Secret LG C1 'Hack' to Unlock G1 OLED Evo Brightness - Should You Do It?

We discuss LG's official response to the now-public discovery that C1 OLED TVs with the latest panel from Guangzhou can be unlocked to deliver similar HDR peak brightness to the more expensive LG G1 with OLED Evo technology, simply by changing an adjustable field in the service menu.

Because we think the negatives outweigh the gains, we are not going to link to any sources that describe this service menu "hack".

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[spasecookee]

This reminds me of the time that I upgraded my Toyota Camry to a Lexus by swapping the hood ornament.

[melmagallon]

Vincent talking sense and saving warranties. Not all superheroes wear capes

[dafunken]

Can I just say that not only are your videos extremely professional, insightful, and helpful - they’re also often hilarious.

I laughed out loud at several parts, well done!

[tropolite]

This is why I come to this channel for good solid advice on TVs. Vincent you always provide quality and detailed information with each and every vlog. Thanks.

[ruukusanla]

This was an amazing explanation. You truly do lead the way in television reviews. It's definitely not as flashy with graphics and that's not a swipe at your editing, more so you get to the meat and potatoes and present the facts. I appreciate this abundantly.

[RickyRozayyy]

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[tay-Froty]

Being a retired electronic technician I had a feeling there would be a heat issue. Thanks for bringing up the further details about the associated circuitry that can also be affected by the increase in brightness.

[uckrfr]

I did it and I couldn't visually tell a difference. The sound from the tv speakers went to hell though. Almost robotic sounding. When I switch back to C1 it sounds clear and robust. If I play sound through a sound bar or my apple homepods, headphones etc, the sound is perfect. So definitely turning the C1 to a G1 jacks the internal speakers up. At least it did for me.

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[GeekStreet]

Great Video! You need to hack a C1 and do a comparison with the G1

[Ken-vlwk]

If I do the opposite and change my G1 into a C1, should I expect the feet to grow so I can remove from the wall?

[ozmark]

The masses need to know, when are tickets available to the Teoh stand-up tour? 👍🏻😂

[JTCPingas]

"The first rule of fight club is: If you found a hack, just keep it to yourself."

[christophermurphy]

You my friend never skipped a class in school and that is a compliment to your wisdom . You have made my C8 and now my C1 look freakin amazing boss 🤗

[ridiculous_gaming]

Fantastic computer overclocking metaphor regarding extra cooling to GPUs and CPUs. I was also one of the users who overclocked the grail of overclocking chips which was the Pentium II 300mhz to 450 mhz back in the 90s. This permitted users to purchase a $150 Celeron to perform 95% of a $1000 PIII 450 mhz processor. It was an easy hack that needed a tiny piece of tape, which provided a 50% improvement, with no special cooler necessary since very few were present compared to today's cooling solutions.

[sinanuluc]

I love this guy's dry sense of humor. He does it effortlessly without twitching a muscle on his face lol.

[cunus]

I have a C1 65, although I'm not sure whether it was made in Guangzhou. However, I don't think it's worth missing out on updates, or potentially damaging your TV just for 10% extra peak brightness which is negligible. In my opinion, the C1 is plenty bright especially at nighttime, but not so bright like the QLED that it burns your eyes. The only downside is that it needs calibrating because the colours are not great out of box. Besides that, it's perfectly fine. Wonderful in fact.

[kendokaaa]

Since GPUs were mentioned, I'll add that in the past you could flash the VBIOS from a higher tier AMD card to a lower one and it would work without any issues and unlock additional performance because those lower tier products were just crippled higher tier chips with power delivery and cooling being close to equal. This of course does not seem to be the case here

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I have to say that you have a gift of doing this kind of stuff. Deep technical informations, based on real measurements not only feelings. I looked over your videos and kept watching. That says it is worth a lot. It help me a lot making a decision about TV and soundbar. Thanks. (keep the way you do jokes)

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