TVs and monitors · LG
Owners keep it as a large desk monitor for gaming and picture quality, and many report no burn-in, though the size suits some desks better than others.
Gaming performance gets near-uniform praise: almost everyone who mentioned it was positive, and owners pair it with a gaming PC and use it for both games and desk work.
Owners are divided on screen size, and it is the most discussed topic. Some say 42 inches is too big to do productivity work on, while others say the immersion beats any smaller monitor they have used.
The LG OLED evo C6 in the 42-inch size (model OLED42C6PUA in the US and Canada) is LG's 2026 4K OLED smart TV. At 42 inches it is one of the smallest OLED TVs LG sells, so it fits bedrooms and small rooms and also works well as a big gaming monitor on a desk. It is aimed at people who want deep blacks for movies and a fast screen for console or PC games.
| Screen sizes | 42 inches (C6 series also comes in 48, 55, 65, 77 and 83 inches) |
|---|---|
| Panel type | OLED evo |
| Resolution | 4K (3840 x 2160) |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz native, up to 165Hz with VRR |
| HDR | Dolby Vision, HDR10, HLG |
| Inputs | 4 HDMI 2.1 (eARC), 2 USB, Ethernet, optical out |
| Smart platform | webOS 26 |
| Warranty |
From the maker's spec page, checked October 4, 2026. A blank row means the maker does not state it.
OLED means each pixel makes its own light, so black areas are fully black and the picture looks good even when you sit off to the side. 120Hz native, or up to 165Hz from a PC, gives very smooth motion in games, and all four HDMI ports are 2.1, so a PS5, an Xbox and a PC can all be plugged in at full speed. Dolby Vision support means most streaming movies will show in their best HDR format. The pages I read did not give one clear standard warranty length: the UK page mentions 5-year panel coverage under "OLED Care+," and the Canadian page lists 4 years for Quebec only. Check the warranty that applies where you live.
Pick up to three. You get a page with just those, side by side, on the subjects owners raised.
The size is what people keep coming back to, in both directions. One owner went from a small ultrawide at work to a 42 inch C4 and hated going back, saying the sense of immersion in games is only matched by VR. Another uses a C1 as a secondary monitor for games and movies and rarely does productivity work on it because it is too big. Picture quality stays a plus for the people who raise it, and several describe the image as excellent.
Setup is where owners adjust. One says a 42 inch works well on an 80 cm deep desk when they sit 100 to 110 cm back, but thinks that is already near the limit. Others hide the taskbar by default and let the TV run its refresh process when it asks. Pixel density is mostly fine: one owner says it matches their old 1440p monitor, though a few find it too coarse at desk distance. Brightness, text clarity and price are all divided topics, so check your own room and budget.
Burn-in is the main durability question, and the reports lean reassuring. Owners of the 42 inch C2 describe using it as a work and gaming monitor with no burn-in, including one who runs the refresh process when the TV recommends it and sees no issue even around the taskbar. A C1 owner with about four years of casual computer use and lots of streaming also reports none. Owners who avoid bright static content and hide the taskbar say that keeps risk down. Burn-in as a whole is split among owners, and the counterexample is real: one C2 42 owner with around 14,400 hours of daily desktop, work and gaming use has burn-in where a performance overlay sat in the top left, plus a thin vertical line near the center.
The long-term accounts are thin. The ones we have run from about three years to just over four years of use, and almost all of them are about burn-in. We have little from owners about other parts, such as ports, software, or the panel failing in other ways, so we can't say how those hold up. Owners are not reporting repairs in these accounts, but that is an absence of reports, not proof.
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Among the 0 owner accounts here that gave a duration, 0 described a failure.
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