LG 48CX OLED - 4K 120 Hz

That daily message of a pending FW update annoyed me, so I finally updated from 03.15.27 to 03.15.36 on my C1. Of course I don't see a difference, but am very glad it didn't break.
As a Lenovo X1 Extreme Gen1 owner that update dread won't leave me soon.

BTW yesterday once again I noticed how much of a difference an OLED makes. The iPhone camera distorts the perception but it's still so very bad. OLED vs VA panel in ECO mode 2 of 3.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8ssLVHXMAE3MoR?format=jpg&name=medium
 
I am getting a weird loss of signal from HDMI now since last firmware update. I'm using windows 10 and sapphire 6800XT. So this happens when I launch a game and I've got HDR enabled in windows and deep colour enabled. Can get signal back if I disable then 're enable deep colour. I've changed ports but same thing. Anyone else have this experience?
 
Jimbo said:
I am getting a weird loss of signal from HDMI now since last firmware update. I'm using windows 10 and sapphire 6800XT. So this happens when I launch a game and I've got HDR enabled in windows and deep colour enabled. Can get signal back if I disable then 're enable deep colour. I've changed ports but same thing. Anyone else have this experience?
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I actually just read of someone having a similar issue with their XBOX but don't know if it's related:

https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED/comme...ting/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
 
newuser said:
I know what you mean, I had a similar plan but unfortunately my cheap Amazon monitor/printer stand that I used with my old tv isn't wide enough to clear the c1. I ended up pulling the whole mess forwards 10 inches and put the PC at the back. Looks tidy enough.
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Oh nice, I thought I was the only one :p I mean, my desk upgrade is very massive. My previous desk had an attachment to place it on the table to store stuff, to organize. But that desk was very narrow in depth, 59cm... At some point I had to get a new desk and am very happy with it. But I refuse to throw away that attachment, I have it since 2012 and I loved it since I got it.

This is what I have to still have my desk behind my current monitor and for my future 48C1 or 42C1:
https://www.amazon.de/-/nl/gp/product/B07FQS5SCS?psc=1

My case is the Fractal R4 with Aorus GTX1080Ti, big and thicc boi and 2 HDD's and the monitor/desk riser is damn sturdy. On the other hand, it makes it much easier to move and change cables without moving the whole pc case.
 
Jimbo said:
I am getting a weird loss of signal from HDMI now since last firmware update. I'm using windows 10 and sapphire 6800XT. So this happens when I launch a game and I've got HDR enabled in windows and deep colour enabled. Can get signal back if I disable then 're enable deep colour. I've changed ports but same thing. Anyone else have this experience?
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What cable? I had similar occasional issues, before moving to a HDMI 2.1 certified cable.

Check out https://www.hdmi.org/spec21sub/ultrahighspeedcable

Unless your cable/box has the sticker/tag, it's not fully certified, even if the rainforest/product listing says so.
 
grumpybeard said:
Any of you doing several hours productivity work with this display, where you have apps with lots of static text and icons e.g. application tool and menu bars?

How do you mitigate burn in?
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I work about 10 hours a day with my lovely LG C1 48" which I bough a month ago. I sit with my eyes at 75 cm away from the screen, it's not that huge at this distance (don't ever need to turn my head to view the edges) but for most of my work and daily tasks I prefer to set a window at the center of the screen that is about 27-32" standard screen dimensions and leave some beautiful background picture on the rest of the screen space or place some secondary windows there. Since the sizes and places are not fixed (I move/resize my windows all the time in order to be convenient for a specific task), there is a slightly new position for every window every day at least or even hour so there are no static elements to the screen itself. Of course taskbar is set to autohide and no desktop icons at all.
 
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Dave2150 said:
What cable? I had similar occasional issues, before moving to a HDMI 2.1 certified cable.

Check out https://www.hdmi.org/spec21sub/ultrahighspeedcable

Unless your cable/box has the sticker/tag, it's not fully certified, even if the rainforest/product listing says so.
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I bought a cable of rainforest company called IBRA it was highly recommend and I've had no bother until now. But seems it wasn't a certified cable. So I'm ordering another one that states its certified and has thousands of positive reviews. Company called Stouchi it's £14.44 for 3 meter.
 
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Jimbo said:
I bought a cable of rainforest company called IBRA it was highly recommend and I've had no bother until now. But seems it wasn't a certified cable. So I'm ordering another one that states its certified and has thousands of positive reviews. Company called Stouchi it's £14.44 for 3 meter.
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Thanks for this I just noticed the cable I bought isn't certified!! I got the one you just mentioned coming tomorrow along with my new LG 48 Oled C1 from john lewis!!!! happy day for me tomorrow!!
 
Jimbo said:
I bought a cable of rainforest company called IBRA it was highly recommend and I've had no bother until now. But seems it wasn't a certified cable. So I'm ordering another one that states its certified and has thousands of positive reviews. Company called Stouchi it's £14.44 for 3 meter.
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IBRA is a brand owned by E4U Electricals UK Ltd is a family owned business. The ones I have seen priced @£17.75/ £18.95 on their website don't state it's certified cable. And Stouchi is in Shenzhen China:)

ntemples1 said:
Thanks for this I just noticed the cable I bought isn't certified!! I got the one you just mentioned coming tomorrow along with my new LG 48 Oled C1 from john lewis!!!! happy day for me tomorrow!!
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There are too many fake certified cables on the market, you will be in the world of your own tomorrow:) Happy days OLED gaming:D
 
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anthropocide said:
I work about 10 hours a day with my lovely LG C1 48" which I bough a month ago. I sit with my eyes at 75 cm away from the screen, it's not that huge at this distance (don't ever need to turn my head to view the edges) but for most of my work and daily tasks I prefer to set a window at the center of the screen that is about 27-32" standard screen dimensions and leave some beautiful background picture on the rest of the screen space or place some secondary windows there. Since the sizes and places are not fixed (I move/resize my windows all the time in order to be convenient for a specific task), there is a slightly new position for every window every day at least or even hour so there are no static elements to the screen itself. Of course taskbar is set to autohide and no desktop icons at all.
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Could I ask if you use anything to sub divide the screen estate? I am considering the LG C1 48” and thought I might run it in ultra wide for productivity (and sub divide the estate into centre (main) and left right (smaller), but have only seen people do this for games so far…
 
ajm120 said:
Could I ask if you use anything to sub divide the screen estate?
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Actually no, I don't use any tools for that. I resize everything manually. In my opinion the real benefit from such a large screen is that you can move your windows according to your seating on a chair. Let's say you're reclining a bit, so it would be convenient to lower your actual window. Or for example you're leaning your head on the left hand so the window has to move at the left side of the screen accordingly. Your know it's impossible to sit at exactly the same position all the day long so I think it's nice to have such a feature when you can simply move your windows over the screen just by a few clicks rather than moving a physical device.
That's why I don't get most reviewers when they state the fixed stand as a con. For me it's nice that I can place my display on a table just once and never touch it again. :)

However for games I often use ultrawidescreen option. I created some custom resolution in the Nvidia control panel such as 3840x1800 and 3840x1600 for some games which don't have field of view adjustment or simply looks better in the ultrawidescreen mode. Thanks to OLED technology, no black grey bars in a dark room! Also it can save some good portion of GPU power if I need more fps (my RTX 3070 is not good enough at full 4K in some titles).

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I just noticed the cable I bought isn't certified
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I think it's not a mandatory to be certified when it comes to just a cable. :) I think many manufactures do the same if not better quality product as a premium certified ones and don't get approved for some reasons (money ;)). When I was buying my LG C1 I realized that HDMI cable is not included so I decided to buy what I can get at a local shop today, so I got Ugreen HD135 70320 which is 1.5 m long and costs £18. With this cable I've got full range 10 bit 444 with no problems at all.
 
I bought this Belkin HDMI cable for my new 48" LG C1 (I have not received the cable yet): https://www.belkin.com/uk/cables/audio-video-cables/4k-ultra-high-speed-hdmi-2-1-cable/p/p-av10175/

It's expensive (you can find it cheaper if you look) but it's from a known brand and I didn't want to skimp.

I had tried plugging in an old HDMI cable that probably came with my Dell S2716DG monitor and it caused no end of issues, first it would only do 60Hz and even then it started causing the Nvidia display driver to crash and the image to go psychedelic. You should definitely buy a certified cable, I don't know why I assumed the TV would come with one.
 
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