LG UN7300 – UN7300 - Affordable TV from LG's UHD TV Series

The UN7300 has a good, but rather average design for a budget television. It has a comparatively thick bezel, which protrudes from the display. Even though it is made entirely of plastic, it makes a fairly stable and resistant impression. A comparatively large TV table is needed, as the feet are far out and the TV therefore requires a large space. On the other hand, the feet support the TV very well so that it has a stable stand and hardly wobbles when pushed.
When using a wall mount, the TV does not stick out too far as long as you do not use the rear-facing interfaces. However, the HDMI and USB interfaces are oriented towards the left edge of the screen, so they are easy to reach on the wall.
As with most 2020 LG models, except for the much more expensive OLEDs, the Korean manufacturer has given little thought to clean cable management, which means you have to be creative if you want the setup to look tidy.

Like most cheaper LG TVs, including the more expensive NanoCell series, the UN7300 uses a 10 bit ADS panel (8 bit + FRC). Due to this in-plane switching panel, the picture quality is not very good in dark rooms. This is due to a not very deep black and a low contrast ratio of 1050:1. So black has a grey touch in dark environments – which is the case with most IPSIn-Plane Switching, type of LCD Panel panels. Because of the low price, it is hardly surprising that the TV does not have a local dimming feature to increase the contrast ratio.

The UN7300 can offer quite good picture quality in brighter surroundings and a comparatively wide viewing angle. The peak brightness is not quite as high at ~350 Nits, but it is sufficient for brighter rooms, as the TV has an extremely good reflection handling and it does not have to fight against too many reflections. However, it does not get bright enough for HDRHigh Dynamic Range – image/video with more dynamic range (contrast range) content to present highlights nicely. In addition, a wide color gamut is missing, so that HDR content does not really look different from SDRStandard Dynamic Range – image/video with a conventional gamma curve (opposite: HDR) – “normal” videos content. Therefore, the fact that Dolby VisionDynamic HDR-format with a color depth of up to 12 Bits and Mastering of up to 10,000 Nits is missing is not as important.

The 60Hz display has a response time of 5ms, which is really good for a TV in this price category. So there is only a little motion blur, which unfortunately can not be reduced any further, as the UN7300 is not equipped with the Black Frame InsertionProcess that inserts black “blank images” as intermediate images. This makes movements appear finer and clearer. feature. Because the response time is not as low as with many higher priced TVs, stuttering is rare. To prevent this from happening with low refresh rateHertz is the derived SI-unit of frequency with 1Hz=1/s – When talking about TVs this means how many different pictures a TV can display in one second. content, the Motion Interpolation feature can be used – this allows the UN7300’s image processing engine to calculate interframes, which increases the refresh rate to 60Hz.
The backlight has a fixed frequencyHertz is the derived SI-unit of frequency with 1Hz=1/s – When talking about TVs this means how many different pictures a TV can display in one second. of 120Hz. This value is not very high, but should be enough to make the illumination perceived as continuous by most people.

JudderInconsistent time frame due to the input frequency not mismatching the TV’s frequency (e.g. 24p via 60Hz) can be removed from some sources – but unfortunately not from all.

If you want to use the UN7300 for gaming, it is a good and, above all, an affordable choice. It has a very low input lag of 10ms and an Auto Low Latency Mode. This automatically detects when the console is switched on and switches the TV into game mode, in which the input lag is kept as low as possible. This also ensures that the TV feels extremely responsive during gaming.

You will not find any other gaming features due to the low price. There is no variable refresh rateHertz is the derived SI-unit of frequency with 1Hz=1/s – When talking about TVs this means how many different pictures a TV can display in one second. to avoid possible screen tearing and there is no HDMI 2.1 interface – which was not to be expected. The cheapest LG TV with this interface is the NANO86.

Due to the wide viewing angle, couch-coop games and sports games such as FIFA are a lot of fun for several people, as none of them has a disadvantage due to washed-out colors.

The built-in 2.0 channel 20W speakers deliver a well-balanced sound in the trebles and mid-ranges, which clearly reproduces dialogues. However, the basses are not particularly pronounced, which can be expected without a subwoofer. In return, the UN7300 is loud enough to fill most rooms with sound. Unfortunately, there is some distortion at maximum volume, which should not occur in normal use.

If you want to compensate for the flaw of the low bass with a soundbar or other sound systems, you should make sure that the UHD TV only supports Dolby DigitalMulti-channel-sound-system for up to 5.1 channel Surround Sound via the HDMI ARC or the optical interface. HDMI eARC and Dolby AtmosObject-based surround sound format with 3D-Sound from any direction are not supported.

LG makes no concessions in terms of smart features and thus delivers a television which can be integrated into an intelligent home without any problems. With webOS 5.0 as operating system, the TV can be operated intuitively with the standard remote control or the LG Magic Remote. We recommend that you also purchase the Magic Remote, otherwise most of the smart features will not work. With this remote, a cursor can be controlled by hand movements, which is strongly reminiscent of the operation of the Nintendo Wii. Those who do not like this can also use the conventional operation via arrow buttons on the remote control or fall back on the standard remote control. If this kind of navigation is generally too cumbersome for you, you can also use the voice assistants Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa to control the TV – but these are only available with the Magic Remote. Apple users will be pleased to know that the UN7300 supports Airplay 2, which makes data exchange between the TV and Apple devices fast and easy.

The webOS has a very large selection of apps and all common streaming services are also available. With LG ThinQ, the TV can become the control center of a smart home, where all applications can be displayed and controlled on a dashboard – but only as long as you have the Magic Remote.

There is no twin tuner, but the Time Shift and USB recording functions are still available.

So most features are only available with the Magic Remote – which has to be purchased separately if you really want to use the TV as a Smart TV.