Unfortunately, the voice assistants are not yet active in our region so we cannot comment on the functionality other than embedding this video presentation from CES 2018.Īs for webOS, there is really not much new to add to the conversation. LG is bringing Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa integration to its TVs this year (English, French, and German). This is in stark contrast to always-on devices such as Apple TV and FireTV. Apps remain in the TV’s memory and webOS technically supports multitasking but the memory is cleared as soon as you turn off the TV, meaning that apps have to load again almost every time you use them. The actual webOS interface is fast and smooth but apps can take many seconds to load. Judging from Roku’s success in the market place one could easily be tempted to think that users simply accept subpar user experiences on TVs but a new generation of true TV operating systems such as Apple tvOS is emerging and already raising the bar. It is not a particularly good experience but it works. Apps on webOS are based open web standards so most of them feel as if you are using a glorified website on a TV. This is very bad practice and something that we will start putting the spotlight on in our TV reviews going forward. No software update has been announced for any of the previous generations of LG’s webOS TVs, which effectively means that your TV’s software will be outdated in less than a year. We should also stress that the latest version will only be available on the 2018 models. webOS 4.0 looks familiar and there are no major new features included with the release – unless you count voice assistant features as part of webOS. The webOS app store is not exactly pulsating with energy and after 4-5 years it is clear that LG has failed to attract developers. WebOS is becoming stale LG’s webOS has a decent selection of the most popular apps, including Amazon Video, Netflix, HBO, and YouTube, but it does not offer the rich selection of apps that is available on platforms such as Android TV, FireTV, and particularly Apple TV. Most manufacturers continue to ignore this glaring design fault and it has been ongoing for years so at this point it seems as if they just don’t care. A few of the connection ports continue to face out towards the wall, which is unfortunate if you want to wall-mount the TV. As you may know, LG is also selling a ”wallpaper” W series OLED that has an external soundbar that holds all of the components to drive the TV but it is also a lot more expensive. LG C8 is – like all other OLED TVs – extremely thin on the upper half but significantly thicker on the bottom half due to the electronics box that holds power supply, connection ports etc. Of course, you can easily dismount the base and put the TV on a wall. One thing to note here is that the slide stand makes it difficult to place a soundbar just in front of the TV. Just below the TV panel there is a long cut-out, which serves to project sound from the speakers hidden inside the electronics box towards the viewer – for more direct sound. First impressions LG C8 has a new stand that is quite dominant.
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