About & sourcing

The rule

Every claim on this site has a source attached. No source means it shows as unverified, not a guess — even when that's a less satisfying answer than a clean yes or no. Year and webOS version are safe to work out from a model number. Whether a specific TV has a microphone isn't, so that one only ever comes from a source, never an inference.

What this site is answering

In 2026, researchers at Gamers Nexus and Level1Techs published findings that some LG smart TVs record audio while in standby and continuously scan the local network, transmitting data to LG's advertising business. This site exists to answer one question in about ten seconds: does that apply to your specific TV? The answer depends heavily on the model — a TV with no built-in microphone cannot record audio through one, regardless of what a headline says.

We try to distinguish designed behavior (documented in LG's own settings and privacy policy, like ACR/"Live Plus") from exploit findings (the standby-audio result came from a TV the researchers had compromised — several outlets blurred that distinction). Where possible we cite LG's own documentation over characterizations of it.

What this site is not

Not affiliated with or endorsed by LG Electronics.
Not a general LG TV review or buying guide.
Not commercial — no ads, no affiliate links, no sponsorship.
No cookies, no analytics, no third-party requests of any kind. This is a static page with a JSON file; nothing about your visit is collected or sent anywhere.

Scope

LG only, for now. Other brands number their models differently and need their own research — bolting them onto this table would mean either doing that research properly or quietly lowering the bar, and we'd rather ship one accurate list than four shallow ones.

Coverage right now

A small number of series are verified so far. Building this table out properly — one series, one citation at a time — is the actual work behind this project and is expected to take a while. See the raw data at/data.json.

Corrections

If you can source a correction — including confirming or updating a field currently marked unverified — it's genuinely useful. Point to something checkable: an LG spec sheet, a manual, a firmware changelog, a teardown, or your own testing against a physical unit with enough detail that someone else could redo it.