LG C3 Series OLED42C3PUA 42"
Screen 42"
Resolution 3840x2160
Panel OLED
Refresh 120 Hz
HDR Dolby Vision, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
smart platform webOS
dolby vision Yes
dolby atmos Yes
76 Overall Score
Price $834
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gaming (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong connectivity (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong picture quality (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Display
| Size | 42" |
| Resolution | 4K |
| Panel Type | OLED |
| Backlight | OLED |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 |
| Curved | No |
Picture Quality
| Contrast Ratio | Infinite |
| Color Gamut | DCI-P3 95% |
| Color Depth | 10-bit |
| Motion Tech | TruMotion |
| Processor | α9 AI Processor Gen6 |
HDR
| HDR Formats | Dolby Vision, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Dolby Vision | Yes |
| HDR10+ | No |
| HLG | Yes |
Gaming
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Response Time | 0.1 |
| VRR | G-SYNC Compatible (NVIDIA Adaptive Sync), FreeSync Premium (AMD |
| ALLM | Yes |
| Game Mode | Yes |
Smart TV
| Platform | webOS |
| Voice Assistant | Amazon Alexa |
| Screen Mirroring | Apple AirPlay 2 |
Audio
| Speaker Config | 2 |
| Wattage | 2 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Surround Sound | Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital |
| eARC | No |
Connectivity
| HDMI Ports | 4 |
| HDMI Version | 2.1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
| Ethernet | Yes |
| Optical Audio | Yes |
| VESA Mount | 300mm x 200mm |
Power & Size
| Power | 60 |
| Energy Star | No |
| Weight | 9.8 kg / 21.6 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | LG C3 Series OLED42C3PUA 42" | Sony BRAVIA XR XR77A95L | TCL QM7K Series 98QM7K | Samsung The Frame Pro QN85LS03FWFXZA | Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG | Roku Pro Series 55R8C5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Size | 42 | 77 | 98 | 85 | 65 | 55 |
| Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 | 3840x2160 |
| Panel Type | OLED | QD-OLED | QLED | QD-Mini-LED | Mini-LED | QLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 | 120 | 144 | 120 | 165 | 120 |
| Hdr | Dolby Vision, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG), Dolby Vision | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | HDR10, HDR10+, HLG | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) | Dolby Vision, HDR 10+, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| Smart Platform | webOS | Google TV | Google TV | Tizen | Google TV | Roku TV |
| Dolby Vision | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Dolby Atmos | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Hdmi Version | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | HDR | Audio | Smart | Gaming | Display | Connectivity | Social Proof | Picture Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LG C3 Series OLED42C3PUA 42" | 57.6 | 71.4 | 43 | 97.4 | 74.2 | 86.9 | 82.5 | 83.9 |
| Sony BRAVIA XR XR77A95L Compare | 91.8 | 95.5 | 90.9 | 87.4 | 98.7 | 84.9 | 88.5 | 96.4 |
| TCL QM7K Series 98QM7K Compare | 91.8 | 83.6 | 97.8 | 93.4 | 91.8 | 89.7 | 88.5 | 97.8 |
| Samsung The Frame Pro QN85LS03FWFXZA Compare | 85.7 | 91.6 | 83.8 | 80.3 | 97 | 99.4 | 82.5 | 79.7 |
| Hisense U8 Series 65U8QG Compare | 91.8 | 97.5 | 96.2 | 96.4 | 84.8 | 86.9 | 77.3 | 99.5 |
| Roku Pro Series 55R8C5 Compare | 77.7 | 86.5 | 86.2 | 89.1 | 77.8 | 93.1 | 88.5 | 36.8 |
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