With three HDMI and one USB port, you can make the most of the UHD screen. Connect up a Blu-Ray player or soundbar to take full advantage of your LG TV. There’s even PC streaming for even more flexibility. With HGiG, the TV’s HDR gaming performance betters that of the Panasonic TX-50HX600. Despite its limited brightness, HDR games such as Horizon: Zero Dawn look great with good detail in the dark parts of the image. Even with non-HDR games such as Halo 5: Guardians, it puts on a colourful show.

Gear up for epic gaming Enjoy a fantastic gaming experience using Cloud Game, Game Dashboard & Optimiser, and HGiG. The TV’s handling of motion is better than expected. With it set to Natural, it avoids the soap opera effect or jerky motion watching His Dark Materials in 4K HLG. When Lyra visits the Pitt-Rivers Museum, the setting is presented in a rich, saturated and detailed way – perhaps a sign of LG’s HLG Pro in action, which like its HDR10 Pro is added on top of the HDR signal to better tailor it for the TVs. Skin tones do look over-emphasised, but the image is nevertheless attractive. On a positive note, it’s at least easy to assemble. Pop in the legs, tighten the screws and it’s ready. The feet lie at either end of the unit and elevate it high enough (7cm) to slot in a soundbar beneath without obscuring the IR sensor. Buy It Direct Ltd is a limited company registered in England. Registered number 04171412. Registered office: Unit A Trident Business Park, Leeds Road, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD2 1UA.Only a standard remote is supplied in the box, not the Magic Remote found on higher-end TVs. It’s a decent handset with buttons that are well spaced, including hotkeys for Netflix, Prime Video and a Movies button that opens up Rakuten TV. The main issue is responsiveness: presses can feel on the spongy side.

This screen has four times the number of pixels than Full HD TVs, delivering stunning realism, natural motion and incredible detail. High Dynamic Range expands light, dark, and every colour in between for a picture that's closer to real life. This set supports multiple HDR formats including HDR10 & HLG. In terms of HDR, the LG has HDR10, HLG and the HGiG gaming profile – and it’s noticeably brighter than the Samsung. The blue of the sky and English Channel in Dunkirk (4K Blu-ray) has more vibrancy, and the whites of clouds look brighter on the LG. In Interstellar (4K Blu-ray), the LG is again more colourful – but to my eye the Samsung looks more defined. Percentage luminance drop at 20 degree vertical angle from the centre of the screen with 100% white outputCinema-like experience at home Watch in 4K and enjoy a viewing experience like the ones in the cinema.