LG has just unveiled its new OLED TVs at CES 2026, and they include a surprising twist to its most popular OLED, the C series: the LG C6 comes in two versions: the LG C6 and the LG C6H.
The good news is that the LG C6H is basically the mid-range OLED that I’ve been desperate for LG to make for the past few years.
LG C6H explained
The LG C6H uses a Primary RGB Tandem panel, which is essentially what’s in the five-star LG G5. This should mean a huge boost in brightness and an improvement in color vibrancy compared to last year’s LG C5.
(Note that the LG G6 is being upgraded to a Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 panel, so it will still have a brightness and color edge over the LG C6H.)
However, this comes with a major drawback: the C6H only comes in 77-inch and 83-inch sizes. LG mentioned that this makes sense because these TVs are common for bright living rooms, and 65-inches and smaller are common for bedrooms or other secondary use. I’m not sure about that really doesn’t reflect the US on average, let alone the rest of the world, but that’s the information I have for you.
Another thing to note about the C6H is that it doesn’t have as good an anti-glare coating as the LG G5, despite having the same core OLED panel. It and the regular C6 will be on par in this regard.
The LG C6 and the processor upgrade
The regular LG C6 will use the same kind of panel as the LG C5 and come in 42-inch, 48-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch sizes. So these will all be less bright and rich than the C6H’s sizes – and it’s worth mentioning here that the 42-inch and 48-inch sizes are also less bright than the other sizes, due to how closely the pixels are packed together. So there are really three levels of LG C6 brightness variations, but only two model names.
However, both the LG C6 and LG C6H will benefit from a processor upgrade. Both models get the new Alpha 11 Gen 3, and this is remarkable: the Alpha 11 processors were previously only reserved for flagship TVs, but now they are coming to the mid-range.
LG says this processor is much more powerful and will enable a new level of AI-based upscaling and much improved technology to boost SDR to HDR.
It also means that the LG C6 and C6H will have all the features of the LG G6, including support for the new Dolby Atmos FlexConnect-powered LG Sound Stage soundbar and wireless speakers.
Due to the potentially large difference in performance, we will review the LG C6 and C6H as separate models when the time comes. We don’t know when that is yet, but LG’s first TVs usually show up in the spring, so I’d guess a March debut. We don’t have prices yet.
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