LG CX (C10) OLED 2020 Thread

aoaaron · 23 Oct 2020 at 02:42

Random Guy Esq. said:
Just out of curiosity, how do games in 1440P and lower look on a 4K TV like this? I'm thinking Switch/older consoles... even PC games where a higher frame rate is preferred over higher resolution?

They look fine. They look like 1440p TBH lol. You can add some NVIDIA sharpen if you want it to look a little more like 4K.

LuckyBenski · 23 Oct 2020 at 08:50

Random Guy Esq. said:
Just out of curiosity, how do games in 1440P and lower look on a 4K TV like this? I'm thinking Switch/older consoles... even PC games where a higher frame rate is preferred over higher resolution?

I have a 1070 so can't do 4k120 at 8 bits. So I tend to play at 1080p 120Hz. It's great.

Random Guy Esq. · 23 Oct 2020 at 12:22

aoaaron said:
They look fine. They look like 1440p TBH lol. You can add some NVIDIA sharpen if you want it to look a little more like 4K.

LuckyBenski said:
I have a 1070 so can't do 4k120 at 8 bits. So I tend to play at 1080p 120Hz. It's great.

Thanks guys. Exactly what I was hoping to hear!

Mallers · 23 Oct 2020 at 13:12

beachBOYken said:
I don't use the internal apps, I watch from the apple tv 4k box.

The different model numbers is where it was built/factory.

Hi, just following up on this, i get that model numbers are different factories, and i always saw different retailers get slightly different model numbers, but when i looked at google (not always the best move!) they say "The LG OLED65CX5LB features local dimming, but the LG LG OLED65CX6LA does not. The LG OLED65CX5LB features USB recording, however the LG LG OLED65CX6LA does not."
is local dimming worth having? anyone know of further differences at all please?

willhub · 23 Oct 2020 at 13:34

Mallers said:
Hi, just following up on this, i get that model numbers are different factories, and i always saw different retailers get slightly different model numbers, but when i looked at google (not always the best move!) they say "The LG OLED65CX5LB features local dimming, but the LG LG OLED65CX6LA does not. The LG OLED65CX5LB features USB recording, however the LG LG OLED65CX6LA does not."
is local dimming worth having? anyone know of further differences at all please?

Local dimming is for LED TVs, rather than edge lot LEDs they have an array of lights for the backlight so it has zones that independently dim to give better black levels, but with an OLED every pixel can turn on or off independently

LuckyBenski · 23 Oct 2020 at 13:38

This is the problem with automatic comparison sites.

Like saying your spaceship doesn't have ABS or electric windows.

beachBOYken · 23 Oct 2020 at 13:38

Mallers said:
Hi, just following up on this, i get that model numbers are different factories, and i always saw different retailers get slightly different model numbers, but when i looked at google (not always the best move!) they say "The LG OLED65CX5LB features local dimming, but the LG LG OLED65CX6LA does not. The LG OLED65CX5LB features USB recording, however the LG LG OLED65CX6LA does not."
is local dimming worth having? anyone know of further differences at all please?

They are the same TV spec wise, LG UK comparison below.

https://www.lg.com/uk/compare?bizType=B2C

willhub · 24 Oct 2020 at 00:02

Why does Game Mode look very blue and bright ? Not sure what settings I should be changing or if I should note down SDR / HDR settings and Manually apply them to game mode SDR / HDR?

mid_gen · 25 Oct 2020 at 07:25

Despite my best efforts driving the van to 'accidentally' break my ancient 42" LG LED, it survived another move. :mad:

Gave up looking for justification, the CX has every feature I've been waiting for in an OLED, time to jump on the 55CX train

Arriving Tuesday.

kinger8938 · 25 Oct 2020 at 07:30

I want one of these but may go with the BX but I dint want to regret that after a while. Is it worth the extra cost?

willhub · 25 Oct 2020 at 09:36

kinger8938 said:
I want one of these but may go with the BX but I dint want to regret that after a while. Is it worth the extra cost?

People say it is for the extra brightness, someone said you wouldn't get the extra "pop" in HDR, so I compared HDR on my S20 Ultra which should be superior to the CX given the vastly higher brightness of the phone compared to the TV, then looked at my BX, yes there is a difference, worth it? To me not really, happy with the BX

The lower end CPU in the TV isn't an issue for me, sure some menus lag momentarily but it's vastly quicker than my Samsung NU7400, not to mention much nicer interface.

kinger8938 · 25 Oct 2020 at 09:52

willhub said:
People say it is for the extra brightness, someone said you wouldn't get the extra "pop" in HDR, so I compared HDR on my S20 Ultra which should be superior to the CX given the vastly higher brightness of the phone compared to the TV, then looked at my BX, yes there is a difference, worth it? To me not really, happy with the BX

The lower end CPU in the TV isn't an issue for me, sure some menus lag momentarily but it's vastly quicker than my Samsung NU7400, not to mention much nicer interface.

As long as it's faster than my KS7000 I'll be happy, this thing sucks in menus.

Thanks I think for me the BX is good! What would we realistically expect out of black Friday on these?

I notice from time to time they go down to 1099 so I assume just that?

I'm inpatient and feel I want to get one now.

I've never wall mounted, but may do this time. Any tips for that? Good mount recommendations etc. Its plasterboard though

willhub · 25 Oct 2020 at 09:56

Well I got mine for 950 but had a 20 percent off voucher. I just stand mount mine, want a nice TV stand but live in a flat rented they won't let me scrap the old one

kinger8938 · 25 Oct 2020 at 10:26

willhub said:
Well I got mine for 950 but had a 20 percent off voucher. I just stand mount mine, want a nice TV stand but live in a flat rented they won't let me scrap the old one

My only concern with the stand is how it sticks out a bit and will effect my soundbar placement I think

kinger8938 · 25 Oct 2020 at 11:54

Also with wall mounting the BX, the HDMI ports are on the back where as the CX are on the bottom, right?

So does that cause problems wall mounting the BX? anyone have experience in that aspect I'd appreciate the feedback

ghutchison14078 · 25 Oct 2020 at 13:28

kinger8938 said:
Also with wall mounting the BX, the HDMI ports are on the back where as the CX are on the bottom, right?

So does that cause problems wall mounting the BX? anyone have experience in that aspect I'd appreciate the feedback

Shouldn't be a problem, most wall mounts aren't perfectly flush and do have some tilt.

Could get some right angled or low profile HDMI cables if the TV is gonna squish on them a bit.

Here are some pics of my 55 CX wall mounted, you can see it sits on the network cable a bit, but it doesn't cause any issues.

Junglist · 25 Oct 2020 at 17:22

Is anyone using a CX with a Sonos Arc? Can't seem to get it to do dolby atmos and not sure why

edit: sussed it. had to enable eARC

kinger8938 · 25 Oct 2020 at 18:32

ghutchison14078 said:
Snip

Thanks for the pics.

Not sure what it will be like on the BX as HDMI stick out even more I imagine

Im really on the fence between the 2, just dont want to go too mad

kinger8938 · 26 Oct 2020 at 09:38

Last concern if I dont wall mount is that my Sonos Beam soundbar will be taller than the TV stand and then intrude in the image?

Anyone using both together or similar

Junglist · 26 Oct 2020 at 09:40

kinger8938 said:
Last concern if I dont wall mount is that my Sonos Beam soundbar will be taller than the TV stand and then intrude in the image?

Anyone using both together or similar

We just got a Sonos Arc to go with a CX55. When both sat on the tv unit it does cut off the bottom 2cm of the TV which you wont notice in films when they're in wide screen but you'd notice when watching regular TV/anything full screen. We will be wall mounting the TV soon so it's not a huge issue but it's not something I'd want to keep forever.