Best LG TV: The best 4K and 8K TVs

The C4 OLED is more in line with what we expect from the Korean company. While there’s no MLA boosting brightness tech, the C4’s picture quality produces more intensity with HDR highlights, with colours that look rich and lush but never overstated. Its motion processing is better too, with less judder and artifacts in general.

The 2024 webOS interface is slick to use, introducing user profiles to customise content for each person, and there’s a guarantee of security updates for the next five years. It’s responsive, and easy enough to navigate too. In terms of streaming apps it has as many as you would ever want.

Much like previous LG C-series OLEDs, the C4 features four HDMI inputs, all of which support 4K/120Hz high frame rates, ALLM, and VRR. There’s also support for Nvidia and AMD refresh rates too. We measured input lag at 13ms, but with Boost mode enabled that can go down to 9ms.

The audio system is the one area that we find rather average. The AI sound mode raising the noise floor when selected so you’ll want to add a soundbar to this system to get the best performance.

Reviewer: Steve May
Full Review: LG OLED65C4

After a slightly lacklustre G3 OLED, LG is back on form with its G4 OLED, though it doesn’t resolve all of its predecessors problems.

The picture performance is almost brilliant if it weren’t for a slight green tint affecting the TV’s cinema modes. It’s not noticeable in everything we see but in terms of an accurate image out of the box, the G4 OLED isn’t where we think it ought to be.

But aside from the issue, the LG G4 OLED boasts an excellent image. It hits a very high level of brightness for an OLED, reaching 1523 nits on a 2% window, while full screen brightness is 287 nits. That level of brightness feeds into the LG’s rich and balanced looking image, the new processing features provide depth to images, and the motion processing is clearer and more detailed. Upscaling less than 4K resolution offerings impressive levels of detail, clarity, and sharpness without seeming artificial or unnatural.

The audio performance sounds warmer and weightier with a bit more bass. We found the LG G4 OLED to be excellent at handling dialogue, making sure it’s audible with all types of content. The AI Sound Pro mode is good with Dolby Atmos tracks but still sounds a little too sharp with live broadcasts. We’d still like some more dynamism and intensity to the sound system though.

WebOS is home to Freeview Play and all the UK catch-up and on-demand apps, with plenty of other choices from video to sports and music to choose from. It’s an intutive interface though since we reviewed the TV there’s been an increasing amount of ads on the interface.

Gaming has always been a strength of LG’s OLEDs and there’s support for 4K/120Hz, VRR and ALLM across all the HDMI inputs, with VRR covering HDMI VRR, AMD FreeSync Pro and Nvidia G-Sync. We measured latency at 12.9ms, which is par for the course with LG OLEDs.

Reviewer: Kob Monney
Full Review: LG OLED65G4

The OLED77Z3 is an even more expensive proposition than its predecessor at £14,999, but at least the jump in price has resulted in an improvement in picture quality.

Compared to its Z2 predecessor, peak brightness hits above the 1000 nit mark, and black levels are inky deep, offering impressive contrast out of the box. Although its levels of sharpness aren’t as great as we’d like, the scale of its images is a sight to beyond.

While motion processing on its 4K TVs has improved year-on-year, we do feel the performance could be improved with issues such as judder in some of the modes.

The smart experience offers a wide range of apps to enjoy, lots of connectivity options and cloud gaming apps such as Nvidia GeForce NOW. On the gaming front there’s Dolby Vision gaming (with Xbox Series consoles) as well as 4K/120Hz, 8K/60Hz, VRR and ALLM across all HDMI inputs. Input lag at 13.6ms, slightly less than the 4K TVs, but that’s because of the increase in resolution to 8K.

One area where the Z3 isn’t as good as its predecessor is with sound system which features distorted bass. It offers good levels of clarity and detail, but for images as good as this, you’d be better off with a soundbar.

Reviewer: Kob Monney
Full Review: LG OLED77Z3

Strangely, even though the OLED65G3 exhibited a slight green tine, the OLED77G3 didn’t have the issue. In fact, it has a slight red push to images but aside from that it delivers hugely impressive picture quality on a big scale. Contrast is fantastic with deep blacks and the screen’s high peak brightness combining to deliver a lovely looking image.

The audio performance isn’t the G3’s strong suit with the low-end lacking punch and intensity. However, dialogue intelligibility is good with the speakers striking a natural tone and the placement of voices echoing where people are on screen.

LG’s webOS interface is slick and swift, and when it comes to content there’s support for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, NOW and more, along with Freeview Play that comes with the UK catch-up apps. 

The OLED77G3 includes four HDMI 2.1 ports and a range of wireless connectivity options that includes Wi-Fi, AirPlay 2, Chromecast, WiSA, Bluetooth 5.0, and Bluetooth Surround Ready. Gamers benefit ALLM, VRR and 4K/120Hz support across all HDMI inputs. There’s also AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia G-Sync for PC gamers, along with a variety of cloud gaming and broadcasting services, including GeForce Now, Utomik, Blacknut, and Twitch.

The OLED77G3 is still available, though you may want to consider the newer OLED77G4 as that is only slightly more expensive than this model.

Reviewer: Kob Monney
Full Review: LG OLED77G3