LG G3 vs LG C3 | MLA OLED vs Conventional OLED 4K 2023 TV Comparison 

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on sound part, you're right, some reviews reveal that even G2 sound great than G3(i have a theory, i think may be they sacrifice some audio space to make room for more thicker heatsink i guess)

I think the G series needs to start coming with a stand. Kinda silly a TV would come with zero stand.

2 days I was watching c3 vs g3 on RU-vid. My choice was C3 until I go directly to Best Buy and see the g3 in face . Ok in real life the difference is real so I bought the G3 and was only 300$ more than c3 . This is a beast! But if I have 2k more to spend A95L x1000 . Happy with the G3

I just saw a C3 at Best Buy and couldn't BELIEVE how it popped. These "dimmer models" are still SO much brighter than OLED's used to be.

Is the pop out more like 3D looks on C3 & G3? Or S95c has 3d pops too? What tv had more shiny on screen? Thx

got last year's model. I'm pleased.

Hey. Which one would you recommend? For first smart tv? I will hang it in my room. Gonna use it mostly at night time. G3 is 350$ more expe sive here. Worths?

Hey KG, in a video of the 2023 TV shoutout D-Nice said that he went back from the G3 to the G2 because of some issues he found in the G3 but he didn't elaborate. Do you know what issues he was talking about? A friend of mine said that in 1080p SDR the G3's colors look washed out compared to the C3, he also mentioned some hazy look on the G3 where the C3 he said had no problems. HDR material he said that looked better color wise and of course more bright that the C3. I wanted to buy a G3 at the BF deals but im kinda worried about what he said and why would D-Nice go back and use the last years G2, worry some! Whats your opinion? Thanks!!

Hi KG. Thanks for this comparison. Any chance you can compare the LG C3 vs the LG B3?

Given the price difference I’m leaning towards the C3 as I’m only a watcher of TV, Discs and RU-vid. I don’t game or even watch that much TV to up the price to the skies. The C3 can be had for a decent discount these days and the 65inch seems to be the sweet spot bang for the buck TV. I normally connect optical through a Marantz amp into a decent Hifi and that’s good enough for me.

They should have the option to buy the G series with a stand or without it depending on your preferences.

Recieved my 77" G3 today, coming from 77" GX. It is breathtaking!!!😍 Significantly better than the GX, both in brightness and processing. So happy!

Sup KG. Just a suggestion, but can you do a guide video on best picture mode settings for movies, tvs shows, & gaming for LG & Samsung premium tvs? I know some people don't touch any settings in picture mode but for those like me that want to tweak picture settings but don't know what's the best setting, would appreciate you doing a picture mode guide video

I have the a95k and the black levels are not as deep as I thought and there is some blooming. Does MLA technology do that? Thank you :-)

I need MLA on the 42" C series. Hopefully it'll come in 2024.

I know this is a hard thing to judge over the youtubUlous... Its clear on game mode the G3 has more detail still. Also another thing: ( I know this is a silly way to do this) but as you're playing the game... No matter where I click pause, the G3 seem to have no stutter... So does that mean the G3 is faster than your camera, or the camera is faster than the C3... Either way... I'll have one here in a couple days... I just sent back the C3 and the s95c... Great video.... MAKE MORE!!!!!

Nice comparison! Can u put link to these sample videos link to watch! To see on my C2 65!

I'm seeing more brightness in many of the earlier scenes you show on the C3, but far higher contrast in the G3. Some of the later scenes, the higher brightness in the G3 is apparent.

Question about the side by side of these; at around the 6min mark, if you pause the video when the camera is doing fast/quick camera pans it seams like the C3 frames are doubled/blurred vs the same frame on the G3 (I also noticed this on your s90c vs C3 video, where the s90c looks clearer during sudden quick pans). Anywhere in the video during quick pans this can be seen, it's just very clear to see what I'm talking about during that 3rd person game footage. It almost looks like the C3 has black frame insertion on or something causing a very easy to spot doubling. I would assume that the G3 and C3 panels are very similar minus the MLA. Just wondering why the C3 always looks like this? I know these 2 OLEDs in particular should be theoretically equal in the motion category...thoughts?

Does anyone know if the black crush on dolby vision HDR content for the LG G3 is patched/fixed yet? I won't buy it unless this is patched. Am I picky? Yes. But for a pricepoint that high I should be imo.

Nice video I was wondering if you have or could do a video on the best picture settings on the g3. I just got my 77in g3 today. It looks awesome but would like to hear some better video settings

Hey, did you notice DSE (dirty screen effect) on MLA/conventional OLED??

But how fast would each burn in? I have the C7 bought feb 2018, burn in nov 2023 (subtitle region). Daily to weekly useage.

I would like to know the RAM memory of the TV. And the TV's internal storage too. The AIDA64 APP can help inform these issues.

I got the c3 and in a completely dark room I wouldn’t want it to be any brighter, just hurts my eyes. It is quite close to me though.

why’re the colors different? which one is the correct colors? I don’t want something with the wrong color coordination which one has the correct color saturation, correct helpful shading the g3 seems to over-brighten shaded areas (the batman video game was an example) if it’s supposed to be a dark area, it exaggerates the very minimal lightened areas..

When you turned on DTM were you still in Filmmaker mode? I’d be interested to see how Cinema Home compares between the two with DTM on and off

I'm really considering getting a G3 for gaming. I wish I could try them back to back. I'm conflicted though, since I could save a chunk of change with the C3.

At 1st seeing the thumbnail I thought it was a 83” vs 77” G3 comparison since the 83” doesn’t have MLA, then I realize on the bottom it’s g3 vs c3. But it’s not just MLA anymore at that point making the difference

Replaced my C2 with a G3. It’s the brightest tv I ever owned. I like my brightness to sear my pupils

Hi, I would like to see a comparison between the Panasonic TX-MZ800 and the LG C3

How is the off angle viewing on the G3? Does the MLA make it worse? Also, is the pink tint better on the C3, G3, or are both the same? I've heard the pink tint is about gone on the C3 compared to the C2

I have c3 size 65 .. amazing…go for c3 65

I'm so confused..... HDTVtest showed that the G3 was significantly brighter when comparing the two with filmmaker mode, but here, it seems like the C3 is barely different until dtm is turned on. What profile did you use?

Hello! Very nice review. I have a question, does inches affect brightness on c3 series. I want to buy a c3 42’ inches and i want to know if it can give the same brightness as a 55’ lg c3.

thank you for the video

I am still using LG C9 and it's good I play ps5 on it..

Brightness is important for my but the difference of Price C3-G3 only for that 😮

So I have a bright room and am replacing a 10yr old high end plasma. I don’t game and am a movie and picture purest. I don’t like artificial enhancements, so is g3 brightness more artificially enhanced or does it look natural just brighter. I saw them in Best Buy , but it’s hard to tell as the content is pristine . Amy input would be great.

Great review. Im looking to upgrade from 77 inch c1. Its a dark room tv only so im just using fmm. Im looking into s90c 77 inch. However im wondering if it makes sense since high end oleds like g3 and s90c seem to be quite close to midtier oleds like c3 in more accurate modes. What are your thoughts on this?

With my discount I get the C3 77 for 2500$ and the G3 65 for 2300$ and I saw both tvs side to side at bestbuy they look 95% identical so I'm really thinking about getting the C3.

Thanks for sharing

can u make a comparison the 83” inch on both G3 & C3 ? I want to know how much brighter from the G3 and the C3 without the MLA tech ! Thanks bro !

On an iphone 14 (with its OLED screen) the difference between these two tv's is very apparent. On my desktop PC with a standard TN panel... not so much. I could barely tell the difference. Keep that in mind when watching this, IRL the G3 kills it and is worth the extra money.

Over here atm g3 and s90c prices are the same Looks like samsung is much cheaper in USA then in Europe ?

I don't If it's the camera at 05:04 This is exactly what you are going to lose when drive an WOLED To high peak brightness the luminosity of the colors start to fade, yes, the C3 is definitely dimmer here but look at the grass the saturation is on point. Where as the g3 looks washed out. I'm not saying just because I don't like the LG g3. I have a G2 and CX at home personally i love the CX much better compared to the G2. The colors are so intense on the CX. The white subpixel being driven hard causes this. Going forward I don't think LG will not have a choice but to go for Samsung Displays QD-OLED panels if they want to drive the panels to 2000 nits or so forth . I can't imagine how bad the WOLED will look at that high level of brightness

I notice that the reds in high luminance scenes are more saturated on the G3, and more orange on the C3. Blues and greens less so. KG is this fair to say?

Got an S95b haven't looked back amazing for gaming and for anime pops so much

KG would you say that mini led is off the table now as im really struggling to jump at a purchase...im just about to pull the trigger on the QN95C but then I hear that upscaling on a qled isnt as good as oled!! Arrrgh! Then G3 is brighter in bright scenes than S95C but worse with gaming....it just goes on.... KG im actually thinking you could save my life here when you get the QN95C because I know you appreciate led aswell. That will be my favourite video of the year...QN95C vs G3/S95C? Thanks mate

Does it get hot? The g3

Still no stand with the g3. Just can’t understand their reasoning for that. Have the option of both. It would also generate more sales.

Curious to see a comparison of a G2 vs C3

Great video. Guys, I can get C3 65 inch or G3 55 inch, same price. Which one would you choose? Thanks.

You can already see the difference with tone mapping off. Look at the differences at 1:38 between the two signs with the woman. Huge difference. The TV's should actually look more different than similar with tone mapping OFF anyway, not ON. Tone mapping really only lets the TV push itself to the highest highlights it can produce while keeping the rest of the image "accurate". What most people actually care about is the full screen APL, not a 10% or 5% window. If both of theses TVs were actually calibrated, it's super easy to spot the differences with ton mapping off. Besides that, by many of the more respected calibrators, you don't actually want to be using dynamic tone mapping if you want the best picture without sacrificing true accuracy. Dynamic metadata like Dolby Vision and HDR10+ are good, but they don't work the same as what dynamic tone mapping from the TV, which is how many people think it works. If a movie was mastered at 1000 nits, keep DTM OFF. If it was mastered at 4K, user discretion is advised, since it can in some cases preserve highlights that would be blown out otherwise. The G3 is all about preserving color saturation at higher brightness levels, and HDR content. In most use cases, it should always look better than the C3. Whether or not it's worth the price difference + optional stand is another matter.

Which has lowest input lag?

5:11 Play and pause the video 5-6 times to see how the gaming character is a little slow in C3 than G3 "FPS" wise.

Can anyone answer this? what would be the recommendation for a TV that is capable of producing a good image when streaming sports via a live tv app like DirecTV or RU-vid TV but also watches a good amount of netflix and games on occasions? Is the G3 the one for this or would the SC90 be the better option? I've heard the image processing isnt as good on the Samsung and that would be a deal breaker for me.

Thanks KG, G3 is awesome choice with it's 5Y warranty and heatsink as bonus, peace of mind guaranted, C3 also is a great choice for bigger size without putting a lot of money

Why nobody compare the lg g2 vs c3 ?

B3 vs G2 same prize, what would you buy

Hey guys! I’m wondering if the C3 is better than the G2!? I debating to buy either one until the 4th of July sale at Best Buy is over.

Well my set of 👀 says the C3 looks brighter..more vivid..greater depth perception...🙆🏾💥

Considering upgrading my 77 inch G1 to an 83 inch G3 but is it $1,500 better than the 83 inch G2 (still available new on clearance) knowing it doesn’t have MLA?

Great video. I’m thinking the LG C3 Oled is pretty good for gaming, I’m not a fan of wall mounted tvs like the G3 Oled and the stand you can buy for it separately wobbles. I also think the G3 is a little bit too oversaturated in it’s colours.

What game was the one in the horse

yeah, that's the problem with this reviewers, they don't tend to keep their oled tv's for to long just to see that will be a huge problem with that auto dimming after 2 years and soon after that pixel wear and ultimately burn ins (learned the hard way) so getting recommendations for gaming based on just picture preference is absurd. samsung and C3 is a no go on the long run for gaming. Look for oleds with heatsink and Heavy resistance on ABL. so the G2, G3 or the Sony A95L will be your safer choice. G2 is the best option for gaming as it is proven that hat less image retention than the G3

65 g3 or 77 c3?

what was your recommendation when you said QD-OLED?

I’m still trying to decide if which one to get. I realize the g3 is better but is it worth $1100 more

I wish the g3 came in a 48” 😢

Can you confirm whether TPC (ASBL) on the C3 can be disabled in the service menu under the latest firmware? This would be a dealbreaker for anyone considering the C3 as a OLED monitor for PC.

Compare g2 vs c3

Can MLA be used in Qd-OLED? Theoretically.

What about the sound quality

why the 83 inch doesn’t offer mla??

Sure, the G3 definitely brighter but the C3 is more natural to my eyes.

I am confused between 55 and 65 inch g3 considering the price difference. Is 55 too small to enjoy the visuals on movies and content?

Ça manque toujours de luminosité. Je suis assez déçu par LG, je voulais passer du 77CX au 77C2 car à 2500€, finalement je préfère m'orienter vers Panasonic, voir Sony.... Pour les contenus SDR 1080p, si la qualité est moyenne, l'image est affreuse sur 77 pouces. Je pense carrément revenir à du 65 pouces.....

O well..love my c3

why is c3 motion is blurry compare to g3 here

If the room is bright and has many windows is this TV still watchable? In daylight.

KG, why is the G3 dim in Game Mode when it's capable of higher peak brightness ? Why did LG handicap the Game Mode ? What mode do you recommend playing in ? Standard ?

G2 vs G3 would have been more appropriate.

The LG G3 kills it with anything that has bright colors. Like worlds apart.

Why are the Black Level better on LG C3 as LG G3

No better tv than my C2

In my opinion Lg made the C3 too dark they should have at least brought it up on par with the S90c. This is why the C3 did not stand out this year but I guess Lg wanted its G3 to stand out allot so they neglected the C3 a little in the brightness department.

I thought the C3 was having a hard time against the S95C & G3 at your Fourway review, I just think the time of traditional WRGB Oled has come to an end now as Brightness becomes more and more important.

G3 77 or C3 83? mostly used for PC gaming.

Wtf is MLA technology? Would be good if you could have explained it. The images in the video look basically identical to me.

I definitely agree about the S90C being a better buy compared to the C3. I just saw it at Costco & thought it was a QLED before I read the tag.

Lcds are dead I assume even yhough each year they are improved and brighter?

kinda hard to watch this while on the way to best buy

is it weird that I like the darkness of the C3? LOL idk to my eyes it looks more dramatic

LG Z2 77” or G3 83”. Which to buy

But is it 1k difference worthy?

I have a C2 and BX.the C2 is a bit brighter .But I don't have either at max brightness because white on pure black is an eye strain. G3 is actually a down grade.

good video

Sorry guys but I see maybe a 5 to 10 % one to another an about the warranty you could buying from Costco which they give you another 3 year warranty why spend 2 time more if not 2 time more of you money