LG 65-Inch Class OLED evo C4 Series Smart TV 4K Processor Flat Screen with Magic Remote AI-Powered with Alexa Built-in (OLED65C4PUA, 2024)

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!

I bought this TV on somewhat of a whim during Black Friday sales. We knew we wanted a new TV and had zeroed in on this model from browsing at Best Buy because the picture quality and color looked very nice. We've been very pleased with it in the several months since. The picture quality is great. We use a soundbar so I can't speak much to sound quality, but when we initially didn't have the soundbar configured the built-in speakers seemed adequate. While it was quite cumbersome to get through all the screens of initial setup before we could actually watch something (including multiple agreements that are required to enable certain features), the operating system is pretty user-friendly and responsive. The list of apps on the home screen is almost fully customizable; there are a couple native apps that can't be removed. The TV responds pretty quickly to the remote or to an Alexa command to turn on or off. The main disappointments I have with the TV relate to other aspects of Alexa integration. When I request for the show I'm watching to be paused/stopped/played it either doesn't respond at all or the response takes 30+ seconds. The TV can also act as an Alexa device and field commands including by using an Alexa button on the remote, but this often triggers by accident and opens the Alexa screen when I'm in the middle of watching something, to the point that I want to disable this function. Lastly, I'm disappointed that the dual-screen functionality is almost worthless. There are extremely limited apps you can select to use in this mode. You can see I have quite a few apps installed on the home page, but the only things available for dual-screen are Web Browser, Camera, Live TV, and YouTube. Overall I feel it is a good value and great quality both in construction and how the picture looks, but the few things that should be nice convenience features are lacking.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I love this tv. Colors are awesome and the sharpness and details are some of the best that I have seen on a tv. Although I have to say the Sling app in the tv works ok.It buffers a lot, but ok on the other apps.Still a great value and great tv.Value for money:Great deal on prime day.

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.