CES 2014 was quite a show for LG. They had everything people had hoped for; new OLED TVs, new 4K TVs, a much improved Smart TV platform, and aggressive plans to make everything available to consumers. For the first time in a decade, LG looked like the bigger brother of the two South Korean conglomerates. LG stole Samsung’s thunder and is rapidly emerging as the most innovative TV maker – if they can continue to build on their momentum.
All of LG’s 2014 LED models will be available this spring together with the new cheaper OLED TVs. LG’s 4K OLED TVs will be available in Q3 or Q4.
LG EC9700 & EC9800 (4K OLED)Say hello to the first 4K OLED TVs. LG will launch its first 4K OLED later this year. You should be excited.
OLED
4K Ultra HD
Curved
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
HDMI 2.0
Cinema 3D
Magic Remote
Wireless Sound Sync
WiFi
USA: LG’s 4K OLEDs will be available in 55, 65, and 77” called 55EC9700, 65EC9700, and 77EC9800.
Europe: LG 4K OLEDs will be available in 55, 65, and 77” called 55EC970V, 65EC970V, and 77EC980V.
LG EA9800 & EA9700 (OLED)Last year’s EA9800 will continue to sell in 2014 along with the slightly cheaper EC9700 without speakers in the transparent base. Both are considered 2013 models, so there is no webOS platform built-in.
OLED
Curved
Cinema 3D
Magic Remote
Smart TV (Netcast)
WiFi
USA: LG EA9800 and EA9700 are available in 55” called 55EA9800 and 55EA9700.
Europe: LG EA9800 and EA9700 are available in 55” called 55EA980V and 55EA970V.
LG EA8800 (OLED)EA8800 is also a 2013 model and LG’s only flat model that was exclusively sold in Europe. It will continue to be available in 2014 without webOS, but with extra powerful speakers in the “gallery” frame. It has also arrived in the US.
OLED
Flat
Gallery speakers
Cinema 3D
Magic Remote
Smart TV (Netcast)
WiFi
USA: Yes.
Europe: LG EA880V is available in 55” called 55EA880V.
LG UB9800 (4K)UB9800 is a range of high-end 4K TVs in large formats from 65 to 98” sizes. It comes with powerful speaker systems, developed in collaboration with Harman Kardon.
4K Ultra HD
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
HDMI 2.0
4.2 or 5.2 or 7.2 speakers
Cinema 3D
Magic Remote
Wireless Sound Sync
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LG UB9800 will be available in 65, 79, 84, and 98” called 65UB9800, 79UB9800, 84UB9800, and 98UB9800.
Europe: LG UB9800 will be available in 65, 79, 84, and 98” called 65UB9800, 79EB9800, 84UB9800, and 98UB9800.
LG UB9500 (4K)LG’s UB9500 is basically a UB9800 without the extra powerful speaker system. It has all of the 4K features, including HEVC and HDMI 2.0 as well as the new webOS platform.
4K Ultra HD
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
HDMI 2.0
Cinema 3D
Magic Remote
Wireless Sound Sync
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LG UB9500 will be available in 55 and 65” called 55UB9500 and 65UB9500.
Europe: LG UB9500 will be available in 55, 60, and 65” called 55UB9500, 60UB9500 and 65UB9500.
LG UB8500 (4K)The UB8500 is LG’s cheapest Ultra HD range. It still offers the most essential 4K features, including HEVC and HDMI 2.0. The design is also different.
4K Ultra HD
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
HDMI 2.0
Cinema 3D
Magic Remote
Wireless Sound Sync
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LG UB8500 will be available in 49 and 55” called 49UB8500 and 55UB9500.
Europe: LG UB8500 will be available in 49 and 55” called 49UB8500 and 55UB9500.
LG LB8700LB8700 is a high-end Full HD TV. An interesting aspect of LG’s Full HD TV line-up is that they all support HEVC decoding in up to “2K/60fps”, paving the way for better Full HD streaming, too.
Full HD
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
Triple XD Engine
2.2 speaker system
Cinema 3D
Magic remote
Wireless Sound Sync
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LG LB8700 will be available in 49, 55, and 60” called 49LB8700, 55LB8700, and 60LB8700.
Europe: LG LB8700 will be available in 49, 55, and 60” called 49LB8700, 55LB8700, and 60LB8700.
LG LB7X00The LB7 will exist in different variants. It still offers the new promising webOS platform and Cinema 3D.
Full HD
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
Triple XD Engine
Cinema 3D
Magic remote
Wireless Sound Sync
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LG LB7 will be available in 55, 60, 65, and 70” called 55LB7200, 60LB7200, 65LB7200, and 70LB7200 as well as 55LB7100, 60LB7100, 65LB7100, and 70LB7100.
Europe: LG LB7 will be available in 42, 47, 50, 55, 60, and 65” in LB7000, LB7100, LB7200 and LB7300 variants depending on your region.
LG LB6500The difference between LB6500 and LB6700 is primarily found in design.
Full HD
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
Triple XD Engine
Cinema 3D
Magic remote
Wireless Sound Sync
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LG LB6500 will be available in 47, 50, 55, and 60” called 47LB6500, 50LB6500, 55LB6500, and 60LB6500.
Europe: The LB6500 models will be available in 32, 39, 42, 47, 50, 55, 60, and 70” called 32LB6500, 39LB6500, 42LB6500, 47LB6500, 50LB6500, 55LB6500, 60LB6500, and 70LB6500.
LG LB6300LB6300 is not much different than the other 6 series models, but has no 3D feature. It is the cheapest TV with webOS Smart TV.
Full HD
webOS Smart TV
HEVC
Triple XD Engine
Magic remote
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LB6300 will be available in 42, 47, 50, 55, 60, and 65” called 42LB6300, 47LB6300, 50LB6300, 55LB6300, 60LB6300, and 65LB6500.
Europe: LB6300 will be available in 42, 47, and 55” called 42LB6300, 47LB6300, and 55LB6300.
LG LB5X00Several models will be available as part of the entry-level LB5 series. All are Full HD TVs without webOS. From LB5700 and down there are no Smart TV features at all.
Full HD
Smart TV (NetCast)
Triple XD Engine
Miracast + MHL
WiFi
USA: LB5 will exist in several variants.
Europe: LB5 will exist in several variants.
LG PB6900 (PLASMA)PB6900 is LG’s top-of-the-line plasma TV in 2014 – but there is not much high-end about it. It lacks advanced picture systems and does not offer the new webOS platform either.
Full HD
Smart TV (Netcast)
Plasma
Active 3D
WiFi
USA: PB6900 will be available in 60” called 60PB6900.
Europe: PB6900 will be available in 50 and 60” called 50PB6900 and 60PB6900.
LG PB6600 & PB5600LG also has two other mid-range and low-end plasma TVs. Not much to get excited about here. The 6600 and 5600 are 1080p models. PB6600 comes without 3D and a PB5600 without 3D and Smart TV.
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