The more annoying fact is that the TV accumulates on me for some time when streaming with both Apple TV+ and Disney+, usually when tries to pursue a scene again or fast. A streaming box is an easy solution, but I hope LG will address these issues in future updates.
G5’s gaming portal is the only place where I could not seem to kill advertisements, but the repetition of 2025 makes for it with options such as Amazon Luna, Nvidia GeForce Now, and others. The TV is designed for gaming on all fronts, with four full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 inputs, support for VRR up to 165 Hz with compatible PCs, and auto low delaying mode (alm). The game looks fabulous by default, and LG’s game optimizer provides the load of optimization options.
There are many other ways to customize your experience, including many “AI” features such as LG’s AI painting and sound mode. AI is a big theme with G5 (it is also in full name), which includes the new AI Kansiaz, which is a accessory if Clunk Navigation Tool.
Talking about navigation, the new remote is more stylish and more misleading. I am glad that LG placed point-end clicks like WII, but for a lack of a muted key you need to catch the volume key for the mute, which I had to look for. The lack of a dedicated input key also implicated me until I tried the surrounded home, which draws a full input list with a dedicated smart hub. Keeping in mind the AI theme, both Google Assistant and Alexa are supported, as streaming on Airplay and Google Cast.
Photograph: Ryan Vaniata
On picture mode
I have found a wide guide for locking in a magnificent photo, and you can definitely get in mourning with many options of G5 and cinema-forward mode, but proved to be happy to achieve the most accurate photo. After fusing with mode and settings like professional mode and settings for precise tone mapping at different mastering levels, filmmaker mode looked almost perfect for SDR (standard dynamic range) and HDR 10 (LG Fanier does not support HDR 10+).
If the filmmaker is very slow, you can increase the backlight in SDR or turn on tone mapping for HDR 10 for a serious boost. It is not available for the dolby vision, so I used a little bright cinema house with some minor tweex, including closing of motion smoothing. For frequent testing, I also closed the TV’s light sensor in ECO and Picture Mode Settings.
Picture right
LG’s revolutionary MLA OLED panel pushed TVS to a new level, clarified by last year’s G4 and Z95A. Adding a truly impressive HDR shine on a screen that perfectly emits light from black zero, is a stirring experience, looks to emerge from blackness like ink like ink drawn with the flame with everything from the menu to a twinkling candle. Those TVs are bright enough for almost any use case, especially since most of the streaming materials have been capted to only 1,000 NITs.
G5 is still bright, but like Sony’s excellent Bravia 9, LG is prudent with its new bright booster. Most of the scenes look sophisticated and even resigned in filmmaker mode. It looks rich, saturated and luxurious to films and reputation plays as the TV follows the director’s intentions, saving true glitz and punch for select highlights. But when it is a TV pop, it actually pops, especially when you feed it high-night 4K blue-rays.
