so i've been using the lg c2 for gaming
on both the ps5 and the xbox series s
and i have loads of observations to
share with you and i wanted to spend
some time with the lgc2 gaming with it
and using it properly so i could
summarize it all for you and ultimately
i think lg could hold on to the crown of
best gaming tv this has taken what i
love about the c1 and leveled it up but
before we begin what tv do you think is
going to be gaming tv of 2022 stick it
in the comments below so the lg c2 is
this year's main contender for gaming tv
of the year and that's primarily down to
the fact that last year the lg c1 was
definitely the gaming tv of the year so
what did we get with the lg c2 well
obviously it's an oled so you do get
those ridiculous blacks with that
infinite contrast ratio but the lg c2 is
a lot more than that too
it's got support for freesync g-sync
it's got vrr built-in it's got four hdmi
2.1 ports and the panel is a 120 hertz
panel it also has a near instantaneous
response time but on top of that it's
got some fantastic software too it
handles motion fantastically well even
better than last year's c1 it's also got
this game optimizer menu which means if
you are a gamer and you want to very
quickly find out things like your fps
and all that stuff you could do that at
a moment's notice now on top of all of
those things the lg c2 also gives you
the most choice for a gaming tv you've
got the most choices of sizes going all
the way from a 42 inch all the way up to
an 83 inch now the 42 inch is actually
going to be in the running for gaming
monitor of the year as well because of
the size of it and just how well it fits
on a desk but all of the strengths and
capabilities of that 42 inch are also
present and amplified on some of the
bigger sizes and ultimately if you're
looking for a tv that's fantastic for tv
shows for movies and films and also a
brilliant gaming tv
then you're going to be wanting
something a little bit bigger than the
42-inch now what do i have well i have
the 55-inch lg c2 and in my opinion it's
probably one of the perfect sizes for
the room that i'm in
with this 55 inch you get this new
center mounted stand and also all of the
ports are on the side of the tv the same
as the 42 inch now that is different on
the 48 inch because the 48 inch force
the same design pattern as last year's
c1 now the real question is why is
gaming so good on this tv
well one of the reasons is the fact that
this tv has support for vrr
freesync and g-sync those are both by
amd and nvidia essentially those are
there to avoid things like screen
tearing where the frame rate of the
console or the gaming pc might not link
up with the frame rate of the monitor
now depending on your console or your pc
they might not be getting out the best
possible frame rates the entire type
which is where these technologies come
in they're designed to match the frame
rates of your tv to the frame rate that
the console is putting out and this
eliminates judders and screen tearing
and just makes the entire experience a
much better one
now the second reason why the lg c2 is
one of the best gaming tvs out there is
the fact that it has four hdmi 2.1 ports
now for a lot of people and potentially
most people that wouldn't be an issue
but for the serious gamers out there
that have more than one device capable
of using up a hdmi 2.1 port this
actually does become an issue the reason
is is that a lot of tvs that have two
hdmi 2.1 ports they use one of those
hdmi 2.1 ports to run an e-arc port
which means if you want to have a sound
bar attached to your tv through the
enhanced audio return channel well then
you're losing out on a hdmi 2.1 port so
if you have more than one console then
you're going to be sort of screwed there
now the lg c2 isn't the first tv to have
4 hdmi 2.1 ports and it's not going to
be the only tv released this year that
has those four ports
but the fact that it does have those
ports is a massive huge positive in its
favor now one of the other great things
going in this tv's favor is the fact
that it has this game optimizer menu now
not every tv has a version of this and
it's a shame because
this menu is fantastic and it's really
useful so whenever you load up a game on
your console or your pc the tv will
automatically detect that it's a game
and stick it into game mode then when
you press the settings button that's
going to take you straight into this
little pop-up game optimizer menu
now this isn't the full menu that pops
up but it gives you a few highlights
which is really useful if you're mid
game and you don't want to be blocking
off the entire screen for any reason the
first thing that you'll notice is it
does display the active frame rate which
means if you're in a game that supports
vrr you can see that that's switched on
by the button next to it but also you
can see exactly what frame rate the game
is currently playing at now this is
useful for a variety of reasons but to
highlight one of them i bought a hdmi
cable from amazon the other day that
said it was hdmi 2.1 compatible it
supported 4k 120 hertz but when i
plugged it into my console and ran it
through the tv
the game wouldn't run that it wouldn't
support that it only worked at 60 hertz
now there's a chance i wouldn't have
noticed this for a little while but i
would have noticed eventually a lack of
performance in the games i was playing
and that would have been a massive
letdown and i would have thought it was
an issue with the tv but luckily because
of this feature i know that i've plugged
in a hdmi cable that just isn't up to
the job
also in this game optimizer menu you
have some quick access to some gaming
presets for different gaming modes we've
got a standard mode but also an fps mode
an rpg mode a real-time strategy mode
and new to the c2 a sports mode now
these will change some of the picture
presets to make the tv optimized for
that type of game this does things like
bright and dark areas in rpg mode so
that you can see
if someone's hiding there for example
one of the things i did notice about
this though that was a bit annoying is
that in the sports mode it just makes it
so bright and vivid that it's just
completely unplayable especially if
you're playing a game with a lot of
green like fifa or some other sports
game on a field in that little mini menu
we also have a quick access to dark room
mode so if you're playing the tv at
night it's actually
quite bright if you're in a dark room so
you can quickly turn that down to sort
of be a little bit nicer on the eyes now
from this mini menu you can go into a
much more detailed game optimizer menu
and this gives you much more control
over a lot more detailed things this is
where you can do things like reducing
the blue light that's coming through the
tv or to also do things like reducing
input lag
now ultimately for those people who are
wanting to fine-tune their gaming
experience this tv offering these
features is just fantastic and actually
is a massive advantage over most of the
competition so i've broken down some of
the best gaming features of this tv but
this tv is also fantastic because it's
not just limited to being a great gaming
tv
ultimately the picture on this tv is
utterly fantastic they've managed to
improve off of last year's c1 especially
out of the box if you're not the type of
person who wants to spend a lot of money
calibrating your tv
this tv is a much better picture quality
for color accuracy straight out of the
box and not only that the tv is also
handling motion in a much better and
more sensitive way whereas before you
had to choose between getting soap opera
effect or getting judder now there's a
lot more balance now this isn't really
going to affect gaming massively due to
things like the vrr support and all of
that but it is definitely something
worth considering now something you do
have to consider if you're looking at
buying this tv
is things like reflections
ultimately an oled has very minimal
anti-reflective material on it so if
you're going to be using this in a
bright room as much as it still will
perform very very well it's not going to
be the brightest tv on the market and
because it's particularly bad for
reflections it means that if you're
playing games where you're in a dark
scene you might be seeing things around
your bright room that you might not want
to be seeing on the tv now this isn't
necessarily going to be an issue if
you're using the tv in a slightly dimmer
room i mean most normal rooms are going
to be fine what i would 100 avoid is
having this anywhere near being opposite
a light source or a window because
you're not going to be able to avoid
seeing that in the tv now what is nice
is that this tv is just very easy to use
you can change the settings to stop
things popping up when you first turn on
the tv and the cec control is fantastic
i've never once had any issues with it
recognizing devices especially things
like your consoles where you can just
power straight on from your remote and
you almost can lose the remote that
comes in the box of the tv
now ultimately i do believe that this is
going to be a leading contender in the
race for best gaming tv of 2022
primarily because it's just building on
the shoulders of last year's c1 so guys
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