LG UT80 / UR80 HDR settings

Display at a glance

Type

Television

Panel

Edge-lit IPS

Peak brightness

~330 nits

Full-field brightness

~300 nits

Local dimming

None

HDR formats

HDR10, HLG

• Entry IPS LCD — low contrast and ~330 nits, HDR looks flat.

LG picture-menu (OSD) settings

• Colour TemperatureWarm 50

  Warmest preset is closest to the D65 reference white.

• Peak BrightnessHigh

  Maximises HDR highlight brightness.

• Local dimmingNone available

  This panel has no real local dimming, so blacks stay grey in HDR — there’s no setting to fix that.

• Dynamic Tone MappingHGiG for games · On for movies

  HGiG (static) makes the TV obey your console/in-game calibration; switch to On (dynamic/active) for film — Filmmaker Mode leaves it Off, so set HGiG manually for HDR gaming.

• Brightness (black level) / Contrast50 / 85

  Leave near default; only raise Brightness if shadow detail is crushed.

Menu names vary by model and year — match the closest equivalent on your set.

LG UT80 / UR80: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

1. Disable HDR
2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
3. Set white balance warm
4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

LG UT80 / UR80: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

1. Disable HDR
2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
3. Set white balance warm
4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

LG UT80 / UR80: skip HDR — a good SDR mode will look better.

1. Disable HDR
2. Use the panel’s "Game" picture mode
3. Set white balance warm
4. Turn off motion smoothing & noise reduction
5. Use each game’s SDR brightness calibration

LG UT80 / UR80: HDR movies will be tone-mapped down — manage expectations and watch in a dark room.

1. Use the TV’s built-in streaming apps
2. Set streaming quality to the HDR tier
3. Pick the movie picture mode (per app if needed)
4. Turn off the ambient light sensor / eco dimming
5. Set expectations for HDR on this panel

Watching via Apple TV, Android/Google TV, PC or a console? Open the calibrator in Movies mode for the exact per-source steps (Match Content, Dolby Vision, 24Hz and more).