Expectations weren't high (remember that the 2017 panels are tweaked 2016 panels) and as we dove into the darkness we started to see the same vertical bands that affected LG E6.
We have taken some pictures of the low IRE levels at long exposure times where the vertical bands are visible.
The results are very similar to E6 and once again we have to conclude that there are still some minor homogeneity issues. The problem is mostly academic in nature, as we didn’t see the bands while watching movies. Like E6, we noticed faint yellowish tint in the center of the panel on bright backgrounds but again this wasn’t observed during actual use.