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LG G2 OLED (OLED65G2) review

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Having made its high-end G series of OLED TVs relevant again in 2021 by giving them a clear picture advantage over the ever-popular C series, LG has repeated the trick – with knobs on – with 2022’s G2 range. The G2 OLED’s big story is that it takes the latest (WRGB-type) ‘Evo’ OLED panel and adds in a new heat sink element not present in 2021’s G1 series. This might sound like a mere technicality on paper, but it actually allows LG to bring enough extra brightness to the table to take OLED picture quality to places we once never imagined it would be able to go.

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The new LG G2 OLED is full of surprises – all of them positive. As soon as you get the G2 out of its box you can see that LG has moved the dial on from previous G-series generations. The old black, chamfered-edge ‘Gallery’ design has been replaced with a much cooler, much more outwardly opulent ‘two layer’ design that finds the main layer clad in a seriously strokable silver metallic finish.

What’s inside this fancy new design is also unexpected. For alongside LG’s latest brightness-enhancing Evo OLED panel is a new heat sink element designed to help the TV reach new brightness heights LG’s OLED standards.

There’s a new processor, too, designed to unlock the full capabilities of this new OLED breed, while LG’s webOS smart platform gets a host of new features instead of the usual small evolutions. Even the G2 OLED’s sound suddenly and unexpectedly fixes a couple of big problems that have plagued previous LG G1 OLED.

The best surprise of all, though, is the way the OLED65G2 uses its extra brightness to make pretty much every frame of any source you care to mention look even more sublime than it has on any LG OLED before.

We’ve been taking a closer look at this new range-topper, which boasts a number of interesting improvements over the less-expensive LG C2 OLED, and can now say that it’s a formidable competitor to incoming QD-OLED (Quantum Dot OLED) models like the Sony A95K QD-OLED TV and Samsung S95B range.

Read on to learn exactly how this year’s G-Series screen differs from last year’s model, and what sets it apart from its red-hot rivals…

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LG G2 OLED price and release date

The G2 range of OLEDs represent LGs flagship 4K TVs for 2022. They cost around £600 or so more than their same sized equivalents in the step-down C2 series – though if you want to place them on a stand rather than hang them on a wall you’ll have to add a couple of hundred pounds or so extra for the optional desktop stand.

The G2s do, though, ship with a flush wall mount and installation kit, so if you definitely want to wall hang your TV then the G2 saves you from having to buy an optional wall mounting set up like you would for most other TVs – including LG’s own more affordable C2 range.

The G2 OLED’s pricing makes it very much a premium TV range, sitting in the same ballpark as the mini LED-based Samsung QN95B and OLED-based Sony A90J/A80K series.

The OLED65G2s are available on a global basis, and will all feature the same fundamental features, design and picture quality in every territory. Depending on where you live, the OLED55G2 has a retail of $2,199 / €2,500 (approximately £2,081, AU$3,668).The OLED65G2 comes in at $2,999 / €3,600, (approximately £2,996, AU$5298). Finally, the OLED77G2 sits at $3,999 / €6,000 (around £5,000, AU$9160).

If you want anything bigger, you’ll need the OLED83G2 that’s priced at $6,499 / €9,000 (around £7,500, AU$13,740). There’s been no pricing details yet for the giant 97-inch G2, but let’s assume it’ll not be heading for the bargain aisles anytime soon.

All models were released in late March or April 2022.

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65-inch WRGB OLED screen
New Gallery design
Optimized for wall hanging

Although the OLED65G2 shares the same ‘Gallery’ design name as its GX and G1 predecessors, it actually looks completely different: gone is the dark frame and chamfered edges, in is a nifty two-layer effect where a thin black rear ‘slab’ sits proud of and slightly narrower than a chunkier front tier housing the screen that’s encased in a very fetching and opulent-looking silver metal coat.

The results look sleeker, cleaner, and – crucially! – like they cost a lot of money. Suddenly the previously attractive G1 series looks rather ordinary.

If you’re thinking of plonking – or rather, very carefully placing – the G2 on a piece of furniture, it’s worth noting that LG’s robust, centrally mounted stand option costs extra. Though, it’s nice to find that LG has at least done a proper design job on it this year – no more are you expected to make do with a couple of spindly legs like you had to with 2021’s G1s.

The minimalist elegance and wall-hanging preference of the OLED65G2 had us thinking that it might not be a bad idea if LG shipped future generations with an external connections box. Having cables hanging out of a TV this pristine feels almost criminal. Though I guess decent DIYers could always channel all their cables into a wall with some help of an installer.

The quality of the G2 OLED’s connections is beyond reproach. In particular, all four of its HDMI ports are capable of handling the maximum 48Gbps of data supported by the HDMI 2.1 standard. This means that hardcore video gamers could simultaneously attach an Xbox Series X, PS5 and cutting-edge PC graphics rig to enjoy full-fat 4K at 120Hz, variable refresh rates and automatic low latency mode switching from all of them. That, plus you’ll still have one HDMI left for adding a 4K Blu-ray player or streaming box.

The G2 OLED’s seriously distinctive design package is rounded out by one of LG’s Magic remote control handsets. These are nicely weighted and balanced, but their biggest innovations by far are its spinning wheel control for making it easier to whizz up and down long submenus, and the way they let you select onscreen options just by pointing the handset at the right part of the screen and hitting ‘Select’.

The point and click feature can be a little fiddly to use with some menus, but you get better at it the more you use it.

LG G2 OLED review: smart TV (webOS 22)

Carries most major streaming services
Introduces profiles and family settings
Now named after its year of introduction

The G2 OLED’s smart system is called webOS 22… which comes as a bit of a shock considering last year’s was called webOS 6.0. Has LG somehow brought back a webOS version from 16 years in the future? Sadly not. Rather more prosaically the brand has decided to start numbering webOS iterations in line with the year they first appeared.

WebOS 22 doesn’t radically re-invent the whole webOS interface again. It does, though, introduce some useful new features. The best one is support for profiles, so that different family members can set up their own home screen preferences and have the TV recommend content based on just their viewing history.

Also handy, though, especially now LG is encouraging more family engagement with webOS, are new Family Settings that let you monitor and limit screen time, as well as call in volume limit and eye care settings.

Another new feature that took a bit of getting used to but which we ultimately ended up using pretty much all the time was Always Ready. This lets you keep the set running in a number of ‘laid back’ scenarios rather than just turning it off when you’re not actually watching it. So, for instance, you can leave digital artworks playing on the screen, or have the screen show weather and news reports, while leaving the TV’s voice recognition features active so that you can talk to it and get it to deliver features – even streaming music – much like you would a regular Alexa device.

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LG G2 OLED review: picture quality

Extra brightness boost
Brilliant color and contrast
Improved motion, clarity and upscaling

While ‘adding a heat sink’ might not sound particularly exciting on paper, in the flesh it turns out to be pretty much revolutionary.

To anyone familiar with LG’s OLED TVs over the years, the impact made by the extra brightness the heat sink unlocks is instantly obvious in at least four different ways. Perhaps the most impressive of which is how much extra brightness the G2 OLED finds for HDR images that fill the screen with bright content. This helps them look more lifelike, more intense, and more three-dimensional.

This clearly noticeable increase in a light image’s median brightness holds good for all sorts of bright content too, be it a naturally lit desert scene or an internal or external scene lit using the gaudiest of artificial lights.

The G2’s heat sink-inspired punch makes a difference, too, in the brightest peaks of HDR pictures. These highlights of an HDR image – candles fluttering on a background window ledge, direct sunlight reflecting off a car windscreen, pure white text on a dark backdrop and so on – might be much smaller and less consistently visible than the full screen brightness increase we’ve just talked about, but they are no less important to a convincing HDR experience. And the extra intensity the G2 gets out of them with the heat sink on hand to dissipate what might otherwise be panel-damaging brightness in such punchy areas is spectacular.

Despite the new intensity extremes the OLED65G2 hits by LG OLED standards, the newly ramped up HDR highlights typically avoid clipping – that is, the loss of subtle shading details. In fact, it suffers less with clipping than any other LG OLED TV to date.

An early UK demo of the TV in action had suggested that its extra brightness might come at the expense of some color richness and vibrancy. Happily, though, the finished OLED65G2s show no such color issues. On the contrary, the extra brightness gives colors more volume and punch, regardless of whether you’re talking about a very vibrant, rich tone, or a subtle, mild one.

As if all these benefits of the OLED65G2’s new brightness kick weren’t already tempting enough, its pictures also look slightly more detailed, especially with native 4K HDR sources, than those of any previous LG OLED. Or this year’s new C2 series. This must be a result, we assume, of the way the extra light range of the new premium TV in combination with OLED’s natural pixel-level light controls enables it to add more emphasis to small light and contrast changes.

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In fact, if anything the OLED65G2 handles dark scenes and dark picture areas even better than previous LG OLED generations. They look less noisy, they typically contain slightly more shadow detail, and they almost completely avoid the flickering instability during very dark scenes that very occasionally crops up with older LG OLEDs.

The quality of the OLED65G2’s black tone reproduction merely enhances the impact of its extra brightness, making OLED’s peerless local contrast capabilities all the more starkly beautiful.

LG’s new Alpha 9 Gen 5 process delivers a few extra improvements to LG’s picture quality for good measure. Upscaling of sub-4K sources is much better, for one thing. LG has actually removed a step from its upscaling system after finding that it could add noise to upscaled pictures, and the results really do look remarkably more polished and sharp.

Motion handling is also much more sophisticated, with both LG’s Cinematic Movement and default Natural motion settings now able to gently massage away excess judder while generating far fewer distracting unwanted processing ‘glitches’.

The G2’s stunning picture talents apply at least as obviously when you’re gaming, too, as they do with TVs and movies. The set also takes just 9.4ms to produce received image data on its screen.

Problems with the OLED65G2’s pictures are as rare as hen’s teeth. Oddly our sample showed signs of mild shadow detail loss and brightness fluctuations in Dolby Atmos mode that didn’t show up in regular HDR10 mode.

There’s no support for the HDR10+ mode developed as a rival for Dolby Vision, either, and as always when we’re talking about OLED technology, we’re duty bound to point out that some top-price LCD TVs – including a few of LG’s own models – can reach brightness levels much higher than that achieved by even the G2. For instance, while the OLED65G2 manages to hit around 1000 nits in its Vivid mode (up around 15% on LG’s previous LG OLEDs), Samsung’s mini LED 65QN95B gets up close to 3000 nits in its Dynamic preset.

For many home cinema fans, though, the OLED65G2’s immaculate black levels and the precision you get from being able to put a picture’s brightest and darkest pixels side by side without compromise will still be enormously persuasive.

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LG G2 OLED review: audio performance

Although it’s still not up there with the best TV sound performers, the G2 OLED is a handy improvement sonically over the past few LG TV generations.

For one thing, its 60W, 4.2 speaker system manages to project sound over a wider area while also delivering more well-positioned detailing than its predecessor. It can go louder without distorting, too, and holds on to a more dynamic sound stage, with greater range between its highest treble and deepest bass sounds. The new speakers are much less likely to generate buzzing or crackling than those of its predecessor, too.

Maybe the single best improvement, though, is how much powerful and dynamic Dolby Atmos movie soundtracks get than they have for the past few LG OLED generations. Particularly welcome is a new resistance to the sound slipping down a gear in density and power, as happened on the OLED65G1, just when a Dolby Atmos track most wants a sound system to shift up.

LG’s AI Sound Pro processor still delivers more aggression and room-filling power even with Dolby Atmos sources than the G2’s Dolby Atmos mode does. Now, though, the Dolby Atmos mode does at least have a few sound placement strengths of its own, giving you a genuine choice over which sound mode you prefer.

The last feature worth mentioning here is the new 7.1.2 upmixing of lower-channel sources – even basic stereo – made possible by the TV’s new Alpha 9 Generation 5 processor. While we struggled to make out every one of those 7.1.2 channels, we had no trouble appreciating how intelligently the processing remixes the source audio for more channels, and how much more immersive, large and detailed the resulting sound stage becomes.

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Should you buy the LG G2 OLED 4K TV?

Buy it if…

You want the best picture quality, and don’t mind paying for it
If you simply have to have the very best picture quality LG OLED – maybe any OLED TV, period – has ever produced, your buck needs to stop with the the G2 range.

You love gaming as well as movies
As well as its brighter pictures being well suited to video game sources, the G2 handles all the very latest gaming features brilliantly – across all four HDMI ports.

You want to wall hang your TV
The G2 OLED’s ultra-slim design and supplied flush-fit mount make it unusually well-suited to wall mounting.

Don’t buy it if…

You think the OLEDC2 range might be good enough
While the G2 OLED delivers consistently better picture quality than the improved midrange LG OLEDC2s, if money’s tight you may feel the extent of the difference isn’t enough to justify the price difference – we certainly wouldn’t blame you.

You don’t want to wall mount your TV
Just be careful: the G2 only ships with a wall mount, with the optional desktop mount adding hundreds more to the asking price.

You want HDR10+ support
While some rival TVs these days support both of the premium HDR10+ and Dolby Vision formats, LG still only supports Dolby Vision.

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The 4 Best OLED TVs – Summer 2023: Reviews

Table of Contents
Intro

Best TV

Best Living Room

Best Mid-Range

Best Budget

Notable Mentions
Recent Updates
All Reviews
Discussions

Updated Jun 29, 2023 at 10:30 am

By Pierre-Olivier Jourdenais

By the very nature of the technology, all TVs on this list have much in common, regardless of price point. Even entry-level OLED TVs deliver fantastic dark room performance, with deep inky blacks and no distracting blooming around bright objects in dark scenes. New technologies like QD-OLED and MLA (Micro Lens Array) are starting to set the high-end models apart, with more vibrant colors and brighter highlights.

Note: Remember that we only buy and test products available in the United States. While this list is relevant regardless of your region, a few popular models from Panasonic and Philips aren’t available in the US, so we haven’t tested them.

We’ve bought and tested more than 45 TVs that use an OLED panel, and below are our recommendations for the best OLED 4k TVs you can buy in the US that we’ve tested. See our picks for the best TVs, the best TVs for Xbox One Series X, and the best TVs for PS5. Brands have started releasing their 2023 lineups, so vote on which ones you want us to buy and test. To learn more about the 2023 models, check out our 2023 TV lineup page.

Best OLED TV

LG G3 OLED

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The LG G3 OLED is the best OLED TV we’ve tested, especially if you want to upgrade your home theater experience. It stands out from the other OLED TVs on this list thanks to its Micro Lens Array (MLA) layer, which acts as a focusing lens to enhance the brightness of the TV’s WOLED panel, making it very bright indeed. It has many additional features, like support for every variable refresh rate (VRR) technology, full HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all its HDMI ports, and very low input lag for super responsive gaming.

What makes this a home theater standout is its support of Dolby Vision HDR, allowing it to deliver an incredibly immersive movie-watching experience that perfectly recreates the content creator’s intention. It also supports a wider range of advanced audio codecs, including DTS:X, one of the most widely used audio formats on UHD Blu-ray discs, ensuring you’ll get the best audio experience possible when connected to a compatible A/V receiver or soundbar.

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Best Living Room OLED TV

Samsung S95B OLED

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QD-OLED

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55″ 65″

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If you’re looking for a new TV for a bright living room and don’t care about advanced home theater features, check out the Samsung S95B OLED. It’s very similar to the Sony A95K OLED and very close in performance to the LG G3 OLED. Still, you’re losing out on a few advanced features like Dolby Vision HDR support, so some movies don’t look quite as good, as well as advanced audio features like DTS:X, so it’s a bit more complicated if you want to take full advantage of a home theater receiver and surround sound. What you lose in features, you gain in price: the S95B is significantly cheaper than the A95K or the G3.

Like all OLED TVs on this list, it delivers fantastic picture quality, with deep, inky blacks and no distracting haloing or blooming around bright areas in otherwise dark scenes. What stands out most, however, is its color performance. It displays a wider color gamut than WOLED displays like LG’s OLEDs and some of Sony’s. The colors are much brighter and more vibrant, delivering a more realistic viewing experience. It’s been replaced in 2023 by the Samsung S95C OLED, which is almost as bright as the G3, and while the S95C is certainly one of the best OLED 4k TVs you can get, it isn’t currently worth the price difference over its predecessor. As the price decreases, it’ll eventually become the better buy, but for now, get the 2022 model.

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Best Mid-Range OLED TV

LG C2 OLED

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WOLED

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The LG C2 OLED is the best mid-range OLED TV we’ve tested. Although all OLEDs deliver similar fantastic picture quality, this one stands out for its value with its many gaming-oriented features. It provides the same stunning picture quality as other OLEDs in dark rooms, with perfect blacks and no blooming around bright objects. However, it uses a different OLED panel than the Samsung S95B OLED or Sony A95K OLED, so it’s not as bright in HDR, and its colors aren’t as vivid. On the other hand, it’s available in a wider range of sizes than the S95B, up to an impressive 83-inch size.

It’s an amazing TV for gaming thanks to its nearly-instantaneous response time, low input lag, and a great selection of gaming features. It supports HDMI 2. 1 bandwidth on all four inputs, meaning you can take full advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X’s capabilities with 4k @ 120 fps gaming. It has native FreeSync, HDMI Forum VRR support, and G-SYNC compatibility to reduce screen tearing. It uses LG’s webOS, a user-friendly smart platform with many apps available to download. As with the LG G3 OLED, it’s a very versatile TV, although it doesn’t have that TV’s DTS audio format support. If you want that feature, you can check out the LG C3 OLED, which has DTS and is marginally brighter than the C2 while being more expensive.

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Best Budget OLED TV

LG A2 OLED

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8.4

HDR Gaming

8.8

PC Monitor

8.8

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OLED

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WOLED

Resolution

4k

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48″ 55″ 65″ 77″

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No OLED TVs are available at a budget price point, but the LG A2 OLED is as close as possible. It’s a great choice if you want to experience the impressive picture quality that OLED TVs deliver but don’t care about the gaming features of the LG C2 OLED. It still provides stunning picture quality in a dark room, with deep, inky blacks that look perfect in the dark, with no distracting blooming around bright highlights in dark scenes.

Its incredibly low input lag and nearly instantaneous response time make it excellent for gaming; you’ll enjoy a smooth, responsive experience with little blur behind fast-moving objects. It’s limited to a 60Hz refresh rate, so it can’t take advantage of the high frame rates supported by the new-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles, but it’s a great choice if you prefer the ‘Graphics’ mode of your favorite games.

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Notable Mentions

LG G2 OLED:
The LG G2 OLED is a fantastic TV available in an even wider range of sizes than the LG C2 OLED, up to a massive 97-inch model, and it’s brighter. It’s also a lot more expensive due to its gallery design, which is meant to be wall-mounted with the included mounting bracket. It’s not as versatile, though, and it’s not worth the price difference for most people.
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Sony A95K OLED:
The Sony A95K OLED delivers image quality that’s almost identical to the Samsung S95B OLED, but it also supports advanced home theater features like Dolby Vision HDR and DTS:X. However, it has worse input lag, so it’s worse for gaming, and it’s currently more expensive and harder to find, so we recommend the Samsung TV over it. For home theater fans, it has much better processing than the LG G3 OLED, so if that’s your primary interest, the Sony is a better buy.
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LG B2 OLED:
The LG B2 OLED is a fantastic buy, especially its 55″ and 77″ models, which are much cheaper than the corresponding sizes on the LG C2 OLED. It has most of the C2’s features and is almost as bright, although it has only two HDMI 2. 1 bandwidth ports and slightly worse processing than its bigger sibling.
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Samsung S90C OLED:
The 55″ and 65″ Samsung S90C OLED is a repackaged Samsung S95B OLED with official 4k @ 144Hz support and the 2023 version of Tizen OS. Its 77″ size has a second-generation QD-OLED panel, which is a bit brighter than the one in the S95B. Overall, the S90C is much more expensive than the S95B and isn’t worth the added cost for most people.
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Recent Updates

Jun 29, 2023:
Added the Samsung S90C OLED and LG B2 OLED to the Notable Mentions and refreshed the text for consistency and accuracy.
May 23, 2023:
Replaced the Sony A95K OLED with the LG G3 OLED as our pick for best OLED TV, added the Sony A95K OLED as a Notable Mention, and refreshed the text.
Mar 27, 2023:
Verified our picks for accuracy and refreshed the text throughout. Added a mention of the Samsung S95C OLED.
Feb 13, 2023:
Moved the Sony A95K OLED to the top position in the article. Refreshed the text throughout for clarity and to better reflect current market conditions.
Jan 12, 2023:
Verified our picks for accuracy and consistency, and refreshed the text.

All Reviews

Our recommendations above are what we think are currently the best OLED TVs available in the United States for most people. We factor in the price (a cheaper TV wins over a pricier one if the difference isn’t worth it), feedback from our visitors, and availability (no TVs that are difficult to find or almost out of stock everywhere, and we only test those available in the U. S.).

If you would like to do the work of choosing yourself, here is the list of all our reviews of OLED TVs. Be careful not to get too caught up in the details. While no TV is perfect, most TVs are great enough to please almost everyone, and the differences are often not noticeable unless you really look for them.

LG B3 review of the budget OLED model of the premium line.

For those who want to enjoy the quality of OLED panels without overpaying a huge amount, the B3 OLED TV model from LG Electronics is ideal. The main disadvantage of the LG B3 is its not the highest brightness, only about 600 nits. Although this is not the worst indicator for TVs with such a matrix, it still falls short of premium segment devices or QD-OLEDs, in which self-emitting LEDs work together with quantum dots.

The LG B3 has all the good things you see in other OLED TVs – infinite contrast and color saturation. The screen of the device has a screen refresh rate of 120 Hz, is equipped with HDMI 2. 1 connectors and an excellent proprietary operating system. And yet, what the manufacturer has gone to to reduce the cost of his TV does not make it possible to put it on a par with models such as C3 and G3 from the same manufacturer.

Regardless, the B3 remains one of the best OLED TVs in this price segment. Moreover, for the money it is perhaps the best gaming model. In this review of the LG OLED65B36LA 4K OLED HDR TV, we will look at all the positive and negative aspects of the budget OLED novelty from LG and see if this device is worth considering for purchase.

Appearance

The design of the LG B3 is nothing to complain about, it looks great. The main role in its appearance, perhaps, is played by ultra-thin bezels around the screen, they are almost invisible. This makes it look great whether you put it on a stand or mount it on the wall.

Like any OLED TV, the B3 feels very fragile, especially when unpacked. The thickness of the panel is only a few millimeters. That is why you should not put too much pressure on them when you take the TV out of the box. In general, it is best to use two people to unpack and set up the unit, as the 65-inch panel is too large for one person.

The bottom of the device is much thicker than the rest of the panel. There is the whole stuffing of the TV. There you can find all the necessary connectors for connections. The thickness of the TV is 4.7 cm at its widest point. You can use a standard VESA wall bracket to mount the TV to the wall, which will fit the size of the TV.

Operating System

The LG B3’s SmartTV platform is its own updated operating system, WebOS 23. This year, LG Electronics has made quite a few improvements to new features. First of all, the redesigned interface catches the eye, which has become much more convenient than in the previous version of the webOS 22 system. In addition, due to the optimization of the OS, it began to work much faster.

WebOS 23 is still considered one of the best platforms for smart TVs. It is simple and intuitive for every user. The disadvantage for some will be that the system requires frequent updates, but you can put up with this, because they do not take much time and are aimed at improving the operation of the OS.

It is proposed to control the TV, as expected, using the supplied remote control. At LG, this small device is called MagicRemote. It was developed a few years ago and hasn’t changed dramatically in all that time.

The main “chip” of this remote control is the ability to call the cursor on the TV screen with a simple wave. It disappears after the user presses any button. It is very convenient to work with the system interface. In addition, the remote control has all the necessary buttons, including special ones for quick access to the most popular streaming media services.

Sound quality

LG B3 TV is powered by a two-channel sound system with a total output of 20W. For small rooms, it works quite well. Human speech through the speakers of the TV is heard clearly. To increase the detail of the sound, LG has provided a special AISound function in its TV. However, as you might expect, the built-in speakers are not capable of reproducing deep bass frequencies.

The LG B3 supports DolbyAtmos technology, something not every TV in this price range can boast of. However, the built-in speaker system does not allow users to fully enjoy the 3D sound, mostly due to the fact that the unit’s speakers are directed downwards.

In order to enjoy 100% of DolbyAtmos features, it is recommended to connect an external soundbar with DolbyAtmos support to your TV. The disadvantage here is that it will have to be purchased separately, and for connection it will be necessary to allocate one of the two HDMI 2.1 ports with eARC support.

Image quality

Speaking about the picture quality on the LG B3 screen, first of all I want to mention that its contrast is excellent, and the color saturation is on top. Even though the B3 uses a less powerful Alpha 7 Gen 6 processor than premium devices, its action handling and upscaling look very good.

The main problem with the TV in question is its peak brightness, a slight color shift towards red and a glare screen. In a white ten percent window, the LG B3 peaks at 600 nits. This indicator, of course, is better than similar models of previous years, but at the same time it falls far short of the premium C3 model with the Evo OLED panel.

For many, not very high brightness will not be a significant drawback. Especially if the user prefers to watch TV in the dark or twilight. However, this indicator still affects the visibility of the details of the picture – on TVs with a low brightness indicator, it is more difficult to see the details.

Another not very significant drawback is that in order to get the highest quality image, you will have to fine-tune many screen parameters, since the standard modes of this TV leave much to be desired.

However, all these shortcomings are easily covered by positive aspects. And this is not only the saturation of the picture, but also more complex moments. For example, the B3 excels at handling action scenes and upscaling lower resolutions to 4K. In many ways, the smoothness of the image is added by its refresh rate of 120 Hz. It is also impossible not to note the clarity and purity of the image when upscaling from HD format.

As mentioned above, the screen of the B3 has a lot of glare. However, this will not be a problem if there are no light sources directly in front of the screen. Problems can also arise if you watch TV at such an angle that you can see the reflection of a window or other luminous object. This disadvantage is very easily solved by minimizing bright light sources in the room where the TV is located.

Game Mode

No matter which game console you connect to the LG B3, gaming on this TV will leave you with exceptionally good emotions. This is facilitated by a screen with a refresh rate of 120 Hz for the smoothness of dynamic scenes, as well as a rich color palette.

Device input delay is 12ms when switching to game mode. This is not the worst indicator for a device that is not a gaming monitor. However, there are TVs that outperform the B3 in this regard. For example, SamsungQN90B it is only 9.8 ms.

However, for an ordinary player, such an insignificant difference will not be noticeable, and therefore there is no point in bothering with it. The TV in question also has support for the automatic low latency ALLM mode and a large number of gaming picture settings. With the help of them, you can fine-tune the picture for different game genres. The wide range of features makes the LG B3 one of the best devices for gaming.

Connections

The 65-inch LG B3 has four HDMI ports, half of which are 2.1. One has an improved eARC audio return channel for connecting an external soundbar. This can be called a disadvantage, since with this configuration it will not be possible to connect two modern consoles and a soundbar at the same time.

In addition to HDMI, the device is equipped with two USB, digital optical audio output, antenna jacks, LAN connector for wired internet connection and CI+ 2. 0 slot. Wireless connections are implemented according to the Wi-Fi + Bluetooth standard.

Specifications

Shield
Display Technology	OLED
Diagonal size	55 in. (140 cm)
Matrix type	OLED
Matrix Bit / Bit / Color Depth	10 bit
Display colors	1073741824 colors 30 bit
Screen resolution	3840×2160 pixels (4K Ultra HD)
Aspect ratio / aspect ratio	16:9
Vertical frequency / Refresh rate	40 Hz – 120 Hz
Pixel pitch	0. 0315 cm
Pixel density	31 ppcm
Screen area	94.66%
Viewing angle	178°
Dimming Technology (for detail in shadows and highlights)	Enhanced Dynamic Tone Mapping
Anti-reflective coating	yes

Video
Image processor	α7 Gen 6 AI Processor 4K
Number of processor cores	4
High Dynamic Range (HDR)	yes
HDR 10 support	yes
HLG support	yes
Dolby Vision support	yes
Fimmaker Mode	yes
Resolution scaling up to 4KUltraHD	yes
Digital noise reduction	yes
Brightness	AI Brightness

Audio
Power output	2 x 10 W
Speaker system	2. 0
Subwoofer	yes
NICAM stereo audio support	yes
Surround	yes
Dolby Digital Decoder	yes
DTS decoder	have
Dolby Atmos decoder	yes
Bluetooth audio support	yes
AVL function	yes

Smart service
Smart TV	yes
Operating system	WebOS
Web browser	yes
App Store	is
Voice control	yes
MagicRemote included (for LG)	yes
One Remote included (for Samsung)	no
TV control with smartphone	yes
Airplay 2 support	yes
Miracast function (mobile to TV)	yes
PC Network File Access (DLNA)	yes
Smart home support	yes

Additional functions
Russified menu	yes
Auto channel search	yes
Parent mode	yes
Electronic TV guide	yes
Game mode	yes
Teletext in Russian (TTXT)	have
Sleep timer	yes
Favorite channels	yes
Extended PVR support (for TV recording)	yes

Tuner / broadcast
Digital terrestrial television	DVB-T2/T
Digital cable television	DVB-C
Digital satellite television	DVB-S2/S
Analog signal reception	yes
Color system	PAL, SECAM
CI (Common Interface) support	yes
Subtitles	yes

Connecting external devices
HDMI connector	4 pcs (2. 1)
HDMI CEC	yes
USB connector	2 pcs.
Ethernet (LAN)	yes
Audio output (3.5 mm headphone jack)	yes
Digital audio output (optical)	yes
Antenna input (RF)	yes
CI slot	yes
Built-in Wi-Fi module	yes
Bluetooth	yes

Digital playback
Playback HEVC	yes
MP3 playback	yes
MPEG4 playback	yes
DivX 9 playback0003	yes
Playback MKV	yes
JPEG playback	yes
WMA playback	yes

Energy efficiency
Energy saving function	yes
Light sensor	yes

Results

I would like to end this review by summing up all of the above. In general, we can say that the LG B3 OLED TV for its relatively low price is able to provide the user with about 90% of what the more expensive C3 is capable of. Of course, there are some shortcomings in it that were made to reduce the cost of the device.

Minor cons aside, it’s safe to say that the LG B3 is an excellent and affordable OLED TV that combines a lot of modern features with good performance. Thanks to its advanced gaming functionality, it will definitely suit video game lovers.

Those who prefer sports broadcasts will not remain dissatisfied either. Thanks to perfectly working motion processing and scaling algorithms, you can be sure that not a single moment of the content being viewed will be spoiled by an unpleasant artifact.

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Contents

What is QLED?
What is OLED?
What is mini-LED?
QLED vs OLED: which technology is better?
QLED vs. OLED: Verdict

Companies such as Samsung, TCL and Hisense tout the incredible brightness of their QLED TVs, while LG, Sony, Panasonic and others show off the impressive contrast and black levels of their OLED TVs. Is this just a case of electronics manufacturers using fancy terminology to advertise their products, or are there real differences between QLED and OLED TVs? In this article, we’ll discuss QLED and OLED, where these competing display technologies come from, how they differ from each other, and what each does well (and not so well). We will also share which one we think the most people will like. Spoiler alert: This is an OLED TV, but with some caveats you need to be aware of. Once you’ve decided which TV technology is right for you, check out some of the best QLED TV deals and the best OLED sales available now.

What is QLED?

Samsung QN900C 8K Neo QLED

QLED stands for Quantum Light Emitting Diode. In layman’s terms, this means that a QLED TV is no different from a conventional LED TV, except that it uses tiny nanoparticles called quantum dots to enhance brightness and color. Our explanation of quantum dots has the full story on how these nanoparticles work, but here’s the shortened version: A typical LED TV uses white LEDs as its light source. But so-called “white” LEDs actually tend to deviate towards the blue, red or green part of the spectrum. When a TV’s color filter receives less white light than full spectrum, it can’t do its job (showing you the colors you should be seeing) with accuracy. In a QLED TV, the backlight source is made from a layer of blue LEDs, to which a layer of red and green quantum dots is added. These quantum dots can be added with such precision that the red-green-blue combination creates near-perfect full-spectrum white light without sacrificing a single nit of brightness. This perfect white light is exactly what a TV color filter needs to create the exact palette of billions of colors you see on a TV screen.

This technology was originally introduced by Sony in 2013. Soon after, Samsung started selling its own QLED TVs and established licensing partnerships with other manufacturers, so you’ll also find QLED TVs from Vizio, Hisense, TCL, and many smaller companies. brands too. Even Amazon has jumped into the QLED game with their latest Omni Fire TVs, as has Roku with a new line of TVs made by Roku. As cool as quantum dots are, a QLED TV still emits light just like a normal LED TV: using a backlight made up of hundreds (or, in some cases, thousands) of LEDs, with this backlight layer behind LCD panel layer. . The backlight passes through the LCD panel, which in turn forms the images you see on the screen from this light. It was these LEDs that gave the name to the LED TV (and QLED TV). The LCD panel – essentially millions of tiny shutters that open and close too quickly to see – combines with color filters to create the image you see, letting in just the right amount of light and color and reaching your eyes. It’s a smart system, but it relies on a combination of dimming the LED backlight and using curtains to block out residual light to produce accurate blacks on the screen – and it doesn’t always work. We will discuss this below.

What is OLED?

LG’s 2023 G3 4K OLED TV

OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. Somewhat surprisingly, the “Light Emitting-Diode” part of the name has nothing to do with LED backlighting. Instead, it refers to the fact that each individual pixel on an OLED panel is a tiny LED, yet incredibly thin and capable of producing both light and color in a single element. In other words, OLED TVs don’t need a backlight because each OLED pixel emits its own light. If you want to impress your friends, you can use industry terms for these types of displays: radiant or self-emitting. This design has several advantages, but most people will agree that when it comes to OLED TVs, the biggest advantage is the excellent black level that can be achieved. Unlike QLED or LED TVs, which must dim the backlight and block out the remaining light for dark or completely black scenes, an OLED TV simply turns off the pixels that make up the dark parts of the screen. When a pixel is turned off, it emits neither light nor color, making it as dark as when the TV itself is turned off.

Only one company makes traditional OLED TV panels: LG Display. He sells these panels to his LG Electronics subsidiary, which uses them to make some of the very best TVs you can buy. But LG Display also sells OLED panels to companies like Sony, Vizio, Philips, and Panasonic, so you’ll also see OLED TVs from those companies. Even though the panels themselves are virtually identical, the image processing that Sony, LG and others do is proprietary, so you’ll still see differences in picture quality from one OLED TV to the next. However, Samsung recently joined LG Display and now has its own version of OLED technology, the already mentioned QD-OLED. It’s not exactly the same technology, and while Samsung uses what Samsung calls “self-illuminating LEDs,” Samsung uses OLED technology a little differently, and we’ll get to that in a bit.

What is mini-LED?

When you read about your new TVs, you may see some products promoting mini LED technology. This may sound like a competitor to QLED and OLED, but it’s actually just an improvement on the LED backlight used in QLED and LED TVs. Mini LEDs are tiny compared to regular LEDs. This means that a QLED TV that could normally hold hundreds of LEDs can now hold tens of thousands of mini LEDs. Result? Much more control over the backlight, resulting in black levels that are much closer to OLED than any other non-OLED display. At the end of 2019TCL launched the 8 Series, the very first QLED TV with a mini LED backlight system. In 2023, mini LED has become mainstream. In addition to TCL, you’ll find mini LED TVs from Samsung (under their “Neo QLED” moniker), LG (which labels these models “QNED”), and Sony, which claims its mini LED TVs are superior to all others thanks to its exclusive backlight control technology.

QLED vs OLED: which technology is better?

Now that you know what all those letters stand for and what they mean in terms of display technology, let’s compare QLED with OLED in the categories that matter most when buying a TV: brightness, contrast, viewing angles and other important aspects of performance . These are all important factors when you’re shelling out big money for a new TV.

Black levels and contrast

Contrast is the difference between the darkest part of an image and the brightest part. If a TV can reproduce really black dark areas, it doesn’t need to make bright areas as bright to achieve a good level of contrast. That’s why when it comes to black levels, OLED panels are the undisputed champion – because of its ability to go completely black when needed.

LG’s 2023 C3 4K OLED TV.

QLED TVs, on the other hand (ahem), have to dim their LED backlight and block out the remaining light, which is very hard to do perfectly. This can cause so-called “light bleeding” where light falls from a bright area onto what should be a black area of the screen. But is it noticeable? Definitely. For example, if you’re watching a thrilling action movie and two characters are running through a parking lot at night, you might notice a slight glow in parts of the scene that should be pitch black, or in the letterbox stripes at the top. and the bottom of the screen when watching a movie with an aspect ratio wider than 16:9. As we highlighted earlier, mini-LED backlighting is one way QLED TV makers are trying to improve this situation. It has real potential, but we’re not quite ready to declare it an OLED killer. At the moment, OLED comes out on top. If an OLED pixel does not receive electricity, it does not emit light and therefore remains completely black.

Winner: OLED

Brightness

Samsung QN100B 9 Series8 inches can deliver up to 5000 nits of brightness.

QLED TVs have a significant advantage when it comes to brightness. Because they use a separate backlight (instead of relying on each pixel to create its own light), these LED backlights can be made incredibly bright – more than bright enough to be seen clearly in even the brightest of environments. OLED panels cannot compete solely on brightness. Their light emitting individual pixels simply cannot produce the same amount of light. In a dark room this is not a problem. In fact, we’d say it’s preferable because OLED can achieve the same contrast with lower brightness, making darkroom viewing less retinal threatening. (That’s in addition to being a lot easier on your energy bill.) But in well-lit rooms or where there’s a lot of daylight streaming through windows, QLED TVs are more visible, especially if you’re playing HDR content in those conditions. OLED panels have gotten a lot brighter over the years, but they still can’t match QLED TVs. However, as we keep mentioning, QD-OLED TVs promise to bridge this gap with their OLED-like black levels and QLED-like brightness, but the jury is still out as we get these new TVs for 2023.

Winner: QLED

Color space

OLED once knocked out all the competition in this section, but the use of quantum dots in QLED TVs has allowed it to forge ahead in terms of color accuracy, color brightness and color volume , according to Samsung, which claims a wider range of richer colors at extreme brightness levels is an advantage. While there’s no denying that these quantum dot TVs deliver fantastic colors, we haven’t yet seen richer colors at high brightness levels give a real advantage in normal viewing conditions, so we’re going to call it a draw. We need to see some tangible evidence to declare QLED the winner.

Winner: Tie

Response time, input lag, and refresh rate

Response time is the time it takes a pixel to switch from one state to another. The faster the response time, the clearer the image, especially during action scenes. While there is probably a response time beyond which the human eye is unable to tell the difference, we know from standardized measurements that OLED TVs are much faster – orders of magnitude faster than QLED TVs. Typical QLED response times range from 2 to 8 milliseconds, which sounds good until you realize that OLED response times are around 0.1 milliseconds. Yes, this is not a competition. Input lag, on the other hand, refers to the delay between performing an action (such as pressing a button on a game controller) and seeing the result of that action on the screen. So input lag is really only a concern for gamers – it doesn’t have a noticeable effect on passive browsing at all. What’s more, the amount of input lag you experience has nothing to do with one display technology versus another, but more to do with how much image processing is going on behind the scenes on your TV. Both QLED and OLED TVs can achieve very low levels of input lag if you disable all additional video processing or simply use the TV’s Game Mode, which effectively does the same.

Refresh rate is another category that will inherently matter more to gamers than casual viewers. The refresh rate is the number of times per second that the TV updates what is shown on the screen. This is closely related to frame rate, which is the number of times per second your TV show, movie, or video game sends a new update to your TV. As long as these two speeds are close multiples of each other, i.e. at a frame rate of 30fps and double the refresh rate (60Hz), you’ll never notice a problem. And since regular TV content like movies and TV shows are always delivered at a constant frame rate, this is hardly ever a concern. But some games running on consoles or PCs change frame rates from one scene to the next. To make things look the way they should, TVs need a feature called VRR or Variable Refresh Rate. This allows your TV to change its native refresh rate to match those frame rate changes. If your TV does not support VRR, this may cause some unwanted side effects such as screen tearing when used with games that require VRR. In the past, only OLED TVs offered VRR, but as of 2023, it is available on a large number of flagship QLED TVs as well. However, given OLED’s unrivaled superiority in response time, we give it the win, even if most people will never notice the difference.

Winner: OLED

Viewing Angle

With QLED screens, the best viewing angle is dead center, and image quality deteriorates in brightness, color and contrast as you move from side to side or up and down. Although the degree of severity varies between models, it is always noticeable – despite the best efforts of TV manufacturers to fix the problem. In comparison, OLED screens can be viewed without any degradation in brightness, even at sharp viewing angles of up to 84 degrees. Taking advantage of Micro Lens Array (MLA) technology, the latest OLED models go even further, up to an incredible 160 degrees. Some QLED TVs have improved viewing angles thanks to the anti-glare layer, but OLED retains a distinct advantage. So, if you like to host family screenings of your favorite movies and want to make sure that there is no bad place in the house, an OLED TV is your best bet.

Winner: OLED

Size

OLEDs have come a long way. When the technology was in its infancy, OLED screens were as large as 55 inches. Today you can buy OLED TVs up to 97 inches and QLED TVs up to 98 inches. OLED still tends to be more expensive as screen sizes increase, but QLED no longer has a monopoly on super-large displays.

Winner: draw

Service life

LG says you’ll watch their OLED TVs for five hours a day for 54 years before they drop to 50% brightness. Whether this is true remains to be seen, as OLED TVs have only been on the market since 2013. QLED is even newer, but its backlight source – LED – has a long and proven track record. For this and only this reason, we will award this category to QLED.

Winner (so far): QLED

Screen burn-in

Example of screen burn on an OLED TV. Note that the visible zebra pattern, known as moiré, occurs when photographing a TV screen and is not part of the burn in.

Both QLED and OLED TVs can sometimes show what is called afterimage. This is when the TV temporarily continues to display part of the image after the original image has disappeared. It usually presents itself as a sort of shadow—that is, when it presents itself at all. When image retention occurs, it is usually the result of the same visual element being displayed on the screen for an extended period of time. This is known to be caused by network logos in the corner of the screen, as well as video games that present the same interface elements throughout the gameplay. The afterimage usually disappears on its own as soon as you switch to another kind of content that does not display the problematic elements on the screen. Due to their self-emitting nature, OLED TVs are also subject to a much rarer, permanent version of image retention known as “burn-in”. Burn-in occurs when the normal brightness of one or more OLED pixels is constantly reduced to a lower level. The only solution to this is to lower all other pixels to the same state, but this is hardly a good solution.

LG, as the largest manufacturer of OLED TVs, acknowledges the possibility of image retention in its user manuals for its OLED TVs, but says it should not occur under normal viewing conditions. For years, LG and Samsung have been arguing about the potential for burn-in of their panels, most recently over Samsung’s new QD-OLEDs. So what are “normal” viewing conditions? Well, first of all, keeping the TV on the same channel for 10 hours a day for two months in a row is apparently not normal. Should this scare you away from buying an OLED TV? Absolutely not. But if you’re choosing a TV for use as a commercial display in a store or perhaps a waiting room, or if you think you’ll be using it to play the same video game exclusively for a few months, this is definitely what you need. be aware of. For absolute assurance that you won’t experience burn-in, your best bet is to opt for a QLED TV.

Winner: QLED

Power Consumption

As you already know very well, OLED panels do not require ultra-bright backlighting. This backlight consumes a fair amount of power, which means that OLED TVs are inherently more energy efficient. They also generate less heat than QLED TVs.

Winner: OLED

Eye comfort

In today’s era of viewing, you can spend hours staring at TV screens with little breaks in between. Eye fatigue is a real symptom of the act and is usually caused by excessive blue light. LED-based sets tend to show more intense blue light than anything else, and this is true even in scenes that don’t have shadow patches. Go too far and your irritated eyes can eventually lead to insomnia, which in itself can contribute to a whole host of health problems. That’s why some OLED display manufacturers, most notably LG Display, are currently looking to get eye-safe certification for their panels. Developed by German security testing firm TÜV Rheinland and previously sold under the less exciting names “Eye Comfort Display” and “Ocular Guard”, Eye Safe certification tests a number of elements in TV panels to determine if they are too harmful to the eyes. In theory, OLED TVs should provide better overall eye comfort than QLED and any other LCD screen because OLED emits significantly less blue light than LED-backlit QLED TVs. There’s nothing a dedicated pair of glasses can’t handle, but if you’re looking for the ultimate safe viewing experience that doesn’t require you to buy new glasses, OLED is your champion.

Winner: OLED

Price

QLED TVs used to win easily in this category, but OLED TVs have come down in price and since we’re talking premium here, comparable QLED TVs cost about the same the same (or more, depending on the size). This year (2023) will feature the largest number of OLED TVs to date, and as always, when production volumes rise, prices come down. In 2021, LG’s largest 88-inch OLED TV cost $30,000. In 2022, his larger 9The 7-inch model will cost less ($25,000). If you shop and see QLED TVs on the cheap – and some are incredibly affordable – be aware that, unlike OLED TVs, QLED TVs have a wide range of picture quality because there are so many more variables in their design. : image processing and assembly. Only the most advanced QLED TVs are equivalent to OLED in terms of picture quality. Our winner is still QLED because it’s still more affordable per inch of screen size, but that gap is closing every year.

Winner: QLED

QLED vs OLED: Verdict

Both of these technologies are impressive in their own way, but we’re here to pick a winner, and for now it’s OLED. With better performance in the categories most people will notice when watching TV and movies, it’s still the best picture quality you can buy. QLED comes out on top on paper, delivering higher brightness, longer life, lower price, and no risk of burn-in. OLED, on the other hand, has a better viewing angle, deeper black levels, uses less power, is great for gaming, and may be better for your health. However, both are fantastic, so the choice between them is subjective. QLED is more versatile, but OLED technology excels when you can control your room’s lighting.

QD-OLED

Samsung S95C OLED

So now that we’ve highlighted the differences between QLED and OLED, there’s one more thing you need to consider: quantum dot OLED or QD-OLED. As the name suggests, QD-OLED combines OLED display technology with quantum dots. Our QD-OLED explainer covers all the (very interesting) details, but here’s 101: QD-OLED retains all the benefits of OLED we described above, but delivers even better brightness and color accuracy. Is it really that good? We think so. We’ve covered two QD-OLED TVs you can buy right now – the impressive S95B from Samsung and the A95K from Sony (both available in 55 and 65 inches) – and we think the A95K has one of the best displays we’ve ever seen. ever seen. But 2023 will be an even bigger year for QD-OLED. We’ve already taken a look at the 2023 Samsung S95C OLED (Samsung labels its QD-OLEDs as OLED – we know that’s confusing) and our TV reviewer Caleb Denison said it’s “one of the most gorgeous TVs I’ve ever seen.

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