- LG reveals high-end OLED TV models for 2025: LG G5 and LG M5
- LG M5 has a more flexible wireless video transmission box
- New OLED panels set to be brightest yet, with 165Hz support
Update January 6th: We previously stated in this article that the LG G5 will come with a micro-lens-array (MLA) OLED panel, but this was incorrect and the article has been updated to reflect this. The rest of the article remains unchanged.
LG has revealed its 2025 OLED TV lineup at CES 2025, with a brighter LG G5 OLED TV, and an updated LG M5 OLED TV. The latter will have greater flexibility in its Zero Connect Box placement, while both will have a brighter screen and new AI-centric interface for its webOS smart TV platform.
For OLEDs, the LG OLED M5, successor to the LG M4, will continue to use the Zero Connect wireless box for its cable connections and support 4K 144Hz with VRR including certified Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync for gaming. The M5 will also be the world's first ‘True Wireless’ TV meaning no loss in picture or sound quality over wireless transmission, which means its Zero Connect box can be placed further away and in more locations than the M4 (but the TV will still need a power cable, so 'True Wireless' is perhaps a little ambitious).
Both the LG M5 and the LG G5 – which is the successor to one of 2024’s best OLED TVs, the LG G4 – will feature an Alpha 11 AI processor, which comes with the Brightness Booster Ultimate tech, which LG claims will make the G5 three times brighter than the LG B-series, its entry-level OLED TV. Absent this year however is micro-lens-array (MLA) tech, which featured in both the M4 and G4 last year. Instead, brightness boosts seem to be coming from a 'four-stack' OLED panel and the new Brightness Booster Ultimate feature. The LG G5 will also support up to a 165Hz refresh rate, surpassing many of the best gaming TVs available.
LGs Evo OLEDs will also feature a Filmmaker Mode with a new feature called Ambient Light Compensation. This feature is applicable with models with a light sensor that analyzes the viewing environment and then aims to display the picture on screen "as the director intended" for that level of lighting. This new Filmmaker Mode was made in conjunction with the creative community.
Several upgrades are coming to LG’s webOS smart TV platform, which all LG OLEDs will have built-in, and are heavily focused around AI. These new AI features include AI Picture and Sound profiles as well as AI Recommendations linked to specific user profiles, AI Search (coming to US and Korea only so far), plus updates to AI Chatbot allowing it to make picture mode and sound mode recommendations.
Finally, LG’s Magic Remote has been given a re-design for a more slimmed-down appearance. The numbered buttons have been replaced with an AI button to access AI features, and an Accessibility button provides easy access to accessibility features.
LG M5 OLED
The LG M5 will be available in 65, 77, 83 and 97-inch sizes and have the same Zero Connect capabilities as its M4 predecessor, receiving a wireless signal from LG’s Zero Connect box, which has all the processing and HDMI connections built-in. The Zero Connect Box is now said to be ‘True Wireless’, meaning it can be placed at a greater range of angles and distances while still transmitting the same full-quality and zero-latency signal.
Interestingly, the LG M5 will not feature a micro-lens-array (MLA) panel this year, but will instead use a new 'four stack' OLED panel that will allow the M5 to hit higher brightness levels, also made possible with the inclusion of Brightness Booster Ultimate tech.
The LG M5 uses the new Alpha 11 AI processor Gen2, which has been improved with AI Super Upscaling (for lower-resolution content), Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro and Object Enhancing by Visual Perception. It will also support 11.1.2 Virtual AI Surround Sound.
LG G5 OLED
The LG G5 will be not only be available in 55, 65, 77, 83 and 97-inch sizes, the same as its predecessor the G4, but there's also a new smaller 48-inch model on the way. The G5’s biggest upgrade from the G4 is Brightness Booster Ultimate tech, which will see the G5's peak brightness levels at three times that of the B series.
Similarly to the LG M5, the micro-lens-array (MLA) panel that was featured in the G5's predecessor, the LG G4, is not included this year, but LG still says the G5 will be the brightest G-series model to date. Instead, the G5 will use a new 'four stack' OLED panel which LG says will see the G5 hit new levels of brightness. It's worth noting that the new smaller 48-inch model and larger 97-inch model will not feature the newer panel, so expect these models to be dimmer than the 55-83-inch models.
Another major development in the LG G5 will be 165Hz refresh rate support. for PC gaming – a step-up on the G4’s 144Hz max refresh rate. The G5 will also support AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync, HGiG and Dolby Vision gaming. It’s worth noting that Dolby Vision will not be supported at 165Hz.
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