LG C3 OLED TV Review | Buy Now, or Wait?

LG’s C3 OLED is an icon of LG’s 10+ years of OLED TV dominance. Long the smartest choice in OLED TV, the LG C-series now has real competition. Here’s how the LG C3 stacks up and what this model tells us about what may come in 2024 with the LG C4.

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LG C3 SERIES SIZES & MODELS
42-inch (OLED42C3PUA), 48-inch (OLED48C3PUA), 55-inch (OLED55C3PUA), 65-inch (OLED65C3PUA), 77-inch (OLED77C3PUA), 83-inch (OLED83C3PUA)

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:37 Out of the box
02:36 Setup and operation
07:54 Picture quality
13:09 The competition
14:41 Dollars and sense

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[DJDynamik]

Still running a LG C8 OLED from 2018, still impresses me every time. Runs like new from day 1. No burn in, no issues. It’s perfect.

[andrewk]

Just upgraded from my 55" C1 to a 77" C3. What an upgrade! I found the 77" C3 on sale for $2300, and I think it was quite the steal. Definately the right purchase

[simonrockstream]

Got a 77 C3 this black friday, it's an absolutely incredible tv and I'm not sure what more you could ask for honestly. It's almost perfect, I guess UI and stuff can always be improved but even now the UI and menus are GREAT. It's a fantastic tv.

[alvinson]

I got a C3 55" a couple of months ago and I love it. I paired with a LG S77 soundbar for $300. A very nice bargain. The software updates are not a problem. After one week you barely see any auto update on the screen. I have it in my living room and the light reflection is very minimal. The great angle views makes everybody happy when sitting on the sides. I will be adding a PS5 real soon.

[Captainrave]

Bought it now as a PC monitor. Couldn’t be happier with it.

[LilRick]

My mom just got her 65inch C3 last week. INCREDIBLE 🔥

[brab]

I recently bought the c3 42’ strictly for the ps5 & movies/shows. It’s mounted right above my dwf 34’ ultra wide. I really enjoy my tv

[davidmahoney]

WOW! Did the price drop on the C3! Just paid $1996.99 LG C3 77” New.

[allie]

I just bought this tv yesterday in the 65 inch, I absolutely love it. I’ve never had an oled and I decided it was time to upgrade from a led to an oled. It’s perfect for gaming and the picture quality is better than anything I’ve had before

[dsdddsdwe]

Went from 14 year old Sony 60 inch 3D TV to a 77 inch G2.

OLED is incredible. I probably will not upgrade for five years.

[elton]

Just got my 77” c3 mounted yesterday upgraded from an lg nano 90 65” and damn it’s such a big upgrade and my first oled tv. Highly recommend it 🙏🏼

[Demonomania]

Bought the 65" C3 in July 2023, paid about the same as the quoted price in this video if you include the cashback in the equation. I love the TV, it's my first OLED and a huge step up in every way compared to the Samsung LCD from 2015 I had. I rarely have issues with it, although I mostly use my Apple TV 4k for playback so I can't speak for the apps that are included. The OS updates have been good though, and I think they even fixed a few Dolby Atmos passthrough issues I experienced early on. One other oft overlooked advantage of the C3, and something that actually played a huge role in choosing this TV, is the fact that the footprint of the stand is very small while still elevating the TV enough for a decent size soundbar to fit under it. I have a Philips Fidelio B97 which is quite the chonker but it fits perfectly in front of the C3 with both the TV and soundbar being completely on my fairly shallow cabinet. No other contender could do that because they all either had a very low elevation (obscuring some of the screen behind the soundbar) or a stand with a very deep footprint (not leaving enough room for the soundbar to fit in front).

[jamess]

I picked up a C3 77" just a few days ago and I'm blown away by the colors, viewing angles and life like viewing experience. I'm still going through all of the inputs and applying the custom adjustments for each decoding/picture mode. We watched out first movie in HDR last night in out of the box cinema mode and it was stunning. I actually turned down the brightness to 75 and lowered the peak brightness to medium as I recall. Room brightness does play a big role here and with all of the lights off these settings worked extremely well. We'll be hiring an ISF calibrator to make the final tweaks once we've owned the television for a few months. We picked up our display from Best Buy after they price matched Amazon and paid just over $2100.00. This is a lot of display for that price and we couldn't be happier.

[bonusstagegamingshow]

Totally agree with LG needing to lower the cost - Got a C3 65inch in the Black Friday sales, managed to get it for £300-£400 less than the competition and it was absolutely worth it - but if the prices were closer and I didn’t get such a discount I would probably have gone for the Sony due to their handling of motion processing. Don’t regret my purchase at all but it is definitely something LG should be thinking about doing to stay competitive

[jaydogg]

Picked up a 77” C3 on an early Black Friday sale. Straight from the box with a couple tweaks and the PQ is stunning, especially at this size. Can’t wait to dial in the settings more and enjoy some UHD Blu-Rays on it during Xmas break.

[lundinkrazy]

I picked up a C2 in the summer and I have no regrets. Definitely worth it. Especially if it’s on sale.

[VectorGaming]

I just purchased a 48” C3 and am having it wall mounted once it arrived to be used as my PC monitor. 4K 120 Hz is perfect for my gaming use and while I’ve used 240 Hz monitors and can appreciate the slight difference, 120 Hz is still blazing fast on a 4K panel and I really feel no need to wait and pay more for a C4 that can do 144 Hz.

[Ns]

I bought yesterday LG OLED65C35LA for 1500$ and I am very satisfied👍

[ag-szoc]

Replaced a 65" Samsung Q90T QLED with an 77" C3...freaking love the C3.

[Thomas-ujlv]

Exactly right in time, I ordered my C3 yesterday. I also compared watching with Sony X90L, A80L and Samsung s90C in person Oh boy!! OLED is really stunning!!! Regarding to the price to performance, I chose LG over other brands because LG is currently only 1300 for 55” and only 1050 for 48”.