After the LG G5 ’s reveal at CES 2025, one of the headline announcements – and what I described as its most anticipated upgrade – was a big claimed boost in its fullscreen brightness, an area that all of the best OLED TVs find challenging.

The G5 is also the world's first 4K 165Hz capable TV, with all the VRR and G-Sync and FreeSync boxes ticked, which will be hugely appealing for gamers with PC rigs who want to future-proof their TV setup rather than using a monitor.

At the time of writing, there are no prices or pre-orders available for the LG C5 or LG B5 OLED TVs in the UK. While we had an inkling that launch prices for the LG G5 would remain the same as last year, thanks to the European prices from just over a week ago, it's great to see it confirmed.

So when LG invited me to a private testing session ahead of its 2025 TV releases, including for the flagship G5 OLED, I bit. Also: Is your live TV streaming bill too high? You have other options - including cheaper ones This was a matter of confirming my impressions of the G5 OLED after naming it the Best TV at CES 2025,

If you have followed my recent flurry of old TV reviewer rants at sky features, you’ll know one of my big tasks this year has been reviewing a sea of Mini LED TVs. Which is why this week I was delighted to get a slight change of pace and help our senior staff writer,