The Best OLED TVs of 2026

The LG G6 is the best OLED TV of 2026 for anyone who wants the brightest screen in this guide and the longest warranty behind it: it posted the highest measured HDR brightness of the five sets we researched, and it is the only one backed by LG’s 5-year limited panel warranty. At 65 inches it lists for $2,799.99. If a flagship is more than you want to spend, the LG C6, also 65 inches, gets you the same 165Hz gaming spec and a sharp real-scene HDR picture for $2,699.99. Buyers who prefer Samsung’s QD-OLED color and Tizen smart platform should look at the 65-inch S90H at $2,699.99 or, for extra brightness and a metal-frame build, the 65-inch S95H at $3,399.99. Anyone who wants an honest OLED picture at the lowest entry price should start with the 65-inch Sony Bravia 6 at $1,698.00.

Every pick here is a real 2026 model sold in the US as of September 16, 2026, chosen from published manufacturer specs, the EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification database and named independent lab measurements, not from a showroom walk-through. See how we score for the full method.

How we picked

We scored every OLED TV on five criteria, weighted the way a real buyer should weigh them: Picture & HDR (30%), Gaming features (20%), Smart platform (15%), Burn-in warranty (15%) and 3-year cost (20%). Nobody on this team plugged these TVs in and compared them side by side in a showroom. The picks come from LG, Samsung and Sony’s own US product pages and press materials, the EPA’s ENERGY STAR Certified Televisions database, the CPSC’s SaferProducts.gov recall database, and brightness and input lag figures measured and published by RTINGS.com. Full method: how we score.

We read LG’s pricing announcement for its 2026 flagship line and the individual OLED65C6AUA and OLED65G6WUA product pages, Samsung’s QN65S90HAEXZA and QN65S95HAFXZA product pages, and the Sony BRAVIA 6 K-65A60 listing on Amazon, all on September 16, 2026. We queried the ENERGY STAR Certified Televisions dataset for each screen size’s on-mode wattage and annual kWh, and we queried CPSC’s SaferProducts.gov for open recalls on televisions; none of the five 2026 models here has been recalled. We also read RTINGS.com’s published reviews of the LG G6, LG C6 and Samsung S90H for real HDR brightness and input lag numbers, since none of the three brands print a nits figure of their own. If you’re piecing together a full setup, our TVs and home theater hub covers soundbars and mounts too.

What to look for

• 165Hz over 120Hz if you game on PC. The LG C6, LG G6, Samsung S90H and Samsung S95H all support 4K at up to 165Hz on a compatible graphics card; the Sony Bravia 6 tops out at 120Hz, which still covers a PS5 or Xbox Series X but not a high-refresh PC monitor swap.
• A published panel warranty longer than 1 year. Only LG’s G-series carries a 5-year limited panel warranty: full parts-and-labor coverage in year one, then panel-only parts coverage for years two through five. Every other set here, including the LG C6, ships with the standard 1-year parts-and-labor warranty and no burn-in-specific coverage.
• Real HDR brightness, not the marketing multiplier. A claim like “up to 3.9x brighter” or “35% brighter than last year” tells you nothing about the actual cd/m2. Look up the model on RTINGS.com before you buy if the brand will not print a number.
• Dolby Vision support if your streaming library depends on it. LG and Sony’s 2026 OLEDs support Dolby Vision; Samsung’s S90H and S95H do not, they support HDR10+ instead.
• Four HDMI 2.1 ports, confirmed rather than assumed. Every set in this guide has four HDMI 2.1 inputs, which matters once you run a soundbar, a game console and a streaming box off the same TV.
• An ENERGY STAR listing you can actually check. LG’s and Samsung’s 2026 OLEDs are all ENERGY STAR certified with published wattage. As of September 16, 2026, the Sony Bravia 6 had no ENERGY STAR listing, so its 3-year running cost in this guide is left out of the total rather than estimated.

FAQ

Which OLED TV has the best picture in 2026?

The 65-inch LG G6 measured the brightest of the five sets here. RTINGS.com recorded 3,092 cd/m2 of peak HDR brightness on a 10% window in Filmmaker Mode with Game Optimizer enabled, using firmware 43.11.81, updated August 10, 2026. Samsung’s S95H uses the same QD-OLED panel family as the S90H, and Samsung says it is 35% brighter than last year’s S95F, but we could not find an independent nits figure published yet for the S95H itself.

Is the LG C6 worth it over the cheaper Sony Bravia 6?

If picture quality and 165Hz PC gaming matter more to you than price, yes. RTINGS measured the 65-inch C6’s real-scene HDR brightness at 1,362 cd/m2 on its Hallway Lights test clip, and the C6 carries LG’s G-Sync and FreeSync Premium gaming certification. The 65-inch Bravia 6 costs about $1,000 less but caps out at 120Hz and, as of this writing, has no published ENERGY STAR wattage to compare.

Do any of these OLED TVs cover burn-in?

Only the LG G6, through LG’s 5-year limited panel warranty: full parts-and-labor coverage in year one, then panel-only coverage for years two through five. The LG C6, Samsung S90H, Samsung S95H and Sony Bravia 6 all ship with the standard 1-year parts-and-labor warranty, and none of the three brands advertises burn-in-specific coverage on these particular models.

Have any of these TVs been recalled?

No. We checked the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s SaferProducts.gov recall database on September 16, 2026, and none of the five 2026 OLED models in this guide appears in it. LG’s most recent television recall, from January 2023, covered an unrelated 86-inch smart TV and stand combination over tip-over and entrapment risk, not this year’s OLED lineup.

How much will a 65-inch OLED TV cost to run for three years?

Based on each model’s ENERGY STAR on-mode wattage at an assumed 5 hours of daily use and a $0.17 per kWh rate, a 65-inch Samsung S90H runs about $110 in electricity over three years, the 65-inch Samsung S95H about $117, the 65-inch LG G6 about $119, and the 65-inch LG C6 about $132. The 65-inch Sony Bravia 6 has no published ENERGY STAR figure as of this writing, so we left its electricity cost out of the total rather than guess at it.