Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and a few weeks ago i swapped my 27-inch LG GP950 gaming monitor
for the 42-inch LG C2 OLED. Both are awesome screens and are packing some serious gaming
features. But today i will explain which one i think is better out of the two, and which one i'll
be keeping. I have linked to them both below along with any gear you might see in today's video.
Let's start with the specs of these two, so when it comes to which is packing the better
gaming focused features it's safe to say they are very similarly spec'd. They both offer hdmi 2.1,
4k, 120 hertz and vrr. They also have ALLM, FreeSync and G-Sync compatibility. That means
whether i'm using it with my ps5, xbox series x or, if i wanted to, a pc they'd all work perfectly
with these monitors. Ultimately you cannot go wrong with either of these now screen size is
definitely going to be the biggest difference here and it's kind of relative to how big your desk is
how far you sit from it and what games you play but these two offer completely different gaming
experiences and something that i have found to be the case over the last few weeks the c2 coming in
at 42 inches feels big like really big for a desk setup in fact it feels like a tv setup especially
when he's sitting only three feet from it but where this 42 inch really shines is playing those
story driven games it feels far more immersive as practically my entire vision is taken up by what's
on the screen but when playing fps games which is what i play a lot from this desk that's where i've
struggled a bit over the last couple of weeks i can just about glance into the corners of the
screen but most of the time i actually find myself very slightly turning my head to check what's
going on now of course that doesn't stop me from getting wins in war zones as this tv is stupidly
fast there's absolutely no lag on this tv the only delay really are my own reactions whereas on the
gp 950 at just 27 inches it feels far more focused i can see everything on the screen without needing
to look around too much i'd say it actually feels more intense playing on this monitor over the c2
which is probably better overall for fps gaming but then when playing story driven games or racing
games the 27 inches definitely feels too small and here's what they look like together it's only
when you see them side by side you realize how much extra screen space you get with the 42 inch
and those 42 inches really make it look like an awesome gaming monitor but when they are together
you can really see the picture quality differences as well so there's no denying it the c2 oled looks
in almost every single way better than the gp950 the image quality clarity and contrast is perfect
if i had to choose a screen based on picture quality alone the c2 wins hands down and seeing
the two side by side you can really see how much clearer and vibrant the c2 looks every game that
i test or that i play on this just looks awesome you're pretty much seeing the best graphics you
can possibly get from a game on this monitor it's also super smooth and there's no screen tearing
while playing and plus that vrr works so well it's actually pretty difficult for any other screen
that's out there to compete with this well apart from qdo led which i've not had a chance to test
out yet now the gp 950 still looks great it's a 4k 27 inch screen with an ips panel on its own it
gives out an incredible picture quality the colors look great and the contrast is decent you can
clearly see how nice the image looks on any game that you play but it lacks that contrast and deep
blacks that you get from an oled it's only really when comparing the two side by side you notice how
flat the image looks on the gp950 there doesn't appear to be as much depth and the local dimming
and the black levels are pretty poor it's probably one of the biggest downsides of this monitor and
if the picture quality is one of the main things you're looking from a tv or monitor you're going
to want to choose the c2 over the gp950 response time and input lag are two of the biggest reasons
that gamers choose to play on a monitor over a tv but the figures for these two are almost
irrelevant the c2 is one of the fastest tvs you can buy for gaming and it's only a fraction slower
than a gp 950. in fact it's actually faster than most monitors that you can buy response time is
near instant on both of these while the input lag is insanely fast until you've played on a tv or
monitor with a low input lag it's hard to explain what difference it makes while playing anything
under 25 milliseconds is good but anything under 15 milliseconds is considered competitive well the
c2 comes in at around 5 to 13 milliseconds depends on the resolution that you're in
that is rapid for a monitor let alone a tv the gp 950 on the other hand that can hit between four
and nine milliseconds depending on that resolution it's clearly faster on paper but realistically
you're not going to notice the difference anyone who says you can't play competitive games on a
tv has never played on one of lg's oleds these are not like normal tvs and viewing angles are
one of the most noticeable differences between the two although it might not be a huge concern as the
chances are you will be sitting straight on the gp 950 has decent viewing angles for an ips monitor
but as you move off center you can see the colors get slightly washed out and you lose some contrast
but again you will likely be watching this straight on anyway the c2 on the other hand has
incredible viewing angles no matter what angle you sit at or how you place the screen you'll
always get those perfect colors brightness and contrast i guess this is only useful if you want
to sit slightly off center or tilt the screen away from you but as the screen is larger it does mean
that the entire screen is perfectly lit and the picture quality is evenly displayed the corners
of the screen will never look washed out and you won't lose any contrast now a subject that not
a lot of people talk about are the reflections depending on where you place your monitor or tv
reflections could play a huge part in which screen you go for there's no denying that the c2 oled is
incredibly reflective you're going to see yourself what's behind you windows lights and everything
else now if you're in a dark room or away from any windows this probably won't be an issue
but for myself i have a window directly opposite this screen so during the day you're going to
see the windows in any of the dark scenes but even filming these videos i've had to choose my moments
based on how sunny it was outside the gp 950 though has a sort of matte finish you still see
some glare from lights on my windows but it's not quite the same as a mirror-like finish on the oled
the downside of this though is the screen isn't anywhere near as sharp or as vibrant but it means
i can play during the day and i'm not going to see the reflections behind and seeing the two side by
side you can see just how much more reflective the oled is whereas the gp 950 has a more of a
flatter image so there are definitely pros and cons depending on the screen that you go for of
course using either of these at night likely won't be a problem or in a room where you can manage the
light but it's still something worth mentioning and if it wasn't clear already both of these are
game in focus screens the lg c2 comes with this game optimizer mode and that's this little pop-up
window that you can view at a press of a button it displays all of the current stats of the game that
you're playing like vrr and you can also tweak some of the gaming settings or change the picture
profiles the lg gp950 does also have a game in focus menu tapping the button under the screen
displays this overlay from here you can view the current frame rate freesync and hdr settings and
create and save your gamer profiles it's not quite as good as the c2 but it's still decent enough
once you're set up a quick look at the design and the overall appearance so the c2 just looks
awesome the thin bezels and borderless look is so nice and it just looks clean the gp 950 is quite
chunky by comparison it's got a thicker frame and edge but it's still got an almost borderless
look from the front but you've got to give it to the c2 it looks so much nicer on the desk
now the gp 950 comes with this stand that just clicks onto the back of the monitor it can move
up and down and pivot and rotate and it definitely feels more like a gaming stand while the c2 comes
with these little feet that go either side of the tv they're tidy and they have some decent
cable management built into the back now you might prefer to wall mount these or actually attach them
to an arm well you can the c2 has vessel holes on the back for either wall mounting it or if
you buy a vesa adapter you can fit it to an arm that's suitable the gp950 also has vessel holes
but it can also fit to lg's ergo brackets i have mounted it to one of their ergo brackets and i
think it looks so much nicer but it definitely has a less of a gaming monitor vibe when you
use one of their stands when it comes to using speakers or headphones i tend to use headphones
when i'm playing online and then i use speakers for everything else unfortunately the gp950 does
not come with speakers built in which then means you are forced to either use external speakers or
headsets that's obviously not an issue for most but after using the c2 for the last few weeks i
have got used to using the speakers the options i have the ps5 sound coming straight through the tv
without any extra speakers or using my headphones really has been convenient it's not something
that i thought i would use but it is something that i would miss if i went back to the gp950
and a quick look around the back where they both come with hdmi 2.1 ports the gp950 has two
while the c2 has a total of four now that's awesome for almost any desk setup but the biggest
difference between the two is the fact that the gp950 comes with a displayport 1.4 this is clearly
aimed at pc gaming and it allows you to get up to hertz this port just does not exist on the c2
for console gamers this won't be an issue but pc gamers would either have to stick with hdmi 2.1
or you could use an adapter to go from hdmi to displayport so we know that both of these
offer very similar specs but what are some of the differences that we've not covered today well the
c2 is obviously a tv rather than a monitor that means it's got a home screen app launcher and
other features you would expect from a tv now the gp 950 isn't a tv so it doesn't have a home screen
it doesn't have an app launcher and you cannot watch things like netflix but then as you'll
probably be connecting this to a console or a pc it means you can likely watch all of those apps
directly through that device but a cool feature about this monitor is it does have some awesome
led lights on the back you can set it to a static color or choose a rainbow effect or if you're
using it connected to a pc with that display port you can adapt it to the content that's on
the screen it kind of acts like an amber light and although this is of no concern to me the c2
is an oled so there's always going to be that very slight risk of burning the gp 950 won't have any
such issues that's one less thing to worry about so how much do these cost well the 27 inch gp
950 comes in at 800 pounds or 900 dollars well the 42 inch c2 comes in at 1400 pounds or 1400
that's a pretty big price difference you're getting the same spec in terms of the screen
resolution gaming features and response time but what you're paying extra for is the size
the oled picture quality and the added tv features whether the extra price is worth it is down to you
and which features that you need but ultimately the biggest difference other than the price is
the screen size and having used them both now the smaller one for the last six months and the larger
oled for the last three weeks i still feel the 42 inches slightly too big for gaming on my desk
single player games look incredible but i'd rather play those on my 77 inch instead which means the
42 inches kind of in the middle for me it's too big for me to want to play fps games but then if
i want to play story games i'll just play those on the larger tv it is a tough choice but for me
i am actually going to go back to the 27 inch gp 950 as overall i think it's a better monitor for
what i need it for it's a powerful little screen and it's one that i'm actually very happy with
but if the question is which one do i think is the better all-rounder for gaming it is an easy
choice and it's the 42 inch lg c2 it's packing the same features as a dedicated gaming monitor
but it's bigger better quality brighter and looks awesome if your desk setup can take a 42 inch and
you don't mind the larger screen this is the one to go for however if they released a 32 inch or 38
inch oled i think that would be the sweet spot for my desk and what do you think which is the better
choice here the 27 inch the 42 inch or another size and if you did enjoy today's video check
out my full review videos next as they cover the gp 950 and the c2 oled in greater detail thanks
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