LG OLED evo C6 vs Panasonic VIERA VT50

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OLED evo C6 compared with VIERA VT50

	LGOLED evo C6	PanasonicVIERA VT50
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	2012
Display
Panel
Panel	OLED	Plasma
Panel detail
Panel detail	WOLED; 77″ and 83″ use a Primary RGB Tandem panel with Hyper Radiant Colour Tech	Panasonic's combined UK manual confirms Full HD plasma panels at 50, 55 and 65 inches. Its 2500 Hz Focused Field Drive claim describes sub-field operation, not a published native refresh rate.
Resolution
Resolution	3840 × 2160 (4K) (better)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	165 Hz	–
HDR formats
HDR formats	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG	None
HDR extras
HDR extras	Dolby Vision IQ	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Glossy	–
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	1,251 nits in HDR on a 10% window, 65″ (Tom's Guide)	–
Picture processing
Picture processing	AI Picture Pro, AI HDR Remastering, Brightness Booster; 77″ and 83″ add Hyper Radiant Colour Tech (up to 3.2x peak brightness)	Infinite Black Ultra filter, THX certification, 1080p Pure Direct and Intelligent Frame Creation. The 2500 Hz Focused Field Drive marketing figure is not native image refresh.
Picture modes
Picture modes	FILMMAKER MODE with Ambient Light Compensation, Creator Original mode	THX Cinema, THX Bright Room, THX 3D Cinema, Professional calibration modes, Normal, Dynamic, Game and Cinema on the reviewed UK 50-inch model.
Motion handling
Motion handling	–	AVForums observed some 50 Hz edge breakup and dynamic false contouring in broadcast material despite fluid Blu-ray motion; What Hi-Fi? preferred low or off Intelligent Frame Creation for films.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	42, 48, 55, 65, 77, 83″	50, 55, 65″
Largest size
Largest size	83″ (better)	65″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	4 (all HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	HDMI VRR, G-Sync Compatible, FreeSync Premium	None
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	Yes	–
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	4K 120 Hz on all four ports; eARC, VRR, ALLM, QMS and QFT	Four 3D-capable HDMI inputs; HDMI2 has ordinary Audio Return Channel and HDAVI Control 5. One SCART, component/composite inputs and D-sub PC input are specified by the UK manual.
Game features
Game features	Up 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 gaming
Cloud gaming	NVIDIA GeForce NOW (4K 120 Hz HDR)	–
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	webOS	VIERA Connect
Processor
Processor	alpha 11 AI Processor 4K Gen3 (Dual AI Engine)	Dual Core Pro4, as identified by What Hi-Fi? and AVForums for the reviewed UK 50-inch set
Speakers
Speakers	–	18 W
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	–
DTS:X
DTS:X	No	–
eARC
eARC	Yes	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Built-in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	Bluetooth 3.0 for accessories
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	42″ 20 W, 2.0 ch; 48″ to 83″ 40 W, 2.2 ch	Panasonic specifies two eight-driver front speaker trains and a woofer, rated 4 W + 4 W + 10 W. The woofer is 80 mm in the 50- and 55-inch sets and 100 mm in the 65-inch set.
Audio features
Audio features	Virtual 11.1.2 ch, AI Sound, AI Object Remastering Ultra, Dolby Atmos	Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Pulse decoding, Bluetooth audio accessory support, 3.5 mm headphone socket and Voice Guidance.
Casting
Casting	–	DLNA playback and VIERA Connect services; the reviewed UK 50-inch set also offered a browser and mobile-device media sharing.
TV tuners
TV tuners	–	UK Freesat HD DVB-S/S2, Freeview HD DVB-T2, DVB-T and PAL I analogue tuners.
Software updates
Software updates	webOS 26; webOS Re:New Program upgrades for up to 5 years	–
USB
USB	2 × USB 2.0	Three USB 2.0 ports and an SD card slot support media and recording to a registered USB hard drive or SD card.
Ethernet
Ethernet	–	RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for DLNA and VIERA Connect.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	–	Fibre-optic PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without 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 mm	TV-only Panasonic figures: 50-inch 1171 × 706 × 50 mm, 25.5 kg; 55-inch 1286 × 771 × 50 mm, 31.5 kg; 65-inch 1499 × 891 × 50.5 mm, 42.5 kg. With pedestal: 1171 × 754 × 335 mm, 29.5 kg; 1286 × 819 × 357 mm, 36 kg; 1499 × 939 × 400 mm, 48 kg respectively.
Stand
Stand	Central pedestal stand; 65″ stands 880 mm tall on it, stand footprint 470 × 230 mm	Supplied central swivel pedestal.
Power use
Power use	–	Panasonic UK product fiche average on-mode consumption: 195 W (50-inch), 228 W (55-inch), 305 W (65-inch). Rated maximum: 410 W, 430 W and 520 W respectively; standby 0.30 W.
Energy class
Energy class	–	C for all three UK sizes under the 2012 product fiche.
Colours
Colours	–	Frosted-black bezel with silver trim and a grey central pedestal.
In the box
In the box	–	Standard remote, VIERA Touch Pad Controller, pedestal and two pairs of TY-ER3D4MA Bluetooth 3D eyewear. Panasonic's UK manual specifies CR2025-powered glasses; What Hi-Fi? describes them as rechargeable, but AVForums explicitly distinguishes the supplied non-rechargeable 3D4MA from rechargeable 3D4ME. The first on-sale month is unverified, so release uses year precision.
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	48″, 55″ and 65″ 300 × 200 mm; 83″ 400 × 400 mm	–
Warranty
Warranty	OLED Care+ covers the panel for 5 years	–