![]() While I wouldn’t declare its audio home theater worthy, it’s well balanced and easy on the ears for noncritical listening. Most flat-panel displays have atrocious sound. LG’s promotional copy and downloaded manual also suggest a voice recognition capability for the Smart Remote, but this feature was not available on this set. The standard remote was far better (and may be available through LG dealers-model number MKJ61841813), although the latter lacked a Home menu and could not call up the Smart TV menu. While technically impressive and likely to wow the kids, I found it frustrating to use. Shaped like a chubby wand, it operates much like an air mouse for adjusting onscreen menu selections. While our sample of the set came with two remotes, the manual suggests that only LG’s RF Magic Remote comes standard. The actual gammas were lower (lighter mid-brightness tones) than these numbers suggest. In 3D, however, 24-Hz sources undergo 3:2 pulldown, converting them to 60 Hz prior to display.Ī Gamma control offers three settings: 1.9, 2.2, and 2.4. The LG raises 24-Hz 2D sources to match its refresh rate either by repeating (TruMotion off) or interpolating (TruMotion on) the added frames as necessary. The set’s native refresh rate is 120 hertz, but it simulates 240 Hz with a combination of scanning and modulating the LED lighting. ![]() I left it off for all of my 2D viewing, but I did find the User mode, which offers separate control over judder and blur, useful for 3D watching. LG’s motion compensation system, TruMotion, can make film-based material look like video-a characteristic common to most such systems that smooth motion by interpolating new frames. While only a trained technician with appropriate test tools can properly use these features, LG’s Picture Wizard II onscreen test patterns enable the user to accurately set the basic picture controls without a setup disc. The set has both two-point (high and low) and 20-point white balance controls and a CMS (color management system). There’s a more thorough onscreen manual, and a complete, downloadable owner’s guide is available online. The printed manual is a basic guide to connection and setup. Its screen is reflective, as are most of today’s sets, and the detachable stand offers 10 degrees of rotation in either direction. The 55-incher, our subject here, is nearly as thin as the Nanos. Unlike the Nanos, the two LM8600 models are not THX certified but do offer ISFccc features in their two Expert picture modes. But the 55LM8600 now lays down a strong challenge to its pricier sibling. We reviewed the 55LM9600 Nano back in our September 2012 issue. Local dimming, even in an edge-lit set, is usually better than none at all, but it’s less comprehensive and in theory less effective than the fully backlit variety. While LG makes fully LEDbacklit local-dimming sets (its LM9600 Nano designs), the company’s premier, edge-lit LM8600 offerings also include local dimming. LED edge-lit designs, needing fewer LEDs and less complex processing, cost less. But such a set also requires a lot of gold to acquire. Price: $2,900 At A Glance: Exceptional detail įull LED backlighting with local dimming, when properly implemented, is the gold standard for achieving the best black levels in an LCD HDTV.
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