OLED Green Tint  

How Common Is It And What Can You Do?

OLED Green Tint

The good news is that there's no need to adjust your set; this is, unfortunately, somewhat normal. Although this issue has been more widely reported on 2023 and 2024 models, it's not new and has been noticeable on WOLED panels made by LG Display for many years. These panels have also found their way into OLED TVs by brands like Sony, LG, Vizio, and Panasonic, just to name a few.

LG Display confirmed to us that minor variations in the manufacturing process cause it, so it varies between each individual unit. There were significantly more reports of this issue in 2024, though, so are the latest panels more susceptible to this? We need your help to get to the bottom of this issue!

50+ OLEDs Tested

We've bought and tested over 50 TVs with OLED panels in the last few years, and as part of our regular viewing angle testing, we measured the color shift from 0° to 70°. You can see the individual results for all TVs using our table tool, but we can already see a few interesting trends from that data. First, you'll notice that none of the 12 QD-OLEDs we've tested show any green shift, even at extremely wide viewing angles.

There are also three WOLED TVs that show no color shift: the LG G3 OLED, the LG G4 OLED, and the Panasonic Z95A OLED. What do these TVs have in common, and why might they show no color shift? Interestingly, these three TVs all have an additional MLA brightness-boosting layer. Again, this is consistent with our expectations, as LG Display also told us that MLA panels shouldn't have this issue. In this case, the community experience appears slightly different, as a quick Reddit search shows many reported issues, even with the LG G4. It's worth pointing out that many of the original posters of those threads appear to be confusing standard uniformity issues with the off-angle green tint we're looking into here. Still, some of those threads appear to show this issue as well.

So, eliminating the QD-OLEDs and MLA panels from our results leaves us with ~45 OLEDs that we've tested since 2018. What do our measurements tell us about the green shift on these panels, and is there any pattern?

The above chart shows the range of angles at which the green tint appears, sorted by year. Higher numbers are better, as it means the green tint appears at a wider angle. Looking at this chart, the data definitely shows a wider range of green tint in 2024, but since higher numbers are better, it actually looks like 2024 models are better, on average, than previous years. Now it's worth keeping in mind that the exact viewing angle varies from one unit to the next, and since we've only bought and tested one of each, these results aren't representative of how every unit of the same model performs.

Survey Results

If the 50+ OLED TVs we've tested over the years aren't representative, how can we determine how widespread the issue is? Well, we need your help.

If you've purchased an OLED TV in the last few years, we want to hear from you. Using this form, we want to know what you bought, when you bought it, and how noticeable the green tint is on a scale from 0–10, with 10 being the worst. We also invite you to share pictures of your green tint by uploading them to an image-sharing site and sending us the link!

The goal of this test is simple: we're looking for any pattern in the severity of the green tint issue. With the data we've already collected, we've definitely shown that the 2023 and 2024 models are significantly worse, but there doesn't appear to be any pattern in size, model, or manufacturing date. It's worth noting that this experiment is far from perfect. Ideally, we'd have measurements showing the exact green shift, like in our reviews. Unsurprisingly, most people don't have colorimeters and spectroradiometers at home to take these measurements, so we have to rely on your subjective impressions.

Latest Update: October 16, 2025 - 167 Replies

It's been a while since our last update, so let's bring another round of data and take a look at how the data has progressed. With 56 new replies, almost all new responses are for 2024 models. The data shows us that not much has changed since the last update. LG's OLEDs tend to suffer from the widest spread of green tint issues, with 2024 models performing the worst. This latest update shows that the issue is even more widespread than we initially thought, with only 40% of respondents reporting no green tint at all on their TVs. Of the users reporting a green tint, 36% gave it a score of 7 or higher, indicating a severe issue. Of the 101 reports of some green tint, 82% reported that it's worse at an angle, which makes sense. So, like we did last time, let's break the results down into a few broad categories to see if we can find any trends in the data.

By Brand:

Here, you can see that LG still has the highest reported range of green tint issues. Hisense, Panasonic, and Vizio all stand out with very little green tint, but they also have very few responses, so it's not enough to indicate anything. Sony and Samsung aren't far behind LG, either. Now this makes sense for Sony, since most Sony OLEDs use the same LG panels that you'll find in LG's own OLEDs, but Samsung is a bit of a surprise.

Most Samsung OLEDs use QD-OLED displays, which should be immune to this issue, so it's a bit odd to see them more widely reported here. Our own testing with QD-OLED panels found them to be almost completely immune to this issue. The results are likely skewed a bit here because Samsung releases some TVs with LG WOLED panels in certain sizes and in certain regions, but unfortunately, it's not possible to determine which of these reported Samsung models use QD-OLED panels and which ones are WOLED.

• Hisense: 2
• LG: 139
• Panasonic: 1
• Samsung: 11
• Sony: 13
• Vizio: 1

By Manufacturing Year:

Breaking down the range and average green tint by model year, we can clearly see that 2024 models have the worst green tint on average, with the widest spread. Two reports from owners of 2025 models aren't enough to determine if the new models are any better.

• 2020 or older: 7
• 2021: 11
• 2022: 13
• 2023: 29
• 2024: 105
• 2025: 2

By Size:

• 42": 20
• 48": 18
• 55": 38
• 65": 44
• 77": 41
• 83": 6

When we sort the issue by size, we can see that there's a very slight negative trend, and larger sizes are, on average, slightly better than smaller TVs. There's not enough data here for these results to be statistically significant, though.

LG C Series:

• C1: 5
• C2: 8
• C3: 15
• C4: 59
• C5: 2

Looking at the range of LG's C Series over the last five years, the difference in 2023 and 2024 models is very obvious, with the C4 performing slightly worse on average. The C5 isn't much better, but with only two owners reporting, it's far from representative.

C4 Alone

Looking at the LG C4 alone, we can see that it's a bit of a mess. TVs manufactured in July 2024 seem to be the worst, along with TVs manufactured in late 2024/early 2025. Outside of those specific months, though, the data shows a rough statistical tie, and there's no clear trend.

MLA Panels

The good news is that our survey results clearly show that MLA panels, like the ones found in the LG G3 and LG G4, are largely immune to this issue. Only three owners reported seeing any green tint at all at an angle, with the vast majority of owners reporting no tint either head-on or at an angle. This is because the MLA layer works as a scattering layer, increasing the effective viewing angle and preventing the green tint issue.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, it seems like the LG OLED green tint is a very real problem, and it's most noticeable with 2023 and 2024 models. That's not to say that they're all bad, though, and it does seem like, on average, a majority of these TVs have little noticeable green tint even at an angle. Unfortunately, outside of a few odd months, there doesn't appear to be any clear trend with manufacturing dates that would help you avoid the issue; it seems to simply vary from unit to unit based on manufacturing differences. With that in mind, if you think you're likely to notice this issue, then it's best to buy it from a retailer with a good return policy, so you can exchange it easily if you get a bad unit.

All Results (Last Updated 10/16/2025)

Below this, you can see the results from all respondents. Some of the data was too incomplete to include missing sizes or even the model number, so a handful of results have been removed. We're also not including the links, pictures, or videos that some of you have sent. We appreciate the extra info, and we're using it internally, but we're not including it on this page to avoid potentially sharing any personal information.