High end gaming monitors begin to look silly against OLED TVs.

@loganwolv3393

2 жыл бұрын

Kinda, but size is still an issue.

@oezibanana8664

2 жыл бұрын

Why - *the ever loving fk* - does LG not provide smaller versions, when they surely know, that PC owners would buy them even more?

@Josh_2992

2 жыл бұрын

@@oezibanana8664 I think it has something to do with the size of the sheets the screens are cut from. Under a certain size, and it's super wasteful. At least that's what I've heard.

@samuel5916

2 жыл бұрын

@@oezibanana8664 Economies of scale, the TV market is far larger than the gaming monitor market so that’s enabled them to get the prices down to reasonable levels. If they produced smaller panel sizes the volume just wouldn’t be there so they might actually cost more than the big TV panels ironically. That and the OLED issues Tim described for everyday use as a monitor. Burn-in and low brightness are just a necessary evil of OLED screens and can’t be fixed until Micro-LED replaces it.

@BangSkeeet

2 жыл бұрын

Not really. The Aorus 43" has sufficiently dark Blacks and very high peak brightness that make OLEDs look silly. Also OLEDs still have perma burn-in issue. The U8G 55" is peak 1200-1500nit HDR and its local dimming is excellent as well. No Halo/ABR, no issues with tracking or anything like that. OLEDs will be good once theyre able to break that 1200-2000nit SUSTAINED barrier. Until then, it's just a gimmick of turning off pixels which is only okay with very specific content and videos designed to show off oled. Virtually 0 content in the realworld require PERFECT/extremely dark blacks.

Thanks to the oled HDR now you can see each strand of that glorious moustache perfectly with 4k crispness and 120hz refresh rate

@floorgang420

2 жыл бұрын

Attached to iGPU? :)

@theigpugamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@floorgang420 haha my poor vega 7 can't render that supreme moustache at 4k it would need fsr support for that ;)

@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart

2 жыл бұрын

@@theigpugamer Fear not, we will soon have RDNA iGPU's

@theigpugamer

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhenDoesTheVideoActuallyStart hopefully the crypto crash can make us capable 0f buying 6700xt's for the price of 5600xt

@protieus6214

2 жыл бұрын

We dlss 3.0 for his tash

I've had the C1 48" on my desk for 3 weeks now, replacing the 34" Ultrawide IPS. There is no going back.

@cxbz4256

2 жыл бұрын

How far do you sit from the TV?

@power2daaplayer304

2 жыл бұрын

Just bought one yesterday, hows the size? Too small for movies?

@Zastrutzki

2 жыл бұрын

@@cxbz4256 About a meter and a half.

@boden_staendig

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zastrutzki You could just set a lower resolution, so only a part of the screen would be actually used for displaying content, with the rest being black bars.

@boden_staendig

2 жыл бұрын

​@@Zastrutzki Just an idea. But it would work if the 48 inches were too large for you, effectively giving you a yuge ~45" ultrawide.

👀

@Allyouknow5820

2 жыл бұрын

Heya ! Love your site and channel ! Great to see two of my fave screen reviewers interact

@deus_nsf

2 жыл бұрын

The crossover no one expected, but everyone needed.

@recai4326

2 жыл бұрын

Yo yo yo!

@klm_

2 жыл бұрын

Love your review of C1 and on website with the tool to compare it from other models (like CX) is a very nice feature :)

@theSato

2 жыл бұрын

RTINGS and Hardware Unboxed are my foretold heroes in my quest to upgrade my five-year-old monitor. Thanks for the work you guys do.

"Three times better than the next-best product", check. "Over five times better than the fastest VA and TN panels we've tested", check. "Contrast graph would be a bit pointless as the OLED screen has an effective infinite contrast", check.

@deiminator2

2 жыл бұрын

Take a shot every time Tim says "obliterates" or its synonyms

@Drestlin

2 жыл бұрын

basically unusable as a desktop monitor - check

@acurisur

2 жыл бұрын

@@Drestlin Get a bigger desk, desk aren't expensive.

@robwhitmore3040

2 жыл бұрын

@@acurisur my desk is already 800mm deep. I'd need it to be 1200mm for this to be a good option

@Drestlin

2 жыл бұрын

@@acurisur did you miss all the other reasons why this is a terrible desktop monitor if you actually use it as a monitor and not just for gaming/movies?

Monitor Steve gets an upgrade?

@conza1989

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! And make him GIANT! Love this idea

@SaturnusDK

2 жыл бұрын

And portrait mode.

@HoodHussler

2 жыл бұрын

Big ups Jarrod and shoutouts to the new upgraded OLEDER Steve

@Aggrofool

2 жыл бұрын

Steve in true blacks!

@almostinfamous42

2 жыл бұрын

Monitor Steve is now..... SteveTV

Just give me a 32" version of this and I'll be happy forever.

@Darkswordz

2 жыл бұрын

And with higher brightness.

@nathanddrews

2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkswordz I suppose if I was using it in a bright room, but my home office/gaming room has solid light control already. I've got a really bright Sony TV (~1,300 nits peak) and a modestly bright Asus monitor (~800 nits peak) and to be honest it is just fatiguing to view for hours on end compared to OLED. I really value the low-light, dark, near-black performance of OLED compared to the super-bright end of HDR. Anyway... to each his own.

@914050

2 жыл бұрын

Or until burn-in becomes an issue

@nathanddrews

2 жыл бұрын

@@914050 Hopefully by the time that happens, there will be a superior MicroLED display available to replace it with.

@simlife445

2 жыл бұрын

right!? ive been looking to upgrade for a good full 2 years i want 32-37 even the "gaming monitors" are pushing 40+ inch i dont want

I've been using one of these for about 7 months and quite happy with it. I have a recessed shelf on one wall which gets around the desk space concerns (I like to sit about 4 feet away). It's perfect for a small room all-in-one entertainment system and I love having the normal TV viewing built in.

Amazing review. Better than 95% of the TV reviewers out there, who already reviewed the C1 series. Only Vincent at HDTVTest can match this quality. Big thumbs up, HardwareUnboxed 👍

@octoslut

2 жыл бұрын

rtings is also very good.

@erikhendrickson59

2 жыл бұрын

@@octoslut IMPORTANT NOTE: RTINGS use a different rating system for PC Monitors and Televisions -- meaning those reviews are not directly comparable based on numbers alone. Just

Hooray! I was definitely one of those people who were very vocal in asking for this kind of comparison and review.

Having the LG CX 48" for some months with a 3080ti and I can tell you, it's amazing for breath taking views and response in gaming.

@nickgarcia1292

2 жыл бұрын

Looking for settings for it. I just got mine today, I got a ultra fast hdmi cable plugged it in hdmi1 port but idk what settings to use.

@jesuschristislord7754

2 жыл бұрын

@@nickgarcia1292 checkout HDTVTest channel. That guy is a professional calibrator. He has a video dedicated just for the C1.

@Virosaa

2 жыл бұрын

not afraid of burnins?

@rixiorx

Жыл бұрын

The C1 is right now at 799 😖 I really wanted

@ssteinerjr

Жыл бұрын

@@rixiorx Do it.

Currently viewing this from my 48" LG C1 sitting on my desk. I love this display. If you are considering it don't even hesitate.

"Answer your burning questions" regarding an OLED .. i see what you did there

@catsspat

2 жыл бұрын

"burn-in" questions. Oh, and I own two LG CX TVs (not used as TVs), and I love them.

@zergslayer69

2 жыл бұрын

@@catsspat do you do tons of static image use? Coding or web browsing?

@catsspat

2 жыл бұрын

@@zergslayer69 No, both OLED TVs are strictly consumption devices in dark rooms (OLED power set to 21). I have a bunch of IPS monitors for other uses.

@fatboydiesel8270

2 жыл бұрын

@@zergslayer69 my 48CX definitely sees a lot of static use when benchmarking or testing in windowed mode.

@zergslayer69

2 жыл бұрын

@@fatboydiesel8270 I can’t imagine you’d be benchmarking for a super extended period of time to come close to causing burn in, but I guess if it’s windowed that can definitely affect everything outside the window

If LG made a 27" or 32" OLED I'd buy it day 1. I'm honestly tempted to ditch my desk and move to the couch. OLEDs are just ridiculously good.

@goofball1_134

2 жыл бұрын

I would miss my monitor but I agree 32' oled would be fantastic

@Czmlol

2 жыл бұрын

You get used to it very quickly. Just make sure your desk is large enough and that you are able to keep about 60-80cm distance from the screen.

@AndrewB23

2 жыл бұрын

They're suppose to release a 32 inch OLED monitor

@Czmlol

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewB23 Won't be 120hz bro.

@EscapeVelo

2 жыл бұрын

42" is coming next year.

I know I've watched some of your videos before but I don't remember them being so well prepared, concise and pointed. Thanks for the quality review and for once I don't feel like 15 of the 27 minutes of my life were wasted. Subbed! 👍👍

we need 4k 32" oled, 240hz. i am not even asking for too much!

@MilosCsrb

2 жыл бұрын

dream

@mindtreat

2 жыл бұрын

We're not just asking either, we are ready and willing to pay for it too!!!!

@VredesbyrdNoir

2 жыл бұрын

Going by the response times, even 480Hz wouldn't be out of the question!

@Keysey920

2 жыл бұрын

@@VredesbyrdNoir m Uiu

It's finally here! Thank you Tim, been waiting a long time for this 1!

Funny to see those Tokyo night walks at the end there! I go the previous model a few weeks ago and it's my first HDR TV/monitor. Games/movies were nice and all, but those 4K HDR recordings of Tokyo at night made me gasp and then just sit in awe, close to the screen for a while. It just looks so life-like. I think high-contrast night scenes are the ideal showcase for HDR.

I think this is the first time I've seen one of your vids, loved it! informative and well presented. Nice work. I just clicked purchase on my C1.

I have a CX since november 2020 and I frequently game on it, still I am stunned by the contrast, color accuracy and responsiveness almost every day

@victorgpopa

2 жыл бұрын

Any difference with the C1 reviewed here?

@deafblindnoob2748

2 жыл бұрын

@@victorgpopa there is practically no difference

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

2 жыл бұрын

Got any burn in issues?

@deafblindnoob2748

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheFbiFilesRepeat lol already? Of course not

@theelusivememe1772

2 жыл бұрын

@@deafblindnoob2748 hows the abl, does it get annoying?

To all Aussie viewers the 48" is on sale for $1916 at JB for two days only, I've just picked one up due for pick up tomorrow. Get on it lads.

@Lexslayerpride

2 жыл бұрын

now on sale for 1830

@ZappBrannigan88

2 жыл бұрын

@@Lexslayerpride thats the CX. C1 is $1916 and honestly for the less than $100 difference Is just get the newer model. The CX does come with a free pair of LG headphones though if that's your jam.

@Muslimman570

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats mate enjoy it bought mine for 1240 US dollars a month ago and it's amazing

@edgarf28

2 жыл бұрын

Do you maybe know the size (width and depth) of the stand of the 48" model? Since it has to stand on my Sony Soundplate and I can't find the size of the stand anywhere on the internet

@kevintoth5365

2 жыл бұрын

Lads.? What does it mean..:??)

I use the 48" CX mounted, with my desk about 6 inches from the wall. I love it. SO much.

I love the colors of your videos. Watching this on a calibrated monitor looks like real life with a bit of pop. Beautiful.

Thank you, I've been waiting for this review. Appreciate all the info and insight.

Thanks Tim been waiting for a OLED display review and you have informed me of all I needed to know. Looks like I'm waiting for OLED to mature a bit more before making the move. However I'm liking where it headed at this time.

Just replaced my TU7000 with the C1 as my monitor and I couldn’t be happier. Those colours are just so damn amazing and those blacks are so deepand getting 120hz as well as 4K is not something I thought would be ever be possible, but here we are. It’s truly a cinematic experience that it not easily described. I know it’s not for people who can’t sit at least 90cm away though or really hate dark mode.

I bought a BX Oled a year ago, still blown away from the great colors in HDR and responsiveness. Just an amazing gaming setup 😄

I bought the 55 in Last black Friday weekend and really had issues that it was so huge as you said being so huge. I have just bought just another desk for my keyboard and mouse and moved back just a bit more from the screen and it has helped so much. I wish i had gotten the 48in but price was better at 55in and I could not even find the 48in locally and just got the 55in online for about 900 off. Thanks a ton :)

I really really hope this will come into a 32-27" variant sometime soon.

@0xszander0

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't be surprised LG doesn't actually want to produce these sizes yet. To not disrupt the entire monitor market at once.

@xm3405

2 жыл бұрын

27EP950 and 323P950 exist but cost double the price of the CX and are 60hz sadly...

@robwhitmore3040

2 жыл бұрын

The 32 inch market desperately needs a decent 4k monitor above 60hz

@whiskizyo2067

2 жыл бұрын

LG has recently made 42inch panels - close enough for me lol once companies start making the TVs out of them, hopefully next year. any smaller is still just a dream especially for TVs

@VerticalStrafes

2 жыл бұрын

@@robwhitmore3040 pg32uqx

Great review! I was considering picking one of these up earlier this week but will wait for the 42" version. Currently use a 32" 1440p monitor on sit/stand desk and 43" 4k TV wall mount above and would love to replace both with a single display.

I’ve had the C1 for a few weeks now and I have no regrets at all. I use mine for both gaming and productivity and find that the few downsides are actually minor when all factors are considered. The picture quality and sheer size of the display have me hooked. There’s no going back to LCDs for me. The review mentions that the display isn’t very bright and that almost scared me away. But the brightness is fine. The high contrast levels are surely helping with this. I have not once thought that the display was not bright enough. Colors really pop and wow…those black levels!! Amazing. After watching this review, I came very close to rejecting the C1 as my next monitor. So glad I decided to give it a try. I get a thrill every time I power up my system now.

@pandalicous431

2 жыл бұрын

I have an issue with mine, when i hook it up to my pc and go to nvidia settings. There is a red line between the grey and yellow block where you can see alle the colors. Are you having the same issue? Happened on 2 screen with 2 different pc’s and 4 cables for me

@zipzip6677

2 жыл бұрын

@@pandalicous431 this is caused by the WRGB subpixel layout. Google an image of a bright yellow square on a while background, the left side should have a red line and right side should have a green line. In actual use of the monitor I have literally never seen this, only reason I noticed it was because of charts like the one you're talking about.

Got my LGCX48 last month, it's absolutely incredible and would recommend it to anyone for gaming. But I will say it's not for use on a desk, it's massive, but if you just wall mount it you can make the ideal distance to your desk and have the best experience available right now.

Thank you for making this. Really looking forward to some 4K OLED gaming monitors (27" and 32" should be coming "soon" from LG thanks to JOLED's printed panels).

Nothing was mentioned about stutter which there are many complaints about.

@jcnikoley

2 жыл бұрын

Because the response time is so much faster than other monitors, you will notice stutter more, but it’s not caused by the display, it’s just that the display is so good, you see it more. It took some getting used to for me, because there was no blur between frames, the motion seems unnatural. The infinite contrast ratio when watching movies and playing games will hook you 100%. You’ll never wanna go back to any other tech.

@Spiggle.

2 жыл бұрын

@@jcnikoley That's not a desired effect and would irritate me to no end. Content can't play at a high enough speed to remove the stutter, so in effect these OLEDS are no good right now. I'll stick to good old LCD thanks.

@emilioriofrio7858

2 жыл бұрын

The only stutter is on 24p content which is low frame rate movies and such, and that can be solved with interpolation. That's a none issue as a PC and gaming usage.

@Thros1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spiggle. the lg oleds have black frame insertion to "fix" this so you can keep your old tech if you want but you eyes will get hooked on an oled quickly!

@philth7587

2 жыл бұрын

As @@emilioriofrio7858 says, only for 24 fps content (Sony is far better than LG at motion smoothing for 24 fps sources), but no issues at all when fed by a PC.

My fave YT channel giving a great honest review on a TV I want! Doesn't get any better

Saw this review and knew what my next monitor was. Have been waiting for the past 3 months for a deal and just ordered mine last night on Amazon for 1100. Thanks and back to you Steve!

@TheMoises1213

3 ай бұрын

How you like it?

@ScrungleGaming

3 ай бұрын

@@TheMoises1213 easily the best monitor I've ever had, I game at night mainly so the brightness problems of oled compared to like mini led aren't a problem for me, since I can't even set my c1 to 100% brightness without feeling uncomfy.

Thank you for the review. LG should start manufacturing 42 inch OLED panels later this year. If that panel has the same or better properties as this one in the review, I will buy it either as a secondary monitor to my LG 34GK950F 1440p ultrawide or as a primary desktop monitor. I think that around a 38-42 inch OLED panel will be great for a multipurpose screen: gaming, productivity, consoles, movies, videos.

YEEES !!! Have been waiting for this !!!

Great review...thanks. Been considering using our 2nd TV, a 55" B7 Oled as a gaming monitor on my desk... Have to go hunt down a review.

Been waiting for this one! Thank you.

I see many people asking about desk setup, placement, and size. I have a pretty huge desk, Autonomous 70.5" x 30" XL, but I also work from home a lot and would not want to use the monitor as a main display, since I also use a 35" Ultrawide and 3 27" inch panels. (there are 2 PCs at play here) I had been looking for ideas and other people's setups with the C1 with multiple monitors, but couldn't find any examples. So I have decided to use the C1 on a separate desk to the right of the main setup. I have done this because the C1 will only be used to mainly for AAA gaming and other media consumption. When I got it, I wasn't sure how this was gonna work out but it's fine for now. I am leaning towards wall mounting it behind the main desk since the other 4 panels are on monitor arms and able to be swung around and out of the way when not used.

I've been using the CX 48 for like 8 months and it's been amazing, the glossy screen isn't an issue, if there's literally anything except a super dark image on your screen the reflections disappear. But playing in low light environments is ideal

@nukularpictures

2 жыл бұрын

Well I had to shield it from my over desk light. Otherwise it is too glossy and the light really reflects into my eyes. That was not really nice I have to say but it is fixable without too many problems

@gabehesch1

2 жыл бұрын

I have a silly question. Can you set this tv to “wake up” with mouse or keyboard input? I currently have a tv as a second monitor, and i have to either turn it on with the remote every time or just put up with the screensaver- which is annoyingly bright at night. I’d prefer it to just “sleep” (no screen saver) and wake up with detected input.

@JonathanS89

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabehesch1 sadly no, you have to power it on or off manually every time

@gabehesch1

2 жыл бұрын

@@JonathanS89 I'm kinda thinking I may just pinch my pennies for a long time and pick up a Samsung G9 Neo Odyssey. May take a year and half or whatever to save- but I love elite PC gaming gear (when it's worth it..). We'll see! But then of course the question becomes- should I just upgrade the whole set up and get a smaller monitor with a better graphics card (like an RTX 3090 assuming the price drops, + other gear) .... Hmmmm..... Ya'll can thank me for running the engines of capitalism like a hamster on a wheel! hahahaha.

surprise surprise! mine arrived today, didn't know you were going to review this the day i received mine. I am happy with it.

Great content Tim. Glad you broke down both use cases.

Once you go OLED you never go back, image is way more natural with self emissive pixels, the infinite contrast is jaw dropping

@saintkamus14

2 жыл бұрын

And even if Mini LED-LCD displays were perfect, and had no blooming (which as we know, is far from true) it would still have the usual LCD drawbacks, such as inverse ghosting, and just generally worse response time, and depending on the type of LCD, viewing angles.

@jdb9388

2 жыл бұрын

@@saintkamus14 the bloke said it himself, almost instantaneous response times, true 1 millisecond, no wonder LG pushing its gaming aspects, its blows every other tech out the water, but with everything people don't like change, LCD will become obsolete

@bricaaron3978

2 жыл бұрын

@@jdb9388 *"almost instantaneous response times, true 1 millisecond,"* -That one millisecond is not pixel response time, it's -_-input latency-_- ... two different things.- OLEDs have always had very low response times. I was wrong -- although it's nothing new for OLED tech, the 1 ms _does_ refer to pixel response time. Apparently input latency is down to around 14 ms for LG OLEDs.

@haukionkannel

2 жыл бұрын

For TV… yes. For any normal pc usage… the pixel sifting and poor text quality and pumping brigness would be really annoying… for gaming yeah… but i personally use monitor 80% to work and that would be really pain with this device…

@jdb9388

2 жыл бұрын

@@haukionkannel a decent gaming pc would be like $3000-$5000 , all that technological horse power on a $300 27 inch IPS monitor is not good enough, OLED will only improve now that Samsung has joined the party, for work get a normal desktop or high end laptop, but for experiencing all the textures and detail game developers intended OLED will deliver

11:26 - LG OLED looking like OPTANE in SSD response time benchmarks.

I have the CX "C10" on my desk now and there is no going back. Yes, I am a combo user of work and content.

I've been using the LG C9 as a combination couch PC gaming & TV setup. It works fantastic for that purpose. It does require a razer turret keyboard and mouse, Xbox controller and wireless headphones to complete the setup.

It's very interesting to see how OLED matches up quantitatively against LCD screens. For the same reason, would you consider testing some reasonably decent CRT monitor, just to see how it compares against other display technology, just for the science?

@hi_tech_reptiles

2 жыл бұрын

I think the issue is the fact that testing them is quite different and they arent posaible to get new anymore. I use CRT VGA monitors for various things, including some PC gaming and I will say overall my AOC is my fav for what its worth lol. Got it for like 10 bucks and it can do as high as like 170hz, more like 100hz at a good resolution. Which on a CRT looks even faster honestly.

@asddfghjklify

2 жыл бұрын

Agree

@ragnarokfps

2 жыл бұрын

I used to love my CRT TV's. Because they're all analog displays, the input lag is always a perfect 0. The picture's signal doesn't have to go through a processor. But they had pretty much capped out at 1080p, most being at 720p. And of course they were huge, and heavy.

@DirtyPoul

2 жыл бұрын

@@Druze_Tito Maybe not fluidity, but you'd certainly be better off competitively with a 360Hz display over CRT. At 100Hz, you "wait" 10ms between each refresh. 360Hz cuts that down to less than 3ms, more than making up for the increased response time and input lag that you find on elite high refresh monitors. It is far more expensive though.

@RoKotEyn

2 жыл бұрын

@@hi_tech_reptiles What exact model of that AOC monitor you are talking about? Is it really good?

they'll soon make a monitor-only version of this, so with less stuff in it, smaller, GAMING tag and >2000$ price

@Axeiaa

2 жыл бұрын

Making it smaller is actually hard to do, it's why we don't have OLED monitors (or more accurately very few and for very VERY high prices) - monitor sized OLED panels are hard to do. However; leaving out a whole bunch of this TV specific software that can require somewhat expensive chips (like video decoding, content recognition, running WebOS, AI upscaling etc) could knock some off the price. They could also as Steve sort of suggests make it curved to better suited for sitting closer to it (like at a desk). A monitor like this with as little 'smart' technology so keep input latency to a minimum would be great. Even by reducing the amount of costly parts any other changes (like making it curved) might still make it end up somewhat similarly priced however due to economy of scale (easier to sell millions of high-end TVs than pricy niche monitors).

Absolutely awesome review again from you guys. I love the specs of this monitor, but honestly I think 32” 4K is the sweet spot for desktop use. I still want a 32” 4K and am considering the new ASUS monitor you reviewed.

@limitless1177

2 жыл бұрын

Please don’t consider the pg32uqx, the contrast on it is hardly better than my tin panel and that is with fald on

@T.K.9

Жыл бұрын

The C1oled 48 inch is okay as a desktop monitor. So long as your sitting 80-100 cm away from it from where your kb m will be. Alternatively a 42 inch C2. View and gaming wise. The 48inch c1 beat my quantum msi 27 inch 1440p. I did re arrange the set up to have that 100cm distance. After that, it is pretty good. Even a 3070 can run it easily.

Waiting for my C1 one to be arrived while watching this content. i've search so many OLED TV and this is my best choice in terms of performance and budget friendly. thanks for the colours calibration info, might need it later on.

This is what i'm using as my monitor right now and I love it!

@HANK_SCORPI0

2 жыл бұрын

@Randy Names Nope, I've had it for a year now and no ghosting or burn-in, zero!...Use it everyday. Its a secondary screen for a laptop. All the toolbars and static images are on the laptop. When i'm done with a window on the C1 i minimize it or close it. No wallpaper on the C1...just a black screen. Simple, common sense steps but they will save your display for years to come.

4:33 Wow, watching this video in 60 fps you can actually tell the content on the TV is running at a high refresh rate, looks incredible.

I'm mainly considering this for my living room, but want to build a couch PC to play cozy games alongside my consoles. For that purpose it feels like a no brainer as long as you can afford it. Another amazing review!!

I can only highly recommend going OLED, objective image quality, as well as subjective feeling from the screen, is just gorgeous. The idea to buy an OLED screen as my main monitor for Windows PC was my best upgrade for it to date, TV functions that allow me to run certain applications (HBO, KZread, Netflix) without an actual PC turned on is a sweet bonus.

@Sal3600

2 жыл бұрын

hey man, any screen burn ins yet?

@GinoFoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sal3600 There isn't any developed burnin related issue on my screen yet, display is actually sheer homogenic, except large vertical strip on the left side, which come from the factory, even that is noticeable only at extreme dark scenes, at the complete shaded room. One plus over the time is, screen brightness settings has much better range compared to brand new panel, can be very dimm, which is great for night reading,

Seeing HU review the C1. You know it's a good day.

@rafaelmarques1314

2 жыл бұрын

Nah man, it's a good day every day. But with some bad moments in some days

@dadgamer6717

2 жыл бұрын

it made my day! I bought my CX a few months ago.. techyescity got me intrigued!

Used the CX for 45 days for working (network engineering 8-10 hours a day). The display is absolutely incredible, and it’s unmatched by any pc monitor. But, I had burn in within that 45 days. I made some mistakes, sure (should have changed my background more often and moved my browser windows more often) but even with those mistakes, 45 days Is not a long time.. The next issue is the size. My desk is 30 inches deep and I had this mounted on a monitor arm (to get it as far away as possible) able to support its weight and the size and how close I was to the monitor began to bother me. Lowered oled light to around 30 and I still had an issue. Would get eye strain after some time and began getting headaches. I don’t think this happens for everyone honestly as I have seen online that people are unbothered by that. So take that for what it’s worth. The next is asbl, it can be turned off but I never did, and if you are using this for work, it’s annoying. Plain and simple. Sure you can turn it off but like I said, I had burn in within 45 days and asbl helps protect against that. (I could be wrong there if so, forgive me). That’s a few negatives. The positives are the picture and specifically the blacks. I’m still having a hard time getting use to my ips panels and the backlight bleed..man the picture is sooo good. I also disagree on the text, I had no problem with text clarity and imo it looked better than my ips panel (I have the lg32850 that was compared to the size of this tv in this video). At the end of the day, I miss it. I’m hopeful for gigabytes oled monitor but I just foresee problems with that as well. Really I would like to see a 43 inch oled monitor/tv. Btw i used the cx tv with a 3080 hdmi 2.1. I honestly had a hard time gaming on it sitting so close. I primarily play FPS though, other game types would be okay imo. If anyone has any questions about using this as a work monitor let m know I’ll try and answer as well as I can!

@TheJubess

2 жыл бұрын

Thnx for your reply. Since we're working from home I've been using my monitor a lot more for desktop work. I've been thinking about getting this monitor for gaming but it seems I can't get rid my old monitor if I do. Did the burn in removal mode from LG help your burn in problems? I have 55 inch oled in the living room and that had minor burn in after 3 years of moderate usage. The mode fixed the burn in completely

@mopnem

2 жыл бұрын

Nice recap but yr usage case of fps games & 8-10 work schedule is def not the target market for the tv

Did order this today. Lets see. Always can send it back;) Thanks for the good video!

@TheMoises1213

3 ай бұрын

You keep it?

@nahkanukke

3 ай бұрын

@@TheMoises1213 Yes and really happy with it.

@TheMoises1213

3 ай бұрын

@@nahkanukke you play games on it?

@nahkanukke

3 ай бұрын

@@TheMoises1213 Yes daily. HDR is off when using as monitor but on some games it´s a trill to have it on.😎

@TheMoises1213

3 ай бұрын

@@nahkanukke is the smoothness the same as 120hz smartphones?

Thank you so much for this review! Looking forward for the next 42 inch OLEDs

Bought myself a LG C1 for PC Gaming and coming from a high end ultrawide gaming monitor I Will Never Go Back ….My best purchase ever .I absolutely love my C1 videos, Gaming everything looks amazing and soooooo smooth . Well done LG well done...

@jan.saalmlr993

2 жыл бұрын

did you switch from a odyssey g9 or neo g9? just curious…

@JuanKolesky

2 жыл бұрын

@@jan.saalmlr993 No I changed from a LG GK950G G-sync monitor and it a huge difference

@jan.saalmlr993

2 жыл бұрын

@@JuanKolesky oh okay thank you for the quick response have a good one

Just got a new PC and set up a pass through port from my office to my living room where my new LG C1 is at. This is gonna be fun!

I'm watching this on my CX 55 set up on my PC. I can't wait!!!

After gaming on oled for a while now. It’s so difficult to go back to a backlit display.

I have the 48” version of this wall mounted for my PC …. The ABL issue is a real thing. It’s really quite distracting when viewing webpages with white backgrounds or switching between windows … but omg for gaming it is an awesome display

@PK-lk5gs

Жыл бұрын

I agree that ABL is pretty annoying for desktop use. Fortunately, there's a relatively easy fix for that - you need to buy or rent a service remote for C1 (about $10 where I live) and turn off ABL (and the other setting that dims the panel after prolonged static image, forgot its name). Might mess with your warranty and accelerate burn-in, but boy does it feel much better when brightness stays where you've set it!

mounted my 65" CX to the wall, moved my desk 6 feet away and I am loving my monitor setup with the 65". Playing Gunfire is awesome on this display along with other games.

Great. I was waiting for the review. I have 3 monitors and I think this one would be a good addition to my collection as the one for gaming and movies. Smaller ones will be used for web browsing and other tasks. The only problem is the lack of space...

A monitor for desktop stuff and a wall-mounted ( behind the desk ) OLED is an ideal balance.

@Muslimman570

2 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I'm rocking and you absolutely nailed it

@fakharakhtar8606

2 жыл бұрын

@@Muslimman570 the monitor doesn't block the TV?

@oscaro7126

2 жыл бұрын

@@fakharakhtar8606 if you're not using the tv, it doesn't matter. But after you're done with the monitor, you just put it on the side if you got a well made monitor desk mount stand

I've been using a C8 OLED for two years as the only PC display with varied content. No burn-in and now every other non OLED screen looks washed out. Once you get used to OLED, you can't go back.

@dfsdfdsfsd8524

2 жыл бұрын

yep, but DV is broken(blacks raised and crushed) and in HDR10 , there's a cyan push in dark scene on the LG C8.... :(

@fallout_boy__9437

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfsdfdsfsd8524 I'm sure its gotten much better with new panels vs their old in some ways flawed panels

@princejaiswal6487

2 жыл бұрын

Same story with my E8 Just exceptional and unbeatable ...

@Ermelious

2 жыл бұрын

Do you use the C8 purely for entertainment, content/media consumption or do you use it for desktop web browsing, productivity work?

@mbriga

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ermelious All you said, mostly gaming and movies, some small productivity work.

Such a useful video, thanks for the content!

OMG super excited for this review, commented and like before even waatching!

Almost 50'. Looks like getting TV reviews for Living Room PC Gamers is coming, I'm getting happier.

@Tential1

2 жыл бұрын

We been neglected for way too long. Pc users are so weirdly cultish about "must use desktop pc at desk!" that they can't even imagine other setups. I asked for help on a fanless 1U server, and mods of the forum laughed saying it had to sound like a hair dryer. They couldn't fathom an atom setup, even though it was obvious, and had been used before in other setups, just not in a 1U server chassis. Asking the pc community to be creative, sadly, I don't see creativity beyond a set boundary. By the time Linus, hardware unboxed, or nexjs covers something novel, I've been doing it for years. Like the multiple gamers, one pc setup. And I'm not even as knowledgeable as them. Just more creative.

@InfinityYUL438

2 жыл бұрын

@@Tential1 We are niche. - PC in living room >10 years - old PC/s as NAS - old smartphones as controls/remotes & little kid distractors

@Tryte

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being able to use the TVs remote pointer to control the mouse on the desktop like a wii.

@r.t.edwards4869

2 жыл бұрын

"What if I told you that isn't air you're breathing? What if I told you that you could PC game sitting on a couch?" *said in Morpheus's voice*

Thanks for the review, especially for the part where optimal gaming settings were shown

Very Informative and excellent review. Thanks.

Would love to see a review of the Gigabyte Aorus FV43U at some point :).

@bumperxx1

2 жыл бұрын

Relax that model just came out

@WyattOShea

2 жыл бұрын

@@bumperxx1 I was relaxed. I was just asking for a review at some point as it's something I have been looking to buy probably around Christmas time this year.

Literally 5 mins ago I thought about when is HUB going to review that OLED TV. And then boom, here it is.

@GFClocked

2 жыл бұрын

Hm. Post 36 min ago. Video Posted 41 min ago. Do you have super powers of knowing about HU new videos? If yes - how do I get some for myself too haha

Stellar review, Ive been eye ing off the C1 for a long time and came to exactly the same conclusion, will be waiting for another generation with a 32 inch option but that won't stop me recommending it to my mum's new apartment :)

Thanks for the review, will really help me in making the decision between this and Asus PG32UQX

I've watched this before getting the C1 OLED and again after having it for several months now. I still agree that LCD monitors are the better desktop experience. While OLED has really great performance and image quality, the automatic dimming and enormous sizes (plus chance of burn-in) just doesn't justify OLED for desktop usage yet. I want to use a monitor without having to adjust the way I use it and dealing with the OLED safeguards in place. I still prefer using my 38" 144hz Nano IPS Ultrawide (AW3821DW) for both general usage/gaming over the C1 OLED, but the OLED is perfect for watching TV shows and movies on the couch.

@Djuntas

2 жыл бұрын

How I see it is as well. But hey I also just like 24 inch screen for PC and sit somewhat close to it.

So what you're saying is I need one or two productivity 4k LCD screens to go with my OLED gaming screen?

Using a LG CX 48" for a month now, have yet to see stutter.... I run it with a RTX3090FE and a HDMI 2.1 Cable with 4k 120hz G-Sync and HDR in Game Mode. It's a very good Display and the best so far. I also have turned down the Brightness and pixelshift is on. When the same Picture is on the TV for a min or so, the brightness also gets toned down to further go easy on the OLEDs. There are 2 Issues, first is a crackling in the Sound, when using the TV's Speakers and playing deep base sounds. I use Headphones all the time, but the Speakers are used for a Console. The other Issue is very Minor: Sometimes when a dark, but not Black color is displayed there MIGHT be vertical lines visible. But those lines do not all the way from top to bottom, they have all different sizes...That rarely happens btw. For example in the Netflix Intro...where compressions artefacts from Netflix can also be seen ^^.

I bought a 65" C1 last month for my living room. I have a new gamer I built with an RX 6900XT card. 4K gaming is frickin' beautiful.

now LG just need to shrink the size to 32" and that would be a perfect desktop monitor

@evilsatorii

2 жыл бұрын

27"

@PanaehaliTut

2 жыл бұрын

They promise 42 inch model later this year. But nothing like 27 or 32 any time soon.

@magyararon6918

2 жыл бұрын

25"

@gypsygib

2 жыл бұрын

I'd take 42" even and be happy.

@Spr1ggan87

2 жыл бұрын

@@PanaehaliTut Not good enough, we need a good HDR monitor at a good PC gaming size that isn't a 4k screen because dunno about you but i don't want to game at 30fps...

When its 27", it might be actually practical.

@FlawlessWorldAces

2 жыл бұрын

32" might be more realistic size for now

@allansh828

2 жыл бұрын

CX48 might work better

@arrgghh1555

2 жыл бұрын

Been using a 46" TV as a monitor for 9 years. Once you get used to it you wont want anything smaller.

@FrantisekPicifuk

2 жыл бұрын

@@arrgghh1555 Yeah, and I've been using 2 27" 4k monitors. Once you get used to it you wont want anything larger.

@BMXaster

2 жыл бұрын

@@FrantisekPicifuk Used 3x 27" for a long time, now switched to 2x 32" and I must say, for me it's a perfect little size upgrade. I just went and measured how big 1x 48" would be and tbh, this just seems way too massive. Yes maybe I'd get used to it but idk. Using an oled on my laptop and I must say, fuck LCDs, OLED is sooo much better in every single aspect. So this might be a reason to test out the 48" anyway, especially because here it's only 1176USD .

Had this since last black friday, ITS IS AMAZING. compared to a regular MSI 2k 32 inch monitor it is night and day (literally with the OLED). ONLY issues I can think of are yeah brightness is a bit low in a bright room, but honestly almost not noticible once HDR content is displayed. Also, screen reflections are very noticeable in many cases, BUT I still have my clear plastic coating on it as I was planning on moving soon so kept it on. :)

Great review. It was nice seeing an OLD reviewed. I can understand why the tech is not suitable for a general usage display, but it does look great for a gaming display.

this tv is badass, i got it last week and when you get it all set up right right nothing is comparable. only thing i could ask for is brightness but tbh its just right. but brighter would be outstanding in the next few years when new models come. im just excited to see what monitor makers are gonna do about this when lg will have the first ones im hoping. a standard wide and an ultrawide 4k hdr oled 120hz vrr with a bit more brightness since its a smaller screen would be possible, and amazing, and our wallets would be empty

@glockrtf-mj1gh

2 жыл бұрын

You can turn off power savings in the settings and it'll make it a little brighter

@heiselblock

2 жыл бұрын

@@glockrtf-mj1gh ya i got all the settings perfect i just need a calibrator thats not too pricey. Thanks though

@mopnem

2 жыл бұрын

@@heiselblock Just get a spider x. Yr paying 1k for a content consumption tv, just pay a hundred more for a calibrator.

@heiselblock

2 жыл бұрын

@@mopnem funny you mentioned this i just got one 3 days ago lol

@mopnem

2 жыл бұрын

@@heiselblock lol pretty much same here so I hear ya. Been using the calibrator I bought for years now. It def comes in handy if you use a lot of tech

Can't wait for LG to release their 42' 120Hz OLED version (Q4)

@MrMooMoo89

2 жыл бұрын

If they ever dropped a 32” $800-$900 version they would break the market

@summushieremiasclarkson4700

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMooMoo89 literally minutes of sales

@Memelord4dayz

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMooMoo89 I'd buy two

@MrMooMoo89

2 жыл бұрын

@@Memelord4dayz They need to make this happen, if its too hard to put 4k on a 32" screen than give me 1440P, give me 1080P I dont care. Just give me OLLLEEEEDDDDDDD

@Memelord4dayz

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrMooMoo89 dude for real. Tho I'd prefer 1440, the clarity and color combo makes it worth it. It's crazy to hear these are better overall than ips panels with better color.

Great overview, thanks.

I have the cx it has an absolutely amazing picture and OLED hdr highlights can't be beat, I put well over 2k hours on it already with most content being video games with huds and absolutely zero issues with burn in so far, once you go OLED you'll never want to look at an LCD screen again

I got the 55 inch LG C1 and you need a certified HDMI 2.1 cable and make sure to connect it to the socket (eARC/ARC) on the TV it’s usually HDMI2 otherwise u will have audio and video delays along with disconnecting issues

@RealLordShaxx

2 жыл бұрын

couple of generations now LG oled have had all hdmi ports as hdmi 2.1

@HoodHussler

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealLordShaxx my point was it never worked except on HDMI socket 2 on the tv itself the one I mentioned above but as for the certified cable yeah that for sure u need a very reliable one

Will you be reviewing the LG C2 42"?

Have been using this baby to replace a 43in 4k 75Hz unit (which worked great tbh) and getting used to it, therefore, was a matter of minutes. Sit about 70cm away from the display at a 60cm desk (wall mounted the monitor). It actually helps with your posture as slouching and getting closer would hurt your eyes. Haven't found any faults just yet. Not a gamer myself(maybe twice a week for 30-60 minutes max?), mainly CAD and 3D modeling work + Netflix and youtube for which it is perfect. This is basically like having 4 24in monitors with power toys installed. An absolute treat for productivity! Not a gimmick at all. The only thing that annoys me is the lack of a standby mode but you get used to it quite quickly as well. Also, the speakers are great, if you really want amazing audio, get headphones. But just for medium-volume music or tv shows, no complaints! And for nongamers, the 120Hz just for general usage is quite nice though it's not a deal-breaker like on phones where 90&120Hz v. 60 huge (computer running it is an xps15 9500 (6c i7) hooked up to a TB3 dock which then throughputs to an eGPU w/3070Ti)

Excellent review, Vincent would be proud (Teoh of HDTV Test) 🤪😉

Have a 48” CX oled for my computer monitor and it’s amazing with games. He is correct with the text looking blurry compared to a lcd computer monitor.

@sevbait

2 жыл бұрын

I guess it’s the subpixel arrangement?

@BeamerTime354

2 жыл бұрын

@@Android-ng1wn I have it set that way, it’s the sub pixel arrangement and also that I sit closer to it than most.

@Arthzul

2 жыл бұрын

I put on my glasses and text is clear 🤣

just got my c1 48 inch, loving it so far.

Great review, very thorough.

You guys are awesome. Very reliable reviews! :-)

If LG comes out with a 42" version of this TV/monitor, that would be just perfect.

@pvtcmyers87

2 жыл бұрын

I believe they are later this year.

@TheScipio3

2 жыл бұрын

42 for s desk monitor is really huge. anything bigger than 32 is impossible for me for daily using. i think it's better to have a small monitor for all daily usage and a tv screen for content consumption, that untill they will make 32 oled panels, but am not sure it happaning anywhere soon.

@williamkerr8836

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheScipio3 Why not just size up the depth of the desk? See this video - kzread.info/dash/bejne/d4aKybOyYJauqdI.html

best review of this TV on youtube, hands down. It basically answered ALL my questions for potentially using this as a monitor, which as it turns out is not what I want anymore after watching this. I think if they released a 40" version, It might be feasible but 48" is still too big for desktop use.