The LG C6 OLED just got a huge discount — and I’m officially recommending it over the C5
Landing a good TV deal is all about timing. When we tested and reviewed LG's newest mid-range OLED TV back in April, our takeaway was simple: The LG C6 is an exceptional TV whose sticker price is a bit too high. My colleague Dylan Haas — who wrote the review — recommended that folks wait "until the back half of the year when the C6 inevitably drops its price."
Fast-forward to today. If you took Dylan’s advice and held off on buying the C6 at full price, your patience has now been rewarded.
The 65-inch LG C6 just crashed to $1,999 on Amazon. It's a steep, 26% discount on one of the year's best TVs, and for the first time since its release, I can recommend it with full, unbridled enthusiasm.
You can check out Dylan's LG C6 review for a full report on this mid-range OLED (including test results), but here's the basic gist: The C6 is only a marginal upgrade over the C5, but to be fair, the C5 was a five-star stunner of a TV.
Until now, I've been directing people to the C5 on account of its cheaper price tag. And, while the C5 is still sporting a friendlier price tag over a year after its debut, the C6's latest discount is deep enough to bring it back into the conversation.
If you've never gazed upon an OLED TV before, you're in for a treat. The C6 doesn't rely on a traditional backlight, and instead, each one of its millions of pixels is self-illuminating.
This means that the C6 can render perfect black levels. Bright objects aren't saddled with the distracting, hazy-looking light bloom you're bound to see even on high-end Mini-LED TVs that cost roughly the same as the C6.
The C6 leads the mid-range OLED class when it comes to features.
The C6 also leads the mid-range OLED class when it comes to features. All four of its HDMI 2.1 inputs support 4K gaming at 120Hz (the highest 4K spec for today's consoles), and 4K/165Hz is an option for PC gamers. Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and AMD FreeSync Premium are along for the ride, too.
LG's in-house streaming platform isn't my favorite (that honor goes to Roku), but the C6's built-in webOS functionality is reliable enough for everyday use.
Unlike Samsung's mid-range OLED TV for 2026 (the S90H), the C6 comes with Dolby Vision support. This is one of the most popular HDR formats, and its inclusion ensures that the C6 is able to accurately match a filmmaker's vision during Dolby Vision-mastered content.
Unfortunately, this is the portion of the post where I must remind you that the prices of new TVs fluctuate quite often. According to my records, the LG C6 was listed on Amazon for $2,699 as recently as the middle of June. If you're interested in saving on this set, I don't recommend waiting.
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