When it comes to televisions, LG has long been synonymous with OLEDs, consistently outpacing Samsung and Sony as the leading OLED maker. But 2026 is shaping up to be the year of RGB LED TVs.
Nearly every major brand has launched models using the new tech — including LG and its $3,600 75‑inch Micro RGB evo MRGB95B that I’ve been evaluating. While LG’s RGB LED set benefits from the brightness and color prowess the technology delivers, it suffers from several issues I couldn’t ignore that cheaper competitors handle better.
LG’s RGB LED TV works for some scenarios, but an OLED remains the superior choice
A collection of minor flaws adds up to make the MRGB95B hard to justify at its price when rivals do it better.
The MRGB95B comes in three sizes, with the 75‑inch being the smallest. It packs four HDMI 2.1 ports, supports Dolby Vision — though not Dolby Vision 2 or HDR10+ — and ships with the Magic Remote design LG introduced last year, featuring a more traditional shape instead of the curved wand of earlier models.
Like all LG TVs, the MRGB95B runs webOS. It’s snappy, but I find it less intuitive to navigate than Google TV, Apple TV, or Roku.
All major streaming apps are supported.
The Good
– Bright picture
– Vibrant color
The Bad
– Some color inaccuracy out of the box
– Very distracting reflective screen
– More blooming than competitors
On the software front, a quick note: LG has recently faced heightened scrutiny after a Gamers Nexus video highlighted security vulnerabilities and continuous audio recording on its TVs, which LG has denied. During setup of the MRGB95B, you only need to accept the terms of use and privacy policy if you want to use webOS.
Otherwise, as with any TV, you can disconnect it from the internet, though an external streaming device would be required for streaming services (I use an Apple TV 4K myself).
So, why buy an RGB LED TV?
RGB LED TVs use zones of individual red, green, and blue LEDs as backlights rather than a field of white or blue LEDs that rely on a color filter or quantum dots to create the colors reaching our eyes. RGB LED TVs still have a color filter, but because the backlight already produces color based on what’s needed on‑screen, the filter doesn’t have to work as hard.
This enables higher color brightness and the ability to display more colors.
LG (and Samsung) use the term Micro RGB to describe the technology, while others call it Mini RGB LED. Although the LG and Samsung RGB LEDs are reportedly smaller (neither has confirmed exact dimensions), that doesn’t directly translate into more zones or better performance over Mini RGB.
As with all the RGB LED TVs I’ve seen this year, the 95B gets very bright — I measured a peak of 4,011 nits in HDR Filmmaker mode — letting it deliver an impactful image even in a sunlit living room. In a dark room, highlights in scenes from The Meg really pop.
At the other end of the spectrum, though, the LG struggles a bit. Near‑black shadow detail, such as the corners of the living room and kitchen of Sapper Morton’s home at the start of Blade Runner 2049, is hard to see.
And when bright moments appear within a dark portion of the screen — subtitles are a good example — the LG shows more blooming than I’ve seen on other RGB LED TVs.
LG MRGB95B specs
Display type: RGB LED
HDR formats: Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG
TV OS: webOS 26
HDMI inputs: 4 x HDMI 2.1 (one with eARC)
Audio support: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, Dolby Digital, Auracast
Gaming features: VRR, ALLM, Game Optimizer, G‑Sync compatible
Sizes available (inches): 75, 86, 100
The LG 95B can display really vibrant colors thanks to the RGB LED technology. It covers 100 percent of the P3 color gamut (used for films) and nearly 90 percent of the larger BT.2020 color space. But even in Filmmaker mode out of the box, those colors still show visible accuracy issues. Overall, the TV leans toward light blue, so white clouds have a slight blue tint and skin tones are cooler than they should be.
After a few days living with the LG MRGB95B, I got used to the slightly blue image (though it remained noticeable). A $3,600 TV in 2026 shouldn’t have the inaccuracies present on the MRGB95B.
While the TV performs well in a bright room during the day, once the sun goes down and lamps turn on, they can wreak havoc on the image. The 95B’s glossy coating is one of the most reflective I’ve seen in a long time.
In moderately lit rooms, a lamp or ceiling light reflected on the screen causes rainbows to dance across the picture. It’s less noticeable in bright scenes like the scorching desert of Arrakis in Dune, but once we enter the dark corridors of House Harkonnen, the reflections become incredibly obvious.
Viewing angles are always a challenge for LED TVs — RGB or not — and that’s evident on the LG, too. When only moderately off‑axis, colors become washed out, losing their vibrancy for anyone sitting to the side.
In isolation, the MRGB95B is a decent TV for certain situations. It’s very bright and handles ambient light well (just avoid having ceiling, wall, or standing lights reflect on the screen), and the colors are vibrant if not perfectly accurate out of the box.
But it doesn’t hold up against other TVs. The Sony Bravia 7 II (which you can find $1,300 cheaper at 75 inches) offers better color accuracy and handles reflections better.
The Hisense UR9 performs comparably for less money, too.
The real competition comes from within LG itself. The LG G6 OLED is only a few hundred dollars more than the MRGB95B, as is the Samsung S95H, and both deliver significantly better performance with superior color accuracy and viewing angles. The OLEDs don’t get quite as bright, but because they can turn off light at the pixel level, contrast is remarkable and there’s zero blooming.
LG has always struggled to make competitive LED TVs, and that trend continues with the MRGB95B. In fact, it might be LG’s best argument to get an LG OLED TV.
Photography by John Higgins / Techgeeks
How I test TVs
I set up each TV in my living room on my home theater credenza. I stream movies and shows through the TV’s apps and from an Apple TV 4K, play discs on my Oppo UDP‑203 4K Blu‑ray player (including the Spears & Munsil Ultra HD Benchmark disc), and play games on my Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
This is done at different times of day and under various lighting conditions — curtains open, lamps and overhead lights on, or blackout curtains drawn for a dark room. While I’m a certified ISF Level 3 calibrator, I don’t calibrate the TVs before measurement, since the vast majority of owners don’t bother.
So it’s important to know how well the TVs perform out of the box, with minor menu tweaks anyone can do.
For measurement, I use Portrait Displays’ Calman color calibration software, a Murideo 8K Seven pattern generator, an X‑rite i1 Pro 3 spectrophotometer, Portrait Displays’ C6 HDR5000 colorimeter, a Konica Minolta LS‑100 luminance meter, and a Leo Bodnar 4K lag tester.
