LG C5, G5, etc. : how to properly adjust your TV for gaming
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We have just tested the LG C5 And G5two excellent televisions to watch movies and series of course, but which are also cut for video games since they have four HDMI 2.1 compatible ports Allm and VRR (variable refresh spleen) with a climbing refreshment at 144 or even 165 Hz. That said, as in most manufacturers, you have to make some settings to make the most of your TV. Here are our tips for adjusting it properly, whether on this new generation or on older models such as LG C4 And G4.
When you play, it is better to activate the game mode which deactivates all image processing, in order to minimize latency, including theInput Lag (The delay in display, which we measure during our tests). The problem is that often this game mode displays colors that are no longer natural. In LG in this case, we end up with a color temperature that turns blue, a colorimetric delta of 13.7 which derives completely, and clearly exaggerated contrasts.
The verification of the colorimetry is underway.
If you like this “flashy” rendering, there is obviously no problem, but if you want to find an “acceptable” colorimetry, closer to the original rendering, you must perform two manipulations:
- You must first go to the advanced settings of the image then color then balance whites, color temperature, and finally put the cursor on hot50. This allows you to return to an average temperature much less cold.
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- Second step (which only works when a video game is HDR compatible attention), you have to go again in the advanced settings, then brightness, mapping of dynamic tones, and select Hgig. To put it simply, this mode makes it possible to find a natural rendering of the management of the brightness based on that of the source (the game) and not that of the game mode of the television.
The result on the measurement side
On the left, the HDR colorimetry in game mode, on the right once the temperature is hot50 and the Hgig selected.
Once done, the colorimetry goes to a Delta E of 2.3, similar to that which we measured in filmmaker, and the colors displayed are therefore much more fair, even if we still note some drifts on the shades of blue in particular. We also note that the EOTF monitoring curve (which allows you to know if the TV correctly reproduces the light source brightness levels) now perfectly follows the reference curve: the brightness of HDR scenes is no longer exaggerated and has indeed been corrected.
On the left, the EOTF curve in game mode, on the right the curve once the Hgig setting is selected.
So this is how to adjust your LG TV in a few clicks for a more natural rendering and make the most of the last Assassin's Creed Shadows or a Zelda whose grass does not turn in fluorescent green. To find out more about LG C5 and G5, do not hesitate to consult their full tests!
