LG NANO90 (LCD) vs Samsung AU8000 (LCD)

The LG NANO90 excels in gaming because it offers a good response time and very good input lag, which are critical for a smooth gaming experience, and it supports a higher refresh rate of 120Hz suitable for fast-paced games. In contrast, the Samsung AU8000, with its poor response time and lack of a high refresh rate option, is less optimal for gaming despite having very low input lag.

The LG NANO90 is rated poorly for cartoons & animation partly because its colors out of the box and color gamut are only considered fair, which means that animations may not appear as vibrant or accurate as intended. On the other hand, the Samsung AU8000 has a good score for colors out of the box, suggesting that it can display more accurate colors initially, without the need for calibration, making it a fair option for cartoons and animations.

The LG NANO90 manages reflections better than the Samsung AU8000, making it a more suitable choice for brightly lit rooms; however, both TVs exhibit only fair performance in terms of SDR and HDR brightness and struggle with color volume and color gamut, which are important for accurate and vibrant color reproduction in all viewing conditions.

The LG NANO90 has fair picture quality due to its poor contrast and local dimming, leading to unsatisfactory black uniformity, but it offers good color gamut and volume, ensuring vibrant colors. Conversely, the Samsung AU8000, also with fair picture quality, struggles with contrast and does not support local dimming, affecting its HDR brightness and color volume, although it has good color accuracy out of the box.

The LG NANO90 struggles with cinematic viewing due to its IPS panel which results in low contrast and poor black uniformity, adversely affecting dark scene performance, even though it has local dimming to slightly improve matters. On the other hand, the Samsung AU8000, while having better contrast thanks to its VA panel, lacks local dimming entirely, which means it can't enhance the depth of blacks in movies as effectively as TVs with local dimming, leading to a less immersive experience.

The LG NANO90 has better motion processing and response time than the Samsung AU8000, leading to smoother sports watching experiences, but its reflections handling is only slightly better and viewing angles are wider, which is beneficial for larger groups. The Samsung AU8000, while having poorer motion processing and response time which can result in more motion blur during fast sports scenes, handles reflections well but has narrower viewing angles which might limit the view for people sitting off to the side. Gray uniformity is somewhat better on the Samsung AU8000, which can positively impact the viewing of sports with uniform colors like a soccer field.

When watching news or TV programs on the LG NANO90, you'll notice a fair color gamut and colors out of the box, along with decent SDR brightness, which is significant for daytime viewing. The Samsung AU8000, while excelling in contrast and also providing fair color gamut, lacks local dimming and thus may not deliver the same depth in certain scenes, but both TVs are adept at upscaling lower-resolution content to their native resolution.