Reviewing LG's SJ 8500 Super UHD LED TV: A Cutting-Edge Addition to the Super UHD Lineup

LG has entered the market with its latest super UHD TV lineup, which boasts an expanded color gamut, multiple types of HDR support, and a striking design that sets it apart from its standard 4K TV lineup. In this article, we'll delve into the features and benefits of the SJ 8500 Super UHD LED TV, exploring its design, picture quality, and smart TV capabilities.

Design: A Sleek and Slim Profile

Clean lines and a slim profile are the hallmarks of LG's super UHD TV line-up. The result is a super sleek look from both the front and back sides, with very little bezel that helps promote the "window on the wall" aesthetic. One thing to be aware of is the stand, which looks good but has a relatively wide base at about 31.5 inches in width. This can make placing a soundbar in front of the TV a bit challenging, as it sways out from the center by about 6.5 inches. However, mounting the TV on the wall will ensure it looks very sleek and streamlined.

Around Back: Connections and Setup

The power cable is hardwired, sitting at the lower left portion of the panel. To the right, we find all our connections with four HDMI jacks split up between a recessed side panel and one rear-facing bay. The remainder of our connections live in this rear-facing bay as well. When you first power on the TV, LG's webOS Smart TV system takes you through a setup wizard using the magic motion remote to connect to your Wi-Fi router, allowing the TV to scan for TV channels via antenna or cable box.

Setting Up Your SJ 8500: Recommended Picture Presets and Settings

We recommend using either the expert bright room or expert dark room picture preset, depending on where you'll be placing the TV. For home entertainment rooms with dedicated lighting, the expert dark room mode will probably be preferred. However, we urge you to reduce or turn off the energy saving mode entirely, as this can have a huge effect on the brightness of your TV. Additionally, ensure that real cinema is turned on and select user, then adjust the D jetter and D blur settings to zero to eliminate any soap-opera effects.

Smart TV Capabilities: Easy Switching Between Streaming and Conventional TV

One of the standout features of LG's webOS Smart TV system is its ability to make switching between streaming TV and conventional TV very easy. With the ability to label your inputs, you can see which device is plugged into each HDMI port, making it simple to navigate between different types of content.

Picture Quality: Displaying Standard and HDR Content

The SJ 8500 Super UHD LED TV displays both standard and HDR content pretty well. However, since it's an edge-lit TV, it won't be as sparkling as the most expensive models out there. In dark rooms, you may still notice a slight grayish tint to the blacks, but overall, the TV gets plenty bright for most use cases.

Vivid Color Accuracy and Wide Color Gamut

The SJ 8500 Super UHD LED TV boasts impressive color accuracy right out of the box, with more detailed shades of color than LG's standard line of 4K Ultra HD TVs. This is thanks to its IPS LCD panels, which allow for a wider viewing angle than most other brands.

HDR Support: A Premium Feature Set

As with all LG TVs, you can be sure that you're getting HDR capabilities as part of the package. The webOS system puts an HDR logo up when it receives an HDR signal from your Ultra HD Blu-ray player or streaming services like Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, and Vudu.

Gamers' Paradise: Motion Resolution and Input Lag

The SJ 8500 Super UHD LED TV is a great option for sports enthusiasts and gamers alike. With its motion resolution lack of blur and low input lag about 15 milliseconds in game mode, this TV will provide an immersive viewing experience that's hard to beat.

Conclusion: A Premium Investment Worth Considering

Overall, we'd characterize the SJ 8500 Super UHD LED TV as having premium picture quality that sits just below the most expensive high-end TVs. While it may not be as flashy or feature-rich as some of its competitors, this TV offers an impressive set of features and capabilities that make it a solid investment for anyone looking to upgrade their home entertainment setup.

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back we see our power cable is hardwired which sits at the lower left portion of the panel then toward the right we find all our connections with four HDMI jacks split up between a recessed side panel and one rear facing Bay where the remainder of our connections live when you first power on the TV LG's webOS Smart TV system takes you through a setup wizard and this is where you'll use the magic motion remote to connect to your Wi-Fi router allow the TV to scan for TV channels via antenna or cable box and then you'll be done with the initial setup from there we recommend the expert bright room or expert dark room picture preset depending on where you'll place the TV outside of those with dedicated darkened home entertainment rooms the expert bright room mode will probably be preferred no matter which setting you go with we urge you to reduce or turn off the energy saving mode entirely as this has a huge effect on the brightness of the TV also make sure real cinema is turned on and go into the true motion setting select user then reduce the D jetter and D blur to zero to eliminate any soap-opera effect with webOS you can label your inputs to reflect what's connected to them so you'll see cable box or blu-ray player instead of HDMI one or two and these will sit down on the web os ribbit right alongside your streaming apps this makes switching between streaming TV and conventional TV very easy as for picture quality this TV displays both standard and HDR content pretty well but since it's an edge lit TV it won't be as sparkling as the most expensive models out there and you'll get a little slightly gray black in dark room still the TV gets plenty bright for most use and is going to look vivid in well-lit rooms color accuracy is respectable right out of the box and the TV does support a wide color gamut with more detailed shades of color than LG standard line of 4k Ultra HD TVs as with all LG TVs you know you're getting HDR because webOS puts an HDR logo up when it gets an HDR signal from your Ultra HD blu-ray player or streaming services like Amazon Prime video Netflix and Vudu LG's also got a leg up over other brands LED LCD TVs as its IPS LCD panels allow a wider viewing angle than most the TV's motion resolution lack of blur and low input lag about 15 milliseconds in game mode makes this a great TV for sports and for gamers especially if you're playing newer HDR games overall we'd characterized SJ 8500 as having premium picture quality that sits just below the most expensive high-end TVs in the end you do pay a little bit more for the SJ 8500 super UHD TV but I think the investment is worth it in terms of the expanded color brightness and HDR capabilities and this is definitely a TV that is going to last for years to comehey everyone today we're reviewing LG's SJ 8500 super UHD LED TV this is the entry into LG's so-called super UHD TV lineup and it's got an expanded color gamut supports multiple types of HDR and the design is meant to be strikingly different than LG standard 4k TV lineup let's see what all that tech adds up to in real life design is one of the hallmarks of LG's super UHD TV line-up clean lines and a slim profile were clearly front and center when LG drafted up plans for this TV and the result is a super sleek look from the front back and sides there's very little bezel which helps promote that window on the wall aesthetic and one thing to be aware of is this stand which looks good and doesn't have to widest dance is about 31.5 inches wide and it swoops well out in front of the TV about 6 and 1/2 inches which can make placing a soundbar in front of the TV a bit of a challenge mount it on the wall though this TV is going to look very slick indeed around back we see our power cable is hardwired which sits at the lower left portion of the panel then toward the right we find all our connections with four HDMI jacks split up between a recessed side panel and one rear facing Bay where the remainder of our connections live when you first power on the TV LG's webOS Smart TV system takes you through a setup wizard and this is where you'll use the magic motion remote to connect to your Wi-Fi router allow the TV to scan for TV channels via antenna or cable box and then you'll be done with the initial setup from there we recommend the expert bright room or expert dark room picture preset depending on where you'll place the TV outside of those with dedicated darkened home entertainment rooms the expert bright room mode will probably be preferred no matter which setting you go with we urge you to reduce or turn off the energy saving mode entirely as this has a huge effect on the brightness of the TV also make sure real cinema is turned on and go into the true motion setting select user then reduce the D jetter and D blur to zero to eliminate any soap-opera effect with webOS you can label your inputs to reflect what's connected to them so you'll see cable box or blu-ray player instead of HDMI one or two and these will sit down on the web os ribbit right alongside your streaming apps this makes switching between streaming TV and conventional TV very easy as for picture quality this TV displays both standard and HDR content pretty well but since it's an edge lit TV it won't be as sparkling as the most expensive models out there and you'll get a little slightly gray black in dark room still the TV gets plenty bright for most use and is going to look vivid in well-lit rooms color accuracy is respectable right out of the box and the TV does support a wide color gamut with more detailed shades of color than LG standard line of 4k Ultra HD TVs as with all LG TVs you know you're getting HDR because webOS puts an HDR logo up when it gets an HDR signal from your Ultra HD blu-ray player or streaming services like Amazon Prime video Netflix and Vudu LG's also got a leg up over other brands LED LCD TVs as its IPS LCD panels allow a wider viewing angle than most the TV's motion resolution lack of blur and low input lag about 15 milliseconds in game mode makes this a great TV for sports and for gamers especially if you're playing newer HDR games overall we'd characterized SJ 8500 as having premium picture quality that sits just below the most expensive high-end TVs in the end you do pay a little bit more for the SJ 8500 super UHD TV but I think the investment is worth it in terms of the expanded color brightness and HDR capabilities and this is definitely a TV that is going to last for years to come\n"