LG 42-inch OLED
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its 680 on the forest now so u still won
Superb my friend, for me anyway, and text is pin sharp i reckon.
I think your right. Went back up Wednesday
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Not really mate, there's 120hz to 144hz but other than that there's no difference. If I wasn't using the C3 in another room I wouldn't have pulled the trigger tbh. Got it for £630 too which seemed a decent price.
They're perfect as they are. They would cost double with the "PC gaming monitor" label.
Slightly odd question but I've got a LG 48 CX that's served me wonderfully for years. Been using it exclusively as a PC monitor, not really babied it much apart from hiding taskbar and using a black-ish wallpaper. Otherwise have had static windows (e.g. Whatsapp Desktop, Discord, Email) on screen for 10+ hours a day.
No burn in whatsoever.
The trouble is I took burn in warranty from JL when I bought it, and that expires at the end of this year.
So I'm wondering, how likely is it that I can get this wonderful monitor to burn something in over the next few months so I can claim my warranty and get a new panel, since presumably it'd just be a replacement with a new model e.g. a C4?
No burn in whatsoever.
The trouble is I took burn in warranty from JL when I bought it, and that expires at the end of this year.
So I'm wondering, how likely is it that I can get this wonderful monitor to burn something in over the next few months so I can claim my warranty and get a new panel, since presumably it'd just be a replacement with a new model e.g. a C4?
I assume this is why the burn in protection is now £500 a year rather than the £140 when I purchased my CX but to answer your question I'm sure if you left it on BBC or Sky News for a few months solid it will eventually burn in with the banner at the bottom
rtings did a burnin test few years back might be worth checking how long it took them to get burn in .You would obviously want to turn off all the features that help against burn in , so screen shift off and logo luminance adjustment off.. if you have a service remote also a few other hidden features to turn off, brightness to max and just constantly leave a bright static image on there and should eventually burn in but again no idea how long , I assume a constant 5 month stretch should do it
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Don't encourage him!I assume this is why the burn in protection is now £500 a year rather than the £140 when I purchased my CX but to answer your question I'm sure if you left it on BBC or Sky News for a few months solid it will eventually burn in with the banner at the bottom
The sad thing is loads of people must be doing it which is why the cost have shot up dramatically, I was genuinely shocked when I saw it was £500 now for cover on a new screen ( 77" ) but then to be expected if come year 4 they start to get a ton of claims and just write off the TV and pay out ... mine was a genuine case of burn in and not something I would purposely force and was happy I had the cover in place which is its intended use but obviously some will play the system... I imagine 50% of their claims will be from forced damage to the screen
Rather than ******* around trying to force burn in you best bet would be to go buy a new 48" C4 now considering they are £730 online and get JL to price match .... seems a bit silly to force damage and try put in a claim when a new screen is relatively cheap while they are still available, they are as cheap as they are going to get and when they are gone which won't be long now you will be left with the more expensive C5 .
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Indeed, and if you sell the older TV you'll get a few hundred back too. Or keep it for another room!
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But you'd defraud an honest business
Hypothetically - depends on the business. Might be that I just stick with the CX long term if there's not much to gain from changing. It really is a lovely panel and the fact that nothing has really improved 5 years on just demonstrates that. If I had paid £500 for burn in warranty (what a rip off!) then would defos want to get my money's worth. But at £140 I'm not too fussed.But you'd defraud an honest business
I'll keep buying monitors so you don't have to
I got the MSI 322URX with a work stipend thing, and whilst it is good for the doom games and very high refresh rate games, it is SO dim compared to the C2 it's unbelievable. Apparently the C5 is very good with colour brightness, so if your TV dies worth a punt, personally I'll wait till the 165hz mode makes its way down to the 42" wonder what connectivity they'll use on TVs as gaming interfaces require more bandwidth. Is HDMI 3.0 due at some point?
I got the MSI 322URX with a work stipend thing, and whilst it is good for the doom games and very high refresh rate games, it is SO dim compared to the C2 it's unbelievable. Apparently the C5 is very good with colour brightness, so if your TV dies worth a punt, personally I'll wait till the 165hz mode makes its way down to the 42" wonder what connectivity they'll use on TVs as gaming interfaces require more bandwidth. Is HDMI 3.0 due at some point?