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The LG G4 is a stunning 77-inch OLED with flawless contrast and hardcore gaming features, but its speakers are so bad you'll need a soundbar before you even turn it on. Hunt for the $5,310 price point, and you've got a killer commercial display that does double duty as a gaming monument.

The one thing to know: This is a commercial display wearing OLED party clothes. It's a 77-inch canvas with those famous perfect blacks and a 120Hz panel that handles gaming like a champ, but the built-in audio is a real letdown. We've been staring at this thing all week, and the picture quality is what you'd expect from a top-tier OLED — rich colors, instant pixel response, and HDR that pops. However, LG clearly skimped on the speakers, because what comes out of this slab is thin and tinny, totally unbefitting a $5,000-plus display. If you're an office buying a boardroom screen, you were already using external audio. If you're a gamer looking for a massive monitor, same deal. Just know that the price spread is wild — $5,310 to $7,294 — so shop aggressively.

What surprised us? How effortlessly this commercial monitor handles gaming. With FreeSync, G-Sync, and VRR support, plus that near-instant OLED response, it's a 77-inch gaming beast. Input lag felt nonexistent, and motion at 120Hz is buttery smooth. The a11 AI processor upscales content nicely, though pure picture quality sits in the middle of our database for TVs overall — it's solid, not a chart-topper. The real shocker was the audio performance. It's 38th percentile, meaning it falls behind most displays we test. Dialogue sounds hollow, and there's zero bass. You absolutely need a soundbar or external speakers.

At the low end of the pricing spectrum, $5,310 buys you a massive, business-grade OLED with features that rival consumer flagships. It's a strong value for a corporate conference room that demands premium visuals and can budget for a soundbar. As you climb toward $7,294, it gets harder to justify; for that money you're inching into more specialized commercial signage territory. For a home theater, it's a tempting splurge if you're already planning on external audio. But if you just want the best 77" OLED for movies, the LG C4 is a smarter buy.

The most head-to-head rival is Sony's BRAVIA 5 98KXR50 — a massive 98-inch LCD that can't match the G4's perfect blacks, but wins on sheer size and likely brightness. If immersion through scale matters more than pixel-level contrast, the Sony is compelling. The Samsung QN85D, a QLED with local dimming, puts up a good fight with better built-in sound and a brighter picture, but you lose that OLED magic. In a light-controlled room, the G4's picture is simply in a different league.

If you're outfitting a living room and value convenience above all, skip this and get the consumer-focused LG C4 or C3. The G4 lacks a stand, has dreadful built-in audio, and its commercial pedigree adds little for a family room. For a true home theater, you'll end up spending more on mounting and audio to make it sing.

If you demand the deepest blacks and a silky 120Hz panel in a commercial display that can moonlight as a giant gaming monitor, this is your screen. Just factor in the cost of a decent soundbar and shop around aggressively to get that $5,310 deal. It's not perfect, but it's a statement piece that delivers where it counts.