▷LG OLED C9 review: the best OLED of the year? 🥇

LG OLED-C9 it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting OLED TVs of the year, thanks to the interesting quality-price ratio with which it landed on the market. 2.499 € that yes, they are not very few in absolute, but they certainly represent a good compromise for those who want to enjoy the magic of the OLED panel, the speed of the second generation Alfa processor and the fluidity of WebOS 4.5. But before explaining why, in my opinion, you should consider buying it, let's take a step back.

LG OLED C9: Elegant and complete

The first thing you will notice about this LG OLED C9 is definitely the panel: the thickness is in fact reduced to a minimum, a goal that the Korean company has managed to achieve by moving the electronics and power supply to the lower part of the TV.

The support base is solid and modern, the build quality is excellent and the touch and feel promoted despite the abundant presence of plastic.

To be particularly satisfying is an abundance of entrances, first of all the doors HDMI 2.1. What are they for? The new standard brings with it some interesting features, such as compatibility with 120 fps and variable frame rate signals. An advantage that currently only uses Xbox One but that will certainly please those of you who are looking for a device that will last for several years.

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Obviously LG OLED C9 is equipped with many other inputs. There are 2 additional HDMI ports, 3 USB, an optical audio out, the 3,5mm headphone jack and the Ethernet port. In short, a particularly well-stocked compartment which however has a small defect: some connectors are in fact cutting positions and others remain flat on the back, a particularly uncomfortable choice for those who decide to hang the TV on a wall.

An almost perfect system

On board LG OLED C9 we have Web OS in version 4.5, a system that we have now learned to love and appreciate. The reasons? Mainly two: simplicity and intuitiveness. Finding what you need is a matter of moments: everything is right where you would like to find it and you don't need to be super geeks to be able to open and change the main settings of this Smart TV.

The amount of pre-installed applications - including Netflix and Prime Video - is also unchanged the remote control, identical to that of last year. We then find the microphone for voice commands and the pointer similar to that of a mouse. In addition we have the possibility to program it as a universal remote control for the other devices, so as to abandon any other remote control.

Speaking of news, we find two rather important ones. The first is technology ThinQ, which adds artificial intelligence to the already great interface. As always, however, you will only be able to appreciate the advantages of AI over time: ThinQ technology needs a period of training to learn your habits and tastes, after which it will be able to successfully recommend films and programs based on your preferences.

The second change concerns the presence of two voice assistants: Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Obviously you can both ask the usual questions or use them to govern the devices of your smart home. To distinguish them there is a single and quite inexplicable difference: Alexa does not act on the video, while Google Assistant does. This means, for example, that you can't ask Amazon's artificial intelligence to show you a video on YouTube, while Big's will have no problem opening the pre-installed video services on the TV.

Finally, I would like to point out that they should also arrive in the coming months support for AirPlay 2 and compatibility with HomeKit.

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LG OLED C9 review: how it looks and how it feels

For those arriving from a different panel, perhaps from an old LCD, the difference will be almost shocking: the OLED of the Korean giant - with 10 bit pixel display with WRGB matrix, it is indeed a feast for the eyes. Blacks are absolute, the contrast is amazing and the color rendering, keeping the default calibration, is really good quality. There is obviously room for even the most experienced who with a little patience and the right tools will be able to obtain even more convincing results.

The viewing angle is also good, the anti-reflective finish is excellent and HDR is promoted which uses Dolby Vision to obtain a convincing result despite the not very high brightness of this TV and, in general, of the OLED panels.

We also appreciated the excellent result obtainable with the upscaling of the contents in Full HD and SD, the motion management performed by the technology OLED Motion and from the processor Alpha 9 of the second generation and Game mode which reduces l’input lag a 13 ms. Many when compared to a monitor but very few compared to what the rest of the market offers.

The good news, however, does not end there: a firmware update should also arrive shortly which will introduce support for the NVIDIA G-Sync technology, so you can connect your PC to the TV and take advantage of the 120 Hz refresh rate.

Finally, we come to audio. LG OLED C9 doesn't surprise much in this area: the bass offered by the integrated 20-watt subwoofer is decent and, turning up the volume to the maximum, the sound tends to distort a little. Two defects that you will notice especially if you place the appliance in a large room.

LG OLED C9 review: buy it or not?

LG OLED C9 and ua small evolution compared to C8, but that doesn't mean it didn't pleasantly impress us. The image quality is objectively very high, the HDMI 2.1 ports make it future-proof, the software is very intuitive and is ready to please even the most avid gamers.

The price? Let's go by 2.499 euro for the 55-inch variant to get to 7.999 euros for the 77-inch one. Not bad considering the quality of this TV even if LG OLED C9 suffers a little from the competition of its predecessor, equally valid and now on sale for just over 1000 euros.