42" LG C2 | Peak Brightness in Game Mode (HGiG)

Thanks for always posting great videos! I just bought 42”C2 few days ago, and I cannot wait for it arrives.

This was just the video I was looking for! I've had this exact TV for a few months but could never figure out what to set in-game HDR brightness to. Now I know. 😁

I can’t wait to measure the peak brightness of my 55” C2. I haven’t done it yet, bc I was in the break in process. I took some SDR measurements with HCFR last night, and was amazed how close this set was, with only a 2pt that I did, perceptually matched to an iPhone 11 Pro Max with TrueTone disabled. It was nearly perfect D65 according to HCFR. I’m not sure if I can fully trust HCFR without a spectro/profile, and the two OLED EDR’s they have. Especially since we have these newer “Evo” panels. But the fact it was showing good results, and the panel looks great to me, tells me it’s on the right track. Gotta say…I absolutely love my 55” C2. I came from a 55” CX that I liked, but didn’t love. That set had a rough start, with all the FW bugs, like broken DoVi. It tainted the experience from the start. It also struggled a lot with SDR, especially low bit-rate content. It just could look very ugly. LG’s processing this year is a huge step up imo. It reminds me a lot of Sony’s. There’s just a clarity and native sharpness advantage Vs my CX. I’ve never felt my C2 was dim. Not at all. Quite the opposite. My CX could feel dim at times tho. My CX also liked to dilute colors a bit more than my C2, at those higher luminance levels. Don’t get me wrong, white subpixel dilution is still there, but it’s not nearly as immersion breaking/distracting. The colors just stay a bit more pure, and saturated. This is why I’m excited for QDO, in a year or two! No white subpixel dilution, and bettet HDR impact. But until then…this C2 just puts a smile on my face.

I have the 42" C2 as my new main display on my PC. It is absolutely fantastic. I upgraded from a AW3418DW. This C2 is the best PQ I've seen and the extra vertical space over the Alienware QD-OLED is a winner. The ABL is noticeable on the desktop for sure but I can live with it. I've been playing Metro Exodus in HDR and it fucking blows my mind how good it looks.

Very nice! 😊👌🏻

Looks about the same compared to 48" c1 if I remember correctly. Maybe a bit dimmer. That's still MORE than enough for usage at your desk. I find on 48" c1, exiting a cave in uncharted4, playing in the evening is very very bright and vivid. So the brightness wars are kinda stupid. I don't think anybody wants that cave opening to be more than 500-800 nits. Let alone 2000 :p

so people with ps5. how many clicks for hdr on the 42inch.. 13 or 14?

I am really enjoying My C2 42in , it does not get as bright in some games like my pg27uq but the overall PQ is better along with the size , i will say though if i did not also have consoles i would have stuck with the PG27uq for pc only gaming

I love the C2 42" version. But this ABL issue is really annoying..

This video was funny because you were in what Italians would call the “buio” or murky darkness. The shadows were masking your face. I don’t quite understand why there are quite a few YouTubers that are studying various aspects of OLED technologies. I mean, if the picture is CLEAR relatively speaking, what fun is it to study all the brightness levels, banding issues, etc and make these vlogs about it? I didn’t understand anything you were talking about in this video but I found it funny that you featured Nathan Drake on this LG C2 branded video. I think if there was a metaphor for LG TVs, it might be Nathan Drake and for Sony’s, maybe 🤔 The Last of Us or Joel & Ellie. So far, the Sony’s have more punch 🥊 from what I’ve seen in the stores.

Hi bro, can you tell me how to install Dolby Vision for my PC that would pair with LG C2 OLED 42. My HDMI cable is 2.1 and supports Dolby Vision as well as GPU. From which site did you download that program? Can you recommend me

I have this tv and also the new Samsung qd oled and the Samsung is so much brighter no comparison