Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video. So i've been using the LG C1
OLED for a little over nine months now as my main tv, but i wanted to give you my updated thoughts.
Including what i like, dislike and whether i would still recommend this tv as i did last year.
Now most of the time when i talk about TVs on my channel, it's kind of a short-term
review during that first week or month. But today, after thousands of hours of movies,
tv shows and gaming. This is my long-term review. What it's really like to use. Now i've got the 77
inch version here, but what i talk about today will apply to the other sizes too.
So if you're wondering if it's still worth picking up the C1 OLED for yourself,
hopefully today's video will answer a few questions for you. And if you've got a C1 or G1
already, let me know a movie or a game that you've played on this that i should definitely check out.
OK, so first up let's talk about the picture quality of the LG C1. Even after nine months of
watching it practically every single day, this tv never ceases to amaze me just how good it looks.
Whether it's the inky blacks or the vibrant colors, everything i've watched on it just
looks incredible. Now i've watched a fair amount of SDR content on here, which looks great, but for
me watching HDR is where it really shows its true colors. I find myself looking for that little HDR
or Dolby Vision logo on Netflix and Apple TV just so i can get the best viewing experience.
I usually watch two or three movies a week on here plus dozens of hours of tv shows or Netflix
series, and i've never been disappointed with the image quality, the black levels or the brightness.
Now my room during the day is pretty dark as there's only one window on the side. For me that's
perfect for watching tv during the day and it also means the brightness of the tv isn't really
an issue. I know that some report that OLED's, generally speaking, are not as bright as other
led tvs. And i would actually agree with this. But i think it depends on where you're using it.
Now in my room for example setting, my OLED brightness to 100 is just blinding, there's
no need for me to even use the full capability here at all. I'll often have the OLED brightness
set to around 90 which is enough for me. It also still amazes me just how good the viewing angles
are on this tv. Now being able to view the content off center isn't really useful to me,
as i do sit straight on, but if you've got seating to the side this could be a game changer for you.
When it comes to gaming on the C1 though this thing is an absolute beast. With it's full of
4K 120 FPS support and VRR, this is probably the best tv that you can buy right now. It's got full
support for the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X and S, which means every game will run perfectly
on it. And it's got HDMI 2.1 support. My PS5 moves between my tv setup and my desk setup,
depending on the game that i'm playing or the mood that i'm in, but i reckon i've played 400 hours
on the PlayStation 5 on here and at least that again on the Xbox Series X, especially on Forza.
That's just me, then my children have their own accounts and they use it to play their own games.
So i'd guess this tv has been used for literally thousands of hours of gaming over the last nine
months. And the fact that it supports VRR means it's great for the Xbox Series X and everything
runs so silky smooth. I've loved being able to use the little pop-up menu here by pressing the
settings button on the remote, and it tells you what frame rate or mode that you're using on the
game. This is useful if you want to check if you're running at 60 frames or 120 frames per
second. On top of the overall picture quality or the smoothness though, the input lag and response
on the C1 is just ridiculously fast. I mean, i've got the GP950 gaming monitor, which is fast,
like it's one of the fastest gaming monitors you can buy right now. But this tv is literally just
as good. It's got a 1ms response time, which is incredible for a monitor let alone a tv.
I've actually been playing a lot of private matches lately with my family, where 8 of us will
jump on Vanguard for the night and battle it out. Now i prefer sitting at my desk when i play cod,
but i moved my PS5 back to the tv at the weekend just to test it out. And you know what,
i still won most of the games. Sorry Brad. This to me really proves just how fast and capable of this
tv is for gaming. One of the biggest talked about issues with OLED is burn-in, or image retention.
Some talk about it a lot, while others completely avoid the question entirely. I've said this before
in previous videos, but i will mention it again, I've had four different OLEDs over the last five
years. Starting with the c7 back in 2017, then the c9, the c10 and the c1. I've never had an
issue with burn-in, and i've still got my 2019 c9 upstairs. If i had to guess i would say the
c1 is used for a minimum of 5 hours a day, and up to 10 hours a day. That's a mixture of movies,
gaming and my children watching their tv shows. The worst games that my children play are probably
minecraft or roblox, which has menus and heads up display all over the place. If anything is going
to burn into my tv it's definitely going to be one of these games. But i can tell you now, honestly,
i do not baby this tv. And i've never babied the c10 either. That's from my experience of using
the c7 and the c9, and realizing that unless i have a static image or logo on the screen every
single day, it's never going to be a problem. But there's even a menu that will hopefully combat
any issues that you could face. It's called the OLED Panel Care. So it's got pixel cleaning in
here which will refresh the pixels and should clear up any problems you've got. Then there's
the screen move and the adjusting logo brightness which will hopefully prevent any future issues.
I still think the LG OLEDs are one of the nicest looking tvs out there. The ultra thin profile
and the frameless design means it looks nice whether it's wall mounted or on the metal stand.
I also like the fact that there's no logo on the tv itself, probably not great branding for LG,
but it means there's no large bar across the bottom. Obviously i've opted to wall mount my tv,
but if you wanted to use the tabletop stand instead, this is the metal bar that it comes with.
The 2021 LG TVs saw a new menu and a new user interface. Now coming from the older layout that
we've had for years, it was nice to have a change. But having used it for such a long time now,
my overall opinion is i preferred the old one. I do like the full screen layout and i like the
apps and i don't mind having the trending or the recommended shows. But damn this thing is so slow
and laggy bringing the menu up and navigating through is just not fluid or smooth at all.
My older C9 that i've got upstairs is so much snappier when bringing up the apps or scrolling
left and right. Also every time that i turn the tv on it defaults to showing this half app layout.
Firstly, i don't need this when i turn it on i just want to jump on the PlayStation 5. And secondly,
the fact that this half screen layout exists but cannot be accessed from the menu is pretty strange.
The apps themselves are awesome on here, the fact that this tv supports pretty much
everything that i need is incredible. I've got Netflix, Apple TV, Prime, Disney Plus and loads more.
And it's so easy to jump between each app, plus as the remote control has these shortcut buttons
it's the quickest way to open the apps.
Over the last nine months there have been a few
software updates updates that LG have sent out.
Most of these have fixed bugs or issues with the tv itself,
but one of the earlier updates actually introduced the new gaming optimizer mode. Originally the gaming menu
looked like this, so it wasn't anything special, but later we got this purple overlay instead.
It doesn't really add any functionality but it looks good and it's definitely convenient while gaming.
You might be wondering what other tvs i've used in here alongside the C1 OLED, well the only other
tv i've used over the last year has been the QNED99 which was a 75-inch led tv that was
great. And for an LED tv it was very impressive but the C1 is still better. Now i really want to get my
hands on the Sony OLED range, i'd love to compare that alongside the LG OLEDs. I know a lot of you
have mentioned this in the comments as being a really good contender, maybe i'll be able to do
it this year. As for the LG G1, which is the gallery edition of the 2021 OLEDs, that is actually a step
up from the C1 that i have here. Now on paper it's technically better with the new EVO panel and the
overall thinner profile. If you want to exclusively wall mount it though maybe the G1 is the answer.
Otherwise the C1 is cheaper and it comes with a tabletop stand too. But if you want to know more
about the LG G1, my good friend Tom has actually been using the 77 inch G1 for about the same
amount of time as me, he's covered a few videos over on his channel which i have linked to below.
So although i've been using the C1 for the last year or so i'm still very interested
in seeing what the 2022 tvs have to offer. We've got the C2 and the G2 models coming
out within the next few months, which appear to offer a few minor updates.
The biggest one being the EVO panel will now be included in the C2 not just the G2.
Hopefully i'll be able to get my hands on one at launch and create some content about it this year.
So my final thoughts on the C1, LG's 2021 OLED is that it is awesome. At no point have i been
disappointed with the picture quality or the brightness and everything i've watched on it
has looked so nice. Plus the gaming side of it is insanely good. Being able to play FPS games
like Call of Duty while sitting on my sofa is just incredible. Who'd have thought a tv could
be this good at gaming. I would honestly go as far to say that the C1 is the perfect all-rounder tv.
I would highly recommend it to everybody! Well that was my long-term review of the LG C1.
Thank you for watching, and if you drop a "Nice OLED" in the comments, i will give you a thumbs up as i
know you're still here. And here's another couple of videos you might be interested in watching next.
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