LG OLED 2022 Thread - A2, B2, C2, G2

[VincentHanna]

The new 2022 OLED range is about to hit the UK

* As small as 42 inches, as large as 97 inches!

* Uses the Alpha 9 Gen 5 chipset.

* C2 and G2 uses LG OLED Evo technology for a 20% boost in brightness

* The G2 is 20% lighter than last years G1 while the C2 weighs a massive 47% less than the C1

* LG has upped the HDMI 2.1 ports of its 2022 OLEDs to 48Gbps again

HDTV Test C2 Unboxing

AV Forums G2 review

Anyone jumping in this year?

 

[VincentHanna]

Most likely, going to put the C9 in the bedroom and get something larger for the living room.

Exactly the same plans here. Wife has been wanting a TV in the bedroom for awhile so I'm going to wall mount my 65" C9 in there and get a 77" G2 for our 'snug' - Which is basically my home office and gaming room.

If it's not some massive scam (and I've researched heavily) then I should have a 77" G2 coming for far cheaper than RRP.

 

[VincentHanna]

In case anybody was wondering about the optional stand for the G2 (it only comes with the wall mount), and where to get it, I spoke to Matthew on LG Electronics live chat and this is what he said:

With the G2 optional stand, once you have the product, it is something that can be ordered through ourselves for free under the warranty.

We would need the serial number, model and product code. All on the back of the TV

 

[VincentHanna]

QD-OLED will be the way ahead this year, all the pros of WOLED and none of the draw backs

Likely but we need to wait for the reviews

However they aren't making panels larger than 65" and I wanted a size upgrade, hence the G2

 

[VincentHanna]

Have a look on AVS quite a few owners now on there as the Samsung has been available for almost a week now, and it’s blowing everything out of the water, can’t wait to see what the Sony brings (especially with that processing and scaling) I actually have one on order

Owners are biased though. Reviewers don't tend to be.

The lack of Dolby Vision support on Samsung is very disappointing IMO.

(I have a QD-OLED Alienware monitor for my PC)

 

[VincentHanna]

is the lack of Dolby vision a windows problem or Samsung panel problem?

A lack of Samsung wanting to pay a license fee.

 

[VincentHanna]

Yeah expect it's a licensing thing. I wouldn't want to pay extra for it on a PC monitor.

No, it's not really needed on a gaming monitor.

Sony QD-OLED TVs have Dolby Vision, so for movies that would be my preference.

I have an 83" Sony A90J OLED that's soley for movie and TV watching. The 77" LG G2 OLED will be mainly for PC and PS5 gaming.

 

[VincentHanna]

I always thought it was due to Samsung being more invested in hdr10.

HDR10+ was what Samsung have been pushing.

Which nobody really uses.

 

[VincentHanna]

Have a look on AVS quite a few owners now on there as the Samsung has been available for almost a week now, and it’s blowing everything out of the water, can’t wait to see what the Sony brings (especially with that processing and scaling) I actually have one on order

Vincent Teoh imported one and it seems there are some negatives too it.

Negatives below:

1) peak brightness hits 1600 but only for a short time, and then ramps down to a baseline of 1050. After a while though it struggles to even hit that and drops down as low as 620 nits.

2) You can't disable tone mapping when using HGIG mode, so it's (currently) not great for HDR gaming. This could likely be solved with a firmware update though.

3) Samsung's pixel shifter needs work as it noticeably shifts the picture.

4) Apparently the screen is very reflective.

 

[VincentHanna]

I guess if you have a large family it's not always possible to watch the TV dead-on.

But it's just me and my wife , so the TV will always be in an optimal place.

 

[VincentHanna]

Rtings brightness measurements for the G2

SDR Real Scene 474
2% 445 cd/m²
10% 450 cd/m²
25% 410 cd/m²
50% 386 cd/m²
100% 199 cd/m²
Sustained 2% 414
Sustained 10% 430
Sustained 25% 390
Sustained 50% 367
Sustained 100% 190

HDR Real Scene 1,165
2% 1,024
10% 1,054
25% 434
50% 283
100% 180
Sustained 2% 897
Sustained 10% 933
Sustained 25% 397
Sustained 50% 268
Sustained 100% 171

 

[VincentHanna]

Image retention and burn-in are different though.

 

[VincentHanna]

Rtings video review of G2.

 

[VincentHanna]

LG themselves had some.

I'll be getting mine early-mid June apparently

 

[VincentHanna]

I'll just wallmount mine at eye level on the wall, rather than high up.

 

[VincentHanna]

Let me know how it goes.

I got the email, but deferred my delivery until after Glastonbury.

 

[VincentHanna]

Shouldn't be, are you using game mode?

 

[VincentHanna]

That'll be it.

You don't want movie mode on any consoles, PC etc as that adds tons of lag with all the image processing going on.

 

[VincentHanna]

It comes with a bracket that clicks back in to place.

 

[VincentHanna]

We have a normal sized living room with 2 alcoves either side of the fireplace that will just fit a 42" TV. I have tried to persuade the missus that we could get a bigger one and just have it stick out a bit but shes having none of it.

Until this year, 42" didn't include OLED but now it does I am contemplating it. My only issue is that the 42" is basically £1100 and I'm not sure if its worth that much for a TV of that size.

We have a budget LG at the moment from a few years ago which is fine but I have a PS5 and I think OLED would really complement it.

Does anyone have one of these in their living room and have any opinion on it? A lot of the views out there seem to be either purely technical or coming from a monitor use case. We just want it as a TV.

Second question is whether a soundbar is a good upgrade to these as well?

Fill the alcoves in to create more space?

Just had the same issue and got some builders in to create a media/extended wall of sorts. Space above the fireplace would only fit a small TV, now I've got a 77" G2 on the wall