# LG C1 OLED TV

8 Hacker News commenters recommended LG C1 OLED TV and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its picture quality and WebOS interface without Android TV clutter. The most common caveat is LG's privacy practices, including ads and screen data collection.

## Why people recommend it

- Picture quality still impresses owners (3 comments): "my TV is the original C1 OLED, nothing compared when I got it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49005628)) "Got my LG C1 calibrated as well and it looks fantastic again." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47266832)) "Can't go back to non-oleds." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45782269))

## What people warn about

- Privacy and data collection concerns (3 comments): "they’re also the most customer-hostile when it comes to privacy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50331572)) "LG takes regular screenshots, uploads them to their servers, and sells them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50013901)) "it's "disgusting" the amount of spying they want to do" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49606929))
- Pop-up ads on screen (2 comments): "an update reenabled the setting that pops up adverts over the top of what you're watching" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46272464)) "the thing makes a few ever annoying popups I would love to disable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50329509))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [LG OLED TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-oled-tv.md): 37 recommend
- [LG C5 TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-c5-tv.md): 10 recommend
- [Samsung OLED TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-oled-tv.md): 7 recommend
- [LG CX OLED TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-cx-oled-tv.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=LG+C1+65+inch+OLED+evo+4K+smart+TV&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.lg.com/us/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "LG C1 OLED TV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-c1-oled-tv/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).