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LG OLED48C3PSA review

LG OLED48C3PSA

CHOICE Expert Rating

85%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Excellent 4K (UHD) score
  •  Excellent smart TV functions
  •  Excellent user interface
  •  Very good Blu-ray disc picture quality
  •  Very good HD picture quality
  •  Very good SD picture quality
  •  Very good for sport
  •  Very good overall performance
  •  Very good sound quality
  •  4K picture has excellent detail, very good colours, cinematic
  •  Has sensor to adjust brightness to ambient light
  •  LG EPG is very good
  •  Sound has very good detail and is well balanced
  •  Supports HDMI 2.1
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  HDR display not enabled automatically for HDR content
  •  The EPG can be searched, but you have to be outside the EPG to do it, and the results don't show episode synopsis

Type

TV size
Medium (121cm-160cm, 48"-63")
Display type
OLED

Recommended products

Recommended
Recommended

Energy and sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
D
Energy star rating
4.5
Claimed energy use (kWh/year)
284
Reliability score
87%
Satisfaction score
91%
Warranty (years)
1
Country of origin
Indonesia

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
85%
High definition picture quality score
82%
Standard definition picture quality score
86%
4K video picture quality score
90%
Filmmaker Mode score
95%
User interface score
93%
Remote score
71%
Sound quality score
80%
Energy score
73%
EPG score
80%
Smart TV score
93%
Voice assistant score
72%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Screen size (cm)
121
Display size (in)
48
Screen resolution (px)
3840 x 2160
Screen finish
Gloss
Smart apps
Amazon, Stan
HDMI inputs
4
HDMI 2.1 (4K @120Hz)
USB 2 input rear
3
Effective video and audio inputs
0
Bluetooth version
5
Dimensions (cm, H x W x D)
68 x 108 x 23
Weight (kg)
16.8
Website
lg.com/au
Operating system
Web OS (LG)

Cost

Price
$2,199.00
Annual running cost
$114.00

Features

4K or UHD
High Dynamic Range (HDR) support
Netflix key on the remote
Headphone
HDMI easily accessed
USB 3 inputs rear
USB easily accessed
Ethernet connection
Digital audio TOSLINK optical outputs
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Browser
Auto volume leveller
Balance control
Bass boost
Speech emphasiser
Speakers off
Previous channel button
Voice recognition
Closed captions retained
Records to USB
Child lock controls
Child lock (individual)
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