LG’s new OLED range makes my favourite TV even brighter

Earlier this year, I reviewed the LG G5 – the brand’s flagship OLED TV for 2025. I said that “the LG G5 is the best and brightest OLED I’ve ever tested. This 4K TV isn’t simply slightly improved over its predecessor – it’s a generational leap.” In fact, the G5 was my favourite TV from last year.

Now, LG has revealed its new OLED line-up at CES 2026, and it looks like an improvement on everything I already loved about the G5, only dialled up to eleven. This new generation makes the viewing experience brighter, cleaner and more versatile without losing what made it special in the first place.

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The new flagship is the OLED G6, which LG says is around 20% brighter than the G5. Given the G5 was already pushing roughly 2400 nits at peak, that means we’re looking at almost 3000 nits. Gone are the days when OLED TVs felt compromised in brighter rooms. This impressive brightness is driven by LG’s new Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 panel, paired with what it calls Hyper Radiant Color, which is designed to boost not just luminance but colour volume and contrast at the same time.

What really stands out to me, though, is the focus on reflections. LG is using a new Reflection Free Premium coating on the G6, claiming under 0.5% screen reflectance while still maintaining perfect black levels. That was one of the few areas where the G5 could still be challenged in real-world living rooms, so seeing LG push harder here makes a lot of sense. I have always been impressed with Samsung’s anti-glare coating but would never go for one due to a lack of Dolby Vision, so this makes me very happy indeed.

The G6 also adds an Ambient Filmmaker Mode, using a built-in light sensor to adapt the image to the room without abandoning accurate picture settings. I’ll admit, this sounds interesting. But I’ll need to get my mits on a set before deciding if this is a good feature or one of those AI settings you must immediately switch off.

Gaming is another area LG is focusing on. The G6 supports Nvidia G-Sync, FreeSync Premium Pro and up to 4K at 165Hz, alongside a Motion Booster mode that allows 1080p gaming at 330Hz. It is also being positioned as the world’s first TV with built-in 4K 120Hz cloud gaming via GeForce Now, plus ultra-low latency Bluetooth controller support.

Below the flagship, LG has split the C series in two for the first time. There is now the standard LG C6 and a higher-end LG C6H. The C6H is only available in 77-inch and 83-inch sizes. Crucially, it uses a Primary RGB Tandem panel similar to last year’s G5. LG says this should put its brightness on par with the old flagship, which is a big deal for anyone wanting a large-screen OLED without stepping all the way up to the G series price. The regular C6 comes in 42, 48, 55 and 65-inch sizes and uses a more conventional panel, closer to what we saw in last year’s C5.

Under the hood, both the G6 and C6 models use LG’s new Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen 3. This powers a faster webOS experience and a growing list of AI-driven features, including a new AI Hub… if that’s something you’re into. On the picture side, AI Genre TruMotion can adjust motion handling automatically based on what you are watching, while AI Super Upscaling works on a genre and scene basis rather than applying one-size-fits-all processing. Audio is also handled by AI Sound Pro, offering virtual 11.1.2 upmixing, although DTS support remains absent, just as it was on the G5.

LG’s other new TVs in the line-up

Alongside OLED, LG also confirmed an expanded QNED mini-LED range with screen sizes going all the way up to 115-inches, powered by the Alpha 8 AI Processor Gen 3 and Dynamic QNED Color Pro.

There is also a new Gallery TV range, complete with an included frame and a Gallery+ subscription that offers access to up to 5000 images, including AI-generated artwork created through Gemini in webOS. It is a slightly amusing twist given that the original G series name once stood for Gallery, but LG is clearly keen to separate art-first TVs from its performance OLED flagships.

LG has also brought back one of its most distinctive designs with the W6 Wallpaper TV. This is essentially the G6’s screen and processing in an ultra-thin 9.9mm body, paired with a wireless Zero Connect box that handles all inputs. The panel itself only needs a power cable, allowing it to sit completely flush against the wall. The updated Zero Connect box is smaller and can transmit full-quality 4K 165Hz HDR video wirelessly, even when hidden in a cupboard, as long as it stays within around 30 feet.

LG has not yet announced pricing or exact release dates for the G6, C6, C6H or W6. The company has also confirmed that a more affordable B6 OLED is coming later in 2026, with full availability details for the new range expected to be shared closer to launch.

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