The LG QNED90 is a very good 4k TV with an IPS panel and a Mini LED full-array backlight. It's LG's first 4k Mini LED TV on the market, and the new backlight technology delivers fantastic contrast with local dimming enabled. It's one of the best contrast we've seen on an IPS panel. It's not perfect, though, as the local dimming feature itself is just decent, and there's noticeable blooming in dark scenes. It has wide viewing angles, decent reflection handling, and amazing peak brightness in SDR, so it's a good choice for a bright room. It runs the same WebOS platform found on other LG TVs this year, and it comes with the improved remote found on many of LGs other 2021 models.
Our Verdict
The LG QNED90 is a very good TV overall. With wide viewing angles, high peak brightness, and decent reflection handling, it's a great choice for watching TV shows and a good TV for watching sports. It's great for gaming, with low input lag and a fast response time. It has high contrast with local dimming, but there's some blooming in dark scenes, and it has sub-par black uniformity, but it's still good for watching movies in a dark room. Finally, it's an excellent TV for use as a PC monitor, but some uniformity issues might be distracting.
- Gets bright enough to overcome glare.
- Impressive viewing angles.
- Outstanding contrast with local dimming.
- Very good response time.
- Noticeable uniformity issues in areas of similar colors.
- Disappointing 480p upscaling.
The LG QNED90 is a great TV for watching shows during the day. It has decent reflection handling and amazing peak brightness in SDR, so glare won't be an issue. It also has impressive viewing angles, so the image doesn't degrade if you have a wide seating area. Finally, the built-in WebOS smart interface has a huge selection of apps, so you're sure to find something to watch.
- Gets bright enough to overcome glare.
- Impressive viewing angles.
- Noticeable uniformity issues in areas of similar colors.
- Disappointing 480p upscaling.
The LG QNED90 is a good TV for watching sports. It has decent reflection handling and high peak brightness, so glare won't be an issue. The image remains accurate at an angle, great if you like to watch the game with a large group of friends. It also has a fast response time, and it upscales lower-resolution content well, including sports channels from a cable box. Unfortunately, some noticeable uniformity issues might be distracting, but this varies between units.
- Gets bright enough to overcome glare.
- Impressive viewing angles.
- Very good response time.
- Noticeable uniformity issues in areas of similar colors.
- Disappointing 480p upscaling.
The LG QNED90 is a great TV for playing video games. It has a few great gaming features, including support for variable refresh rates. It's fully compatible with the latest consoles, and it has low input lag for a responsive gaming experience. It also has a very good response time, with little blur behind fast-moving objects. Unfortunately, although it has a high contrast ratio with local dimming, there's noticeable blooming in dark scenes, and our unit has some uniformity issues that can be distracting while gaming.
- Outstanding contrast with local dimming.
- Very good response time.
- Great gaming features including VRR support.
- Low input lag.
- Some blooming in dark scenes.
- Noticeable uniformity issues in areas of similar colors.
- Disappointing 480p upscaling.
The LG QNED90 is a good TV for watching movies in HDR in a dark room. It has excellent contrast with local dimming enabled, and the local dimming feature itself is decent overall. It has a wide color gamut, so colors are vivid and lifelike. Sadly, it can't get very bright in HDR with real content, and there are some uniformity issues, as well as there's noticeable blooming in dark scenes.
- Outstanding contrast with local dimming.
- Removes 24p judder from any source.
- Some blooming in dark scenes.
- Noticeable uniformity issues in areas of similar colors.
- Disappointing 480p upscaling.
The LG QNED90 is a very good TV for playing video games in HDR. It has fantastic low input lag when gaming, even in HDR, and a very good response time, so there's little blur behind fast-moving objects. It has impressive peak brightness in HDR, and the contrast with local dimming is fantastic. It also has a decent local dimming feature, but there's still some blooming in dark scenes, which may be distracting. Finally, it has a good selection of extra gaming features, including support for variable refresh rates.
- Outstanding contrast with local dimming.
- Very good response time.
- Great gaming features including VRR support.
- Low input lag.
- Some blooming in dark scenes.
- Noticeable uniformity issues in areas of similar colors.
- Disappointing 480p upscaling.
The LG QNED90 is an excellent TV for use as a PC monitor, with a few limitations. It has wide viewing angles, so you can sit fairly close without the sides of the screen degrading. It has low input lag and a fast response time, with very little blur behind fast-moving objects. It can display chroma 4:4:4 properly, which is important for clear text, but only from a 4k source. It has decent reflection handling, so glare won't be an issue for most people.
- Gets bright enough to overcome glare.
- Impressive viewing angles.
- Very good response time.
- Low input lag.
- Noticeable uniformity issues in areas of similar colors.
- Can't display chroma 4:4:4 properly with certain resolutions.
- Disappointing 480p upscaling.
Changelog
- Updated Sep 26, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Jul 08, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Apr 17, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
- Updated Feb 11, 2025: We uploaded the latest brightness measurements and uniformity photos for the Accelerated Longevity Test.
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 65 inch LG QNED90 (65QNED90), and for the most part, we expect our results to be valid for the 75 inch (75QNED90) and 86 inch (86QNED90) variants as well. In Europe, the equivalent model appears to be the LG QNED91. The overall specs appear to be the same as the model we've tested, but it's not available in an 86 inch size and it has a different, center-mounted stand.
| Size | North America | Europe |
| 65" | 65QNED90UPA | 65QNED916PA |
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75" |
75QNED90UPA | 75QNED916PA |
| 86" | 86QNED90UPA | - |
If someone comes across a different type of panel or if their LG QNED90 doesn't correspond to our review, let us know and we'll update the review. Note that some tests, like gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.
The unit we tested was manufactured in June 2021 and you can see the label here.
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The LG QNED90 is a very good overall 4k TV. The Mini LED backlight performs well, delivering the best contrast we've seen on an IPS TV. Unfortunately, there are still some issues with blooming, so a TV with a VA panel is still the way to go if you like to watch movies in a dark room.
Also see our recommendations for the best LG TVs, the best 4k TVs, and the best TVs for watching sports.
The LG QNED90 is a slight step up over the LG QNED85. The QNED90 has a much better Mini LED local dimming feature, resulting in higher contrast and less blooming around bright areas of dark scenes. Its processing is a bit worse, and shadow details aren't as well-preserved on the QNED90. The QNED90 also gets a bit brighter, and it sustains bright highlights over time, while the QNED's brightness drops over time in bright scenes.
The Samsung QN85A is a bit better than the LG QNED90 for most uses. The Samsung has much better reflection handling and higher peak brightness, so it's better for a bright room with lots of natural light. On the other hand, the LG has much better contrast with local dimming, so it's a better choice for dark rooms.
Although they use different panel technologies, each with strengths and weaknesses, the Samsung QN90A is much better than the LG QNED90. The Samsung has much higher contrast, significantly better black uniformity, and a better local dimming feature, meaning that it looks better in a dark room. The Samsung also has higher peak brightness and much better reflection handling, so it's better in a bright room, too.
The Sony X90J and the LG QNED90 use different panel technologies, each with strengths and weaknesses. The LG uses an IPS panel, so it has much better viewing angles, great if you have a wide seating area. The Sony has much better contrast and better black uniformity, so it's a better choice for a dark room.
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.
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