks to its high native contrast ratio and great black uniformity, making it a good choice for watching movies. It's okay for watching sports or shows in a bright room, but it's a bit limited by its low peak brightness, so it can't handle a lot of glare in a bright room. It also has poor off-angle viewing, so it's not a good choice for a wide seating arrangement. Finally, it's a decent gaming TV with low input lag and a quick response time, but most sizes lack any advanced gaming features, so it's not ideal for competitive gamers.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Poor off-angle viewing.
- Not bright enough to overcome glare in a bright room.
The LG UR8000 is just okay for watching shows in a bright room. It has decent reflection handling but limited peak brightness, so while it can handle a bit of light, it's not bright enough to overcome glare in a bright room. It also has poor off-angle viewing, meaning the image degrades rapidly when viewed from the side, so it's not ideal for a wide seating arrangement. On the flip side, it has a great selection of streaming apps, although the smart interface is a bit sluggish.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Wide selection of streaming apps.
- Poor off-angle viewing.
- Not bright enough to overcome glare in a bright room.
The LG UR8000 is okay for watching sports in a bright room. It has a quick response time, so motion is generally fluid and easy to make out. It has decent reflection handling overall, but sadly, it can't get very bright, so while it's fine for a moderately-lit room, it's not bright enough for a room with lots of windows. There's also some distracting dirty screen effect in the center, and the image degrades rapidly when viewed off-angle, so it's not ideal for a wide seating arrangement.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Wide selection of streaming apps.
- Poor off-angle viewing.
- Noticeable dirty screen effect in the center.
- Not bright enough to overcome glare in a bright room.
The LG UR8000 delivers a decent gaming experience. It has low input lag and a quick response time, so motion looks good overall, as there's relatively little blur behind fast-moving objects. Sadly, it has few gaming features, as most sizes are limited to a 60Hz refresh rate and don't support a variable refresh rate (VRR). Note that the 86-inch version is much better for gaming, as it supports HDMI 2.1 bandwidth, 4k @ 120Hz gaming, and VRR.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Low input lag.
- Decent reflection handling.
- 60Hz refresh rate and limited gaming features on most sizes.
The LG UR8000 is good overall for watching movies in a dark room. It has a high native contrast ratio and great black uniformity, resulting in deep blacks in dim scenes. It also has fantastic PQ EOTF tracking, which means most scenes display at the brightness levels intended by the content creator. Sadly, it can't get very bright, though, so specular highlights don't stand out well, and it lacks a local dimming feature, so HDR content, in general, isn't very punchy.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Great black uniformity.
- No local dimming feature to improve contrast.
- Low peak brightness in HDR.
The LG UR8000 is good for gaming in HDR. It has low input lag, ensuring a responsive gaming experience, and motion looks good for the most part, thanks to its quick response time. HDR adds very little, though, as it can't get very bright in HDR and lacks a local dimming feature, so even though dark scenes still look good, bright highlights don't stand out. It can't display a wide color gamut, so vivid scenes look dull overall.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Low input lag.
- No local dimming feature to improve contrast.
- Low peak brightness in HDR.
- 60Hz refresh rate and limited gaming features on most sizes.
Unfortunately, this TV is just okay for use as a PC monitor. It displays chroma 4:4:4 signals properly, resulting in clear text from a PC, and it has low input lag for a responsive desktop experience. It also has a good response time, so motion is clear, with just a bit of blur behind fast-moving objects. On the other hand, it has a poor viewing angle, so if you get one of the larger sizes and sit close to it, the sides of the screen appear non-uniform. It also has a lot of dirty screen effect near the center of the screen, which is distracting when displaying any large areas of uniform color. Although HDR works fine on this TV with consoles, it doesn't currently work with Windows PCs.
- High native contrast for deep blacks.
- Low input lag.
- Chroma 4:4:4 is displayed properly for clear text from a PC.
- Decent reflection handling.
- Noticeable dirty screen effect in the center.
- 60Hz refresh rate and limited gaming features on most sizes.
- HDR doesn't work with Windows PCs.
Changelog
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Updated Oct 23, 2024:
We bought and tested the model that replaces this TV, the LG UT8000. Added a mention in the introduction and in the Low-Quality Content Smoothing section.
- Updated Jul 25, 2024: We changed 'Judder-Free 24p via 60p' and 'Judder-Free 24P via 60i' from 'Yes' to 'No' in the 24p Judder section since using motion interpolation doesn't count as judder-free.
- Updated Mar 26, 2024: Clarified in the Differences Between Sizes And Variants section and the Variable Refresh Rate results that although the 86-inch version supports a 120Hz refresh rate, it doesn't support VRR.
- Updated Aug 24, 2023: We bought and tested the Hisense A65K, and added a few relevant comparisons below.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 65" LG UR8000 (65UR8000AUA), also known as the LG UR80, but it's also available in 43, 50, 55, 70, 75, and 86-inch sizes. The last three letters in the model number (AUA in this case) vary between retailers and individual regions, but there's no difference in performance.
Internationally, this model is available in a few different variants. Most major European markets carry the LG UR81 (UR81006LJ) instead, which performs the same but has a center-mounted stand.
| Size | US Model | UK/EU Model | Refresh Rate | VRR | Processor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43" | 43UR8000AUA | 43UR80006LJ | 60Hz | No | α5 AI Processor 4k Gen6 |
| 50" | 50UR8000AUA | 50UR80006LJ | 60Hz | No | α5 AI Processor 4k Gen6 |
| 55" | 55UR8000AUA | 55UR80006LJ | 60Hz | No | α5 AI Processor 4k Gen6 |
| 65" | 65UR8000AUA | 65UR80006LJ | 60Hz | No | α5 AI Processor 4k Gen6 |
| 70" | 70UR8000AUA | 70UR80006LJ | 60Hz | No | α5 AI Processor 4k Gen6 |
| 75" | 75UR8000AUA | 75UR80006LJ | 60Hz | No | α5 AI Processor 4k Gen6 |
| 86" | 86UR8000AUA | - | 120Hz | No | α7 AI Processor 4k Gen6 |
Our unit was manufactured in May 2023; you can see the label here.
Popular TV Comparisons
The LG UR8000 is an entry-level 4k TV in LG's 2023 lineup. It's a basic TV with few additional features and just okay picture quality overall. It delivers slightly better picture quality than most comparable budget models from other brands, like the Samsung CU7000, but offers fewer additional features than similarly-priced models from budget brands like the Hisense A6/A65K.
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There's almost no difference between the LG UT8000 and the model it replaces, the LG UR8000. Although the UT8000 uses a newer image processor, it actually performs a bit worse overall, and the new model isn't as good at smoothing out low-quality streaming content.
The LG UR8000 is better overall than the LG UQ8000. The UR8000 has a much higher contrast, so blacks are deeper and more uniform if you watch TV in a darker room. This comes at the viewing angle's expense, so if you never watch TV in the dark but have a wide seating arrangement, the UQ8000 is a better choice.
The LG UR8000 and Hisense QD7N are closely matched. On paper, the Hisense has the edge due to its higher HDR and SDR peak brightness, more colorful panel, better image processing, and more complete set of gaming features. Unfortunately, it's let down by its abysmal contrast. The LG will provide a better viewing experience in darker rooms based on its contrast alone. If you like to watch in brighter rooms or are a gamer, the Hisense is the more complete package.
The LG UR8000 is better than the Sony X80K/X80CK. The Sony has advantages over the LG, such as a wider color gamut, less uniformity issues when watching content with large areas of bright color, and superior sharpness processing when upscaling low-resolution content. The Sony also has a much wider viewing angle, so it's the better choice for a wide seating arrangement as its image stays more consistent than the LG's when viewed from the sides. Still, the LG has one major advantage over the Sony: vastly superior contrast and black uniformity, so it's much better in a dark room than the Sony is. The LG also has much better low-quality content smoothing, so low-bitrate content from streaming services looks better on it than it does on the Sony.
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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