LG 2023 OLED TVs B3 C3 G3 Z3 - recommended picture settings

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10 ай бұрын

Recommended picture settings for LG's 2023 OLED TVs. Tested on 55-inch C3.
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@thx-68 6 ай бұрын

Hello, I bought calibration instructions for my future LG OLED TV on your site, and they are very well explained. I am very happy, thank you very much !

@TVguyDarko 6 ай бұрын

Hello! Thanks for the purchase and your feedback. Many revisions of the document have been done to come to this point, so I'm happy to hear you like it. I hope you will be even happier with your new TV after you apply my recommendations. If you will have any questions, let me know.

@thx-68 6 ай бұрын

Good evening Darko,it’s Thierry. I applied the settings that I bought on your website, on my OLED TV, I am very happy, it’s magnificent, thank you very much!!

@TVguyDarko 6 ай бұрын

Great to hear and thank you for your support! Enjoy your OLED TV!

@manwithsombrero 6 ай бұрын

Dear Darko, I have been coming back to your channel for many years. Great advice, thank you! I have just recently bought an LG G3 55 tv. I am in general quite happy with it, it is my first OLED. However I am experiencing quite some crushed blacks which I haven't so far managed to correct. Do your guides (pdf) by any chance tackle this issue? Thank you.

@SumDumChum 5 ай бұрын

Great video, im applying some of these settings but i dont seem to have "OLED picel brightness" to add to quick settings. I can add others like OLED panel care. I dont even see that in the list. Im also running version 3.20.17.

@coderedtonio 6 ай бұрын

What’s the best soap opera settings I love the soap opera effect Motion Smoothness. What’s the best settings to get without the blur effect on the LG G3

@bengeist3227 26 күн бұрын

So helpful! Thank you!

@TVguyDarko 25 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@davelurie9370 10 ай бұрын

Darko, Love you channel. Will your settings also work on 2022 LG A2? If it will not, do you have video for LG A2 in light controlled dark room Got the LG A2 for $570 Brand New. My first OLED Thank you

@elloco271 5 ай бұрын

Hi darko hope your good, is the c3 worth getting calibrated? Im thinking of getting it done but dont want it to be a waste of money if not much different

@Duckie1333 Ай бұрын

Advise needed. I just bought the C3 and love it so far. The issue I have is when using the Roku Streaming stick the colors are horrible. Is this common and how can I correct?

@TVguyDarko Ай бұрын

Hi - are there any picture options on the Roku stick? See if something will improve the colors. You can also take a photo or record a short video and send it to darko AT hdtelevizija.com for me to check.

@tnykuuh 6 ай бұрын

I really try to adjust and like warm 48 or warm 50 but I just can't. While for watching movies it is fine but for PC and gaming console it just looks like piss yellow to me and I just can't stand it XD

@ryandavid4840 9 ай бұрын

What’s the difference between setting True Motion to off and selecting user settings and bringing de-judder and de-blur all the way to zero?

@TVguyDarko 9 ай бұрын

No difference in that case. No soap opera effect and no increase of motion resolution.

@ryandavid4840 9 ай бұрын

I noticed when I have True Motion turned off but Real Cinema turned on I still get a slight soap opera effect. When I turn Real Cinema off the movie looks more natural. What is real cinema actually doing to the video and why is it causing motion smoothing?

@michaelmonstar4276 7 ай бұрын

@@ryandavid4840 In my view it's just a more subtle version of it, which WOULD allow the "cinematic effect" of 24fps to persists. But to my disappointment, it doesn't work like that and, as you saw, it indeed still gives that weird "inserted frame" effect, making it just a bit too slick. - I had hoped it would be just a smoother, less flicker-y or strobe-y 24fps, but it just looks vomit-inducing yet again. - Then off it is.

@MitchellFX5 5 ай бұрын

Match frame rate on the Apple TV with my b3 seems to cause problems when watching certain movies that I assume switch frame rates during the movie. I get hiccups in play. Turning off match frame rate and it stopped the issue so far. Anyone else notice this?

@BarcelonasHotCrowd 2 ай бұрын

Do you mean it changes to a black screen for 5 seconds between the film and the UI? That is the frame rate switching to 23.976 :)

@timsul3092 Ай бұрын

I know the LG g3 has a NextGen ATSC 3.0 antenna tuner, but does it still have an ATSC 1.0 tuner for current OTA TV stations?

@TVguyDarko Ай бұрын

Hi - I really don't know. Have you checked on the LG website and on this one if it is mentioned ATSC 1.0 tuner? www.displayspecifications.com/

@RicardoVillamar 2 ай бұрын

I bought the C3 two days ago and DV looks significantly darker compared to my older C1, or even my CX. Try playing “Ozark” and then you’ll see that Marty’s face looks so dark you can’t even see details on the right side of his face when he’s taking to the clients (first episode). And the clients also look really dark. I’ve made sure all the power saving settings are off, and all the extra settings to “brighten” the picture are on and nothing. Same result. So frustrating. Any one else has noticed something similar?

@rootcao1360 8 күн бұрын

I'm looking for a 4k eye-friendly TV. Can you adjust the LG C3 to be eye-friendly? I read that OLED TVs can get really bright, to the extent that it hurts your eyes.

@TVguyDarko 5 күн бұрын

Sure, you can adjust backlight on OLED TVs to get them to the comfortable luminance levels. Besides, LG OLEDs have several "eye friendly" certificates - detail from their website: They've been certified as low-blue light, flicker-free, and discomfort glare-free displays by international agencies TÜV rheinland (TUV) and underwriter laboratories (UL). In general C3 OLED is one of the best choices out there not only for eye-friendly requirements, but for picture and gaming options as well.

@TheMIN3K 5 ай бұрын

Will your settings fit 42 inches? I know they have slightly different screens, so will they fit?

@TVguyDarko 4 ай бұрын

Yes, same settings apply since picture controls work the same way regardless of the screen size.

@den14031987 8 ай бұрын

Hello! What Oled Pixel Brightness value should be in completely dark room for HDR and Dolby Vision ?

@BarcelonasHotCrowd 2 ай бұрын

I have mine on 60. I watch film in a dark room and 60 was perfect with contrast at 85. Anything above 60 was too bright :)

@simonmccue802 Ай бұрын

Hey Darko, I’m looking at the lg C3 65 in…… When I got the CX your video was very very detailed. It went through every setting, advising what to set them at. This video is great but it doesn’t walk you through a complete set up like it did on the 18 minute long CX video. Do the guide you sell actually recommend all the values?

@TVguyDarko Ай бұрын

Hey Simon - yes, I've changed the approach for settings videos based on all the comments I was getting so you get the basic tips there and then if you want more advices and to support my channel, you can get the PDF guides. Is there any particular setting you need support with?

@simonmccue802 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the reply Darko. No. I don’t particularly need help with a certain setting, I was just so impressed with the CX video that I was trying to find a walk through video with the same detail. It was a complete set up guide for idiots, even advising the values for contracts, brightness, colour temperature everything! I still use those very setting today! After using your setting on my cx it stopped me from constantly fiddling with my setting. I ideally want a replication of that very idiots proof video for my next tv whether it be the c3 or even c4.

@TVguyDarko 29 күн бұрын

Hey Simon - understood, I’ll consider it for the next video!

@simonmccue802 23 күн бұрын

Perfect! Thank you so much. I haven’t bought a tv since the cx as I know where I am with the cx. If just follow ur cx video and I’m good to go. Would be great if you done those videos again then I could confidently by the c3 or the cx and watch it with confidence if that makes sense.

@zemelya1980 2 ай бұрын

Darko, what are best settings for streaming movies and TV shows using android box?

@TVguyDarko 2 ай бұрын

Hi - same advise as in this video.

@zemelya1980 2 ай бұрын

@@TVguyDarko Well, which one? You have HDR or something and other

@dominicmcloughlin8463 9 ай бұрын

hello have you been hands on calibrating the original LG Z9 88" model? just wondering if you came across any DSE & Banding i can't get any sense out of LG regarding this..

@TVguyDarko 9 ай бұрын

Hello Dominic! No, I haven’t seen that model and neither have I seen DSE and banding issues (except in near black) on OLED TVs. Could you share more about it? Thanks!

@KevLoco974 8 ай бұрын

Hello. Is it the same for a LG G3 ?

@TVguyDarko 8 ай бұрын

Hi Carlos - yes, same tips apply.

@optimalsettings Ай бұрын

sharpness 10 softens the picture like antaliasing. maybe good for content lower as uhd. i ll keep it at 0.

@chrisy4011 3 ай бұрын

Alot of the settings are greyed out and won't let me change them? Help please. Lg c3 65"

@TVguyDarko 3 ай бұрын

Hi - try different input/ source type (SDR, HDR). Which settings are disabled?

@zebedeerotten533 2 ай бұрын

hi how do you permanently turn of bluetooth and wifi on the c3

@TVguyDarko 2 ай бұрын

Yes, you should be able to turn those settings off in the settings - Wifi under Network and Bluetooth somewhere in Connectivity area. Just consider that if you want to use Magic remote and its advanced features such as voice control, BT needs to remain enabled.

@hitman10586 6 ай бұрын

Hi what about Qled Lg tv or tesla tv??

@TVguyDarko 6 ай бұрын

I haven't tested any Tesla TV to this day, but looking at their website it looks like a generic TV with Android TV platform as the main highlight. I haven't tested LG's QNED models, they should be good in terms of color reproduction and contrast on 50"+ models thanks to local dimming.

@madhaze0126 4 ай бұрын

The 'yellow' taxi at the start looks green?

@TVguyDarko 4 ай бұрын

It’s like that in the original video.

@JeremyUSA 2 ай бұрын

No Dolby Vision calibration to purchase?

@TVguyDarko 2 ай бұрын

Dolby Vision tips are available in the HDR documents in my store. If you have more questions let me know.

@michaelmonstar4276 7 ай бұрын

Why should the White Balance be set to Warm 50?... Because that looks like everything has a slight sepia filter over it. Like really, there's NO neutral white that way.

@musicmademejester 7 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing. I settled on cold 10 myself.

@area80 6 ай бұрын

It’s for the standard white point used to create content. It is to see content how the creator intended essentially because warm has the same white point used by the industry Edit: Even knowing this I don’t set it to warm lol just 0 neutral

@elloco271 6 ай бұрын

How do i buy calibration settings for c3

@TVguyDarko 6 ай бұрын

Hello - you can find the files here: payhip.com/tvcalibrationwithdarko/collection/lg-tvs - if you add both SDR and HDR settings, a special discount will be enabled. Just add either to the Cart and the notification will appear.

@elloco271 6 ай бұрын

Ok , are these calibration settings? Will there be a better difference to.the pictures

@el_suisy7821 5 ай бұрын

How about the calibration settings? Worth buying? @@elloco271

@king5557 23 күн бұрын

...SDR settings please for usual viewing on Tv, why only HDR settings?

@gaarabdx 9 күн бұрын

Energy Saving Step : OFF !!!!!!!!!! IA Picture : ON !!!!!!!! OLED Pixel : 100 Adjust Contrast : 85 Black Level : 50 Auto Dynamic Contrast : OFF Peak Brightness : As you prefer, the brightness increases and the whites are less gray. Gamma : BT.1886 Expression Enhancer : OFF Colour Depth : 50 Colour Gamut : Original Colour Temperature : 0 Adjust Sharpness : 10

@gaarabdx 9 күн бұрын

And for sound setting, cinema mode is cool !

@king5557 9 күн бұрын

@@gaarabdx thank you very much!..these settings on picture mode Cinema or Expert bright?

@gaarabdx 9 күн бұрын

@@king5557 Regardless, it doesn't change anything to the eye, try making the same identical settings on two modes and you'll see. I set it to "ISF Dark" and the same settings to "ISF Bright" except that I put "peak brightess" to high, so I can quickly change between the two modes if I have need a brighter image. Don't forget to activate ''ia picture'' this significantly improves the sharpness of the image on my C3. Sorry for my english, i'm french 🤣

@king5557 9 күн бұрын

@@gaarabdx ...Merci beaucoup!c'est clair maintenant! (I really like listening to chansons Francaises, but that is something different..) I'm gonna give these settings a try on my G3, thank you very much for your advice! Chapeau!....sorry for my english and French, I'm from Holland..-)

@zaftra 4 ай бұрын

fist one I've seen saying leave energy saving on.

@TVguyDarko 4 ай бұрын

I'm saying it is an option so those who want variable brightness like you have on your phone. Personally, I keep dynamic brightness on my phone but disable it on my TV.

@marktime61 Ай бұрын

Are we expected to set different picture settings for every content or once set does it self detect? Seems to me that this industry has too many standards and the user is left not really knowing what he is watching. TV should be TV.. If the industry wants to use different technologies fine but they should be automatically detected and set accordingly as most of this (IMO) is beyond the average user. In the end the User wants the best experience and the technology shouldn’t get in the way - Whats with all the picture standards/settings and the Audio on top it has become a minefield of jargon. Just my ten pennies.

@TVguyDarko Ай бұрын

Well put! TV will automatically detect the signal type (SDR or HDR) and switch to the appropriate picture mode. Then you need to select the Picture mode you want (e.g. Filmmaker mode) and that mode will remain active every time this type of content appears. But still, TVs today have way too many picture options and they keep confusing everyone.

@Steve30x 10 ай бұрын

LOL I thought the B3 models were supposed to be entry level OLED but the 55" costs €1,700. You would think with OLED technology being 10 years old it would be affordable by now. I know its far cheaper than it used to be but its still too expensive for most

@huiorqhgqbig 8 ай бұрын

I recently bought a C3 55“ for „just“ 1550€. How can someone charge more for a B3?

@michaelmonstar4276 7 ай бұрын

They're still NEW panels. It's not about "how new/old is the technology", they bring out an improved one every time and if you would've had a 55" OLED panel 10 years ago it would've been more like 17.000 Euros. - These are all great and latest tech, so you're gonna pay for it. - But perhaps you also need to find better prices, cause while LG themselves ask for like 3300 for a G3 on their own shop, I got it for almost a thousand less. Maybe you just saw a high price for the B3.

@dmbsituation 5 ай бұрын

55” rear projection TVs were far more expensive than current OLED on their way out…

@zebedeerotten533 2 ай бұрын

calibration setting ???? its a tv if it looks bad it will be going back plenty tvs set themselfs up

@TVguyDarko 2 ай бұрын

Hey, which model did you buy? Have you applied settings from this video?