Best LG TVs for HDR performance

#1

HDR is a major strength, combining bright highlights, deep blacks, strong color, and confident tone mapping. The experience is especially impressive in dark or controlled-light rooms.

#2

HDR movies and games benefit from intense specular highlights, perfect blacks and excellent range, although the brightest small highlights can exceed the intended tone curve.

#3

Dolby Vision films and games look vivid with bright highlights and impressive shadow contrast. Heavy glare or inaccurate colors can reduce the effect.

#4

The combination of bright highlights, deep blacks, broad color, and fine detail creates spectacular HDR. Firmware and Dolby Vision inconsistencies prevent completely uniform results.

#5

HDR is spectacularly bright and colorful, but a few scenes need careful tuning and measured accuracy falls short of its visual punch.

#6

Strong contrast and colorful highlights make HDR enjoyable, although peak and full-screen brightness leave room for improvement.

#7

HDR can look better than expected for this kind of portable LCD, with clear highlights and pleasing color in brighter material. The limited contrast and backlight precision still keep it...

#8

Bright HDR films and games can look vivid and dramatic, helped by punchy color and contrast. Some scenes lose bright highlight detail or crush shadows, and competing Mini LEDs can...

#9

HDR is a recurring weakness: it seldom produces the dramatic brightness separation expected from higher-end TVs, despite generally capable standard picture quality.

#10

HDR content lacks the punch and contrast expected from the format, though some viewers notice a slight improvement over SDR in controlled lighting.

#11

HDR generally looks muted rather than spectacular. Limited brightness and contrast prevent bright scenes from popping even when tone mapping is adjusted.

#12

Measured HDR performance is flat and low-impact because of brightness, contrast and color limitations. One hands-on account enjoyed its punchier HDR colors more than expected.