Is the LG C5 42" good as a monitor?

idkfa · Sunday at 15:00

Hi all,

Just bought a 5090(!) and want to get a 4K screen to go with it. Ive heard good things about the LG C5 42 inch, my only concern is how it would display a desktop i.e. text. Is it a compromise compared to a standard PC monitor or is it just as good? Open to any suggestions on others monitors/TVs as well.

Many thanks

Darkpilgrim · Sunday at 15:16

I have used a LG C2 42" as a monitor for a few years and it is great tbh.Never had any issues.

idkfa · Sunday at 17:14

Thanks, good to hear. Is this generally the case for OLED TVs these days?

will13 · Monday at 00:07

If you have the cash and room for it the 48" G5 is even better, especially in HDR brightness

jabski · Monday at 08:36

42" or 48" C5 should be great. A deep desk is needed

Glanza · Monday at 08:46

Been running the 42" C2 for a few years now and love it as a monitor no matter the usage

danoliver1 · Monday at 09:30

Same here been running the 42" c2 for a few years best "monitor" I've ever owned.

Capitano · Monday at 11:40

I was originally thinking of getting a 42 but my best sadly my desk is not big enough. If you have a big enough desk and dont plan on having too many extra monitors you can probs make it work.

Jim99 · Monday at 11:42

The text can be a bit funky on my C2 due to the WRGB, but after the first few months I didn't really notice it anymore.

hornetstinger · Monday at 11:43

No auto switching on/off, have to use remote. Also too big. Also check the pixel structure, the PPI is ok but how the pixel are might not be.

Jim99 · Monday at 11:46

Yeah the switching on / off is a pain, I use https://github.com/JPersson77/LGTVCompanion to mostly automate it but it's not perfect

Darkpilgrim · Monday at 12:06

Jim99 said:
Yeah the switching on / off is a pain, I use https://github.com/JPersson77/LGTVCompanion to mostly automate it but it's not perfect

Ohh.. nice that looks really interesting , Thanks

sandys · Monday at 14:54

idkfa said:
Hi all,

Just bought a 5090(!) and want to get a 4K screen to go with it. Ive heard good things about the LG C5 42 inch, my only concern is how it would display a desktop i.e. text. Is it a compromise compared to a standard PC monitor or is it just as good? Open to any suggestions on others monitors/TVs as well.

Many thanks

I think it should be fine, I use an LG G4 55" and haven't noticed anything untoward, when initially installed text was a bit on the ropey side and I was worried I had made a big expensive mistake but with some tuning and adjustment I am happy, of course at my size the aliasing is a bit more noticeable, could really do with a resolution step between 4k and 8k for large screens.

Sitting here with my laptop with IPS LCD next to my TV I would not say there is a great deal of difference in the text apart from the mentioned aliasing/crispness difference a tight PPI gives on a 16" 2.5k vs 55" 4K OLED screen.

My screen is about 1m away, 55" is a bit on the big side and felt weird initially like the edges bent outward but I had a 43" curved previously and so it took some adjustment, now it seems normal, HDR gaming is lovely on it and my first screen with VRR, this is a game changer, games feel so good (though of course a 5080 and a zen5 x3d could be contributory to that but my last system wasn't rubbish)

I do CAD work on it most days and it has not been a problem at all, loads of text based context tabs etc and all text is fine, tuning and getting good colour was time consuming, game optimiser mode seem to help with that, I guess it must bypass some processing.

dannywaugh1 · Monday at 18:36

I have had my 42 C5 for a couple weeks now and it is amazing, coming from a 27" 1080p monitor the text is perfect no issues there at all.