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Model Decoder

What does that model number actually say?

The same TV can carry a different number by size, year and country. Paste one and we look for the exact model in the catalog first, then read the number part by part. Anything we cannot read is marked unknown.

Step 1

Exact match in the catalog

LG LG C4 OLED evo

LG · 2024 · WOLED

C4 OLED evo

42 · 48 · 55 · 65 · 77 · 83″

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Found it

OLED42C4PUA

LG LG C4 OLED evo, 42-inch.

Step 2

Reading the number

  1. OLED01 Technology
  2. 4202 Size
  3. C03 Series
  4. 404 Year
  5. PUA05 Region / variant
Technology
OLED panel
OLED
Size
42-inch class
42
Series
C series
C
Year
2024 model year
4
Region / variant
United States or Canada
PUA
Brand
LG
Screen size
42-inch class
Series
C4
Model year
2024
Region
United States or Canada

This reading uses the maker’s usual naming pattern and can be wrong, because makers change schemes and some numbers carry retailer or factory codes. A catalog match above is exact, and a pattern reading is not.

Where to find your model number

The number on the box and the label on the back of the TV is the most reliable. Settings menus usually list it too, often under support or about this TV.

  • Brand and family

    Letters at the start often show the brand family or the panel type.

  • Size

    Two or three digits usually give the screen size in inches. Some makers round to a size class.

  • Series and year

    The middle of the number names the series, and many makers put the model year in a letter or digit.

  • Region

    The ending often marks a country or retailer variant. Two numbers can be the same TV sold in different places.