It should go without saying, but earning a spot on our list of the best TVs isn’t easy. The TV has to contend with several dozen contenders in more than 10 different categories, such as color saturation, color accuracy, brightness, contrast, motion control and more.
Over the past few years, the top spot has belonged to some truly amazing TVs such as the LG C3 OLED, Samsung QN90C, Sony A95K OLED, and currently the Hisense U8N. But according to our latest lab tests, the crown could return to LG with the LG G4 OLED.
We recently tested the G4 OLED and its results are very impressive. It has some of the best color accuracy and vibrancy of any TV we’ve ever tested, and thanks to the LG Display META 2.0 OLED panel with microlens array technology, it delivers Mini-LED brightness levels.
We’ll have to see how the TV performs in an everyday viewing environment, but according to the lab results, it looks like the LG G4 OLED is a shot at the best TV of 2024.
LG G4 OLED test data comparison
| LG G4 OLED | Samsung S95D OLED | Sony Bravia 9 | |
| SDR Brightness (10%, in nits) | 358.47 | 276.05 | 498.16 |
| Delta-E (lower is better) | 1.4041 | 3.5085 | 1.7971 |
| Speech. 709 gamut coverage | 133.26% | 99.80% | 99.16% |
| HDR Brightness (10%, in units) | 1487.61 | 1777.15 | 2554.87 |
| UHDA-P3 gamut coverage | 97.29% | 99.97% | 95.32% |
| Speech. 2020 gamut coverage | 72.91% | 89.73% | 78.02% |
| Input Delay (ms) | 9.2 | 9.2 | 17.1 |
What you’re looking at is the LG G4 OLED up against two flagship TVs from Samsung and Sony, the Samsung S94D OLED and the Sony Bravia 9 Mini-LED. These are, in my professional opinion, the three best performing TVs of 2024 – and you can see how close the competition is between the three.
What struck me when I looked at the test data was the color saturation, SDR brightness and class-leading color accuracy of the LG G4.
What struck me when I looked at the test data was the color saturation, SDR brightness and class-leading color accuracy of the LG G4. HDR brightness is a category that’s always won by Mini-LED TVs (though hats off to Samsung’s flagship QD-OLED for offering such a high number), but the G4’s 1487.61 nits is more than double what we’ve seen from the LG. G-Series three years ago.
That should prove to you that LG Display’s MLA technology is the real deal. Yes, Mini-LEDs and QD-OLEDs are getting brighter, but they compromise on color accuracy or contrast. The G4 OLED is a middle ground that should deliver high brightness, good contrast and high color saturation.
So will the LG G4 OLED be the best TV of 2024?
If you’ve already read one of our many, many TV reviews, you’ll know that our lab tests play a major role in how well a TV performs, but they’re not everything. We’ll still look at half a dozen other factors, such as the usability of the smart platform, the sound quality of the TV’s built-in speakers, motion processing and upscaling accuracy, and gaming performance, along with small details like the design of the remote control.
When deciding which TV deserves the best TV crown, we also consider price-performance — not everyone has several hundred thousand dollars to spend on MicroLED TVs, so we only award TVs with a realistic price tag.
However, based on all these factors, I think Samsung and Sony have every reason to be concerned about the G4 OLED. We’ll have to continue anecdotal testing before we can make any final decisions, but our test data shows that the G4 OLED has the right stuff to come out on top.
Stay tuned for the full LG G4 OLED review to be published right here in the coming week.