From ae0a09061f17362612c630485ce33ba66458ecee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mikhail Labanov <maikudou@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 18:46:11 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Added LG model decoding

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 [Samsung models demistified](samsung_models.md)
 
+[LG models demistified](lg_models.md)
+
 [KeyCodes of key events](keycodes.md)
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+For Example: LG49LF631V
+
+When we break the model number down we will learn about what it is identifying:
+
+**LG** — Manufacturer name  
+**49** — Screen size in inches  
+**L** — LED screen  
+**F** — Model year 2015  
+**6** — Series  
+**3** — Model  
+**1** — Revision  
+**V** — DVB-S2/T2/C tuner  
+
+### 2011 - Current
+
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td rowspan="8">Example:<br/>
+LG49LF631V</td>
+      <td>49</td>
+      <td>Screen size in inches</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>L</td>
+      <td>L — LED<br/>
+U — UHD LED<br/>
+E — OLED<br/>
+P — PLASMA</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>F</td>
+      <td>Model year:<br/>
+F, G — 2015<br/>
+B, C — 2014<br/>
+N, A, H — 2013<br/>
+M, S — 2012<br/>
+W, V — 2011</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>6</td>
+      <td>Series (4 is cheapest 9 is most advanced and/or big)</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>3</td>
+      <td>Model</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>1</td>
+      <td>Revision (0 is first)</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>V</td>
+      <td>Tuner or matrix:<br/>
+T — DVB-T<br/>
+C — DVB-C<br/>
+S — DVB-S2/T/C<br/>
+V — DVB-S2/T2/C<br/>
+U, B — 720p matrix<br/>
+0 — DVB-T/C (ATSC in North American market)</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+### Notes
+Source site states W for 2012 model year, but my experience says it's deffinitely is 2011
+
+##### Some Year/Screen combination have special meaning:
+
+- **EG** 4K OLED TV with a curved screen display with 4 color matrix.
+- **UC** curved screen
+
+_Source:_ [http://en.tab-tv.com/?page_id=7111](http://en.tab-tv.com/?page_id=7111)