LG OLED C1 Series 65” Alexa Built-in 4k Smart TV (NEW)

The LG C1 is a fantastic premium television that provides a wonderful picture, with deep, rich, precise colors and incredible gaming features. Honestly, you can look at any number of reviews for it online and they'll all largely say the same thing. I don't want to go down that well-travelled road.My review will instead focus on the EVO panel lottery, which is going on behind the scenes at LG's assembly plants. What this means is that some C1s will have the new EVO panels, which are supposed to be brighter and last longer. In all actuality, you might not really notice it, especially since LG closed the loophole to "change" the C1 into an G1 via the service menu, meaning that the much ballyhooed "hack" is no longer viable.So here are the facts:1. LG C1s are being manufactured with WBC and WBE (EVO) panels. There's no way around it.2. Just because you got a WBC panel does not mean your panel is bad, but it theoretically means it will not last as long as the WBE, which has more durability and can be driven harder by the SOC, which really is a moot point, since the C1 firmware loophole was closed. So that just leaves durability.3. Given how "all over the place" brightness can be from panel to panel when it comes to the C1 series, you might actually get a WBC panel that is "brighter" than a WBE panel. It's called the panel lottery for a reason, and I've even seen CXs that are brighter than C1s and G1 (the latter of which has the EVO panel advertised).4. Just because you have a recently manufactured LG C1 doesn't mean you have an EVO panel, so please ignore people on the internet telling you otherwise. They are wrong, wrong, wrong. There's a way you can tell if a unit has an EVO panel, and it involves looking at the box, or going into the service menu, which I don't recommend. I'm intentionally not going into detail, because the whole situation is just a bit ridiculous.5. Please do not lose your mind and start returning and exchanging units in hopes of getting a WBE panel. It's silly and pointless, and you might wind up with panels that are inferior to the one you initially received.If you want a guaranteed EVO panel that will run brighter, then buy a G1 or wait for the C2...it's that simple. Do I think it's worth it? No, I don't. But you do you.If you're concerned about panel durability, therefore making the search for WBE worth it...my advice is to just buy an extended warranty.The goal is to enjoy a new TV, not run around like a madman inspecting boxes and being annoying to Amazon employees.