In their favor, both 2021 OLEDs are excellent and the best-performing TVs I've reviewed, a hair above the CX.ĭim lighting: As expected, the C1 was excellent in a dark room, but no better than the CX when watching cinematic material - in this case The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on standard 1080p Blu-ray. The G1's Evo panel, as I mentioned in that review, doesn't deliver a major brightness advantage over other LG OLEDs, including the C1. I wasn't able to compare it directly to the G1 for this review, but according to my measurements as well as my comparisons of both panels to the CX from 2020, the C1 and G1 have nearly identical image quality.
The C1 is a superb performer, every bit as capable as the best TVs I've reviewed.
Check out our guide to OLED burn-in for more. We at CNET don't consider burn-in a reason for most people to avoid buying an OLED TV, however. All OLED TVs are more subject to both temporary and permanent image retention, aka burn-in, than LCD TVs.High-end LCDs are brighter than OLEDs (especially with HDR), but the picture quality on OLED TVs I've reviewed is superior overall. The best LCD TVs I've reviewed so far scored a 9 in image quality, while OLEDs TVs like the C1 have scored a 10.