Review: LG OLED C8, one of the best Smart TVs available in Brazil

A LG OLED C8 Smart TV It is one of the most beautiful and thin models on the market, thanks to the advantages of the ultra-thin panels with OLED technology, the high image fidelity in 4K resolution and the sophistication translated into a design free of wires and edges, with details in metal and glass. .

Available in sizes 55 and 65, it earned Showmetech's full review. Check it out below:

Design

With a high-quality metal and glass finish, the LG OLED C8 is a Smart TV model with an ultra-thin design, characterized especially by its OLED panel that enhances the decoration of the environment.

The model is impressively thin, with minimal side edges and screen thickness that comes to thinner than a current smartphone.

The model has four HDMI ports (with ARC support) and three USB inputs, thus ensuring there is no shortage of connections for home theaters, video game consoles and other devices.

In addition, a LAN input and built-in support for WiFi connections, to connect the smart TV to the internet. Finally, there is an optical audio output, to be enjoyed by audio lovers.

Fabric

The panel OLED, widely used by LG in its products in the high-end, has 55 or 65-inch screens and 4K UHD resolution, which translates into 3840 x 2160 pixels.

The technology OLED guarantees, in addition to vibrant and well-represented colors, the famous black tones characteristic of the panel. This is because, unlike other technologies available on the market, OLED panels do not need backlighting of the panel – the backlighting – and each pixel or dot on the screen can be turned off individually.

Thus, the maximum black is represented by an off pixel, guaranteeing an incomparable result in tones and contrast and saying goodbye to the grayish blacks and lightened by back light panels.

Several image improvements are not only a result of the quality of the OLED display, but also the presence of the new Alpha 9 chip.

Among other things, he is responsible for ensuring that moving images are free of “ghosting” and blur. We're talking about support HFR (High Frequency Rate ou High Frame Rate, in free translation), which allows you to reproduce images at up to 120 frames per second very clearly. But beware: not all content works well with the feature turned on, and it only works in apps pre-installed on Smart TV.

It is worth mentioning that the TV also adapts well to various types of resolutions, doing an exceptional job of upscaling (quality improvement or approximation, in free translation) of content of resolutions below 4K.

Finally, we have good news for gamers out there. In tests carried out with LG OLED-C8, which is not sold properly as a Smart TV for games, it was possible to notice that it has very little delay (the well-known input lag) between the recording of button presses and the information that appears on the screen, which makes it ideal for gaming.

Excellence in HDR

Mandatory item in a Smart TV of this size, HDR technology is also present under the name LG 4K Cinema HDR, which delivers the cinema experience at home.

In practice, what we see is the HDR effect with support for formats such as: HDR10 Pro, HLG Pro and Dolby Vision, the preferred technology of Hollywood studios. These standards are responsible for calibrating the brightness, contrast and color of more than 170 thousand frames in a 2-hour film, delivering the essence of what was imagined by the director.

HDR images are dynamically processed, frame by frame, using LG's mapping algorithm Enhanced Dynamic Tone. To learn more about HDR or High Dynamic Range, read our article that explains the importance of HDR in TVs.

A touch of artificial intelligence

A C8 comes with the feature ThinQ AI, an open artificial intelligence platform, developed by LG to support the various functionalities and formats of virtual assistants available on the market. O ThinQ AI It will also be integrated with other LG products in different categories to create a truly connected home in the future. Currently, one of the main functions available in the Brazilian market is voice commands.

In addition, it allows you to control the smart TV with your voice. To watch a series on Netflix, for example, the user just needs to press the microphone button on the controller, speak “Search 'Stranger Things' on Netflix” and wait. Or, if you prefer, you can also ask the C8 automatically turns off after a certain program ends.

Dolby Atmos audio

Despite not having an integrated speakers as we saw in TCL C2US, LG OLED C8 delivers a good volume of sound. The audio definition of a Smart TV does not replace a sound system, of course, but the results offered are satisfactory.

In part, this is due to support for the standard Dolby Atmos, proprietary Dolby technology, which seeks to realistically reproduce the sound of moving objects in a fully three-dimensional environment. Thus, it is possible to have greater immersion and a greater sense of depth, within the limits of 40 W speakers.

You can also sync your smartphone or tablet with the LG OLED C8 via Bluetooth to play your music. A feature that, although not surprising, remains extremely useful.

WebOS 4.0 operating system

If there's one aspect that works well on all LG smart TVs, it's the operating system. Extremely fluid and elegant, it allows you to navigate between the most diverse applications by loading quickly and without crashing.

A LG OLED C8 comes from the factory with the WebOS 4.0, the most recent version of the operating system, which features several improvements and facilities in connectivity with other equipment such as home theaters, video game consoles and set top boxes (cable TV sets). You can even control all these devices with a single remote control.

Speaking of which, the manufacturer sends with the C8 o Smart Magic Control. Compatible with basically all smart TVs recent from LG, it acts as a kind of mouse or pointer (there is even a scroll to scroll pages) that the user controls through movements and clicks to select items on the screen. Here, the resource is really functional and matches the proposal of the WebOS, which can also be controlled via conventional buttons.

LG OLED C8 Technical Specifications

Thanks to its specifications and design, the LG OLED-C8 has won several international awards, such as the Best of CES 2018, CES Editors Choice, Design Award 2018, Reddot Award 2018 Design, What Hi-Fi, AvForums Reference Status Awards 2018 and Highly Recommended 2018. The model also rose to the top of the rankings. Rtings.

Below you can see the main technical specifications of the Smart TV LG OLED C8 4K:

Conclusion

A LG OLED C8 4K Smart TV is perhaps the best smart TV ever rated by showmetech until the moment. The WebOS system, in its latest version, makes resources easily accessible and masterfully controlled by the pointer.

The technology OLED proves to be a winner in several aspects of image quality, especially the intensity of the colors and the purity of the black tones. The ultra-thin design is one of LG's specialties, only achieved thanks to the use of the OLED, which makes the model one of the most beautiful for sale in Brazil.

At the moment, we only find available in Brazil the 65", which is sold by 18.999,00 BRL. The high price is justified by the Image quality – one of the best found in models in Brazil -, for the easy usability of the WebOS 4.0 on a daily basis and also ultra-thin premium design of product. In other words, it's a dream of Smart TV, with a high price, but compatible.