TVs and monitors · LG
Owners keep the LG B6 for gaming, movies, sports and bedroom viewing, and some early sets have run for nearly a decade with a picture that still holds up.
Panel longevity gets clear praise. Owners of the original 2016 and 2017 sets describe thousands of hours of gaming, sports and movies, close to ten years in, with no burn-in.
Owners are divided on price. Some think it was a good buy, either on a sale or because it cost about $300 less than the C5. Others feel it costs too much, and one buyer who got the 48 inch on sale said they would not pay for a bigger B6 in the living room.
The LG B6 is LG's 2026 entry-level OLED TV. It is a 4K smart TV for people who want an OLED picture, with its deep blacks, for movies, streaming and gaming without paying for LG's higher-end OLED models.
| Screen sizes | 48, 55, 65, 77 and 83 inches (55-inch not offered in every country) |
|---|---|
| Panel type | 4K OLED |
| Resolution | 3,840 x 2,160 (4K Ultra HD) |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz native, up to 144Hz VRR |
| HDR | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG |
| Inputs | 4 HDMI (4K 120Hz, VRR, ALLM, QMS; eARC on HDMI 2), 2 USB 2.0, 1 Ethernet, 1 optical audio out |
| Smart platform | webOS 26 |
| Warranty | 1 year parts and labour (Australia page) |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 6, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
Each pixel on an OLED makes its own light, so dark scenes look truly black, even in a dim room. The 120Hz screen with up to 144Hz VRR and four HDMI ports that all take 4K at 120Hz means a PS5, an Xbox and a gaming PC can each have their own port and run smoothly. Dolby Vision gives you the better HDR picture on Netflix, Disney+ and other apps that offer it. The warranty is one year on LG's Australian page and may differ where you live.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
The picture is what keeps people happy with it. An owner with an older set close to 10,000 hours says the picture is still great for a TV its age. A newer owner runs it as a gaming PC display and chose it over the C5. In one bedroom setup with a Fire Cube, Dolby Vision looks better on the B6 than on that owner's other TVs, so they leave it switched on there.
Some things take adjusting to. One owner says they keep tweaking the colour settings and that it usually takes them weeks to get it where they want. Owners are divided on screen size: the 48 inch works well in a bedroom, but not everyone wants a larger one as the main living room set. Brightness is divided too. One person found a rival budget set brighter than the B6, and another moved to a QD-OLED for its colour volume while granting that the LG may be brighter on paper. The older sets also give off noticeable heat.
The panel is what keeps working. A 2016 set nearing ten years and a 2017 set near 10,000 hours both show no burn-in, and some owners help that along with a black wallpaper and by not leaving screensavers running when the TV is not in use. Failures do happen: one early B6 died after three years. Another owner asked LG for help on a 65 inch two years after the warranty ran out. LG replaced the panel for free with a C8 panel, fitted with a couple of adapter cables, and seven years later it is still perfect. Owners recommend asking LG even once the warranty is over.
There are only a handful of long-term accounts, and nearly all of them are about the original 2016 and 2017 B6. The newer model that shares the B6 name has not been out long enough for any long-term reports. There are also too few comments about burn-in itself for the site to give a verdict on it.
Parts named in the 4 accounts that describe a failure
From 11 owner accounts that said how long they have had it. Own one? Add how long yours has lasted.
Nothing has a clear majority against it yet. Counted from the owners who raised each subject, not from everyone. A subject is judged once at least 4 owners raise it.
43 more subjects came up from fewer than 4 owners each, which is not enough for a fair reading. To see how it stacks up, compare it with another machine.
The same owner, asked again at each point. Fills in as owners answer.
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Among the 11 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 4 described a failure. Parts named most: panel (burn-in), backlight, screen (burn-in).
Before you buy one used, ask the seller: how old it is, whether it was ever repaired and by whom, and whether any of the parts above have been replaced. Ask to see it run. A receipt tells you the warranty start date; most makers honour the term only for the first owner.
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