The latest series delivers aclear step up in picturequality over the older model,
and offers future-proofed connectivity... but not all sizes are created equal
LG C 2
BRIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
from £1,399
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68 T3 JUNE 2022
Tested
he LG C2 isa mouth-
watering update to oneof
last year’s biggest TV hits,
the LG C1.is new
version ushersin a new era for the
C-seriesOLED TVs, boosting the
brightness with new panel technology
and adding the first 42-inch version
to the line-up.
Here, we dive into exactly what
you canexpect from the improved
T
OLED panel with its Brightness
Booster technologyand LG’s most
powerful processor yet.
All that shinynew tech has seen a
sobering increasein the price tag,and
the 42-inch and 48-inch versions
don’t come with thebrightness
improvements. It’s onlythe 55-inch
and up models – wetested the
65-inch set – that get the full effect of
its image quality improvements.
In total there are six C2 OLED sizes
available, covering 42 - 83 inches. But
don’t expect tosavelarge amounts of
money by downsizing. Inthe UK, both
the 42-inch LG OLED42C2 and
48-inch LG OLED48C2 sell for £1,399.
e remaining sizeswill cost you
anything from £1,899 for 55 inches to a
pocket-busting £5,499 for 83 inches.
is is all slightly higher than the
cost of the LG C1at launch, which is a
Display sizes 42, 48, 5 5, 6 5, 77 , 83 -inch
Panel 3840x2160px 1 20Hz OLED
HDR Dolby Vision Audio Dolby Atmos
Processor Alpha 9 Gen5 AI Processor 4 K
OS webOS Smart TV
Smart features Google Assistant, Amazon
Alexa, Apple Homekit, Google Home
Connectivity HDMI 2.1 x4 (eARC x1),
USB x 3 , ethernet, Wi-Fi 5 , Bluetooth
5.0 Dimensions 932 x540x41.1mm -
1851 x1062x55.3mm Weight 9kg - 32.3kg
