# LG OLED TV 37 Hacker News commenters recommended LG OLED TV and 26 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 5 years (10 owners). **Verdict:** People praise LG OLED picture quality and years of trouble-free use, though the settings menu, bundled software and ads draw frequent complaints. ## Why people recommend it - Excellent OLED picture quality (11 comments): "It just looks great all the time. Especially on scenes like you describe with a dark scene with bright highlights." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46270428)) "The best (in terms of image quality) consumer displays on the market right now are OLED TVs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46370397)) "as an OLED TV it's incredible, LG would always be my first choice for picture" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46288977)) - Reliable for years without issues (4 comments): "I have 3 LG OLEDs of all different generation and they all still go great. It is by far the best tv you can get vs other manufacturers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49004481)) "My OLED TV is over two years old now without any issues even though it gets frequent usage." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49004667)) "With proper care, none of these are showing any real signs of burn-in." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025497)) - Good as a monitor for work (3 comments): "Especially nice in a small apartment where I use the same display for video, gaming, and desktop." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47237869)) "I pair it with a gigantic 48" LG OLED TV as my monitor." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49503905)) "I tried reading on my OLED TV and it worked great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46683720)) ## What people warn about - Cluttered settings and bundled software (3 comments): "The only inconvenient part is going fully through their god awful settings menu and turning off a bunch of them once." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46597933)) "a lot of the crapware doesn't even have an option to function if you just never accept the terms and conditions" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46270530)) "I absolutely love my WOLED panel, but the software has gotten a lot worse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49723825)) - Tracking, ads and bundled software (3 comments): "This developer did actually find screenshots on their TV of everything displayed on their screen, even when they set every available option that's supposed to stop ACR" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49679964)) "Bad news, brand new 2026 LG OLEDs come with Copilot out of the box packed into the software." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50163533)) "That ribbon got slammed full of advertisements at some point, last I knew." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49678288)) - Burn-in after several years (2 comments): "got noticeable burn in after 5 years - Minecraft hearts and other gaming related things from my son" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46563688)) "I have seen burn-in personally in my couple of early OLED devices" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48355732)) - Dead pixels and uneven image (2 comments): "after 5 years it's developing clusters of dead pixels down one edge" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49248429)) "was a bit disappointed to see that the image isn't perfectly even" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50011797)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [LG C5 TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-c5-tv.md): 10 recommend - [LG C1 OLED TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-c1-oled-tv.md): 8 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+OLED+TV+55+inch&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link) - [Official site](https://www.lg.com/us/tvs) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "LG OLED TV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-oled-tv/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).