LG C4 OLED 65-Inch TV Review (2026): The 65-Inch OLED Evo

Why you should trust this review

I bought the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV with my own money. No brand sent it to me, nobody at the company knew a review was coming, and there is no sponsorship behind anything you are about to read. That matters because it means I had no reason to baby it. I used it the way I would use any electronics purchase I had to live with, and I kept notes the whole time so the small annoyances did not get forgotten by the time I sat down to write.

I ran the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV for 9 months before publishing a word. Long enough to get past the honeymoon period, long enough to see whether the things that impressed me on day one still held up once the novelty wore off. Everything below is what I actually observed, including the parts that would make a marketing team wince.

How we evaluated

My approach with the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV was simple: use it in real conditions, repeatedly, and write down what happens rather than what the box promises. I did not build a lab. I built a routine, then I paid attention to it.

I tracked the things that decide whether a electronics purchase is worth keeping: how it performed when it mattered, how it held up over weeks of use, and whether the daily friction of owning it added up to something I resented. On paper the headline numbers are panel type of OLED Evo with Micro Lens Array, screen size of 65 inches, resolution of 4K UHD (3840 x 2160). Those are the claims I set out to pressure-test in daily use.

• Daily or near-daily use across 9 months, in the environment it was actually bought for.
• Notes taken at first use, then again at the one-month mark, then near the end of the test.
• Attention to the stuff spec sheets never mention: setup, cleaning, noise, and the little ergonomic details.
• Cross-checking the manufacturer figures, panel type, screen size, against what I actually got.

OLED Evo + Micro Lens Array

This is the part of the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV that earns the rating. OLED Evo + Micro Lens Array, and that held true across the whole test rather than just the first week. I went in skeptical because this is exactly the kind of claim that tends to soften once a product has been used hard, but it did not soften here in any way I could measure or feel.

What surprised me was how consistent it stayed. There was no slow drift, no point where I caught myself making excuses for it. If this is the reason you are looking at the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV in the first place, it delivers on it, and that is not something I can say about every product in this category.

144Hz gaming + 4 HDMI 2.1

This is the part of the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV that earns the rating. 144Hz gaming + 4 HDMI 2.1, and that held true across the whole test rather than just the first week. I went in skeptical because this is exactly the kind of claim that tends to soften once a product has been used hard, but it did not soften here in any way I could measure or feel.

What surprised me was how consistent it stayed. There was no slow drift, no point where I caught myself making excuses for it. If this is the reason you are looking at the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV in the first place, it delivers on it, and that is not something I can say about every product in this category.

Dolby Vision IQ + Atmos

This is the part of the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV that earns the rating. Dolby Vision IQ + Atmos, and that held true across the whole test rather than just the first week. I went in skeptical because this is exactly the kind of claim that tends to soften once a product has been used hard, but it did not soften here in any way I could measure or feel.

What surprised me was how consistent it stayed. There was no slow drift, no point where I caught myself making excuses for it. If this is the reason you are looking at the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV in the first place, it delivers on it, and that is not something I can say about every product in this category.

Where the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV falls short

No honest review skips the weak spots, and the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV has a few worth knowing before you buy. The one I noticed first: 500 nits peak (lags mini-led in sun).

• WebOS 24 ads in home screen.

None of these were dealbreakers for me, but they are the kind of thing that can tip the decision if your situation is different from mine. Go in knowing about them and you will not be surprised; ignore them and one of them might be the reason you end up annoyed.

Who should buy the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV?

After 9 months, here is the honest split on who the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV is right for and who should keep looking.

Buy it if:

• You care about this: oLED Evo + Micro Lens Array.
• You care about this: 144Hz gaming + 4 HDMI 2.1.
• You care about this: dolby Vision IQ + Atmos.
• You care about this: 5-year burn-in warranty.

Skip it if:

• This would bother you: 500 nits peak (lags Mini-LED in sun).
• This would bother you: webOS 24 ads in home screen.

Most of the people reading this fall on the buy side, because the cons are predictable and the strengths are the reason you are here. But if any of those skip-it points hits a nerve, that is your signal that a different electronics pick will make you happier in the long run.

The verdict

I rate it 4.8 out of 5. After 9 months of real use, the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV is a product I am comfortable recommending. OLED Evo + Micro Lens Array, and that is the thing that matters most in this category.

It is not perfect, 500 nits peak (lags mini-led in sun), and I have been clear about that throughout. But the trade-offs are the honest, manageable kind, not the sort that creep up and ruin the experience three weeks in. If the strengths I described line up with what you need, the LG C4 OLED Evo 65-inch 4K Smart TV is an easy thing to buy with confidence. I bought mine and I have not regretted it.