LG OLED65G16LA G1 65 inch 4K Smart OLED TV (2021)

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He's a contributor to Forbes, TechRadar, Trusted Reviews, Wired and many more places – if you've owned a TV in the last couple of decades, John's probably reviewed it somewhere. The addition of the new Evo panel helps to increase brightness, and that brings a bit more intensity to HDR highlights for what is an alluring image.

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By setting Auto Dynamic Contrast to 'High' and enabling Dynamic Tone Mapping, you can get a slightly brighter image, as seen in this EOTF. More variants might appear in the future, but these should differ only in terms of the finish and which retailer is selling them.So it’s no surprise to find LG partnering the G1 with a new processing system designed to get the most out of the new panel technology. If you have it, let us know; you'll know if it has it if there's the NFC logo on the glossy plastic. Based on the type of enhancements it brings over last gen's CX models, though, it most likely is a worthy step up from the C1 - if you're looking to wall-mount anyway. The luminance changes up between 35 and 55 degrees are quite dramatic, and that's certainly why the full five stars was out of its reach, but it keeps colours consistent.

LG G1 OLED Evo review (OLED65G16LA, OLED55G16LA, OLED77G16LA)

You need to set OLED Motion Pro to 'High' for it to flicker at 60Hz, or 'Medium' or 'Low' for 120Hz flicker. We experienced some bugs where some settings weren't available until we enabled and disabled the Game Optimizer or VRR settings, but we don't expect this to be much of an issue for most people. Especially if you’re lucky enough to be playing a native 4K game at a 120Hz refresh rate from one of the new generation of consoles or PC graphics cards. The main difference is that the G1 has the new evo panel, allowing it to get brighter than the GX in HDR, so small highlights pop more. It’s well worth leaving these settings as they are, as the performance is in line with our expectations of Dolby Vision, and the IQ element improves dark detail when viewing in a well-lit room without tampering with the performance under ideal conditions.But with Black Panther it tended to sound small, constrained and lacking in depth, with the film’s soundtrack left diminished.