LG UH5N-M 65" Review

This is a workhorse commercial display, not a TV. It has a fantastic picture for its class but sounds awful and lacks HDR. Buy it for a retail store, not your living room.

This LG UH5N-M is a weird beast. It's a commercial display that thinks it's a TV, and that's the one thing you need to know. It's built for 24/7 operation in a boardroom or retail window, not for your living room. The picture quality scores are shockingly high for a commercial panel, but everything else about the experience is built for a corporate IT department, not a regular person.

The biggest surprise is how good the picture looks. It lands in the 94th percentile for picture quality in our database, which is frankly wild for a 500-nit IPS panel. The 120Hz refresh rate is also a nice touch, pushing its gaming score into the 86th percentile. But don't get too excited. That 32nd percentile HDR score tells the real story: this thing can't do proper HDR, and the audio is predictably tinny, sitting in the bottom third of all displays we track.

At around $1500, it's a tough sell. You're paying a premium for commercial-grade durability and features like SuperSign that you probably don't need. For the same money, you could get a stunning consumer OLED TV with perfect blacks and great HDR. This is only worth it if your IT manager demands a display that never sleeps.

Forget the Sony BRAVIA 5 or LG OLED G5 on that competitor list. They're in a different universe for home use. The real comparison is against other commercial displays, or just buying a regular TV. If you need 24/7 operation and corporate management software, this LG holds its own. If you want the best picture for movies or games, the Hisense U6 or TCL QM6K Mini-LED TVs in this price range will run circles around it, even if they won't last a decade in a shopping mall.

If you're looking for a great TV for movies, sports, or gaming, this isn't it. Go get a Hisense U6 Series Mini-LED or a TCL QM6K instead. You'll get a better picture for the money and features you'll actually use.

We can't recommend this for almost anyone reading a review on a tech site. It's a specialist tool. If you're outfitting a digital signage network or a 24/7 control room, it's a solid, well-connected option with a great picture. If you're looking for a TV for your home, office, or even a high-end conference room, there are a dozen better choices. Go buy one of those instead.