Seven months with the LG C1 OLED TV as my monitor

i JUST BOUGHT THE 42 INCH C3 , AT 899 + TAX , WHICH IS A STEAL, AND THE 65 INCHFOR MY TV WHICH ISN'T OLED FOR 1700 WITH TAX, AND BOTH OF THOSE IMO ARE STEALS AND FOR THE 42 INCH, I AM GOING TO PROB PUT THE 5 YEAR GEEKSQUAD AND CALL IT A DAY.

Just bought a C2, SO PSYCHED 🙏🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👏👏

Would you also recommend some of the newer models like the C 3 but in 42 inch? or should i go for 48 :D the c3 has a peek from 730 nits... hope its enough for good HDR.

Thoughts now in Q32023?

Better to use a screen saver or a screen off for timeout?

I just got a c2 48” for $700 at Costco today because of this video. Thanks!

no my eye perceives peak brightness lol

Thanks, I have been using LG E7 65'' OLED tv as my monitor over 4 years without any issues. No burning in, but the panel is in the end of its life! I mean dark spots appearing in the view, so I need to update. They are not icons burning in or things like that, but the panel aged in a bad way. I can still watch it but a couple of dark spots already in the certain colors. In the middle there are a lot of darker panel areas but they are not visible in normal view.

Had a C2 42" for a couple weeks but just couldn't get over the PPI even on a 36" deep desk, which is is slightly below a 1440p 27". So I'm enjoying the 27" 1440P LG OLED for now.

Once the 32" 4K HRF OLED comes out next year it'll be my end game.

I puchased IPS dell with HDR 600 nits, and was completely blown away with what HDR brings to gaming. I was not satisfied with local dimming and blacks, though I thought I could live with that. But I realized I don't care much about burn in, considering the quality OLED brings. Now I'm choosing between LG and samsung for TV as a monitor.
I've been playing since 1996, and I can say OLED brings those sensations I had when switching from sega megadrive to PS1, and from SD to HD. It's that impressive

The most convincing speech on adopting OLED as a display ..... if only the 77" is not so prohibitively expensive!

its 749.99 now

Everybody knows OLED is the best. The question is.. for how long..

question on lg oled as pc monitor, does lg natively can split into bottom two screen for pc side by side, not the fancy zone, but simulate two actual monitor screen each can full screen

Is it safe to play mmos or mobas on oled? Lot hud stuff in one place...but i mean switching maps or going in or out a match the screen changes every once in a while so its not exact same pictire for hours..

Damn yall convenced me im get a lg c2 , gonna get less powerful gpu (7900xtx) im get a 6950xt instead, downgrade the pc case and some fans and get the oled tv, down road ill upgrade pc and the fans

hi , I just got OLED S95B , my first day I was shocked of the quality that I thought the tv is the problem it turns out that I used to my 1440p ips with mid colors and HDR

I got a CX in 2020. The best tv I've ever used while gaming.

You convinced me to not get an OLED monitor. I will use my monitor for work and gaming and OLED is not up to the task

Hi Daniel Owen,

Im enjoying the rationale behind your content, especially this video. I'm hoping for dome advice. I'm looking to upgrade my TV and Monitor. I just got a 1440p one but damaged it slightly but nevertheless would like to upgrade for more sharpness, also when reading text, watching video's and you guessed it, gaming. I heard you mention thay you still use your ultrawide for work and that made me cautious because I'm also potentially planning to use the OLED TV for productivity (documents, web, spreadsheets) and leisure (gaming, video's, music). Important to note; im looking into the C2 42 inch and planning to wall mount it and use it as both my monitor and TV (couch behind desk). Since you seem like a trustworthy source I'm hoping to get your advice on this. Will a 42" C2 OLED work for productivity and university? I'm planning to put wheels under my height udjustable desk to improve flexibility with regards to viewing distances. Can I work on the C2 42" properly since you still use your ultra wide for work? I'm looking forward to your reply and hope to hear from you. Keep it up 👍

Just recently upgraded to a new LG C2 42" 4k OLED from a 27" ASUS TUF 170mhz 1440p. I love the LG C2 screen. I am glad my desk real estate can accommodate this TV and PC, if just barely.

2 years of LG C2 48". Never going back for work and fun.

I just got the 48 C2 and words cant describe how much better the gaming experience is. I upgraded from a 1440 144htz TN 27 inch monitor. This OLED is absolutely incredible. Jaw-dropping amazingly immerssive experience. Def recommend!

This was a good video I am looking at the 42" C2 EVO right now.. I will be pulling the trigger soon.. Been watching it on Amazon, But Really Only want a 32" TV Or Monitor. It's so hard to Find 32" 120Hz HDR TV's Or Monitor's.. I don't like Curved so The NG7 is out, IDK. Just wondering how it will do with my 6800XT? He's running an Nvidia card so I would guess that the 6800XT with Freesync on would do just fine with this TV if people are using consoles with them, I should be OK I guess..

Late to the party but I upgraded to 4k back when 4k monitors first hit the market and man it really has not aged well. Just bought a budget (higher end of the budget range) tv and it just blows my monitor out of the water and playing my Series X or PS5 on it just looks and feels 10x better then my old 4k monitor. Looking back I should have held off on the PS5 purchase and just went with a new monitor cause the PS5 has been nothing but a dust collector since June 2021.

It's ridiculous that people are willing to spend over 5 times more for their GPU than their display. What good is all that graphical power if you aren't able to appreciate it?

Do you think the rx 6950xt would be enough to run the c2?

Text look like crap because Windows does not have a font set to match OLED's pixel substructure.

I just bought the c2. Question is how do you fix the problem like on red dead when you spin yourself around as fast as you can how can you fix the crazy blur you get ?

hey Daniel been your sub for almost a year could you update this review for 2023?

Love my LG C1. 48 inch is amazing as well for immersion for gaming. I'll never return to a tiny monitor. My mate came round to try it and was converted instantly when he saw the size and picture quality as well as being low latency and 120hz. I use the large screen space to do varying tasks with multiple windows open divided up across the panel. Got it for £749 brand new back in April 2022. No burn in using it as a monitor as of yet.

aw3423dwf , cheaper and all black 34" 1440p qd-oled ultrawide...sorted as your 2nd pc monitor

Hey, what would you suggest for 32-34" ?

I still wonder about the fuzziness on text. I would use this also for reading, and I'm really curious about someone using that "alternative" to cleartype and see what is what.

That is very glowing praise. And I have come to trust your attention to detail in such things :)
I have been torn between the 2022 Neo G7, and the Asus PG42UQ (an asus rog-swift adaptation of the 42" LG C2 panel).

I honestly think the Neo G7 is better in many regards (color accuracy, text clarity, and no burn in). But that 1000R curve is TOO curved. It actually validates the complaints of the naysayers of curved screens, because it's too rigid in terms of head placement & distance, and it's curve is not uniform (more like 500R in the middle to 3000R at the edges). Too much curve forces you to reduce FOV in game settings or suffer fish-eye headaches. And a non-uniform curve actually does make it bad for productivity.

I am still concerned about getting burn-in from desktop and/or playing over 1000 hours in a game and ending up with a permanent ghost of the UI on the panel. I have a laptop with a 4k oled... no burn in there. But honestly I don't use it for extended periods of time.

You're kinda leaning me towards the Asus over the LG.

The LG C2 42" is even better. A bit smaller and fit better on a desk.

Can we get an update for this C1 OLED? It's been more than a year now XD

Just got the C2 48 and it has ruined every other monitor for me for the rest of my life.

There's a $50 difference between 42" and 48" C2 right now. Maybe not completely reasonable, but I'm inclined to buy the 48" and make the viewing distance work.
Now just need to justify it by making a relatively cost-effective upgrade from my i7-6700k/GTX1080/27" 1440 TN. 😅 And find some new games worth playing. Still re-playing Witcher 3. Perhaps the imminent Witcher 3 update could justify it? 😄
Yeah, I'm a total OLED snob since buying a 65" C9 a few years ago.

Hi, i have problem with my gpu 3090ti evga. The hdmi port is not working. I tried everything. Is it possible to buy adapter from displayport to hdmi 2.1 . Please help me i have lg c2 oled and i cannot connect it to pc.

Thanks Daniel I just picked my first OLED tv 55" LG CS I'm completely blown away by how good this tv is. Before I shouldn't bother with HDR it looked ugly and made the screen dim now I can see why people praised HDR and LG OLED tvs so much

Talk talk and talk. No demo

Just bought the LG C2 42 inch today. Cannot wait to see it in action.

I was looking for monitor, I was wondering if OLED 4k 120 hz good for PC gaming or not, then I decided to go safe option, so I bought Samsung odyssey G7 32 240hz 2k. my GPU is RX 6900 XT. but I am still thinking about OLED 4k 120 hz TV !.

Very helpful, thanks.

"This has done more to upgrade my gaming experience than anything else" -Yeah gamers don't think terribly critically. A $1000 video card, then just go for a monitor with the highest refresh rate possible for maybe $300 and with no regard for picture quality.

Also, try hooking your PC and OLED up to a modest $5000 home theatre setup. Play something like the Witcher 3 and wander through the town markets. You will thank me later ;)