We know most of you will not have an LG G4 just yet, but you can make use of our settings for most LG OLED TVs as we show you how to set up SDR, HDR10 and Dolby Vision for all of your content, so you can see the content as it was mastered and intended to be seen. What are your thoughts? Tell us below!
@@HorrorshowSamcinema home - looks great on the LG C1. Just follow the guy in the video’s instructions for what settings to turn off when selecting this setting.
@@interistapazzo1.9.0.8each unto their own. Fact is people should just pick the setting they like the look of best and which fit their environment the best. It’s true this most people will like a more vivid brighter image because it pops. If that’s what they like, great, but others will prefer a warmer image that side by side doesn’t look anywhere near as good. It is more natural though, and over time you just forget about it and enjoy the content instead of constantly messing with it.
Hey there just bought the G4 77 inch. I wall mounted it in my living room and this room can be bright at times and when i use the film maker mode on HDR and DV content, i find the settings to be extremely dark and glum. Some dark scenes in guardian of the galaxy for instance can't be viewed comfortably. We barely can distinguish anything that's going on. Since there aren't any ISF mode dark and bright, i figured i could use the vivid mode and turn down a bit the contrast and reduce the color a bit so it's not too saturated. It's the only way i can watch HDR DV content. I thought my display was defective but any content on youtube displaying colorful iguana, tiger and whatnut in 8K, really pops with vivid color. i'm kind of disappointed by the image preset like movie and film maker mode, i wish they could bring up more details in dark scenes. maybe that an update would remedy the issue. Thanks in advance for your input.
Buy a Spears and Munsil test disc and use the pluge patterns to set the brightness for both DSR and HDR. It's about 3 notches too dark on HDR. I would not have known if not for the disc set that has both HDR and SDR discs. May also change gamma.
Stop using filmmaker mode. 😂 It's rubbish on every tv. Use cinema mode and tune it from there.m for evening. Make another setting brighter for during the day.
I've faced exactly same. Although the good news is not all G4 have this issue. I'm sitting in front of my 4th replacement and last 3 units didn't have this issue. They've other issues like green tint, bandings and panel failure. I suggest you seek LG for replacement no matter how much adamant they will be in saying this is normal
@@wolfura Agreed. I get that filmmaker mode is supposed to be the most accurate but that doesnt always equal the most pleasing image to most people. I do value accuracy, but not to the point I can't actually see anything. I customised both Cinema & Cinema Home to my liking and switch between those two depending on how bright or dark the content is from the get go, since CH is so insanely bright.
I returned a95l because it couldn't do dolby vision bluray and than VRR from PS5 on same input without having to go into menu and change the settings. Anyways I noticed basketball in HD was pixeled or blocky and the G4 is way cleaner on HD content like hockey.
Whats up with this obsession with upscaling? U guys buy g4 / a95l to watch 480p ? .it will still look like crap..upscaling on one tv might be marginally better than the other
In one of the later firmware updates, Cinematic Motion introduced heavy amounts of Soap Opera Effect. Just use the User Selection settings of 2 and 2 to get it back to what the original CM did without the SOE.
@@avforumswhy is the G4 labeling my Denon Receiver as a DVD player? Does that affect the picture quality coming from my 4k blu ray player that is connected to the receiver?
Thank you for an excellent video ... this is exactly what I was looking for to do an initial setup on my G4. Just a quick question (and I just had it installed so I haven't gotten into the menus yet) but how do you get the TV to display the wallpaper backgrounds (mountains, horses, etc. that you have in your video) instead of the web os menu showing all the streaming apps, etc.?
I can see the interpolation as I am used to low frame rate content, but it does a very good job of smoothing out judder that many users see, without it looking like soap opera effect.
HDR/DV Filmmaker mode (basically Tone mapping off) runs my TV very dim like the brightness is set at 10 out of 100. Even in total dark it appears very dim. Is my unit defective?
Apparently there's an issue with the latest firmware which causes the brightness to drop really low and someone said turning off professional under Dynamic Tone Mapping resolved it. Try toggling that setting off and back on again and please reply to this comment as I'm close to pulling the trigger on the G4
@Animal_lives_matter I'm afraid it's not a firmware issue. Majority of G4 are problematic. Some has green tint. Some has brightness issue, some has terrible banding. I'm on my 4th replacement of g4 55 & dealing with extremely low brightness even at 100 in HDR & dolby vision content. SDR is manageable but still way inferior than my 2018 sony oled that didn't come with MLA, brightest OLED, etc marketing fad
For me Dolby Vison looked way too flat on Film maker, watching Avatar Way of the Water, I seriously doubt thats what James Cameron "intended" The Navi barely even looked blue, they quickly became Grey Aliens 😂 Cinema Home was the sweet spot for me. Beautiful rich colors that are not overblown. If you're watching anything in the scifi genre or with heavy cgi, Film Maker is not the answer... Might be fine for oldschool movies with practical effects like Temple of Doom. But Im turning the colors up a bit to watch Kong Battle Godzilla... 🙌
This may sound like a dumb question, but how do I calibrate the TV for SDR, without it just applying those settings to other content? I see that when I apply HDR content, settings are applied differently, and I can see how each source like TH-cam, Sky etc have their own settings applied, but SDR? I want filmmaker mode and a few tweaks and that's it for regular content, but how do I ensure I am making bigger more significant calibrations that will only apply to SDR content? Any help appreciated.
Correct me if im wrong but for accessing sdr, hdr, and dolby vision content, wouldnt the easiest thing be to use TH-cam for both SDR and HDR10? Then netflix or whatever for DV ?
Hi, I followed the steps with HDR content as video, but the TV picture menu doesn't say HDR content. Its in the correct input on the Amp as was using it until yesterday with my Panasonic TX-65. Interestingly, When I put on Netflix, the picture said D'Digital, so I'm really not sure.... Any suggestions for me please? Great set up video & really helpful.
It sounds like you're talking audio, not video. When you start watching HDR and Dolby Vision, there's a pop-up in the upper right corner indicating it. If you're not seeing it, it's likely a problem with the external device you're watching it from (I had the same issue). Try watching the content from the native TV apps.
Just got a 55 inch g4 and watching normal hd channels through sky q looks awful would love to know what settings people use as my 4 year old tv looks better watching normal tv as u can't always find high quality 4k sources
Our 77" arrived yesterday. Early days but I have the same as you. Freeview HD content via the aerial looks dreadful in various ways. Artifacts all over the place, dodgy panning motion, blurring where there should be detail. It's a far more pleasant watch all round on our 8yr old Hisense 4k edge lit LED TV. To be fair when we switched up to Disney+ to watch Shogun we were blown away. The issue is, we watch a lot of terrestrial content too. I can put up with this hugely expensive TV being no better than the old TV but not worse. I don't know how RTINGS can rate the TV at 9.2 for mixed usage when it has so much trouble displaying broadcast material.
I returned mine and took a Bravia 7 instead not as vibrant as the lg but the processing is on another level I think people who have had a older lg will be happy but comming from somthing with better processing it's a hard pill to swollow when u pay so much for a tv
@@stephenthorpe6513 Thank you for the reply. I will be considering my options over the next week. Maybe like you a move to mini-led will be the way forward 👍
@@KJR585brother tell me the settings i also use setup box + ott ,tell me how setup box viewing can be gud with lg g4 55inch tv. or should i moveto mini led?🙌🙌
Aspect ratio is greyed out when in filmmaker mode. I don't have a tuner or SD source playing, but just TH-cam, is that the cause for it being greyed out? If so, can I use a DVD with my PS3 as an SD source?
doesnt filmmaker mode not even use half the potential brightness of the TV? I tried enabling it and it dimmed the display so much I could barely see any shadow detail. You say "we paid for the TV so we want the most brightness" but imo filmmaker mode is contrary to that.
How to reset the Filmmaker mode to default values? After setting up my TV I changed a lot of the settings on Filmmaker mode but Ive been trying to find out how to reset the values back to default? I can’t see a list of them? I don’t want to factory reset the entire TV…
@@MattyDub24 they recently updated the firmware supposedly to address this 03.10.85, my friend says he is good. I upgraded to an 83” G4 which comes in tomorrow and won’t be able to test till Thur.
@@avforums thanks so much. I received my 77inch C4 last week and bought it for $2500 so very happy with it. Also have a SQ95r which is obviously a great combo but very disappointing that WOW orchestra is down sampling DTS:X to lossy while LG is advertising it can handle Lossless.
Hey love the informative content + community on the site I have some questions if you guys can and don't mind answering: As I understand from the video the General tab from the Settings menu is global and independent of what image profile you have selected / applies to every HDMI input right? The only setting in the General tab that's input-dependent being External Devices -> HDMI Settings? If I change from HDMI 2 to HDMI 1 or change from Filmmaker Mode to Standard image profile the same settings will be applied in General tab all the time including Energy Saver from what I understand, is this correct? You only need to do it once when you setup the TV regardless of input / image profile and after that the settings from the General tab are applied permanently? Same with Aspect Ratio setting? Also what are the default values of SDR / HDR / Dolby Vision image in FILMMAKER MODE? (Brightness, Contrast etc.) Are they those that appear in the video when you configure the image settings or those aren't the default ones?
Great instructional video. When watching an older DVD disk content and upscaling would be helpful, do you have any recommendations on a different setting?
Regular SDR settings will be the best. Those 480p disks will never be mistaken for 4k. But they still look very nice on this TV. If you grew up with VHS, it'll be like that.
Yesterday I ordered a 65" G4 and it's on the way to STL from NYC. This video is a little confusing. I'll be going from a 50" QNED to an OLED...Do I understand correctly that I have to adjust the settings for each type of content I watch? That seems kind of inconvenient. Any way you could post some kind of one-sheet punch list of what settings should be used on what content?
These settings are for all content and make sure you have it selected for all inputs, so that means when you change to Filmmaker Mode on any source, the settings are identical.
With my 83” G4 I’m preferring filmmaker for SDR, Cinema for HDR, and Cinema Home for Dolby. Cinematic motion for all 3, clarity processing off for everything else. Semi bright room.
I just changed to an c4 after using a 2008 model lg and i love filmmaker mode. Was never a fan of all those enhancements and smoothing and all that stuff.
Get a Roku Ultra 2024. Specifically the 2024 Roku Ultra which should be listed on Amazon appropriately. It will get you the latest HDR10+ settings and supports WiFi6.
Question - for Dolby Vision IQ on Cinema Home……do you need to active the AI brightness for it to work?? Also what’s your opinion on Dolby Vision Precision Detail? Cheers
I love watching tv shows and movies on my tv. Just got a 65' LG C4. The picture quality is weird. There is a lot of film grain and i tried everything to stop it. My PS5 games are great though. No grain or anything, just the shows and movies. Any way i could fix this? I heard a better HDMI would work
Hi. I don’t understand this. I have tried watching with these settings in DV filmmaker mode,, but the dark scene seem way to dark? Is there anyway to increase the darkness?
I bought the 83" g4 along with the new Panasonic 4k UHD bluRay player. When I play a 4k UHD disc it still says it's playing it at bluray and not 4k (up in the right hand corner.) Is there a way to make it play 4k, or does it switch automatically? My old tv was a 58" plasma (2009) so I am way behind the times on tech and trying to catch up.) Thank you.
Great content again guys. You guys have been smashing it lately. I have a question regarding HDR TONEMAPPING in filmmaker mode (non oled) would you still recommend turning this off for creator's intent or better to keep on for a non oled LG
I’m sorry but I’m still a bit confused on what the SDR/HDR/Dolby signals are and how we get them. What should we do if we don’t have disks? Is there some specific app I can use to get each, if so where in those apps should I go? Edit: So I found out how this works so no need to answer the question. For those who don’t know, for SDR you can just go to Netflix and pick some sort of old show or movie as long as it doesn’t say HD or Dolby Vision or anything like that (same with Max or other providers) and once you start watching for a few seconds you can go into settings and I think, I’m not sure, for the select mode option it won’t say hdr or Dolby. You can also do the same thing with Dolby, just pick any new movie on a streaming service that says Dolby and once in settings, the select mode will say Dolby. The only problem is that it seems it’s harder to find hdr, and I’m pretty sure it will also say HDR in select mode. I hope this helps fellow strugglers who want their quality to be even more quality 👍
My TV isn’t recognising Dolby Vision for some reason. I go onto streaming site and find a show that says Dolby Vision but when I open settings whilst the show is playing it loads up the normal menu 🤷♂️ any ideas? 😫
The only thing i would love to see is broadcasters for free to air (ota users) would be to introduce streaming for those channels.. Seeing free to air in 4K would be good or at least 1080p.
I'd say it's at least as good as wifi. But you need to be near a router... or use a long chord. I have linksys velop nodes I plug into my tvs and it gives me a little better internet speed than my wifi. That makes buffering less likely but I don't know how to measure other impacts the internet speed has on PQ.
still got a c1. They said still best one. I only have to be leave it is. To many settings. So annoying. IDK profiles that can be loaded from a USB stick would be easier
Contrary to popular reviews, it's awful. My g4 appears very dim too, even when the brightness is set to 100 it appears dimmer than my Sony 2018 oled that I used to run at 9 pixel level brightness.
Love this channel, however, Phil, Filmmaker mode every time is just wrong. We buy these tvs to bring out the supreme colours it can produce. I'm not talking vivid etc, but professional dark with trial settings can smash Filmmaker mode by a mile. I would encourage people to experiment because this tv is AMAZING if you give it a chance. I encourage enthusiasts to try Classy Tech Calibrations settings and you'll see night and day differences. Sorry Phil, but you have to stop this Filmmaker mode only settings if you care about making the G series ping.
You move the cursor over all the buttons so that it is no longer possible to follow. Then you say "you can do this or do that". Information that is of little use to you.
Why does dynamic tone mapping even have an effect in 1000 nit content? If the TV has dynamic tone mapping on and it detects the content is mastered to 1000 nits, shouldn’t it just leave it as it is and perform no tonemapping since the tv can handle that brightness range natively? What would dynamic tone mapping even do in that scenario? I just don’t see a reason to not leave dynamic tone mapping on at all times (except in Dolby Vision and in games), since theoretically it should have no effect in 1000 nits, but should help preserve detail in high brightness scenes outside the capabilities of the tv.
No professional user would use a tv like this for anything except basic client monitoring. The ABL system used to protect the screen from burn in means that the display lacks consistent gain and thus cannot be used for critical monitoring.
They are used as client monitors, not critical grading monitors. LG boasts that their OLEDs are used in more studios as client monitors than all the other brands combined. I haven't seen any independent figures to back up those claims, but many people who I know working in grading environments use LG client screens, so can believe that is the case.
@@KJR585 I do agree, I think the LG G4 hold strong agaisnt the competition with this new flag ship TV. it has been wonderful as a PC monitor with 144 fps / freesync/gsync+pc dolby vision, for gaming it is prob the best TV out there. it is very bright, the display is very deep and detailed. I was scared i would find the WOLED display not as vibrant as the QD-oled but tbh i was wrong, the colors are surperb. We do have to mess a bit in the settings to get the best of it tho, but its totally worth it. I would pick the sony a95l before the samsung s95d but i would pick lg g4 before the samsung aswell and the sony was 1k more than the LG. In addition the LG is 5 year warrantly covering even the burn in, showing their high confidence with their products and their durability especially on the burn in matter.
@@KJR585 what size u get? Ofc i wanted the 83 but got the 77 and might upgrade to 83 if some amazing deal pops up next year or perhaps wait and see what g5 or g6 will bring.
@@sixstab2967 I wanted the 83 but went with the 65 because of the location size where it’s being used . 65 for me has been the sweet spot when I buy a tv for my situation
Watch your tv as you like, not as the artist intends. Movies are made for theaters, not your living room, use the tools available to you. These professionals have people watching dim af movies and shows on $2000 sets because they claim its pure. Nonsense
Wow. Buy a top tier, expensive TV, and then proceed to neuter it by throwing it in Filmmaker mode and turning off all enhancements. Am I missing something here?
you’re buying panel technology and choosing what software to run on it, if you use filmmaker mode you’re watching it as intended, the correct colors and ratios between luminance values. messing with anything else doesnt make it premium, it’s like you’re adding sugar to something that doesnt need it, and may actually make it worse
Filmmaker mode and “enhancements” off gets you closer to how the director intended that work to look, provided you are watching in a dark or at least a dimly lit room. Eventually, getting an ISF-certified professional to calibrate your set gives you the best experience. It’s worth the cost for any expensive high end TV to perform at its best
@@wolfura It's certainly not trash on the LG G4, as all the reviewers have pointed out. Looks pretty good to my eyes. Colour-accurate modes always look muted if you're not used to them.
There is a pause button to use on the video if you need to slow down. Also, these are not made up personal-preference settings, but settings to get you the industry standard picture quality to watch content as it was mastered and intended to be seen. That's not for everyone and especially those who just want bright vivid garish over the top colours and brightness, these settings are about image fidelity and seeing the correct detail and colours.
Get your lecture organized and stop moving the cursor around so much. Step by step. Not Hey look at this, no never mind we will come to it later Lots of good information but all over the place
We know most of you will not have an LG G4 just yet, but you can make use of our settings for most LG OLED TVs as we show you how to set up SDR, HDR10 and Dolby Vision for all of your content, so you can see the content as it was mastered and intended to be seen. What are your thoughts? Tell us below!
I will see how these work on my LG C4 42. Not as bright as G4 but should work fine right?
What do you recommend for Dolby Vision on G2 where FILMMAKER MODE isn’t available - would you advise Cinema mode only ?
@@HorrorshowSamcinema home - looks great on the LG C1. Just follow the guy in the video’s instructions for what settings to turn off when selecting this setting.
I have one 😁
Probabilly the best tv of the world 🏆
Amazing
cinematic movements and professional tone mapping are very handy
also game mode with full capability
Yes. Game mode is way better. Full color with ask the settings.
Can you create a video for the C4 (best settings) Thanks
Just got this 77' yesterday! This vid is just what I was looking for!
Do you know of any deals on the 77” ???
@@BertoJA876 Honestly I got lucky and found a guys selling one that he won in a raffle. I’d keep an eye out on EBay, fb marketplace etc
@@BertoJA876 best buy 300 off 4th of july sale with free install
Yo how are you liking it? What you pay?
I paid $4000 + tax at BestBuy. Will probably go back to that price for black friday. @@rv.b2903
Do these settings work for G4 units sold outside the UK?
Yes
I am upgrading from the C3. I follow all your settings except I have DTM on as I find the image too dull without. Thanks Phil
The Cinematic movement feature is one of the features I'm looking forward to the most.
Trumotion on natural is the best for smooth content.. with trumotion off is verry laggy
Agree. But what about tone mapping should that be off? I am using vivid dolby for me so much better than filmmarker mode
@@ososkic8673 vivid is to much fake colors for me.. you don‘t like standard mode?
@@interistapazzo1.9.0.8each unto their own. Fact is people should just pick the setting they like the look of best and which fit their environment the best. It’s true this most people will like a more vivid brighter image because it pops. If that’s what they like, great, but others will prefer a warmer image that side by side doesn’t look anywhere near as good. It is more natural though, and over time you just forget about it and enjoy the content instead of constantly messing with it.
It isn't, the best setting us the user setting with judder and blur set at 2 and oled motion off. Also use cinematic mode to sync the frames.
Why is it locked/ grayed out when playing 4k blu rays?
Hey there just bought the G4 77 inch. I wall mounted it in my living room and this room can be bright at times and when i use the film maker mode on HDR and DV content, i find the settings to be extremely dark and glum. Some dark scenes in guardian of the galaxy for instance can't be viewed comfortably. We barely can distinguish anything that's going on. Since there aren't any ISF mode dark and bright, i figured i could use the vivid mode and turn down a bit the contrast and reduce the color a bit so it's not too saturated. It's the only way i can watch HDR DV content. I thought my display was defective but any content on youtube displaying colorful iguana, tiger and whatnut in 8K, really pops with vivid color. i'm kind of disappointed by the image preset like movie and film maker mode, i wish they could bring up more details in dark scenes. maybe that an update would remedy the issue. Thanks in advance for your input.
Buy a Spears and Munsil test disc and use the pluge patterns to set the brightness for both DSR and HDR. It's about 3 notches too dark on HDR. I would not have known if not for the disc set that has both HDR and SDR discs. May also change gamma.
Stop using filmmaker mode. 😂 It's rubbish on every tv. Use cinema mode and tune it from there.m for evening. Make another setting brighter for during the day.
I've faced exactly same. Although the good news is not all G4 have this issue. I'm sitting in front of my 4th replacement and last 3 units didn't have this issue. They've other issues like green tint, bandings and panel failure. I suggest you seek LG for replacement no matter how much adamant they will be in saying this is normal
@@wolfura Agreed. I get that filmmaker mode is supposed to be the most accurate but that doesnt always equal the most pleasing image to most people. I do value accuracy, but not to the point I can't actually see anything. I customised both Cinema & Cinema Home to my liking and switch between those two depending on how bright or dark the content is from the get go, since CH is so insanely bright.
Have you found a solution for that except using Vivid mode? I am struggling with the same problem right now :/
Is lg g4 upscaling better than sony a95l or even equal.
I returned a95l because it couldn't do dolby vision bluray and than VRR from PS5 on same input without having to go into menu and change the settings. Anyways I noticed basketball in HD was pixeled or blocky and the G4 is way cleaner on HD content like hockey.
Whats up with this obsession with upscaling? U guys buy g4 / a95l to watch 480p ? .it will still look like crap..upscaling on one tv might be marginally better than the other
Some people in countries like Brazil have a very lackluster connection, so upscaling or lack thereof is quite a deal breaker
@@tiagozilliosoares7988 get nvidia shield then..sony n lg rely on oversharpening a lot..t's still painful to look at
@@RZLK-02 People still watch terrestrial TV.
In one of the later firmware updates, Cinematic Motion introduced heavy amounts of Soap Opera Effect. Just use the User Selection settings of 2 and 2 to get it back to what the original CM did without the SOE.
Most of the settings in my LG G4 are disabled can you please help me with how to enable them.
An example of disabled setting is aspect ratio
It can depend on the type of source and input you are using as to the menu options available.
@@avforumswhy is the G4 labeling my Denon Receiver as a DVD player? Does that affect the picture quality coming from my 4k blu ray player that is connected to the receiver?
Can you do a settings video for best picture settings for the C4 ?
How does this compare to SONY A95L picture processor?
Very close, probably a draw in most respects
@@avforumsunless you’re considering QD-OLED colors. If you want punchy vibrant colors, the Sony is the way to go.
What settings are best for using LG as a monitor, the principal purpose being photo and video editing? Cheers
Thank you for an excellent video ... this is exactly what I was looking for to do an initial setup on my G4. Just a quick question (and I just had it installed so I haven't gotten into the menus yet) but how do you get the TV to display the wallpaper backgrounds (mountains, horses, etc. that you have in your video) instead of the web os menu showing all the streaming apps, etc.?
Great Video ☺️👍🏻
Have you tried the Cinematic Movement feature, if so how do you like it? Does it do what it’s intended and does it do it at a high quality?
I can see the interpolation as I am used to low frame rate content, but it does a very good job of smoothing out judder that many users see, without it looking like soap opera effect.
HDR/DV Filmmaker mode (basically Tone mapping off) runs my TV very dim like the brightness is set at 10 out of 100. Even in total dark it appears very dim. Is my unit defective?
Apparently there's an issue with the latest firmware which causes the brightness to drop really low and someone said turning off professional under Dynamic Tone Mapping resolved it. Try toggling that setting off and back on again and please reply to this comment as I'm close to pulling the trigger on the G4
@Animal_lives_matter I'm afraid it's not a firmware issue. Majority of G4 are problematic. Some has green tint. Some has brightness issue, some has terrible banding. I'm on my 4th replacement of g4 55 & dealing with extremely low brightness even at 100 in HDR & dolby vision content. SDR is manageable but still way inferior than my 2018 sony oled that didn't come with MLA, brightest OLED, etc marketing fad
Does DYNAMIC TONE MAPPPING work in 1080p? SDR? USB Content?
For me Dolby Vison looked way too flat on Film maker, watching Avatar Way of the Water, I seriously doubt thats what James Cameron "intended" The Navi barely even looked blue, they quickly became Grey Aliens 😂 Cinema Home was the sweet spot for me. Beautiful rich colors that are not overblown. If you're watching anything in the scifi genre or with heavy cgi, Film Maker is not the answer... Might be fine for oldschool movies with practical effects like Temple of Doom. But Im turning the colors up a bit to watch Kong Battle Godzilla... 🙌
Can you also use these settings also for a LG G1?
Does the SDR Filmmaker mode settings apply for TV boxes as well, from the IPTV provider etc? Or do we use the ISF profiles?
How do you turn on the dark mode for your settings menus?
This may sound like a dumb question, but how do I calibrate the TV for SDR, without it just applying those settings to other content? I see that when I apply HDR content, settings are applied differently, and I can see how each source like TH-cam, Sky etc have their own settings applied, but SDR?
I want filmmaker mode and a few tweaks and that's it for regular content, but how do I ensure I am making bigger more significant calibrations that will only apply to SDR content?
Any help appreciated.
Great vid. Love to know what your audio settings are. I’m using LG USG10TY soundbar and struggling with finding a good balancing
brother can you tell me setting of sd channels nd hd channels od ssetup box🙌🙌? for g4 55inch
Hi I was wondering what's your recommendation for best picture settings for the oled b4 gaming mode sdr and hdr
hi tell me when we but the image format on 16/9 or original it doesn't matter, the main thing is that the signal analysis is on active !?
Correct me if im wrong but for accessing sdr, hdr, and dolby vision content, wouldnt the easiest thing be to use TH-cam for both SDR and HDR10? Then netflix or whatever for DV ?
bro can u tell me setting for sd,hd, channels of setup box in the lg oled g4 55inch ??🙌🙌🖐️
Hi, I followed the steps with HDR content as video, but the TV picture menu doesn't say HDR content. Its in the correct input on the Amp as was using it until yesterday with my Panasonic TX-65. Interestingly, When I put on Netflix, the picture said D'Digital, so I'm really not sure.... Any suggestions for me please? Great set up video & really helpful.
It sounds like you're talking audio, not video. When you start watching HDR and Dolby Vision, there's a pop-up in the upper right corner indicating it. If you're not seeing it, it's likely a problem with the external device you're watching it from (I had the same issue). Try watching the content from the native TV apps.
Just got a 55 inch g4 and watching normal hd channels through sky q looks awful would love to know what settings people use as my 4 year old tv looks better watching normal tv as u can't always find high quality 4k sources
Our 77" arrived yesterday. Early days but I have the same as you. Freeview HD content via the aerial looks dreadful in various ways. Artifacts all over the place, dodgy panning motion, blurring where there should be detail. It's a far more pleasant watch all round on our 8yr old Hisense 4k edge lit LED TV. To be fair when we switched up to Disney+ to watch Shogun we were blown away. The issue is, we watch a lot of terrestrial content too. I can put up with this hugely expensive TV being no better than the old TV but not worse.
I don't know how RTINGS can rate the TV at 9.2 for mixed usage when it has so much trouble displaying broadcast material.
I returned mine and took a Bravia 7 instead not as vibrant as the lg but the processing is on another level I think people who have had a older lg will be happy but comming from somthing with better processing it's a hard pill to swollow when u pay so much for a tv
@@stephenthorpe6513 Thank you for the reply. I will be considering my options over the next week. Maybe like you a move to mini-led will be the way forward 👍
Zero issues with processing with spectrum cable g4 looks amazing
@@KJR585brother tell me the settings i also use setup box + ott ,tell me how setup box viewing can be gud with lg g4 55inch tv. or should i moveto mini led?🙌🙌
Aspect ratio is greyed out when in filmmaker mode. I don't have a tuner or SD source playing, but just TH-cam, is that the cause for it being greyed out? If so, can I use a DVD with my PS3 as an SD source?
I have the same problem. Probably not the biggest issue but would like to know if solved.
The LG G4 vs LG C4, anti-glare coating on both, but is the anti-glare coating on the LG G4 better then on the LG C4?
Great and easy to follow! If money is no object would it still be worth getting a professional calibration done with these settings already in place?
If it truly is no matter sure why not but out of the box tests show its a 9.3+
doesnt filmmaker mode not even use half the potential brightness of the TV? I tried enabling it and it dimmed the display so much I could barely see any shadow detail. You say "we paid for the TV so we want the most brightness" but imo filmmaker mode is contrary to that.
How to reset the Filmmaker mode to default values? After setting up my TV I changed a lot of the settings on Filmmaker mode but Ive been trying to find out how to reset the values back to default? I can’t see a list of them? I don’t want to factory reset the entire TV…
Under advanced settings there is a reset button which will take it back to original settings
@@Phamousman Yea I did manage to eventually find it the other day, thanks for that though 👍
Seeing screen tearing on my G4 with Xbox Series X when VRR G-Sync is on. Anyone have a G4 that can test?
I had been getting some also when playing on PS5. Seems to have been better the last week of so though.
@@MattyDub24 they recently updated the firmware supposedly to address this 03.10.85, my friend says he is good. I upgraded to an 83” G4 which comes in tomorrow and won’t be able to test till Thur.
@@DaFlava_Games Yeah I got the update and was hoping it fixed it when I downloaded. Good to know they officially addressed it.
Do you have the best settings for the C4 or would these be the same?
You can use the same suggested settings for the C4. I am planning to do a video for the C4 in a few weeks.
@@avforums thanks so much. I received my 77inch C4 last week and bought it for $2500 so very happy with it.
Also have a SQ95r which is obviously a great combo but very disappointing that WOW orchestra is down sampling DTS:X to lossy while LG is advertising it can handle Lossless.
Hey love the informative content + community on the site I have some questions if you guys can and don't mind answering:
As I understand from the video the General tab from the Settings menu is global and independent of what image profile you have selected / applies to every HDMI input right?
The only setting in the General tab that's input-dependent being External Devices -> HDMI Settings?
If I change from HDMI 2 to HDMI 1 or change from Filmmaker Mode to Standard image profile the same settings will be applied in General tab all the time including Energy Saver from what I understand, is this correct?
You only need to do it once when you setup the TV regardless of input / image profile and after that the settings from the General tab are applied permanently?
Same with Aspect Ratio setting?
Also what are the default values of SDR / HDR / Dolby Vision image in FILMMAKER MODE? (Brightness, Contrast etc.)
Are they those that appear in the video when you configure the image settings or those aren't the default ones?
Great instructional video. When watching an older DVD disk content and upscaling would be helpful, do you have any recommendations on a different setting?
Regular SDR settings will be the best. Those 480p disks will never be mistaken for 4k. But they still look very nice on this TV. If you grew up with VHS, it'll be like that.
Thanks as always, king
Outstanding work!!!
Yesterday I ordered a 65" G4 and it's on the way to STL from NYC. This video is a little confusing. I'll be going from a 50" QNED to an OLED...Do I understand correctly that I have to adjust the settings for each type of content I watch? That seems kind of inconvenient. Any way you could post some kind of one-sheet punch list of what settings should be used on what content?
These settings are for all content and make sure you have it selected for all inputs, so that means when you change to Filmmaker Mode on any source, the settings are identical.
With my 83” G4 I’m preferring filmmaker for SDR, Cinema for HDR, and Cinema Home for Dolby. Cinematic motion for all 3, clarity processing off for everything else. Semi bright room.
hi, what are the differences between cinema and cinema home ? and how come those differences affect HDR and Dolby different ?
“Mine just arrived -these settings are really useful
I have got a few problems with my G4 I get a horrible buzzing sound some times and the eARK takes ages to come on and I get fuzzy words on hdmi 2
I just changed to an c4 after using a 2008 model lg and i love filmmaker mode. Was never a fan of all those enhancements and smoothing and all that stuff.
Thanks for the tips....hopefully I will not need to make any further adjustments!
What hdr10 streaming devices do you recommend
Get a Roku Ultra 2024. Specifically the 2024 Roku Ultra which should be listed on Amazon appropriately. It will get you the latest HDR10+ settings and supports WiFi6.
Question - for Dolby Vision IQ on Cinema Home……do you need to active the AI brightness for it to work??
Also what’s your opinion on Dolby Vision Precision Detail?
Cheers
Help! My G4 is stuck in energy saving under the brightness mode. It’s greyed out. How do I turn it off?
I love watching tv shows and movies on my tv. Just got a 65' LG C4. The picture quality is weird. There is a lot of film grain and i tried everything to stop it. My PS5 games are great though. No grain or anything, just the shows and movies. Any way i could fix this? I heard a better HDMI would work
Hi. I don’t understand this. I have tried watching with these settings in DV filmmaker mode,, but the dark scene seem way to dark?
Is there anyway to increase the darkness?
DV content is always too dark in my experience.
[LG OLED G4 Jak mohu zkontrolovat dobu používání televizoru?
What do you recommend for Dolby Vision on G2 where FILMMAKER MODE isn’t available - would you advise Cinema mode only
Dolby Cinema and Filmmaker Mode are the same, they just changed the preset name
I bought the 83" g4 along with the new Panasonic 4k UHD bluRay player. When I play a 4k UHD disc it still says it's playing it at bluray and not 4k (up in the right hand corner.) Is there a way to make it play 4k, or does it switch automatically? My old tv was a 58" plasma (2009) so I am way behind the times on tech and trying to catch up.) Thank you.
Check the Blu-ray player setup. Maybe there is a manual/automatic settings on the player itself.
Great content again guys. You guys have been smashing it lately. I have a question regarding HDR TONEMAPPING in filmmaker mode (non oled) would you still recommend turning this off for creator's intent or better to keep on for a non oled LG
I’m sorry but I’m still a bit confused on what the SDR/HDR/Dolby signals are and how we get them. What should we do if we don’t have disks? Is there some specific app I can use to get each, if so where in those apps should I go?
Edit: So I found out how this works so no need to answer the question. For those who don’t know, for SDR you can just go to Netflix and pick some sort of old show or movie as long as it doesn’t say HD or Dolby Vision or anything like that (same with Max or other providers) and once you start watching for a few seconds you can go into settings and I think, I’m not sure, for the select mode option it won’t say hdr or Dolby. You can also do the same thing with Dolby, just pick any new movie on a streaming service that says Dolby and once in settings, the select mode will say Dolby. The only problem is that it seems it’s harder to find hdr, and I’m pretty sure it will also say HDR in select mode. I hope this helps fellow strugglers who want their quality to be even more quality 👍
My TV isn’t recognising Dolby Vision for some reason. I go onto streaming site and find a show that says Dolby Vision but when I open settings whilst the show is playing it loads up the normal menu 🤷♂️ any ideas? 😫
bro does lg g4 55 inch show gud picture quality of sd nd hd channels ?🙌🖐️
@@nath96bro does lg g4 55 inch show gud picture quality of sd nd hd channels ?🙌🖐️
@@nath96 no idea 🤷♂️ I used Netflix and it worked, the show our planet or whatever it’s called
@@DivyeshChaudhary-b7q it depends on the quality of what you’re watching but other than that I think you can’t get much better than any lg OLED
The only thing i would love to see is broadcasters for free to air (ota users) would be to introduce streaming for those channels..
Seeing free to air in 4K would be good or at least 1080p.
Gamma is greyed out on my lg g4 ?
Same
do you guys who has the G4 notice a green stitch?
Its subjective, but set Sharpness at 20, and White Balance Warm 20. Much better than the recommended settings in my opinion
65" or 77" on a stand?? Vieweing from 3meters..
Also have to think about moving potentially.
77 inch. I'm also at 3 metres and I took the 77 inch G4 without any regrets. It's stellar.
Why in the hell did they remove the screen saver when watching streaming services?!?
Thanks a lot friend
Would picture quality be better if you used an ethernet cable instead of WiFi?
I'd say it's at least as good as wifi. But you need to be near a router... or use a long chord.
I have linksys velop nodes I plug into my tvs and it gives me a little better internet speed than my wifi.
That makes buffering less likely but I don't know how to measure other impacts the internet speed has on PQ.
@@davidoconnell4433 Thanks very much David.👍
How do you get the true menu up I don't have those options just true motion on
Should I apply these settings to LG C3?
no
Doesn't AI Picture Pro have to be on to activate AI Director?
Literally got my G4 today. Letting the kids watch before i mess/tweak.
Why is my true motion is greyed out on HDR10
How to switch to HDR mode?
Make sure you are playing HDR content on the TV. You'll find it on 4K Blu-rays and streaming services such as Amazon.
When S95d Samsung?
Working on it
To Everyone in the comment section: Care to share your detailed settings in LG G4? Thanks
still got a c1.
They said still best one.
I only have to be leave it is.
To many settings. So annoying. IDK profiles that can be loaded from a USB stick would be easier
Bought the G4 yesterday, can’t get a football match very bright, tries everything, very depressing.
Contrary to popular reviews, it's awful. My g4 appears very dim too, even when the brightness is set to 100 it appears dimmer than my Sony 2018 oled that I used to run at 9 pixel level brightness.
It's not, must be a setting
Love this channel, however, Phil, Filmmaker mode every time is just wrong. We buy these tvs to bring out the supreme colours it can produce.
I'm not talking vivid etc, but professional dark with trial settings can smash Filmmaker mode by a mile.
I would encourage people to experiment because this tv is AMAZING if you give it a chance.
I encourage enthusiasts to try Classy Tech Calibrations settings and you'll see night and day differences.
Sorry Phil, but you have to stop this Filmmaker mode only settings if you care about making the G series ping.
Where are his settings?
You move the cursor over all the buttons so that it is no longer possible to follow. Then you say "you can do this or do that". Information that is of little use to you.
Why does dynamic tone mapping even have an effect in 1000 nit content? If the TV has dynamic tone mapping on and it detects the content is mastered to 1000 nits, shouldn’t it just leave it as it is and perform no tonemapping since the tv can handle that brightness range natively? What would dynamic tone mapping even do in that scenario? I just don’t see a reason to not leave dynamic tone mapping on at all times (except in Dolby Vision and in games), since theoretically it should have no effect in 1000 nits, but should help preserve detail in high brightness scenes outside the capabilities of the tv.
If you're turning off everything then why not buy last year's model and save a few dollars
Thanks for making that simple and easy to follow.
Now, all I have to do is buy a G4.😊
No professional user would use a tv like this for anything except basic client monitoring. The ABL system used to protect the screen from burn in means that the display lacks consistent gain and thus cannot be used for critical monitoring.
They are used as client monitors, not critical grading monitors. LG boasts that their OLEDs are used in more studios as client monitors than all the other brands combined. I haven't seen any independent figures to back up those claims, but many people who I know working in grading environments use LG client screens, so can believe that is the case.
Great info, but dude slow down with that annoying cursor.
Filmmaker Mode is Dimm, choose Stanford
It is impossible to follow this instruction. You go through everything without clearly explaining what it does and for what mode.
I’m sorry, but this jumped around way too much. I’d suggest having a script or some notes in the future.
The LG G4 mla oled still won't look better than a qd oled.
Lmao um wrong . The G4 hold its own qled on that overhyped s95d is why I bought and kept the G4
@@KJR585 I do agree, I think the LG G4 hold strong agaisnt the competition with this new flag ship TV. it has been wonderful as a PC monitor with 144 fps / freesync/gsync+pc dolby vision, for gaming it is prob the best TV out there. it is very bright, the display is very deep and detailed. I was scared i would find the WOLED display not as vibrant as the QD-oled but tbh i was wrong, the colors are surperb. We do have to mess a bit in the settings to get the best of it tho, but its totally worth it. I would pick the sony a95l before the samsung s95d but i would pick lg g4 before the samsung aswell and the sony was 1k more than the LG. In addition the LG is 5 year warrantly covering even the burn in, showing their high confidence with their products and their durability especially on the burn in matter.
i needs the dolby vision ect so G4 was good for me.
@@KJR585 what size u get? Ofc i wanted the 83 but got the 77 and might upgrade to 83 if some amazing deal pops up next year or perhaps wait and see what g5 or g6 will bring.
@@sixstab2967 I wanted the 83 but went with the 65 because of the location size where it’s being used . 65 for me has been the sweet spot when I buy a tv for my situation
Watch your tv as you like, not as the artist intends. Movies are made for theaters, not your living room, use the tools available to you. These professionals have people watching dim af movies and shows on $2000 sets because they claim its pure. Nonsense
You have no idea 😂
rumour is c4 & g4 not w oled is it true
LG is W-OLED.
💯🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Vivid > everything
It increases brightness at the expense of details.
Buy a $2,000 TV and sets it to nuclear radiation color mode 😂
Wow. Buy a top tier, expensive TV, and then proceed to neuter it by throwing it in Filmmaker mode and turning off all enhancements. Am I missing something here?
you’re buying panel technology and choosing what software to run on it, if you use filmmaker mode you’re watching it as intended, the correct colors and ratios between luminance values. messing with anything else doesnt make it premium, it’s like you’re adding sugar to something that doesnt need it, and may actually make it worse
Filmmaker mode and “enhancements” off gets you closer to how the director intended that work to look, provided you are watching in a dark or at least a dimly lit room.
Eventually, getting an ISF-certified professional to calibrate your set gives you the best experience. It’s worth the cost for any expensive high end TV to perform at its best
@@little_fluffy_clouds filmmaker mode is trash on every tv
@@wolfura It's certainly not trash on the LG G4, as all the reviewers have pointed out. Looks pretty good to my eyes. Colour-accurate modes always look muted if you're not used to them.
@@neaumusicNot really, that’s just a mode to closer match the reference monitor. I would never watch a movie in that mode.
Terrible. You go through this so fast I can’t keep up and your setting are not definitive. Terrible
There is a pause button to use on the video if you need to slow down. Also, these are not made up personal-preference settings, but settings to get you the industry standard picture quality to watch content as it was mastered and intended to be seen. That's not for everyone and especially those who just want bright vivid garish over the top colours and brightness, these settings are about image fidelity and seeing the correct detail and colours.
Get your lecture organized and stop moving the cursor around so much. Step by step. Not Hey look at this, no never mind we will come to it later Lots of good information but all over the place
I don’t know what to buy C4 or G4 😅🙃??
If your budget can reach the G4, then that's the one to buy,
I'd say C4 is great as my C4 42" looks great but yeah G4 if you can get it
Get the G4 😊
G4 ofcourse ! if money is short take a c3 or g3 !
Eh pá muda isto de uma vez só, andas para a frente e para trás, isto chateia
Какие УЖАСНЫЕ настройки! это же ПИЗДЕЦ какой то,