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LG C6 OLED: prices, fit, and what the testing says
LG's OLED for Dolby Vision fans. At the same price the matte Samsung S90H edges it in bright rooms, and the C6's 65-inch dropped $100 on October 19.
Our take
The short version
The C6 is the TV for a living room you can darken at night. Each pixel lights itself, so blacks are black, and it pairs that with Dolby Vision, four full HDMI 2.1 ports, and LG's webOS. In a dark room our scores have it level with the Samsung S90H, which costs the same and scores a point higher for bright rooms, so Dolby Vision and webOS are the reasons to pick the LG. None of it is new for 2026. RTINGS calls the C6 a very small step up from last year's C5, so the price is the story here more than the spec sheet.
The price moved. LG.com had the 65-inch at $1,499.99 on October 5, 12, and 14, against a $2,699 launch price. On October 19 LG.com and Amazon.com both had it at $1,399.99. That leaves the cheaper, dimmer LG B6 only about $100 behind, which is a thin reason to step down.
Where it falls short is glare. The screen is glossy, and in a room with windows facing the TV, a matte Samsung or a bright TCL will be easier to watch at noon.
Our price checks
Price history
The 65-inch stayed at $1,499 to $1,499.99 for two weeks at both stores, then dropped $100 at both on October 19. The size spread is odd right now: that day LG.com had the 55-inch at $999.99, $50 under the 42-inch. The 77- and 83-inch prices are for the C6H, a brighter panel sold on the same page, and the 83-inch fell $500 between October 14 and 19.
- $1,399.99
- Amazon.com, Oct 19
- $1,499.99
- LG.com, Oct 5
- $1,399.99
- LG.com, Oct 19
| Size | Store | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65" | Amazon | – | $1,499* | $1,499.99 | $1,499.99 | $1,399.99 |
| 65" | LG.com | $1,499.99 | – | $1,499.99 | $1,499.99 | $1,399.99 |
| 42" | Amazon | – | $999.99 | – | – | – |
| 42" | LG.com | – | $999.99 | $999.99 | $999.99 | $1,049.99 |
| 48" | Amazon | – | $1,099 | – | – | – |
| 48" | LG.com | – | $1,099.99 | $1,099.99 | $1,099.99 | $1,099.99 |
| 55" | LG.com | – | – | $1,399.99 | $1,399.99 | $999.99 |
| 77" | LG.com | – | – | $2,299.99 | $2,299.99 | $1,999.99 |
| 83" | LG.com | – | – | $3,799.99 | $3,799.99 | $3,299.99 |
New-condition prices; Amazon ones sold by Amazon.com unless marked. * Seller not recorded.
- Oct 5, 65" at LG.com: Launch price $2,699.
- Oct 7, 42" at Amazon: Amazon's typical price $1,199.99.
- Oct 7, 48" at Amazon: Amazon's typical price $1,299.99.
- Oct 12, 65" at LG.com: Original price $2,699.99.
- Oct 12, 77" at LG.com: Sold as the C6H.
- Oct 12, 83" at LG.com: Sold as the C6H.
- Oct 19, 65" at Amazon: List $1,699.99.
- Oct 19, 65" at LG.com: Shown as $1,300 off $2,699.99.
The scores, explained
Fit by room and use
By room
- Bright room3/5
- It's bright for an OLED, but the glossy screen mirrors windows and lamps, and RTINGS rates its reflection handling just okay. A sunny room is the one place it's a compromise.
- Mixed light4/5
- Evening lamps are fine. Daylight landing on the screen is what pulls this reading down from its dark-room score.
- Dark room5/5
- Pixels switch off completely, so there's no glow around subtitles or a night sky. This is the room the C6 is built for.
By use
- Movies & TV5/5
- Black levels plus Dolby Vision and Filmmaker Mode carry it. The gaps are formats: no HDR10+, and no DTS passthrough to a soundbar, per RTINGS.
- Sports4/5
- Motion is clean, as on any OLED. Day games in a bright room bring back the glare problem, which is why it sits below the brightest mini-LEDs here.
- Gaming5/5
- All four HDMI ports run full HDMI 2.1, up to 4K at 165Hz with VRR, G-Sync, and FreeSync, and Xbox games can run in Dolby Vision. Two consoles and a PC can stay plugged in.
- A bit of everything4.67/5
- Strong movies and games with good sports make it one of the best all-rounders in the catalog. Room light, not use, is what separates it from the others.
Find my TV
What Find my TV picks it for
Of the helper's 144 possible answers, the LG C6 OLED makes the shortlist in 12, never in first place. The helper lists the C6 only when you pick No limit. Its estimate is over the $1,200 cap, and under $1,800 the cheaper B6, S85H, and Roku give the same dark-room score with more budget left over, so they rank first. With no limit it makes four shortlists and leads none: the Samsung S90H has the same dark-room, use, and value scores at the same estimate, plus a point more for bright rooms, so it ranks above the C6 in every answer. Where the two tie exactly, in a dark room, our tiebreak goes to the set with more total picture points, and that's the S90H.
Under $1,000
Over budget at ~$1,400.
Under $1,200
Over budget at ~$1,400.
Under $1,800
Fits, never picked. Best showing: 5th for dark room and movies, 1% short of the last pick's score.
No limit
Mixed room: movies #3 · Dark room: movies #3, gaming #3, a bit of everything #2
#1 is the top pick. Seat distance changes only the size it suggests here: Cozy 42", Standard 55", Spacious 83".
Sizes
Sizes and panels
42" · 48" · 55" · 65" · 77" · 83"
- 42 and 48 inches: the 42-inch lacks LG's Brightness Booster, and the 48-inch uses a tandem panel, per RTINGS. Both have desk TV pages.
- 55 and 65 inches: the standard C6. RTINGS tested the 65-inch (OLED65C6PUA), the model behind our price checks.
- 77 and 83 inches: LG sells them on the C6 page, but they're the C6H (OLED77C6HUP, OLED83C6HUP), with a tandem panel RTINGS found considerably brighter and more colorful.
- Watch for the CS6, a cheaper 55- and 65-inch variant that RTINGS says performs differently. Check the model number before you buy.
At a desk: LG C6 42-inch OLED and LG C6 48-inch OLED.
Electricity
Cost to run
- 155 W
- 0.4 W
- 286 kWh
- $52/yr
286 kWh a year comes to about $52 at 18.31¢, from $36 in Louisiana to $137 in Hawaii. Rank: 9th of 12. ENERGY STAR certified; its own test measured 141.6 W and 261 kWh. That's the highest filing of any LG or Samsung OLED we cover, about $11 a year more than the B6. The 55-inch files at 119 watts on.
65-inch OLED65C6PUA, DOE filing, 5 hours on a day. Rate: EIA's July 2026 U.S. residential average.
Cross-shop
Who should skip it
Your TV faces a window
Instead: Samsung S90H OLED. Same panel type in North America, with a matte Glare Free coating. It cost $2 less at 65 inches on October 19. You give up Dolby Vision.
You want a huge, bright screen for day games
Instead: Hisense U8QG. Much brighter, with a 5 for sports, at $1,099.99 for 65 inches on October 19, in sizes up to 85 inches. For 98, the TCL QM8L.
You want OLED for under $1,000
Instead: Roku Pro Series OLED. $999.99 at 65 inches, with four HDMI 2.1 ports. It's far dimmer: Tom's Guide measured 574 nits in HDR to the C6's 1,365.
Sound
Soundbars that pair with it
At 65 inches, the size our prices use, the picture is 56.7 inches wide, so every soundbar we cover fits underneath. At 42 inches, the smallest LG C6 OLED size, 5 of them do. LG names sync features for LG TVs on the S95AR, the highest-ranked bar that has them.
- LG S95AR
9.1.5-channel, bar, sub, and rears, 49.2 in wide (fits 65-inch screens and up). WOW Orchestra, WOWCAST Built-in, WOW Interface with LG TVs, per LG.
$1,199.99
- Samsung HW-Q990H
11.1.4-channel, bar, sub, and rears, 48.5 in wide (fits 65-inch screens and up). No LG features; it connects over HDMI eARC.
$1,497.99
- Samsung HW-B750F
5.1-channel, bar and sub, 40.6 in wide (fits 48-inch screens and up). No LG features; it connects over HDMI ARC.
$297.99
From the soundbar finder at 65 inches with all-round use; Amazon prices seen October 26, 2026. Sync features are what each soundbar maker states for this brand and model year. Every TV brand and size · How to connect one
Supporting evidence
What the testing says
- RTINGS: Calls the C6 a very minor upgrade over the 2025 C5, and suggests a discounted C5, a Samsung S90F, or a G5 while those are still on sale.
- RTINGS: Finds it brighter in HDR than the Samsung S90H, with better processing, while the S90H is the better choice for a bright room.
- RTINGS: Rates its reflection handling just okay.
- RTINGS: Confirms full HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four ports and up to 165Hz, but no HDR10+, no Dolby Vision 2, and no DTS passthrough.
- RTINGS: Names it the mid-range pick in its best OLED TVs list.
- Tom's Guide: Measured 1,365 nits in HDR, against 1,497 for the S90H and 574 for the Roku Pro Series OLED. So Tom's Guide and RTINGS disagree on which of the C6 and S90H is brighter.
Sources
- RTINGS LG C6 review (opens in a new tab) · 65-inch tested
- RTINGS LG C6H review (opens in a new tab) · 77-inch tested
- RTINGS, The 3 Best OLED TVs of 2026 (opens in a new tab) · updated October 9, 2026
- Tom's Guide, Roku Pro Series OLED review (opens in a new tab) · October 8, 2026; HDR brightness compared with the B6, C6, and S90H
- LG.com, OLED65C6PUA (opens in a new tab) · prices by size
Where we pick or compare it
- The Best 65-Inch TVs of 2026Best for Dolby Vision
- The Best 55-Inch TVs of 2026Best overall
- The Best Gaming TVs for PS5 and Xbox Series XBest for Xbox and multi-console setups
- TV and Soundbar Pairings: What to Buy and How to Connect ItBest for LG soundbar owners
- HDMI 2.1 Gaming Setup: 4K at 120Hz, VRR, and ALLMBest for multi-console setups
- Which TV Should I Buy for GTA 6?Best overall: one TV for Xbox, PS5, and PC
- The 2026 Holiday TV Buying GuideBest for gaming
- The Best OLED TVs of 2026Best for Dolby Vision
- LG C6 vs Samsung S90H
- LG C6 vs TCL QM8L
- LG C6 vs LG G6
- LG C6 42-inch OLED
- LG C6 48-inch OLED
Disclosure: We haven't tested this TV. Prices are dated, not live. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.