LG Electronics OLED55E8PUA 55-Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart OLED TV (2018 Model)

This replaces a brand new Samsung 55 inch QLED. The picture on this OLED is superior to the QLED by far. But then, it cost over $1000 more, and worth it. The Samsung also had problems with the audio sync. This LG doesn't have that problem and works great with surprisingly good audio for TV speakers. The set up was a bit frustrating. Instead of letting you go straight to the broadcast, it seems to force you through the setup for its "Magic Remote". It asks for the internet provider, then lists the ones they think they know, but the location is a different suburb. Same service but not really where we are. Then it wanted to know the set top box manufacturer. Luckily I found it, but LG didn't have it in their memory. I finally was able to bypass it and just programmed our set top box remote to work with the TV. Much simpler. But their Magic Remote was interesting. It had a goofy little cursor that moved with your remote's motion. OK, good. Then I got to the different settings and made just minor tweaks. Basically, it came with nearly all of the controls pre-set at optimum. I used the optical audio out to connect to my receiver and got excellent audio that was in sync, unlike the situation with the Samsung. So far, it's a great set. But certainly not cheap. The vendor (Beach Camera) also did an excellent job in boxing for shipping. They put the actual LG box inside of another, stronger box with corner foam molded to fit. The styrofoam in the LG box was broken in several places and the box had a puncture on the front, but the TV was perfect. Glad I changed to this set.

This TV is substantially more expensive than similar sized competitors, but it is well worth the extra money. The black levels are amazing (reminds me of great plasma TVs), refresh is spot on, and the color is great. We selected the E series OLED for the enhanced sound and glass screen protection. I did not want a soundbar and the internal sound on this unit is good enough that you don't need one. Don't get me wrong the sound isn't going to blow you away, but it is serviceable and good enough for ballgames and movies without constant volume adjustment for to hear conversations. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for the best picture available.

I wouldn't pay more than $1300 for any oled. They always hit sale price around black friday. The tv requires extreme calibration. The image I have is not possible out of the box. The isf modes don't look good at all. After endless calibration, this display is quite nice..however I still prefer My qled for gaming. Colors tend to be muted quite a bit. Contrast is also less 3D in some near black scenes. The tv opens up shadow details way too much. When it's not doing that, it's crushing dark scenes too much. In a word, oled has a issues. A balancing issue to be exact. So, it's only good for some things, some of the time. Everyone will tell you this is next level, but it's not. Yes blacks get dark, but see photo. I am missing My stars. It gets a little carried away with, turning off pixels to create black. Overall, it's a nice tv..but definitely not worth top dollar. I got this tv for $1295 on father's day. In short, just wait for sale days. It's okay. But definitely not as good as social media influencers/paid off salesmen tell you it is. If you want color go qled. For the darkest picture oled.

This TV is nearly perfect for our needs. Our room is reasonably dark, so concerns about absolute brightness didn't apply. Relative brightness across a given image is amazing. The only complaint is that while it supports Atmos, it only (apparently) supports it via its onboard speakers. Those speakers are surprisingly good, but not as good as, say, those of a Sonos ARC soundbar. Yet due to only have an ARC port, the signal out to the Sonos has to travel compressed via Dolby Digital+ (or something like that, don't quote me). So you aren't getting as potentially awesome results from your Sonos as you might with a TV with eARC capable of outputting uncompressed ATMOS. A minor issue given the price difference with the newest model.

Looks like the electronics package in the back started bulging suddenly over a 15-minute period and pushed out that area of the screen, cracking the screen and completely disabling the screen, two years after purchase. Note this product is limited to one a year warranty. Great display, but is a "STRONG DO NOT BUY" as it has a two-year lifespan. Note any concerns about the longevity of OLED are irrelevant—this product won't last long enough for that issue.

I am absolutely baffled at how bad the user experience with this device is, especially considering the other reviews. I am contemplating whether to return it to Amazon. Most importantly, this TV spies on you. When you set this up, you give them permission to observe everything you do, including what program you watch both on your cable and on Netflix/Amazon Prime, and how you interact with the TV. You allow them to collect all that data on their servers and you explicitly allow them to use that for marketing. You should ask yourself: -- why exactly does a TV require an "advertising ID" and -- why exactly should I agree that LG has the right to display advertisements on my private property? I am quite surprised that people put up with this. But let's go through this one by one: --- First Setup Experience Half way through setup, the setup application crashed. That left me with a totally unusable device. The problem is that there is no proper manual (just tedious videos on LG's website). It took me a while to figure out how to reset this to factory settings. In fact, I have had to reset the TV several times, and it required multiple software updates before it became stable. Then, it turns out that this TV really only works properly as intended if you allow it to take over your cable box. The problem is that my cable box is not among those that LG has in their database (I have an Evolution DMS23344UHDS). Now, LG has a web site where you can submit additional cable boxes and they promise to add them, but when you browse the web, you find that people have been complaining about the non-support of this particular cable box with LG as far back as 2016 and apparently LG still hasn't bothered to add it. --- Second Setup Experience Since my cable box is not supported, and I don't really want LG to know (and report back to Korea) every channel that I watch on my cable and when I watch it, I decided to run this expensive TV as a dumb monitor. So I set it up with a Logitech Harmony instead of the fancy remote that comes with it. Small problem - the Harmony also thinks that the LG should take over my cable, so when I press the "guide" button on the Harmony remote, it brings up the TV's interactive guide rather than the cable company's. That can be fixed by telling the Harmony that you have a "dumb" LG TV rather than a smart one. Apparently, all the important IR codes are the same. --- Verdict After One Week So now I have a very expensive dumb monitor, but with good speakers and great picture. If it weren't such a hassle, I would probably still return this to Amazon. I will certainly not buy another LG TV ever. The user interface is stupid, the privacy implications are horrendous, and the TV has surprisingly many quirks. Among them: - no physical controls: there is no way of turning the TV off other than by remote. That is just stupid - no headphone jack: this TV has only optical out, not even a regular line out jack, and switching between sound options is complicated and requires the fancy unusable remote - no component input --- Summary Good screen, good sound, disappointing everything else. I will not ever buy another LG TV --- update after 2 months Update: it gets worse. Now LG has started sending me spam emails to the email address that they previously forced me to give to them to create an "LG account". These emails of the sort of "Register to discover all your product can do" are just stupid and will lust alienate customers further. I am not using the "smart" features of my LG TV, I am using it as a dumb monitor now. But every time that LG sends me spam email, I am even less likely to ever buy another LG device and even more likely to tell all my friends how bad LG is.

This is one hell of a TV. The picture quality looks amazing. Cons: 1. No HBO GO or NOW. Disappointing!!! 2. In some dark scenes picture looks a little mushy/patchy. Sometimes spiral patterns (oil in water like ) appear. Not sure if it's the TV or the video quality itself.

We purchased the 55", and are really blown away by this TV. Despite the fairly hefty price tag, we're very happy we bought it. The picture quality is incredible, and even the built-in sound quality is stunning. Yeah you could make it better with a sound bar, but even without it (as we're electing) the sound is very good. Further, we mounted it on our wall, and given how slim and svelte it is, the aesthetic of this TV on a wall is rather quite nice. We also have the Apple TV 4k, and pairing that with this TV takes things to the next-level, as Dolby Vision and Atmos are used - by both the Apple TV 4k, as well as with this TV. Overall, we're very happy with this TV and no regrets whatsoever.