LG 48CX OLED - 4K 120 Hz
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Black Friday deals is a scam you will always see the RRP then the saving off, it like that everywhere there was a HyperX headphone at RRP £82.00 that came out over three years ago but you save £30.00 from the RRP but you didn't save nothing but people still think they save themselves money let them get on with it, If a CX55 was RRP £1599.00 in August and now in BF deal now they clam it's £300.00 cheaper No just a price drop like allots of things prices do drop just before Christmas then you have winter sales after it's just to clear the stock
Well I got my 20 quid refund from JL price match. Yay!
Now you have won the £20 lottery don't spend it all at ounces
Ya I rushed over to Curry's only to wait in a virtual queue to find out its for the BX that I don't care about lol.... Thanks
The BX model is the cheapness OLED
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I think the BX and the older B9 for the price were the gems of the linup, you can barely tell the difference and they support all important features like g-sync etc.
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The BX only has two HDMI 2.1 ports, one of which doubles as the HDMI arc. That's the main downside.
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I never knew that, I presumed it would've been the same as the b9.
I tested my newly built NVIDIA 3070 PC on my LG B9 OLED and it worked fine at 4k120 with gsync enabled in HDR mode, using the HDMI cable supplied with the PS5.
That video is from early October and LG has released a few firmware updates since which fixed most of those problems.
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Just thought I'd share a few thoughts on the CX which I set up yesterday (bought from John Lewis).
I believe somebody in this thread posted a little earlier that they were experiencing some kind of electronics/burning smell coming from their set? I definitely have the same thing. Perhaps I am noticing it more since i've set up the panel in my bedroom rather than a living room, but the smell definitely lingers. If it persists I will send this unit back as its giving me a bit of a headache
The picture quality itself is immense. Using it as a monitor, the initial experience is that the screen size is much too big for anything but the largest desks. My desk has an 80cm depth, but I will probably have to fit a keyboard tray to extend the distance a little further.
Another observation I had was how much difference a glossy monitor has on the overall quality of the picture. Anti glare coatings on most monitors (I have a AW34) suppress image vibrancy, at least in my opinion, but the trade off makes sense as I can position my monitor next to a window and still use it without issue. You will need to put in some extra thought when positioning this panel.
I had intended to run this panel as an ultrawide with black borders at the top and bottom, like I've seen done elsewhere. This works reasonably well, but some games will try and adjust the resolution themselves or mess up the setting (Metro exodus seems to do this a lot). It isn't quite the 'plug and play' simplicity of actually just having an ultrawide monitor, so perhaps that is something to bear in mind for those who want to go down this route.
I believe somebody in this thread posted a little earlier that they were experiencing some kind of electronics/burning smell coming from their set? I definitely have the same thing. Perhaps I am noticing it more since i've set up the panel in my bedroom rather than a living room, but the smell definitely lingers. If it persists I will send this unit back as its giving me a bit of a headache
The picture quality itself is immense. Using it as a monitor, the initial experience is that the screen size is much too big for anything but the largest desks. My desk has an 80cm depth, but I will probably have to fit a keyboard tray to extend the distance a little further.
Another observation I had was how much difference a glossy monitor has on the overall quality of the picture. Anti glare coatings on most monitors (I have a AW34) suppress image vibrancy, at least in my opinion, but the trade off makes sense as I can position my monitor next to a window and still use it without issue. You will need to put in some extra thought when positioning this panel.
I had intended to run this panel as an ultrawide with black borders at the top and bottom, like I've seen done elsewhere. This works reasonably well, but some games will try and adjust the resolution themselves or mess up the setting (Metro exodus seems to do this a lot). It isn't quite the 'plug and play' simplicity of actually just having an ultrawide monitor, so perhaps that is something to bear in mind for those who want to go down this route.
Just thought I'd share a few thoughts on the CX which I set up yesterday (bought from John Lewis).
I believe somebody in this thread posted a little earlier that they were experiencing some kind of electronics/burning smell coming from their set? I definitely have the same thing. Perhaps I am noticing it more since i've set up the panel in my bedroom rather than a living room, but the smell definitely lingers. If it persists I will send this unit back as its giving me a bit of a headache
That was me. The smell is still there but seems to have gone down slightly, more noticeable during HDR playback.
Think I will give it a few more days before getting it replaced.
You guys are removing the plastic film from the back as well as the front ya?, as leaving it on traps heat.
Yep. The 48CX doesn't have any film on the sides of the back like some of the other models, only at the top above the vents.
Didn't notice any smell on mine from day 1, must have got it from the 1st 48CX batch from JL myself.
Still got the film plastic left on the back unit even, not even bothered to remove it. The panel does not get that hot on the back anyhow.
Some guys over on avforums have the same issue but said it went after a few weeks, if it's still there after 2-3 weeks id replace it personally just keep tabs on your return date and policy !
Still got the film plastic left on the back unit even, not even bothered to remove it. The panel does not get that hot on the back anyhow.
Some guys over on avforums have the same issue but said it went after a few weeks, if it's still there after 2-3 weeks id replace it personally just keep tabs on your return date and policy !
Trim is black on mine, bought from JL.
Just double checked, no film is covering any ventilation holes on mine.
Thanks man