OK, I’ve had the LG C1 for four days. I changed the settings the moment I could do recommended ones from a solid YouTube channel. I don’t know what out of the box settings look like. I’ll say this, I’ve played TV, movies, and Console games (PS5 & XSX), and steamed Youtube content including the Game Awards. Damn if this TV isn’t the highest end television watching and TV based gaming experience I’ve had, I don’t know what would be.
I do admit I have a fear of burn in, and I feel it as a new OLED owner. I feel it mentally intrude when using it for work productivity on my laptop using it for extended desktop. I’ve placed the black desktop on it and hidden the taskbar, taken all the precautions. I felt it watching The Game Awards staring at the ever present GA logo on the top right of the screen. I felt it with any game there’s a static HUD element. That is honestly the only thing I hate. I cannot currently let that feeling go, but, I’m sure I’ll let it go over time since I know I’ll be careful to shut down (not power off) now and then or change content now and then.
If you can get beyond that burn-in mentality, man, what a set. I can only imagine the G1 set experience being just that much better with the brighter panel / components. I’m not willing to change the settings on my C1 to make it act like a G1. I’m not sure I’d be willing to risk the damage.