← Compare toolTVs & Displays · Head to head
LG OLED65C4PUA vs Hisense 65U8N
OLED contrast vs mini-LED brightness — which should you buy?
The cross-technology question at its sharpest: LG's C4 OLED at $1,189 tracked vs Hisense's U8N mini-LED at $479.99. Per-pixel black or three times the claimed brightness, at 2.5× the price difference.
Reading the numbers honestly
The brightness claims deserve their asterisks: the U8N's 3,000 nits sits at retailer-page confidence in our provenance; the C4's 1,000-nit figure carries no recorded provenance at all. Both are claims, differently sourced, and we label them as such. What's structural rather than claimed: OLED lights each pixel individually (the C4 needs no dimming zones), while the U8N approximates contrast with 1,600 zones — and the C4 lists 4 HDMI 2.1 ports to the U8N's 2. Both carry Dolby Vision and VRR.
Specifications · side by side · per-field provenance● SOURCE-TRACKED
| Spec | LG OLED65C4PUA | Hisense 65U8N |
|---|
| Price | $1,189 | $480 |
| Brand | LG | Hisense |
| Screen Size Inches | 65.1 | 64.5 |
| Panel Type | OLED evo | Mini-LED QLED |
| Native Resolution | 4K UHD | not stated |
| Native Refresh Rate HZ | 120 | not stated |
| Peak Brightness HDR Nits | 1000 | 3000 |
| Local Dimming Zones | 0 | 1600 |
| Color Gamut DCI P3 Pct | 100 | not stated |
| Hdr10 | Yes | Yes |
| Hdr10 Plus | No | Yes |
| Dolby Vision | Yes | Yes |
| Filmmaker Mode | Yes | not stated |
| HDMI 21 Port Count | 4 | 2 |
| HDMI Total Ports | 4 | 4 |
| Earc Port | Yes | Yes |
| Max Gaming Spec | 4K 120 | not stated |
| VRR Support | Yes | Yes |
| VRR Types | GSync Compatible, FreeSync | not stated |
| ALLM | Yes | Yes |
| Input Lag Ms 4k120 | 5.3 | not stated |
| Built In Speaker Watts | 40 | not stated |
| Dolby Atmos Output | Yes | not stated |
| Operating System | webOS | Google TV |
| Airplay2 | Yes | not stated |
| Usb Ports | 3 | not stated |
| Wifi | Yes | not stated |
| Width No Stand Inches | 56.7 | not stated |
| Height No Stand Inches | 32.5 | not stated |
| Depth No Stand Inches | 1.8 | not stated |
| Weight No Stand Lbs | 36.6 | not stated |
| Vesa Pattern Mm | 300 x 200 | not stated |
| HDMI Max Bandwidth Gbps | not stated | 48 |
Shaded rows differ · green dot = lab-measured · amber = manufacturer-verified · blue = retailer/community-reported · grey = estimated · “not stated” means exactly that
Compatibility · computed, not written
Checked as the display leg behind a popular budget receiver, the Denon AVR-X1800H: Denon AVR-X1800H
LG OLED65C4PUA supports VRR and the Denon AVR-X1800H passes VRR through — the variable-refresh chain holds with a console wired through the receiver.
Hisense 65U8N supports VRR and the Denon AVR-X1800H passes VRR through — the variable-refresh chain holds with a console wired through the receiver.
Our data doesn't record the Denon AVR-X1800H's HDMI bandwidth in Gbps, so a full 4K/120 path through it can't be verified field-by-field — we say so rather than assume it.
Computed from the catalog's normalized fields — the same fields the builder's compatibility engine reads. A missing field reads as "can't check", never as a pass.
Check either one against your own build →The verdict
Buy the Hisense 65U8N for a bright room and a tight budget — 2.5× cheaper as tracked with the brightness architecture a sunny room actually needs. Buy the LG OLED65C4 for a light-controlled movie room and serious multi-console gaming: per-pixel contrast plus 4 HDMI 2.1 ports vs 2.
Bright living room, daytime viewingHisense 65U8N — Mini-LED's raw output is the right tool where ambient light lifts OLED's blacks anyway — and it's $709 cheaper as tracked.
Dark-room moviesLG OLED65C4PUA — Per-pixel self-emissive contrast is structural, not a claim — no zone count approximates it.
Multiple HDMI 2.1 devicesLG OLED65C4PUA — 4 stated full-bandwidth ports vs 2.
What our normalized data addsNOT ON THE SPEC SHEETS
- The two brightness claims are differently sourced and we show it: U8N 3,000 nits at retailer-page confidence, C4 1,000 nits with no recorded provenance — neither is lab-measured, and the page says so.
- Structural vs claimed contrast, made explicit: per-pixel OLED emission vs 1,600 stated dimming zones — one is architecture, the other is a count.
- 4 vs 2 stated full-bandwidth HDMI 2.1 ports; both carry Dolby Vision + VRR; $1,189 vs $479.99 tracked.
Not the exact matchup you wanted?
Swap either product, or add a third, in the compare tool.