The BEST TV of 2023? LG G3 MLA OLED Evo TV Review - COMPARED to Samsung S95C & QN95C

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The G3 is the flagship 4K model from LG for 2023 and it features for the first time Micro Lens Array MLA technology which is a layer of billions of micrometre-sized convex lenses fixed to the pixels that capture and direct light usually lost within a traditional OLED panel and redirects this towards the viewer.
By redirecting this light towards the viewer, LG has boosted brightness and viewing angle stability enormously. This is married to the Brightness Booster Pro processing that uses a brightness-enhancing algorithm, which improves screen brightness and colour by analysing and adjusting the brightness of each scene in real-time and adding more specular details and much better just above-black detail to enhance HDR performance.
In this video, we give you our review of the LG G3 OLED TV as well as comparisons against the Samsung S95C QD-OLED and the QN95C MiniLED TVs.
We use Portrait Displays’ Calman colour calibration software (www.portrait.com) a Murideo Seven Generator and a Klein K-10A meter profiled to a JETI Spectraval 1511-HiRes spectroradiometer for measurement and calibration.
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@supremetaaanxz2241 Жыл бұрын

Both the G3 and the S95C are wonderfully good TVs. Anyone saying that one crushes the other is either a fanboy or someone validated their purchase. No TV is perfect, and I personally find it easier to live with the problems of the S95C, than the G3. It’s why I bought it. But yes, these TVs really are the best sets ever made effectively. HDR looks just breathtaking

@michael-4k4000 Жыл бұрын

When Sony releases their A95L in 3 years, look out!

@supremetaaanxz2241 11 ай бұрын

@@michael-4k4000 yeah the A95L will be the best TV this year. That Sony XR works magic, plus people like having Dolby Vision, although it’s usually implemented in an inaccurate fashion. But yeah, The A95L will be absolutely monstrous!

@stevieh771 11 ай бұрын

Can you really justify paying so much more with only 2 hdmi 2.1 outputs though?? Smart money is with s95c or g3.

@jantjedewaal 11 ай бұрын

@@stevieh771 sony is overpriced. have the lg g3 77 inch tv. gives me more wow then the a95k from last year sony model. 2 hdmi 2.1 ports is scandalous! also the lg g3 is so much better with gaming

@kingkobra1956 11 ай бұрын

@@supremetaaanxz2241I can't wait for the reviews of the A95L.

@adenoidhinkel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review Phil. I'm waiting my G3 55 inches to arrive at saturday. I'll try it on watching movies and testing some games in my series X.

@4Kmichelinstarmovies 11 ай бұрын

getting this very soon cant wait !! Great Review A+++

@user-sz5he5ny4f Жыл бұрын

Very nice and clear review. I would like an 83"/85" TV. Are you going to test it soon?

@sj460162 11 ай бұрын

I was tempted to get the Qn95c with all the rave reviews and I have a bright room but your review has changed ny mind. Please advise if the g3 is sharper with 1080p hd tv as this is my biggest use case. Thankyou, Steve

@user-by3cg8jj6q 6 ай бұрын

I have the Sony 65 A95L in my living room and a LG G3 55INCH in my bed room. I find the G3 even with HD on Looks more natural than the A95L . Trying to get the Sony correct Colour wise is a real task?. The G3 has a more natural clearer picture.

@thewhofan8020 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Phil for the fantastic in-depth review. I think it's now time for me to put my plasma TV to bed and get an OLED.

@robertgreen7201 7 ай бұрын

Phil - Just wanted to congratulate you on another excellent review and, perhaps more importantly, your great presentation skills and style.

@avforums 7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@glenn1964 3 ай бұрын

Hi Phil, I want to upgrade my "old" Panasonic TX-P46 G20 Plasma TV. it's still working, no problems at all with the screen. But which TV I should pick now: The LG G3 Evo or the Panasonic MZ980 ? Both 55" inch. Cause I don't have no more space on the wall. BTW: The LG G3 Evo 55" inch is now €1495 Euros in the Netherlands, Europe. You have always excellent reviews ! Good luck with your channel. Glenn 🇳🇱

@Ben-fq1lj 4 ай бұрын

Question, was the lg in the compare shots using dynamic tone mapping on or off?

@pedrovieira8602 11 ай бұрын

Seem like a very interesting product. What would really impress me though is if someone could put brightness/backlight +- buttons on the remote

@MrNiceKnife Жыл бұрын

Seen them both in person. G3 is on another level. Samsung has a way to go still not bad for only their 2nd Gen OLED.

@marcsondlucce Жыл бұрын

Boy, please! The s95c crushing everything lol

@MrNiceKnife Жыл бұрын

@@marcsondlucce crushing blacks? 🤷🏻‍♂️ right about that 😉

@deesteez4329 Жыл бұрын

Samsung ain’t crushing Sony!

@mrgiggles7840 Жыл бұрын

cant agree with this ..... Samsung colors are far better and the G3 puts out a huge amount of heat ..... no problem in winter but on a hot summer day turn on the AC

@bL3dbL4k Жыл бұрын

S95C is the best TV out right now. G3 is NOT on another level.

@seanmf202 11 ай бұрын

Excellent Review. Consumers are in for a treat 🎉.

@matijadeejay 8 ай бұрын

Hy, is the power cable removable on the LG G3 TV ,can I screw the plastic plate around the cable to detached it?

@bobbradley3866 Жыл бұрын

How does “redirecting the light towards the viewer “ boost the viewing angles?

@JSWolf 11 ай бұрын

How is the HLG performance of the Samsung S95C?

@ZacharyTech7 8 ай бұрын

i just ordered the LG G3 65 inch upgrading from 5+ year old Vizio 4k tv i assume it well be worth it as my vizio was a crappy walmart tv lol never spent this much on a tv before and i watch ans use tv alot

@niketariq 4 ай бұрын

I have cx should I upgrade to this ?

@cpg8000 7 ай бұрын

Great review. IDK what it is, but LG motion processing looks weird to me compared with what Sony typically does. Anyone shed light on this?

@rebelheir252 6 ай бұрын

Does the G3 run hot?

@khobia2 Жыл бұрын

Incredible review. Except Sony really outshines the G3 I’m sold on LG this year.

@Cons2911 6 ай бұрын

My choice, for the same price. 77 s95c or 65 g3. Which one would you guys get in the same situation? Wish there was a 77 s90

@Thetechiecabbie 3 ай бұрын

Worth update from c9?

@tangoadvance8393 9 ай бұрын

I presume the no Dolby vision means no Netflix calibration?

@E1.laa. 11 ай бұрын

LG WINER ❤❤❤❤

@peanutbuottaah 11 ай бұрын

I want to get a new tv I'm deciding between the G2 G3 or the A95K. Any opinions about wich is better??

@nickxcore74 11 ай бұрын

If money is no option, then I’d go for the G3 as it’s got the better features overall for gaming and watching movies. The picture quality is easily on a par with the A95K and you get the 4 2.1 HDMI ports. If you’re on a budget, then the G2 is still a great TV, but it’s not as bright as the G3 and A95K.

@leonardobellini3917 11 ай бұрын

Hi, do you think the G3 is better than the Panasonic LZ2000 in overall image quality?

@MrRaitzi 11 ай бұрын

I bet no much difference. 77" Panasonic does not have the MLA so that is clearly worse.

@othman0077 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Peter Tyson bring the beast S95C for long-term review thank you in advance S95C better in game mode

@catalinmaxim 11 ай бұрын

Hi Phil. I just purchased an LG G3, 65inch. It is normal to make a "click" noise when the TV is switched off? Please advise. Great video, 👍 thumbs up! @avforums

@Hi-levels 2 ай бұрын

Did you figure ut out??

@catalinmaxim 2 ай бұрын

@@Hi-levels No

@fullhd5277 11 ай бұрын

The best review to me .

@robertdawood9920 Жыл бұрын

Excuse me please 🙏, avforum I just saw both lg g3 ,and samsung s95c qd oled tv in store and after carefully and gently touching 😮both tvs panels I noticed that the lg g3,gets quite 🔥 hot,while samsung s95c remains cool 😎, should I be concerned that lg g3 was will suffer burn in??,thanks for your reply 👍

@mrgiggles7840 Жыл бұрын

I also noticed that the difference in heat output is dramatic between the two and while the G3 series is quite bright I prefer the look of the Samsung Oled better ..... the 83 inch LG is a showstopper because of its size but its the only one I would pick over the Samsung. The menu system is better on the LG ..... shadows might be better too .... colors are far better on the Samsung ....

@ashman2k1 2 ай бұрын

Brightness don't bother me iff I have to deal with blooming I'd rather darker tv no blooming I have the qn90b 55 inch and when I see blooming it annoys me as it destroys the picture I'll be going for the qn95c :)

@scormx2644 11 ай бұрын

S95c vs g3, better?

@michael-4k4000 Жыл бұрын

Hey Guys, as you know im always looking for the next Gamechanger! Am thinking of getting rid of my C2 83" oled for a G3 77 or 83", what do you think?

@khobia2 Жыл бұрын

G3 83 inches doesn’t have MLA technology. Brightness boost and all that only in the smaller screen sizes. So you will be limited to 77” at the top end. Not quite sure why not at 83” but maybe not cost effective.

@avforums 11 ай бұрын

As Michael says, the 77-inch will have MLA and Brightness Booster Pro, the 83-inch doesn't.

@michael-4k4000 4 ай бұрын

I think the new G4 has MLA on the 83”. Can you confirm this? Thanks boys! Life is beautiful-LG

@michaelfoster3441 Жыл бұрын

Finally a reviewer who has gave the G3 a win over the S95C , What we want to see is the Panasonic MLA MZ2000 vs the S95C .

@NexGenTek Жыл бұрын

But it's not. There's a reason he's the only one lol the S95C really is better almost ever way

@lipiningole1381 11 ай бұрын

@@NexGenTek not every way . Quality control is still an issue over a company that’s making oled for 10 years now. Chances of you getting broken oled tv in few years are more with Samsung than with LG. Ofcourse the color is more vibrant on s95c but Samsungs record of firmaware updates is questionable . I’m yet to buy and I’m getting s95c for 500 dollars cheaper than G3 , still not made up my mind

@NexGenTek 11 ай бұрын

@@lipiningole1381 Panel uniformity is going to be your downfall if you get a lg on top of a worse game mode. I took the G3 back because of the vertical banding. Just trying to help you not make the same mistake.

@michaelfoster3441 11 ай бұрын

But even still if a person thinks a tv is better that's his opinion if me or you think so our not . When I buy something and I am spending my on money the only option that matters is mine . I plan on buying the MLA Panasonic MZ2000 and the Sony A95kL..

@NexGenTek 11 ай бұрын

@@michaelfoster3441 Do you! You'll have to learn the hard way if you lose it 😉

@maxcovergold 11 ай бұрын

Shame launch prices were so high. Looking at the 55G3 this year, possibly even 65 if became affordable, but way too high to justify it atm. Do we reckon there will be drastic price drops within the next 5 months?

@avforums 11 ай бұрын

I would expect some price erosion over the next 5 months, but no idea what that will be. It may follow the same route of the G2 last year.

@maxcovergold 11 ай бұрын

@@avforums here's hoping. Cracking review as always 👍

@balladofthebroken7569 2 ай бұрын

Did you ever end up getting it? I just got a 65 G3 for a solid price at Best Buy. I’m loving it

@maxcovergold 2 ай бұрын

@@balladofthebroken7569 Nice. I got a great deal around black Friday on the 55. Very happy with it

@Charlie-zj3hw 11 ай бұрын

I have the Samsung 77" S90C and the LG C2 .. We all prefer the Samsung QD-OLED by far .. I do like the ISF day time mode on the LG I use it has my PC monitor.. I almost returned to C2 but luckily I found the fix in the service menu.. pretty bad you have to void your warranty on your brand new TV just to fix the quirks that has with the dimming

@michael-4k4000 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone think the G4 will be that much brighter? The G3 is a good deal right now.

@mohammedfaiisal 6 ай бұрын

It does not look like the G3 has the deep black levels as non mla models like C3 or G2 for example. Maybe that is the only downside of mla

@TheSlyDragon93 Жыл бұрын

Where did you get your stand from? I noticed it ain’t from LG and I ain’t overpaying for their wonky stand

@DanielWilliams-pv4gr Жыл бұрын

Literally any stand works with the Vesa 300 - 200

@j.rfrazier1855 Жыл бұрын

There’s no denying LG clapped back at QD OLED this year, but looking to the future, as QD OLED progress and more content will assuredly take advantage of 2020 Volume, what can LG do to keep up, if they stick with WRGB?

@LEMON48 Жыл бұрын

What can LG ? just create full RGB oled +MLA

@NexGenTek Жыл бұрын

@@LEMON48 Quantum Dots is what makes it special not just the RGB

@LEMON48 Жыл бұрын

@@NexGenTek Professional monitor x310 is also full RGB not any quantum dot.

@NexGenTek Жыл бұрын

@@LEMON48 Yup and it's also a LCD so..?

@trewright1482 4 ай бұрын

The Best TV Value of the year is the Samsung S89C. A 77inch Best Buy exclusive, that is 2nd Gen QD OLED just like the S90c. In fact it is a S90C with a different stand. Bet thing about it is its only $1999 for a high quality OLED!!!

@jonasnezinomas5781 11 ай бұрын

Samsung💪💪💪💪

@michaelwyckoff7593 11 ай бұрын

Hello fella

@petermacgregor2004 11 ай бұрын

I reckon LG wins hands down. A comparison with a New Gen Sony OLED would be good.

@aledero Жыл бұрын

Waiting for Sony A95L

@MrNiceKnife Жыл бұрын

Hopefully the C series gets the panel upgrade next year.

@michael-4k4000 Жыл бұрын

Probably not next year, may take a few years.

@hastensavoir7782 11 ай бұрын

Panasonic MZ2000 Sony X95L

@The-Reflex331 Жыл бұрын

Gradient handling and Chrominance Overshoot are horrid on this tv.

@Nescio527 Жыл бұрын

What has happened to our world, in which the Samsung now produces the most pure and natural image. Some reviewers can't get it out of their mouths yet, others generously admit it, especially if the reference monitor also indicates it. What if Samsung is more natural than Panasonic, and also costs 2000 euros less for the 65 inch. That would be really bad. So Sony and Panasonic prices down please.

@exhibitD79 11 ай бұрын

You can tune the S95C to have the same deeper blacks if you want that higher contrast look of the LG. You can't tune the LG to have more colour volume. In saying that, if you don't want to fiddle around with your TV much, the LG might be better out of the box. Unless of course you are gaming. In which case the LG requires more fiddling.

@MrRaitzi 11 ай бұрын

How he missed the brightness issue and washed out colors in game mode?

@TrueBlade-1889 11 ай бұрын

But ... Samsung has no Dolby Vision support. Non-starter.

@Dave-cn4no 11 ай бұрын

The details of the tv in cinema mode are great so thank you for that but its never a fair comparison. Considering your 20 years experience you still don't get the extremely basic concept that we don't all watch our Tvs in cinema mode. Perhaps thats why the Tv manufacturers have more than one mode .The majority of people and this might come as a surprise to you watch thier tvs in other modes. yes there are circumstances where tvs are watched in cinema but this is not the only mode. So why not a fair and more helpful review by reviewing the tvs in all modes so that when we look at buying these tvs we know how their going to do in all modes that we will watch them in . Its a Shane that your not more open to the concept that not all people want to watch their tvs in cinema mode and people also want other options for their tv watching. Maybe year 21 might be the year when you learn something new. Fingers crossed

@avforums 11 ай бұрын

We stick to the standards used to produce and master the actual TV and film content you watch on TV. This means that colours and greyscale are correct and that you see it as it was intended to be seen. You are free to use whatever picture presets you want and they exist so manufacturers can sell the most shiny and garishly vivid picture seen on a shop floor, but you really shouldn't watch a TV that way, you are missing so much. Content creators use standards for a reason, but most users want to do their own thing and set their TV by personal preference, which is fine, but we don't review on personal preference, we use repeatable, measurable standards that are a fair and accurate representation of what the TV is capable of on a level playing field. If it can't hit the standards and show content as it was intended to be seen, then it is not doing its job correctly. Anyone who just reviews a TV based on their personal preference settings is not telling you anything about how the TV actually performs, they are telling you what they prefer it to look like, not that it is correct or accurate. Thanks for taking the time to watch and reply to the video, I hope you learnt something from it.

@NexGenTek 11 ай бұрын

@@avforums Maybe you should do more than just standard testing you'll reach more people who just don't care for the standards and want to see the TV's maxed out. Sure there's a standard but it's still your preference to review it without adding any other preset to the review why not both? Then you're not showing what it's truly capable of or what it can be for the average Joe going for picture pop. Doesn't have to be 20 min long just a snippet would be appreciated. Just a thought from a normal consumer who couldn't careless about standards.

@TheBranchez 11 ай бұрын

The more I watch these videos the worse I feel. I see how far the technology went and after watching all these reviews of the top of the line TVs I can hardly satisfy with something mid. With that in mind I can't even afford a mid quality TV . . .

@puresynergyflo 11 ай бұрын

4:45 I’m still on a plasma but looking to jump into oled. However, what the hell is all this madness about that there are some TVs that will dim in certain scenes in the middle of a movie? What is going on? I’ve never experienced that on plasma and how on earth can this be acceptable to anyone? I bought the best tech back in 2012 and it’s still going strong but these new TVs appear to be bought by sheep? Are any of you ok with this? I’m glad to hear that the G3 doesn’t do this but no TV in 2023 should. My CRT back in the 80s didn’t do this. People, start fighting for your consumer rights! And not just the made up confused sexual ones.

@TheBroz 8 ай бұрын

‘Sheep’ ‘Made up confused sexual ones’ Jeez, you have issues. Get help.

@suppal1978 10 ай бұрын

Just bought the Samsung S95C over the G3…reason price… LG is £2199…Samsung is £1499…G3 might be a better tv BUT not £700 worth better.

@spyplane3979 11 ай бұрын

i disagree with it being the best 2023 tv . Reason is because the sony can devour it in color gradients that is very important in viewing landscape images in movies such as The MARTIAN .Great for panning shots.

@davidmojonnier1034 9 ай бұрын

Why should I watch you only to be shunted over to your printed review page. Not that interesting.

@JBlakeS23 Жыл бұрын

Processing making the WOLED act like QDOLED but still falls short. Gaming on the Samsung is better. Movies look better. S95c comes with a stand. And rn is cheaper. S95C is a no brainer.

@xFrxsty Жыл бұрын

Movies better? Bruh. G3 has better processing, motion, and has Dolby Vision. Most movies don't use BT2020, so colors will look roughly the same give or take.

@JBlakeS23 11 ай бұрын

@@xFrxsty QDOLED is better. You can dress a pig up and put make up on it but it’ll always be a pig. WOLED is inferior, and DV is not a sell as the colors still can’t match what QDOLED can do. Movies are more enjoyable on my s95c.

@xFrxsty 11 ай бұрын

@@JBlakeS23 Oh boy, the coping is real. Stop trying so hard to validate your buying decision. G3 and S95C calibrated are so close it’s essentially nitpicking level type of differences. Yes QD oled is theoretically a superior tech but it doesn’t mean the S95C shits on the G3 or the G3 shits on the S95C. Not to mention Samsung over saturates and brightens colors over what is considered accurate and takes hard calibrating to get something that looks accurate.

@JBlakeS23 11 ай бұрын

@@xFrxsty The S95c currently shits on the G3. And wrong again, the S95C is actually more accurate than the G3. QDOLED > WOLED

@xFrxsty 11 ай бұрын

@@JBlakeS23 LoL more accurate ? It’s been confirmed by multiple calibrators that the G3 is more accurate out of the box in all modes… the S95Cs Game Mode is wayyy too over saturated.. it’s also overtracking the EOTF and over blowing highlights.. not accurate at all OTB. Do you have any idea of what you’re talking about? Or are you a brainless fanboy? The only benefit the S95C is boosted color luminance in scenes which scenes which demand it.. that’s about it, in 95% of scenes after calibration they will look nearly identical expect for scenes with extremely bright colors.

@lancealex382 Жыл бұрын

P.s. the picture in game mode is w4nk. Another copy and paste oled review

@iodaddycool 11 ай бұрын

Everybody can see in the video the color volume is better. Everybody can see the red is oversaturated in qd-oled, and the green tint in white scenes on lg, but this reviewer can't or won't. Every other reviewer said the motion and upscaling is better on samsung, this guy says that lg is better. Every other reviewer points that dse on lg is bad, no dse on qd-oled. Yes, lg is slighty brighter, but at the cost of colors. This panel is first gen qd-oled, Samsung want to clear the old ones first. Sony a95l will come only with second gen qd-oled panel, with better motion and upscaling than both lg and samsung. Qd-oled is the newer, better, evolved oled panel!

@seanmf202 11 ай бұрын

You sound like a fan boy

@iodaddycool 11 ай бұрын

@@seanmf202 If getting the better tv is a fanboy, then sign me up! I have a sony a80j with woled panel, but the next one will be a qd-oled. For me only 2 tv maker exists, and Panasonic don't have qd-oled! Samsung and Lg are way behind, the fact that they make the panels, does'nt mean shit.