LG NANO90 (LCD) vs Samsung CU8000 (LCD)

The LG NANO90 outperforms the Samsung CU8000 in gaming because it has a faster response time and a higher refresh rate, which result in smoother motion and less motion blur. Additionally, while both have low input lag, suitable for responsive gaming, the LG’s 120Hz refresh rate is better suited for high-frame-rate games compared to the Samsung's 60Hz.

The LG NANO90 is favorable for watching news, talk shows, and other TV programs due to its effective upscaling of lower resolution content and reasonably good colors out of the box, which ensure a clearer and more vibrant viewing experience. In contrast, the Samsung CU8000 is less suited for these types of content because its upscaling is less effective, and its colors out of the box are less accurate, which might lead to a less clear and less impressive picture quality.

The LG NANO90 has better SDR and HDR brightness levels and superior reflection handling which makes it a commendable choice for viewing in bright rooms, whereas the Samsung CU8000, with its lower brightness capabilities and poor reflection management, would not perform as well under the same conditions. Despite the importance of contrast and color performance for picture quality, those factors are less critical than brightness and reflections when it comes to visibility in well-lit environments.

The LG NANO90 struggles with contrast, offering a mediocre performance which affects the depth of black levels, important for movies, and has limited effectiveness of its local dimming which leads to less detailed dark scenes; the same goes for the Samsung CU8000, which also has poor local dimming that fails to enhance picture quality during cinematic experiences and underperforms in black uniformity which can result in uneven black shades across the screen. Both TVs have issues with colors out of the box, gray uniformity, and viewing angles, with the LG NANO90 having slightly better viewing angles while the Samsung CU8000 struggles significantly in this area, impacting the viewing experience in group settings or from different vantage points.

The LG NANO90, with better viewing angles and stronger reflections handling, is well-suited for sports in rooms with wide seating and some ambient light, but its motion processing is only satisfactory, which may affect how smooth fast action appears. In contrast, the Samsung CU8000 excels in motion processing, making fast-paced games look smoother, but it struggles more with reflections and has narrower viewing angles, limiting its performance in brighter environments or when viewed from the side.

The LG NANO90 and Samsung CU8000 both struggle with cartoons & animation because they don't reproduce colors well out of the box. The NANO90 has poor out-of-box color accuracy and only fair performance in color gamut and volume, while the CU8000 has fair out-of-box colors but still lacks in color volume, making both less than ideal for vivid animation content.