You pointed out why its not selling well. Needing to use the base, not an Vesa mountable type product limits where you can use it. Its uses A LOT of space while being 2x + more expensive than an LG C3 at the same size.
Needing to use the mount would be less of an issue if one could move the monitor more than minimally. An almost fully set mount is a deal breaker for a lot of people. Even if I'd consider using such a large screen for my setup, the mount alone would be enough for me to look elsewhere.
yeah am really hating monitor stands nowadays... they always so damn pointlessly thick. I had briefly tried a AW3418DW and it was almost 1 foot away from the wall because of it's stand... was such a waste of desk space I had to return it. (it didn't look good either so it needed to be returned regardless)
Exactly! I was in the market for a oled for my pc around 2/3 years ago after I got a CX65 for the living room, oled monitors were just about coming to the market at insane prices of £2500+ for 34 inch ultrawide so instead I just got a C148 for £850 for my pc and PS5 and it has been amazing, the only issue is its too big for general pc usage (amazing for games though) and I think the 42 inch models are much more practical
Edit: Worth noting that if you don't want the motorized curve, the flat 42" C3 is only $849 at Best Buy, will likely drop to $699 like the C2 did prior to the 2024 line launch.
Definitely a good thing to consider, I did that but using it for programming the pixel density at 42” and my seating distance wasn’t a good fit, ended up returning sadly. Was great for games though. I’ll grab a 32” OLED 4k monitor soon. Warranty for burn in (not super concerned given how I work flipping between different apps frequently and also play games in the evening) plus 240hz will be nice. But hard to beat the c2 at 900 for a gaming focused setup imo.
I don't think I want curved, unless I'm using it for gaming only. Running a 3 monitor setup now, main 4K 28" I think and two 27" 1440p, one vertical. Loads of real estate. But I still want more! 😂
@@Leadathanit's a bit weird in the beginning, but in the long run it's so much better for your neck with 1R curved. I have dual monitor setup with a Samsung Odyssey G9 and a G5 side by side, so much better than a flat dual or trippel screen setup.
Had a fruitless attempt at convincing my parents to get an older S4/RS4 Avant last year. The R8 is great for like 95% of my needs but would LOVED to have driven around in that in times when I need the extra passenger/luggage space. They settled for a much newer A4 Avant. They're getting on in age and prefer the comfort so I get it, but it was a nice little dream while it lasted lol.
@@GirlOnAQuest makes think it would be neat if stores had acrylic boxes in the rough shape of their typical TV box sizes so people could check fitment.
The EVGA "end of an Era" PC build in the background behind Jay, is still one of the greatest looking builds of all time in my opinion. So, esthetically pleasing. Glad to see he is still using it. I would die happy just to be able to own one of those cases. Lol
I've been running the 48" C1 as a monitor since it came out, and it's been fantastic! Zero burn in or other issues with many hours of daily use for the past however many years. The only thing I don't like about it is if I'm watching RU-vid not full screened or messing with documents in Windows, it will dim quite a bit until I grab a window and move it around the screen to get the brightness back. I think you'll love the C3 Jay!
Same ... And comically I am still using a GTX 1080, because even though I am willing to spend $2k on a TV to use as a monitor; the cost to meaningfully upgrade is absurd, when I can get 4K 60hz (in the types of games I play) by using a $40 Display port 1.4a to HDMI 2.2 adapter.
Im up to a little over 7000 on hours according to my C1 and I still dont see any burn in on any test patters. The only thing that I have noticed is the dirty screen effect at 50% gray has gotten worse over time. Its made it very hard to go back to any lcd screens lol, especially games that support hdr.
My biggest complaint is the judder on movies. I've tried adjusting the various smoothing options, but can't quite dial it in where I'm totally happy. I can mostly ignore it, but certain panning shots are super noticeable and it still bugs me. Everything else about it is great (mine's a B3).
@@hoogovens3261C3 has better processing I think because for me movies are quite smooth, although I agree you might need to mess with the smoothing settings sometimes
I went to Micro Center for the first time ever to pick up the last R5 7600 in a 200-mile radius. (this include the competition's stores) I wish I could have stayed longer. The deals, the amount of options, the stock, and the fact that we can see before we buy, was something I have missed so bad. Live demos, and racing sims for people to play. The professional dressed staff that is actually knowledgeable and passionate about tech. Almost EVERYTHING was on sale and under competitor pricing. It was worth the 2 hour 5 min drive. I know where I'm buying from for my next PC build!
Tip for getting TVs back from a store if your car is too small. Order an Uber XL and just load it in that, then just follow it home. Way cheaper than in store delivery.
All Micro centers are half a country away from me... I live next to Seattle Washington and we are craving a Microcenter like there's no tomorrow. even southern Oregon would have a shorter drive up here than all the way at the bottom of Cali or in Colorado. they really can't give us one, huh?
I was at one of the stores in the midwest recently and most of their monitors were down on display desks. with systems attached and mouse and keyboard so you could get on the web and view different content on them. Was really nice to be able to test them that thoroughly.
I literally was going to purchase this exact tv/monitor. I didn't end up purchasing it since the screen is plastic due to the bend, which in my experience, micro scratches too easily when cleaning gently (G8 OLED, DWF etc). Ended up w/ the C3 42" instead. Still love the flex though!
@Jason-ol1ty yeah, if it was matte, micro scratches wouldn't happen. Glossy plastic screens micro scratch too easily. Granted, you wouldn't see them unless in a dark room w/ a flash light. I have OCD, so peace of mind was a bigger sticking point after my experience w/ G8 OLED.
Got myself a 42" C2 last year, when the prices came down. Attached to an Ergotron HX arm it fits my setup beautifully. OLED just makes every gaming setup more enjoyable.
i wish you couldve seen what Frys looked like before they closed down.. my local one had a coffee shop in the middle it was that big. they had absolutely everything, including endless aisles stocked with components for DIY repair work. the kind of stuff you just dont find in stores.
Same with Germany. But I'm actually glad we don't have one, I would be bankrupt in an hour 🤣 We have MediaMarkt here, if it's in a bigger city it can be huge with lots of products, still not Micro Center big but it serves the purpose.
Careful. Helldivers 2 has the MOST horrid anti-cheat software that is Kernel level. Google before you purchase..... let alone install. The company behind it has been caught stealing people's livelihood in the past.
I have an over 15 yr old HP monitor that still works. I use it for a second work monitor. It looks better than the POS my job gave me. They don't make em like they used too.
I love LG. I have two 21:9 ultra wide 3.5K UltraGear displays in my home office. I also use them on my workstation PC which is also great for gaming. In the living room, my other gaming PC is hooked up to my Sony 65 inch 4K TV, and I didn’t know that all the features that were introducing latency could be disabled until just a few days ago, and it made a dig difference making me want to start to use that room for gaming again.
When I worked for Best Buy back in the mid 90s, Acer was one of the PC brands we sold. They have been around for a minute for sure, and weren't that bad, compared to Packard Bell, back in the day... 🤣
@@NviGWarren We were told to sell the hell out of them. They had a higher profit margin per unit so we pushed them over any other brand. Considering the tech at the time (talking 1995/1996), it was less about performance and more about reliability, but they did their job.
You're not wrong, Microcenter is the best place to buy Computer stuff. Bought my monitor there and I picked this one because it was the best looking one, in my price range. Without looking at monitors I think it would be an impossible decision to make.
My tip is to watch a RU-vid trailer for any of the IMAX documentaries. The best possible downscaled image. 2160p from IMAX 70mm film is sharp AF in a natural way, and can really show of SDR monitors for daily content watching
The IR extender thingy is actually called "IR Blaster" and it's really neat! I has nothing to do with using the remote from someplace else (btw the cursor feature of the remote has no reliance whatsoever with IR, it must use an accelerometer to control cursor motion, as I've tested it works even from my bedroom upstairs when the TV is a freaking floor below me lol), you can configure any device that needs an IR remote to the TV and then you can control it using the LG remote as a sort of universal remote. Saw someone saying it's for AV receiver to communicate with the TV but it's actually the other way around. You can use it to control your home theater, blu ray player, whatever.
the fact that $2k is expensive for a tv is crazy to me. i remember that being the norm for tv's around 15 years ago or more. i still have a sony bravia i bought in 2005-is that went for $2k. hell, i had a nearly $4k dlp tv back in the day. we're spoiled now with $700 tv's, but they seem to have short life spans. gone are the days of having a tv last 15 or 20 years taking up space in the living room like furniture, lol
A lot of people on RU-vid comment sections seem to be broke. I would happily spend $10k to get a high-quality, >100" OLED. Or even a massive 110"+ model
Micro Centers are like a tenth the size of a Fry’s. At least the 2 fry’s that were near me. I think even a Walmart would be too small. Fry’s was the biggest store I’ve ever been in.
@@Bigheadedwon Agreed. Here in Atlanta they had taken over what used to be a movie theater. The issue with Frys needed such a huge space is it was essentially a Best Buy competitor that also focused on computers. So you had a large space taken up with home appliances.
19:10 Can we take a moment to appreciate the responsiveness of the curving of the monitor? That was near instant after pressing the button, and it was so quick, too!
Yea it's like that most of here tho unless you want to drive hours sucks too I've been wanting a new monitor so bad but hard to find one affordable and that I want
I remember going to a MC back in 2017 and seeing an ultrawide in person and was sold pretty quickly. A drastically different experience over seeing the monitors at a typical Best Buy. Been using the same monitor since. Want to visit it again, but I know I’m going to walk out with something new.
I’m running on a 65” LG mini LED. It’s the same model that you showed last year and it works great with my setup in my living room. The nice thing for you now is you can repurpose the ultrawides for the racing sims. 😉
Several years ago, I bought a Samsung KS8000 SUHD Television, as I had read it had really low input lag. I did buy a refurbished unit, and it worked fine for the whole time I owned it, but my gaming performance wasn't all that great. I couldn't get into Fornite or some other popular shooters because something felt off. I thought it was just me getting older, and I began to accept that was how things were going to be..........UNTIL I finally got an LG C9 OLED to replace that Samsung KS8000, and Oh. My. Lord. I finally got a Victory Royale, starting finishing in the top three spots in COD Team Deathmatches, getting headshots, and more. Yes, there are times when one just needs to "Git Gud", but in my case it really was something external. I no longer have that KS8000, so I have to assume something was wrong with it's Game Mode.
Back in ‘18 I went to a Fry’s to check out monitors. Best Buy’s selection was comical and microcenters don’t exist anywhere near me. I would’ve ordered a standard sized screen online but after seeing them in person I had to get an ultrawide curved screen.
Agree, I am having a difficult time believing it is twice as good as the C3. I have been using the 42" for about a year and it's been fantastic. I feel like it isn't big enough to really require a curved display. My other PC has a 49" ultrawide and the curved screen is 100% necessary. Another bonus is that I wall-mounted it so I have more desk space. Downside is you have to use the remote to turn it on and off, but I have gotten used to it.
I'd love to be able to find an affordable "just a panel" that I can use on my PC and TV or Streaming display Mental Note to Jay: Whenever you go to Microcenter, Take the Truck
I desperately want to ditch my dual monitor setup for an ultra wide that I can properly run as two displays. I know there are ultra wides that can do that but it can vary depending on their support for things like the refresh rate and resolution once it's split up into two displays. I want to find one where I can split it into two displays of it at least 24 in each, with each display being 16:9 1920x1080 at a minimum but preferably 2560x1440 each and a 90Hz minimum refresh rate, prefer 120Hz each.
I just got the C3 42” to have as a dual function TV and monitor. I’m a tv nerd, so I just couldn’t get around the compromises that need to be made for a computer monitor as far as media consumption is concerned. HDR formats not being great on Windows, color chroma being different, etc. So I got the C3 for the 120hz, low latency gaming and the full kit and kabootle as far as cinema is concerned; dolby vision, dolby atmos, 4k, oled, etc. I absolutely love it
I use a 42 in LG C2, the key is turning off some of the TVs anti - burn in features (auto dimming on whites etc) , you need an LG service remote and access code, easily found on line. (toms hardware has a guide on this) This likely voids warranty so I waited a few months before doing it . I changed my desktop and programs to dark modes and set pc to turnoff signal after 5 min idle to mitigate burn in risk ..So far I love it.
I've got a ThinkVision P40w-20 from a couple of years ago. It's IPS, not OLED, and it tops out at 75Hz with no VRR, and it was about the same price. But it's a curved 5K ultrawide monitor, with ThunderBolt and DisplayPort inputs, which supports VESA mounts. And I really have to say, at that size I at least need the curve, and it's pretty awesome.
I bought a LG 27in oled 1440p monitor not long ago and it's so nice. Don't like the auto-dimming and sleep mode(?) that can't be turned off, but im learning to live with it.
IR Extenders because desks have a lot of surface clutter with things usually blocking the IR path, as IR Recievers are typically mounted along the bottom rail of the tv.
Jay, sincerely hope you're doing we'll. Yes! I would like to know what your 6-12 month review would be and/or they had any additional upgrade to the item itself. I assume this would be great for mmos and my PS5 Pro (when it comes out). Thank you and take care!
I've been using a c1 with my PS5 and also my main TV for 3 years, not complaints so far, no burn in, no image degradation, no dead pixels,etc. I'm really impressed with LG OLEDs, Im thinking of getting one as a monitor next.
such a nice monitor, i remember the black and whit tv, had three channels, antana, they shut down at 12 midnight. yeah im that old i guess. sucks. i love technology, its come so far in my lifetime. sir take good care of your self, never give up. i know its not easy, nothing ever is.
Your content is genuinely enjoyable, but it's hard not to chuckle at the irony of singing praises for WebOS while the largest item on a $2000 TV screen is a Toyota Corolla ad. Perhaps it's easy to overlook such things when you're accustomed to WebOS, but acknowledging these things in long-term reviews adds depth and authenticity to your commentary.
I've been using a TV as a monitor for years now, for large spreadsheets and multitasking with database management the extra screen real estate really helps.
You don't really have "more real-estate" than any other size 4K-display. Real-estate is the amount of pixels and maybe the aspect-ratio. - Sure, it helps that a screen is larger, so you can cram windows down smaller and still see them, but you're still on a 16:9 display, which isn't necessarily "more" than another 16:9 display, unless it's below like 32" and a poor resolution.
@@michaelmonstar4276 It's apparent you haven't taken into usability and productivity into account have you? For example Try snapping 4 excel windows on a 4k 27inch Display and compare that with a 42inch 4k Display. Or a PDF viewer in 1 quadrant, a database in another, sharepoint in another and teams in final quadrant.
Love the Audi man. That right there is my dream car but maybe the old school one. I have an 02 A6 twinturbo. Fun'ish car but has been a chore, lots of hours in the garage I spent wrenching on it.
I just upgraded to the Samsung G9 Neo 57' and oh man is that one hell of a monitor. Now I just have to find an arm that can actually hold it. Dell made one of the coolest monitors I've ever had, it was a widescreen flatscreen that had every kind of input from A/V to early HDMI. Was a powerhouse for retro gaming until it started to burn in the image, not to mention it weighed 60+ lbs.
I love these Microcenter videos. We don't have anything this size in New Zealand. We have some pretty good smaller retailers, but even they would be drooling walking into that place. Another plus, all this stuff gets down here so previews and reviews all help.
In Netherland the most similar monitor (LG OLED TV 4k Flex 42LX3Q6LA) is now selling for 1399 euro. That's similar to what I have paid for my current monitor. Only back than the OLED cost around 2K. At 1400 I think it's a pretty good deal.
Great Video! However one thing caught my eye. I can see that TV/Monitor mount being left out at the displays and a little kid coming around the corner being an issue. I mention I guess because. A. You love Microcenter B. We love Microcenter C. Safety
Hey Jay, since you've had experience with both monitors, is there any chance you could do a direct comparison video between this LG OLED Flex and the Corsair Xeneon Flex? Paper stats are something anyone can compare, but the hands-on comparison is worth gold to those that don't have a Microcenter in their country.
The LG 42-inch looks like they took their C2 C3 42 inch and add it DisplayPort along with the built-in Soundbar which is genius considering they sold a lot of 42 inch C2 and C3
I'm headed up to my closest microcenter in about two weeks and i'm excited. i already have the build list with where everything is in the store, and i can't wait to actually build it!
My "monitor" is a Hisense 55U8G 4k 120Hz VRR ALL (basically all the bells and whistles) and it was $800. For my living room, I have their 65U8H (even nicer and it was cheaper! $750). Probably never going back to Sony, Samsung or LG. Maybe someday MicroCenter will venture into Oregon (no sales tax!).
I would spend that kind of money on a monitor if I had a high degree of confidence that it'd still be just as bright, the motor would still work, and it would have zero burn-in in 5+ years.
I am super happy with my Samsung 43" QN90B. For a TV it is good enough for my casual game play, it is great space for work, colours and brightness is really good.
you can put it n PC mode and adjust a couple things and it'll go to as low as 1- to 7 millisseconds of response time and ittl blow everything out of the water. there's videos about it.
Having an LG TV with WebOS in the UK, the coaxial is probably for the aerial which used to be an analogue signal in the UK until they turned it off and just use digital signal through the aerial. In the UK this input is used for Freeview which is a service for all the free channels and some paid for by the license fee e.g. BBC
Im still very happy with my 5k2k LG 40" 72hz screen. Gonna be hard pressed to get above 72fps at 5k anyway. Also $2100. I kept getting new monitors every couple years because something was always lacking. Now theres nowhere else I need to go. Love LG
Actually, there are two Hell Divers games, I had the first one, but I could never get friends to play with me. I find it funny how we're finally getting monitors with all the TV features now. Personally, I'm waiting for ultrawide 4K monitors with at least 120hz or greater and DP 2.1 before I upgrade my monitor.
everytime i see a microcenter i sit here in the uk and want one of these stores over here..... its geekdamonium but we dont really have this sort of store anymore..
Yea, IPS cost has come down. I got my 27" 1080p 165hz G-Sync monitor from AOC for 200€. It's great and no comparison to my TN Panel monitor before. Lovely.
I enjoyed some of the filming and editing elements in this video. Very engaging. That monitor looks wicked but very impractical. I love Micro Center. I live 3 miles away.
