The LG C6 OLED TV comes in two versions, and one’s way better than the other — here’s what you need to know
LG just revealed its new OLED TVs at CES 2026, and they include a surprising twist for its most popular OLED, the C series: the LG C6 will be available 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 Tandem RGB panel, which is essentially that of the five-star LG G5. This should mean a huge increase in brightness and improvement in color vibrancy compared to last year’s LG C5.
(Note that the LG G6 is upgraded to a primary Tandem 2.0 RGB panel, so it will still have a brightness and color advantage over the LG C6H.)
This has a big drawback, however: the C6H is only available in 77-inch and 83-inch sizes. LG mentioned that this makes sense because these TVs are common in bright living rooms, and TVs 65 inches and smaller are common in bedrooms or other secondary uses. I’m not sure it’s Really that’s reflective of the United States on average, not to mention 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 anti-glare coating as the LG G5, despite having the same basic OLED panel. It and the regular C6 will be on par in this regard.
The LG C6 and the processor upgrade
The standard LG C6 will use the same panel type as the LG C5 and is available in 42-inch, 48-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch sizes. So these will all be less bright and rich than the C6H 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 actually three levels of brightness variations of the LG C6, but only two model names.
The LG C6 and LG C6H will, however, get a processor upgrade. Both models get the new Alpha 11 Gen 3, and this is notable: Alpha 11 processors were previously reserved for flagship TVs, but are now coming to mid-range TVs.
LG says this processor is much more powerful and will enable a new level of AI-based upscaling and much-improved technology for scaling from SDR to HDR.
This also means that the LG C6 and C6H will have all the features of the LG G6, including support for the new LG Sound Stage soundbar and wireless speakers powered by Dolby Atmos FlexConnect.
Due to the potentially huge difference in performance, we’ll review the LG C6 and C6H as separate models when the time comes. We don’t know when yet, but LG’s first TVs usually appear in the spring, so I’m guessing they’ll debut in March. We don’t have the prices yet.
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