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It's crazy that the C1 48" is going for $896 new in America right now. With how much brighter QD-OLED is and all the media attention I don't think the 42" will be over $1000 for long. Let's hope $700 this time next year.
Curved isn't only about viewing anglesBecause it's a better device, with a high-quality semi-gloss coating; it also doesn't force you to go with curved ultra-wide (for a device that doesn't have the same vA viewing angle problem, it makes zero sense!)
Curved isn't only about viewing angles
Clearly it has not died in the PC world. I've been on and off 21:9 34" monitors for a while.Immersion curved OLED TVs died 6 years ago, because they serve no purpose.
This thing is nearly as wide as a 40" TV, while forcing you to do that broken 21:9 aspect in everything you do - curved!
Clearly it has not died in the PC world. I've been on and off 21:9 34" monitors for a while.
No idea, I've been using IPS models the whole time the curve actually helps being able to see the outside of the monitor easier.And how many of those were introduced to combat VA gamma shift?
I mean really ,you can count the number of curved IPS panels on one hand, while the VA show are obvious value in this.
Immersion curved OLED TVs died 6 years ago, because they serve no purpose.
This thing is nearly as wide as a 40" TV, while forcing you to do that broken 21:9 aspect in everything you do - curved!
Agreed. In a desktop situation, I actually wish my LG CX 48" was a little bit curved. It would make it feel less large and would make it a bit easier to use the edges of the display. Curved large screens could be awesome for desktop use but the TV industry just went with something bonkers stupid by making curved TVs for the living room.Curved televisions died 6 years ago because people sit 4-10+ feet away from their televisions and curves are worthless in that setup.
Having your face 20-30" away from your 34"+ screen is an entirely different scenario.
He's really not the first to receive stock. I preordered the 48" CX from VE and Bestbuy had them before him by almost a month so cancelled the VE order and got it from Bestbuy the same week.Vincent at Value Electronics mentioned on a recent stream with Stop the Fomo on youtube that he wasn't expecting to see the 42" C2 Oled until July. He typically is one of the first to receive new stock so I think we will be waiting for these 41" TVs for a few more months. Anyone remember when the 48" came out last year? i remember it was several months after the larger TVs were available.
I received the CX 48" at the end of June here in Finland, bought at release so June/July seems about right.Vincent at Value Electronics mentioned on a recent stream with Stop the Fomo on youtube that he wasn't expecting to see the 42" C2 Oled until July. He typically is one of the first to receive new stock so I think we will be waiting for these 41" TVs for a few more months. Anyone remember when the 48" came out last year? i remember it was several months after the larger TVs were available.
Do you think they will have different panels in the 42”?I hope to buy this at release and will check the Service menu to see if I won the panel lottery, if not, I will return.
the new c2 42! New size has traditionally had a slow rollout on the c-seriesI’m confused what model you’re all talking about above that’s coming in June/July?
the new c2 42! New size has traditionally had a slow rollout on the c-series
This is what confused me. It’s already available to buy in many regions as well! Plenty of people already have the 42C2Reviewers already have it though, it's not months away.
Yeah even here in Finland it seems to be already in stock. 1399 euros.This is what confused me. It’s already available to buy in many regions as well! Plenty of people already have the 42C2
Yeah even here in Finland it seems to be already in stock. 1399 euros.
Thanks for the notice about the Rtings review. It looks pretty good! I didn't see anything mentioned about text quality when used on a PC. They did have the blurb under resolution support that the chroma is correct 4:4:4.Well, here n the US, it has yet to appear on shelves
This is the only Google search result that didn't redirect me to the "already shipping here" 48":
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1696683-REG/lg_oled42c2pua_c2_42_oled_4k.html?ap=y&smp=y&lsft=BI:514&gclid=CjwKCAjw9qiTBhBbEiwAp-GE0Xi9sKRvrm2Z1AB3SJc_5_nCVZdGIVAzrenYOcwafgobzRlGvOROOxoCKxAQAvD_BwE
The Rtings review is now live! But doesn't seem to be the 42-inch model!
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/c2-oled
While you can get these things early in some countries, most of the world is going to have to wait a couple months for wide availability
The Rtings review is now live! But doesn't seem to be the 42-inch model!
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/c2-oled
While you can get these things early in some countries, most of the world is going to have to wait a couple months for wide availability
Our review sample is the OLED42C2 which we bought ourselves.
Looking at HDTVTest's G2 review, if LG keeps using the same tech I don't expect we will see much more than heatsinks making their way into more models for increased peak brightness. Seems most of the updates this year are catering towards movie watchers and smart TV users. It might be LG's tech is starting to hit walls for peak brightness.Yeah sucks that since the CX we've basically had no progress on the OLED front for monitor use. I dunno what LG's plans are for next year but I hope it's not another side grade refresh.
Is it really an alternative though?For the 42" model the only other option to the LG C2 this year seems to be the ASUS PG42UQ.
That IO setup of the PG42UQ I think is shared from the XG48UQ except they removed 1 of the 2 DP ports and updated the chipset to support 48Gbps for the HDMI 2.1 ports. Pretty sure it's just penny pinching in either hardware cost or engineering time that's stopped them and many others like Samsung (until this year) from providing all ports as HDMI 2.1.Looking at HDTVTest's G2 review, if LG keeps using the same tech I don't expect we will see much more than heatsinks making their way into more models for increased peak brightness. Seems most of the updates this year are catering towards movie watchers and smart TV users. It might be LG's tech is starting to hit walls for peak brightness.
The only light in the LG tunnel for the desktop monitor use is that they are making a 48GB900 model which seems to be basically the 48" C2 with a Displayport input, anti-glare coating and "g4m3r" design. Why they didn't just make that with the 42" panel I do not understand, that would have been a great move. But I expect that they will do that next year. I wonder if this model is just maybe reusing C1/CX 48" panels or something to get rid of leftover stock.
For the 42" model the only other option to the LG C2 this year seems to be the ASUS PG42UQ. Reading this blurb from ASUS I noticed that there is a * symbol when they talk about the 900 nits peak brightness. At the end of the article it says that means "*3% of the screen with HDR on." For e.g. 10% window the brightness will probably be somewhere above the 717 nits of the 42" C2 but I am pleasantly surprised if it manages above 800 nits in that situation.
Looking at the ASUS specs listed in that article I wonder if they have just crammed two different input circuits into it when it has 1x DP, 2x HDMI 2.0 and then 2x HDMI 2.1. Like why have the HDMI 2.0 at all unless it's just some standard piece of hardware they can reuse?
To be fair, I'm happy with the HDR capabilities of my LG C9 65" and CX 48". Both look just great in HDR gaming or movies. The only things I am left wanting is smaller size and Displayport support.
For the 42" model the only other option to the LG C2 this year seems to be the ASUS PG42UQ. Reading this blurb from ASUS I noticed that there is a * symbol when they talk about the 900 nits peak brightness. At the end of the article it says that means "*3% of the screen with HDR on." For e.g. 10% window the brightness will probably be somewhere above the 717 nits of the 42" C2 but I am pleasantly surprised if it manages above 800 nits in that situation.
Very good points. While I don't mind paying more to get exactly what I want, if the price difference between them ends up being significant enough it doesn't make sense when at Q3/Q4 we are just half a year away from next year's models where LG themselves might bring in more desktop centric features to their range as well as a heatsink. Might put the ASUS in the same position as the 55" Dell OLED was where it's just not a good purchase.The PG42UQ is looking more attractive after seeing HDTV tests G2 review. The heatsink made temporary IR dissipate way faster than even a QD-OLED. We just have to pray that Asus does the panel right unlike Gigabyte with the FO48U which is a firmware/software/calibration mess.
The problem is if Asus is pricing VA LCD 43" monitors @ $1300, I can't imagine the PG42UQ come in any less than $1999 which will make no sense at all given it's ETA of Q3 where toward the tail end a C2 could drop to $1000 or less.
May 9th is Asus next "virtual launch event" where they announce products and availability so hoping to hear something about it then.
EDIT: Asus got back to me and said the 42" is still in "engineering" (whatever that means). Q3/Q4 is probably accurate but hope I'm wrong.
Yeah, I got the email this morning too, looks like delivery as early as next Tuesday.
I gotta say, that's a historical screenshot!