Mistakes were made, but the biggest mistake is the undescriptive title.

@DarthPlagiarism

Жыл бұрын

Linus Click Tips

@VaydaladaVodalada

Жыл бұрын

LTT really ran with “more clicks” too hard. Their titles are moronic now.

@Teraplexor1

Жыл бұрын

@@VaydaladaVodalada can you blame them though? They simply get more views based on these type of titles. The viewers are blamed for these titles tbh

@Milhenar

Жыл бұрын

They usually change it after using some clickbaits, so I don't mind

@wilkinsytp

Жыл бұрын

And, for some reason, the titles always get changed to something else later

This has all the essential elements of a good LTT video: 1. Linus drops something. 2. Things don’t work. 3. Writer gets frustrated with Linus because he’s out of control. 4. David giggles.

@jirinovak5456

Жыл бұрын

No Dan tho.

@racingflash6292

Жыл бұрын

6. don't say no to high-end electronic companies while they're shoving their sponsored products down your company's throat.

@SouperMaruchan

Жыл бұрын

7. Extreme Click bait

@ShasLaMontyr

Жыл бұрын

@@jirinovak5456 literally opened the replies to see if someone said it's not perfect for lack of Dan banter... glad to not be disappointed

@jennymckenzie5304

Жыл бұрын

David's giggles are so pure, he sounds like he's having so much fun.

I admire Linus’ commitment to add more and more failure points

@lucasrem

Жыл бұрын

You like the Monitor, or like Linus? Is this monitor good enough, worth more the $500 ??

@skatar01887

Жыл бұрын

Agreed...am a fan of KISS...kept it simple stupid...cause ain't no one more deserving than me.

I have to say, seeing Linus getting lots of unexpected troubles doing setup work for something apparently simple, gives me confort about all those times I had a lot of troubles doing stuff that I thought was a super good idea to have at home

@5gtp3pp3r

Жыл бұрын

Yes, and with LTTs pretty much endless amount of money, technical knowing and staff its crazy (and entertaining) that they cant get this working. Tells me there is a big black whole in the market. Also, you cant duplucate HDR? What the...?

@thierryfaquet7405

Жыл бұрын

@@5gtp3pp3r they could totally have it working right away, but that wouldn’t be content

I love how Asus stipulated in the sponsorship agreement that Linus was required to have a partner while lifting the monitor. I look forward to more sponsors adopting a "Linus lift assistance" requirement in their contracts in future.

@Killswitch1411

Жыл бұрын

Its like the Arizona QB Kyler Murry having to watch so many hours of film study per week lmao written into is contract.

@ChristopherHallett

Жыл бұрын

That really seems like their nearest ASUS office has a new PR hack, and said new PR hack likes to try and throw their weight around.

@scottcol23

Жыл бұрын

Loose hands Linus is at it again.

@conduit64

Жыл бұрын

@@ChristopherHallett And Linus immediately told said PR hack to get wrecked.

@ilenastarbreeze4978

Жыл бұрын

I would totally write in that linus cannot handle said things and must have someone else hold for him for drop protection just for fun :p

If Asus allows it, keep the broken one and keep it on a static black/white checkerboard pattern and see how it deals with burn in.

@BandanaBenji

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, that's a great idea! Sounds like something the Lab can have just running in the background and check on it once a month

@berniesaunders3083

Жыл бұрын

big brain great idea

@etiennesc.x7

Жыл бұрын

I don't think they'd allow a damaged one to conduct the test, it will probably affect the results

@TommyAgramonSeth

Жыл бұрын

@@etiennesc.x7 it looked like the display itself didn't get damaged so it shouldn't affect it

@JarnoKai

Жыл бұрын

@@TommyAgramonSeth Shouldn't, but obviously a broken monitor is still not a fair sample. Better safe than sorry. Assuming (however appropriate for the situation) is generally "bad science".

Wendell is such a nice guy, to even offer a prototype product with expedited delivery date... Keep his friendship Linus, you're gonna need a friend like him!

With videos like this I would love to see a summary at the end explaining what was accomplished. I’ve been watching LTT and similar channels in the community for a few years now and I like to think that I understand most of what’s happening in these niche projects. That said, with something as ambitious as the Sebastian Tech House project I’d love to have a better understanding of the connections being made by the end of the video. It’s entertaining nonetheless, but personally I feel more engaged when I have an idea of how attainable this type of setup could be for someone outside of this level of knowledge.

@trevalyon8610

Жыл бұрын

He's got a computer down in the server room/basement and he's cloning the display between two of those Asus OLED's... He was trying to have the 2nd display running off of a KVM (the fancy one from Level1 Techs), so he could have 2 computer setups on that station. This was two complicated things... 2 locations, 1 compute... but one of those locations was also 2 computers... In the end, they couldn't get the 1 location, 2 computers thing working, but they 2 locations, 1 computer is. KVM is really difficult with higher bandwidth signals and it's likely caused by how many signal conversions are happening over the already long distance they have that optical ran... It's still cool and doesn't detract from how gorgeous both of those monitors are

@superslash7254

Жыл бұрын

@@trevalyon8610 I've been wondering for a while why KVMs just kind of fell off the face of the earth once DVI, HDMI, and DP became a thing and bandwidth does make the most sense as an answer. I guess there's just too much two-way communication and data getting slung around for that to work cleanly anymore.

@TheoHiggins

Жыл бұрын

I think this one was a bit confusing because it's building off of what they did in the "My wife vetoed the plan" video, which for some reason came out AFTER this one

@_UNISTAR_

Жыл бұрын

@@TheoHiggins cuz I guess they had a sponsor deadline to meet, and probably forgot about it initially, so couldn't put the videos out in order.

This is like the third monitor Linus has been given to rotate out his LG TV.

@zackzeed

Жыл бұрын

@G Money The Monitor from Asus is an OLED...

@MrBlackjimrogan

Жыл бұрын

@@logirex the deal is to promote it for that video usually so....my guess is they don't care

@FG-td4vs

Жыл бұрын

@@logirex He is literally already using the 42 inch oleds. Both shown in the video are 42 inches

@RSUnicorn

Жыл бұрын

@G Money it's basically the same LG screen he replaced but with a heatsink and display ports

@leviathanx0815

Жыл бұрын

Ya, if you don't have to pay for electronics, then you can swap them like underwear.. Imagine I have my current monitor for like 10 years and my second one for up to 19 years now... (dunno the exact purchase date, but release was 2003)

I love how Wendell is the guy every tech youtuber calls when they don't know what's happening

@harbirsingh7266

Жыл бұрын

The tech king of tech kings.

@hellsgate09

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, they were using one of Wendell's products and couldn't make it work how they needed to, so he's kind of the _only_ person they can call? Lol.

@computeremail9063

Жыл бұрын

@@harbirsingh7266 The Emperor

@UKPhoto111

Жыл бұрын

Wendell is the Number1 tech before they even changed their channel name. 👍

@hectoreduardofuentealbapel7830

Жыл бұрын

It's like Level1 Support (?) (PS: That's when Level 1 is the only level that you will ever need)

I'd imagine that the mounting holes on the right side of the monitor are used for NUC and other mini style PC's that don't have a lot of weight and could be mounted using only 2 screws. If that isn't the case, I have no idea what they'd be used for

@LRM12o8

Жыл бұрын

Was also my first thought, but it's still weird why they'd use only two screw in a vertical line, rather then four screws or at least two screwposts in opposite corners.

@rjolly87

Жыл бұрын

It seems like perfect placement for side mounting options for accessories

@lgustavoprod

Жыл бұрын

I thought could be used for arm for the lights for stream or something like that but IDK

@IchRockeInDerDisco

Жыл бұрын

@@rjolly87 exactly, at work we would have the remote in here on older Samsung's or "screen sharing solutions" like USB click-share

@RetardsOfPaloAlto

Жыл бұрын

@@LRM12o8 Something lightweight would be able to comfortably hang from two vertical mounts without issue. Meanwhile it would further dissuade some to be tempted to mount this to a stand, even it’s obviously centre. Some dumb dumb would still somehow attempt it with a basic VESA arm

The quality of the videos recently has me so immersed into the story of what is happening, I subconsciously started thinking of this as a sort of episode. The narrative presented recently is astounding, especially considering it's just about some tech nerds. I love it. Keep the talent coming.

You know what I used to be super jealous of Linus' super expensive cool tech setups but when they put out videos like this of troubleshooting hell I start feeling pretty good about my humble single monitor setup in one room

@Galiant2010

Жыл бұрын

Then I think about the hours I spent trying to get my Switch to output its audio over bluetooth to my PC because all of my audio gets routed through it and outputs to one device, my headphones. Which normally works fine with the Switch when it's docked but I really wanted to be able to lay back and hold the Switch and get audio through my usual setup instead of having to plug my headphones into the Switch each time. Because I like to watch stuff in the background while I play games. Seriously, think I spent like 7 hours on my day off looking up stuff and trying new things to get it to work. And I'm 99% sure that what ended up working was something I had tried like 100x earlier that day...

@stressfreemode3755

Жыл бұрын

Or be like me I have 5 builds 3 in one room wife ,son, and mine 4th in the living with my 85in tv and Xbox series x 5th in my bedroom for bed gaming!

@thegoldenwolf274

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, troubleshooting can be kind of fun. I love challenges of making tech work the way I want it to.

@greenanubis

Жыл бұрын

If you can, when something doesnt work, you move on. Fall back on "a" solution, and you can end that nightmare of a day and rethink. Time spent bashing your head against a wall can be reduced. Unless youre making a youtube video, priorities are different.

@wobblysauce

Жыл бұрын

Getting it working and then not touching it

Am I horrible for thinking: "With that many electronics in your house, rgb and all, starting 5 years from now you'll be stuck in an endless repair loop'.

@pjuster2

Жыл бұрын

It's not the best for a normal person, but perfect for a content creator like Linus. Constant content

@jmorris6520

Жыл бұрын

You know I had the same thought while watching this and then realized that super tech enthusiasts make things overly complicated. Probably for the sake of always having something to tinker with.

@james.telfer

Жыл бұрын

What technology do you think he won't already have upgraded in 3 years? The office comms 'cupboard' is the only place they weirdly haven't spent a ton of cash on to make it business grade.

@TAP7a

Жыл бұрын

@@jmorris6520 Tech enthusiasts: "I filled my house with smart devices, my garage door can turn on my kettle and my fridge drops the kids off at school" Tech workers: "The only additional piece of technology in my home is a printer, and I keep a loaded shotgun next to it in case it makes any weird noises"

@mementos24

Жыл бұрын

No problem, he has the best screwdriver !

As the hardware guy in my I.T department I felt every painful moment of this video. Great job crew and Linus, I hope it gets completely figured out soon!

It's good to show these kind of frustrations/videos as what you said: if you're doing out of the box things, weird things happen and you have a bunch of problems to solve. No matter how technological you are, you'll have days like these. Don't be put off by them, find solutions and it doesn't hurt to come back later to the problem with fresh mind/eyes.

None of this matters, he's gonna swap out to another display when a new one comes out with minimal differences.

@jaimy-van-elteren

Жыл бұрын

The average tech enthusiast

@HMarcBower

Жыл бұрын

And you'll have to watch that one to learn about any deficiencies this display had.

@HMarcBower

Жыл бұрын

@@jaimy-van-elteren yeah, the average tech enthusiast routinely scraps a hugely expensive piece of equipment for a more expensive piece of equipment monthly. /s.

@Alirezarz62

Жыл бұрын

Next one *sponsors

@Quizack

Жыл бұрын

Average Consoomer

Linus’ friendship with glossy displays ended the instant it met his real-life setup conditions, I see.

@sosukelele

Жыл бұрын

Can't always play in a perfectly pitch black environment

@DJHEADPHONENINJA

Жыл бұрын

@@sosukelele Just pull down the blinds, how hard is it???

@Kakirax

Жыл бұрын

@@DJHEADPHONENINJA What if you have your setup in a shared room where other people need light?

@mxracingunlimitedltd7784

Жыл бұрын

@@Kakirax Yea and who wants to have to be in the pitch black just to be able to play a game without reflections all over lol

@DarkSession6208

Жыл бұрын

@@mxracingunlimitedltd7784 I have a 48" CX and honestly i never was bothered by sun shining on it. I have two windows behind me and a 15W Led standing lamp. Refllections were nevery a issue. I used a 38" 21:9 before and the image was a lot worse in direct sunlight for some reason. Almost impossible to see because the light rays spread on the whole image instead of taking up spots of it. Different story if you have studio lights like linus, this is not bearable with a glossy panel, but for everyone else whos a normal person and just wants to watch media in the best possible quality a glossy oled is the way to go. I had 12 different monitors in the past 9 years, i stick to lg oled since 2 1/2 years and don't want anything else.

Hey Linus I had a really shitty day, and videos of your home life and your tech setups always cheer me up, love that a fellow Canadian made it so big, been watching for years. Love you man 👍

@bwfextreme

Жыл бұрын

Love you too bro!

Thank you Linus for another episode of WendellTechTips. Jokes aside, I'm really thankful for these longer, VLOG-type videos, because they don't sugarcoat the frustrating aspects of tech.

I'm still really not convinced that getting one computer and a ton of optical cables, to split it between 3 locations was really that convenient of an idea. Evidently it's a ton more hassle than it's intended to be

@DNGR369

Жыл бұрын

So you'd rather pay for 3 separate computers in a large house? And have them struggle to cool in those locations and the noise? OK bro..

@liberteus

Жыл бұрын

@@DNGR369 depends, for sure if I'm the only person using the PC then yeah a unique PC in a single location makes sense, otherwise many PCs with different level of power may be a better option. Actually as I'm the only user of my main rig (basement) and I also would like to play in my room (1st floor), if I could have a set up to use the basement PC in my room would be ideal! But I decided to buy a 2nd PC because it was easier to do, and funnier (sourcing a gpu wasn't). It also was less expensive I think!

@FredGreen182

Жыл бұрын

@@DNGR369 Yeah, if it wasn't for how much content this type of thing gives them it doesn't make sense to not use 2 PCs, one for his actual day-to-day gaming, and another one to play in the lan room with the kids and for friends to use, this type of overengineering is just worth it for the content, much cheaper to have 2 PCs than spending weeks troubleshooting this

@agafaba

Жыл бұрын

The more convenient/smart a solution is, the more work it takes to get up and running at the start. Linus wanted something that would be super convenient where he can be on the same computer anywhere in the house with the same performance, something so convenient means it will be a literal nightmare to set up.

@CyanPhoenix_

Жыл бұрын

it's a great idea in theory, and they're probably going to get a few more videos out of it with all the troubleshooting they're gonna have to do lol

I normally criticise Linus for lack of preparedness (seemingly) and planning, but this kind of a situation it's really worthwhile to demonstrate what kind of headaches you can experience with the more extreme/esoteric configurations of equipment. So, good work-ish Linus, crew, and Wendel!

@nnim

Жыл бұрын

lol this house is a mess tbh

@MrPaxio

Жыл бұрын

bro thinks he can run 100ft of 4k 120hz video signal thru 3 splitters and needs a thicc basement dweller to explain to him, probably not the first time either

Thank you so much for posting this video of what REALLY happens when you want to use cutting edge tech at home. It CAN work but there is much mental pain and gnashing of teeth. Been there so many times. Linux - I love your enthusiasm and commitment! Just implemented Home Assistant on RPi4 (8GB) with Zigbee as mini SAMBA server + SSD RAID + MythTV + Mycroft AI integration. Broadlink IR blasters as well. The PAIN I had to go through to get matching Zigbee stuff to work (in the UK) + re-installs + hardware changes. This video is real. Everybody is hanging on for it to work - because we've all been there and appreciate your Networking/HDMI/KVM-foo. Computers. Hate them.. Scream at them. Love them to bits Love the battle 🙂

This video made me put my thinking cap on and I must say I loved how hard you guys tried. Hope you figure something out and can mention it on WAN this week

This costing basically the same as the Alienware monitor is intriguing.

@adamek9750

Жыл бұрын

huh? this is significantly more expensive compared to the monitor. Not to mention the discounts dell run pretty often

@Claudethechiefsfan

Жыл бұрын

@@adamek9750 The QD OLED is $1300 and is almost never discounted because it's brand new and always sells out.

@ajmatt

Жыл бұрын

The C242 is under a 1000 euros now so I guess most people can forgive the drawbacks

@Claudethechiefsfan

Жыл бұрын

@@ajmatt Well yeah lol but the c2 wasn't made for that

@ajmatt

Жыл бұрын

@@Claudethechiefsfan Yeah wasn't arguing that. For the price of the ROG panel you can get a c2 42 and a 4K 144hz panel from any major manufacturer.

Using the LG C1 as a monitor: Service remote can be used to disable the brightness limiter completely. Enable WakeonLan. Use a smart home setup (like homeassistant) and motion sensors / bluetooth / whatever to do presence detection. When you leave the desk/room, turn off the C1. *As you re-enter* turn it back on and (if needed) restore the input settings. This is super annoying but now works pretty flawlessly.

@Hathos9

Жыл бұрын

They mentioned the service remote in the video, saying that it only limits the brightness limiter instead of completely disabling it.

@jamesr3505

Жыл бұрын

@@Hathos9 Maybe C2 is different/ newer firmware than my C1, but I am very sensitive to the ABL and when I got the settings right with the service remote, it doesn’t happen anymore. I don’t update the firmware (for fear that this will change).

@ruleslawyer

Жыл бұрын

@@Hathos9 I certainly don't get the auto dimming while sitting on a web page reading like I used to. If there is remaining brightness goofiness it is 99% better.

@he.lena21

Жыл бұрын

U mean ASBL no? ABL can't be disabled

@chaigtin259

Жыл бұрын

At 0:52 Linus mentions "cursed auto dimming function", I seem to have the same issue with the older LG OLED55B8PUA, and 1:42 he mentions adjusting some setting using a special service remote in a hidden menu, where could I learn more about this? I seem to have the same issue with using the older LG OLED55B8PUA as a computer monitor, where the brightness reverts to full brightness only when I cause a lot of screen activity, otherwise it gradually becomes dimmer when there isn't much change in what is being displayed, e.g. when working on a bunch of code in terminal windows. When I phoned LG customer support about it, they insisted that "it must be some issue with my computer or with my display drivers", but the computer doesn't have this issue on any other display.

"I open boxes how I please," is exactly the type of energy I want from Linus most of the time.

This is not his most chaotic video, but it's up there. Great stuff, we all needed a break like this one

i have a hunch that linus rarely games or watches movies. he just likes the idea of everything.

@techandy1747

Жыл бұрын

True😅

@FrantisekPicifuk

Жыл бұрын

Well yeah, he has a company to run

@filthyneutral5801

Жыл бұрын

that's what happens when you have more money than you know what to do with lol

@furqanabid7319

Жыл бұрын

Companies send him and his team their products to get an idea of how their product can be improved. He rarely buys anything, but the user experience from his wife and kids and his post 6am to 6pm experience is what brings out the most.

@bseffrood

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm sure you know what Linus does in his personal life. Peak parasocial behavior.

I used very similar equipment/KVM shit when I worked setting up retail displays for various tech companies. Long runs of cable make it so upset and the weird bugs this stuff will throw are very hard to figure out sometimes. I think it is WILD someone would want this setup in their home. GG Linus.

@dinozorman

Жыл бұрын

@MenaceInc is heat a problem in canada?

I am rocking the 42" c2 and really don't find all the little issues that bad. I finally got into developer mode and turned off the auto diming feature so that's nice. That really was the only thing that bothered me and only when I was doing homework or office work.

@silverwatchdog

Жыл бұрын

Yes it was my only issue too. Luckily doing some digging it was easy to disable without the remote.

@RyCryst

Жыл бұрын

@@silverwatchdog Color Control FTW!

@RyCryst

Жыл бұрын

@@RyTrapp0 No ones really debating that though. It's nice to see what we have as consumers. He's also doing some really Niche things. So the "review" or I guess a "Look" at the product may turn some people off because of the small problems he's running into because of his niche setup. Some might see his lack of 120hz in his setup as OH that's how it is with that monitor, I guess. If you see what I mean.

@RyCryst

Жыл бұрын

@@RyTrapp0 No one blamed Linus for that. I simply stated that the video could be misconstrued. I never claimed OH LINUS IS AT FAULT FOR PEOPLE NOT UNDERSTANDING. I believe you are taking my words out of context and assuming I'm attacking Linus on this. I think this video could have been done better honestly. Even as Asus as a sponsor it didn't come off as.... Positive. Didn't really learn much about the Asus monitor other than the niche problems Linus is having.

@euko6876

Жыл бұрын

So this is basically the same screen & hardware as the LG G2? But with better features and OC refresh rate? Still thinking about getting the C2 and saving a few hundred $$$.. someone enlighten me plzz

Man, this was a fantastic video. Seeing other people be completely stumped when troubleshooting makes me feel not alone, lol.

£1399 for this in the UK is a lot less than I thought it would be, it's still way to big for desktop use and I hope we see some 27" 1440p OLEDs at some point.

@kainagami

Жыл бұрын

No, just get a 42" display 😡

@BradleyHerrin

Жыл бұрын

For me, it isn’t too big for desktop use. I use a 42in 4K monitor for work and it’s amazing.

@will3641

Жыл бұрын

@@kainagami If there is room for 42, I also want one, but I can only do 27".

@info0

Жыл бұрын

I would never go back to 27" after having 55" TV as monitor for 2 years now. The size is perfect for a lot of stuff ;).

@karehaqt

Жыл бұрын

@@kainagami Nah it's way to big for me when sat at my desk, 27" 1440p is enough for my needs. I don't want to be moving my head all the time to look at the screen.

Just get a program like Displayfusion. It can have different profiles depending on what monitors are turned on, so if fx. you go downstairs and turn on the monitor there it automatically will switch to what ever resolution that monitor takes and even changes audio device for you. That way you can get HDR if you want.

As a Geek Squad agent that sees cracked displays nearly every day, I would wager that was a point-impact bit of damage from a hit to the side of the box, as opposed to a bottom angular impact from the bottom of the box being bumped.

@haphazardly_gathered2527

Жыл бұрын

07

@andrewt.5567

Жыл бұрын

If the display can not service how he took it down the stairs there is no way it can survive a typical delivery.

@Photik

Жыл бұрын

How hard is it to get into Geek Squad while studying for my A+ cert?

@ezakustam

10 ай бұрын

@@andrewt.5567 When he was taking it down the stairs, I thought to myself, "That much hubris is just asking for trouble." I was right. With the endless mockery, the poetic justice here couldn't possibly be any clearer, and we all suffer for it because of an invalid comparison. What a waste. I hope Asus didn't pay him.

I went with an LG nanocell tv and I've had some success with that when using it as a 41 inch monitor. It has issues and its nice to have in tandem with my main machine and a Nintendo Switch as well.

I called it. Last time Linus did a "look at the free stuff I upgraded my gaming setup with" video I said he'd do another "I made a mistake" video once he gets an actual monitor. For free of course.

For those of you watching this with a CX / C1 / C2, you can approximate the uniform brightness ABL reduction by tweaking the OLED pixel brightness, Contrast, and Color. It should be "good enough" if you don't want to mess around with the service menu. See details here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaJ60aqxn5bVgZs.html

@NexGenTek

Жыл бұрын

QD Oled

Actually you can defeat the ABL (on LG OLEDs) to the same degree as on the Asus monitors by lowering contrast to ~80, depending on the specific panel. Then the fullscreen D65 white brightness is around 230nits, but that is only in SDR. In HDR, every LG OLED goes down to ~150nits max at fullscreen white. In this regard LG OLEDs are better than the Asus ones (you measured ~100nits HDR fullscreen white). It would be interesting to see how bright the Asus monitors get when displaying fullscreen white in SDR, but unfortunately you did not provide measurements for that.

Just got one of these this week (LG c2 42" that is) . It's amazing, stunning picture with all the picture features that pc momitors often lacks.

His house is filled with sponsorship products, I love how he manages his business, SMART

@graphicalgem7823

Жыл бұрын

latest gear to review becomes your daily driver... what a life this truly is...

@schlaemzas

Жыл бұрын

fun part is that all the sponsored products kissed the ground several times

@Quizack

Жыл бұрын

Linus is legitimately a genius. Truly a 800IQ move to have billion dollar companies pay to furnish your house. Obviously they get the marketing, so it’s a win-win, but he also makes money too. It’s a beautiful cycle to watch.

I'm always amazed with how seemingly effortless Linus and his team create content. His home hobbies and projects by themselves seem difficult enough, but then they go and perform, film, and edit it into a video as well.

"Ploof, a hand if you will" If Ploof would have started giving Linus a round of applause instead of actually helping him I would have lost it

Good to see more and more OLED monitors coming to the market. I'm still waiting for a decent 27" OLED gaming monitor that doesn't have too much gimmicks. Very hard to find. This monitor interests me, might even replace my triple 1440p monitor setup.

@bratecyo

Жыл бұрын

32" would suit me too

@gelul12

Жыл бұрын

Sadly making smaller oled screens is way too expensive for lg. if they can’t make sure it will sell

As someone who just had to replace the joystick on their monitor, I really appreciate a separate power button...

Kinda cool to see these extenders. I used a bunch of those maybe 15 years ago to run 1080p and usb 1.1 over cat5 cable. Had both gaming rigs and the htpc in a rack. It worked, but it was kind of unstable.

Hey, @Linus. I watch your reviews almost all the time. I really like the way you are doing them. I have a question regarding this ASUS OLED PG42UQ (or other) monitor. How does it feel to use it with Mac and for coding? I am looking for a good 4K maybe a wide-screen curved OLED monitor for development. I was thinking of the Samsung odyssey g8 OLED but it's only 1440p. But now I found this video and am curious about ASUS OLED PG42UQ. Please advice me on some good ones.

I use a 48 inch OLED LG C1 as my main display, and using the HDMI 2.1 for 4k@120hz. I have no issues with the display going to sleep with my desktop (With no companion app), even the TV turns itself off if it notices nothing is going on. After a minute of no use, the Mystify screen saver comes on so you never have to worry about burn in. Auto dimming also only ever happens when the C1 is right about to go to sleep mode, or if the PC is, and when it comes out of sleep mode but only takes like 1 second of any input for it to come out of that dimming mode. The only thing I will say I wish I had was the DisplayPort. Definitely has been worth it, but maybe the 42 inch feels better for productivity, and general use.

The way you turn off auto dimming on LG is to set the power saving preferences, either to maximum (dimmest, I use this when my lights are off), medium (My fave) and minimal (too bright for me, fine if your window shines onto the tv). The default setting is auto, which changes brightness wayyy to frequent for me.

@Mr.Fore_Play

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am going to try this!

Alright gentlemen, see y'all in 3 months when Linus upgrades his personal rig display in a sponsored video again

@DeepThinker193

Жыл бұрын

You jelly bro?

@Robin0928

Жыл бұрын

@@DeepThinker193 nah, just funny how many times Linus has done this kind of video

@renderedpixels4300

Жыл бұрын

@@DeepThinker193 you dont have to be jealous to point out how linus upgrades to the next best thing hes given....

@ligametis

Жыл бұрын

@@DeepThinker193 no, just all the problems and disadvantages about the old product appear only after he upgrades

@lunchtreyy

Жыл бұрын

@@ligametis Because it's just the nature of these videos. He hasn't tested it in real life applications so naturally it's not gonna go into the video. I wouldn't ever make a purchase based on these videos.

I'd love some updated impressions after using it for a month. Particularly as a productivity monitor for day to day use as it's pretty obvious the gaming performance is excellent.

That camera mount on the top is such a good idea, that would be the tiebreaker for me if I were in the market and it was close.

Looked up that USB over cat6 extender, usb-ec50m, as it seemed interesting, it has a small disclaimer about mice/keyboard not being supported. Maybe that was the reason for the extra frustration. Great video either way! Much Love Linus & Crew!

@arcaine2

Жыл бұрын

Maybe i found a different one, but on the website, for usb-ec50m it has mouse/keyboard listed. This is rather basic, and i wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't supporting other devices than mouse/keyboard as it's often used for KVM purporses. There's one more thing - those are extenders over cat5/6 where the ethernet cable is just a medium. It doesn't mean that this can work within existing network, at it's clarified on the website either. The one that can work withing a network are usually. Look for one from Extron for example.

I think that's the same KVM I'm using right now, it's quite good. Shout out to Wendel for being awesome. I kept my monitor cables short with high quality, 3 feet to the monitor and 6 feet to the PC. The KVM is really good, just requires careful planning if you want to use peak bandwidth

I can only respect this setup it's lit. But I'll have to admit that the C2 or even CX for that matter is really great for smaller rooms / dorms for work in the day and movies at night.

I'M NOT LOSING MY MIND!? Those brightness swings you mentioned, my TVs and monitors do it and I thought I was legit overthinking it. I hate it and it's super noticeable. The only TV I have that doesn't do it is my 43" Hisense NON-Smart TV which I love!

I love videos with troubleshooting and weird setups. It really keeps me engaged. I'm considering getting one of those KVMs, but I don't think it will be worth it for my home setup.

@ChristopherGreerCDN

Жыл бұрын

In early 2021 I upgraded to a Gigabyte monitor with a built in KVM for my new home office/personal PC space. If you have any need for swapping input systems (eg work laptop and home desktop) it's a really nice upgrade. Given that many KVMs are like $100 and offer way more functionality than you need to swap between two systems, it's a great upgrade option.

I know that as tech enthusiasts, we all sometimes get fixated on a weird combination of edge cases that "should" theoretically work if everything aligns just right, but in this case I would probably just put the computer on the desk next to the monitor. You know, assuming your primary goal is to be able to use the computer and not to have fodder for future videos still trying to make this all work, which I admit is not a consideration I've ever dealt with directly.

@LuLeBe

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I have no clue what he is doing. I mean sure it's content but if I go home in the evening and there's the inevitable little issue with my setup I want it to be as straightforward are possible to get into Anno or whatever I'm playing instead of debugging janky solutions. I can see why they do janky stuff at work, after all it gives them content. But at home I don't want any work, I want the things to work.

@steveheist6426

Жыл бұрын

@@LuLeBe He's *trying* to have the same PC with multiple output locations strewn around his house, while keeping the computer in a broom closet for noise purposes. It seems overengineered but hey. I'm not the one who has to live with the overengineering breaking.

@hellsgate09

Жыл бұрын

Evidently you haven't been watching all of these videos as he doesn't have a tower, he has a rack computer, as does Yvonne. They have a server rack(the big pink thing where Linus kept running back to for fiddling with the KVMs) in their mechanical room in the basement that houses the computers, Ubiquiti Network and Protect system. As Steve said, the goal is to have his rack PC accessible from two different locations in the house - one upstairs and one downstairs. Another way about this would be to go the route of a client-server model and putting NUCs/thin clients where each machine is to be accessed but that also has a lot of caveats like lag and virtualisation issues, plus the inherent complexity creating more failure points.

@zm5668

Жыл бұрын

The weird thing is i highly doubt this guy ever even plays games Because if he did, that is the exact solution you would do so you could actually enjoy your games

@zm5668

Жыл бұрын

@@hellsgate09 what on earth made you think he doesn't understand that He is simply saying having a computer next to the monitor makes way more sense Maybe you are in the spectrum, but saying I don't know what he is doing, doesn't literally mean they don't know

I was hoping for an actual review. Will you be doing a review on the Asus PG42UQ and/or a side by side direct comparison to the LG C2 42"? I'm torn which one to budget for. I'm still using an old Dell U3011 Ultrasharp. This monitor has lasted 3 pc upgrades as I've waited for OLED dream to become an affordable reality.

The insane complexity of this setup and the troubles it causes shows that simpler is usually better in most cases. Even if you can't do EVERYTHING you'd like to, going for a full no-compromises approach is probably going to give you its fair share of headaches with its maze of failure points, especially if you're a bit impulsive like Linus lol.

Watching this on my C2... anxious.. Also, the PG42UQ is a LOT more expensive... like, almost double the price of the current C2.. so yeah...

The transition at 0:18 was a cool touch! Don't think i've seen cuts like that before.

Hey Linus. With all the electrical appliances in your new home, do you have a sustainable electrical setup (Wind / Solar) or is everything pulling from mains? TIA

Wendell is the man!! I'm VERY curious about the HDMI over Ethernet extender which I assume is not(?) HDBaseT? or is it? Looking at his KVMs I'm sure they are going to be good!

I've looked into a remote pc as well. And I feel that a USB4/Thunderbolt dock with optical cable is the way to go. For multiple setups to 1 pc, USB4/thunerbolt switch. Also, those usb over ethernet don't usually work well with routers/switches.

@nirodper

Жыл бұрын

it's usb over UTP cable, not ethernet, they don't work at all with switches

Wendell is right, Club3D cables are the way to go for anything that uses DisplayPort

@OjStudios

Жыл бұрын

Club3D is a no go in any given situation or device to my experience but each to their own I guess. Go for JuiceBitz for thick cables.

Conversion of display signal through KVM is tricky especially with long cables like this. High resolution and refresh rate requirements are definitely not helpful. I learned from this video i should not attempt to do this in my house lol. Thanks Linus 😂

Not too related to the topic at hand, but I have just downsized from an old IPS 38" to the QD-OLED 34" and by lord this was a correct choice. I'm hoping this tech doesn't go anywhere, because I don't want to buy another non-QD-OLED for a main display ever again (and if they could hurry up and give me 25-27 inch 1440p 144Hz screens to replace my current two additional IPS screens with QD-OLED ones, I would be actually ecstatic). Thanks for *that* video, it's partially what pushed me over the edge to go with this and not anything else. Plus I'm feeling the screen size difference much less than I thought I would, even for programming, so that's nice.

Wendell is like the tech support for the tech support

@Bedwyr7

Жыл бұрын

Oh yeah he's brilliant.

@Eagle3302PL

Жыл бұрын

He's basically T3-4 tech support. Each tier is tech support for the previous tier.

I bought the LG C1 after watching your review of the CX last year and I love it! Its been going for a year strong now, no burn in or anything at all and all the built in apps like Netflix and Disney are also great as PC version doesn't support HDR etc. I work on it too - software development about 7.5Hrs every day Mon-Fri. No monitor I had previously matched this display - so happy with it

@zinkist

Жыл бұрын

I wrote a long comment before I saw your comment, but my TLDR is basically the same as you. I got my 48" C1 4 months ago and have put exactly 1874 hours on it so far. I'm still extremely happy with the screen. I HIGHLY recommend everyone get a technician service remote like Vincent suggested in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/d2mlusxmptO-ZbQ.html it allows you to change a ton more settings like turning off that awful auto-dimming.

@DarkSession6208

Жыл бұрын

C1 owner here too. 5970 hours so far, 70% desktop use, no burn in in with taskbar, background and everything else on. I use it as a normal desktop monitor. The difference from a regular monitor (38" IPS UW) to LG Oled TV was like coming from crt to lcd. Im not kidding, the same feeling as i went from crt to a 19" LCD when i was 13 years old.

@zinkist

Жыл бұрын

@@DarkSession6208 I keep my desktop entirely hidden/black and my taskbar set to auto-hide, so if I minimize all my windows I literally can't even tell if the LG screen is powered on unless I look for the small red light at the bottom. I will often come back from the bathroom or such and "turn on" my screen only to realize it was already on and I just turned it off; btw that NEVER gets old, every single time I'm like "well-played LG, well-played". Comparing it to going from CRT to LCD is accurate IMO. Every few days I still see something that makes me go "wow I never saw that before". It's like getting nice headphones, you keep noticing new things.

@NexGenTek

Жыл бұрын

Had the C1 great display couldn't get over the grid like DSE. Everyone should try QD OLED it's outstanding

If the fibre couplers are losing 3db a time you've got some issues there, a regular LC coupler should only lose about 0.1db. Check that all of your cables are matched on the endface type (APC/angled endface vs UPC/flat endface)

@master-of-synapse

Жыл бұрын

The moment he mentioned the 3 dB loss, he was talking about the active optical HDMI cable going through the coupler in the wall.

@rfitzgerald2004

Жыл бұрын

@@master-of-synapse it should still be the same for any regular fibre optic coupling, assuming the his optic HDMI cable uses duplex LC connectors which it appears from what I can see, the losses should be very similar regardless of the wavelength used and type of signal being transmitted

@master-of-synapse

Жыл бұрын

@@rfitzgerald2004 It doesnt use LC connectors, both ends are regular HDMI with the converter tech in them. LC is only for the hub connection that does the rest apart from display signal.

I tell you a drawback. The ASUS PG42UQ costs €1799,- here in The Netherlands while I can get the 42" LG C2 for €929,-. For that price difference I have no problem buying a factory remote for €10,- to disable auto dimming and installing LGTV Companion so it starts when my computer starts. And I see no problem connecting my rtx3080 with HDMI2.1 instead of using displayport.

@kolysion164

Жыл бұрын

no thanks

Ive been using the C1 for a few months and love it. I keep my room not super well lit even before so it works out. I really like this screen. Ill probably upgrade to the monitor version next generation...maybe even in 2

I love the wireless 2 person lifts you guys are using!

Love my Level 1 Techs KVM. Got one after I started working from home and wanted to use my 1440p 144hz monitor on my work laptop and my gaming rig. Expensive, but for a good reason.

That's an all time awesome drop, object is quite small but still somehow managed to drop it.

Very good to see more OLED monitors, not just repurposing TVs with their issues, even though this is the same panel, but yeah better integration at least. Many funny thing is, how this simply crushes the top miniLED that costs numerous times more, which is a complete joke. Those are obsolete now. We just need to see more regular sizes eventually like 32" and with QD too.

Never been a fan of TV gaming, until I got my 65” C1 and XSX. It’s so immersive and a stunningly beautiful picture.

Hey Linus Tech Team! Do you think you could provide link for the desk? I am looking for a new desk and I really like the one shown in the video.

" I open boxes how I please. " Total Alpha move Linus!

3:26, that was kind of cute -- in a manly way.

I feel like I literally see a new upgrade every few weeks.

I love the fact that they are so transparent! They could easily show us a super polished video with zero issues. For example, they could have just left out the broken monitor completely. But instead, they show is how things really are even if it might look bad for the video sponsor.... This is one of the reasons that I actually trust their reviews. Many channels out there make it look like everything is perfect.

@jace4817

Жыл бұрын

To be fair though. LTTs vibe is chaos and they do increase it for the camera. They talked about it before on WAN show.

@supaPowuh

Жыл бұрын

@@jace4817 i missed your point sir. Are you saying that theyre not as transparent as they seem?

@dinozorman

Жыл бұрын

@@supaPowuh either way the point is the same, it holds up to rough handling or it doesnt, all it takes is one shipping employee if you dont have a nice foam over the screen

Most set-ups are not so far away that it's an issue or a problem....While I appreciate your unique situation & work around, speaking for myself I'd go with the C2, as any issues you brought up isn't going to bother or affect me in proportion to the benefit I'd get from having both a TV & an awesome display for gaming. Cut the TV cable a long time ago, use an antenna & stream when I use the TV, don't want a cable box or another piece of equipment to be able to use the Asus as a display viewing device & yes that's including an add on streaming device such as Fire stick, chrome or Roku.

For those who don't follow the WAN show, I'm pretty sure this the first of 2 consecutive videos where Linus changes his main screen setup, as he mentioned on stream.

I also have a Level1Tech KVM and I assure you the DP-cables have to have been hand-picked. Club3D DP1.4 cables work. Also: if the keyboard has a different polling rate or something, the key combinations don't work. On my Corsair K70 keyboard I had to switch the keyboard to "BIOS" mode in order for the key combinations to work.

@shinaikouka

Жыл бұрын

I was trying to connect a MBP via the CalTech TB3 dock along with a Windows desktop to two separate monitors (ASUS ROG Swift + ASUS ProArt), and I could just never get them working. I can't recall what my issues were anymore, but Wendell was *incredibly* helpful in trying to get things working. I recall trying multiple different monitors and cables (including Club3D), but it didn't work. If I remember correctly, I was using the DP1.2 KVM, so I've been very tempted to pick up the newer DP1.4 KVM and try that out.

@igordasunddas3377

Жыл бұрын

@@shinaikouka I got the DP1.4 KVM with one monitor output (I usually only have one big monitor) and it's awesome. And yeah, Wendell's really helpful.

With all the issues and drama happening, the monitor sure looks like the easiest and most stable part of the setup!

Some micro computers come with a vesa mount allowing it to mount to the back of a monitor with a small vesa bolt patters. I'd bet those two extra screw holes on the back by the input area is to mount one of those micro pc mounts, using only the holes on one half of the mount.

I’ve owned the LG C2 42 for a little over a month now and absolutely love it (I get to run it at 120hz) but the only gripe would be the auto dimming. Hopefully that can be updated with firmware. Other than that it is amazing and use it for productivity during the day, and gaming/entertainment at night. Highly recommend it if you got the cash lying around somewhere

@DNGR369

Жыл бұрын

And your poor text clarity due to the subpixel structure. The Asus addresses that. Bought too early bro. This panel is the C2, with matte coating and heatsink. Just no Dolby Vision due to the costing.

@Mr.Fore_Play

Жыл бұрын

@@DNGR369 “bOuGhT tOo EaRlY bRo” 😂 who said anything about poor text clarity? You might want to do some research before you comment on things you are ignorant about.

@iceguevarra6600

Жыл бұрын

The dimming happened during standby only right? also how was the text quality? Planning to buy C2 42 inch

@imn0tgarbage

Жыл бұрын

​@Danger369 you tripping lol. TV is amazing. You're comment is a terrible take even 2 months later. 🤣

@Mr.Fore_Play

Жыл бұрын

@@imn0tgarbage still loving mine lol

Was just thinking "I almost never see brightness drops unless I'm on a static screen for a LONG time on my CX...", then the "maximum brightness goes down to 240-280 nits" and it made sense. I calibrate mine to 120 nits to match HD video standards, and often drop it to 90 nits to spare my eyes...

Perfect timing as he says "The final form of my centralized gaming system" right when the RGB lighting in the background changes to red...

Just purchased today! Will pair nicely with the pg35vq!

I have a suggestion for a video for you. So OLED monitors are becoming more common, you have monitors like this one and then you have the Alienware AW3423DW. One thing with both of those displays though, they're not as fast as a lot of VA or IPS panels in terms of refresh rate. So here's my idea, if you take something like the alienware and run it at 2560x1440 and compare it to a 240hz 1440p monitor like the Samsung Odyssey G7, which has better motion performance? As far as I see it, even at slower refresh rates OLED should still have superior motion clarity but worse input lag because there are less frames. But it would be interesting to see that quantified in some way. There are pros to both lower motion blur and lower input lag so it ends up being a choice the consumer has to make based on their gaming preferences.

I'm still waiting for a decent 27" 4k $2K dollar option to become available. It's good to finally see some oleds, but they all have the premium features (some of which not needed) that make the panels outrageously expensive. I'd love a "simple" 4K 120Hz 27" oled for work; don't need 0.1ms response time, 144Hz and 40".

@Outrider42

Жыл бұрын

A number of OLED features are just part of the tech itself, like fast response times. Look up JOLED. They print OLED screens, so they are cheaper, and they specialize in small screens 24-32". They supply brands with their panels, there is a 27" Philips using JOLED. I don't know if that is decent enough for you, I haven't really looked them up, but I think that Philips was like $1100.

@jemiebridges3197

Жыл бұрын

Don't hold your breathe. Something about the manufacturing process that leads to really big screens or laptop or smaller screens due to Economics. Pretty tech quickie covered it, if not someone else did a very throurough job on it. so smaller than 42" and larger than 17" is unlikely to happen at scale.

@Chipsaru

Жыл бұрын

for 27" you need 5k, 4k is good on 24" for work

@lordhunterluasuperior905

Жыл бұрын

@@Outrider42 i hope they start doing this in Brazil too.

@Outrider42

Жыл бұрын

@@jemiebridges3197 The OLEDs in these screens are fabbed as one giant sheet called a mother glass. That sheet is cut into the screen sizes they produce. I believe they can make 2 77" screens out of one glass, or 8 55". Something like that. So that is why they don't like making small screens. But the JOLED company is using a different 3D printing technique that reduces cost. So they can fill the gap that LG and Samsung leave behind. In fact I read that the planned LG 32" model is using a JOLED screen instead of one of LG Display's. That is pretty interesting that they would choose this over their own. Though it is important to note that LG Display (makes the screens) and LG Electronics (who makes the making finished TVs) are 2 separate companies. So even though they have close ties they may do their own things.

I'm so confused if I should use my Sony 65 A90J TV as my gaming monitor or should I go for Asus OLED 42? I'm building my pc with 4090 & planning to game at 4K. Please suggest. Thank you

Linus that desk seems like the perfect fit for this monitor! Would you be able to let us know how deep it is? I’m going to build a custom desk for this specific monitor! Thank you great video

All Tech KZreadrs : posting Videos about the nex Iphone Linus : my mistake is i love PC

@mrprogrammer9116

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@hitman627

Жыл бұрын

You're right i haven't seen a person who loves PC as Linus

I have the C2 I turn hdr off when I'm just using the desktop, browsing etc, no auto dimming, turn off the power saving features etc.. It's really quite amazing. Turn hdr on for games and movies and it's also excellent

@zinkist

Жыл бұрын

Well yea.... wait, was Linus trying to run HDR 24/7?! That would be ridiculous and terribly eye-straining. Hell at night I turn my Pixel Brightness down to like 30. I can't watch the video atm.

@hadiabdul9266

Жыл бұрын

i keep auto hdr on, but use black contrast theme to basically eliminate burn in risks.

@zarethd

Жыл бұрын

@@zinkist I assume so, SDR removes most of the issues he's complaining about but maybe not?

@ArchangelUltra

Жыл бұрын

I too have a C2. I run HDR all the time but I have the windows SDR slider in the HDR settings turned to minimum. Helps with eye strain, the minimum brightness is fine for SDR content, and there is zero auto dimming even on a full white screen. It also makes the transition to HDR content more popping.

@zarethd

Жыл бұрын

@@hadiabdul9266 it's so bright!! I have to set oled pixel brightness way down to not make my eyeballs bleed HDR content is nice in games

I love how Wendell is like the tech guy's tech support!

I love how wendell is on speeddial, and can laugh along with you as you try debug issues. I feel like I don't see a lot of that kind of relationship on the internet in general.