5 Solid wall of sound
Audio from the separate soundbar is
crisp and clear, with the sort of width
and height that most TVs (and some
other soundbars) just can’t match. It
feels like the sound isn’t just coming
from the speakers but from the entire
wall. Mind you, it doesn’t stretch into
the room all that convincingly.4 LG got game
Horizon Zero Dawn looks absolutely
incredible on the W7. The skyboxes
are utterly stunning, masterfully
avoiding the washing out that you
find with other sets. Add an input lag
of 21ms when using Game Mode and
you’ve got the ultimate gaming TV.2 Dazzle do nicely
Design aside, the first thing that
strikes you is how punchy the picture
is. LG has increased the brightness of
its OLEDs and you can really tell. The
way the W7 combines absolute blacks
with its new brighter whites and
colours makes for a stunning image.1 Flatter, not to deceive
Just 2.57mm – that’s how thin the W7
TV is. A pound coin is thicker. Thanks
to an extremely clever bracket, it still
only sticks 4mm into your room when
wall-mounted. We’d say it’s like having
a picture frame on your wall, but a
picture frame would be much thicker.3 I’m in the mode for love
The TV will select what it thinks is
the best picture mode for the content
you’re sending its way. Play something
in HDR and the TV will default to Cinema
Home mode – this raises the average
brightness over normal Cinema mode,
which can look dark in a bright room.Screen 65in 3840x2160 OLED with HDR
OS LG webOS 3.5
Connectivity HDMI (x4), optical out, Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Dimensions 1450x825x4mm (inc mounts), 7.6kgSTUFF SAYS +++++
Stunnin
desi
n and stunnin
picture performance, but only the
super-rich should even consider itThe W7 is really only for lucky
so-and-sos who don’t need to
worry about money – especially
as LG are releasing other TVs in
2017 with the same picture at half
the price. But those who can afford it will be
getting an astonishing, envelope-pushing
piece of design – one that just happens to
also be an incredibly good TV. @TomParsonsFIRST TEST LG W7 TVTech specs
Q 360 VR
With the W7, you can
enjoy 360° media and
scroll through the scene
with the Magic Remote.
This means you can watch
those immersive videos
without the need for a
VR headset.Q Gallery
This essentially turns
your TV into a work
of art by displaying
beautiful photographs
and paintings on the panel
between shows – a much
more edifying sight than
The Only Way is Essex.Q Magic Zoom
Want a close-up of
something on your TV?
Perhaps you want to get
a good eyeful of Mary
Berry’s creamy buns.
With Magic Zoom you
can zoom into the picture
for a better look.Q Shortcut Remote
You can assign any source,
app or feature to one of
the remote’s number
buttons – so iPlayer, for
example, can be accessed
by a long press of 1, while
your PS4 on HDMI 3 could
be assigned to button 3.LG’s 3.5 update to the webOS system has some cool
tricks to improve your TV. Here’s the best of them:TV tricks
I’d like the option to get this without
the soundbar, though.I really want this TV... but I might need
to sell all my other possessions first.Despite the Dolby Atmos logo, you
don’t get full ‘home cinema’ sound.Saying that, the W7’s audio is of a
much better quality than most.WebOS 3.5 is dead easy to navigate.
The remote is rather lovely too.3.5hrs 3.6hrs 4hrs 4.5hrs 5hrs