Amazing TV. But been having issues with picture settings on movies in particular for months. Reached out to LG and they're so slow to help. So it was the gamma/judder etc. Brilliant video and you've stopped so much anxiety. Thankyou. Subbed.
Now I understand why some people giving feedback comments state they have issues with certain things like motion blur, etc. I don't think they adjust the tweaks to deal with these issues. This video explains a lot of the tweaks that you can do to improve your personal viewing experience which is great! Thanks a bunch for this video. Now I feel confident that I will be adept in adjusting settings so I don't have issues and get the best viewing experience available for my personal taste. Kudos to you!!
9:57 Real Cinema was greyed out and actually not "ON". It was like this because TruMotion was on and set to User. If you turn off TM, then the RC option becomes selectable and is able to be toggled On or Off. If you toggle it off, then turn TM back on to User/Clear/Smooth you will see that RC is greyed out once again, but now it says "Off" because it gets greyed out and shows whatever the setting was in before TM was activated.
@@Madness-te7dr Trumotion is. Real cinema doesn't eliminate judder. The only way to remove judder is to use Trumotion set to 4 or 5,that way you'll get rid of judder without adding the soap opera effect. The soap opera effect only occurs when Trumotion is set to high settings, that's why using the User option to keep it low will remove judder but not so much that it doesn't feel like a movie.
This was a pretty low-effort hand-wavy explanation of a small subset of settings. Maybe the RTINGS audience is changing but there is nothing here for a video enthusiast.
Luckkkky man your lucky. I am finding one and can’t find it anywhere in Pakistan. Still waiting it’s been three months already, still looking lol. Enjoy mate
As to your burn in prevention. You could explain the oled light setting too. Use oled light at 100 for sir and get ready for some burn in quick. Set it below 40 and your not going to have a problem for a very long time.
I totally disagree! This is bollox. There's loads he doesn't mention and loads he skips out. Anyone new to this TV will be totally baffled. He doesn't explain at all that you have to be in different modes to have any effect, or how the options are saved or how to activate the Dolby Vision or HDR and how they effect different settings ONCE YOU ARE IN THERE. The LG CX is a very overly complicated user interface that needs much much clearer explination for newbies.
@@adamstar7516 fully agree. Sadly most people don't realize that and might spend A LOT of time trying to fix the issues they will encounter. Not only by complicated TV but also being misguided by all those "guides", even from respected sources like Rtings.. Sad
warm1 and 2 are closest to d65, but warm1 is way too blue and warm2 is too green. I recommend setting the greens between -5 to -10 in warm2 if professional calibration isn't an option.
Sadly there's only two Profiles "Expert Modes" It would be nice if they can add more Picture Profiles. It make it easier to switch faster between these.
I've had my CX for 2 months now and have seen pretty much every video on picture settings. For me, I find many of these recommendations unhelpful. What I do is adjust OLED light, contrast, color, white balance. I like the picture a little bit brighter, with a little more color saturation and contrast than most of these people apparently do. It doesn't make that much difference which mode you start out with in my experience (cinema, expert, etc) if you focus on these main settings. But as this man says, watch a movie or show you are familiar with and make the adjustments until you find what you like, irrespective of what the experts say.
can you share your settings please? ive upgraded from the samsung q7 and find the hd picture on my cx (coming from my sky q box) no as good as my samsung. id say my cx is displaying somewhere inbetween sd and hd compared to the samsung. dont get me wrong though hd from the apps on the cx is brilliant.
@@dazzatheman01 I use Expert Bright Room, OLED LIGHT 100, CONTRAST 100, SHARPNESS 20, WHITE BALANCE--COLOR TEMP, WARM 1. Leave everything else as is. Start from there. This is all personal preference.
Why do you still target a 2.2 gamma when films are best watched at 2.4 or BT.1886 in a dark room? I get it for a brighter room, hence why 2.2 is the default in the ISF Bright Room preset, but dark room? It should be 2.4 or BT.1886.
I have the CX. There are some settings like AI brightness that should be mentioned. It’s on by default and will randomly change the brightness of the image. You could go on for over an hour making a video getting really in-depth.
Great video, although I found putting sharpness to 0, didn't give me the best picture on Expert Dark and Bright. I actually bumped them up on both of them to 20 and got excellent results.
It’s completely up to you. Your taste is technically incorrect cause you’re adding extra sharpening to the picture, but as long as you’re happy with it who cares.
Can you change playback speed on RUclips app in any way? If not is there a recommended workaround? I want to be able to slow down the video so that I can practice guitar playing. Thank you for all the other fine explanations.
What settings are people using for sports? Do you use trumotion? I mainly watch soccer streaming on DAZN and can’t seem to find a setting that wins hands down.
If you guys don't all return this TV, Sony will just keep doing it, and others will join in, since if they all do it, you have no alternative. Class actions won't help. They'll build it into the cost of doing business and only lawyers will win.
@@deadmankino the VRR and ALLM updates are still coming lol y’all jumped ship based off of RUMORS Sony said yesterday there was a miscommunication and they’ll make a statement lol
@@Tential1 the VRR and ALLM updates are still coming lol y’all jumped ship based off of RUMORS Sony said yesterday there was a miscommunication and they’ll make a statement lol chill out
So whats the best overall setting I can use for games, movies and TV shows? I'm not looking to change my settings each time I switch between them and I plan on using this as my computer monitor
Maybe ALLM would automatically just switch it to game mode when you put on a game. That way I guess maybe you can keep it at a "movie picture" setting for all other use. Granted if the "PC" input keeps text and everything clear and no high mouse input lag.. I also potentially plan to get a CX as my PC monitor.
Hanks for the helpful content. Do these game settings go for Switch too? Obv it can't do Ultra HD so should the Ultra HD Deep Colour still be on? Also, for movies you seem to be using a non-HDR source. Running netflix through my ps5, even when not watching HDR content, I am unable to see the same settings. What do you recommend in this instance? Thanks!
Man I even find warm 1 too yellow so i set it on normal (just got the tv a few hours ago so still trying stuff out) .... maybe im still too used to my previous tv but i like the more white feel
@@henqjuhh oh wow really? Warm 1 is just a tad too blue for me, and normal is uncomfortably blue haha. I have to admit, i've been using Warm 2 for a few days and i am getting used to it actually. But personally i really cant imagine using normal haha
I don’t know. Just got my cx 65 today and tried Ratchet & Clank with Hgig on but it was just way too dark. Had to put the tone mapping just to “on”. Generally all the cinema modes seem way too dark to me, even in a dark room.
@@Lock2002ful I have noticed that if you use the built-in TV apps like Disney+ Dolby Vision content will have crushed blacks. If I use my Xbox the detail in the dark scenes is there using the identical picture settings. It seems kind of crappy that the built-in apps have strange issues with correct gamma. As far as thinking the images are too dark using game mode and HGIG I don’t know what to tell you. The brightness in games are great. If you don’t have your TV settings all weird and have the HDR set properly on your system it should look great. I am using the 03.21.21 firmware to clarify
@@Lock2002ful also make sure all the AI settings are turned off including AI brightness control under general settings. AI brightness will dim the image. It happened to me and I couldn’t figure out why my TV was so dark. Also some of the settings won’t stay the same from one HDMI input to the next so you will have to manually go into your settings and make sure it’s at the way you want for each input
Why is sharpness set to 0 for SDR, but set to 10 for HDR/Dolby modes? Any comments on Filmmaker mode for SDR/HDR? Also, Dolby Vision Cinema Home allows you to adjust the AI dimming in the LG AI settings, is this required for DV tonemapping changes or will this still work in Cinema mode?
I decided to splurge and buy a 65” LG CX, firstly let me state that YES I LOVE this TV, with that said I simply CANNOT understand how over HALF A CENTURY AGO we PUT A MAN ON THE MOON, yet in 2021 we still cannot figure out how to give console gamers a GOOD QUALITY PICTURE AND NO LAG? It blows my mind that I cannot use the settings I want while playing my PS4 pro, which was honestly my main reason for buying this particular TV. Now I’m not going to get into an argument about which settings people THINK I should use or not use, I like bright colors and smooth motion, so ideally I want to be able to use tru motion in vivid mode while I game and of course I CAN’T because the input lag makes it UNPLAYABLE, especially because I play mainly sports games! Especially now more then ever because I can no longer watch them on TV due to being a disabled veteran and refusing to watch spoiled athletes cry about....well nvm I’m not going there. My point is why do I have to use that CRAPPY game mode which makes picture and motion LOOK AWFUL? I’m not tech savvy I simply would love to know why my $2,500 TV isn’t capable of letting me play in the manner I want to?
Unlike other TVs that have a “game mode” LG’s CX has a picture setting meant for games. Both the game mode on LCDs and LG’s game picture mode compromise on picture quality to reach low input lag. Also vivid??? TF is wrong with you
@@jollama Yeah I know it’s crazy for me to want saturated vibrant colors on a TV isn’t it? I know it’s crazy to care more about vivid colors then so called “accurate” color. The fact is, the only reason game mode has low input lag is because the PICTURE QUALITY SUCKS in game mode, thankfully you can trick the TV into thinking it’s a “pc” you’re using and that gives you the ability to use the other modes to improve picture quality but it doesn’t improve the motion which is the most important part and the main reason I spent over $2,000 on the so called “best tv for gaming”. It’s irrelevant at this point because I have it and can’t take it back. On the plus side at least it’s great for watching TV even if it’s just the same as any other TV for gaming
Hi rtings, I understand that if you use a computer exclusively for games, then you do not need to change the hdmi label on the pc? Is the pc label only for text? Right?Will the input lag stay as low?
My 2021 LG CX OLED UHD 77" is only a couple of months old but we've never had a really clear picture on anything that has movement. Still pictures look great. Purchased from Best Buy in February 2021. No cable; just use WebOS apps or Roku Ultra 4K. I've tried wireless and hardwired and just about every setting you suggested as well as others. Absolutely terrible sports viewing regardless of the input source (RUclips TV, FuboTV, Amazon, Neflix). I think these settings recommended here are probably great for gaming, but not for sports watching.
was thinking about buying the tv but i discovered you have this thing called abl which you can't turn off. is there a way to disable it to stop the fluctuation in brightness from scene to scene? sounds anoying and would certainly be a deal breaker for me. cheers
Is there any way to turn off the pop up bits in the UI.. for example when you hover over the the Netflix button, it displays an extra line of buttons. Can I turn that feature off? Its jarring.
Hi Have a question, I bought lg 65 cx but leaved back and took Samsung 65 q95t instead!. What your thoughts!?, was worrying about burning the only reason
I just got mine 3 hours ago and don't know how to take it out of the box ! I'm too scared to do it by my self, the panel looks so fragile. (65") Manual instructs to put it on a table between 2 people. But no one around in this pandemic. Send help 🙏
Tip: use the box and keep the screen in its cover package. Put the long polystyrene bar into the middle of the box vertically to support the screen. Once the TV is on the box, remove the cover and get another person to help lift it onto the wall/stand.
Ok, I'm confused even more now. There is no " game mode" on the cx, there is a "game" picture preset and "instant game response" which can be applied to any pic preset. When you say " game mode" are you referring to "game preset" or instant game response? Based on what I read online "instant game response" is basically ALLM which can be applied to any pic preset therefore the lag would be the same in all the presets. With that being said the " game" pic preset would have no advantage over the others. I even read the user manual and it says " game" pic preset provides a picture " suitable for gameplay." It says nothing about response time being reduced. That leads me to the conclusion that "instant game response" is LGs name for ALLM.
We provide more in-depth settings recommendations here: www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/cx-oled/settings but it should automatically switch to game mode when it detects a game being played. The only time you should set the input to PC is if you want proper 4:4:4 and plan on using it as a PC monitor (or unless we mention it in the review/settings page).
These settings are so wrong. I have been using the 65 version of the TV for 6 months right now, here's my two cents : 1. I am not sure why everyone hates sharpness so much and turns it down to 0 especially for viewing high 4K quality content, I do not watch any regular TV channels, but I do a watch a lot of 4K films and documentaries, using 50-70 sharpness makes the image so crisp without loss of quality or any other negative effects, depth is really increased and everything looks better. 2 Do not use "game mode" unless you play competitive games that need the smallest input lag possible, however should you play those games I am sure you will not do it on a TV. Using "game mode" locks you out of settings like HDR contrast, trumotion picture settings as well as other color variants,if you are using this on any gaming console do yourself a favor and do use anything else besides game mode and fine tune it. The trumotion of this TV is really brilliant and gives a more fluid look and feel to games locked at 30FPS in consoles, the input lag is really not crazy around 16ms with a lot of settings especially trumotion set on. Please do not trust blindly in settings made by random people on youtube and test for yourself, in the end you will get a much better picture than what you can find around here.
@Jeff Carlin Exactly my thoughts as well, but when I tried it based on the games I played and their graphic engine, some of them really shine, if you have the possibility check out Shadow Of Tomb Raider, enable SMAA and be in 4K rez, then turn sharpness to 20 check image and bump it to 70, the image crisp and quality is drastic compared to lower sharpness values.
@Jeff Carlin Oh my mistake in that case, my opinion and perspective is more for video games, not sure how this affects movies as I don't watch any besides some documentaries.
Could you do this with best 2021 lg oled model. Also is there anything bad with having ultra hd deep color on for systems that don’t support hdr? And is there any downsides changing input icon to pc (4:4:4) for any devices being plugged into tv?
If you use the PC icon then some functionality and options that you may want to use are removed. For example I set my PS5 to 'bluray player' that way I get 4:4:4 when I play games but also get to use real cinema or trumotion when watching 4k films or amazon. You can't do that in PC mode.
Can you help me? What is the difference between the HDMI PC and GAME mode? Some people say that the PC MODE is better (and I don't know why) I just set my Xbox One S directly on TV but the input HDMI is on GAME CONSOLE MODE, should I change to PC MODE?
Hi rtings, I bought my cx couple of months and I’m extremely happy with it. I’ve got one question. What about the peak brightness settings for sdr, hdr and dolby vision? Should I leave it as it is by default or turn it off to prevent burn in?
Overall, the brightness shouldn't be too much of a concern. We suggest leaving it at the defaults generally, but if you need to adjust it to suit your room/setup, that's totally fine. The bigger thing concern would be content variety and avoiding static images, not the brightness.
Just purchased a LGCX and was watching Disney+. I went to pick a movie as the screen changed there were black squares on the screen then faded away. Any idea what this is?
If I have a full surround sound system multiple gaming consoles and 4k Blu-ray, should I ideally use a different hdmi from each source output from receiver to tv to avoid constantly changing settings
That's a personal preference, but if you have multiple gaming consoles and don't have any specific bandwidth/port requirements then yes it might be easier to hook them up to different ports so you can just switch inputs to go from one console to the other.
Is it safe to turn on peak brightness because Expert bright room seems dim but when i turn peak brightness on everything seems brigher and better is it safe
That’s because you guys aren’t used to what an accurate picture looks like. You should though assuming you or your wife has an iPhone or equivalent high end android as smartphones have warm colors and are calibrated
So, the thing about eye comfort modes is that they basically eliminate all blue light to try and reduce eye-strain. But that obviously messes with the white balance and colors. Unfortunately, there won't be a way to get the correct white balance with eye comfort mode on. Sorry about that!
My tv is a LG Nano cell 65 In, 4k 85 90 but the resolution is 0.0 Hz fixed 720x480 I use Direct tv is this resolution right? Is there a way I can change it? Your help is really appreciate it.
Love my CX and PS5 on it but I have faint horizontal lines in certain games/apps and it sounds like it is a normal problem for the TV in certain games (bright sky boxes). Looks great otherwise and they need to fix the last update.
Why are my movie credits so laggy?? Put on these setting and noticed that credits struggle pretty bad... I’m not saying I sit and look at credits all day but it’s kind of a eyesore when movies end on my cx
Long press the gear button for faster access to settings.
Year and a half changing settings all the time on my B9 and I didn’t know this 🤦🏽♂️
Oh my gosh thank you!!
long press apps like yt with any number to add it as shortcut
Ty
Omg! Hero!
Just got my 55cx today and all i can say is Wow!! What a stunning TV . You won't be disappointed
Don’t you think that game mode looks ugly compared to standard mode?
Got mine yesterday, best tv ever had in my life
Facts!
Amazing TV. But been having issues with picture settings on movies in particular for months. Reached out to LG and they're so slow to help. So it was the gamma/judder etc. Brilliant video and you've stopped so much anxiety. Thankyou. Subbed.
Now I understand why some people giving feedback comments state they have issues with certain things like motion blur, etc. I don't think they adjust the tweaks to deal with these issues. This video explains a lot of the tweaks that you can do to improve your personal viewing experience which is great! Thanks a bunch for this video. Now I feel confident that I will be adept in adjusting settings so I don't have issues and get the best viewing experience available for my personal taste. Kudos to you!!
Just ordered a cx. Pretty excited. I have a week to wait.
Nice!
Congratulations, you will love it!
Hope you’re liking it, I’ve been very impressed.
9:57 Real Cinema was greyed out and actually not "ON". It was like this because TruMotion was on and set to User. If you turn off TM, then the RC option becomes selectable and is able to be toggled On or Off. If you toggle it off, then turn TM back on to User/Clear/Smooth you will see that RC is greyed out once again, but now it says "Off" because it gets greyed out and shows whatever the setting was in before TM was activated.
@@Madness-te7dr Real Cinema is better. It removes 3:2 pulldown and displays 24 fps movies correctly by showing each unique movie frame 5 times.
I don’t think he knew that-ha
@@Madness-te7dr Trumotion is. Real cinema doesn't eliminate judder. The only way to remove judder is to use Trumotion set to 4 or 5,that way you'll get rid of judder without adding the soap opera effect. The soap opera effect only occurs when Trumotion is set to high settings, that's why using the User option to keep it low will remove judder but not so much that it doesn't feel like a movie.
@@JTCPingas there is no 3:2 pull down on a 120hz panel. That only applies to 60hz panels that can't divide 24p equally. 5x24= 120, so no 3:2 pull down
@@loughrey101 hey he didn't give any suggestions on what to put dejudder and de blur on.. Do you suggest 5 for both
This was a pretty low-effort hand-wavy explanation of a small subset of settings. Maybe the RTINGS audience is changing but there is nothing here for a video enthusiast.
Thanks man, i literally got my CX delivered yesterday, great timing
brightness is good or dark ?
@@brzozx7651 Absolutely fine. Also reflection handling is outstanding!
Luckkkky man your lucky.
I am finding one and can’t find it anywhere in Pakistan. Still waiting it’s been three months already, still looking lol.
Enjoy mate
You should watch it BEFORE buying the TV. Wow.
@@brzozx7651 was thinking this myself
As to your burn in prevention. You could explain the oled light setting too. Use oled light at 100 for sir and get ready for some burn in quick. Set it below 40 and your not going to have a problem for a very long time.
Just picked up the 55inch at Costco for 1,200 bucks, he’ll of a deal . Love this thing
The best video ever for my CX !!! Thanks a lot from Brazil
Glad it helped! :)
Imagine if everything was explained as well as Rtings explains things in their videos. The world would be far more educated.
Try HDTVtest Vincent teoh is the best there is 👍
@@trekkie Yeah he's brilliant as well
I guess there are a lot of people who have no idea, but some people make great settings videos without having to explain everything
I totally disagree! This is bollox. There's loads he doesn't mention and loads he skips out. Anyone new to this TV will be totally baffled. He doesn't explain at all that you have to be in different modes to have any effect, or how the options are saved or how to activate the Dolby Vision or HDR and how they effect different settings ONCE YOU ARE IN THERE. The LG CX is a very overly complicated user interface that needs much much clearer explination for newbies.
@@adamstar7516 fully agree. Sadly most people don't realize that and might spend A LOT of time trying to fix the issues they will encounter. Not only by complicated TV but also being misguided by all those "guides", even from respected sources like Rtings.. Sad
Get used to warm2 if you don't normally use it. The colors really are better that way, especially during movies.
warm1 and 2 are closest to d65, but warm1 is way too blue and warm2 is too green.
I recommend setting the greens between -5 to -10 in warm2 if professional calibration isn't an option.
Sadly there's only two Profiles "Expert Modes" It would be nice if they can add more Picture Profiles. It make it easier to switch faster between these.
I've had my CX for 2 months now and have seen pretty much every video on picture settings. For me, I find many of these recommendations unhelpful. What I do is adjust OLED light, contrast, color, white balance. I like the picture a little bit brighter, with a little more color saturation and contrast than most of these people apparently do. It doesn't make that much difference which mode you start out with in my experience (cinema, expert, etc) if you focus on these main settings. But as this man says, watch a movie or show you are familiar with and make the adjustments until you find what you like, irrespective of what the experts say.
can you share your settings please? ive upgraded from the samsung q7 and find the hd picture on my cx (coming from my sky q box) no as good as my samsung. id say my cx is displaying somewhere inbetween sd and hd compared to the samsung. dont get me wrong though hd from the apps on the cx is brilliant.
@@dazzatheman01 I use Expert Bright Room, OLED LIGHT 100, CONTRAST 100, SHARPNESS 20, WHITE BALANCE--COLOR TEMP, WARM 1. Leave everything else as is. Start from there. This is all personal preference.
Why do you still target a 2.2 gamma when films are best watched at 2.4 or BT.1886 in a dark room? I get it for a brighter room, hence why 2.2 is the default in the ISF Bright Room preset, but dark room? It should be 2.4 or BT.1886.
I prefer 2.2 not everyone has to be a purist some prefer things that look better to their eyes. Purist doesn't = best to averyone
Got my CX 55 today
This tv is insane!
The best.there is and Only smart choice right now. Cant wait to get that shiny LCD killer CX 55 home. Just ordered it 💪🏽😁
What about ABL is this something what bother you??
@@trumpameri1638 oh
You guys are going to blow up as tech reviewers.. You have a no bullshit way of putting across reviews. Hats off.
They've been around for some time and my go to av tech review but unfortunately are still relatively niche
I have the CX. There are some settings like AI brightness that should be mentioned. It’s on by default and will randomly change the brightness of the image. You could go on for over an hour making a video getting really in-depth.
I love using the numbers as a quick launchers with a long press.
Pretty good baseline of recommended settings but upped the colour to 60 for sdr and hdr viewing as colour at 50 looked a little dull
Same
I have that logitech keyboard. Had it for so many years, she's amazing.
Great video, although I found putting sharpness to 0, didn't give me the best picture on Expert Dark and Bright. I actually bumped them up on both of them to 20 and got excellent results.
It’s completely up to you. Your taste is technically incorrect cause you’re adding extra sharpening to the picture, but as long as you’re happy with it who cares.
Why is their multiple white balance chart values on the instructed settings they provide? Do they stack or something?
the big smile on the presenter says it all :)
This is great. You guys should do this more for other TVs as well.
Madness1845 is right! We have all of our settings posted just under the top image on our reviews. But we hear you about more videos! Thanks :)
Can you change playback speed on RUclips app in any way? If not is there a recommended workaround? I want to be able to slow down the video so that I can practice guitar playing. Thank you for all the other fine explanations.
What settings are people using for sports? Do you use trumotion? I mainly watch soccer streaming on DAZN and can’t seem to find a setting that wins hands down.
Tks for this great tutorial. Which GPU are you using on this video? Tks again!
How do others have dolby vision picture mode on theur lg cx? All i have is like what you have on screen, just a gamer user picture mode.
appreciate this as I have a LG CX arriving soon. Returned my 900H smh
If you guys don't all return this TV, Sony will just keep doing it, and others will join in, since if they all do it, you have no alternative.
Class actions won't help. They'll build it into the cost of doing business and only lawyers will win.
So is my. Greetings from Munich.
Silly what Sony did but the cx will blow it out of the water 10x over.👍🏻🙌🏻
@@deadmankino the VRR and ALLM updates are still coming lol y’all jumped ship based off of RUMORS
Sony said yesterday there was a miscommunication and they’ll make a statement lol
@@Tential1 the VRR and ALLM updates are still coming lol y’all jumped ship based off of RUMORS
Sony said yesterday there was a miscommunication and they’ll make a statement lol chill out
So whats the best overall setting I can use for games, movies and TV shows? I'm not looking to change my settings each time I switch between them and I plan on using this as my computer monitor
Maybe ALLM would automatically just switch it to game mode when you put on a game. That way I guess maybe you can keep it at a "movie picture" setting for all other use. Granted if the "PC" input keeps text and everything clear and no high mouse input lag..
I also potentially plan to get a CX as my PC monitor.
Hanks for the helpful content. Do these game settings go for Switch too? Obv it can't do Ultra HD so should the Ultra HD Deep Colour still be on? Also, for movies you seem to be using a non-HDR source. Running netflix through my ps5, even when not watching HDR content, I am unable to see the same settings. What do you recommend in this instance? Thanks!
How did you get Options window to go to half screen . Mine does not , its like 1/5 of the screen , not like that .Smaller .
Very good video, but what about the aspect ratio, can I switch to 21:9 or some other resolution.
Where can I find a detailed users manual for the LG 55 CX? I’m more of a person who reads material online or printed. Thank you.
Is the c1 really that much better at motion handling and sdr upscaling or is it unnoticeable/minuscule?
Why is aspect ratio greyed out via the internal apps? How do I change the aspect ratio for apps like Netflix and Amazon prime?
Very helpful video. Thank you! I’m from Montreal btw 🇨🇦
Shouldn't "Filmmaker Mode" be the most accurate for movies? I thought that was the whole point of it. Disables all features that alter the picture.
I have a GTX1660 and thank goodness it was the cut off for premium sync.. It looks incredibly smooth. Way better than my LG 27GL850 monitor even.
Logo luminance adjustment.
Does it limit just the logo or does it lower the full screen brightness?
No matter what TV I have, when I go with your target 2.2 gamma the picture is always washed out and I have to switch to 2.4
Anyone else find Warm 2 way too yellow? Warm 1 on the other hand is a little too blue (but reducing blue to -6 helped quite a bit)
@@dyeace Ok will give it a go haha. Turned on Warm 2 yesterday and left it as it is.
Man I even find warm 1 too yellow so i set it on normal (just got the tv a few hours ago so still trying stuff out) .... maybe im still too used to my previous tv but i like the more white feel
@@henqjuhh oh wow really? Warm 1 is just a tad too blue for me, and normal is uncomfortably blue haha. I have to admit, i've been using Warm 2 for a few days and i am getting used to it actually. But personally i really cant imagine using normal haha
@@dyeace dude you were right. Warm 2 is perfect
A video explaining HGIG for HDR tone mapping in games would also be helpful since that is one of this TVs best features
I don’t know. Just got my cx 65 today and tried Ratchet & Clank with Hgig on but it was just way too dark. Had to put the tone mapping just to “on”.
Generally all the cinema modes seem way too dark to me, even in a dark room.
@@Lock2002ful I have noticed that if you use the built-in TV apps like Disney+ Dolby Vision content will have crushed blacks. If I use my Xbox the detail in the dark scenes is there using the identical picture settings. It seems kind of crappy that the built-in apps have strange issues with correct gamma. As far as thinking the images are too dark using game mode and HGIG I don’t know what to tell you. The brightness in games are great. If you don’t have your TV settings all weird and have the HDR set properly on your system it should look great. I am using the 03.21.21 firmware to clarify
@@Lock2002ful also make sure all the AI settings are turned off including AI brightness control under general settings. AI brightness will dim the image. It happened to me and I couldn’t figure out why my TV was so dark. Also some of the settings won’t stay the same from one HDMI input to the next so you will have to manually go into your settings and make sure it’s at the way you want for each input
Do you think it’s worth buying this at a discounted amount or waiting for 2021 models
save money and buy rn
@@ightimmaheadout290 my thoughts exactly
nice video of the same features we been using and changing for years.
Why is sharpness set to 0 for SDR, but set to 10 for HDR/Dolby modes? Any comments on Filmmaker mode for SDR/HDR? Also, Dolby Vision Cinema Home allows you to adjust the AI dimming in the LG AI settings, is this required for DV tonemapping changes or will this still work in Cinema mode?
I have the same TV you got but for some reason I don’t have a an additional settings button I have a advanced settings button so I’m lost basically
Handy video. Thanks for that. Please repeat for the upcoming 2021 LG replacement for the CX. Thank you.
Can it hurt to leave the old light at 100? Will it cause burn in faster?? I put it at 50 because I was a bit concerned
You have there options to prevent from burning so i would put it back for a 100
Do u recommend using super high resolution or have it off?
I decided to splurge and buy a 65” LG CX, firstly let me state that YES I LOVE this TV, with that said I simply CANNOT understand how over HALF A CENTURY AGO we PUT A MAN ON THE MOON, yet in 2021 we still cannot figure out how to give console gamers a GOOD QUALITY PICTURE AND NO LAG? It blows my mind that I cannot use the settings I want while playing my PS4 pro, which was honestly my main reason for buying this particular TV. Now I’m not going to get into an argument about which settings people THINK I should use or not use, I like bright colors and smooth motion, so ideally I want to be able to use tru motion in vivid mode while I game and of course I CAN’T because the input lag makes it UNPLAYABLE, especially because I play mainly sports games! Especially now more then ever because I can no longer watch them on TV due to being a disabled veteran and refusing to watch spoiled athletes cry about....well nvm I’m not going there. My point is why do I have to use that CRAPPY game mode which makes picture and motion LOOK AWFUL? I’m not tech savvy I simply would love to know why my $2,500 TV isn’t capable of letting me play in the manner I want to?
Unlike other TVs that have a “game mode” LG’s CX has a picture setting meant for games. Both the game mode on LCDs and LG’s game picture mode compromise on picture quality to reach low input lag.
Also vivid??? TF is wrong with you
@@jollama Yeah I know it’s crazy for me to want saturated vibrant colors on a TV isn’t it? I know it’s crazy to care more about vivid colors then so called “accurate” color. The fact is, the only reason game mode has low input lag is because the PICTURE QUALITY SUCKS in game mode, thankfully you can trick the TV into thinking it’s a “pc” you’re using and that gives you the ability to use the other modes to improve picture quality but it doesn’t improve the motion which is the most important part and the main reason I spent over $2,000 on the so called “best tv for gaming”. It’s irrelevant at this point because I have it and can’t take it back. On the plus side at least it’s great for watching TV even if it’s just the same as any other TV for gaming
Should the real cinema option only be activated with 24hz scource? What about normal TV scource with 50hz....real cinema off or on?
Is it recomended to let the sharpness slider to 10 in hdr? Or is it better to change that to 0?
Wow much needed for my CX ❤️
Amazing video helped me get my CX 65 looking amazing
Hi rtings, I understand that if you use a computer exclusively for games, then you do not need to change the hdmi label on the pc? Is the pc label only for text? Right?Will the input lag stay as low?
Pc. Ode allows you to use the rgb setting for your Xbox.
My 2021 LG CX OLED UHD 77" is only a couple of months old but we've never had a really clear picture on anything that has movement. Still pictures look great. Purchased from Best Buy in February 2021. No cable; just use WebOS apps or Roku Ultra 4K. I've tried wireless and hardwired and just about every setting you suggested as well as others. Absolutely terrible sports viewing regardless of the input source (RUclips TV, FuboTV, Amazon, Neflix). I think these settings recommended here are probably great for gaming, but not for sports watching.
was thinking about buying the tv but i discovered you have this thing called abl which you can't turn off. is there a way to disable it to stop the fluctuation in brightness from scene to scene? sounds anoying
and would certainly be a deal breaker for me. cheers
ikr? why the hell can it not be disabled, I rarely get super white scenes anyways so saving tv life doesn't matter
great video and so clear. Do you know how to see the fps on the info screen?
Press the green button repeatedly and stats will show up
Is there any way to turn off the pop up bits in the UI.. for example when you hover over the the Netflix button, it displays an extra line of buttons. Can I turn that feature off? Its jarring.
Do you also need to change the icon to game console for gaming? Like you did with pc.
Did you find a answer to this question bud?
@@j_dsipher9980 yup. I icon is automatically changed when hooking up a console :)
Hi
Have a question, I bought lg 65 cx but leaved back and took Samsung 65 q95t instead!.
What your thoughts!?,
was worrying about burning the only reason
Should be 2 .2 GAMMA also for PC gaming ?
I just got mine 3 hours ago and don't know how to take it out of the box !
I'm too scared to do it by my self, the panel looks so fragile. (65")
Manual instructs to put it on a table between 2 people. But no one around in this pandemic.
Send help 🙏
Haha you got this bro! I belive in you🙏
I had the same fear when unboxing my CX! 55inch is a massive screen yet you have one that's bigger! Lol 2 people required.
Tip: use the box and keep the screen in its cover package. Put the long polystyrene bar into the middle of the box vertically to support the screen. Once the TV is on the box, remove the cover and get another person to help lift it onto the wall/stand.
@@psx257 putting the TV on the box was the hardest part.
Hello. I also have a problem when I turn on HDMI PC functions, the videos are no longer clear on you tube on the PC. What could be the case?
Ok, I'm confused even more now. There is no " game mode" on the cx, there is a "game" picture preset and "instant game response" which can be applied to any pic preset. When you say " game mode" are you referring to "game preset" or instant game response? Based on what I read online "instant game response" is basically ALLM which can be applied to any pic preset therefore the lag would be the same in all the presets. With that being said the " game" pic preset would have no advantage over the others. I even read the user manual and it says " game" pic preset provides a picture " suitable for gameplay." It says nothing about response time being reduced. That leads me to the conclusion that "instant game response" is LGs name for ALLM.
I play Ps5 games on my LG CX and wondering what mode I should use only for games? Should I leave the icon to HDMI, Game console, or PC mode?
We provide more in-depth settings recommendations here: www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/cx-oled/settings but it should automatically switch to game mode when it detects a game being played. The only time you should set the input to PC is if you want proper 4:4:4 and plan on using it as a PC monitor (or unless we mention it in the review/settings page).
@@RTINGSdotcom Thank you!🙏
I will be connecting my Mac mini and it will be on all day should I worry about burn in should I get led
I was watching horizon zero dawn gameplay trailer...I was seeing motion blur in youtube gameplay trailer...are these motion blur regular or what?
These settings are so wrong. I have been using the 65 version of the TV for 6 months right now, here's my two cents : 1. I am not sure why everyone hates sharpness so much and turns it down to 0 especially for viewing high 4K quality content, I do not watch any regular TV channels, but I do a watch a lot of 4K films and documentaries, using 50-70 sharpness makes the image so crisp without loss of quality or any other negative effects, depth is really increased and everything looks better. 2 Do not use "game mode" unless you play competitive games that need the smallest input lag possible, however should you play those games I am sure you will not do it on a TV. Using "game mode" locks you out of settings like HDR contrast, trumotion picture settings as well as other color variants,if you are using this on any gaming console do yourself a favor and do use anything else besides game mode and fine tune it. The trumotion of this TV is really brilliant and gives a more fluid look and feel to games locked at 30FPS in consoles, the input lag is really not crazy around 16ms with a lot of settings especially trumotion set on. Please do not trust blindly in settings made by random people on youtube and test for yourself, in the end you will get a much better picture than what you can find around here.
@Jeff Carlin Exactly my thoughts as well, but when I tried it based on the games I played and their graphic engine, some of them really shine, if you have the possibility check out Shadow Of Tomb Raider, enable SMAA and be in 4K rez, then turn sharpness to 20 check image and bump it to 70, the image crisp and quality is drastic compared to lower sharpness values.
@Jeff Carlin Oh my mistake in that case, my opinion and perspective is more for video games, not sure how this affects movies as I don't watch any besides some documentaries.
Do NOT enable AMD FreeSync on the LGCX. It will disable Dolby Vision mode. The VRR that’s in the Series X is good enough and you’ll keep Dolby Vision.
And for g sync lol dolby vision is trash
Could you do this with best 2021 lg oled model. Also is there anything bad with having ultra hd deep color on for systems that don’t support hdr? And is there any downsides changing input icon to pc (4:4:4) for any devices being plugged into tv?
If you use the PC icon then some functionality and options that you may want to use are removed. For example I set my PS5 to 'bluray player' that way I get 4:4:4 when I play games but also get to use real cinema or trumotion when watching 4k films or amazon. You can't do that in PC mode.
Can you help me? What is the difference between the HDMI PC and GAME mode? Some people say that the PC MODE is better (and I don't know why) I just set my Xbox One S directly on TV but the input HDMI is on GAME CONSOLE MODE, should I change to PC MODE?
@@hoteltango1 helpe me
Disney+ doesn't seem to allow the use of either Expert setting.
Great review helped a lot. Thank You
What about energy saving mode for brightness? Should it be kept on auto to prevent burn in?
There are other functions against burn in already. To fully enjoy the TV, turn energy saving off
Hi rtings, I bought my cx couple of months and I’m extremely happy with it. I’ve got one question. What about the peak brightness settings for sdr, hdr and dolby vision? Should I leave it as it is by default or turn it off to prevent burn in?
Overall, the brightness shouldn't be too much of a concern. We suggest leaving it at the defaults generally, but if you need to adjust it to suit your room/setup, that's totally fine. The bigger thing concern would be content variety and avoiding static images, not the brightness.
Saved for when I pick up an LG CX 55 or LG G1 EVO 55 in May
Yup. I just ordered my CX 77" and expect to receive it in 2-3 weeks. Great advice on setting up the TV on this site.
Great thanks has improved the look of my LG CX TV was too sharp and vivid for movies.
Just purchased a LGCX and was watching Disney+. I went to pick a movie as the screen changed there were black squares on the screen then faded away. Any idea what this is?
If it's LG, it'll be the Expert preset for instant great visuals, no expensive calibration or stranger coming to your house!
If I have a full surround sound system multiple gaming consoles and 4k Blu-ray, should I ideally use a different hdmi from each source output from receiver to tv to avoid constantly changing settings
That's a personal preference, but if you have multiple gaming consoles and don't have any specific bandwidth/port requirements then yes it might be easier to hook them up to different ports so you can just switch inputs to go from one console to the other.
Is it safe to turn on peak brightness because Expert bright room seems dim but when i turn peak brightness on everything seems brigher and better is it safe
Me and my wife really have problems with the warmer colors, we always use cooler ones... feels better...
That’s because you guys aren’t used to what an accurate picture looks like. You should though assuming you or your wife has an iPhone or equivalent high end android as smartphones have warm colors and are calibrated
should you also lower contrast and brightness to reduce burn in?
No because those settings affect how accurate the picture is. You should only adjust OLED light and what you find under “OLED screen saver”
Does using the eye comfort mode mess up color calibration? Do I need to adjust the color temp if I change this to on?
So, the thing about eye comfort modes is that they basically eliminate all blue light to try and reduce eye-strain. But that obviously messes with the white balance and colors. Unfortunately, there won't be a way to get the correct white balance with eye comfort mode on. Sorry about that!
My tv is a LG Nano cell 65 In, 4k 85 90 but the resolution is 0.0 Hz fixed 720x480 I use Direct tv is this resolution right? Is there a way I can change it? Your help is really appreciate it.
This really is a very well explained video. Thank you very much!
I would like a video comparing all the AI services on vs off
Love my CX and PS5 on it but I have faint horizontal lines in certain games/apps and it sounds like it is a normal problem for the TV in certain games (bright sky boxes). Looks great otherwise and they need to fix the last update.
Sounds like vertical banding mate, every OLED has it
reduce burn section in is actually @13:17 not 12:52 where the break is
Good catch! We will get it fixed. Thanks!
just bought , yet to program . Can voice change picture from standard to zoom etc.?
What about the audio settings? Which is the best?
Got my LG CX yesterday, Question, if a movie or TV show is in HD does the TV automatically show it in HD or do I have to first enable HD in settings?
Automatic
Any chance you could do a picture settings video for Sony A8H ?
This video is good but y’all need to go in more depth on the little questions that users may need answered.
Why are my movie credits so laggy?? Put on these setting and noticed that credits struggle pretty bad... I’m not saying I sit and look at credits all day but it’s kind of a eyesore when movies end on my cx
Your not telling us much you say for sport out tru motion on yes and what settings in there ?