LG C5 OLED Review: The Best C-Series in Years... If They Fix One Issue

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Published May 29, 2025

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LG has been releasing their C Series OLEDs since 2016, and they've become some of, if not the most popular, OLEDs on the market. The LG C5 is the 2025 iteration in their OLED lineup and replaces the 2024 LG C4 OLED. It sits between the lower-end LG B5 OLED and the flagship LG G5 OLED. Unlike the G5, the C5 still uses a traditional WOLED panel and uses the slightly less advanced Alpha 9 AI Processor Gen8. Is the newer C5 worth the upgrade over last year’s LG C4?

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LG G5 OLED: https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/c5-oled

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00:00 Intro
00:37 HDR Brightness
01:08 HDR Brightness in Game Mode
01:27 Black Levels
01:35 Colors in HDR
01:46 HDR Color Volume
02:12 HDR Pre-Calibration Accuracy
02:33 PQ EOTF Tracking
03:31 SDR Brightness
04:06 Reflections
04:34 Ambient Black Level Raise
04:46 Colors in SDR
05:31 Viewing Angle
05:51 Low-Quality Content Smoothing
05:58 Upscaling
06:03 Gradients
06:16 For Gamers
06:41 Input lag
06:49 Pixel transition
07:12 Compared to other TVs
07:25 LG C5 OLED vs LG C4 OLED
08:18 LG C5 OLED vs LG G4 OLED
09:43 Samsung S85F (QD-OLED) vs LG C5
11:23 Verdict
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