LG OLED55CX

£1699

In each year’s LG OLED range, it’s the C-class model that garners the most excitement. And rightfully so; this is the most affordable model that offers the company’s most up-to-date panel and processing tech. Going further up the range will get you a fancier design and speaker arrangement, but won’t get you better picture performance.

This year’s C-class model is the CX, here reviewed in 55in OLED55CX guise. We’ve already tested and loved it at the new 48in size, but is it similarly superb at this more cinematic size? It certainly is.

The CX looks practically identical to last year’s C9. It’s always disappointing when a manufacturer doesn’t update the styling for a new-generation model, but this design is more elegant than most, thanks to its sleek pedestal stand.

The stand is quite wide, but the LG CX’s overall footprint is a fair bit narrower than sets such as the Sony A8, which has feet at either end of its panel. The CX does sit rather low, which could be an issue if you plan