ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
God yeah, the new UI for both LG and Samsung in the most recent models is fucking terrible. Like, near unusable for a lot of people. Both of them had decent-to-great interfaces already but they had to go fuck them up with full screen confusion.
The only time I have ever dealt with the UI on my C1 was when I was setting everything up and last week when it wanted to update. It truly is awful and the remote wand thing is equally as bad. Otherwise I watch everything with an Apple TV 4K.
Whelp. I've quite had it with my TCL 6 series CONSTANTLY crashing when connected as a PC monitor and switching resolution or turning on HDR, so I just shotgun purchased an LG C2 after going into BestBuy. Apperantly it is a decent TV with different tech that honestly went all over my head when the (very helpful) young man in BB was helping me. Hopefully this addresses the issues I'm having (the crashing with the 6800XT was the last straw and I'm assuming its just a general compat issue).
. . .however, I originally went in to figure out how to get my BEATS headphones working through the PC (connecting through the bluetooth that I guess is on the mobo, gives absolutely garbage sound even when right next to the PC); I was shown what looked like a "soundbar" but for headphone connections, but not really looking to spend 400 bucks for the whole thing. Anyone know if the sound through the TV itself (LG C2) is good? Dunno what terms to Google to narrow down the answer/info I am looking for.
I occasionally use the built in speakers in my C1 and they're fine for the rare occasions I'm not using my headphones with a DAC/Amp. The C2 does have Bluetooth so you should be able to connects you Beats to them instead of your PC. You could also see if a cheap Bluetooth dongle for your computer could give you better sound quality, but I'd also check the PC's Bluetooth audio settings to see if somehow the bitrate or audio format is wrong.
I occasionally use the built in speakers in my C1 and they're fine for the rare occasions I'm not using my headphones with a DAC/Amp. The C2 does have Bluetooth so you should be able to connects you Beats to them instead of your PC. You could also see if a cheap Bluetooth dongle for your computer could give you better sound quality, but I'd also check the PC's Bluetooth audio settings to see if somehow the bitrate or audio format is wrong.
I got the TV set up with the Beats and. . .not bad? Certainly much better than going through the PC though and about the same (I think) when listening through my phone.
. . .as for the TV itself. . .holy shit. Like, without ANY fiddling with the picture settings, out of the box this is on a whole nother level than the TCL 6 Series which I was told was "all I really needed for a living room PC gaming setup." It is absolutely night and day. I'm tempted to drag the TCL downstairs to do a side by side comparison to make sure it's not some placebo affect, but no way is it; going into HWL everything just looks better and sharper. Even swapping back and forth between the game and the desktop is MUCH faster without the TV losing signal for half a second. Booted up HFW and boy I can't wait to go back to that at some point as the game looks exactly as I thought it would look (in terms of image quality). I definitely need to do more tweaking. . .like any tweaking; only thing I did was change the refreshing rate to 60FPS - thought the TV was busted for half a second.
The only negative: holy christ does this "Wiimote" remote suck. Surprising positive: the speakers on this are - in some situations - WAY better than the soundbar I've got (though the soundbar wasn't that great to begin with) and leagues better than that ol' hunk of junk TCL (seriously if there were a river nearby I'd drown it in that).
Anywho, I don't really know the difference between what I had and what I bought but it must be something and I'm pretty happy right now.
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
I recall Windows having a pretty shit Bluetooth stack. Usually computers work better with dedicated headphones.
The Bluetooth headphones should work with the TV though. I don't love them, but they work fine. If you ever want to get a real set of TV headphones though, the Sennheiser ones are great. They connect via optical to the base, then RF to the headphones. Pretty great.
I occasionally use the built in speakers in my C1 and they're fine for the rare occasions I'm not using my headphones with a DAC/Amp. The C2 does have Bluetooth so you should be able to connects you Beats to them instead of your PC. You could also see if a cheap Bluetooth dongle for your computer could give you better sound quality, but I'd also check the PC's Bluetooth audio settings to see if somehow the bitrate or audio format is wrong.
I got the TV set up with the Beats and. . .not bad? Certainly much better than going through the PC though and about the same (I think) when listening through my phone.
. . .as for the TV itself. . .holy shit. Like, without ANY fiddling with the picture settings, out of the box this is on a whole nother level than the TCL 6 Series which I was told was "all I really needed for a living room PC gaming setup." It is absolutely night and day. I'm tempted to drag the TCL downstairs to do a side by side comparison to make sure it's not some placebo affect, but no way is it; going into HWL everything just looks better and sharper. Even swapping back and forth between the game and the desktop is MUCH faster without the TV losing signal for half a second. Booted up HFW and boy I can't wait to go back to that at some point as the game looks exactly as I thought it would look (in terms of image quality). I definitely need to do more tweaking. . .like any tweaking; only thing I did was change the refreshing rate to 60FPS - thought the TV was busted for half a second.
The only negative: holy christ does this "Wiimote" remote suck. Surprising positive: the speakers on this are - in some situations - WAY better than the soundbar I've got (though the soundbar wasn't that great to begin with) and leagues better than that ol' hunk of junk TCL (seriously if there were a river nearby I'd drown it in that).
Anywho, I don't really know the difference between what I had and what I bought but it must be something and I'm pretty happy right now.
I highly recommend taking the 20-30 minute (or less) it'll take to apply Rting's calibrations settings to your C2. If you think it looks good now wait until it has the proper settings applied
We watched those in-store demos last night and I can now confidently say I now "get it." This HDR showcase in particularly finally got me to see what exactly "HDR" was supposed to look like and it lines up exactly as I had always expected it to coming from a photography background; the first shots of the young lady where she is perfectly lit, but the background stays appropriately black (versus just slightly overexposed in the non-HDR feed) are striking and about as clear in difference as the first time I saw 30 and 60FPS side by side (I admit I got suckered by that "Human eye. . ." malarkey from IGN way back when).
One thing I've noticed so far with this TV. . .none of the pitch black videos I've seen have that weird "banding" affect where it looks like someone threw a stone in the middle of a pitch black lake and you can see the ripples. Black is just black on this (at least at night, we didn't really watch during the day).
The bigger issue I find for gaming is the delay with BT.
Certainly wish I knew the difference a lot sooner. I probably blushed at the price as a non-starter, but a friend recently reminded that I am not as poor as I once was; though the 2K+ of those SONY panels I absolutely scoffed at (fella in BB said it was because everyone gets their panels from LG which I really couldn't understand - especially from SONY who knows how to come up with their own shit when they're sick of paying Elvis taxes for other folks shit).
You made sure to rename the input to PC and do whatever the AMD apps version of setting the proper color depth, right? You want 10bit and full dynamic range enabled.
I recall Windows having a pretty shit Bluetooth stack. Usually computers work better with dedicated headphones.
The Bluetooth headphones should work with the TV though. I don't love them, but they work fine. If you ever want to get a real set of TV headphones though, the Sennheiser ones are great. They connect via optical to the base, then RF to the headphones. Pretty great.
Yeah I've tried numerous times and I've never had good luck with bluetooth and windows. Even with a BT dongle on the front of the PC. I'd say the best bet for PC wireless would be an RF model where it has it's own basestation. Which is a shame since more and more really nice bluetooth headsets are coming out.
You made sure to rename the input to PC and do whatever the AMD apps version of setting the proper color depth, right? You want 10bit and full dynamic range enabled.
I did the "icon" change thing for PC (it was reading as a PS5 for some dumb reason) and for the console as well - I have no idea why but it was one of the first things I saw online. Not sure about the color depth. . .there is an option I think in Clarity for this, but it is per input and not for the entire system. I left it alone at 50. Not sure where I would check the 10bit thing; I was using the RT guide, but I'm the kind of tech person that needs like step by step menu by menu instructions and these only seem like an overview with a few pictures of the end setting.
Also changed the PC to 120HZ (it settled on sub-30 for some reason and I thought my mouse signals were all messed up); swapping to 120 and its crazy smooth. . .distractingly so. I probably won't be able to get to really setting the thing up until this weekend (its still in "Dumb" mode which I like as I'm not a fan of TV's constantly advertising to me), but out of the box with a few obvious changes is pretty sweet.
One thing I am going to have to invest in is a sound system as the speakers on the TV reminded me of how fantastic a sound system with good surround can sound (I had an old system with sub-woofer that was stupid loud, loved it; Googling it looks like I have an Insignia 2.0, which apparently is about as entry-level budget as you can get).
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ShadowfireVermont, in the middle of nowhereRegistered Userregular
Unless you want to do a bunch of wiring, a good soundbar will work wonders. It's all just a matter of your budget.
You made sure to rename the input to PC and do whatever the AMD apps version of setting the proper color depth, right? You want 10bit and full dynamic range enabled.
I did the "icon" change thing for PC (it was reading as a PS5 for some dumb reason) and for the console as well - I have no idea why but it was one of the first things I saw online. Not sure about the color depth. . .there is an option I think in Clarity for this, but it is per input and not for the entire system. I left it alone at 50. Not sure where I would check the 10bit thing; I was using the RT guide, but I'm the kind of tech person that needs like step by step menu by menu instructions and these only seem like an overview with a few pictures of the end setting.
Also changed the PC to 120HZ (it settled on sub-30 for some reason and I thought my mouse signals were all messed up); swapping to 120 and its crazy smooth. . .distractingly so. I probably won't be able to get to really setting the thing up until this weekend (its still in "Dumb" mode which I like as I'm not a fan of TV's constantly advertising to me), but out of the box with a few obvious changes is pretty sweet.
One thing I am going to have to invest in is a sound system as the speakers on the TV reminded me of how fantastic a sound system with good surround can sound (I had an old system with sub-woofer that was stupid loud, loved it; Googling it looks like I have an Insignia 2.0, which apparently is about as entry-level budget as you can get).
No, I mean the color depth in windows. Nvidia does it through the Nvidia Control Panel
spoiler cause big
and also turn on freesync wherever that is as well.
Unless you want to do a bunch of wiring, a good soundbar will work wonders. It's all just a matter of your budget.
I just went at lunch and got an LG Meridian; RTings says it was pretty good. Apparently I missed out on a deal on this soundbar the guy who previously helped me showed me and I was blown away, but it was 700 (even after the discount) and my ears aren't that uppity. Setting it up I have no idea what I did (like the subwoofer doesn't connect in anyway to the soundbar) but the sound difference is darn sure clear. I only actually went to the shopping center to pick up a collection of Edgar Allen Poe stories and randomly walked into BB and whelp. . .here we are. Figured it was due as I had already updated my PC and now the actual sound and image quality match the power underneath.
. . .I THINK that's it; only thing I can imagine looking at is some "rear speakers" but everything else feels well sorted Home Theater wise.
No, I mean the color depth in windows. Nvidia does it through the Nvidia Control Panel
I gotcha. Yeah, that sounds like I need AMD Adrenaline and. . .ugh. Maybe there's a way to make those changes (if not just through Windows settings) without that bloatware (only thing I hate about using AMD. . .well that and not getting DLSS).
We just got our new couch, which is just a bit further away, now I'm chomping at upgrading to a 77". Sadly the G3 and S95c may be out of my price range this year. Also I'm nervous about the G3 due to my wife just leaving the TV on all the time and so far Samsung hasn't garnered a whole lot of support due to production issues and crappy interface.
Reviews of the C3 are coming out. Sounds like it's basically the C2 panel with extra 2.1 HDMI ports and some new settings to make thing easier. Might be worth just grabbing the C2 on discount if you don't need all the ports.
Same the G3 isn't going to be in smaller sizes. I really want to downsize to 48" but would like MLA and a heatsink. Maybe we'll see ASUS or other PC makers take a stab.
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. . .however, I originally went in to figure out how to get my BEATS headphones working through the PC (connecting through the bluetooth that I guess is on the mobo, gives absolutely garbage sound even when right next to the PC); I was shown what looked like a "soundbar" but for headphone connections, but not really looking to spend 400 bucks for the whole thing. Anyone know if the sound through the TV itself (LG C2) is good? Dunno what terms to Google to narrow down the answer/info I am looking for.
I got the TV set up with the Beats and. . .not bad? Certainly much better than going through the PC though and about the same (I think) when listening through my phone.
. . .as for the TV itself. . .holy shit. Like, without ANY fiddling with the picture settings, out of the box this is on a whole nother level than the TCL 6 Series which I was told was "all I really needed for a living room PC gaming setup." It is absolutely night and day. I'm tempted to drag the TCL downstairs to do a side by side comparison to make sure it's not some placebo affect, but no way is it; going into HWL everything just looks better and sharper. Even swapping back and forth between the game and the desktop is MUCH faster without the TV losing signal for half a second. Booted up HFW and boy I can't wait to go back to that at some point as the game looks exactly as I thought it would look (in terms of image quality). I definitely need to do more tweaking. . .like any tweaking; only thing I did was change the refreshing rate to 60FPS - thought the TV was busted for half a second.
The only negative: holy christ does this "Wiimote" remote suck. Surprising positive: the speakers on this are - in some situations - WAY better than the soundbar I've got (though the soundbar wasn't that great to begin with) and leagues better than that ol' hunk of junk TCL (seriously if there were a river nearby I'd drown it in that).
Anywho, I don't really know the difference between what I had and what I bought but it must be something and I'm pretty happy right now.
The Bluetooth headphones should work with the TV though. I don't love them, but they work fine. If you ever want to get a real set of TV headphones though, the Sennheiser ones are great. They connect via optical to the base, then RF to the headphones. Pretty great.
I highly recommend taking the 20-30 minute (or less) it'll take to apply Rting's calibrations settings to your C2. If you think it looks good now wait until it has the proper settings applied
https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/c2-oled/settings
But yeah BT is always hit-or-miss for audio.
The bigger issue I find for gaming is the delay with BT.
One thing I've noticed so far with this TV. . .none of the pitch black videos I've seen have that weird "banding" affect where it looks like someone threw a stone in the middle of a pitch black lake and you can see the ripples. Black is just black on this (at least at night, we didn't really watch during the day).
Certainly wish I knew the difference a lot sooner. I probably blushed at the price as a non-starter, but a friend recently reminded that I am not as poor as I once was; though the 2K+ of those SONY panels I absolutely scoffed at (fella in BB said it was because everyone gets their panels from LG which I really couldn't understand - especially from SONY who knows how to come up with their own shit when they're sick of paying Elvis taxes for other folks shit).
Yeah I've tried numerous times and I've never had good luck with bluetooth and windows. Even with a BT dongle on the front of the PC. I'd say the best bet for PC wireless would be an RF model where it has it's own basestation. Which is a shame since more and more really nice bluetooth headsets are coming out.
I did the "icon" change thing for PC (it was reading as a PS5 for some dumb reason) and for the console as well - I have no idea why but it was one of the first things I saw online. Not sure about the color depth. . .there is an option I think in Clarity for this, but it is per input and not for the entire system. I left it alone at 50. Not sure where I would check the 10bit thing; I was using the RT guide, but I'm the kind of tech person that needs like step by step menu by menu instructions and these only seem like an overview with a few pictures of the end setting.
Also changed the PC to 120HZ (it settled on sub-30 for some reason and I thought my mouse signals were all messed up); swapping to 120 and its crazy smooth. . .distractingly so. I probably won't be able to get to really setting the thing up until this weekend (its still in "Dumb" mode which I like as I'm not a fan of TV's constantly advertising to me), but out of the box with a few obvious changes is pretty sweet.
One thing I am going to have to invest in is a sound system as the speakers on the TV reminded me of how fantastic a sound system with good surround can sound (I had an old system with sub-woofer that was stupid loud, loved it; Googling it looks like I have an Insignia 2.0, which apparently is about as entry-level budget as you can get).
No, I mean the color depth in windows. Nvidia does it through the Nvidia Control Panel
spoiler cause big
and also turn on freesync wherever that is as well.
I just went at lunch and got an LG Meridian; RTings says it was pretty good. Apparently I missed out on a deal on this soundbar the guy who previously helped me showed me and I was blown away, but it was 700 (even after the discount) and my ears aren't that uppity. Setting it up I have no idea what I did (like the subwoofer doesn't connect in anyway to the soundbar) but the sound difference is darn sure clear. I only actually went to the shopping center to pick up a collection of Edgar Allen Poe stories and randomly walked into BB and whelp. . .here we are. Figured it was due as I had already updated my PC and now the actual sound and image quality match the power underneath.
. . .I THINK that's it; only thing I can imagine looking at is some "rear speakers" but everything else feels well sorted Home Theater wise.
I gotcha. Yeah, that sounds like I need AMD Adrenaline and. . .ugh. Maybe there's a way to make those changes (if not just through Windows settings) without that bloatware (only thing I hate about using AMD. . .well that and not getting DLSS).
It's way bigger than I expected, in comparison to my 65" C8.
I'm now mentally trying to hold off upgrading my 3080Ti to a 4090...I feel like it would be smart to wait for the eventual 5000 series.
To be fair none of these purchases are smart.
Same the G3 isn't going to be in smaller sizes. I really want to downsize to 48" but would like MLA and a heatsink. Maybe we'll see ASUS or other PC makers take a stab.