LG C1 OLED TV
Ranked 3 of 5 OLED TVs by recommenders
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.
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.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 62%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Picture quality still impresses owners
“my TV is the original C1 OLED, nothing compared when I got it”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “LG to Ban Residential Proxies from Smart TV Apps” “Got my LG C1 calibrated as well and it looks fantastic again.”
Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “Apple unveils new Studio Display and all-new Studio Display XDR” “Can't go back to non-oleds.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 on Hacker News
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Privacy and data collection concerns
“they’re also the most customer-hostile when it comes to privacy”
Comment from 2 Nov 2026 in “Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?” “LG takes regular screenshots, uploads them to their servers, and sells them”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “OLED burn-in test: 30-month update” “it's "disgusting" the amount of spying they want to do”
Comment from 8 Sep 2026 in “216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]” Pop-up ads on screen
“an update reenabled the setting that pops up adverts over the top of what you're watching”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Microsoft Copilot AI Comes to LG TVs, and Can't Be Deleted” “the thing makes a few ever annoying popups I would love to disable”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?”
Other OLED TVs people recommend
The four most recommended other OLED TVs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG OLED TV | 37 | 26 | 59% | 10 | 5 yrs10 owners | — |
| LG C5 TV | 10 | 15 | 40% | 5 | 4 yrs4 owners | — |
| LG C1 OLED TVThis page | 8 | 5 | 62% | 6 | — | — |
| Samsung OLED TV | 7 | 4 | 64% | 4 | — | — |
| LG CX OLED TV | 5 | 2 | 71% | 3 | 6 yrs4 owners | — |
What people said
All 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“they’re also the most customer-hostile when it comes to privacy”
“the thing makes a few ever annoying popups I would love to disable”
“Game streaming works so much better”
“WebOS, no Android TV crapola to deal with”
“LG takes regular screenshots, uploads them to their servers, and sells them”
“My simplest solution to this is buying a TV panel.”
“it's "disgusting" the amount of spying they want to do”
“great TV, but with this BS, they lost me forever.”
“my TV is the original C1 OLED, nothing compared when I got it”
“Got my LG C1 calibrated as well and it looks fantastic again.”
“an update reenabled the setting that pops up adverts over the top of what you're watching”
“I have a LG C1 that got burn in after a year of use, playing FFXIV.”
“Can't go back to non-oleds.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.