Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video so this is the 77 inch
C1 LG 2021 OLED and this is the 75 inch QNED99 LG's 2021 Mini-LED tv but which is better with
so many different tvs to choose from how do you know which is best for you and what are the real
pros and cons of an OLED or a QNED well today i'm going to compare these two screens side by side
i'll show the same content on both using this 4k hdr splitter to make it as fair as possible we'll
look at picture quality motion handling gaming viewing angles reflections hdr and sdr content
so whether you're looking for one of these tvs for watching movies or gaming with the playstation 5
or xbox series x i will cover it all everything is linked in the description and if you haven't
already please hit that like button as it really helps me out let's start with the main differences
between these two tvs the tv on the left is the QNED99 which is an 8k lcd tv it's actually part
of lg's new mini-LEDrange each mini led forms part of a zone which controls the pixels that you see
it turns them on and off as required it's a combination of lg's nano cell and quantum dot
technology as these pixels are grouped together in a kind of a zone it's not possible to completely
turn each pixel off now this means something that we'll see later that the blacks aren't great
the tv on the right is the 4k oled now there's no backlight here like we see with a qned
as each individual pixel is self-lit this means that instead of having a zone or cluster of
pixels being dimmed and lit together they are 100% self-controlled there are literally millions of
pixels all able to power on and off which leads to deeper blacks overall so those are the differences
but what are the similarities between the two well they are both 2021 models similar size have hdmi
2.1 support webOS and lg's new game optimizer mode they both have the same remote control or
the magic remote same buttons and same magic wand features taking a look at the UI and the apps well
they both have the new 2021 webOS features so the full home screen display in all of your available
apps right let's take a look at how both of these tvs handle 4k and hdr content these will be for
your movies and your tv shows now i mainly watch netflix at disney plus and prime all of which
support 4k so this should give a good example of the picture quality now when i did the QNED videos
a few weeks back i talked about how good the picture quality was it really is a great tv but
for my testing over the last week or so especially when having them side by side the OLED just has a
better overall picture quality it almost looked better in every single test the actual picture
of the tv the sharpness the detail even the colors are so much punchier on the OLED it makes the QNED
look a little bit washed out and the contrast is nowhere near as good if you look here for example
where i've got the playstation 5 dashboard you can see the difference in the picture quality
but the contrast goes hand in hand with black levels so when you're watching any dark scenes
on these tvs you want the blacks to be as black or as dark as possible you don't want them to be gray
or cloudy looking and this is where the OLED is better once again remember that the OLED's pixels
are self-lit while the QNED these pixels are grouped together in zones using mini leds in these
dark areas you can see that the OLED is perfect at showing shadows and contrast whereas the QNED
well that struggles to show the same level of control now this might not be a huge issue for
most and when i was only using the QNED i didn't really notice it is fantastic at controlling the
zones using the full array local dimming but it's only when comparing them side by side that
i've really noticed it i think it's safe to say that during the day both of these tvs look great
even with the contrast differences of the QNED it still has a fantastic picture however during the
evenings or at night when you've got the lights off that's when you really notice the difference
the OLED looks even sharper and a lot more vibrant whereas the QNED seems to emphasize the led
backlight and the black level issues basically any image on screen that shows a dark area or shadows
you can very clearly see it's a kind of more of a gray than the black now looking at the brightness
between the two tvs it's difficult to capture this but the QNED is definitely brighter than the OLED
i've tried to match the brightness between the two tvs to make it easier to record and to watch back
however if i max them both out to 100% the QNED would be so much brighter for me that's not really
an issue as the room is pretty dark and the tv is not opposite a window but if you were placing the
tv in a bright room say conservatory or near some windows the QNED would definitely be the better
choice for maximum brightness with the current QNED, QLED and OLEDs available it's well known
that OLED's generally speaking don't get as bright as the others now if you're using either of these
tvs for gaming you'll want to know how good the input lag is and what the gaming features are
fortunately both of them have a very low input lag so gaming is not an issue and generally speaking
OLEDs are decent anyway and any lcd tv that has a game mode will do a great job too the C1 OLED can
get as low as 5.2ms whereas the QNED is at around 6.2ms that's absolutely rapid that's faster than
most monitors that aren't gaming focused both of these will make a great game in tv which if you
follow me already you know that i game on my tvs for both the playstation 5 and the xbox series x
everything i've played on these two whether it's been call of duty spider-man Kena has had no
issues now i'm not sure if anybody picked up Kena a few weeks ago but it's a nice and easy and fun
game to play plus it looks awesome on these tvs now as both of these are the 2021 models they come
with lg's new game optimizer mode this new overlay shows you some extra and easy to access settings
that you can change these don't boost performance at all but you can control things like shadows
and highlights along with picture profiles one thing to note though is the C1 supports VRR, AMD
Freesync and G-Sync along with hdmi 2.1 for 4k at 120Hz the QNED also supports hdmi 2.1 with 4k at
120Hz however it does not support VRR AMD Freesync or G-Sync this is a real shame for a tv that does
support the game optimizer mode especially for a 2021 tv costing as much as it does
so both of these tvs can upscale content to 4k in fact the QNED can actually upscale to 8k so with
that in mind you'd expect the q and e d on the left to look far superior to the OLED on the right
and here they are i'm splitting the same picture to both screens where the QNED should definitely
look better but i'm not seeing any difference between the two in terms of resolution improvement
which shows that unless you're watching native 8k content the QNED isn't really adding a huge
leap in quality viewing angles are one of the biggest differences between these tvs
so when you watch either of them straight on they look great but as soon as you want to
move or start to move off center this is where you really notice the difference in both the
picture quality and the contrast so looking at the OLED first if i start from the front
and i start to move around the screen you can see the picture looks very similar throughout
that motion same quality same contrast and the same colors other than any reflections you don't
really lose any clarity in the picture at all now this is pretty extreme you're obviously not
going to sit at this angle from the tv but it just shows how good the quality still is
now taking a look at the QNED so starting at the front it looks great as we move around to the side
you can immediately see how the picture starts to lose its contrast and the colours the picture
actually starts to look quite bright as you start to see the led backlights working behind now this
is fine if you're watching it straight on but as soon as you're sat to the side of the screen
maybe not to this extreme you're going to see a difference in image than elsewhere i'm not
sure if this will be an issue for most people but it's definitely something worth mentioning
so burn-in is one of the biggest talked about points of OLED it's a comment i regularly get
on my videos so it's definitely worth mentioning today so burn-in is where you get image retention
on screen, it's usually where you've had say a logo on the screen for a long period of time
or a heads-up display from gaming but for me personally it's not an issue that i've ever had
yes i might swap my tvs out once a year but i've still got my three-year-old OLED up in the bedroom
showing no signs of burn-in. I'm not saying it's not real as there's plenty of reports out there
but it's never stopped me from playing games or using it for long periods of time QNEDs on
the other hand but they have no such problem so if you wanted a risk-free gaming tv maybe QNED is the
answer but for me having used four different OLEDs over the last few years i would still buy another
one we've already talked about viewing angles so let's have a look at reflections of these two tvs
so OLEDs generally speaking and have a glossy screen and although it's tinted it's still very
reflective this means if you're viewing the tv in a well-lit room or near some windows you're going
to see everything in it so i have lights behind my tv and a window to the side so straight on it's
not an issue but once you move around you can see the windows on any lights i have on in the room
the QLEDs and lcd tvs in general will they have a matte or an anti-reflective screen
which makes them ideal for brighter rooms or near windows you can see here that there's still a
little bit of a reflection with this tv but it's not as mirror-like as the OLED so if you've got a
dark room like myself the OLED will be absolutely fine but if you've got a bright room or you want
to use in a conservatory for example the QNED is probably the better choice if you're not using
a sound bar or external speakers you might be interested in knowing what the speakers sound like
well the QNED99 has a 60 watt 4.2 down fire and speaker setup and they support dolby atmos
whereas the c1 has a 40 watt 2.2 down firing speaker setup which also supports dolby atmos
the c1 does change to front firing if you use the stand instead but take a listen to this:
And i'll tell you what the QNED sounds so much better than the C1 OLED but that's no surprise
with the extra channels and the extra power but as i've said before in other videos i would always go
for external speakers over tv speakers if you can when it comes to the design and the overall look
of these tvs they are different so while the OLED has an extremely thin frame at the top it's got a
bulkier bottom where it houses all the controls whereas the QNED on the other hand that's an
overall thinner profile from top to bottom so if you were wall mounting these tvs and you wanted
them to be as flat to the wall as possible the qned is a lot thinner overall plus it has these
mounting brackets built into the tv to allow for an even flusher fit saying that if you wanted the
OLED and you wanted that to be as flush you'd be better off looking at the G series when you look
at the branding of the two tvs but on the QNED you've got the branding on the tv itself while
on the OLED it's on the stand both of these stands have cable management built into the back so you
are able to hide those cables out of sight so you can see the difference between the two stands here
the QNED has a traditional kind of monitor looking stand whereas the OLED has his brushed metal plate
overall i do prefer the look of the OLED stand but if you're wall mounting it it makes no difference
both tvs come with the same ports so that's 4 x HDMI 2.1 ports, ethernet, usbs, headphone out and
optical but the QNED actually has a better design and placing of these i like the fact that the
ports will mean the cables won't stick out towards the wall so again if you are wall mounting it you
haven't got that to worry about now although these tvs are very similar in specs well the QNED99 does
offer 8k capabilities however none of the examples or tests i've shown today really showed this off
but let me talk about the prices so they are both on sale at most retailers at the moment
but i'll be using lg's website to show the RRP and the current prices now here in the UK
the QNED was £6,000 at launch while the C1 was just £4,000 but they are now £4,500
(QNED99) and £3,500 (C1) the only reason the QNED is more expensive here is because it offers 8k
the 4k version is a lot cheaper in fact what the 4k model lacks in resolution it makes up for with
VRR and if you were even considering buying the QNED99 i would probably go for the QNED91 instead.
So we've talked about picture quality brightness blacks viewing angles gaming and reflections but
which is right for you or which is the best suited for your needs so if i had to simplify it i would say
the QNED is ideal for brighter rooms maybe with a lot of ambient light or near a window
the increased brightness of the tv will definitely help you out also if you're worried about burn-in
from say gaming well the QNED will give you peace of mind but with that comes some slight
viewing angle issues and the compromised black levels and if you watch a lot of tv at night you're going
to see some grey shadows and the backlight issues on the other hand you've got an OLED which offers
better input lag better picture quality and incredible blacks plus if you're watching it
off center well the viewing angles are awesome but if your room is really bright or it's opposite a
window you might see a lot of reflections so the ultimate question is which is better which would i
recommend buying now that i've compared the two side by side and tested out as much content as possible.
The short answer is i would go for the C1.
It's better and it's cheaper but even if the QNED was cheaper, like the 4K model
For me there's no reason i would pick the QNED over an OLED
even with those pros and cons the oled just provides an overall better picture quality
so that's my choice is the LG C1 OLED over the QNED99 are you surprised and which tv would
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