Hello everyone it’s SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video.
This is the C1, LG’s 2021 OLED. And this is the C10 last year's OLED. But which is
better? Is it worth paying more for the C1 or should you save some money and go for the
C10 while you still can?
And today I’m going to compare the two, side by side including picture quality, motion
handling, PS5 gaming, Xbox Series X gaming, movies and streaming in both HDR and SDR.
Pretty much everything you’d use these TVs for. And the C1 is definitely better at a
few things!
I’m going to answer the questions I’ve been asked a lot recently; was it worth the
change, which would I recommend and what are the actual differences? Everything is linked
in the description, and please hit that like button as it really helps me out.
OK so here they are. The C10 on the left and the C1 on the right, they are both 77” and
both setup using the same picture settings on all sources, to keep it as fair as possible.
Both TVs practically look the same, the frame and bezel are still very thin. Even the stands
are the same, they both have this metal plate at the front, which is a brushed metal style
with the OLED branding on the corners. Then at the back this is the part of the stand
that supports the TV. It’s also got a cable management channel built into it, so you can
hide your cables here.
Both VESA holes are the same too, which was something I was worried about as I’ve already
got my bracket on the wall for the C10, so at least I didn’t need to change or move
that.
They both have a permanent power cable attached, you can’t remove these unfortunately. Then
looking at the ports, these are exactly the same.
We’ve got 4 HDMI 2.1 ports, one of which supports eARC for sending audio to external
speakers. There are 3 USB ports, aerial ports, optical out, headphone out and an ethernet
port if you’re not using WiFi. They also both support Bluetooth and AirPlay.
The only real exterior difference between the two models is actually the remote. So
here you can see the C10 on the left and the C1 remote on the right. The shape of the new
one is a lot flatter, and a little bit longer. It feels nicer in the hand as it’s not quite
as wide. They’ve added some new buttons to the bottom and actually, they’ve taken
the play and pause buttons away. Now I’m not sure about you, but I’d always use the
centre button on the wheel to pause a movie anyway. But this button feels harder to press,
it feels more clicky.
Turning them both on, you’ll see they boot up at almost the same speed, if anything the
C10 is slightly quicker actually.
Now the user interface on the two are different. So the C10 is running an older WebOS, something
we’ve been used to over the last few years now. Across the bottom we’ve got the tabs
to open each app up, and you can use the remote to scan through, I’ve always liked this,
and even now comparing them I prefer it.
Now on the C1 we’ve got WebOS 6.0. The app launcher loads up a full screen view instead.
So there’s no quarter page overlay here, just a full screen listing the apps and trending
shows.
I think the new layout has a lot of potential, but for now the trending shows and space isn’t
really utilised well enough for me. But with some improvements this could be a really useful
area. We’ll probably see this improved when the C2 is launched next year.
Then we've got the Home Dashboard, where the inputs and other network devices show
up, this looks pretty much the same again. Both TVs offer the same features, it’s just
had a slight tweak. But as before, you can add any smart home devices here or jump between ports
The settings menu that pops up on the side is very similar visually, a very minor change,
more of a style update. The pink highlight has been replaced with grey and white. But
the layout of the settings themselves have been changed around. They are all there, just
like before, but they are laid out slightly differently. Oh, and it appears the HDR setting
is non-existent on the C1 under picture settings. I didn’t use this setting myself, but if
you do on the C10, you might miss it.
If you’re in the UK, you’ll be pleased that all of the UK on demand channels are
here from launch on the C1. So we’ve got BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5. Something I know
the C10 didn’t have at launch last year, but it does now.
The app store on the C1, and LG Content Store on the C10, are slightly different again.
But on the face of it we’re talking a minor tweak to the UI. It looks cleaner, and it’s
easier to navigate around, but once you choose an app or game from the store, the details
page looks almost identical.
Right, this is probably the main reason you’d upgrade from the C10 to the C1, and it’s
also the main reason you’d pick the C1 over the C10 if you were looking to buy one now.
And that’s gaming, or the game optimiser mode.
So on the C1 we’ve now got this entire new menu just for gaming. We’ve got settings
in here that we’ve not had before. And these settings can completely change the way your
games look and play. This is very clearly aimed at gaming this year.
These settings include the game genre. This will change the picture settings depending
on the type of game you play, boosting the shadows in FPS.
The black and white stabilisers, where you can adjust them to improve the dark and light
areas in a game. Motion Pro, this massively improves the motion on fast paced games, it’s
perfect for story games too. Then others like reducing blue light, boosting input lag by
reducing it, I’ve not seen a huge difference here as the TV is fast enough already.
Then VRR, G-Sync and AMD FreeSync. These settings can be toggled on and off giving more control
over the features you need or want to use while gaming. VRR for example on the Xbox
Series X is useful for a better framerate experience, something the PS5 doesn’t yet support
But with all of these settings, is there actually a difference between the two TVs? Does the
game optimiser mode help at all? Well there are two areas I’ve noticed an improvement
on the C1 over the C10 one is the motion handling and the other is in the detail, the actual
quality of the picture. But let me demonstrate that now.
So I’ve been playing loads of games on both the PS5 and the Xbox Series X, and trying
my best to compare these side by side, to see what the differences are.
And before I jump in, I wanted to show the splitter I’m using, a few people asked when
I shared this on my Instagram stories a few days ago. I’ve linked to it in the description,
but this was £30 or $30 on Amazon. It lets you pass through 4K 60 and HDR. It just won’t
do 120 frames, but that’s fine for this comparison.
Right, let’s take a look at some games and see what differences there are if any. I’ll
display on screen which TV is which, so there’s no confusion. I’ve also shot most of these
next clips at night to avoid reflections on the screen.
First up, Spider-Man Remastered on the PS5. They both look awesome, the quality and the
colours are pretty much identical here. As I pan to take a closer look, I’d say the
C1 has a little bit more detail in the darker areas, now I do have the exact same settings
on both TVs, but it’s as if the C1 has some extra sharpening on. It’s hard to see, but
it looks sharper here.
The C10 feels like it could be 5% brighter though. Now I usually have my OLED brightness
set to 90 to 95, so I could increase it to 95 or 100 and it would probably be identical
to the C10.
Right let’s try out a really dark game to see how both TVs handle this, we’ll play
Returnal next. The brightness here looks identical, I’m not actually seeing any difference with
this game. But the contrast and dark areas definitely feel more
detailed. This is probably down to the game optimiser settings I’ve tweaked, as I have
changed the black and white levels which means a lot more control over what I’m seeing.
Motion handling as I’m running around looks great. It looks a little bit smoother on the
C1, but only a fraction. We have motion pro switched on on the C1 too, and as the C10
is incredible already it can only be a small improvement when compared.
And this is Wreckfest, the PS5 version that is currently free on PS+ if you’re subscribed.
This should do a really good job of showing the motion handling on both TVs. So side by
side, again like with the previous games there isn’t much in it. The C10 on the left and
the C1 on the right, they could be the same TV. Even the motion handling on this game
looks smoother, but again I’m putting that down to the Motion Pro setting we have on
now.
Here’s a close up of both TVs, and you can see as we flick between the two, the C1 definitely
looks nicer on the eye. Also no banding which is great to see.
Now this next game I usually run at 120Hz but I can’t with the splitter I’m using
so it’s going to be 60Hz, and that’s Cold War. But this game actually looks really nice
on here. But as I pan, you can see that the C10 on the left is brighter than the C1, in
the shaded areas, but the C1 looks more natural and has better detail. Again this could be
down to the Gaming settings I’ve tweaked for the whites and blacks.
Now I’m walking around the Miami map and going to try and compare the two TVs on brightness,
detail and motion. See what you think as I do this now. I prefer the look of the C1 here
overall, and not sure if my iPhone is picking this up, but it’s smooth, like really smooth.
I’m not seeing any judder at all. The thing is though, if you’re using the Boost option
for input lag, it does turn Motion Pro off, so you can’t have both.
Then as I run around, trying to get kills while watching from behind a tripod, you should
get a better feel for the two. But overall, they are very well matched.
Let’s take a look now at some Xbox Series X games. Starting with DIRT 5 which is on
game pass. Again side by side here, the C1 definitely has some more detail over the C10,
and actually even though I said before the C10 was brighter, in this game the C1 looks
brighter. So overall the C1 probably looks better. Motion and blacks looks good here.
What do you think, can you see much of a difference?
And this is Gears 5, another really dark game. This looks absolutely awesome on both TVs.
But with the handling of the dark areas, I think I’d have to give it to the C1 again,
only just.
Right, let’s take a look at how these TVs handle 4K and HDR content, after all you really
need to watch this format to make the most of them both.
When it comes to watching movies and TV shows I tend to use Netflix, Disney Plus and Apple
TV. But I do also watch the odd ultra HD Blu-Ray too.
From my testing over the last week, whether that’s splitting the signal or streaming
both simultaneously, I can’t see much of a difference between the two in terms of picture
quality and detail. The HDR side of it looks great, the brightness looks the same, maybe
the C10 is 5% brighter, but to my eyes there’s nothing in it.
Motion on the C1 again looks nicer, it’s smoother. But the picture quality itself looks
the same for HDR. The same goes for content I’ve watched on Netflix, whether that’s
been animated movies or action and fast paced films, the motion on the C1 does stand out
when compared side by side to the C10.
So if you’re using the TV for any 4K and HDR content, you’ll honestly be happy with
either of these. They both handle the bright and dark scenes similarly, and although the
We've got White House Farm which is on Netflix. And American Assassin.
Now where you'll really notice the difference, is in
the dark areas are less noisy so the C10 has more noise compare to the C1.
And the overall quality of the picture is a lot brighter and more detailed. Looks more HDR.
But I'm really impressed with this. Honestly this is a pleasant surprise, I did not expect the SDR content to be this good.
I know I asked a question a few days ago, "What do you want to know about the C1 and compared to the C10", and this came up a lot.
People wanted to know what the SDR content looked like, and it wasn't something I was going to look into.
So thank you to those that asked that question. Because this is really really surprised me.
So before I tell you which TV I prefer, although that's probably obvious. And whether it's worth upgrading from the C10.
Let’s talk about the cost. So the C10 launched in 2020 with
these prices. And the C1 launched in 2021 with these prices. You can see at launch,
like for like, the C1 is cheaper.
But if you’re buying today, the price difference between the two is obviously different. And
that’s where you need to weigh up whether everything we discussed today is worth the extra money.
Then if you have a C10 already, you could sell that and bridge the gap between that
and the C1. That’s what I do with everything I buy, phones, laptops, TVs. I sell the old and buy the new.
So I've had both of these TVs over the past week
So the ultimate question is, which is better? Which would I recommend buying.
And the answer is, I’d pick the C1, it is better. Not by a lot, but it is slightly better.
If you need the extra gaming controls or you watch a lot of SDR content, or you just like
the new WebOS interface, go for the C1. It is better at motion handling too.
But if you can get a C10 at a great price, saving hundreds or even thousands over the
C1, I’d honestly go for the C10. I mean, the C1 is awesome, but you could buy the C10
and a soundbar and maybe even a PS5 for the same price as the C1 depending on the size
But, what if you have a C10 already, is it worth upgrading to the C1? Will you spot any differences?
I’m going to say no. If you’ve got a C10 it’s awesome already and unless you’re
changing size or can get a stupidly good price for yours, I’d stick with it.
So in summary, buying now and want the new features? Get the C1. Not bothered about the
new UI and gaming settings, get the C10 while you can and save some money. Got a C10 already,
don’t upgrade, the C10 is awesome. I don't think you'll justify the price difference with selling the old one and buying a new one.
I have no regrets and I’ll be selling the C10 next week or so. But that's my honest opinion on the new TV.
Well I hope that helped and thanks for watching, let me know in the comments which TV you have
or which one you’re going to buy next, is it either of these. If neither, just drop
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