LG Electronics OLED77C8PUA 77-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2018 Model)

This TV is a monster of a TV. Even at 77" i need to be about 12 inches away from the screen in order to start to discern any pixels. What that means is from any viewing distance greater than 12 inches, everything is crystal clear. That is not to say anything bad, that is to say that 4K is going to be the tech for a while, since even with 77" 4k is more than enough pixels for viewing, its even difficult to tell if things are 4K or 2K. So when they start coming out with 8K, that's a perfect time to swoop in and buy a 4K.I did use a calibration disk to set a few of the SDR settings. You are not supposed to change the HDR settings so there is not much that i could do there. You can see my review of Spears and Munsil UHD HDR benchmark calibration disk. The SDR of the TV needed a few minor adjustments, but nothing too crazy. I have noticed that a few of my older games are particularly dark. Set your game mode with increased brightness to account for older gaming content. Do yourself a favor and make sure that the brightness and contrast are set using calibration patterns to make sure you get the true blacks OLED has to offer. I have wept openly at stores where the OLED was not properly calibrated and the blacks were gray. Such a waste of technology to make an OLED no better than LED, do not make that mistake. Calibrate! I have had it for about a month now and have noticed no problems with the panel or pixels. It does detect the HDR vs SDR signal and switch automatically, but it does not automatically switch between game and expert mode within the SDR and HDR modes there are options for both.The speakers are surprisingly full sounding for a TV, i typically use my Klipsch RP8000F tower speakers and sound system and pass all my sound through my receiver, but i did use the TV speakers for some visual demo material before setting up the full HDMI chain. I did end up turning off ARC on the TV and use the Xbox for all smart functions, but i do not know if the problem originated with the TV or my Onkyo TX-RZ820.I was looking forward to being able to cast my screen from my device to the TV, but have been completely unable to do so. The screen share ap on the TV does not allow devices to connect. I might be an isolated case, but it would not allow any devices (phones or computers) to connect over screen share (could only share through HDMI). This is why i give 3 stars to smart features.The TV paired easily with my Xbox One X for power control (when setting up devices such as TV with Xbox make sure you type in the model number so you get the option to turn on/off rather than just toggle). I do not use a universal remote. The TV remote app for android makes it so that i don't really need to use the LG remote and it turns on with my Xbox, i imagine setting up a universal remote would be just as easy.It goes without saying since it is OLED, but i will say it for those who may not know: perfect blacks are beautiful. Not just dark, or can't really tell, but true black. It is important to get the true movie experience to view in as dark of a room as possible. Now this isn't to say that you need a dark room like you would for a projector (ie with projector if the room isn't dark you can't see it), the dark room is wonderful because it allows those dark spots to be truly black without reflecting light from the room, no light pollution! I use this TV all day for watching TV shows in a fully lit room without any problems, it does not struggle for brightness. The TV is bright enough to be viewed in a daylight room, but it looks mostly like other TVs with all the light pollution in a room. Turn off the lights and draw the curtains for an ultimate cinematic experience. Pair this TV with a quality home audio system (towers, discrete ATMOS, and receiver, not a sound bar) and you'll have yourself a "better than IMAX" experience in you own living room. Or just use the TV and you'll have at least have better picture than any, yes any, movie theater. I have watched many movies now and with each one i am floored at the quality of the image. Crystal clear, bright, accurate colors, every hair on the head is clear, complete and perfect black. Only thing that can be difficult is when watching movies with bright flashes during dark scenes (like Wonder Woman fighting Ares) is it goes from ultra dark to ultra bright. It makes it like you are really there in the fight, but it can be quite blinding. I do not lose any of the detail in the dark, the blacks and the dark grays blend naturally and still allow for the clarity as it is in real life. The only issue is that if you have a bad source, such as online streaming (which is compressed, even if its still "4K") the blacks get crushed. This is not a fault of the TV, but we simply do not have the technology to stream true 4K HDR, and it shows on this TV because it is so good at recreating the signal it is given, it cannot add information stripped away by users who won't buy the disks!

The media could not be loaded.  I've been considering an OLED purchase for years - and now that 4k content is readily available, I finally decided it was time to upgrade. I went with the LG OLED because in every professional rating/test proves LG OLED panels perform above and beyond the competition. I upgraded from a 55" Panasonic Plasma to the 65" LG C8. Those of you who are true videophiles know that plasma was a fantastic technology that got a bad rap. Plasma had tremendous, deep blacks, with a great picture. My plasma was a 2012 model, however, and was not 4k capable. I said I'd wait until 4k content was widely available before upgrading. Well, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and my Xfinity Cable all offer 4k content - so it was time!Straight out of the box, you’ll want to disable the “soap opera” settings (TruMotion). For the life of me, I don’t know why TV manufactures are still using this technology. It looks terrible. However, once this feature is disabled, and the rest of the picture tuning is completed, you’ll want to cry because you never knew a TV picture could look so incredible. Seriously, I knew OLED to be awesome, but I did not know it could possibly be THIS awesome. The picture is simply stunning. Goosebumps-stunning.I keep the OLED panel light set around 25-30 most of the time. At first, it may seem dim, but after a day or two of watching TV, it becomes very natural. The super-bright OLED is not good for your eyes, and it is not good at accurately recreating a picture. In my setup, with dark navy walls behind the TV, when the lights are out, you can't differentiate the wall from the TV - the blacks are simply that "black". The content appears to come straight out of the wall. The crisp, natural look is impossible to describe here - just know that you can't find a better picture anywhere. I just can’t get over how amazing the picture looks.Other findings:- The Smart features are amazing. I can turn the TV on and off by voice with my Google Home setup. I believe it works the same with Alexa. The TV features a plethora of apps through WebOS (including several you can download for free). It is incredibly easy to cast content from phones, computers, etc.- The remote is also awesome - it works like a mouse - so even the built-in web browser is very, very easy to use. I can visit/use any website with ease through the TV. Navigating through menus is also very easy. The remote took a little getting used to, but after using it for a short period of time, it began to feel very natural.- I've only heard the built-in speakers a few times since I use a full 5.1 channel home theater setup. They are robust, to say the least, but they can never replicate a full home theater setup.Not “negatives” per se, but, considerations:- Mounting the TV on the wall was perhaps the most nerve-racking experience of my life. This is a $3,000 TV, yet, the upper 75% of the TV is nearly as thin as a paper, and just about as flexible. To attach the mounts, I had to lay the TV down on the ground flat. The mounts attached easily – but lifting the TV off the ground was the worst part, because all the weight and structure is in the base of the TV. You simply cannot lift the TV from the top corners, or you'll risk (literally) shattering the panel. They even include a warning about holding/lifting from the top corners. It took a lot of strength to lift it off the ground using the mount arms/bottom of the TV - but once it was upright, it felt very sturdy.- I was equally frustrated by the exceptionally short power cable. It is maybe 36"? Just enough to reach the ground after mounting it on the wall. I had to run an extension cord just to plug it in. For $3,000, it would've been nice to toss in an extra two or three feet of power cable, right?- One warning - if you run the pixel wiper (takes an hour or so), beware that the TV will turn itself ON after it is done. So, don't start the wipe and leave for work or go to bed - you may end up with burn in. (Burn in has not happened to me - I am as OCD as it gets when to making sure it is off when I'm not watching it, and not on the same channel w/ scrolling banners, etc.) OLED burn-in is a real thing, though, so just be careful when watching certain content. Gamers and those who only watch cable news channels should probably consider a different technology.I did elect to purchase the SquareTrade extended warranty. Considering the expense of this TV, I love having that piece of mind for the next four years, should something go wrong.All-in-all, I couldn’t be happier. This is the TV I’ve been dreaming of. If you move forward and purchase, you’ll agree!IMPORTANT NOTE: Take with a grain of salt those reviewers who rate this TV badly because of burn-in. The burn-in is almost always caused by lack of awareness and/or carelessness by the reviewer; if the TV is left on a static image/channel for way too long, it’s going to burn in (as any TV can do – plasma, LED, and OLED). That is not the fault of the manufacture; that is the fault of the user.

A near perfect TV! Amazing picture, fluid and snappy OS. Coming from a Samsung KS800 it’s a bit dimmer than I’m used too but I’m sure I won’t notice it after a few more days.I like the gallery option to keep the picture moving while I take a phone call etc to reduce image retention. Great idea, just need to train yourself to take care of the panel.

The "TV" part of the LG C8 Smart TV is very decent. I personally experienced some vertical banding but it's only noticeable when viewing dark grey non-HDR content, so in my experience it only really shows on apps splash screens. Otherwise I'm very happy with the picture quality.The "Smart" part, however, is such an annoying mess that I can't help but rate this garbage one star. This thing has the WORST wi-fi antenna I have ever seen. It makes the PS4 wi-fi seem reliable. I have 11 other devices in the house, many of them further from the router than the TV, and none of them have any trouble connecting to the wi-fi, yet the TV constantly drops connection, fails to connect to the internet, slows down to a crawl or forgets the network or my password. The apps themselves are pretty good, but they don't work 90% of the time because the wi-fi is such garbage. "Make sure you have a working internet connection", well screw you, C8, my PS4, my switch, my laptop, my desktop, my tablet, me phone, my roommate's Alexa, personal phone, work phone and laptop can all connect just fine.Garbage.

PICTURE IS AMAZING. NUMEROUS ADJUSTMENTS IN SETTINGS MENU TO PLEASE BOTH NOVICE AND ADVANCED USERS. SOUND IS AMAZING, NO SOUNDBAR NEEDED. BLACK IS TRUE BLACK, NOT DARK GREY. VERY THIN AND EASY TO MOVE AROUND AND HANDLE.ALTHOUGH COST IS IN THE UPPER LEVEL STILL BEST TV EVER SO FAR

Best TV I ever had! And I’m a TV guy.Picture and sound qualities are great, but I expected that.What I didn’t expect was how useful the voice assistant feature would be.My family uses it often, and it is top notch.You can be watching a movie, a word is mentioned, you ask the TV what it means, and it tells you!I never imagined a TV could be so useful.

This has surpassed all my expectations in all area