LG C5 (2025)

This model has no built-in far-field microphone — voice control goes through the remote, and the "records audio with the screen off" claim describes a TV-side mic this model doesn't have.

LG's own answer, via Best Buy Q&A: "does not have a built-in microphone." Notable reversal from the C4 the year before, which general coverage describes as having had one — the mainstream C-series appears to have dropped the far-field mic for 2025 rather than continuing to add it.

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This model runs LG's ACR feature (branded "Live Plus"), which analyzes on-screen content — including over HDMI — to identify what's playing.

Source describes Live Plus generally on LG webOS TVs rather than confirming this specific model, but ACR has been a standard webOS feature across the lineup for years.

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Like essentially all webOS sets, this model scans the local network for other devices. There is no settings toggle for this — the reported mitigation is network-level (a guest VLAN, or disconnecting the TV from the internet and using an external streaming device instead).

A guest VLAN alone might not be enough — see what actually works →

Reported by Gamers Nexus and Level1Techs (2026) as webOS-level network scanning with no per-model settings toggle; described as platform-wide behavior rather than tied to a particular model.

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This model is still receiving firmware/platform updates.

Same 2025 generation as the G5, which is first in line for the webOS 26 rollout; current-generation model on the newest platform.

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