If you want to spend considerably less than 2,000 euros on a high-quality OLED television with Dolby Vision and 65 inches (165 centimeters), then this is it. LG OLED C3 the perfect choice. In many tests, the model performs only slightly worse than the OLED flagships from LG, Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and Philips.
MyMediaMarkt customers currently receive the LG OLED C3 with 65 inches New low price of 1,571.65 euros. Compared to the recommended retail price, you save as much as 50 percent or more than 1,600 euros. For comparison: the above-mentioned top models from the competition all cost more than 2,000 euros in this size.
LG OLED C3: the best mid-range OLED TV?
This is the biggest strength of the LG OLED C3 excellent display in combination with Dolby Vision support. Thanks to the new OLED Evo EX panel, the LG achieves a peak brightness of 900 nits, placing it just behind the comparable QD-OLED Samsung S90C* with 1,000 nits.
But brightness isn’t everything with a good OLED TV. The LG OLED C3 also impresses in other areas. Above all Moving images look very smooth. This is not only due to the refresh rate of 120 Hz, but also due to the new processor, which performs calculations between images even faster. Artifact formation and other problems are virtually a thing of the past.
As usual, the LG is well equipped with connections. There are four HDMI 2.1 ports with VRR and ALLMThis way you can also connect multiple current game consoles such as the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series An HDMI connection supports eARC, which allows Dolby Atmos and, for the first time since 2019, DTS:X signals to be displayed to a soundbar or sound system.
New operating system and Alexa support
LG also improved the operating system and created one provided a much clearer overview. Once again there are plenty of personalization options and the ability to give voice commands via Alexa or LG ThinQ. However, the Google Assistant is no longer there.
The only real criticism of the LG OLED C3 is the lack of support for HDR10+ as an HDR format. However, all 4K TVs from LG and Sony suffer from this problem. Otherwise, with the C3 you get an excellent OLED television from the upper middle class a fair price.
Samsung QN85C as a cheap alternative to the LG OLED C3
A cheap alternative to the LG OLED C3 is the Samsung QN85Cwhich is currently available in the 65-inch version for only 1,259.10 euros at MediaMarkt.
The QN85C does not have an OLED display, but uses a Neo QLED panel. This means that it does not achieve as deep black as OLED televisions, but it does score points strong brightness, great anti-reflective coating and very wide viewing angle. HDR10+ is supported as an HDR format, but not Dolby Vision.