LG B3 Review - Just a Mid-Tier OLED

The LG B3 OLED is a mid-range OLED TV, replacing 2022's LG B2 OLED, and sits between the LG A3 OLED and the LG C3 OLED in LG's 2023 lineup. It uses LG's α7 AI Processor Gen6 for its image and audio processing and supports Dolby Vision HDR as well as Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, and DTS audio formats. It has four HDMI ports, two of which carry HDMI 2.1 bandwidth capable of up to 4k @ 120Hz, including Dolby Vision gaming at up to 120Hz. The TV is compatible with every variable refresh rate (VRR) technology for nearly tear-free gaming, has LG's Game Optimizer gaming interface, and has Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) support. It comes with version 23 of LG's webOS smart platform and works with the Amazon Alexa, Apple Homekit, and Google Assistant smart ecosystems, as well as Apple Airplay2 for wireless streaming. It's available in a few sizes, from 55 to 77 inches.
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0:00 Intro
0:50 Design
1:28 Inputs
1:58 Cable Management
2:08 Sound Quality
2:24 Remote
2:45 Interface
3:11 Reflections
3:25 Viewing Angles
3:47 Contrast
3:55 Blooming
4:03 Lighting Zone Transitions
4:15 SDR Brightness
4:50 HDR Brightness & PQ EOTF Tracking
5:36 Color Gamut & Color Volume
5:59 Image Processing
6:09 Upscaling
6:19 Low-Quality Content Smoothing
6:36 HDR Native Gradient
6:51 Gaming
6:58 Contrast & Dark Details in Game Mode
7:14 Variable Refresh Rate
7:52 Response Time
8:04 Flicker-Free
8:14 Input Lag
8:27 Verdict
10:07 Outro
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[@RTINGSdotcom]

Model Tested: 65" (OLED65B3PUA) www.rtings.com/afflink/AbgAAJPXJU0= Should also be valid for the 55" inch (www.rtings.com/afflink/AbgAAJPXJUw= ), and the 77" inch (www.rtings.com/afflink/AbgAAJPXJU4= )

[@michael-4k4000]

The B3 is KING of all OLED TV's!!! 4k, HDR, 120hz, Dolby Vision, HDMI 2.1, near perfect black levels, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Fusion, HDR 10+, Apple Air Play 2, etc.... enough said. 100% BUY RECOMMENDATION....

[@sokola311]

I waited five years to get to this quality level with the setup. Got a B3 (65"). Set it up. Love it. Superbowl time. Already watched The Matrix on 4k Blu-Ray.. Pretty niiiiiiiiiiice! I have to say was crap out of the box. Do your research and spend a couple of days getting the settings right. Cheers.

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

Hey Abby notha great detailed review. Once again you do TV reviews awesomely. 😊😊😊

[@josaphcj7199]

I would argue that a mid tier oled is much suitable for most consumers than a high end one. The first thing that hits them is the black levels and contrast and the vibrance. All of the these are due to just the panel mostly. Even for brightness, the mid tiers have more than enough brightness. Most people wont even bother about shadow details, colour accuracy etc.. etc... unless they buy two tvs and watch them side by side

[@PatrikKron]

On sale at least in the 55" size the C3 and B3 are very similar in price. I would then go with the C3 when already spending so much. Or in my case I went with he S90C. Very happy with the picture, but it felt way too thin (didn't feel safe). I returned it due to coilwhine. Otherwise I would have kept it.

[@Beverlyhillsfinest]

@@PatrikKronget yourself the c3 youll be happy

[@Darknight0681]

Always great to see you Abby!

[@KROMO50]

Best review Abby just bought mine

[@woocoheed]

Don’t forget to mention gray uniformity 👍🏽 good work Abby

[@jungleboy1]

There are so many OLED models here in the UK. Therees stil the C1 floating around. G2 still going. LG CS which is a C1/C2 hybrid and now all these B3's, C3s and G3s..... All of them are all floating around a similar price point which makes me feel they've oversupplied OLEDS. Wish prices would come down to reflect the models.

[@3alarm247]

I love the AI function that tunes the picture quality automatically based on the source. I hated tuning my TV picture so this works for me. I’m very happy with this purchase.

[@paul_wiggin]

Are they even selling those?

[@october2212]

sold im buyin the B3 cuz i dont like spending money at all

[@TheLegoPerson]

We just bought this for our house, and besides the confusing UI for settings, we really have no complaints. We have the Costco model, and we are using our own Fire stick for the smart features instead of anything built in. The back IO ports aren't an issue when wall mounted, as long as you don't mount it completely flush. The brightness is honestly *NOT* an issue in our extremely bright room (windows on 3 of the 4 walls, sunlight all day). Just turn the auto brightness off as needed, you can manually push it up. Also, adjusting the preset color/scene filters can help boost the perceived brightness even if it doesn't actually measurably change the nits. I can't comment on the gaming performance, we only have a Switch hooked up, I have a nice monitor for my gaming PC in another room already.

[@sina6993]

If you think brightness is not an issue, then you've never owned a bright TV.

[@TheLegoPerson]

​@@sina6993 ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ This thing handles direct sunlight most of the morning and evening and indirect the rest of the daylight hours. If it was any brighter, I'd have a headache. We find ourselves turning the brightness down at night more than up in the daytime. Not everyone buys a TV for some million dollar home theater, and as an average to enthusiast consumer, I think this videos complaints about the so-called "brightness issue" are misleading and should be contextualized as slight differences from other similarly priced models, not outright failures to achieve sufficient brightness for most people. Besides, their own website spit out this TV when I told it I was shopping for a TV for a bright room, so... stay mad, I guess? It's a pretty solid tv for the average customer, and most people are the average customer.

[@compunerd]

@93 They are just looking for validation of their expensive TV purchase. If it's truly less bright than the B2 then it is an issue.

[@mikem2253]

@@sina6993some people don’t need eye searing brightness. I have a Panasonic ST60 on my main floor with huge windows and the brightness is more than good enough. And that is way dimmer than the B3. I also have a C1 in my basement.

[@dizzzzy001]

Can you do a video review of the s89c please 🙏

[@RTINGSdotcom]

👀

[@robertlawrence9000]

Nice!

[@ZachalZockt]

Abby is a great presenter. I like her smile.

[@mikem2253]

Looks like a solid upgrade over my Panasonic ST60 plasma. Might grab one when it goes on sale.

[@RTINGSdotcom]

Let us know what you think if you do!

[@ivankariaka576]

Did you try to turn off power saving mode and set vivid mode to measure the brightness?

[@tdome3000]

9:18 I have the 65" C3 and there is nothing adjustable with the stand. I don't know where you get that from.

[@BenMcMillian-ib9jy]

Lol. I also have a C3 and yeah she got that wrong. Guess nobody’s perfect.

[@MarkNOTW]

It’s adjustable if you take it off 😉

[@m4pxpolo]

I bought my 55 B3 for $880 here in Peru. Was that a nice deal? I was about to buy the C3 but it is $1250 here. I think a $360 different price is not worth it.

[@johnny_bravo9990]

Do you have A3 in your country? I'm trying to find good quality video of A3, I'm not able to find anywhere

[@RTINGSdotcom]

Unfortunately, we don't, it was never available for purchase in the US!

[@raven89k]

There is a slight amount of persistent blur due to the nature of OLED tech......what does this mean? shouldn't they be ghosting free since they have instantaneous pixel response time?

[@Math1eu-]

There is persistent blur because there is no ghosting. Since the image is here instantly and stays still for a few ms, your moving eye will see it blurry.

[@chriscleary5535]

I had a problem with my qned91pa and was offered a refund. I couldn't get an exact replacement although I could have ordered the qned 2022 model in 75" for rhe same price. I was very tempted but thought the pure size would look ridiculous in my living room. I don't know why these qneds are so poorly received by Rtings. Instead I ordered the 65LGB3 at a very good price: £910 Oh dear. I'm regretting it already. It would look fine in my bedroom but the contrast between the two in daytime hours is simply breathtaking. Believe me we don't get much sunshine here (Ireland) but yesterday we had a brief moment of bright sunshine and the Oled was unwatchable. This review is confusing. Sure it mentions how dim the oled can look dim in comparison to a qned but goes on to list a load of faults before giving it a whopping 8.7. Very confusing. I now have to decide if I should swap it around with my CS Oled which is in my bedroom. I'm not sure if it will deal better with glare. Rtings don't have a review of the CS as it wasn't available in the US. The CS looks terrific in a bedroom and I would recommend it however there are so few reviews that I'm guessing as to its brightness levels. I think it's on a par with the C1 but just don't know. It's a lot heavier than the B3 so moving it isn't the easiest. Conclusion: I imagine the B3 will look fine,great even,in a bedroom but as a replacement for a qned it's not recommended. And finally my Qned91 was terrific in daytime and pretty damn good in HDR at night with the lights off so I think for any living room Qneds are a better option. Unfortunately it's too late for me now.

[@BillyBob-xv3fu]

C3 is an extra £300 over the B3 in the UK. B3 would seem to be the winner under those circumstances.

[@Vedrajrm]

Why’s no one talking about the usb port?? Is it 2.0? Or 3.0?

[@RTINGSdotcom]

We're limited on the amount of information we can include in a video review, but our full reviews on our website includes the information. In this case, it's not 3.0! www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/b3-oled

[@MarkNOTW]

@@RTINGSdotcomlimited by whom?

[@christopheleroy4155]

I have the LG BX, is there a big difference with the B3?

[@BroJoshuaG]

Absolutely not, save your money until there's a big breakthrough in oled technology

[@florent9386]

LG 55 Oled b3 for 599€? Good deal?

[@ionutony5528]

Of course

[@vincentfalcone9218]

Weird how the B3 has less brightness than the B2. Happy I picked up a B2 last year for under 900 bucks for a 55." I got around the lack of HDMI 2.1 ports with an inexpensive HDMI switcher from Amazon that works well. And I put the TV on a monitor stand so it won't block my center channel speaker. Overall though the C3 just makes more sense to purchase for just a bit more money.

[@jrandTV]

Would you guys rather buy an OLED 55B3 or the OLED 55C3, the difference ist about 180 bucks. Thanks.

[@user-pu2ro8ok3r]

new LG B4 OLED coming in 2 months on stores

[@toncigambiraza166]

Just ordered B3 65inch for 1200e on sale while C3 costs 1600e which still seemed to me to be a big difference in price, i only hesitated between B3 and Samsung s90c which cost 1400e. Hope I won't regret choosing the LG B3.

[@xignith]

How do you like it? I’m torn between them 2 aswell

[@toncigambiraza166]

@@xignith I was most worried about the brightness, but it seems that there is no need to worry because my brightness is at 60 percent and the visibility is excellent both during the day and at night, I certainly did not regret it. Cheers.

[@xignith]

@@toncigambiraza166 thank you for the response! I ordered the B3 about 2 hours ago!

[@hichamlrazwani9201]

❤❤❤

[@ourworld86]

What about a3 model

[@RTINGSdotcom]

It isn’t available for purchase in the US unfortunately, and we only test products that are. Sorry about that

[@ashokathegreat4534]

Is €850 a good price for the B3 (2023) 55 inch?

[@adamaa39]

That's cheap af.

[@ashokathegreat4534]

@@adamaa39 would you buy the LG B3 (55 inch) for €850 or the Samsung S95B/ QN95B for €1000?

[@ashokathegreat4534]

@@adamaa39 I ordered :)

[@BekaNoMad]

❤

[@Deltax5]

At least it's HDMI 2.1. I see other TV's with half HDMI 2.1 and other half HDMI 2.0. What is the point. I do own a Xbox 360 still. Still. I am thinking future. Some people have new TV with components new for that TV.

[@Deltax5]

like your reviews. These old tv's are grate. Got the c1 Because of the hype. almost couldn't afford it, someone chipped in.

[@Deltax5]

Shift color's i notice wile web browsing. Hope they fix it threw update. Payed to much for tv. The hype on the internet. Some other small stuff to. Otherwise it's pretty solid.

[@benthompson8683]

It looks like the lack of brightness is the main issue... But would an aftermarket streaming unit like the Apple TV or Nvidia Shield noticeably improve the image processing?

[@chibbyylol]

Upscaling yes but the motion handling is still limited mostly by the TVs internal processing

[@DeesBees76]

The processing is not the real issue here. It’s fine. The brightness is the only real issue. This is a fine tv for a dark room, but the C3 is definitely a better tv and can even work well in a brighter room.

[@ItsAkile]

Good looks, I will never understand Sony's overlook of 1440p support

[@lobotron2084]

1440p on a UHD TV is not ideal since it’ll result in uneven pixel scaling. That said, they should still at least support it

[@ItsAkile]

Nah I'm just joking on the fact that historically even their new console didn't have 1440p support at launch which is weird and its 2024. I know it doesn't scale great but it is a use case people tend to use@@lobotron2084

[@jollama]

Dang no comments

[@RTINGSdotcom]

No comments yet*** lol

[@elmousse007]

65 inches B3 for 1270$ ? I could only get a 55 inches B2 for that price in my country 😭😭😭

[@lancealex382]

Theres a gulf of performance between this and top tier oled and even more so qdoleds.. would personally spend a bit extra for a lot more performance

[@94Ninsound94]

A bit more like 20-25% for a fancier display (C line) to 100% for a top tier (G line) and more… Law of diminishing return. Spend more to get realistic not much. Especially for what people are doing on a daily basis with their TV not worth it. If you are watching BR-D 4k content, playing video games, reviewing your own content as a videographer, yeah maybe you need a top of the line display.

[@lancealex382]

What utter nonsense. I paid less than 20% extra the price of a B series for a Samsung qdoled. And you have to be insane to buy the B series for anything close to it's release price. The A and B are for people who don't know what they're doing. They walk into a shop, see all the oleds all side by side and see these are 100-200 cheaper and think They're all the same. . Because they don't know any better.

[@blazesmooth5573]

@@lancealex382 We got a b3 55 inch for around 900$ mark with insurance and I must say it's hard to beat

[@thumper5555]

I really want the glasses she is wearing.

[@precursors]

I wish gaming review was more than 2 seconds. Can't find a good source of review for this TV on gaming

[@RTINGSdotcom]

We include a lot more info in our full review on our website! Let us know if that helps!

[@kufirst01]

You either die a high end OLED or live long enough to see yourself turn into an mid-tier OLED.

[@resenhasdoflow7868]

😂😂

[@michael-4k4000]

The B3 is KING of all OLED TV's!!! 4k, HDR, 120hz, Dolby Vision, HDMI 2.1, near perfect black levels, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Fusion, HDR 10+, Apple Air Play 2, etc.... enough said. 100% BUY RECOMMENDATION....

[@notliosandoval]

We got a bot here

[@R6ex]

[@jolizana96]

Still a white subpixel washing out colors

[@Beverlyhillsfinest]

Near perfect black? Oled has perfect blacks

[@michael-4k4000]

@@notliosandoval bot? No sir. Love oled and B series is a great value...

[@diego1294]

But all oleds are fantastic more or less.

[@Yoga_Tv_buying]

Not really . That b3 is iPhone 4s dim lol it better one naritive worsen another

[@adrianpcs]

tv is SLOOOOWWWWW

[@nandusi]

All oled panels are LG panels!!! lol 😂😂

[@demonreturns4336]

One thing I love about the internet is you can always find a dummy making a dumb comment

[@Yoga_Tv_buying]

@@demonreturns4336that’s rude ! pot calls kettle black .

[@SaleemVFX]

Abby always so nice &pretty ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@cjack2355]

Chill saleem

[@playerofrock04]

She’s not gonna date you, bro.

[@SaleemVFX]

@@playerofrock04 I don't want to lol

[@notliosandoval]

Selling a 65” 500 nit TV for $1500 is wild. The A and B series OLED TV’s are such a bad value. The C series is literally $100 more and gets you into good enough brightness territory.

[@Troy.PeaceOfMindRoof]

My 65" B3 was $1200.

[@yournightmare9999]

​@@Troy.PeaceOfMindRoofsomeone sell b3 77" for 1500 it is good price?

[@Troy.PeaceOfMindRoof]

@@yournightmare9999 yes, check it first

[@zeusthedrumlord547]

The 77” C3 is $500 more than the 77” B3, not sure where you got $100… the difference between 2,300 and 1,800 for just some brightness and 2 more 120 Hz ports makes the B3 much better value imo

[@ShamanNoodles]

​@@zeusthedrumlord547 Agree completely with *you* because you will never really want to run your OLED at peak brightness for any lengthy period of time anyway(causes burn-in at a significantly faster rate)

[@mako6246]

you are a nanny

[@unskeptable]

Very squeaky voice

[@d.r7969]

Not recomend,too dark,waste of money,C3 is much,much better tv.

[@beyondearth6418]

LG = no thanks. They produce way too many faulty panels. Until they improve their manufacturing process quality, I will continue to recommend everyone I know to steer away from this brand.

[@jet613]

Is this from your personal experience? Or from real statistics? Not attacking you but would love to see some numbers or articles.

[@beyondearth6418]

@@jet613 Both.

[@BRSxIgnition]

​@@beyondearth6418so you have sources to provide or no?

[@ALLXDARE]

@@BRSxIgnitionsource? Trust me bro

[@JoseHerrera-me8xc]

Ya i own and live with lg oleds and nothing faulty of course they're not perfect but definitely not faulty

[@boomanintense5763]

Lg panels not durable stay away from lg

[@garrettstrutz7421]

The B series is such a garbage Oled

[@salambaba_com]

Actually the A series is 😅

[@yournightmare9999]

Same as your garbage lifestyle

[@salambaba_com]

Still prefer C3

[@MarkNOTW]

You’ve owned both?