Of course, such comparisons are hard to come by in reality; even if you head to a local brick-and-mortar, the TVs will likely be separated by brand and budget. So when LG invited me to a private testing session ahead of its 2025 TV releases, including for the flagship G5 OLED, I bit.

After the LG G5 ’s reveal at CES 2025, one of the headline announcements – and what I described as its most anticipated upgrade – was a big claimed boost in its fullscreen brightness, an area that all of the best OLED TVs find challenging.

Having missed CES this year, I’ve had to wait longer than usual to get my first look at LG’s new TVs, but I finally got the chance last month at a London event for reviewers. While LG Electronics will never confirm such things,

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The G5 is also the world's first 4K 165Hz capable TV, with all the VRR and G-Sync and FreeSync boxes ticked, which will be hugely appealing for gamers with PC rigs who want to future-proof their TV setup rather than using a monitor.

It’s shaping up to be a big year for TVs. But of all the developments unfolding right now, there’s one TV advancement that piques my interest more than the rest: LG Display’s Primary RGB Tandem OLED technology.

The cheapest of the TVs, the LG B5, will start at €1,700. That's for the 48-incher; the largest model, at 83 inches, is €6,000. (LG had originally told TechRadar at CES 2025 that there would only be two sizes of the LG B5, but that appears not to have been accurate.) The LG C5 range starts at 42 inches for €1,700, rising to €7,200 for the 83-inch.

If you have followed my recent flurry of old TV reviewer rants at sky features, you’ll know one of my big tasks this year has been reviewing a sea of Mini LED TVs. Which is why this week I was delighted to get a slight change of pace and help our senior staff writer,