The Settings You NEED to Change for Your LG C2 OLED for PC!
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Don't miss out on some of these important settings! How to configure an LG C2 OLED display when using it with a PC. Including SDR and HDR content, office work, video and gaming.
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00:00 Introduction
00:23 PC usage (SDR)
00:37 Setting the screen in PC input mode
01:32 HDMI 4K mode for 4K 120Hz 10-bit support
03:42 Really important step - don't miss this!
05:00 PC general use settings (don't skip the bits before this!)
08:57 PC Gaming setup (SDR)
10:43 HDR Videos and Gaming (HDR)
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Trouble setting 4K at 120Hz? Possible reasons explained here!
1. you need to have a compatible graphics card with HDMI 2.1 output. This appeared on the NVIDIA RTX30 series and later. This is the number 1 reason why you might not be able to set 4K 120Hz
2. Make sure you've got a suitable HDMI 2.1 capable HDMI cable. Try a different one if in doubt
3. If setting res/refresh rate in NVIDIA control panel, you need to scroll down past the first section of resolutions for TV, and find the PC resolutions section. Here you should find the right options to select
4. If all else fails, going in to Windows display settings and setting your resolution and refresh rate in there, instead of through NVIDIA control panel can often work
Very good piece of info! i was wondering why i couldnt get 4k@120hz working on my 1080ti. Not that it could run most modern game at that resolution but still. :D
Thanks! Nr 3 did it for me on a RTX 3080 Ti.
2.2 for SDR content (non HDR Content) is wrong for SDR Content (Almost All Games and Desktop for the Best Colors also for non HDR Games You Use the BT Gamma Settings)
You can get 4K 120Hz if you switch to 8-bit colour depth in your PC. I'm on a Asus G713 gaming laptop with a RTX 3070 and HDMI 2.0b port, and I can get 4K 120Hz running fine on the C2 with a random HDMI cable. Obviously I will lose HDR but I got blockout curtains and I'm perfectly fine working in a dark room.
@@TheLiveCoach I originally thought HDMI 2.0b couldn't run 4k 120Hz, even with the RTX 3070 - The stickied message said it's because the *desktop* RTX 30XX cards have HDMI 2.1 output for 4K 120Hz + HDR, so probably not RTX 30XX laptops with only HDMI 2.0b output - the stickied message implies that it's the HDMI port version that makes the difference, not the card.
Well I'm getting 4K 120Hz with 8-bit colour on HDMI 2.0b, so I'm assuming RTX 20XX cards/AMD equivalent and earlier can also do 4K 120Hz, just with 8-bit colour and no HDR.
Hey man thank you so much for this. I’m getting this TV next week and I couldn’t be more excited!
Nice walkthrough with easy description for the average user.
Just an fyi, at native 4k resolution, sharpness setting of 0-10 is the same. You can verify this with a loupe and see no change in pixels activity until you get to 11. Below native 4k, 10 will apply a very slight AA type effect.
THANKS for this, big time. I just unboxed my new LG 42" OLED and not only did you help me get the settings to my (and your) preference, but you helped me to better understand those settings -- and somehow, along the way, fixed my HDMI overscan problem. My new screen looks 100% better, especially in my dark room. I'm sure I've more to learn and more settings to adjust, but this video was invaluable. Invaluable!!
Amazing tutorial. I have been having text issues with my LG C2 42inch connected to an M2 Pro Mac mini. Changing the HDMI input mode to PC has drastically improved the edges of the text. It's now more readable with smooth edges.
Happy to finally see a your YT channel ^_^
For me, turning sharpness to zero was the biggest improvement. The TV was applying sharpness to text! That never ever ends well. It was making it look jaggy. If you are trying to use the TV as a computer monitor, you want to turn off all features that try to *enhance* the image.
Ironically, on the C2, it applies an anti-aliasing like filter when set to 10 sharpness, which makes stuff look LESS jaggied, weirdly enough. If you go over 10, however, then it starts adding sharpening.
I don't see either of these issues with the sharpness filter but I am also running a desktop resolution of 6k downscaled to 4k.
@SheSaidShewaslevel18 any particular reason?
Thank you. I can't tell you how many hours I've wasted trying to figure out why my C2 was displaying noticeably dull colors when given an HDR signal, and 4:2:2 chroma when given an SDR signal. Your first tip "set the input to operate in PC mode" solved both issues.
Hi
I've been following tftcentral since my first 3D monitor, Asus VG278HE. I went through several calibrations with multiple monitors and I deeply appreciate your time dedicated to this. The C2's calibration is just perfect. Grettings from Brazil. Thank you very much
Really cool to see you still answer questions so long after the release, thanks for that. - I have one question.
You touched upon it in a different reply to a comment, but why the warm 48 white balance? - I am asking from the perspective of naturalism as it feels unnaturally warm. - You mention it might have changed in software updates since the upload. However, on the off-chance it has not changed, what is the reason for this level of warmth? Eye care? Color accuracy? Cause personally I truly struggle seeing warm 48 as accurate. Please correct me! Thanks.
On our unit when we made this video that delivered an accurate D65 / 6500K white point but it will def take a bit of getting used to if you’ve been using the screen already, as it’s very cool by default
Thank You ! I was on the fence of getting a LG 32in gaming Ultra Wide or the LG 42in OLED to use with MacBook Pro & XBox X… I just bought the C2 because it was on sale ($799 Best Buy) and actually cheaper than monitor. I could figure out why my Mac overscan wouldn’t work , and why color looked jagged. After going through these settings it looks SO much better 🙏🏽
Same, bought it from BB for 800, cheaper than black friday!
This is brilliant. I had nasty font rendering after turning on HDR, the very first setting in the video fixed it for me, many thanks
Just got my C2 and really appreciate this video! Helped me a lot to set it up as monitor for work and gaming. Keep the great work up!
Hey man, is the auto dimming too aggressive during desktop jobs? I mean, during text works or spreadsheets, with static white images during desktop jobs?
@@VALV3RD3 Hi mate, I haven't noticed dimming because my pixel brightness is just set to 50. May it was auto dimming but negligible for me. Was able to do 8hrs of work today on MS Office and Excel with no issues.
@@jcdamian2 That´s great !! And congratulations for your new screen !!
When I switched to an HDMI hookup for the LG C2 42-inch Evo OLED, I was only reaching 60 Hz on a system that should get 120 Hz (AMD 3950X and Radeon RX 6800 XT). I switched the HDMI cable, which I suspect was pretty old and was able to reach 4K @ 120Hz. The Monoprice 8K Certified Braided Ultra High-Speed Cables offered by Amazon not only work but are reasonably priced (on sale) @ $9 for 6 feet long as I write this post.
yes you need a hdmi 2.1 for that.
@@caliwator it’s not just the 2.1 you need. you also need the 48 Gbps with that 2.1 to make it work for Pc and to also get the 120 fps.
Edit: The brand is called Zeskit Maya 8K 48Gbps Certified Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable 4K120 8K60 144Hz eARC HDR HDCP 2.2 2.3
Just got this tv for £799 with 6 years of warranty! Amazing tv for gaming and watching Netflix! Good video, helped me a lot mate 👌
Richer Sounds?
Well I got it on the John Lewis Black Friday deal for £699 mohahaha. Tbh, we both win, anything under £1k for this feels like a steal😄
@@HOkayson I got it for £639 a week before Black Fri and also got some free LG Earbuds and 6 Year Warranty. So mohahaha-haha 😁
Great tv, I just need to work out the best settings for desktop use. The video I watched changed the warmth loads and put the brightness at 38 which seems a little low for UA-cam etc?
Any good UA-cam vids with good settings?
What you guys using?
@@markymoo22 £639?! Where was that from? I see you've found the TFTCentral UA-cam video 😄 I think I agree with his settings, just make sure you've got HDR off for that brightness setting of 38.
Though that's for a light controlled room, if you have the lights up bright or daylight through a window I'd bump it a little bit to whatever he said was around 150nits.
@@hokayson6518 Richer Sounds. BuyItDirect were doing an offer on ebay and ebay had a £75 code off. Richer sounds were happy to beat the price by £10 and threw in next day delivery too if I purchased an HDMI Cable from them.
Got free Headphones too (prob ebay them) Anyways, regardless of who paid what. I think between the 3 of us, we got a fantastic deal for the money!
I am indeed using those settings.
For normal internet and office use, the 38 is ok.
However when using Photoshop or watching UA-cam Videos, I feel that the brightness should be more.
When playing on Destiny 2 and it auto changed to HDR, it does look awesome 👍
I have a Calibration Tool, so may consider calibrating it with calman to get as near to perfect colours as I can for photo work.
Anyways, apart from Destiny and a bit of UA-cam/Browsing, I haven't fully tested everything out just yet with picture quality.
So do you think adding all that warmth and 38 looks good for you?
Thanks for taking the time to make this.
Huge fan of tftcentral, very happy you are also on youtube now. 👍
Thanks! Hoping this can help broaden some of the content we produce :)
I set the "Prevent Input Delay (Input Lag)" setting to "Boost" and it did make a difference. However, I'm only currently running the panel at 60 Hz because I haven't yet been able to beat scalper's bots to secure a current gen GPU upgrade. (A 2080ti cannot output 120 Hz over HDMI.) So, if you're only able to drive 60 Hz I'd recommend trying out the "Boost" setting. I plan on reverting to the "Standard" setting after I'm able to upgrade my GPU.
A 2080ti can output 4K 120Hz by using either a DP 1.4 to HDMI 2.1 adapter or a USB Type-C to HDMI 2.1 adapter (using DSC). You just cannot do full chroma 4:4:4 at 4K 120 Hz 10-bit, you can do 4:2:2 or 4:2:0.
You can also do that with straight HDMI to HDMI with the chroma drop. At least I’ve done that on the CX before from the same card
This video is fantastic, it was exactly what I was looking for and explained everything I needed to know. :)
Just wanted to say Thank you for making this tutorial. I just purchased 42" C2 and i'm using it for both PC and MAC. I learned a few things from this video and on my own. The HDMI 2.1 feature inside the cabling is extremely important. It really will restrict the machine's ability to get to peak performance.
I found out also that many gaming monitors in the past do not ship with a 2.1 cable but only a 2.0 cable which is 18 gbp 1440p/120hz but 4k @ 60hz. All RTX 30's series can support HDMI 2.1 so you're good at the source. Now you just need the HDMI 2.1 cable.
For mac I used a USBC dongle and even though it said 4k @ 60hz the image was still very laggy a bit and not sharp like a monitor. So I ended up using a cable that was USBC -> HDMI (hdmi2.0 std) and WOW did that make a huge difference. It said 4k @ 60hz just like before but this time it was very buttery smooth and the text was very sharp.
After I applied TFTcentral's recommendation, it looks even better now and my eyes don't hurt from the OLED brightness that was at 100....
Share the knowledge! Thank you everyone.
Let me add a couple tips for use in using as a PC monitor:
Set your taskbar to auto-hide
Put your web browsers in full screen mode by hitting F11
Download scroll bars extension to hide your scrollbars while browsing
If you want to be real cautious put windows in high contrast black mode.
Periodically change windows scale and layout every month.
In games that permit, hide the HUD.
To watch movies set your display driver to output ycbcr222 so they look right.
Any other questions feel free to ask. I have been using LG Oled for years without image retention.
Thanks for the guide, helped me a lot as a reference where to find what - liking the c2 so far, came from a 32" 4k 144hz IPS Panel, no regrets 🙂
Just one question about SDR / HDR
Are you always using HDR on in Windows? Or you toggle that based on what you are doing?
e.g. if you watch movies, game etc. you turn HDR on, if you're working or standard web browsing you disable it and use SDR?
Personally prefer to enable it only for HDR content. Some apps support auto switching for you in to HDR mode which are useful (eg MadVR in media player for movies)
i always come back to this when I buy a new oled tv! love it!
Hi thanks for the video, have been fiddling around with the c2 42 for a few days and came up with the same settings you prefer...only the brightness is a bit to low I like it a bit higher but that's up to taste! Very well done, could have saved me a few hours😉
I trink, wie Need a Update for The best settings. The Software change extrem in the last twelve Month. Greetings from Germany and thx for your work
Very helpful
Thanks! I found your recommendations pretty useful.
Thanks for this video. I just upgraded my gaming PC to the RTX 4090. So I needed to upgrade my 40" Vizio gaming TV to a OLED to stop screen tearing. So I just bought this TV. Can't wait to set it up!
Thanks a lot !! Very usefull video to set my new LG C2 with my brand new 4090!!
Hi all, I would like to make a note to all those who has issues getting 120hz on PC despite after changing HDMI deep color on your C2.
Take note:
1: Nvidia 3000 / 4000 series cards required
2: HDMI 2.1 cable
When you go to Nvidia Control Panel - Change resolution tab, please scroll down and select 3840x2160 under the "PC" list and you will see the 120hz option. If you select 3840x2160 under "Ultra HD,HD,SD," you will only see 60hz max.
Thank you so much. This has been annoying me for hours. lol
Had a DP cable providing 4k 120hz on my last monitor with a 2070, so strange that using a hdmi 2.1 cable I’m only capable of 60hz
@@TheAngryKilt 2000 series hdmi is only 2.0, hence it doesn't support RGB 120hz due to bandwidth limitation if you are connecting via hdmi to your tv. A workaround is select YUV420 in Nvidia control panel "change resolution tab", then you can select 120hz.
@@embracerodusk2537 you're welcome
Thank you my friend. Now it works:)
Great video and perfectly goes though all the settings, thank you!
Great video, thank you! Just got my new C2 and getting ready to play RE4. This really helped since this my first HDR panel.
I dnt like my 55 c2 .. seems like my Samsung Q80b looks better for some reason.. all my settings are right
Important !! : Color gamut 55 is now correct in SDR Game Optimiser mode and HDR Game Optimiser mode. Maybe it got fixed with firmware. You can compare it with filmmaker/isf dark, but change in those color gamut to auto, gamma to 2.2 and lower brightness a bit. You will see that those modes are the same with color gamut 50 as Game Optimiser with 55.
thanks!
@@Randy_AP also in hdr game mode
Windows key + alt + b turns on HDR from a laptop. Posting in case anyone needs it and it didn't show up in the menus.
Saved me a ton of time and headache! Amazing video thank you so much!
So helpful, thank you. Didn’t have a clue what to do with my C3 when it arrived.
If you’ve got a C3, check out our specific video on that model for settings instead of this one which was for the C2 😀
I did all this and my c2 42 paired with a 3080ti with hdmi 2.1 still only shows 60hz?
Edit: I had to enable 120hz through the windows video settings instead of nvidia.
Me too.. . I have A3080TI set up on the 55 and I'm playing Call of Duty advanced warfare and for some reason it's capped at 60 Hz (there's no way around it) but it's a beautiful game on this LGc2
I'm no professional at this stuff and I've been learning a lot from your video and the others out there. Most settings recommended are pretty close to each other. That said, all of them state for SDR to have Color Temp at Warm 46-50 range. I brought up a white polar bear video on UA-cam and moved this Color temp from 0-50 and the further I went down (to 50) the more this image looked yellow to me (not white). Curious is this setting that is recommend by so many a result of a computer program telling pros this or is this the common agreement between pros? Just curious if this is important piece or more like a wine tasting and it's preference.
The setting in our video was based on a white point measurement with a Spectroradiometer device, calibrating it to 6500k. It might vary from sample to sample, but it’s normally around that mark. The problem is that the screen is so cool by default, when you first make the switch it looks too warm, but it might then need a little getting used to. Although ultimately it’s about what looks right and comfortable for you, so by all means have it a bit cooler if that looks better
@@tftcentral Ok thank you. Very good video thanks for sharing your knowledge!
i had the exact same feeling, but i know that i tend more to cold colors (lights) than other People do. Funny how subjective this is. Thank you both for the question, the answer and the Video.
this vid has been a godsend. thank you lots. change my refresh rate to 60 and now there is no lag.
Thank you so very much for this! I purchased this TV assuming that I would be able to calibrate my tv using Calman for LG Home, and much to my consternation, LG had problems with the pattern generator and this wasn't possible (as it was with my LG C9.) Being able to eliminate the unsightly blue tint is so wonderful, and I cannot thank you enough, and being able to get 120 nits in SDR is fantastic. You're my hero. I am downloading this in the event that I need to refer to it over the years, as I'm sure will be the case. Calibration is confusing business, and your video was clear and concise. These settings will also help C2 owners not excessively trigger Pixel Refresher, which decays image quality over time while further preserving artistic intent.
You’re very welcome, thanks for taking the time to feed back. Lg should be fixing the internal pattern generators at some point hopefully so Calman can be used properly in all modes. In case you’ve not seen it, we have a full written guide for that process on our main website tftcentral.co.uk/articles/lg-oled-tv-calibration-guide-autocal-and-hardware-calibration
4:26 DO NOT TURN THAT OFF! it might be annoying, but it's a crucial feature that prevents oled burn-in. It's particularly important for PC usage where you have the same image (eg the windows start button, or part of the HUD in a game) on all the time.
You've released a video telling people how to break their TVs!
Do you honestly think that a feature like that is offering you a lot of protection?! You can leave it in if you want, and for multimedia and gaming you won’t notice it. But it’s annoying for desktop use. There are far better measures you can take if you want to reduce the risk of burn in that having screen shift on. 😀
Just close tv when not in use
10:50 You need to limit HDR in Windows to the proper maximum nits amount your panel can show, other wise the picture will be blown out. (broken HDR)
HDR is so broken in Windows, you need to manually correct the panel nits limit.
System> Display> Advanced display - What does the peak brightness say?
Lg c2 defaults to 1499 nits (in windows)
How do you do that : limit HDR in Windows? I did what you said and the peak brightness says 1499 nits.
Got mine yesterday, was VERY helpful cheers
Great guide keep up the good work buddy.
If you want to, don't forget to change playback speed - the pace is very much aimed at being able to follow along as I go!
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:23 PC usage (SDR)
00:37 Setting the screen in PC input mode
01:32 HDMI 4K mode for 4K 120Hz 10-bit support
03:42 Really important step - don't miss this!
05:00 PC general use settings (don't skip the bits before this!)
08:57 PC Gaming setup (SDR)
10:43 HDR Videos and Gaming (HDR)
48 is insanely warm... white just looks dirty yellow... I think 0 is perfect for me.
Fair enough, that will likely be very cool but many people find that fine
hard agree.
45 for me
I agree. I've seen most calibrators have a similar setting between 45 and 50 tho. Just like on samsungs they always use warm 2, but I usually find it too warm
Thanks mate, really helped me, much appreciated 👍
I just got an LG C3 42". This video has been extremely useful!
I went ahead and further tweaked a couple of options:
- "Adjust Logo Brigthness" OFF under "OLED Care"
- In the "Service Menu" (accesed via ColorControl program) I disabled "TPC" and "GSR" under "OLED"
Arguably turning these options off "increases the risk of burn in" but I can live with that in order to avoid ANY sort of annoying screen dimming.
If you’ve got a C3 you should check out our other settings video for that model 😀
@@tftcentral there's also a C3 video? That's dedication! Good job!
oled pixel brightness 38?? May as well turn the display off altogether it's that dim at that level, lol. 100 all the way for me
watch the rest of the video. 38 is for SDR and still very bright. Its back at 100 when your at HDR.
Even in SDR / with an SDR signal, 38 is waaaay to dim. Remember that the panel can only push around 170nits for 100% white window on FULL brightness! Its ridiculously dim at 38. My old IPS monitor does 350nits all day. And I used that on 100% for 6 years now. Even on 100 Brightness, this performance can not be matched. Don’t know why you would use anything lower than 100. And don’t come and say mimimi, your eyes,…
Lol 350 nits brightness all the time! You must have a very bright room, or really bad eyes 👀
Should actually never be over 50 for SDR content
+1 one for the dull monitor crowd here! All my non-OLED monitors I tend to set around 20-25% brightness to get around 120nits. I've just set 38% on the C2 and that does seems about right, I'll dig out my calibration doodad in a bit, see how close it is for my specific monitor.
i dont understand why this is praised and echoed in all reddit forums. these settings make games look fucking terrible. if you actually play games on these settings everything is horribly bright and yellow
I promise the yellow effect will dissappear and you will see the intended accurate white balance. Over time even the brightness levels targeting those lower nits truthfully is to retain a cinematic/film look. 100 nits brightness really delivers dynamic lighting when viewing SDR movies and games. But trust me my man i would say for your situation do a blend of these settings and your own preference. I'm all for retaining creator intent but when you can't see based on ur room conditions or anything just fix it lol.
Exactly.
the whole point of calibration isnt that youre meant to get used to it. why would anyone prefer saturated yellows to actual colour accuracy? if youre playing a game and you have for example snow, green plants, yellow sun and a colourful character youd want it all to actually be accurate. why the fuck would i want yellow snow and yellow grass? to me that makes no sense. i dunno about sdr content, but i tried this on pc, with lg c2 and god of war looked absolutely dogshit thanks to these hdr settings@@ultragtman1563
Bro, why are you so mad? calm down and grow a pair.@@fookoff8660
Thanks for the green button tutorial. Didn't know it was there to show the specs.
tft central dino here, feels like has to be creeping up on close to 20 years now? finally a yt channel 🙃🤟
yeah thanks..now i see nothing
Warm 48 seemed extremely excessive at first, but now that ive gotten used it its a much better image, thank you!
Perfect ... thank you very much!
Man you are a life saver! Subscribed!
Thank you so much for your hard work! Very nice video!
Amazing to have videos from you!!! Is this useful for C1 OLEDs as well?
Thanks! Hope to have more videos soon to supplement our normal content. And yea, a lot of it should be the same - also on the Cx in fact. There might be a few differences but the overall basis of it hasn’t changed. Let me know though jf any questions as you go?
@@tftcentral Thanks :) I will come back if any doubt arises!
thanks bro really helpfull for starters
Thank you a lot. That was very useful!
Thank you so much, this really helps ❤
Perfect. You sir are gentleman and a scholar. My LG C2 finally looks the way it should. I have my PC and my PS5 plugged in to the LG. I've been in those settings over and over for last 2 months trying to get the right combonation that unlocks that magic. I'm gonna need to add Wizard to my first statement!
I'm just gonna put this Tvs remote control down now that I dont have to have it like it's my precious! Nice! One other thing, just below me (Joe Micelli) said changing the input to PC mode will cause the text to look terrible...I beg to differ.
did you just copy these settings? He mentions that it's for 'desktop use' - would there be more ideal settings for gaming? 2 profiles - one for gaming and one for desktop?
@@discofabio5009 yeah I did. all of them. your right, desktop use settings on the 1st part of the video.
At 10:45 Best console game settings on the 2nd half. Whatever the wizard says thats what we do from now on...well theres a limit to that of course but as for me and my house we follow whats true! or whatever ;)
I hope I didn't completely misunderstand what he was explain..if i did and and my LG is now better than ever then we need to talk cause that would be not only intense but one of the coolest things that has ever happened. Crazy days indeed.... ; )
(gotta excuse me. I wander at times 🤓🤫)
@@killingsmokes9527 got it! i watched until the end and it makes sense. Cheers!
Glad it helped 😀
Great video, thank you!
Amazing ! Big thank you 🤩
This was extremely useful. Thank you.
that IA setting to brightness save my life! I'm work with software development and It's really boring when you writing a code in dark mode to not stress your eyes and every time the screen get dark for nothing....thanks a lot
welcome on youtube, finally :*
Thx so much now it’s like my old gaming moniter which was more colour accurate
Thank you! You are the best.
Thank you so much!!! What a difference!
Big thanks to you!
Muito obrigado pela excelente explanação!
😎👍
Great video, I thought I'd set mine up properly but you mentioned a few things I'd missed. I'm quite happy with my C2, but I think it's too big - especially coming from a 28 inch display lol
You'll probably get used to the bigger size in time but if not, then you might be sitting too close to it. Try pulling the desk away from the wall and put the TV up on a separate desk or book case behind the desk. Or get a TV mount (a tall floor standing one is under $100 and much cheaper than a good desk arm mount).
Thank you!
Thanks a lot I got this for use as a monitor because i've always been annoyed with the backlight of lcd screens so i've thought about getting an oled and there had been a lot of things online about this one being good for monitor use and when i was browsing a major swedish electronics shop website i saw they had them on sale and on top of the sale price they also had one that was "opened package" meaning another -1/3 off the price so i jumped on it and this place also takes bitcoin payment and the bitcoin is pretty high now so it was a way to get rid of some as a payment method instead of selling it to kronor and incurring gains tax.
But i never had a tv before, i mean we had one at home before i moved from home in like 2002, but i've never even seen a smart tv in real life except in electronics stores so i had no idea how many things there were to set up so this was super super helpful... one thing though the color temperature when setting it to -48 on hdr and -48 in sdr is very different... hdr being much much warmer in normal windows programs, windows ui (not video/game content) is it supposed to be like that? I mean i'm not going to run it in hdr mode when just using regular desktop software, but still... I never had anything that support real hdr before so i'm not sure if this is just the way it's supposed to be.
edit: nvm I realized it just cleared all my settings to default settings when i switched back to sdr for some reason just had to set it all again... now they look the same color temp
this was a cute read, a little similar to me. hope you enjoy the c2
Very useful, thanks you
What setting changes do i need to make for general tv watching like sports movies etc?
Hey thanks for the amazing tutorial! Can you share that galaxy wallpaper please?
Make one for Film Creator Mode/Cinema. great video. finally got my HDR to look nicely 120. the black lvl is no longer blazzz. only difference is that i dont use the game optimizer setting i use the Film Creator picture mode. you sure the tv wont clip on 100 contrast? i put mine down to 85.
Great vid! Thanks!!
Thank you for this comprehensive video. One thing though: You demonstrated two very different kinds of calibrations modes -- the first for regular desktop use and the second for movies/streaming/gaming etc. Can you set and save two different profiles for these calibrations, or do you have to manually change it every time you switch from one mode to another?
Each preset mode can be saved once you’ve configured it so you can easily and quickly switch h between the two. Also you can trigger the tv to auto switch to the game mode for you if you want when it detects a game. There’s a setting for auto game response in the menu somewhere 😀
Great guide, very helpful thanks. Any way to toggle SDR/HDR without accessing display settings each time?
Not that I know of although there may be apps nowadays that trigger windows HDR mode.
Guys, are the desktop jobs good enough? I mean, text clarity, auto dimming, do these annoy you?
There's a shortcut you can use to toggle it, I believe you need to press windows, alt and B at the same time
@@hautzi2755 I'm not sure why that doesn't work for me. Game Bar is updated and active on Win 10. Anyway I found a script that toggles HDR and saved it to a hot key.
Great day to own a LG55" OLED 4K EVO C2 beast
Could you provide more information on the black and white stabilizer? I understand it's personal preference, but how would you go about adjust if you want it darker or lighter?
I have three of these 42" C2's that I setup on a sim Rig that I purchased a few months ago, and for the duration I had been getting black screen blackout when gaming having no idea it was the VRR on the C2s that were the problem, I had switched out cabling and GPU until researching and just recently discovered it was the VRR, once I disabled the VRR the black screen blackouts went away and this was on all three monitors. I know OLED's are a different animal and am also pushing HDR through my PC not sure it that might of been the problem or not. But as of right now I'm using HDR enabled on my PC along with DLSS in game play so not sure if I even need the VRR enabled on the monitor.
Probably not unless you see lots of tearing but that’s prob better than black outs anyway 😀
black cut outs sounds like the hdmi cable is trash / to long .. i had similar issues. make sure its not a shitty hdmi cable
So helpful thank you
Do you have a full guide on how to use this TV as a monitor for Mac? I have an M1 Macbook Pro and it's difficult to get the most out of this display with this machine. There are guides online in forums but they're often inconsistent/difficult to follow.
I’d follow the same settings as this guide, it should all apply with the same settings 😀
Thanks for the great info. Just got an lg c2 42 anf this will be great help! Can each of these settings be saved or do you have to reset it each time you switch between pc, tv etc... thanks!
The settings are saved per mode and per input. So if you configure game optimiser mode for instance while using hdmi 1 input set to PC mode, you can then go to hdmi 2 where your console is connected and set that to game optimiser mode and it will have the same settings :) you can change a few things in each mode that only apply to that input like sharpness, then all the image processing features (if you wanted). Easier to see what I mean when you’ve got the screen :)
@@tftcentral Thanks, I get it! Will help greatly once I get it set up! Rock on 🤘!
Extremely useful information!
Can we set our output on our PC to 1080p 120hz and let the TV upscaling it?
You can but it’s not ideal as the picture quality would be impacted. For what reason would you want to do that instead of 4k 120Hz setting?
Excellent video! Liked and subscribed. I actually hooked up an Asus Rog Scar 15 laptop to my LG C2. Did everything as advised.
Question though, how do you deal with the tiny icons and letters at 4k resolution? Native resolution on the laptop is 1080p.
I had to bump up Custom Scaling on laptop to 150%. But the system warns that custom scaling is not recommended..
On the C2 the text and icons should look fine at 4k resolution, that’s a pretty normal size on a 42” screen. Do you mean they they look tiny on the laptop display as it’s trying to run at 4k on that or are you using just a single screen?
@@tftcentral Thank you for the response. I'm using the laptop (with 3070ti card) to project onto the the 4K tv which is an LG C2 OLED 77". It's 'showing only on 2' display, which is the tv monitor, with the laptop intentionally blacked out so basically a single screen setup. This was strictly going to be for movies, streaming and surfing though.
Ok and you’ve for the resolution of that second display set to 3840 x 2160? But the fonts look too small even on a 77” TV?!
Amazing video I really appreciate this content! But does anyone know about sound stuttering for PC + OLED C2?
The TV Speakers are fine in any none-pc connection setting. Any thoughts?
Do you notice a lot of color banding on the C2? Do these settings help to alleviate this effect? In some games this bothers me a lot.
Not really but that could vary between samples. Have a play around with the settings to see if it can help. Maybe run a pixel clean cycle manually too first
Спасибо Большое!! Все четко и по делу!! Удачи ВАМ!
Thank you for a great tutorial. Other than switching off HDR in windows whilst doing desktop work, is there a way to auto-switch from SDR & HDR when gaming is detected?
Thank you.
From a PC I don’t think so but there’s a handy windows shortcut win + Alt + B which makes it very quick and easy :)
@@tftcentralThanks, I just found out that but had to turn on the Xbox game bar.
I have been using your site for about 10 years.. you helped me with my Dell U2711 settings and ICC profile. This video is phenomenal. Is there, or should there be an ICC profile that we should be using for the LG C2??
Really pleased to hear you found it useful :) I will have to check on the ICC profile actually, drop me an email via the site and I’ll ping it over to you. Or if I can’t find the one created at the time I can do a new one soon as I’m still doing some work with that screen
@@tftcentral I sent my email... Thanks again.
@@tftcentral I would like an ICC profile as well.
@@natnut2008 I don’t yet have one for this screen but once I’ve finished current review I will hook the C2 back up and generate one. Drop us an email via the website and I’ll ping it over once I have one :)
Can I get one as well if I shoot you an email on the website?
Is it possible to calibrate colours and white balance at different signal levels in the Game Optimizer mode the way it's possible in other picture modes like the Expert ones? Does it allow to set color space at auto? Or you're basically stuck with panel's native performance if you want optimized latency?
Why do I get deeper blacks when I set the the video range to limited? Also, should we use the windows HDR calibration app that they recommend?
Check your output format. Is it limited or full range? Are you sure it's not black crush?
I really like the picture quality when I leave it continuously on hdr mode on mac. Is it safe to do so long term will it affect the life of the panel?
It won’t impact life span but it prob won’t be as accurate. We wouldn’t recommend it. More info here tftcentral.co.uk/articles/heres-why-you-should-only-enable-hdr-mode-on-your-pc-when-you-are-viewing-hdr-content
Hi TFTCentral
I liked that shortcut you shared "rapidly pressing green button". Do you have any more? Is there a link I can go to which has more by any chance?
Great video
There’s a few more detailed here that probably work on the C2 like they did on older models like the CX discussed here. Be careful not to change or edit anything you don’t know what it does!
www.reddit.com/r/OLED/comments/lyxjh0/how_to_enter_lg_cx_secret_service_menu_w_magic/
@@tftcentral Thanks. But I need a service remote which I don't have. Not confident enough to go down this path. I was referring to the standard remote out of the box?
The ones in that thread at the bottom are all with the standard remote. Try them 😀
I got a 1070 connected to an G2 with a display port 1.4 to HdMi cable. But it's impossible to have gsync activated because my screen IS detected as LG TV SSCR2...and not as yours ...with this cable I should bé able to make it work like a HDMI 2.1 as thé bandwitdh IS higher...😅
I tried a fresh install but it's the same...
I tried a 2.0 HDMI but it's the same...