Thanks my room is bright, I still feel a bit dark when set to low for some movie, so far medium seems ok.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 26 2020, 03:11 PM

Ya agree high is very noticeable to shadow crush. Medium was just nice in my liking.

Warm 2 in origin do too yellowish to me but I had change one thing where I not follow suppose setting by a lot reviewer. I notice color gamut change from auto to wide had actually tone down a bit and now my Warm 2 no longer that yellowish but just nice in my acceptable level. I don't like color gamut as auto as I feel it look slightly dull especially in animation.

So now my setting mostly follow guidance except color gamut in wide instead of auto. Dolby Vision cannot set color gamut, thus I slightly increase the color and this do help as well.

Now I also agreed with you all, DTM do actually make certain film over exposure, for example the new remaster of The Mask of Zorro. I already off it and Dynamic Contrast in Medium is enough bright to me without over exposure issue.

I don't think I will ever ask professional calibrate for me, it is too costly and never in plan.

Now I am satisfices with the output where it is even better than before.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 26 2020, 09:13 PM

Increasing the color won't make what I want. If default color 50 and color gamut auto, it looks even dull than my LG 34” 34UC97G UltraWide IPS Monitor which I set as Cinema mode and no option to change color or color gamut or my previous Panasonic EX600K IPS LED TV. It actually look very washout.

If increase color to 60 or 65, it is a mix of washout + saturation depends on the color.
If increase to 70 everything look too saturation but still not deep in color.

Wide give me strong deep color I want but not saturation and also no washout, it looks balance, maybe it is not accurate but this is the correct one to me.

I read comment from Internet, the auto was actually call Normal previously, LG should not change to call auto as it is misleading, it won't change the color gamut even different source of BT. 709 or BT. 2020 is detect, it remain same. For wide one is using back the native panel color gamut and ignore the preset. As for extended, I find the output a bit like increasing color.

Change color gamut vs increasing color give very different output. Changing color gamut make color stronger and deeper but increasing color make color towards florescent and saturate.

For this, I stick with color 50 and color gamut wide.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 27 2020, 09:49 AM

I believe this is due to changing format in between SDR and HDR, it had nothing to do with color gamut setting.

You put auto, extended or wide will give you same result also.

I think you misunderstand me. I never said Extended or Wide is correct color gamut but goes above is correct as this two color gamut had much wider color coverage.

I mean the Auto Color Gamut label is misleading as it didn't auto switch to different color gamut, it remain the same normal color gamut nonmatter what format it detect, either SDR or HDR.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 28 2020, 12:14 AM

I think change setting too much make the output crazy. Haha!

I decide to reset all and not going to additional touch on following

• Color (default 50), Color Gamut, White Balance, Dynamic Contrast (DC) and also Dynamic Tone Mapping (DTM).

I left to the default setting as it did the best. Now i didn't face too dark issue, no crush black, no over exposure, no washout, no over saturation, don't feel too warm or yellowish anymore. I am very satisfied now.

I believe LG engineer or those calibrator hired by LG is Very Professional as well. They probably know more how it work. So I decide using their setting accordingly as it do given the best result so far.

• SDR - isf Expert (Bright Room) | Default Color Gamut - Wide | Default Temperature - Warm 2 | Default DC Off
• HDR10 - Cinema | Default Color Gamut - Auto | Default Temperature - Warm 2 | Default DTM On | Default DC Off
• HLG HDR - Cinema | Default Color Gamut - Auto | Default Temperature - Warm 2 | Default DTM On | Default DC Off
• Dolby Vision - Cinema Home | Default Color Gamut - Auto | Default Temperature - Warm 2 | Default DTM On (cannot change) | Default DC Off

For SDR, I choose isf Expert (Bright Room) as it did the best, SDR Cinema mode is extremely washout to me.

For HDR, I choose Cinema as it did the best to me in this profile, isf Expert is a bit greenish.

For Dolby Vision, I choose Cinema Home as Cinema profile is way too dark and not suitable for Bright Room.

The only setting I will change is turn off all noise reduction, sharpness to 25 (15 for Live TV channel), TruMotion to User with De-Judder 4 and De-Blur 10.

By the way, I am using C9, it may different for different model.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 28 2020, 07:36 PM

Haha now I understand.

Anyway i already reset all setting and choose the one I prefer without alter the setting which impact of color, contrast and brightness.

I believe LG engineer or hired calibrator is well professional, they can't go wrong much.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 28 2020, 03:13 PM

I already found what I want for HDR but the SDR still very wrong.
I find the SDR - isf Expert (Bright Room) is very wrong, the color is totally over blown.

So I decide to experiment again. Haha!

This time I also tune down a bit of sharpness from 25 to 22 as I am over did last time. Also De-Judder reduce to 3.
Finally I am sticking to Warm2, Color Gamut as Auto for SDR, HDR10 & HLG HDR. For Dolby Vision the value is Wide and cannot be change.

Dynamic Tone Mapping wise I decide left default On for HDR and Default Off for Dynamic Contrast as this give me black crush issue.
Dynamic Tone Mapping make HDR brighter and frank speak I keep comparing On and Off, this value On never have over exposure issue at all.

Now I believe this is my Final Setting, I am complete experiment and decide on what SDR and HDR setting on my LG C9.



This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 29 2020, 03:39 AM

Hi, To me 10 is way too soft in my distance viewing.
I don't find any issue as you mentioned in value 22 but it do happened after 22 especially on the value 25 I set previously.

They is two default value. 20 is default value for Cinema Home and Standard.

I don't insist of default value? Just getting the one suite.

I am testing the value one by one last few days until I satisfied, that why you see my color for SDR is 57, not 55, 60 and so on.

Also my Sharpness is 22 not 20, 25 and so on.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 30 2020, 10:29 AM

2 meter, that why. I don't watch that near. Too near for me. Haha!

I not sure is my eye adapt to it or Netflix had change it. Previously my Dolby Vision setting was based on Netflix and I find Cinema mode was too dark, thus I use Cinema Home even though Cinema Home color a bit shift to blueish.

But today I find it just nice. They is one thing obvious is Netflix had return back to 15Mbps for 4K UHD resolution instead of previously 7Mbps during Pandemic time.

Now I am sticking Dolby Vision in Cinema Mode as well which means now all my HDR Profile in Cinema Mode and SDR in isf Expert (Dark Room) mode.



This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Sep 20 2020, 10:19 PM

HBO Go whole world movie in HD only.

It is available in my LG C9.

Last time I ask Harvey Norman, if dead pixel less than 3, LG or any brand OLED normally won't change for you.

You must connect your AppleTV 4K to Soundbar to get Dolby Atmos or Multi-channel PCM pass-thru.

As long your Soundbar support Dolby Vision passthrough then no issue.

I am using LG SoundBar and no issue to get Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos and Multi-channel PCM.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Sep 6 2020, 02:09 AM

I afraid it is to late to find C9 now. The CX already release, means the end of C9.

You should get it before the release of CX where that time had big promotion everywhere.

After around 1/2 year used. Finally my LG OLED TV reach 2000 hours and did the 1st Auto Full Pixel Refresher yesterday.

Seems so far so good.



This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 3 2020, 03:05 PM

690 hours is too little for a year.

During MCO, I nearly on 16 hours per day. So it is increasing that much. I only have one TV on my rent place.

Home town TV actually less open, when back home, chat with family more than watching TV.

Now back to normal, around 4 to 5 hours per weekday.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 3 2020, 04:10 PM

This is definitely display set and rewrap as new.

I so heavily use, half year only reach 2000 hours.

This is 2357 hours! That shop also means cannot be trusted and better last business with them.
Off course be nice and get the replacement 1st before say bye bye to them.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 11 2020, 02:17 AM

98 days if open 24 hours is 2352 hours.

You can tell the shop that is impossible open 24 hours and you consider loyal customer. Try your luck! Wish you all the best and good luck.

In future, explore every part of the device you purchase, don't care is TV or mobile phone or a TV Box.

Settings - is the area I always explorer every single part of it.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Oct 15 2020, 05:27 PM