Best Current 55 " OLED PANEL for PC monitor on the market for the price?

why do you want a permanent windows start button and taskbar icons on the screen?
 
There isn't a big difference in picture quality between them and LG's are way cheaper. Just get the cheapest LG.

 
According to Amazon, the cheapest 55 LG is the E8 , @ 2,2K . .. supposedly the only difference is the sound versus the higher end ones , and it has the same panel. ..
 
B8 has different image processing than the higher tiers this year (wasn’t true on B7 and older). Don’t know that it would matter much if you are using it on a PC though.

Sony uses the LG panel I have heard but does their own processing. In the past it was considered superior for TV use, 2018 LG models (C8 and higher) supposedly brought LG up to par.
 
Has anyone used the E8 ? is it as good as the C8 , .. etc

its like 500-600 less than the c8 but i dont see any difference in the specs except it doesn't have bezels silver
 
I bought my C8 today at Best Buy Black Friday Sale For $1,699.99
My new PC Gaming Monitor:)

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When connecting to a PC, the HDMI input must have its icon changed to 'PC'. 4k @ 60 Hz @ 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 color is only supported when 'HDMI ULTRA HD Deep Color' is enabled in the 'Picture/Additional Settings/' menu for the chosen input.
 
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vincentsixtysix said:
Has anyone used the E8 ? is it as good as the C8 , .. etc

E8 is the same panel and controller/software as the C8, difference is in the pedestal and E has a glass front
 
so other than autohiding the start menu and deleting all desktop icons, setting a dark theme, 2 min inactive screen hibernation, what other tips are there to prevent burn in? My 55" C8 arrived yesterday replacing an older 50" samsung as my desktop monitor. Does anyone make a windows app that automatically moves all open windows a few pixels over every minute or two?
 
why do you want a permanent windows start button and taskbar icons on the screen?


Because that doesn't happen, if you understand the beast you just purchased?

I've been using my C7 for a year now with no visible burn-in. It's such a nice screen, it gets a whole lot of use :D

But I make sure to have a screensaver set to pure black on two minutes delay. I also set the desktop background to black. These both reduce the load on the pixels (and provide variation to prevent burn-in).

If you make sure sure you use a lot of full-screen content (videos and video games) along with desktop use (start menu and windowed work areas) that adds enough variation to prevent burn-in.

And yes, I have icons on my desktop. But I leave the browser maximized, so they are only visible when I'm doing work.

Variation = the key to enjoying your OLED PC monitor for as long as possible. Just like you could watch ESPN all day on that OLED TV (fixed bottom ticker line and all) and get no burn-in, you can use your start menu all day. Just change things up every other day (watch movies, play fullscreen games), and depend on your black screensaver, and you'll be fine.

If you only want to do one thing, then OLED as a monitor will be a bad fit.
 
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The LG TV's have a built in screen saver that kicks in if it detects a static image for too long (nothing fancy, cheesy 1990's Fireworks). It also has auto-dimming for high-contrast static images. And it has some procedure (I won't pretend to understand what it does) that you can run while the TV is off to minimize or correct for anything that may get burned in.

A lot of that people turn off, the auto-dimming especially can be noticeable if left at default. But if you were that worried about burn-in, the TV will do a decent job of protecting itself at default settings.
 
The LG TV's have a built in screen saver that kicks in if it detects a static image for too long. It also has auto-dimming for high-contrast static images.

A lot of that people turn off, the auto-dimming especially can be noticeable if left at default. But if you were that worried about burn-in, the TV will do a decent job of protecting itself at default settings.

Yeah, I leave the auto-dimming set on.
 
Set the wallpaper to rotate between 4-5 images every 5 minutes or so, that should greatly reduce the risk of burn-in.
 
Also using the cable that worked fine 444 60hz on my samsung this LG wont do 444 unless set to 30hz, on 60hz it drops down even with HDR disabled, ordered a new cable so maybe the LG sets are just more picky about that.
 
hdmi 2.0 cant do 4:4:4 HDR 60hz 4k from what i understand. A new cable won't solve your problem.
 
hdmi 2.0 cant do 4:4:4 HDR 60hz 4k from what i understand. A new cable won't solve your problem.

No, it can do it if you turn HDR off.

It's either 4k @60hz, 8-bit, 4:4:4 (normal color space)

OR

4k @60hz, 10-bit, 4:2:2 (HDR color space).

You have to do this because jumping to HDR requires 25% more bandwidth for each frame.

I use normal color space for desktop usage. You only need to turn on HDR mode if you have a video game or movie that supports it. Otherwise, you won't see accurate colors.
 
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No, it can do it if you turn HDR off.

It's either 4k @60hz, 8-bit, 4:4:4 (normal color space)

OR

4k @60hz, 10-bit, 4:2:2 (HDR color space).

You have to do this because jumping to HDR requires 25% more bandwidth for each frame.

I use normal color space for desktop usage. You only need to turn on HDR mode if you have a video game or movie that supports it. Otherwise, you won't see accurate colors.

Exactly, that's what I said and is my point. it can't do it all at once.

I've had this OLED and played through a few PC games and God Of War/Uncharted:LL on PS4 and im honestly not sure if HDR is that amazing/different. Also the colors can sometimes look off, even with the PS4's 1080p. Also windows and HDR seems like a mess.
 
Also with normal 444 60hz setting the black level to low makes everything look better.
 
Also with normal 444 60hz setting the black level to low makes everything look better.
that depends on what your source is outputting.

for example, if you're on PS4 and choose Limited colors you need to select either high/low (cant remember) and vice versa for not limited. Otherwise you get "crushed black" color.
 
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im honestly not sure if HDR is that amazing/different.
I agree that sometimes HDR is either not noticeable or not that huge an improvement. It can depend on the content, though.

This demo is about the best I've seen, you'll have to load it on a USB stick straight into the TV for the best results. It definitely looks better than a normal SDR video.

https://4kmedia.org/samsung-x-redbull-see-the-unexpected-hdr-uhd-4k-demo/

Some games can look better than others. Resident Evil 7 has a good implementation.
 
Give it one year

I've had my 2016 LG OLED C series for 2 years using it every day as my primary PC Monitor for desktop and gaming with zero burn in. Much like Plasma between the built in protection and some small amount of common sense its a great overall monitor. Some people see Image Retention and think its burn in and freak out but that's just normal and you get used to it.. I only really see it using it during productivity.. during gaming you hardly notice IR.
 
I also dropped the oled brightness to 40, I've heard if you leave it at 100 it will burn in faster.

This.

After calibrating my C7, my OLED brightness was set to 35 and I haven't moved it since. 30-40 is a good range.

My regular "brightness" setting is at 50, and my contrast is 60 or 65 I think. Everything else, like sharpness, is set to zero, and I turn all the image processing junk off. Not needed.
 
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I have a 55" LG B7 and it is great... The differences between the B7/C7 and C8 are small so I would go with the older model if cheaper by more than ~$250 .
 
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