LG’s flagship set gets a bigger upgrade than it initially seems
This year’s LG G4 OLED TV is a much bigger deal than it first seems. Within the familiar chassis and specification sheet are several subtle upgrades that together seem more meaningful than one might expect, and now the gap between this premium model and the mid-tier C4 is larger than that of any G-series and C-series TVs before.
During CES 2024, but at a private event away from the main Las Vegas Convention Center, LG briefly demonstrated several of its new OLED TVs. We were instantly impressed by the G4, particularly the 83in model…
Price
No pricing for any of LG’s new TVs has been announced at this stage and probably won’t be for a little while. Our instinct is that things won’t be markedly different to that of last year’s G3.
The G4 will go up against models such as the Samsung S95D, Panasonic Z95A and whatever flagship 4K model Sony eventually announces. If the G4’s price turns out to be too steep for you, LG will happily sell you the step-down C4 or the entry-level B4, the latter of which has already drawn our attention.
Design
The G4 looks very similar to the G3 it replaces. In fact, the main chassis is identical, with a picture frame-like design with a flat back and, a step around the edges aside, a universal thickness of between 2.4cm and 2.8cm depending on which size model you buy.
The G4 will be available in 55, 65, 77, 83 and 97 inches. In a first for LG’s G-series, the 55in and 65in models will come with a pedestal in the US, and we expect that to be the same for the UK. The other sizes will continue to be bundled with a wall bracket, with the design very much still lending itself to wall mounting.
Features
LG Electronics has confirmed that the 55in, 65in, 77in and 83in versions of the G4 all feature the new, second-generation MLA OLED panel from LG Display. LG Display has previously stated that this panel is capable of going 50 per cent brighter than the previous version, – up to a maximum of 3000 nits.
However, while LG Electronics hasn’t revealed its own brightness figures for the G4, we expect the increase in brightness to generally be more conservative than that. That said, LGE does say that its new ‘Peak Highlighter’ feature can boost the brightness of small highlights (that take up no more than 3 per cent of the screen) by up to 150 per cent of the brightness of which its own non-Evo
