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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.Viewing Effects
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06.Calibration
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07.Connectivity
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08.Remote Control
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09.Audio & Menus
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10.Multimedia & Internet
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11.Power Consumption
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12.Vs Panasonic TC P50VT20
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13.Vs Samsung UN55C7000
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14.Vs Sony KDL 52EX700
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15.Conclusion
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16.Series Comparison
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17.Photo Gallery
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18.Ratings & Specs
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19.Comments
LG 55LE8500
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CalibrationViewing Effects
Handles external light well. Shallow viewing angle.
Formats (10.00)
The LG 55LE8500 is a 1080p HDTV, which is currently the highest-resolution HD format.
Viewing Angle (5.93)
Unless you have an awesome position on the couch, you’re not going to be viewing your TV from dead center. As you get further away from that spot, you’ll actually see a lower contrast ratio in the picture. Due to how their screen technology works, LCDs have the biggest problem with viewing angle.
For this test, we measure the point at which you’re only getting half of the TV’s maximum contrast ratio. We measured the 55LE8500’s viewing angle at a total of about 59°. That means once you get to be about 30° off center, your picture quality will be horrible. This is a decent viewing angle for an LCD, but plasmas can get up to a full 180° without dropping below 50% contrast ratio.
Reflectance (6.00)
The face of the LG 55LE8500 is almost a mirror. If the picture is dark and the room isn’t, you’ll catch reflections of yourself. If there’s an external light that’s shining on the screen, it’ll create vertical and horizontal streaks that can be somewhat distracting.
Video Processing (1.00)
The LG 55LE8500 has a handful of video processing features. None of them did anything particularly noteworthy, mainly because video processing features rarely do anything noteworthy.
| Setting | Claimed Function | Our Impression |
|---|---|---|
| Dynamic Contrast | Adjusts the contrast to keep it at the best level according to the brightness of the screen. The picture is improved by making bright parts brighter and dark parts darker. | Makes darks darker and brights brighter, which leads to a lot of lost details. |
| Noise Reduction | Reduces screen noise without compromising video quality. | It does reduce some incoming noise, but not a significant amount. |
| Edge Enhancer | Show clearer and distinctive yet natural edges in the video. | This will either create crazy sharpness artifacts or do nothing noticeable, depending on what's onscreen. |
| Other Models in the xxLE8500 Series |
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| For more information on other models in this series, check our Series Comparison Page. |
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