LG OLED evo C6 vs Panasonic VIERA VT20

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OLED evo C6 compared with VIERA VT20
LGOLED evo C6PanasonicVIERA VT20
Overview
ReleasedMarch 20262010
Display
PanelOLEDPlasma
Panel detailWOLED; 77″ and 83″ use a Primary RGB Tandem panel with Hyper Radiant Colour TechPanasonic's UK TX-P50VT20B manual specifies a Full HD NeoPDP plasma panel. Its marketed 600 Hz sub-field drive is not a published native image refresh rate.
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K) (better)1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Refresh rate165 Hz–
HDR formatsDolby Vision, HDR10, HLGNone
HDR extrasDolby Vision IQ–
Screen finishGlossy–
Peak brightness1,251 nits in HDR on a 10% window, 65″ (Tom's Guide)–
Picture processingAI Picture Pro, AI HDR Remastering, Brightness Booster; 77″ and 83″ add Hyper Radiant Colour Tech (up to 3.2x peak brightness)NeoPDP with Infinite Black Pro, Intelligent Frame Creation and 24p Smooth Film. Active-shutter frame-sequential Full HD 3D is supported; the 600 Hz sub-field figure describes panel drive, not native refresh.
Picture modesFILMMAKER MODE with Ambient Light Compensation, Creator Original modeDynamic, Normal, Cinema, THX, Game, Photo and two Professional modes when ISFccc is enabled; True Cinema replaces THX for 3D and some other inputs.
Motion handling–AVForums found very low gaming lag but criticised missing film-cadence detection for interlaced sources; What Hi-Fi? preferred Intelligent Frame Creation off for films.
Sizes
Sizes42, 48, 55, 65, 77, 83″50″
Largest size83″ (better)50″
Gaming
HDMI ports4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rateHDMI VRR, G-Sync Compatible, FreeSync PremiumNone
Auto low latency modeYes–
HDMI detail4K 120 Hz on all four ports; eARC, VRR, ALLM, QMS and QFTFour HDMI 1.4 inputs support 3D; HDMI2 supports ordinary Audio Return Channel. HDAVI Control 5, two SCART inputs, component input and D-sub PC input are specified.
Game featuresUp to 4K 165 Hz; G-SYNC Compatible, FreeSync Premium, HGiG, VESA ClearMR 10000, 0.1 ms response; Game Dashboard and Optimiser; Bluetooth Ultra Low Latency controllers (under 2.5 ms)–
Cloud gamingNVIDIA GeForce NOW (4K 120 Hz HDR)–
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformwebOSVIERA CAST
Speakers–30 W
Processoralpha 11 AI Processor 4K Gen3 (Dual AI Engine)–
Dolby AtmosYes–
DTS:XNo–
eARCYes–
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6–
Bluetooth5.3–
Speaker detail42″ 20 W, 2.0 ch; 48″ to 83″ 40 W, 2.2 chTwo 160 × 40 mm full-range drivers and one 100 mm woofer, rated 10 W + 10 W + 10 W.
Audio featuresVirtual 11.1.2 ch, AI Sound, AI Object Remastering Ultra, Dolby AtmosCONEQ equalisation, V-Audio surround modes and Dolby Digital optical output; 3.5 mm headphone socket.
Casting–DLNA media playback and VIERA CAST online services; the supplied USB wireless LAN adaptor provides Wi-Fi rather than an internal radio.
TV tuners–UK Freesat HD DVB-S/S2 satellite, Freeview HD DVB-T2, DVB-T and PAL I analogue UHF tuners.
Software updateswebOS 26; webOS Re:New Program upgrades for up to 5 years–
USB2 × USB 2.0Two USB 2.0 ports support media and encrypted recording to a registered external USB hard drive; SD card slot for media.
Ethernet–RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for network services and DLNA.
Optical audio out–Fibre-optic PCM and Dolby Digital output.
Design and power
SizeWithout stand, 42″ 932 × 540 × 41.1 mm; 48″ 1071 × 620 × 46.9 mm; 55″ 1222 × 703 × 45.1 mm; 65″ 1441 × 826 × 45.1 mm; 77″ 1711 × 982 × 47.1 mm; 83″ 1842 × 1055 × 52.9 mmTX-P50VT20B TV only: 1224 × 771 × 90 mm and 27.5 kg. With supplied pedestal: 1224 × 810 × 335 mm and 30.5 kg.
StandCentral pedestal stand; 65″ stands 880 mm tall on it, stand footprint 470 × 230 mmSupplied pedestal; optional TY-WK4P1RW wall bracket with 400 × 300 mm mounting holes.
Power use–Panasonic rated 425 W; standby 0.40 W, or 33 W during monitor-output recording.
Colours–Dark metallic-brown bezel.
In the box–Remote, two R6 batteries, pedestal, wireless LAN adaptor and extension, two pairs of TY-EW3D10E 3D glasses, mains lead, cable clamper, ferrite cores and instructions. The dated UK launch coverage establishes 2010 availability but does not reliably establish the first sale month; only the maker-confirmed 50-inch UK configuration is listed here.
VESA pattern48″, 55″ and 65″ 300 × 200 mm; 83″ 400 × 400 mm–
WarrantyOLED Care+ covers the panel for 5 years–

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