The LG B3 OLED is the best mid-range TV we’ve tested if you want something cheaper and still want high-end features. It’s a great mid-range TV and can be an excellent entry point into the OLED market. The TV has all the features of the more expensive LG C3 OLED, but the B3 is dimmer and has only two HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports. It still delivers outstanding picture quality, especially in a dark room, with its near-infinite contrast ratio delivering deep, inky blacks with no distracting blooming. Its built-in webOS platform is just as fast on this lower-tier model, and it still has very good image processing, so it has no issues upscaling lower-resolution content if you watch DVDs, cable boxes, or Blu-rays. It also has Dolby Vision HDR and supports DTS advanced audio formats, which is great for physical media as it tends to use DTS for their audio tracks.

And just like other OLEDs, its viewing angle is fantastic, so viewers can watch the TV from all over the room with no degradation in their viewing experience. Like the C3, this TV has a wide color gamut and is extremely accurate without any calibration, so movies look as the content creator intended. This TV is also great for gaming, as it’s compatible with every VRR technology, has a fantastic response time, and has an extremely low input lag. Its two HDMI 2.1 ports have up to 4k @ 120Hz support, although unfortunately, like on the Sony BRAVIA 9 QLED, one of its HDMI 2.1 ports also doubles as the TV’s eARC port, leaving you with only one high-speed port if you have a soundbar connected through eARC.

2024’s LG B4 OLED is now available and brings some improvements. It gets noticeably brighter in both SDR and HDR, so it handles more glare in a bright room when watching SDR content, and highlights stand out more in HDR content. On top of that, it has better HDR gradient handling, and LG has increased the number of HDMI 2.1 bandwidth ports to four. The B4 is also available in a new 48-inch model. Unfortunately, it’s currently very expensive, so unless you want those upgrades, you’re better off getting the B3 while it’s on sale. If you need those upgrades or want a 48-inch model, you can also currently get the C3 for less than the cost of a B4.