LG C5 OLED 65": price, specs & release date

TechRadar lab-tested · 2025-03-19

Peak HDR brightness, Filmmaker Mode (10% window, 65-inch): 1,180 nits · Peak HDR brightness, Standard mode (10% window, 65-inch): 1,198 nits · Fullscreen HDR brightness (100% white pattern, 65-inch): 195-200 nits · HDR color gamut coverage, UHDA-P3 (65-inch): 99.4% · HDR color gamut coverage, BT.2020 (65-inch): 75.1% · Input lag (65-inch): 9.2ms

Picture quality is superb on the LG C5. Its vibrant, accurate color, strong contrast, and lifelike textures all combine to rival what you see on the best OLED TVs .

One area where the LG C5 does struggle is with reflections. With overhead lights on in our testing room, screen glare was very obvious compared to the best mini-LED TVs and more premium OLEDs such as the LG G4 and Samsung S95D , and resulted in a loss of black depth and shadow detail in darker scenes.

while boasting a slight brightness boost and a new set of AI features, the C5 is very similar to its C4 predecessor

Tom's Guide hands-on · 2025-12-13

The C5 is the latest in a long line of mid-range LG OLEDs whose sensational performance is among the best you'll find at its price. It's not as bright or colorful as more-expensive OLED TVs from LG or competing brands, but it's a wonder to behold nonetheless.

As mentioned, the C5 isn't as bright as higher-end OLED TVs, but trust me: It's plenty bright for sports, shows and especially HDR-mastered, 4K movies and games.

It's true that the C5 doesn't come cheap (the 65-inch C5 is $1,396 at Amazon right now ). However, this is a TV whose picture quality and features ought to amount to a much higher price tag.

What Hi-Fi hands-on · 2025-10-13

The 42-inch LG C5 is the best small OLED TV we've tested this year. Like its predecessors, it offers a near-flawless feature set and solid, sharp, immersive picture quality, neatly packaged in a small room-friendly frame.

Skin tones suddenly take on a greenish, pale hue in low light, making them look flat and noticeably less realistic than the image on the S90F, which retains its warmth and colour volume and offers clearly better dark detail.

The only minor issue remains its audio, which, while fine for casual viewing, isn't powerful or precise enough for immersive movie watching.