LG OLED65E6P review

There aren't many TVs that I look forward to every year. At this point I've seen what most 4K Ultra-HD sets are capable of, and while the addition of High-Dynamic Range (HDR) capabilities have reinvigorated my curiosity some, the TVs I actually look forward to having in my home for weeks on end are few and far between.

But the exception to that rule is LG's line of OLED TVs, which many consider the pinnacle of audiovisual hardware on the market today.

You've read about OLED elsewhere before, I'm sure, so I won't spend much time on it here and I'll just cover the basics. In brief, OLED passes an electric current through organic light-emitting diodes to create color on the screen. Each individual LED can be individually controlled, which means there's no need to have giant lamps sitting on the side of the screen or scattered uniformly across the back of the panel.

OLED screens are more uniformly lit than LCD LED screens, have a better contrast ratio and, in most cases, have richer, more natural colors, too.

LG's OLED65E6P, this year's $5,500 65-inch flagship TV from the South Korean electronics manufacturer, excels at everything I've already mentioned but also surprised me with so much more like built-in screen casting capabilities, 3D and a surprisingly useful universal search function.

Design

Now, if I told you that the OLED E6 is but one of four separate OLED series from LG, you might be a bit confused. Worse, though, is LG's naming system for the awesome panels – one letter followed by a 6. What separates the OLED E6 from its siblings –the G6, C6 and B6 – is that it the C6 is curved, but doesn't have a soundbar. The E6 has a 2.2 stereo soundbar, but it's not as powerful as the 4.2 soundbar that's attached to the G6. Meanwhile the B6 is a bit chunkier in the back than the E6's slim picture-on-glass, 2.57mm thick panel. In short, choosing this specific OLED over the others is a matter of screen preference – curved or flat – and whether or not you're prepared to buy an external soundbar.

If you're looking for the hard numbers, the OLED E6 is an ultra-slim 57.5 x 35.2 x 2.2 inches (L x H x W) without a stand, and 57.5 x 35.2 x 7.9 inches with a stand. It's a hefty 50 pounds (22.6kg), making it fairly stable on a wide enough entertainment center and just hefty enough that you'll need a second person if you have any thoughts of mounting it on the wall.

As for the screen itself, it's a gorgeous all-glass front. In years past, that might've meant that it'd be especially reflective, but the E6 doesn't fall prey to previous models' faux-pas. Even in a bright room, the screen retains a great deal of color and clarity, while a super thin trim gives the E6 a picture frame-esque appearance.

Input-wise, however, the OLED E6 isn't the end-all, be-all of connected home devices. On the left-side of the screen you'll find four HDMI ports with HDCP 2.2 and three USB 2.0 ports, alongside composite and component in, ethernet and optical audio ports. What's there is the basics, enough for most typical home entertainment enthusiasts, but not enough for those of us with multiple games consoles, HTPCs and 4K Blu-ray players.

TL;DR: Great design

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