The OLED83C29LA is a 84 inch 4K TV from LG, launched in the year 2022. It features a True 10-bit OLED evo panel.
It can display a max resolution of 3840 x 2160 with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and pixel density of 52 ppi.
Picture Quality
After screen size and resolution, the next important specification of a display that impacts picture quality is its Color Gamut.
This TV doesn't provide a color gamut specification, so we have to make an assumption based on its panel type.
Now, since it comes with an OLED panel, so we can conclude that the equivalent sRGB coverage of this panel would be far above 100%.
What is Color gamut ?
Color gamut spec of a display indicates the range of colors that the TV can produce.
Meaning, it tells the ability of a display to produce accurate colors. A TV with low color gamut coverage will miss out on some colors (such as deep red), the result would be a "washed out" picture quality.
It is specified in different units - sRGB(most popular), NTSC 1953, DCI P3 etc. It is upto the manufacturer which one they choose.
But you don't need to worry about that, below is a chart that you can use to choose a TV with good color accuracy.
After color gamut, next in the list of important specifications that will impact your experience is Static Contrast.
Understanding the static contrast ratio of a TV
A TV with high enough static contrast ratio will produce deep blacks while a TV with low contrast ratio (<1000:1) will produce images that look muddy as shown below.
As you see, this will impact your experience considerably.
Think of static contrast as another dimension to details — just like resolution. To put it into perspective, a TV with low contrast ratio will produce less shades of colors, thus lesser detail overall.
If given a choice, always prefer a FHD TV with high contrast ratio over a 4K TV with low contrast ratio.
This TV comes with a static contrast ratio of Infinity:1. That's a plus point of owning an OLED TV. So no need to worry about this.
HDR is also supported on this TV in form of HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma), Dolby Vision, Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10 Pro.
As for brightness, the peak luminance the LG OLED83C29LA can achieve is 250 nits.
Gaming Performance
Now if you are going to use a TV other than watching videos — like as a PC monitor or for gaming purposes, you would want to get a TV with lowest input lag. For gaming, both the input lag and response time affects the performance.
The input lag on this TV is 5 ms and its minimum response time is 1 ms. Gamers gonna love this TV.
What is Input Lag and Why it matters ?
This lag is the amount of time at which your inputs changes the content of your TV. For casual Non-FPS games, input lag doesn't matter much.
But ideally, look for a TV that has an input lag and response time of less than 20ms.
Ergonomics and Dimensions
Now, coming to ergonomics — a VESA mount with interface size of 400 x 400 mm is provided for wall-mounting. Swivel, Tilt or Pivot features are not supported on this unit.
Vertically, the TV measures 84 inches and horizontally 74.31 inches. In terms of thickness, it is 2.18 inches thick. It weighs 32.3 kilograms, another 9.3 kgs if you include stand.
Hardware and Audio
The chipset of this TV is powered by a Quad Core CPU. However, we could'nt find any info on the available RAM on the TV's specsheet.
The Operating System on this TV is webOS 22.
For display connectivity, LG has provided four HDMI 2.1 ports and one S/PDIF port on this TV.
For connecting USB devices, it includes three USB 2.0 ports. Other connectivity ports include — 1x Satellite In (Main — F-type female), 1x Antenna (RF) (female), 1x IR Out, 1x CI+ 2.0 and 1x Ethernet RJ45.
For connecting to this TV wirelessly, you will have — a 5Ghz Wi-Fi, 2.5 Ghz Wi-Fi, Wifi-Direct, Bluetooth 5.0 and DLNA.
Coming to audio, it is packaged with 2 x 10W speakers. It also comes with a built-in subwoofer. So you don't have to invest on an external sound system.
In terms of power consumption, it uses 150 watts on average and 0.5 watts on standby.
Both 110V and 220V outlets are supported on this unit.
