LG 65-Inch Class OLED evo AI 4K C5 Series Smart TV w/Dolby Atmos, Dolby Vision, HDR10, AI Super Upscaling 4K, Filmmaker Mode, Wow Orchestra, Alexa Built-in (OLED65C5PUA, 2025)

I really like this TV so far. Even though I use a sound bar the built-in speakers on this thing are actually pretty impressive. The remote is a bit different but I honestly love it. It has a scroll wheel and you can use it almost like a Wii remote which feels so intuitive that going back to a standard remote is going to be tough. My only gripe is that they replaced some of the standard button icons with their own symbols which makes things a little confusing. For example you have to hold down a specific button for a few seconds just to find the input menu. If they kept the Wii functionality and the scroll wheel but used more traditional buttons this remote would be perfect. The build quality seems solid. To be honest I am coming from a QLED and the picture hasn't completely blown me away yet. However the 144Hz refresh rate is awesome and the price was definitely right.

My FIRST tv purchase was in 2007 at Target. It was a 32in flatscreen Sony and it was a display so I got it on discount. After 19yrs I finally decided to invest on the latest and the best tv there is. With extensive research on Google/YouTube especially between the LG and Samsung OLED, The LG OLED EVO AI C5series 65in IS IT👍! It is pure entertainment at the highest quality possible. Very easy to set up. Picture quality looks unbelievably real no matter what picture mode you choose. The remote control is quite small but simple and straightforward not too many buttons, though I’m not crazy about the tiny ball roll button in the middle but I digress. Hope this will last me another 19yrs or more.

I love this TV! I bought the TV for gaming and movies. I hooked it up to a PlayStation 5 Pro and the image is amazing. The higher refresh rate and AI made such a huge difference to my last LG OLED 65”. Loved that this came in 77”, fits my area perfectly. Easy to set up and install. Remote is intuitive and the LG app works well for saving my favorite streaming services. My father bought one a week after he saw mine. He was so impressed by it. Highly recommend.

I think I'd actually rate this at 4.8 stars, but that's not an option. This TV is replacing an LG OLED C9, which I bought in 2018 or so. The C9 finally suffered from either burn-in or worn-out pixels, not sure which. Got some blue tint near the bottom of the screen and the color distortion spread up about a fourth of the way in the middle. Not terrible. I watched it for a few months with this and it didn't bother me a great deal. For the price you pay for this 2025 set in 2026? The C5 is more than worth it. Chose a picture mode, but then found I couldn't adjust tint and color in that mode. Went to the "standard" mode and then I could. I found I had to lesson the color and adjust the tint to get the color on facial images right. Keep in mind that different sources may need different settings. The remote, though fairly intuitive, takes some getting used to, but it didn't take all that long to figure out how to make the adjustments with it. Had to go online to figure out why "color" was grayed out in other modes. As for sound, I have my TV hooked up to my audio system with HDMI. I only like listening to the audio system (7.1 surround) when listening to music or watching a movie. Otherwise, I prefer the TV sound. You can choose the TV sound you like, but be aware that different choices limit the volume range. I tried them all, but found that the one that worked best for me was the "sports" mode. Simply allowed me to get the volume and clarity I need for voices. The TV sound is more than adequate and considering the TV is only 1.8 inches at its widest, the speakers are pretty decent. Final comments? The colors pop a little more than on the older LG, but, truthfully, I wouldn't have replaced the older TV if I hadn't had the color distortion. I don't notice any difference in resolution. OLED technology simply produces the best picture in my opinion and picture quality has remained pretty much the same over the years.

Man, I was SOOOO skeptical about this TV - I am using it as a work and gaming monitor But 2 days in, the blacks are amazing, the colors are so much more than the widescreen 5120x1440 QLED Samsung I was running before - gave it to my son. Love being able to move tabs around and the sound is amazing, no need for an add-on amp in this usage My one off star is the remote, I HATE the magic remote, IMO Vizio and Roku have better remotes. The fact it forces you to the magic pointer - and there's no way to turn it off- first is BS at this price point Otherwise great TV if you don't care about these other issues 144hz at 4K is beyond cool!

I’ve been using the LG 65” OLED evo C5 mainly for PS5 gaming, and it’s honestly a huge upgrade. The picture quality is incredible deep blacks, super vibrant colors, and amazing contrast that really makes games feel immersive. The motion is extremely smooth, and everything feels very responsive, especially with fast-paced games.

A word to the wise...take EVERYTHING out of the box. ALL the styrofoam. I spent a week thinking I had not received a remote control or all of the stand. It was taped to the bottom area of the bottom piece of styrofoam. I realized this when I went to break down the box for recycling. I LOVE the TV. The remote control is a little challenging at first it takes a little getting used to, but I love it now. My first OLED TV and now I understand all the hype. It's a beautiful, clear, vibrant screen. The price was decent. I definitely recommend. Finding all the "missing" pieces I had been so angry about was in the end...hilarious.

Comparison: My new LG 4K Smart OLED TV (OLED55C5PUA, 2025) vs my old LG 4K Smart OLED TV (OLED55CXPUA, 2020) Sources Used: Sony UBP-X700 4K Ultra HD Player (October 2024) and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray discs. Connectors: Zeskit Maya 8K 48Gbps Certified Ultra High-Speed HDMI Cable 16ft CL3 In-Wall Rated Remote Control Solution: As others rightly indicate, the new remote that comes with this TV is not up to the tasks required. I ended up using the remote that came with the previous version of this TV - the "LG Remote Magic Remote Control" (AKB75855501) - which is available on Amazon. LG TV's UNIQUE STANDOUTS SUMMARY - "Nightmare Alley" (2021, 4K, Guillermo del Toro) joins perfect details and colors to allow the genre's nihilism free rein. - "Pinocchio" (2022, 4K, Guillermo del Toro), a brilliantly filmed, very dark stop-motion animated film that hits every button (Note: not for young children). - "TRON: Legacy" (2010, 2K upscaled to 4K, Joseph Kosinski) is everything a gorgeous Sci-Fi drama - with stellar soundtrack - should be thanks to LG and Disney. (DETAILED EVALUATIONS BELOW) Preface: All my viewing was in HDR mode for 4k. I used the movies listed below, all of which benefitted from excellent motion smoothing, without awful sheen/glow, when rendered using moderate level of this TV's Black Frame Insertion (BFI) in Game Mode and a touch of extra brightness. Bright or dark room did not matter. (See bottom of page for comments on 2K SDR/Regular Blu-ray.) THE HOBBIT - THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG (48fps): If you hated the 48fps of The Hobbit, your troubles are over! Watch this movie with correct BFI and generally accepted parameters for Game Mode on this TV. Then the natural appearance of everything in this movie will bowl you over. Faces are normal. The spiders of Mirkwood show markings that are easier to see and have colors that make sense on those horrid creatures. Seeing the etching on Smaug's hide (without the sheen) is worth every penny. STAR WARS (2020 UHD Release)(24fps): The movie is fun and impressive to watch given how old it is. The color and lighting are very good. Its sheen was tamed very well on this TV, and scenes filmed outdoors were very natural. (When I watched this movie on my previous LG TV - the OLED55CXPUA, 2020 - I was distracted by the less manageable sheen/glow.) DUNE, PARTS 1 and 2: - (Dune1, 24fps) The abundance of sand colors and sunlight make the DUNE movies bright overall. Beautiful browns in their various shades are a treat. In the midst of all that brown, you should notice subtle dark shades of green on clothing, and quilt-like stitching on the jackets. Facial features are beautifully rendered. The Bene Gesserit ship passing through and out of The Spacing Guild's Heighliner (at 20m:50s) and the Worm Spotter aircraft's flight (at 1h:01m:50s) should not break up in their movements across the screen. In the battle scenes when the Harkonnen invade, you should see no tearing or empty space in the rolling flames. - (Dune2, 24fps/48fps) It took almost the entire movie for me to register that there was no lag or choppiness in Dune Part 2 at all... none (at least with BFI engaged). Turns out Dune Part 2 occasionally used 48fps in some places instead of 24fps only, an approach that worked almost magically. It now takes 1st place as the best all-around film in my collection. BLADE RUNNER 2049 (24fps): The BFI nailed the surrounding colors and movement of K's police vehicle as it passed behind buildings. The vehicle's movement was smooth and the snow/rain contrails moving over and past the back of the vehicle were easy to pick out. Colors were incredibly detailed and vibrant at every turn. 1917 (24fps): This movie benefits enormously from BFI and reduces the number of "jittery" scenes to two: 1) the stuttering movement as the camera views an embankment and pans left to right just after the two soldiers narrowly escape the collapsing tunnels, and 2) the panning left to right as the two soldiers are in a barn looking through wood slats at a plane in the distance. OBLIVION (24fps): I've watched this movie many times and this LG TV brought out colors better than the previous LG. The motions were very smooth and details abounded. Things to look for are Vicca's tears running down her face and off her nose as she betrays Jack, and the flickering lights when Julia and the hapless people are in the sights of the drone programmed to kill them (the flickering lights should not tear or have holes). FORD v FERRARI (24fps): The most interesting and exciting (and perpetual) visual experience I had with this movie was the heightened detail seen on clothing I don't recall seeing on the previous TV. But most of all the colors of red and brown in their various shades were able to make me fall further into the movie as everything seemed so very natural. THE PRESTIGE (24fps): This is a very detailed movie where the differing shades of brown are everywhere. Especially look for the brown variants (and other colors) in the weave of the tweed coats, especially prominent near the end of the movie. GEMINI MAN (60fps): I know what you're thinking: this movie is intolerable for its irremediable sheen/glow. You're right. It's also too intimate: it's as close to "being there" than I could tolerate... feels creepy, like eavesdropping. I played this all the way through again but came away with no changed opinions, except for very slightly better colors all 'round. HOWEVER, the climax near the end of the movie is visceral in how it renders the minigun being used to shred the store where the heroes are sheltering. TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, I must say that one of the most impressive demonstrations of BFI motion smoothing is how, in the opening scene, the filmmaker was able to sweep the camera across the ribbed structure above the train station and not induce seizures. (On the other hand, you might want seizure medicine handy if you try to view that panned ribbed structure with no BFI enabled.) On the whole, its motion smoothing and details are absolutely amazing. Regarding 2K SDR (i.e., regular Blu-ray), my results were either very good or very poor. For instance, the original releases of Avatar, Total Recall (2012), and The Imitation Game rendered outstanding results. On the other hand, The Last Samurai and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows were a disappointment. While the upscaling and motion smoothing were excellent on all these 2K movies, the Last Samurai and Sherlock Holmes renderings were too dark or dull, foggy, and wispy. The previous model of this same TV (OLED55CXPUA, 2020) did not have such challenges and disparities. As I write this, I notice the screen's gradual dimmer is working very well to ensure no image burn-in occurs when I stop typing for a while. (At the moment, I am using the TV's input connected to my computer.) Even though the dimming feature is not good for watching movies, it is a must for anything else. Thankfully, when using the 4k input for movies, and Game Mode is enabled, the TV will not dim on its own.