LG 50UH635V 4K... super deal, or not??

Legend · 25 Nov 2016 at 14:05

The LG 50UH635V is available at JL now for £479, with 5 year warranty. Seems a fantastic deal to me, but I can't find much in the way of reviews. User feedback seems solid though. It's an MVA panel so blacks will be good, and as far as I'm aware the RGBW 'fake 4K' isn't an issue with anything other than the IPS panels LG use. Displayspecifications indicates that this isn't a problem either. I'm aware HDR won't be fully realised due it being 8-bit, but no TV below the £800 Samsung KS7000 is going to do much better, and this is nearly half the price!

I've no idea what the input lag on this is like, but apart from that it seems a great buy. Does anyone have one or know any more? I'm struggling to find a reason not to buy it...?

The only other set I was looking at and seriously considering at this price point was the Samsung KU6400, but it seems virtually identical in THIS COMPARISON... plus it's £70 more expensive.

Legend · 25 Nov 2016 at 14:32

OH NO! Looking at the official LG site, this is actually IPS, so will almost definitely be RGBW!! Godammit! Displayspecifications is usually spot on, but they got this totally wrong it seems!

sastusbulbas · 28 Nov 2016 at 00:23

I read it had motion blur and didnt do to well with sport and movies, that blacks were an issue. But remember those reviews were at full RRP, at Black Friday prices it's good value, not really reading into the IPS debate as actually seeing the picture in store negates some of the fuss most of the competition looks like the old LCD versus IPS PC monitor debate, with to be honest many of the LCD panels looking dilluted in comparison.

Every 4k TV has an issue of some sort and it made my day deciding what TV to buy a Googlefest nightmare.

Looking at it in store next to an LG HDR model (55UH850V), both with an identical feed, it actually looked pretty good, with my partner wanting to buy the LG 50UH635V and stating the extra £200 didnt look justified.

In the end after reading some online reviews, I was torn between the Samsung KS7000 at £949 and LG 55UH850V at £899, the fact that the Samsungs feet placement would require me buying a new TV unit or a Vesa wall mount, pushed me toward the LG 55UH850V.

Not sure I made the right decision.

dacads · 1 Dec 2016 at 10:28

LG 49UH770V will be a step-up and more comparable to the Samsung KU6400, as it can do 10bit with dithering and is 120hz.

eyetrip · 4 Dec 2016 at 23:26

I actually just picked up a 50uh635v for £479, and to be honest, I'm impressed for the price.

I spent a lot of time looking at far more expensive options, but I decided to get a stop gap for now. Hdr just feels all over the place, and I don't want an ips screen.

This panel is an mva by the way. I suspected from it being the same size as the Panasonics and turned out right.

It replaces an 8 year old mid range 46 inch Sony.

Pity Sony didn't use va panels in their 49 inch xd80, as I really do like the 43xd80

Anyhow, the LG is not too bad and will do til a decent va 55 inch is available under a grand when hdr is looking more settled and manufacturers have better backlighting

roogac · 25 Jun 2017 at 19:10

I am interested in this tv to pair up with my Xbox One S. Only game i really play on this console is Forza 3 I want it to look good. Since I am not that much of a console gamer i really don't want to spend huge amount of money on tv, and this one i can get for around 350punds in my country which makes it a great deal when you look at it that way.
Should i go for it and is it really an VA panel? Official LG site still says IPS but who knows?

Psycho Sonny · 26 Jun 2017 at 16:41

LG only do IPS and OLED panels

Legend · 27 Jun 2017 at 09:46

I ended up buying the 58" version of this a few months back and as Eyetrip says, it IS an MVA panel, definitely not IPS and none of that RGBW nonsense. One of the very few LG 4K TV's that isn't. I did try it with an Xbox One S and it recognised it as full HDR 10-bit (even though it's only 8-bit+FRC), although the problem with this and most cheaper HDR sets is that they aren't fully capable of displaying HDR properly. I tried it with Forza and some Netflix HDR content and it was a bit 'meh'. Yeah looked good, but could still see gradient banding and the HDR didn't blow me away tbh. I've seen the KS Series Samsung sets up close (those are 1000 nit brightness, the LG is not even half that) and the difference is very obvious. If you're buying this (or any other cheap 4K TV) for the HDR, I wouldn't bother. In all other respects though, it's a great value TV, and does 4K well. I have Netflix and I have no complaints about the picture quality. I have a bit of DSE on very white scenes, but zero bleed. The local dimming works pretty well also.

roogac · 30 Jun 2017 at 01:12

I am glad that i didn't bought it last week, because this week is clearance on all LG models from 2015-2016 at a local store. I can get 50UH635V for 300GBP and 49UH661V for 340GBP. Is the 635V worth it over the 661v even though 661v is higher end model?

Legend · 30 Jun 2017 at 02:20

roogac said:
I am glad that i didn't bought it last week, because this week is clearance on all LG models from 2015-2016 at a local store. I can get 50UH635V for 300GBP and 49UH661V for 340GBP. Is the 635V worth it over the 661v even though 661v is higher end model?

The 661V is IPS and RGBW so is definitely inferior. One could argue IPS benefits certain environments and the viewing angles are better, but this is undone by their use of the RGBW structure, essentially rendering it fake 4K.

The 635V is actually a rare bargain gem in LG's line-up, I'd definitely recommend it as long as you're realistic about its HDR capability... as you should be of any TV anywhere near this price range.

roogac · 30 Jun 2017 at 02:53

Legend said:
The 661V is IPS and RGBW so is definitely inferior. One could argue IPS benefits certain environments and the viewing angles are better, but this is undone by their use of the RGBW structure, essentially rendering it fake 4K.

The 635V is actually a rare bargain gem in LG's line-up, I'd definitely recommend it as long as you're realistic about its HDR capability... as you should be of any TV anywhere near this price range.

I am buying it for Xbox One S and Netflix/Amazon Prime, i don't watch TV at all, only sports, but that is also on demand streaming. I didn't even expect that it would have support for HDR10 standard so that must only be a welcome feature. Thanks for pointing that out. I am really not expecting much when it comes to HDR(seen Sony XE90 in person with native 4K/HDR content, blew me away, but also did the price which is 5 times more than what I am getting this for). My huge expectations are coming from the pixel count and size upgrade since a few shows I watch are streaming in 4K.

I must thank you once again, cause i found posts(in my native language) of how terrible UH664V(color difference between 661V) performs compared to even a 1080p Sony(guy is claiming that Sony is producing sharper image even when comparing 1080p vs 4K netflix stream of House of Cards) . Never really thought that RGBW is that much inferior of a technology for panels.

Legend · 30 Jun 2017 at 11:26

roogac said:
I am buying it for Xbox One S and Netflix/Amazon Prime, i don't watch TV at all, only sports, but that is also on demand streaming. I didn't even expect that it would have support for HDR10 standard so that must only be a welcome feature. Thanks for pointing that out. I am really not expecting much when it comes to HDR(seen Sony XE90 in person with native 4K/HDR content, blew me away, but also did the price which is 5 times more than what I am getting this for). My huge expectations are coming from the pixel count and size upgrade since a few shows I watch are streaming in 4K.

I must thank you once again, cause i found posts(in my native language) of how terrible UH664V(color difference between 661V) performs compared to even a 1080p Sony(guy is claiming that Sony is producing sharper image even when comparing 1080p vs 4K netflix stream of House of Cards) . Never really thought that RGBW is that much inferior of a technology for panels.

I use mine primarily for Netflix/Prime. I had an Xbox One S but sold it as I never used it, but it did recognise the 635V as a 10-bit panel (even though it's only 8-bit+FRC) and I got all green ticks in video options menu. As mentioned though, the HDR capability of this TV (and pretty much any cheap HDR set) is limited... that becomes very obvious when you see what a 1000-nit, wide colour gamut, genuine 10-bit panel can do.

RGBW is scandalous really... I don't know how they've got away with it, but it's shameful really. This is a good article on it: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/166-l...-rgb-vs-rgbw-lcd-4k-ultra-hd-designation.html