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LG C6 OLED TV: Two-minute review
The LG C6 has a tough act to follow, because the LG C5 was one of the best TVs I tested in 2025. So I'm happy to report that not only does the LG C6 do everything the C5 can do, but its Alpha 11 AI Gen 3 image processor โ the same one youโll find in the flagship LG G6 TV โ delivers a significant brightness boost and more refined picture quality overall, making the C6 a solid upgrade over its predecessor.
The 65-inch LG C6 I tested is priced at $2,699 / ยฃ2,599 / AU$3,995 at launch, which is the same launch price as the C5 in the US and Australia, but is cheaper in the UK, despite the upgrades.
Itโs worth noting that the larger 77-inch and 83-inch models now fall under a new designation as the LG C6H, and use the upgraded Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 OLED panel found in the flagship LG G6 and LG W6 models. As a result, theyโll likely perform somewhat differently to the model I tested, and weโre not including them as part of this review โ we plan to review the C6H separately.
The C6โs picture quality is fantastic. Colors are punchy, vibrant and natural all at the same time, looking more accurate than the picture on last yearโs C5 in my side-by-side testing. Its contrast is superb, with deep blacks, punchy highlights and refined shadow detail.
Textures are crisp, motion is smooth and natural, and it upscales non-4K HDR sources well. It does suffer from reflections in bright rooms, and I did notice some banding in gray areas, but this isnโt enough to detract from its overall quality, which is up there with that of the best OLED TVs.
Its built-in sound is solid overall. The AI Sound Pro mode delivers refined bass,…