LG 55UH770V 55 inch Super Ultra HD 4K Smart TV webOS (2016 Model) - Silver [Energy Class A]

My TV usage is freeview, streaming Netflix/Amazon, Xbox 1 (and will be Xbox Scorpio, so I wanted a TV that would support it's 4k)I picked this TV after several hours of researching what TVs were available for a £700 budget and what features and specifications were important to get the best performance.While many are important, the most important in terms of future proofing seemed to be a TV that supports HDR10 or Dolby Vision. This determines how well the TV colours.The other huge factor is LED or OLED, this determines several things including how crisp the picture is and how much the picture 'pops' out at you.There are also some other important factors such as refresh rate (how smooth the picture is) and response/lag time (how quickly the picture displays input). Also how the screen is lit from behind, whether it's from the edges or directly behind (affects how black the blacks are)OLED is not an option below £700, certainly not on a 50inch, so I had to go for LED. Within LED there are various technologies and from what I had read 'quantum dot' is at the high end. This TV has it so it was a big plus for me.Dolby Vision & HDR10 are also expensive options and true support of either or both doesn't seem to be an option in this price range. However there are a few that provide the inferior HDR8 but support HDR10 by a software workaround. Not as good but they at least support it (future proofing it e.g. Xbox Scorpio). I saw this TV however also supports Dolby Vision, which is an even higher specification so I thought that gave this TV the advantage.Of the other factors, some perhaps more important to gamers, this TV was also generally superior - including a much higher refresh rate and decent response time.Disappointingly it is edge lit rather than back lit, this means the blacks can't reach an inky depth, but will be more of a Matt black. Again, at this price range you won't get back lit but given the impressive specs of this TV the only real difference is OLED and a back lit panel. The difference is noticeable and for me anyway, it just robs a bit of the wow factor that I got from some (expensive) TVs in PC world. That being said, putting my budget aside you would really have to ask yourself if paying double the price is really worth it. For me, the price is certainly not worth it, a 10% performance increase for a 50% does not stack up.Finally, the software and connectivity has impressed me. This is my first smart TV so I have nothing to compare it with, therefore other TVs could have even better but it doesn't take away from what I've experienced. It presents a rotating app bar at the bottom of the screen (not unlike that of a Mac book) and lets you fire up Netflix, freeview, YouTube, internet, Xbox 1 and so on from anywhere, very quickly. Therrs also an app store for loads more apps. You navigate the TV with a remote that also acts as a magic wand, controlling the cursor on screen via motion detection - very cool. It also connects to everything I have both wired and wirelessly.I can't fault the TV - best Ultra 4K HDR10 TV (on paper) I could find and it hasn't disappointed in reality, incredible picture. Would recommend, especially to gamers on a budget

The build quality of this TV is much better than the £550 pounds I played for the 49" model. It's stand is solid brushed metal and has a nice matching edge to the screen with a simple monochrome LG I'm the bottom centre and a black back cover. I have found that for a normal size UK living room the 49" screen feels substancely larger than my old 42" TV the biggest impact is how much better movies with letterboxs now feeling large and truly enjoyable to watch.The TV is very hard at first to get a good picture in a semi dark or true dark due to the edge lit display. However when the TV is calibrated correctly in eco mode the picture is Amazing with very dark inky blacks and all most no blaming and highlights like explosions and sun and lightning are almost blinding with edge dimming set to low.HD sources such has sky q HD and standard blu ray look so much better on this TV compared to my old full HD TV, and sometimes look better than some of the below average UHD bluray disks.However I you play a good quality UHD bluray like planet earth 2 the TV producers a almost looking out of the window image with super bright highlights and true to like colours and inky blacks if left to settle in before being celebrated and adjusted correctly, however out of the box settings the picture quality was poor especially with black levels. The picture is not has good has LGs OLED tvs however when celebrated currently is very close. For a LED TV the mine has good unaformaty and very little dirty screen effect on panning shots.The TVs sound is well above average but like any flat TV a sit round system is better being added for movie lovers.The TV will be 5 star when LG bring out both the HLG Hybrid Log Gamma and 4k HDR Youtube software update which they have promised for this model.HLG Hybrid Log Gamma now supported and fully working on this tv from 13/10/2017 and it's it looks amazing dose BBC UHD HLG using i player beta.