LG OLED evo AI LG 77" 4K HDR Smart OLED evo AI C6 TV Review

Buy this TV for your PlayStation 5, not your Criterion Collection. It's a gaming powerhouse with best-in-class audio, but its picture quality score is oddly average for the price.

The LG C6H is a gaming TV that accidentally became a fantastic all-rounder. The one thing you need to know is that this 77-inch OLED is an absolute beast for gaming, landing in the 96th percentile, but its picture quality score is surprisingly middling. For nearly four grand, you're buying a top-tier gaming monitor that also happens to be a great TV, not the other way around.

What surprised us was the data on picture quality. Despite LG's marketing about Hyper Radiant Color and the fancy α11 AI processor, our database shows its picture quality score sits in the 45th percentile. That means a lot of cheaper TVs are scoring higher on pure image quality metrics. The gaming performance, however, is no joke. With a 0.1ms response time, full VRR support, and all the HDMI 2.1 goodies, it's a console or PC gamer's dream screen. The audio is also a standout, hitting the 98th percentile, so you might not even need a soundbar.

Worth it? Only if gaming is your top priority. For $3700, you can get TVs with better pure picture quality scores. But if you want the absolute best combination of gaming features, smart TV smarts, and audio on a massive 77-inch OLED screen, this is your pick. You're paying a premium for that specific blend.

The Sony BRAVIA 5 is its natural rival. Sony's processing usually wins on movie picture quality, but the LG smokes it for gaming features and audio. Then there's the Hisense U6 Series MiniLED. It's way cheaper and will get brighter for HDR highlights, but it can't touch the LG's perfect blacks, gaming response, or audio quality. It's a classic trade-off: pay up for the OLED gaming king, or save a ton and get 90% of the picture for movies.

If you're a pure movie buff chasing the highest possible picture quality score for film, skip this. Look at the Sony BRAVIA 5 instead. And if you're on a budget, the Hisense U6 Series gives you a huge, bright Mini-LED picture for a fraction of the cost, even if it loses on blacks and gaming.

We recommend the LG C6H if you're a serious gamer who also watches movies and wants a killer all-in-one setup. The gaming performance is elite, the audio is phenomenal, and the smart features are future-proof. But if your main focus is cinematic picture quality for film buffs, and you don't care about 120Hz VRR, look at the Sony BRAVIA series first. This LG is a specialist dressed as a generalist.