LG 60UH7700, that can be easily said as the replacement model of LG 60UF7700, is one of the new 60-Inch Smart 4K UHD TV that introduced by LG on their 2016 TV lineup. As the new model, you can find that LG 60UH7700 is completed with the new technology than the older LG 60UF7700. What’s the improvement? Is the improvements can deliver better picture quality and entertainment to your home? Let’s check out LG 60UH7700 and 60UF7700 together than compare them to see whether the new LG 60UH7700 is the one that you should choose for your new TV.
What Remains the Same?
Before We move further and see what remains the same between LG 60UH7700 and 60UF7700, We can take a look at the similarities between those two TVs using the table below.
| LG 60UH7700 | LG 60UF7700 | |
| Screen Size | 60-Inch | 60-Inch |
| Resolution | 4K UHD | 4K UHD |
| Backlight | LED | LED |
| IPS Panel | YES | YES |
| 4K Upscaler | YES | YES |
| Refresh Rate | TruMotion 240Hz | TruMotion 240Hz |
| Smart TV | YES | YES |
| 3D Feature | NO | NO |
| Remote Control | Magic Remote | Magic Remote |
| Speaker System | 2Ch 20W | 2Ch 20W |
| Built-in Wi-fi | YES | YES |
| HDMI/USB | 3/3 | 3/3 |
LG 60UH7700
From the table above, we can see there are few aspects of LG 60UH7700 that remains the same with the older LG 60UF7700. Let’s talk more about those similarities.
1. 4K UHD Picture Resolution and 4K Upscaler
LG 60UH7700 and 60UF7700 are both introduced with 4K UHD picture resolution. It bring up to four times more brilliant picture quality than Full HD resolution. The only problem with 4K UHD resolution is limited 4K contents available. But you don’t have to worry about that since 4K Upscaler are installed on both the older LG 60UF7700 and the new LG 60UH7700.
2. IPS Panel with LED Backlight
The new LG 60UH7700 and the old LG 60UF7700 are both completed with IPS (In Plane Switching) Panel. IPS panel bring more accurate color details from any angles you are watching. They also use the same LED Backlight. Although OLED become more popular nowadays, but LED backlight is still the best choice especially because It can deliver excellent picture quality with affordable price.
3. Refresh Rate Technology
Refresh rate is one of the important factor for TV quality. With good refresh rate technology, the TV is able to deliver smooth fast motion images with minimum blur. Currently the highest refresh rate technology that released by LG is TruMotion 240Hz. It’s already installed on both LG 60UH7700 or its predecessor 60UF7700. So you can be sure to enjoy smooth fast action movies and sports on both older and newer model.
4. Smart TV with Magic Remote and No 3D
LG 60UH7700 and 60UF7700 come as Smart TV. They use WebOS Smart TV and able to deliver premium entertainment without any problems with built-in wifi that installed on both of them. These two TVs are also completed with magic remote that make it easy to control the TV and Smart TV platform with voice interaction and gesture controls. LG 60UH7700 is alike its older 60UF7700 with no 3D installed on it. So you can only enjoy 2D entertainment with these two TVs.
5. Speaker System
For some people, Speaker system is important point for their TV purchase. Both of LG 60UH7700 and the older LG 60UF7700 are completed with the same 2Ch 20W speaker system. 2Ch 20W is enough for most people to bring nice sound quality. But for some people who don’t think 2Ch 20W is enough for them, They can attach additional soundbar or external speaker system on LG 60UH7700 or LG 60UF7700.
What is the Differences between LG 60UH7700 vs 60UF7700?
After talking about similarities of LG 60U7700 and 60UF7700, then It’s time for us to talk about the differences of LG 60UH7700 and 60UF7700. Before We talk further let’s take a look at the table below to see their differences.
| LG 60UH7700 | LG 60UF7700 | |
| Introduced | March 2016 | April 2015 |
| Picture Engine | Super Mastering Engine | Tru-4K Engine |
| Quantum Display | YES | NO |
| HDR Super | YES | NO |
| Smart TV Platform | WebOS 3.0 | WebOS 2.0 |
| Price | More Expensive | Less Expensive |
LG 60UF7700
After seeing the table above, let’s move forward on talking about the difference of LG 60UH7700 and 60UF7700.
1. Picture Technology
While LG 60UH7700 and the older LG 60UF7700 comes with the same 4K resolution, IPS Panel and LED Backlight, They have different technology installed on their screen. The new LG 60UH7700 comes with Super Mastering Engine as its picture engine that replace the older Tru-4K Engine from the older LG 60UF7700. With the new picture engine, LG 60UH7700 is able to deliver better 4K quality picture details.
The new LG 60UH7700 also comes with the new quantum display and HDR Super with Dolby Vision. With Quantum Display, you can enjoy more accurate color details on the TV screen so that you can get more lifelike picture quality. While HDR Super with Dolby Vision is the technology that can deliver deeper black levels and better brightness on the TV screen.
2. Smart TV Platform
While both of the new LG 60UH7700 and the older LG 60UF7700 come as Smart TV and use WebOS as their Smart TV Platform, They use different version of WebOS Smart TV platform. LG 60UH7700 that comes as part of LG’s 2016 lineup is completed with the new WebOS 3.0 as its Smart TV platform, while LG 60UF7700 that introduced as part of LG’s 2015 lineup is completed with WebOS 2.0. WebOS 3.0 comes with improvements on smart functionality as well as few additional smart functions such as magic mobile connection and magic zoom.
3. Price
LG 60UH7700 is priced at more expensive price. Is it priced significantly higher? Unfortunately Yes, It’s significantly higher. Basically LG 60UH7700 is priced at around $800 higher than LG 60UF7700. When We talk about percentage, It’s around 60% higher than the price of LG 60UF7700. With 60% higher price, you can get the better experience in picture quality with quantum display, HDR Plus Dolby Vision and Super Mastering Engine. Additionally, you can also enjoy the new WebOS 3.0 that comes as improvement from the older WebOS 2.0 that installed on LG 60UF7700.
Should You Consider the New Model?
We have talked about the similarities and differences of LG 60UH7700 and 60UF7700, and We should say that LG 60UH7700 comes as the better model than the older LG 60UF7700. It comes with better picture technology using the latest quantum display, the new Super Mastering Engine as its picture engine and completed with the new HDR Plus Dolby Vision technology. It also comes with the improved WebOS 3.0. But you have to pay around 60% higher price for that. So It’s surely the one that you should consider when you don’t have any objection to pay higher price for better picture and Smart TV platform. Most of the customers are also satisfied with their LG 60UH7700 that give you another reason to go ahead with this TV model. You can find out more about the customers’ feedback on LG 60UH7700 on this page…
In the other hand, if you only have limited budget for your next 60-Inch Smart 4K UHD TV, then you should consider LG 60UF7700 as your choice. It’s indeed not completed with the new quantum display and HDR Plus Dolby Vision technology while It also comes with older Tru-4K Engine as its picture engine and WebOS 2.0 as its Smart TV platform. But It’s priced at more affordable price. You can get it for around $600 lower in price. So when you have less budget then you should go ahead with LG 60UF7700. LG 60UF7700 also get excellent customers feedback from the customers who already bought it, so It’s proved to deliver good picture and smart entertainment to your home. If you are still eager about what the customers’ said about this model, you can read more LG 60UF7700 customers reviews here…
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