All of LG's 2016 Super UHD TVs will feature the company's latest LCD/LED picture technologies including:
High-dynamic range (HDR10/PQ Curve compatible)
Wide color gamut (WCG)
Updated IPS panel
120Hz refresh rate
HDMI 2.0a/HDCP 2.2
Flat slim designs
Edge-lit LED backlight
SDR-to-HDR conversion engine
webOS 3.0
One item of note above is HDR10 support: an LG representative stated that compatibilty with the Dolby Vision format supported by VUDU and soon Netflix will be evaluated, but no upgrade path has been announced as of yet.
UH9800
There aren't many details available about LG's production-ready 98-inch 8K Super UHD TV (model UH9800). Last year, LG demonstrated a very similar 98-inch 8K LCD that boasted an HDR-benefiting "ultra" luminance algorithm and a wide color palette. I cannot wait to see what video input options this TV will provide.
UH9500
The flagship UH9500 series TVs feature LG's latest display improvements and design concepts. The 9500's bezel is a sliver-thin strip of trim with slightly rounded corners leaving the eyes to focus on its triple-filtered 10-bit screen that reduces glare and reflections by a claimed 50% better than last year's tech.
Other noteworthy features include:
10-bit panel/10-bit processing
Color Prime Plus
Ultra-thin chassis (6.6mm/0.22in)
harman/kardon-enhanced audio
"Magic Sound Tuning" room audio analyzer
"Near invisible bezels"
Screen sizes: 55- to 86-inches
Triple layer anti-glare/low-reflection film
The "sound tuning" room audio analyzer has my attention - I'm hoping it uses the microphone on the remote to listen for setup tones (stay tuned!)
UH8500
The LG UH8500 will also feature the company's Color Prime Plus technology for a greater range of color saturation. However, instead of the UH9500's triple layer of anti-glare/low-reflection film, the UH8500 gets a double layer that LG claims provides a 40% improvement over 2015 TVs. Compared to the UH9500's 10-bit panel, the UH8500 utilizes an 8-bit IPS panel with improved dithering. Screen sizes for the UH8500 series are 55- to 75-inches.
UH7700
Rounding out LG's Super UHD TV lineup is the UH7700 series that features the company's Color Prime technology (not Plus) that will presumably be slightly less colorful compared to the UH9500/UH8500 TVs. The UH7700 also features an 8-bit IPS panel with improved dithering to minimize artifacts like banding in fine gradients. Screen sizes for the UH7700 series are 49- to 65-inches.