First, you'll need a large desk, the unit overall is 107cm wide and the stand is 84cm wide, so you'll need to make sure it fits. The other major consideration when buying the LG C1 48-inch is size.Ĥ8-inches is far larger than most monitors, and that's something you need to factor in. How annoying this will be will depend on your setup and tolerance for reflections, I personally found it somewhat irritating in my office, but not a deal breaker and often it's not that noticeable when focusing on the content being displayed. What this means in practical use cases is that the LG C1 has increased clarity and "wow" factor in darker environments, but tends to be a lot more reflective than a monitor with an anti-glare coating.Īmong TVs, the C1 is one of the better displays at reducing direct reflections with its treatment of the glossy finish, however ultimately you will see much more clear and defined reflections in a well lit room than you would from a normal monitor, most of which only reflect general light rather than defined mirror-like reflections. In contrast, most monitors use a matte anti-glare finish, which diffuses the light to some degree to cut down on reflections in bright environments, with modern anti-glare coatings still providing excellent clarity.
The C1 is a glossy glass display, which tends to make colors pop and increase the clarity and crispness of the image. One of the big differences between the C1 and most monitors is the finish used on the display.
The exterior materials are also premium, with a mixture of metal, glass, and good quality plastic. While this area is ridiculously thin, there is still a chunkier section at the base that houses all the electronics and ports, which uses a more utility focused design rather than something elegant. LG expects you to either use this as is, or wall mount it, and honestly using it with the included stand isn't too bad given its size, I don't really miss height or tilt adjustability.Īside from the lack of ergonomics, this is a beautifully designed product, built to emphasize the large display in all its glory with slim bezels and an even slimmer depth for the top section. There is no adjustability whatsoever, you can't even tilt the display into the position you may want, so forget height adjustment or anything of the sort. The stand, for example, is basically a strip of metal that runs along the bottom edge of the display, connecting very low down to the display itself.
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If you're interested in how this compares as a TV to other TVs, we'd recommend checking out a website like Rtings that will thoroughly assess that for you.īecause this is a TV, the design language is quite different to most monitors we look at.
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In any case we are not reviewing this as a TV, we're assessing this as if it were a monitor you would choose to use with a PC and other input devices. It also lacks some of the convenient features we enjoy with most monitors, like DisplayPort connectivity. It has "smart TV" functionality, so you can run apps directly on the TV itself, a built-in tuner, and lots of image adjusting features like AI processing and all that stuff. While there are serious gaming specs here, and LG has done a great job of supporting the gaming market with their OLED line, the C1 is still primarily designed to be used as a TV. It's also not outrageously priced for a high end display, at $1500 and often on sale for below that. That's not the case here: the C1 not only supports a 120 Hz refresh, it also includes both G-Sync and AMD FreeSync support, bringing the variable refresh rate tech we see with virtually every gaming display these days. The vast majority of OLED monitors are designed for professionals, so they are capped to 60Hz and often cost thousands upon thousands of dollars. The LG C1 is one of the best OLED displays for gaming because it combines the technology with a 3840 x 2160 resolution and a usable refresh rate of 120 Hz.
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This is LG's latest OLED TV series designed primarily for content consumption and brilliant HDR, but in the smallest 48-inch option - the one we bought for testing today - it may also be usable as a monitor, that's something we'll have to figure out. I get a ton of questions about OLEDs pretty much weekly, so hopefully this review and the data we've gathered will answer your burning questions and will show how this technology fares in our current monitor test suite.įor today's review, we went out and bought what many people consider the best OLED screen for gaming and the most suitable candidate for usage as a PC monitor: the LG C1 OLED. And at some point we did, just not like this one. Finally! We've long been requested to thoroughly review an OLED display to properly see how it compares to the latest LCD gaming monitors.
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