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LG OLED55C9PLA

£1999

The LG OLED55C9PLA is a smaller version of a fantastic LG C-Class OLED television that we’ve previously reviewed. But TV size can be tricky. While there’s little difference in quality and flavour between a 1kg bar of chocolate and a 200g bar from the same brand, except more chocolate, just because the bigger 65in LG OLED65C9PLA has a five-star rating, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the smaller version will deliver too. It should be the same, and often is, but that’s not always the case. So, can you spend £1000 less, for 10 fewer inches of screen size and still get a decent picture?

The LG OLED55C9PLA is a great looking TV with a bezel that’s only a few millimetres thick. Around half the height of the television is just razor-thin panel. The lower section, which contains

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