LG QNED93 (65QNED93A) TV Review

Price

The 65QNED93A is available in 55-, 65-, 75-, and 85-inch screen sizes, and is priced at £1299.99, £1799.99, £2699.99, £3799.99 respectively. Oddly, it’s also listed as the QNED92 in some territories.

US screen sizes and prices are TBA. For what’s on offer, particularly in this 65-inch screen size, it’s competitively priced, especially for those who want near OLED quality without the price premium.

For this in-depth review, I’m testing the 65-inch model.

Design

• Central pedestal stand
• Updated Magic Remote control
• Glossy, reflective screen

Thicker than its OLED rivals (thanks to that Mini LED backlight), with a broad pedestal stand, the QNED93 is no wallflower. Even so, LG has styled it well.

A subtle taper and clean line make the backlight girth seem intentional. The frame is whisper-thin, barely distracting from the image, and forms a pouty lip across the bottom. There’s a notable reflective gloss to the screen that does make it susceptible to reflections.

Not really a problem in a dim home cinema, but in a bright room with sunlit windows, you may find yourself adjusting curtains more often than you’d like.

Connectivity

• Four HDMI v2.1 inputs
• Bluetooth
• Terrestrial and satellite tuners

A quartet of HDMI ports, one with eARC (HDMI 3), two USBs, digital optical audio, Ethernet, aerial, and satellite connections ensure all bases are covered.

There’s also a Common Interface slot for those that need such things. High frame rate 4K 120Hz support is universal. Other game-centric HDMI features include ALLM (Auto Low-Latency Mode), AMD FreeSync, HGiG HDR and QMS (Quick Media Switching).

Naturally, there’s also Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on-board.

User Experience

• AI Chatbot
• Revamped remote control button layout
• ThinQ smart home integration

LG has made changes to its smart OS operability this year, but I’m not sure that they’re entirely successful.

The TV comes with the familiar LG Magic Remote control, which has dedicated shortcut buttons for Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Rakuten TV, LG Channels and Amazon Alexa.

However, tweaks to the ubiquitous Magic Remote, particularly the substitution of the Input button with a less intuitive Home Hub journey, complicate what should be simple tasks.

On the plus side, all the key streaming services are available, alongside catch-up TV players and LG’s own FAST (Free Advertising Supported TV) service, LG Channels. The webOS platform also supports ThinQ smart gadgets and is compatible with Wi-Fi Matter devices and Google Home. So if you have a smart LG washing machine or connected LG Air Purifier, you’re in luck.

Also, LG promises that it will provide five years of webOS updates from when you buy the TV, to stave off obsolescence.

Features

• AI sound and vision processing
• No HDR10+ support
• No Freeview Play

AI enhancements abound. AI Picture Pro offers automatic scene and genre optimisation, while AI Sound Pro ostensibly provides an upmix for stereo material; an Always Ready mode transforms the screen when dormant into a photo frame or music system.

Distinguishing LG’s 2025 Mini LED models is a new Dynamic QNED colour solution that claims to offer finer control of luminance and colour saturation, making skin tones more natural and highlights nuanced. This may well be little more than marketing hyperbole, but the onscreen evidence is compelling. 

Upscaling, motion smoothing, and scene recognition is handled by a new α8 AI Processor 4K Gen2 processor.

Smart home fans will appreciate the futureproofing. ThinQ AI integration, Matter device compatibility, Wi-Fi 6, and Apple HomeKit support make this a hub to manage connected gadgetry. 

On the HDR front, there’s compatibility with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG, although HDR10+ remains AWOL. I doubt that’ll bother too many AV enthusiasts.

Perhaps surprisingly, for UK buyers, LG has opted to drop Freeview Play, although it is committed to providing all mainstream TV channel players, while its LG Channels platform offers plenty of FAST content.

Gaming

• 4K 120Hz universal support
• HGIG HDR ready
• AMD FreeSync

The QNED93 probably takes gaming more seriously than you do. A comprehensive suite of HDMI 2.1 acronyms are certain to make your next COD party go with a swing. ALLM, HGiG HDR, QMS, and AMD FreeSync support should tick the boxes of most console and PC owners.

While image retention really isn’t seen as much of an issue these days for new OLED screens, there’s some considerable satisfaction to be taken from the fact that this Mini LED model is immune from any persistent image burn. It laughs in the face of Pac-Man’s static maze.

I measured input lag at 14.8ms in Game Mode (1080/60), not class leading but responsive enough for serious play, whatever your genre predilection.

Need more? Thanks to the Game Dashboard and Optimiser I could tell at a glance that my The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered was playing at 120 FPS, with VRR, on my PlayStation 5 (which is not something you see every day).

If you need more than this, then an e-sports grade monitor is what you should be shortlisting.

Picture Quality

• Personalised Picture Wizard
• Minimal blooming

Let’s get to the good stuff. The QNED93 delivers an image that is, in many cases, breath-taking. Contrast is punchy, blacks are impressively deep for a non-OLED screen, and colours, said to cover 95% of the DCI spectrum, border on luxurious.

LG doesn’t like to talk about the number of local dimming zones in use, but to be honest, it’s a hollow metric given it doesn’t really describe just how convincing a screen’s black level performance is. The bottom line is the Mini LED backlighting system employed here is genuinely striking.

In one particularly telling test, the Apple TV+ launch screen (a white Apple logo on a black backdrop) revealed minimal luminance blooming. Behind the scenes technology keeps the white pop isolated and sharp, a feat most LED LCD screens struggle with.

HDR handling is similarly impressive. In Standard Picture mode, I measured a peak HDR brightness of 1441 nits, within a 10% measurement window. That’s an elite-level figure for a Mini LED screen, and it translates directly to an eye-catching image in real-world viewing conditions.

Watching Atlas on Netflix, in 4K HDR, specular highlights within Jennifer Lopez’s robotic ARC suit glisten with laser-like intensity. The neon colour accents, and the movie’s explosive effects, are rendered with visceral pop, all while maintaining appreciable shadow detail and no overt haloing. It’s lovely stuff.

This is not to say blooming is entirely absent. Halos become particularly noticeable when you’re in Listening mode, when playing The Last of Us. But they only sporadically when watching regular TV shows.

LG’s TruMotion settings cover plenty of bases. For movies, selecting Cinematic Movement achieves a pleasing reduction in judder without sacrificing filmic cadence, while Natural and Smooth Movement work well with studio fare and drama.

Picture presets are also extensive. While some may instinctively default to Filmmaker mode, I found it underwhelming. Yes, it disables motion smoothing and extraneous processing, but in doing so, it robs the screen of the very dynamism it was built to deliver. 

Conversely, the Vivid preset overshoots dramatically. Skin tones flush, and news tickers ignite like flares, however the Standard and Cinema Home presets offer a picture that’s balanced, bright and sharp. These were my go-to modes, albeit with a little brightness taken out of the Standard setting for more ‘body’..

Alternatively, you can abdicate all responsibility to the Personalised Picture Wizard, which appears during setup. This uses deep learning technologies to conjure up a bespoke image preset, and it does a reasonably good job.

Off axis viewing is a little temperamental. Expect to lose colour and contrast if you sit to the side. Motion handling is good though; select Cinematic Movement for films, and either Natural or Smooth, for everything else.

Upscaling

• Elevates HD content
• SD not so much…

Thanks to LG’s α8 AI processor, 1080p programmes don’t have to look prehistoric. An HD transfer of Jurassic World looked reassuringly detailed, with big, clean facial close-ups to textured dinosaur hides; jungle backdrops appear sharp and thorny.

I’ll assume the Object Enhancement by Visual Perception algorithm, and Scene and Genre Optimisation, are contributing here, although the AI Chatbot would neither confirm nor deny this. The new processor tries hard with SD content too, although that’s more of an ask.

Sound Quality

• AI Sound mode
• 40W amplification
• Auracast Bluetooth

Audio is where the QNED93 stumbles slightly. The TV is fitted with a downward-firing stereo speaker array, driven by 40W amplification. Engage AI Sound and the set pretends to offer virtual 9.1.2. What we actually get is a sharp, up front treble-heavy mix that fatigues over time.

Forgo such AI sonic processing and opt for Standard or Cinema sound modes and you’ll get a less arduous, more agreeable (if flatter) soundscape.

The best option is to route sound out over HDMI eARC to a soundbar, so budget accordingly The QNED93 supports Dolby Atmos. There’s also Auracast Bluetooth, which allows sound to be sent to compatible Bluetooth speakers or headphones. Did I have any handy? No I did not.

Should you buy it?