Upgrading from LG g2 to G5 worth the upgrade?

CorrectHorseBattery said:
But still to my previous point, unless you actually can’t see the TV in the living room right now, you aren’t going to know what you’re missing unless you put them side by side.

I’ve got a pretty bright living room and my G4 looks fine. But then so did the B7 in another bright room.

Occasionally I’ll see reflections but it’s always perfectly watchable.

When I bought the G4 I think it was literally £1000 less than the G5. I didn’t think £1000 more was worth it and can’t say I know what I’m missing.
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If you want to have an idea of the difference between the G4 and G5 side by side watch this:


As you can see it is a pretty marked difference. Whether it is worth the extra cost is purely subjective.
 
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CorrectHorseBattery said:
Also I might be wrong and this is fairly niche use case, but the G5 won’t pass through DTS from what I know whereas the G4 does?
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The G3 and G4 have DTS pass through, the G5 does not but as you say this is a niche case as most people who need DTS will go via their AVR first. I'm probably one of the few that goes into the TV first so benefit from DTS pass through. ;)

Also the G3/G4 were rumoured to get IMAX Enhanced (for sound) compatibility but I don't see that happening now.
 
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MartinPrince said:
The G3 and G4 have DTS pass through, the G5 does not but as you say this is a niche case as most people who need DTS will go via their AVR first. I'm probably one of the few that goes into the TV first so benefit from DTS pass through. ;)

Also the G3/G4 were rumoured to get IMAX Enhanced (for sound) compatibility but I don't see that happening now.
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But surely most people with a soundbar connect it to the TV and their devices to the TV also?

Presumably there aren’t any streaming services that use DTS so my guess is that is why they’ve removed it.
 
CorrectHorseBattery said:
But surely most people with a soundbar connect it to the TV and their devices to the TV also?

Presumably there aren’t any streaming services that use DTS so my guess is that is why they’ve removed it.
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Older film/series DVD's and Blurays were nearly always DTS but nowadays you're more likely to see Dolby Atmos in lossy format for streaming or lossless TrueHD for Blu-ray.

So unfortunately LG have taken the cost cutting decision again after removing it from the GX - G2 and not paying the DTS license.
 
If there's anywhere a TV is going to cut costs, I'd much rather it was audio pass through, as that can be worked round by anyone who particularly cares with AV equipment.
 
I'd ensure a soundbar has HDMI input/output switch, as you don't know your TV lacks DTS. I remember someone here I think who's got a Samsung TV, soundbar with only E-ARC input, the Samsung didn't support DTS. So no way of getting audio to his soundbar without extra kit. I guess with some kind of HDMI splitter with HDMI audio extractor? Either way more boxes and hassle and possible issues, if the soundbar had HDMI switch and or TV outputted DTS he wouldn't be running into that problem. Also another one with soundbar, he found subwoofer wasn't capable enough, but there is no way of adding a second..so he's stuck.
 
Ok so Ive noticed that I cant play bluvray rips from usb on my g5 that have dolby true hd audio. The only way ive found to get around it is by converting the audio to pcm in avidemux. This allows me to play the movie but then dolby vision doesnt work, it plays it in hdr.
 
Clarence Boddicker said:
Ok so Ive noticed that I cant play bluvray rips from usb on my g5 that have dolby true hd audio. The only way ive found to get around it is by converting the audio to pcm in avidemux. This allows me to play the movie but then dolby vision doesnt work, it plays it in hdr.
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Do you have a Kodi box? I've found the media player in the LG pretty good but codec support on kodi boxes are better.

Look into a dedicated media player box. I use AMlogic ones as they are supported by https://coreelec.org/.
 
CorrectHorseBattery said:
Shield vs the other players? Shield seems the best from a usability POV
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yeah not cheap though. I just bought a cheap generic box for £40, I have no need for the subscriction apps (they don't work as DRM license not working) just installed corelec on a microsd card. Even cheaper 2GB model is fine, average memory usage is about 800MB at most.

The IR remotes aren't very powerful though so you need a good universal IR blaster to replace them.

Just had a quick look about £45 for S905X4
 
hornetstinger said:
yeah not cheap though. I just bought a cheap generic box for £40, I have no need for the subscriction apps (they don't work as DRM license not working) just installed corelec on a microsd card. Even cheaper 2GB model is fine, average memory usage is about 800MB at most.

The IR remotes aren't very powerful though so you need a good universal IR blaster to replace them.

Just had a quick look about £45 for S905X4
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Does it do all the HD audio formats
 
CorrectHorseBattery said:
Does it do all the HD audio formats
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yup, only issue I had with my 904x3 was AV1 (I only had one TV series in that anyway) but the newer chipsets support them. My AV pre supports Dolby, Dts, DTS HD Master, Dolby Atmos, Dolby HD, DTS :X, and both HDR types and the kodi box outputs everything fine

Before you buy check with the corelec site that CPU is supported

Just be aware the IR blasters with these cheap players are typically non unsuable, you might throw it against the wall haha ...since I have a learning remote it's ok.

Or you could use a USB RF wireless keyboard, something like this

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You'd need a microSD card to install corelec on it (bypasses the built in Android OS)
 
hornetstinger said:
yup, only issue I had with my 904x3 was AV1 (I only had one TV series in that anyway) but the newer chipsets support them. My AV pre supports Dolby, Dts, DTS HD Master, Dolby Atmos, Dolby HD, DTS :X, and both HDR types and the kodi box outputs everything fine

Before you buy check with the corelec site that CPU is supported

Just be aware the IR blasters with these cheap players are typically non unsuable, you might throw it against the wall haha ...since I have a learning remote it's ok.

Or you could use a USB RF wireless keyboard, something like this

ibb.co

Screenshot 2025 12 29 at 20 59 28 Mini Wireless Keyboard Backlit With Touchpad Mouse Combo and Multi hosted at ImgBB

Image Screenshot 2025 12 29 at 20 59 28 Mini Wireless Keyboard Backlit With Touchpad Mouse Combo and Multi hosted on ImgBB
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You'd need a microSD card to install corelec on it (bypasses the built in Android OS)
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Sounds terrible.

Apparently Yuugoos is good?
 
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