The LG B6E OLED is an entry-level TV released in 2026 as a variant of the LG B6 OLED 2026. It sits below the LG C6 OLED and the LG C6H OLED 2026, and features identical performance to the regular B6, but it comes with a simpler remote and lacks a few advanced features that require it, like AI voice control and room audio correction. Other than those differences, you'll find the same great selection of smart features, HDMI 2.1 bandwidth on all four inputs, and a wide selection of gaming features. It's powered by the same LG α8 AI Processor 4K Gen3 image processor as the regular B6, and ships with LG's proprietary webOS 26 smart interface, which has a huge selection of streaming and gaming apps and can also be integrated into most smart home platforms. We bought and tested the 65-inch version, but it's also available in 55- and 77-inch models.
Our Verdict
The LG B6E is a great TV for most uses. It's best-suited for home theater use, thanks to its nearly infinite contrast ratio that delivers perfect blacks. It's not too bad in a bright room, either, as it can handle some glare during the day, but it's not a good choice for a really bright room with lots of lights or windows. It delivers stellar motion performance when watching content, with no blur behind fast-moving objects, but like all OLEDs, there's noticeable stutter in slow-panning shots. It's also a fantastic gaming TV, with low input lag and a great selection of gaming features like VRR and HDMI 2.1 bandwidth.
Inky blacks and no haloing around bright highlights or subtitles.
Image remains consistent when viewed from the sides.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, bright, and accurate.
Very noticeable stutter in slow-panning shots.
The LG B6E delivers an excellent home theater viewing experience. It looks amazing in a dark room thanks to its nearly infinite contrast ratio, resulting in deep blacks without a trace of haloing around bright lights or subtitles. Colors are bright and vibrant, but they can look a bit washed out in some scenes, and bright scenes can be a bit dull. It does a great job cleaning up low-quality streams or upscaling low-resolution content like DVDs, and it has very good motion handling when watching content. Unfortunately, like all OLED TVs, there's noticeable stutter in slow-panning shots, though. While it has great format support overall, it doesn't support DTS audio formats.
Inky blacks and no haloing around bright highlights or subtitles.
Cleans up low-quality content from streaming services well.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, bright, and accurate.
Very noticeable stutter in slow-panning shots.
Doesn't passthrough DTS audio formats.
The LG B6E is an okay TV for daytime viewing in a bright room. It's bright enough to overcome glare in a moderately-lit room, but you should avoid placing it facing a window or bright lights. Ambient light has no noticeable impact on perceived color volume or contrast, which is great. Its glossy coating does very little to reduce glare, which makes dark scenes somewhat difficult to see during the day, but bright scenes look a lot better.
Ambient light has no impact on picture quality.
Not bright enough to overcome glare in a very bright room.
The LG B6E is a good TV for watching sports. It's a great choice for a wide seating arrangement thanks to its very wide viewing angle, so the image doesn't degrade when you move to the sides. It also does an excellent job cleaning up compression artifacts and upscaling low-quality streams. Fast action is clear, with no blur behind fast-moving objects, and there are no unwanted color artifacts. It's bright enough to handle moderate glare in a bright room, but it's not great for a really bright room, as it can't overcome glare. Its built-in speakers can't get very loud, so for big parties, you'll want to consider adding a soundbar or speaker system.
Image remains consistent when viewed from the sides.
Cleans up low-quality content from streaming services well.
No intermediate color or edge artifacts.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, bright, and accurate.
Not bright enough to overcome glare in a very bright room.
The LG B6E is an excellent TV for gaming. It delivers an incredibly responsive gaming experience thanks to its low input lag and incredibly smooth motion handling with no ghosting behind fast-moving objects. Games look stunning thanks to its impressive picture quality, and switching to the dedicated gaming mode has no impact on picture quality. It also has an impressive array of gaming features, including HDMI 2.1 bandwidth and VRR support, but its relatively low 120Hz refresh rate will disappoint PC gamers.
Low input lag.
No ghosting behind fast-moving objects.
Wide selection of gaming features like VRR and HDMI 2.1 bandwidth.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, bright, and accurate.
The LG B6E has decent peak brightness. It's bright enough to handle a little bit of glare for daytime viewing, but it can't overcome bright lights or windows facing the TV. Small highlights in movies don't stand out as well as they should, and very bright scenes are a bit dull.
Not bright enough to overcome glare in a very bright room.
Since the LG B6E is an OLED, it has perfect black levels. Blacks are deep and inky when viewed in a dark room, with no backlight glow or haloing around bright parts of the scene.
Inky blacks and no haloing around bright highlights or subtitles.
The LG B6E has great colors. It has incredible color accuracy before calibration, so you don't need to worry about having it calibrated if you care about an accurate image. It also has great color volume in SDR. It struggles a bit in HDR, though, and bright colors fall a bit flat and look washed out in some scenes.
Amazing accuracy out of the box.
Colors are vibrant, lifelike, bright, and accurate.
Bright colors are slightly washed out.
The LG B6E has very good motion handling when watching content. It removes judder from most content, so motion is smooth and even, and there's no micro judder or unwanted intermediate colors. Unfortunately, like all OLEDs, there's noticeable stutter in all slow-panning content, and its motion interpolation feature does an inconsistent job reducing it.
No intermediate color or edge artifacts.
Removes judder from most content.
Very noticeable stutter in slow-panning shots.
The LG B6E delivers an incredibly responsive gaming experience. It has very low input lag, so your actions are always in-sync with what you see on the screen. It also has a nearly instantaneous response time, resulting in crystal clear motion with no ghosting behind fast-moving objects. It supports VRR to reduce tearing, and it has a high refresh rate that allows you to take full advantage of the latest gaming consoles. It doesn't support refresh rates above 120Hz, though, which may disappoint PC gamers.
Low input lag.
No ghosting behind fast-moving objects.
Note: We're in the process of improving our tests related to image processing, but this score should give you a general idea of how a TV performs overall with its image processing capabilities.
The LG B6E has excellent image processing. It does a great job cleaning up compression artifacts from low-quality content streams, and low-resolution content like DVDs are upscaled well. It also handles HDR content well, with very little banding in areas of similar colors, and HDR content is displayed at the correct brightness level.
Cleans up low-quality content from streaming services well.
Exceptional HDR brightness accuracy.
Performance Usages
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We bought and tested the 65-inch LG B6E (OLED65B6EUA), and the results are also valid for the 55- and 77-inch models. This TV is a variant of the LG B6 OLED 2026, which we bought and tested separately. They're the exact same TV, but the B6E comes with a simpler remote and lacks some enhancement features that require the LG Magic Remote to function.
| 55" | OLED55B6EUA |
| 65" | OLED65B6EUA |
| 77" | OLED77B6EUA |
The label on our unit shows that it was manufactured in Mexico in April 2026.
Popular TV Comparisons
The LG B6E is a surprising addition to LG's 2026 lineup. Although initially marketed as a cheaper entry-level model with lower peak brightness, it actually performs identically to the regular LG B6 OLED 2026, but with a simpler remote. It's surprisingly feature-rich for the price point, but it's significantly outperformed by higher-end models like the LG C6 OLED 2026. Still, depending on the deals available, it delivers excellent value and far outperforms most similarly priced LED models in a dark room. You can also buy the Magic Remote separately if you really want the extra features it provides.
For more options, check out our recommendations for the best OLED TVs, the best movie TVs, and the best budget TVs.
The LG B5 OLED and the LG B6E OLED 2026 deliver nearly identical performance overall. The B6E doesn't come with LG's Magic Remote, so some smart features like the audio room correction feature and AI voice control don't work unless you buy the more advanced remote separately. Other than that they deliver nearly identical picture quality in every way.
The LG C5 OLED is much better than the LG B6E OLED. The C5 is significantly brighter, so small details in movies and shows stand out better, and the image is brighter and more vibrant overall. The C5 can also handle more glare during the day. Finally, the B6E doesn't include the LG Magic Remote, so some smart features like AI voice control and audio room correction don't work unless you buy that remote separately.
The LG C6 OLED 2026 is much better than the LG B6E OLED. The most noticeable difference between them is peak brightness. The C6 is considerably brighter, especially when more of the screen is bright at once, like when watching sports. This higher peak brightness also allows the C6 to deliver a more impactful movie-watching experience, as bright details stand out better and movies are just more vibrant overall.
The TCL QM7L and the LG B6E OLED are both great TVs overall, but with different strengths and weaknesses, so the best one depends on your needs. The TCL is the better choice for a bright room, as it's considerably brighter and can handle more glare during the day. The LG is the better choice for a dark room, as its nearly infinite contrast ratio delivers much deeper, more uniform blacks, with no haloing around bright details or subtitles.
We buy and test dozens of TVs yearly, taking an objective, data-driven approach to deliver results you can trust. Our testing process is complex, with hundreds of individual tests that take over a week to complete. Most of our tests use specially designed test patterns that mimic real content, but we also use the same sources you have at home to ensure our results match the real-world experience. We use two main tools for our testing: a Colorimetry Research CR-100 colorimeter and a CR-250 spectroradiometer.
Test Results
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The TV has decent peak brightness in HDR. Small details stand out fairly well and deliver a slightly impactful experience, but they're not nearly as bright as they should be. It struggles a bit more when more of the screen is bright, like in outdoor scenes. Overall, while it delivers decent brightness with most real content, it's not nearly as bright as higher-end models like the LG C6 OLED 2026.
The posted results are with the TV in its most accurate picture mode with 'Dynamic Tone Mapping' and 'Expression Enhancer' disabled. Below are the results with DTM turned on, which unfortunately doesn't actually do much to increase the brightness of most real scenes on this TV.
- Hallway Lights: 728 cd/m²
- Yellow Skyscraper: 500 cd/m²
- Landscape Pool: 270 cd/m²
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Switching to the 'Game Optimizer' mode results in slightly lower peak brightness than the calibrated picture mode.
The posted results are with the TV in 'Game Optimizer' mode with 'Dynamic Tone Mapping' and 'Expression Enhancer' disabled. Below are the results with DTM turned on, which slightly increases the brightness of some scenes without affecting the overall peak brightness of the TV.
- Hallway Lights: 709 cd/m²
- Yellow Skyscraper: 445 cd/m²
- Landscape Pool: 278 cd/m²
The LG B6E has mediocre peak brightness in SDR. While it's bright enough to handle moderate amounts of glare when you're watching TV in a bright room, it can't handle bright light from windows or lights.
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The TV has a nearly infinite contrast ratio, giving it perfect contrast. Due to OLED's self-lit pixels, it displays bright highlights next to perfect inky blacks, making it very impressive in a dark room.
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Since OLEDs don't use lighting zones and instead have individual pixels that can be lit up to their maximum brightness next to pixels that are turned off, there's no haloing when bright elements are surrounded by deep blacks.
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The LG B6E is an OLED without a backlight, so its self-lit pixels give it the same performance as a TV with perfect local dimming and no zone transitions. We still film the zone transition video so you can see how it compares to an option with local dimming.
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Because OLEDs can turn off individual pixels, the TV has perfect black uniformity with no halo effect around bright objects.
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The LG B6E has great color volume in SDR. It displays most of the DCI-P3 color space, and there's very little change in color volume between scenes. Coverage of the wider BT.2020 color space is much worse, though, and it struggles to display highly saturated greens or reds.
| Volume ΔE³ | DCI-P3 Coverage |
BT.2020 Coverage |
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| L10 | 92.80% | 61.95% |
| L20 | 95.05% | 63.44% |
| L30 | 95.97% | 64.96% |
| L40 | 95.80% | 67.25% |
| L50 | 95.22% | 68.18% |
| L60 | 94.80% | 68.19% |
| L70 | 94.36% | 67.44% |
| L80 | 92.90% | 65.05% |
| L90 | 92.00% | 65.52% |
| L100 | 95.12% | 88.83% |
| Total | 94.39% | 67.39% |
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The TV has decent color volume in HDR. It displays dark, saturated colors perfectly, thanks to its nearly infinite contrast ratio. Colors are bright and vibrant, but a bit washed out in the brightest scenes, as the TV's WOLED panel relies on the white subpixel to boost brightness.
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The TV has fantastic accuracy before calibration. There are no noticeable issues at all, as the white balance, color mapping, and color temperature are all very close to perfect. Gamma tracking is also nearly perfect.
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The TV is easy to calibrate, and it delivers fantastic accuracy after calibration. Since there weren't really any noticeable issues before calibration, though, there's not much benefit to having it calibrated.
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The LG B6E has excellent accuracy in HDR before calibration. The white balance is excellent, but shadow details are noticeably off. The average color error is also extremely low, with just a few mapping errors, mainly in reds and blues. The average color temperature is nearly perfect, though.
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The TV has fantastic accuracy after calibrating it. The white balance is a lot better, with very few remaining issues, and the color temperature is even closer to ideal. Unfortunately, the color mapping didn't improve at all from calibration. Overall, although it's a bit better, most people won't benefit from having the TV calibrated in HDR as the difference is very minor.
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The LG B6E has fantastic PQ EOTF tracking. It tracks the content creator's intent nearly perfectly when displaying smaller details. Content mastered at 600 and 1,000 nits is displayed almost perfectly, with a sharp cutoff at the TV's peak brightness. Content mastered at 4,000 nits rolls off gradually as it approaches the TV's peak brightness. This helps preserve gradation in bright areas but limits how bright small details can get.
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This TV has excellent low-quality content smoothing. It does a fantastic job of reducing macro blocking and pixelization, and there's very little loss of fine details.
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The TV does an excellent job upscaling low-resolution content like DVDs. The image is clean with no obvious over-sharpening.
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The TV has great gradient handling. There's some minor banding in dark shades of gray, but it's not too bad.
The LG B6E has fantastic low input lag when using the Game Optimizer picture mode. It's low in all supported formats, ensuring a very responsive gaming experience.
Its input lag is a lot higher outside of this mode, or when motion interpolation is enabled, so there's a noticeable delay when navigating menus from an external player.
The TV supports all common formats up to 120Hz. It displays chroma 4:4:4 properly with any supported resolution, which is important for clear text from a PC.
The TV supports all three types of variable refresh rate (VRR) technology to reduce screen tearing. It works across a wide range of refresh rates, including sources that support Low-Framerate-Compensation (LFC), which ensures that your games remain nearly tear-free even when the refresh rate drops below the panel's minimum refresh rate.
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Decreasing the refresh rate to 60Hz has a very minor impact on the TV's CAD, but motion is still incredibly clear. There's more noticeable persistence blur, but most transitions are still extremely quick. There's some very slight overshoot and undershoot when transitioning between a very dark and a very light shade, but it's minor and not really noticeable.
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The TV is fully compatible with everything the PS5 offers, like 1440p @ 120Hz and 4k @ 120Hz, as well as HDMI Forum VRR. It also supports Auto Low Latency Mode, so it automatically switches to Game Optimizer to get the lowest input lag.
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The TV is fully compatible with everything the Xbox Series X|S offers, including 1440p @ 120Hz, 4k @ 120Hz, HDMI Forum VRR, FreeSync Premium Pro, and Dolby Vision gaming. It also supports Auto Low Latency Mode, so it automatically switches to Game Optimizer to get the lowest input lag.
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Unfortunately, due to the TV's incredibly quick response time, there's noticeable stutter when watching content. It's especially noticeable in slow-panning or wide shots.
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Adding low levels of motion interpolation helps reduce the amount of stutter in slow-panning shots. The feature is inconsistent, though, resulting in an even frame cadence and choppy motion.
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The TV removes judder from most content, ensuring an even frame pacing. It can't remove judder from European content sent over a 60p signal, like a streaming device with the Match Frame Rate feature disabled, though.
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The TV has an extremely quick response time when watching content. There's no noticeable motion blur behind fast-moving objects. It's a bit slower when going from near-black to a brighter shade, but this doesn't cause any noticeable issues with real content.
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This TV doesn't have a traditional backlight and doesn't use pulse-width modulation (PWM) to dim each pixel, but it's not completely flicker-free. There's a slight dip in brightness that corresponds to the TV's refresh rate. This differs from the PWM flicker on TVs with LED backlights and occurs on every OLED display on the market. It's not noticeable, and most people won't be bothered by this, but it can still bother people who are extra sensitive to flicker.
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There's an optional black frame insertion (BFI) feature that reduces the appearance of persistence blur caused by the TV's nearly instantaneous response time. It can only insert black frames at a 60Hz refresh rate.
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The total amount of reflected light is decent. Bright lights and windows facing the TV are clearly visible, and there are minor diffraction artifacts around them that make them slightly more distracting.
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Ambient light slightly decreases the perceived color volume, but it's not too bad.
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The LG B6E has an excellent viewing angle. The image remains very consistent as you move to the sides, making it an excellent choice for a wide seating arrangement. It's not perfect, though, and colors fade out a bit from a very wide angle.
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The LG B6E has good gray uniformity. The screen is a bit patchy throughout, but there's little dirty screen effect in the center. Like most OLED TVs, there are some faint vertical lines, which are more noticeable in dark scenes, but overall, you'd be hard-pressed to notice them from a normal viewing distance.
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The TV uses a newer WOLED panel which LG calls "OLED SE". It's not as bright or as colorful as the tandem panel found on the LG C6H OLED and the LG G6 OLED, with a weaker separation of colors.
It features a redesigned subpixel structure with an RGBW subpixel order. This subpixel structure helps improve text clarity from a PC, since the red, green, and blue subpixels are in the correct order that a PC expects.
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The TV supports the full 48Gbps bandwidth of HDMI 2.1 on all four HDMI ports. This allows you to take full advantage of multiple high-bandwidth devices, such as if you own multiple current-gen consoles and a high-end gaming PC.
This TV passes through all Dolby Digital options. However, it doesn't support any DTS audio formats commonly used on physical media.
This TV supports Dolby Vision, but not the newer Dolby Vision 2. It's unclear if LG has any plans to eventually add support for the newer format or not.
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The LG B6E has a nice design that looks great in most rooms. The bezels are thicker than most premium TVs, but not too distracting. Like most OLEDs, though, it's extremely thin, which contributes to its more premium overall look.
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The blade style feet support the TV well, but take up a lot of space and can't be adjusted.
Footprint of the 65-inch size: 42.1" x 8.6" x 3.3"
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The back of the TV has a nice marble finish that gives it a more premium look. The electronics are all housed in a central box that's separate from the panel. There's a clip on the back of each foot to help with cable management.
Some of the inputs are easy to access, but two of the HDMI ports face straight out of the back. You'll need angle adapters to be able to use them if the TV is mounted close to the wall.
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The TV has excellent build quality. It's a bit cheaper overall than the higher-end LG C6 OLED 2026, but there are no obvious flaws or issues with its construction.
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The LG B6E OLED 2026 TV ships at launch with the 2026 version of LG's proprietary smart interface, webOS. LG promises at least four years of webOS updates on their TVs, and you get updated versions of the operating system once a year.
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There are two settings in the 'Home Settings' menu, namely the 'Home Promotion' and 'Content Recommendation' settings. These settings remove the top banner ads and suggested content from the home screen. This gives your home screen a clean look, but there's no way to remove ads from the apps page.
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Unlike the LG B6 OLED 2026, this TV comes with a simpler remote that doesn't support motion controls. It also lacks a built-in mic for voice controls, so some AI features on the TV that require a mic don't work. You can still buy the LG Magic Remote separately, though.
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- Remote (with 2x AAA batteries)
- User manuals
- Cable management clip
This TV was initially tested with firmware version 43.21.51.
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The LG B6E has a sub-par frequency response. It can't get very loud, so it's best-suited for a quiet room. It also has a very uneven sound profile, so dialogue is patchy and uneven. While the TV supports digital room correction, it requires the magic remote to function, which isn't included with this model.