Why we chose this
Most OLEDs look great but install ugly. The M5 is the first TV we've reviewed where a clean install is the default rather than a $400 add-on bracket and a weekend of cable fishing. For wall-mounted setups, this is genuinely the only option that doesn't end with visible HDMI cables.
The review
LG's M-series doubles down on the wildest TV idea of the decade: separate the panel from the brain. The TV is a panel and a power cable. The brain is a separate box (the 'Zero Connect') that sits in your media cabinet up to thirty feet away, and it sends 4K/120Hz HDR video to the panel wirelessly. That sounds like a gimmick until you mount it. There are no HDMI runs, no cable management, no power strip behind the wall — just one outlet and the panel. The M5 brings the brains up to the same generation as LG's flagship G5 (so picture quality is identical to a wired top-tier OLED) and the new Zero Connect transmitter supports HDMI 2.1 inputs with proper 4K/144 PC gaming. The price stings, but for people who care about how a wall-mounted TV actually looks — not just performs — there's no other option.
