LG C2 Series 42-Inch Class OLED evo Smart TV OLED42C2PUA, 2022 - AI-Powered 4K TV, Alexa Built-in

This TV is the absolute best I have ever owned, no question. It performs very well in dimly lit and brightly lit rooms. The picture is phenomenal, and I absolutely love the myriad of settings to fine-tune everything exactly how I want. I game pretty extensively, and my experience of this TV with my Playstation 5 has been excellent! It makes for a great gaming experience, can handle everything that the PS5 is capable of, and I simply love the 'game mode' that the TV has, complete with being able to select the type of game I am playing and it automatically adjusts several settings to match the game. A big plus for me is the screen burn prevention technology that this TV comes with. The ever so slight dimming of static displays on the screen (a HUD in virtually every game I play), and minor, periodic repositioning of those static images to help prevent screen burn are great! You legitimately don't even notice either feature unless you are really paying attention to it, but it does enough that I have yet to have a single issue with screen burn in the last nearly 4 months of heavy gaming. The TV looks just as good right now as it did when it first came out of the box. My ONLY knock on this TV, and it is a relatively minor issue, is that is occasionally thinks I'm talking to it to issue a command when I'm simply gaming with friends. Can be a minor distraction when the prompt comes up on the screen, but it's not a major issue. I ensured that I have the setting off that would allow for hands-free Alexa control, instead opting for it to function under the push-and-hold of the Alexa button on the remote, but somehow that doesn't seem to stop the TV from infrequently trying to operate hands-free regardless. Again, not a huge issue, just a minor annoyance. Everything else that this TV offers far outweighs such a minor thing, so my rating remains at 5 stars. Simply put, if you want a fantastic OLED TV that definitely delivers on what it promises, the C2 is the way to go. I see that the C3 is about to launch, but the 65" C2 at under $1700 is perfect for me. I don't have any desire to pay $2500 for the 65" C3 for what is very likely a minor upgrade, if any at all. I'd have to imagine the C3 might have some software and/or UI changes that may somehow improve general quality-of-life, but I find it very unlikely that the screen quality and image quality of the C3 will be any different. Short of being an 8K resolution, there's nothing I can see where it could be improved. (8K is absolutely useless right now anyway; essentially no media content is in 8K). Perfect TV without draining your savings account! I may end up buying a second one for my bedroom, in all honesty. It's that good.

I recently purchased a TV from this seller on Amazon, and I must say that the experience has been nothing short of outstanding. From the moment I placed the order to the prompt delivery, everything went incredibly smoothly. First and foremost, the TV itself is a gem. The picture quality is absolutely breathtaking, with vibrant colors and crisp details that bring every scene to life. The sound quality is equally impressive, delivering a rich and immersive audio experience. I find myself completely immersed in my favorite movies and TV shows, thanks to this remarkable television. What truly sets this seller apart, though, is their exceptional customer service. Throughout the entire process, they were attentive, responsive, and went above and beyond to ensure my satisfaction. They promptly answered all my pre-purchase questions, providing detailed information and expert advice to help me make an informed decision. Their dedication to customer satisfaction was evident from start to finish. Furthermore, the packaging was done with utmost care and attention to detail. The TV arrived in perfect condition, securely protected against any potential damage during transit. It was evident that the seller takes great pride in their products and values the customer's experience. I also appreciated the easy setup process. The instructions provided were clear and concise, allowing me to have the TV up and running in no time. It's always a pleasure when a product lives up to its promises, and this TV certainly exceeded my expectations. Overall, I couldn't be happier with my purchase from this seller on Amazon. They have proven themselves to be reliable, trustworthy, and committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience. If you're in the market for a new TV, I highly recommend considering their offerings. I will undoubtedly turn to them for any future electronic needs. Kudos to the seller for their outstanding product and impeccable service!

*Edit again after a year. All i can say is its phenominal. While it never had issues with ps5 the issues it used to have with xbox series x back in early 2023 where it would randomly changed the resolution every so often have been fixed for a long time and everything works perfect. Its to the point where i probably wont be ordering a new tv for the next 3-5 years. To get a better tv you would have to pay 2000+ dollars and even then im not sure the trade off for a tiny bit better picture quality would be worth it for 400 to 800 plus dollars. There aren't really any tvs ive seen with better picture quality for the price and really for any substantial video game quality change at the moment, i would need the ps5 pro when it comes out rather than a new tv. Theres no permanent burn in, and what little happens during use fades away fairly quickly. I had been going through other tvs for a bit because video quality wasnt up to par but after getting a 55 inch c2 I loved it so much i upgraded to this 65inch. So far, for a decent price, the c2 is something i would recommend. I havent looked into the c3, but if there are no problems with the new model i would recommend it if its the same price. *Edit to 5 star review after directly contacting Amazon and getting a very fast replacement within 2 days and them picking up the non working tv within 2 days. 5-star Review- The replacement works like a dream. The video quality is amazing and everything I had hoped. While it was a bit tough figuring out turning off certain features and enhancing others to get the exact picture i wanted thats more to the fact there are so many options, sometimes even depending on the device you hook up. A must is to turn off is energy saver mode. Makes everything look too dim. With xbox series x, if you want the tv to stop randomly switching the video settings (like when hooking up headphones it switches to cinema picture settings), the only thing that stopped it for me is turning off dolby picture on the xbox itself. For whatever reason that was giving me a hard time with automatically switching my settings as it pleased. The audio is amazing too but before getting into that Ill give a more thorough review when i get more time with the tv. *Old 1 star Review for my non-working first tv- The tv had no visible external damage but as soon as i set it up, it only had audio. After hard resetting it multiple times i got the screen working for a few minutes for it to just start flickering really fast until it turned itself off. Amazon when trying to replace it on the app only gave the refund option not the replace option. The deal i got and the pay in 5 option might be gone if i return it and try rebuying it. I was waiting to review since i contacted lg directly. They were helpful and they set up a free repair and they would replace it if they couldn't fix it..........but the repair man didn't show up. Ill keep this review until they fix my brand new tv that i cant even use or they send me a new one. Either lg or Amazon. I dont care which. I just want a working tv. Its been a terrible last 30 days and this is just icing on the cake. I understand its probably a shipping issue of it not getting handled well, some small thing inside getting knocked loose, but it wouldn't be as annoying if the way of getting a replacement wasn't so convoluted.

Alright, fellow moms—here’s my brutally honest review of the LG C2 Series 65-Inch Class OLED evo Smart TV (OLED65C2PUA, 2022). I was head-over-heels for its stunning 4K picture, sleek dark silver finish, and all the fancy AI-powered, Alexa-integrated goodness it promised for our family movie nights. It truly was a centerpiece that made our living room look like a high-tech haven...until toddler chaos struck. Enter my three-year-old tornado. One minute we’re enjoying our favorite cartoon, and the next—BAM!—the remote (or "changer," as I lovingly call it now) takes flight and shatters the screen. Yes, you read that right: my little one literally turned our prized TV into a pile of broken glass. Apparently, the LG C2 isn’t exactly built with toddler-proofing in mind. After just two years of what I thought would be many years of cinematic bliss, our gorgeous TV succumbed to the unrelenting energy of toddler play. While it delivered a fantastic viewing experience when it worked, the reality is that in a household where tiny hands wield unpredictable force, durability is key—and this TV just didn’t cut it. So, if you’re considering this TV and you have a little one who might channel their inner NFL quarterback, be warned: it might not be the best fit for your home. It’s a perfect example of high-tech glam clashing with the real world of toddler antics. Save your money or invest in some serious screen protectors if you’re in the same boat as me! Stay strong, mama—tech may break, but our resilience (and our ability to laugh about it) remains unshattered.

I've learned that buying $1500 TV's can actually make you insane. A few years ago I bought a Samsung Q8FN. Very nice TV--but a few problems. The colors were classic Samsung. Incredibly "vibrant" and "popping", but over-saturated. You could dial this back in settings, but not completely. Also this thing was INSANELY bright. A dark scene switching to an outdoor scene made me want to grab my sunglasses. Or the glare from open windows especially in HDR was painful. Again, not completely fixable in settings. You could severely dim the screen but then anything other than super bright scenes looked bad. So last year I got my first OLED: the Sony A80j. At first I thought it was the solution to all of my problems. Colors were WAY more realistic without even having to adjust anything. (And please shoot me if I ever get my TV calibrated). The TV had great sharpness with Sony's awesome picture processing. And the decrease in brightness was a welcome change. Until it wasn't. The TV is just dim and this began to bother me more and more. Even with the lights off at night it seemed a bit dim. Now you CAN set it to look bright and beautiful--for maybe five minutes. Then the TV gets super aggressive in auto-dimming. It won't let you keep the brightness level you want! This is to protect the OLED panel from burn in, but I feel Sony takes an OVERLY cautious, conservative approach. With such a cloudy image, I almost wanted my TV to die. It was especially bad trying to watch sports. Those static images would cause auto-dimming like you can't believe. Every game starts to look like its being played in a foggy dungeon. So I considered retreating back to LCD. The Sony x90k looked enticing. I wouldn't need to worry about brightness and it was cheaper. But I was afraid that all the things that never bothered me about LCD before would suddenly seem unbearable after a year of watching an OLED TV. So................... I bought this. My wallet hates me SOOOO much. But after a few days I think I might have finally found the TV of my dreams. I knew on paper this was brighter than A80j but I wasn't sure how noticeable that would be in the real world. Online comments seemed conflicting. But it's definitely noticeably brighter I did have to enable Peak Luminance and disable Eco and slightly lower the contrast. But now it's plenty bright and the atuto-dimming seems far less aggressive than on the Sony. Stop reading and hit Buy Now!

Let me preface this by saying I spent months researching this TV before I bought it and I'm surprised I never came across anyone who pointed out this major flaw. Does this TV have absolutely phenomenal picture quality for the price? Yes. Is it good for gaming? Yes. It did take some adjusting out of the box to really fine to the picture quality and turn off all the nonsense features that almost every TV comes with but that's to be excepted. However, the problem is with LG and the way they designed the software for this television and choose to run their company. It's not a great UI but that's not my complaint. LG sends out notifications to all these TV's which are essentially just ads. You're buying a TV with a built in ad feature that will display on top of whatever you're watching and no I'm not making this up. The photo I attached is when you go deep into the settings (and I mean deep, it's like 8 clicks). There is a notification log that shows everything they're sending you. They send about 8-10 a day. 99% of them are just ads. When you turn your TV on these appear one at a time in the bottom center of the screen approximately where the closed captions would appear during a movie and they cycle through to the next one after one has displayed for a couple seconds. This means you're getting rapid fire ad blasted every time you turn your TV on. If you look closely at my photo you'll see oh at least one of those in there is for a software/firmware update... No, that's not actually what that is. That's actually a notification letting me know that there will be firmware updates in the future... again I'm not making this up. This is a real company that thinks this is a good idea. I have reached out to customer support 3 times about this issue and they have confirmed each time that there is literally no way to turn this off. I realize that this can simply be fixed by a software update but think about it for a second. Companies don't send out ads for free. Where is the incentive for them to remove this? I don't think there is one. I have to assume must be intentionally designed this way. Maybe you don't care about this problem but for me if I sit down and pop a disc into my PS1 and turn my tv on do you think I want to get blasted with relentless ads while I'm in the boot up cinematic of some game? Take into consideration that if you don't use your TV for a week or month these build up and are all shown to you at once and you have to go in and manually remove them. It's insanity. This was my first LG TV and having done so much research felt it was justified since I heard this was slightly better for gaming and it really does have a great picture quality but this will be the last LG product I ever buy. Stick to Sony or Samsung and you won't regret it.

NOTE: LG recently released a firmware update to the LG C2 that substantially reduces the ABL auto-dimming! This makes it much more competitive to the PG4*UQ and other OLEDs without opening the service menu to disable those features. I hear a lot of issues people have with using a TV as a monitor, especially this one, but I haven't had any such issues. After setting it up properly, the only problem is the RWBG subpixel layout and having to turn it on along with my computer. But as someone that grew up with CRT monitors, having to press an extra button in addition to the power button is not even the slightest bit inconvenient. The thing that really kills this as a monitor is the subpixel layout. RWBG adds noticeable fringing and bleed on text on OSes calibrated for RGB subpixels. Turning subpixel rendering compensation off makes it tolerable, but it's still much harder to read than on a normal monitor, and some games use it regardless of OS settings with no obvious way to adjust it. For visual content like movies and games it isn't noticeable at all, however. As long as you aren't planning to read a whole bunch, or if you sit further back and make your text bigger so the subpixels don't mess with the text as much, there isn't a single issue with using this as a computer monitor. I originally purchased the PG42UQ and PG48UQ instead, and got 2 dead 42's and one 48 that only survived for a few weeks before it spontaneously died. I'd like to compare some points on the C2 vs PG4*UQ: - The box on the C2 is thicker, the Styrofoam completely protects the screen unlike on the PG4*UQ where there are tons of gaps, the Styrofoam on the corners is also much thicker preventing drops from affecting the corners like what happened to BOTH of my PG42UQs, and the accessories and feet are placed in sane location unlike the strange Styrofoam origami that was both the PG42UQ and PG48UQ. - On both, the panel quality is fantastic. But on the C2, you can really tweak the settings until everything is perfect, especially if you have the service remote or other way to get into the service menu. This TV in particular can easily be color calibrated to make it shine in whatever environment you put it in with 22 point white balance adjustment, gamma curves, and multiple black/white level boosts and compensations. - The glossy screen is a boon as it leaves the blacks completely dark, vs. a matte screen like on the PG4*UQ where there is significant light bleed and blooming. - The C2's panel is much thicker and doesn't feel fragile compared to the dangerously paper-thin, basically unprotected edges on the PG4*UQ - The power button housing on the bottom doesn't bend easily and feel like it's going to snap off like on the PG4*UQ. It's also much thinner and less obnoxious to look at. Man, I hate "gamer" stuff. - In general, the design on the C2 is much more sleek, simple, and modern, allowing it to fit into the room better than the eye-catching "gamer" aesthetic on the PG4*UQ. - Due to the thicker panel backplate and rear cover design, the C2 is easier to lift safely without feeling like you're going to damage it. - All the cable managing on the C2 is in one spot on one side only, instead of top, right, and bottom. - With the right settings in Game Optimizer mode, the C2 can reach the same point-for-point performance metrics as the PG4*UQ, with only the peak brightness not being as good (but that doesn't matter as it dips substantially for both the second a scene starts getting bright, after which the difference is negligible). - The subpixel layout on the PG4*UQ is better for reading text. This is the only praise I have for it over the C2. - The refresh rate can be overclocked on the PG4*UQ to a staggering 138Hz! Wow, how impressive. Unfortunately, the difference visually between 120Hz and 138Hz is basically nonexistent, as someone that has compared the C2 at 120Hz and PG48UQ at 138Hz. The response time is still fantastic on both units regardless of mode. Overall, highly recommend this as both a TV and a monitor. I don't use the smart features and leave it disconnected from the network, and unlike with other smart TV platforms, the C2 doesn't annoy you and simply lets you use it without the smart feature bloat impeding you. And if I want to consume content and use the motion smoothing etc. features, they're there at a press of the button. I don't think all the massive number of problems with the ASUS units make the overclocking or other small extra features worth it; and at the same time, the C2 offers some nice features of its own that the PG4*UQ doesn't have. I would highly recommend it as a multimon replacement as I am, if you're willing to live with the subpixel layout and having to turn the TV on and off separately to the connected PC; do note there is a Windows-only, community-maintained companion app, which I can't use as I don't use Windows.

It is an excellent picture and has good auto settings for Sports, Cinema, and a bunch more. Plenty bright for me. It works well with the LG Soundbar after a call or two to Customer Service who were responsive and helpful. Was not too hard to set up. Thank goodness I got the 4 HDMI ports Option -- With Cable TV, a DVD player, a soundbar, and an Amazon Cube, I am using all 4 ports. (Yes maybe I could Blue Tooth a couple of these). You know how Siri, and especially Alexa, can be accidentally triggered by something a character says on TV? Well this TV's voice activation comes on even more easily and you have to intervene with the remote to get it to go away so you can watch the show. I also prefer not to use the LG available Apps for Disney, Neflix, etc -- I just go to the Amazon Cube -- the LG remote works that quite well. I like the point and click feature of the remote, takes a little getting used to, and does not always activate but maybe that's my learning curve. I think if you use the TV to directly access Apps like Netflix, you get the annoying LG ads. Some ads still come up when I first turn on the TV sometimes, but they scroll off in seconds. Could not get the LG remote to work properly for my Spectrum Cable Service, but again, am happy just to select Spectrum as the input and use the Spectrum Remote. I didn't like the Always On feature, its screensaver seemed too bright and I don't want to burn out the LEDs. Why waste the energy?