Expert review of the LG C1 OLED TV

With an OLED television, millions of pixels light up the screen and there's no backlight. In addition, these pixels turn off individually with dark parts of the screen. Black is really black this way, and images have a high contrast. The LG C1 benefits from the OLED image quality too. Dark images look realistic and I don't see a halo around bright objects. Thanks to this, each light detail with a dark background is displayed with much detail.

Thanks to the 10-bit screen and the OLED technology, the LG C1 displays colors very accurately. That way, bright colors are displayed clearly, but you also see much color detail in shadows. The subtle color tones are especially visible with HDR images, for example with a Dolby Vision movie on Netflix. The new a9 Gen4 processor improves the color representation and motion sharpness of the image. I notice that fast-moving images look sharp, for example with sports. The image of a racing car flying over the track is clearly diaplayed at any time.

Because the illuminating pixels of the OLED screen are close to the screen surface, the viewing angle of an OLED TV is always exceptionally good. When I sit in front of the TV at an angle, I can see that the colors and contrast of the LG C1 are barely affected. This is useful when you watch a soccer game with many people at the same time, for example. Do you have bright lights in your room or like to watch television during the day? You'll be bothered by reflections now and then, especially with dark images.

The LG C1 has 2 speakers and 2 subwoofers, with a total power output of 40W. These speakers direct sound downwards and the wide steel stand reflects the sound to your listening position. Thanks to the subwoofers, I can listen to a clear bass. Dialogues sound especially clear. Do you like to watch movies and series with a realistic and powerful sound? I definitely recommend using a soundbar. That way, you can benefit from a richer sound and the Dolby Atmos support of the C1.

With WebOS 6.0, LG televisions face a big change this year. The menu is no longer a row of tiles at the bottom of the screen, but a full-screen menu. Here, you can find all connected appliances and streaming apps like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video. What I find especially useful, is the row with personalized suggestions for movies and series at the top of the menu. Here, you can quickly access content that's selected based on what you've been watching.

The Magic Remote also has a useful new function. Despite the subtle changes in the design compared to previous versions, the remote now has an NFC chip as well. Thanks to this, you can connect your smartphone to the TV by simply placing it on the Magic Remote. This allows you to easily display content from your smartphone on your television. You can still control this remote with a cursor on the screen. Point the Magic Remote at the TV and move the remote to navigate through the menus. This provides a comfortable user experience.