Name: 65SM8600PLA
Brand: LG
SKU: 259107
Rating: 4.1 (33 reviews)

4.3

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.7 / 5

A Good TV With Decent Picture QualityRTINGS
The nice border finish also gives it a more premium feel
the image remains accurate for wide viewing angles

the TV was unable to completely remove 24p judder from
poor black uniformity and a bad local dimming feature
No cherry-picked units sent by brands

Panel design: Flat
Screen size: 65 in
Resolution: 3840, 2160 px
Screen technology: IPS
Smart tv: yes
Wireless network (wi-fi): yes

LG 65SM8600PLA - Pros & Cons

A Good TV With Decent Picture QualityRTINGS
The nice border finish also gives it a more premium feel
the image remains accurate for wide viewing angles
The overall design is excellent
It feels solid and the overall build quality is decent
very thorough and informative reviews
relatively thin bezels and a reasonably elegant boomerang-shaped stand
the viewing experience is perfectly pleasant
Motion is reasonable
decent and relatively well-balanced
its interface is easy to use and LG's Content Store has
it has excellent reflection handling
LG SM8600 has an excellent design
Most colors are very accurate
excellent reflection handling and fairly wide viewing angles
outstanding dark room performance and crystal-clear motion
it has much better contrast and black uniformity
tone mapping is much better at the 50% stimulus
faster response time and a lower input lag that
lower resolution content well and has an excellent gradient handling
viewing angles are fairly good compared to other types of LCD panels
LG offering such quality
how trouble free and smooth our session was
has plenty of brightness - good enough for watching TV in broad daylight
This LCD screen looks great in daylight

the TV was unable to completely remove 24p judder from
poor black uniformity and a bad local dimming feature
No cherry-picked units sent by brands
doesn't get bright and fails to make highlights pop in HDR
HDR too dim
the color accuracy before calibration is only mediocre but
some duplications might appear in fast motion
it also lacks quite a bit of punch
the film in film mode suffers from a rather mediocre contrast
lost a lot when I moved even slightly off axis
the TV fails to offer any real immersion or sound depth
dark even in the day it s not real lite
image quality is slightly inferior
Samsung is a bit more expensive
dimmer lighting and / or with very dark image material
it simply turns gray and sad
going to get a poor performance
cheap
edge-lit TV
brightest parts of the picture can be over-exposed and lacking detail
The viewing angles
though
are dreadful

LG 65SM8600PLA - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Screen size	65 in Best: Axen 8682442100917 Screen size: 123 in
Resolution	3840 x 2160 px Best: Samsung QE82Q800TATXXU Resolution: 7680 x 7320 px

LG 65SM8600PLA - Full Specifications

Panel design	Flat
Screen size	65.0 in
Resolution	3840 x 2160 px
Screen Technology	IPS
Aspect ratio	16:9

Operating System	Web OS
Smart Tv	yes
Local dimming	yes
HbbTV	yes

3D Support	no

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)	yes
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11ac
Ethernet	yes
Bluetooth	yes

Height	35.83 in
Width	57.13 in
Weight	56.88 lb
Depth	12.74 in

Energy class	A+
Annual Energy Use	164.0 kWH/year

CPU Cores	4

Built-in speaker(s)	yes
Audio decoders	Dolby Atmos
File formats supported	AAC AC3 AC4 DTS EAC3 HE-AAC MP2 MP3 PCM WMA aptX / apt-X

Vesa mount	yes
Vesa interface type	300x300mm

Number of HDMI ports	4
HDMI version	2.0
USB 2.0 ports	3
DVI port	no
Audio return channel (ARC)	yes

Height	33.07 in
Width	57.13 in
Weight	53.13 lb
Depth	2.52 in
Colour of product	Black

Height	40.75 in
Width	62.99 in
Weight	73.41 lb
Depth	8.15 in

Tuner type	Digital
CI+	yes
CI+ version	1.4

LG 65SM8600PLA - Q&A (2)

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Productz
over 1 year ago
What are your opinions on LG TVs?
ursula.becker
over 1 year ago
I have owned a LG TV for several years, and I have never had to deal with any problems.
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Productz
over 1 year ago
May I stream videos from Netflix on this TV?
vanesa.veum
over 1 year ago
Of course, it's a smart TV so you can watch Netflix on it!
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LG 65SM8600PLA LG - Editorial Reviews (4)

4.1

Based on 4 reviews

LG 65SM8600PLA LG NanoCell SM8600 review: A full-featured smart TV with digital assistants

Techaeris

Published: 28.08.2019

LG NanoCell SM8600 review: A full-featured smart TV with digital assistants

4.7

Our 55" LG NanoCell SM8600 review takes a look at one of their latest TVs with NanoCell technology, Google Assistant, Alexa, and much, much more.

LG 65SM8600PLA LG SM8600 Review: A Good TV With Decent Picture Quality

Forbes

Published: 26.06.2019

LG SM8600 Review: A Good TV With Decent Picture Quality

The LG SM8600 is a good TV that performs very well in certain uses but just mediocre in some others. This is a great TV for watching TV shows, as it can handle reflections well and can offer good upscale of cable content.

whathifi

Published: 07.01.2020

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RTINGS.com

Published: 28.05.2020

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3.5

The LG SM8600 is a decent overall 4k TV that uses an IPS panel. It has fairly wide viewing angles, but that comes at the cost of a low contrast ratio, and it has...