LG 42-inch OLED
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About to bite the bullet and order a C4. I'm torn between the 42 and the 48. I've been using a 40" TV as a monitor for years so comfortable with that size. Whilst I'd love the 48 for additional gaming on my xbox, I do wonder if it might be a little too big for the distance for day to day monitor usage. I work from home 95% of the time so a good 8-10hrs usage as a monitor for coding, emails, diagrams and the like.
Surely it must be a different panel, slightly different brightness and colours etc and different hz 120 vs 144 so for a CX i imagine it will use its own panel ... they wrote off my 77" CX and it assume that was because they either had no panels left it that size or it was just cheaper for them to pay out £2200 although I can't see a panel being that much ... possibly £1000 in 77" and maybe £200-£300 for the 48" panels .
42" feels great for desktop use without being over bearing, I'm really missing it now mines gone back for repair, even a 34" ultrawide feels small in comparison.
this is exactly what I do, working from home and desktop use is about 80-90% of the time. For office work, 42" is great, 48" I had was too big. Gaming - yes, 48" is great, but after I switched to 42", gaming is still awesome and I dont need bigger. If I ever wanted to game on bigger one, I can take my pc to living room and plug it to 65" I have there.
I dont know. I dont know if they keep CX panels in warehouses for warranty replacements, or just use whatever going to work with CX electronics.
Thanks, I've ordered the 42" and looking forward to it!
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I went from 28 to 42, it takes some getting used to, but it’s also epic, especially in OLED glory
For my use, I couldn’t go bigger than 42 on my desk.
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Good choice, you gonna love it
they are a great price now. Hope you enjoy it
Just called JL to chase as heard nothing back
Our lad confirmed in his report that "not financially viable to repair" as apparently parts no longer available.
So they're currently calculating how much of a refund voucher to give me given it's almost 5 years now, and they'll let me know later today.
Now to decide whether to go for 42" or stick with 48"
Our lad confirmed in his report that "not financially viable to repair" as apparently parts no longer available.
So they're currently calculating how much of a refund voucher to give me given it's almost 5 years now, and they'll let me know later today.
Now to decide whether to go for 42" or stick with 48"
Cool. I would go for 42", but if you dont do much office work on it, then 48" for gaming is way to go I think.
However, I prefer 42" - even for internet browsing, youtube, websites, forums etc - to be honest, even for gaming I don't need 48" - for my desk and such a short screen-eyes distance (70-80cm).
Now, after using 48" for over 5 years, 42" is perfectly compact and ideal for everything, that is my experience
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Might as well upgrade to a G4 then ... around £1150 with discount for a 55"
Benefits of a G4 over a C4? Was thinking of a 42" C4 for £550ish and keep the rest in the pocket for something elseMight as well upgrade to a G4 then ... around £1150 with discount for a 55"
Never mind it's a moot point anyway as JL don't sell the G4.
Pulled the trigger on a 42" this time around, can always return it if I really find I'm missing the extra size but I don't think I will be. I used to do everything from productivity/work/gaming/tv on the 48" so it was worth it, but now I have a proper living room setup with my 100" Hisense, I just use it as a PC Monitor in which case it should be fine.
£676.05 paid from gift card balance - £579.00 for the 42C4 minus £58 promo code, plus £125 for the 5 year protect plus warranty. I bought the latter last time as well, never ended up using it as the dead pixels were dealt with under JL's excellent 5 year warranty. And if my LG 48CX didn't show any signs of burn after 5 years of daily use as a PC monitor, I'm sure the 42C4 will be even less likely. That said, it's peace of mind and it's not out of pocket.
Pulled the trigger on a 42" this time around, can always return it if I really find I'm missing the extra size but I don't think I will be. I used to do everything from productivity/work/gaming/tv on the 48" so it was worth it, but now I have a proper living room setup with my 100" Hisense, I just use it as a PC Monitor in which case it should be fine.
£676.05 paid from gift card balance - £579.00 for the 42C4 minus £58 promo code, plus £125 for the 5 year protect plus warranty. I bought the latter last time as well, never ended up using it as the dead pixels were dealt with under JL's excellent 5 year warranty. And if my LG 48CX didn't show any signs of burn after 5 years of daily use as a PC monitor, I'm sure the 42C4 will be even less likely. That said, it's peace of mind and it's not out of pocket.
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Basically better colour and brightness over the C4 , both are 144hz
JL do have the G4 in stock but think 55" is the smallest you can get , 48" on G5 for sure but cost more .
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