The LG G1's HDR brightness in Game Mode is okay. The real scene brightness is less than outside of Game Mode, but the visual difference is minimal. The EOTF is the same in Game Mode as outside of it. Somewhat disappointingly, that’s not the case this year. For 2021, LG has introduced a new ‘OLED Evo’ panel that promises increased brightness and sharpness, and to get the Evo panel you have to step up to the G1. That’s slightly disappointing because you also end up paying extra for a rather niche design that you may not want. To be more specific, AI Picture Pro can now recognise if an incoming image contains scenery, a cityscape or night footage, and locally ‘massage’ parts of the picture to enhance this sort of content’s impact and realism. Plus the new processor can look for skin tones and individual objects in the picture and subtly refine and emphasise them without impacting other areas of the picture. All with a view to creating an image that better reflects the way your eyes see the real world. If there’s one aspect where the G1 OLED gives something away, is that sense of punchiness QLEDs can deliver. First, where an HDR image is mostly full of bright content, the LG G1 presents it with much more full-screen brightness than we’re used to seeing with ‘regular’ OLED TVs. Second, the very brightest parts of HDR pictures – lamps, streetlights, sunlight reflecting off glass, etc – have a slightly more luminous quality to them.

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As with any OLED TV, moreover, it’s also recommended that you treat it with care with respect to bright static image elements to avoid burn-in. For the vast, vast majority of people, this won't be a problem, though.

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But there will be some who are drawn to the minimalist, picture frame-like appearance of the G1 and wouldn’t dream of adding a soundbar to this set-up. Those people will simply have to accept that the audio performance will not hit anything like the same cinematic heights as the picture. Verdict

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Some lengthy, complex equations then compile all this data and tell us which TVs have the best viewing angles. So, are the G1 and its OLED Evo panel genuinely better than LG’s previous OLEDs? The answer is a resounding yes. Driven by data, run by a passionate team of engineers, testers, technical writers, developers, and more. The only problem with the AI Sound Pro mode is that it doesn’t accept the limitations of the OLED65G1’s built-in speakers when it comes to bass. As a result, some very deep sounds can succumb to pretty distracting distortions.

With the launch of the G1 Gallery OLED, LG has introduced underlying panel technology to encourage more brightness. This ‘Evo OLED panel’ is exclusive to the G1, which should differentiate it from the C1 – as previous years had seen picture parity between the C-series and G-series. Amidst all that breathless praise, the LG G1’s audio performance is a rather qualified achievement. An advantage the Gallery OLED series has over the C series is its audio – its 4.2ch, 60W output is 20W more than the C1 OLED. We uploaded the brightness measurements and uniformity photos after running the TV for four months in our Accelerated Longevity Test.