LG 65-Inch Class OLED evo C4 Series Smart TV 4K Processor Flat Screen with Alexa Built-in (OLED65C4PUA, 2024), 9.1.5 ch. Sound Bar with Wireless Dolby Atmos Soundbar and Rear Speakers

I've been wanting a C series for a long time and finally got one. Mac Mini M4 Pro using a Highwings HDMI cable (ASIN B08M9HND4F). Picture quality is fantastic. Whites are white. Blacks are black. So much cleaner than my LG IPS display from 2020. Build quality appears to be great except I would have liked hex screw heads for the feet instead of the normal Phillips or JIS style. With the recent price drop I think this is a fantastic purchase.For functionality, WebOS, in my opinion is slow. Even basic settings takes a few seconds for the menu to come up. You are presented with various terms and agreements that you have to agree to. I've only agreed to two of them and so far there hasn't been any more nags. Unfortunately, I find the agreement terms to be less than desirable but I'm still keeping the tv.WebOS has your standard streaming service apps built in. Plex works well. Youtube works well. I haven't tried the other apps but I assume they function just as well. Sound quality is good. Nothing fancy. If sound is important and you won't be using headphones then grab a soundbar. HDMI audio does pass through from the Mac so that works.Bad part.. The Mac Mini M4 does not support HiDPI so those 4k resolutions are okay for graphics but text is not going to look good. I'm running it at 2560x1440 which is what I've been used to and have no is sues with blury text. I've also installed Better Display to help with quick tweaks for brightness and resolution if I want to do any quick changes. Overall I'm pretty happy with this purchase and would recommend the LG C4 and absolutely if you can find one on sale!

Background blurb and burn in story -First a little back ground for me. I fell in love with the 42" size for my desktop ages ago with the 43UF7600 ( have 36,000 screen on time for that monitor and I still use it). I use these 42" as desktop monitors for both productivity and immersion for games. I upgraded to the 42" oled C2 a few years ago and I loved that monitor but it had a crippling flaw. When using it for office task like word or and semi static content it would aggressively dim the screen and the only way to get it to return was to cause a full screen movement like minimizing a window. After a few weeks I took drastic measures and entered the service menu and shut that function off completely. I knew the risk and was very diligent (I owned plasma back in the day so I had good fundamentals). I took all the normal steps with a hidden taskbar, non static desktops, no desktop icons, etc. This worked really well for years until I was traveling for business and a power blip caused my computer to boot up unattended and sit on the windows login screen for a solid week. When I got back the damage was done, I tried everything, the automated cleaning over and over, endless loops of colors, you name it I ran it again and again. At last I admitted defeat and took my lumps and ordered the new C4.Build and visuals -The C4 builds on the already amazing line of LG oled. While it is not a major improvement over the C2 as specifications go it made small gains here and there. Peak brightness is up a touch and the HDR is a little more responsive and supports more standards. I have never been a refresh rate nut but the C4 does extend the range from 120hz into the 144hz range. IMO if you already own a C2 or C3 there is almost no reason to upgrade to this but at the same time there are no negatives.Silent software changes -So this to me is where the C4 made massive improvements and I don't see many people talking about this. So while the dimming feature is still there and leaving anything static on the screen will lower brightness the timer is longer and the sensitivity for movement is drastically improved. Now just moving the mouse or typing a new word will keep the screen awake or bring it back from diming. They have also added a post dimming step where the monitor will drop your content altogether and move into a screensaver mode. While I do like this mode I wish that it did not require a remote press to bring it out.Remote issues -Ok I am probably in the .5% here but I have four LG 42" screens that I use (two at the office and two at home) so a major pain point for me is remote control. I would love to be able to control my screens in synchrony as I turn them on and off. But LG wants you to bind the remote to the screen so while you can unbind them and get a dual on signal from one remote it only last for one boot as the remote will then forcibly rebind itself with the one screen and then no longer control both. As far as I can find there is not a real work around here but if I fand one I will update.Final thoughts -Overall if you are looking at the 42" for desktop use I recommend it without question. For office multitasking you can get the equivalent of four 21" 1080p windows open with no borders. throw one more 42" into the mix and now you are at eight windows. I can keep four chrome windows open for status monitors searches etc, outlook, teams, IED, and an internal app all open at once and have data immediately available at all times. For my workflow it is amazing and can keep up with my pace as I build and develop. For home use it is also amazing as you can have an immersive game play that is hard to achieve anywhere else. For photo and video editing it is also a joy to work with. All in I am in love with the 42" size and in that size LG is the market leader without question. No other screen comes close save for those that are using panels from LG and rebranding them.

PROS: Well packaged product; very thin high gloss mirror like finish as well as textured finish on back; has 4 HDMI ports; has infinite contrast; has great motion for everything including sports; upscales and smooths out lower resolution content very well; gets bright enough for most environments; feels luxury high end; has fantastic picture/color accuracy out of box, etc.CONS: Auto Brightness Limiting can be somewhat annoying at times; the remote isn’t backlit; the OS works well enough but doesn’t blow me away by any means in terms of speed or design; the sound quality is fairly good but not great; the game mode has a reduced brightness compared to the other picture mode presets; etc.

I replaced a 12 year old Samsung LCD with this and the picture is amazing. The blacks are pure black. The motion processing is not perfect but much much better. There are a lot of settings to adjust so it may take a while to get it right. The settings you input for one TV source can be different than another, so the PS5 can have its own video and audio settings separate from the regular TV and streaming input. The picture quality really depends a lot on your source material. Garbage in garbage out is really true with this TV but 4K looks great.

I would have given 5 stars but ups was the one who brought my package and after a paranoid day without knowing what time it would arrive I was not present the day to receive it so I had to ask my boss the next day to now receive my package so it was delayed I hate ups in case you haven't noticed well I already have the television and without a doubt going from 1080p to 4k is quite a life change I still can't get used to everything this television offers but give me a week to tweak the settings without a doubt I'm ready for gta 6 it’s great that I got the television for 891 with taxes as opposed to 1060 with taxes included on the lg walmart and best buy website the television is good as always I wait outside for my products I have never had a problem thanks to that I bought the television when it is in a good price drop or if you are rich then spend the money and that's it xd