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▪ LG OLED55C9PLA

£1499

With its incredible colours, intense blacks and razor-thin panel, this is not only just another in a long line of totally brilliant OLEDs from LG: we think it’s the best-value set currently on the market.

Around half the height of the TV is just razor-thin panel. It’s only the lower section containing the 40W speaker array and the brains of the set that broadens to 4.7cm in profile before it meets the attractive brushed-metal stand.

You’ll find all the ports round the back, including four HDMI, three USB and an optical audio output.

Once it’s powered up, we find the TV replete with LG’s trusty webOS, which is up there with the best. The gesture control is handy and the interface is well laid out, clear and furnished with all the important apps, including BBC iPlayer, Amazon Video, Netflix, Now TV, Rakuten and Google Play Movies – many of which have 4K and HDR support.

There’s also an Alexa app you can install to voice-control your TV usage, with no additional Echo device required, and Google Assistant too. HDR is taken care of by Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG, though there is no HDR10+.

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