LG 84LM9600 Ultra HD TV Review

Tweaking the 3D settings

The upscaler does a good job of rendering 1080p content at the native resolution. We noticed a very slight jitter when playing back a Blu-ray from our PS3, but video from a PC or USB played back just fine. Animated movies look good when upscaled even from 720p, but most 720p videos look like SD content on this TV due to the huge difference in resolution. The 2D-3D conversion is also not too bad, especially for photos. LG has included a 3D World app that gives you access to plenty of 3D content that can be streamed directly off the Internet. The LG Remote app for Android and iOS complements this TV very well and makes it a lot easier in navigating the variety of apps that come pre-installed. It also lets you turn your phone into a trackpad, which is easier to work with compared to the motion remote.

The SmartShare interface

LG also packs the LM9600 with what it calls LED Plus, which is essentially local dimming LEDs. This brings LED TVs one step closer towards OLED, as individual areas of the TV can be dimmed depending on the scene at hand. While this does give deeper blacks and even lower power consumption, it does cause a hallowing effect if a scene changes too fast from light to dark, which is typical of action movies. Since the LEDs can’t dim or brighten fast enough, there’s a very visible hallow effect. This has always been an issue with local dimming LEDs.

Verdict and Price in India
The LG 84LM9600 will set you back a cool Rs.1,700,000 (that’s Rs. 17 lakh, in case you were wondering), and it’s the price you pay if you want to be on the cutting edge of technology. Even if you happen to have this amount as spare change, we wouldn’t advise investing it on a 4K TV right now for one simple reason – Content. Don’t get us wrong, the LG LM9600 performs brilliantly and does what it advertises. 4K videos look absolutely stunning and the IPS panel manages to deliver rich and vibrant colours, excellent viewing angles and very deep blacks. The 3D is also spot-on and there’s plenty of 3D content to stream off LGs portal. But the main reason you would even consider buying this is for 4K videos, and there’s the problem. A 4K movie will easily be about 100GB or more and right now, the only way of distributing it would be streaming. There’s no player or device other than a PC that can play 4K content, so there's another issue. LG’s 84LM9600 is an excellent technological exercise that showcases what’s possible with the current state of tech. And the fact that it has managed to make it commercially available to the affluent few who can afford it, is truly commendable.