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LG OLED42C2PUA (USA version)

SCORE:
94
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Highlights

  • 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED evo Display
  • HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG support
  • Perfect Color
  • Perfect Viewing Angle
  • α9 Gen5 AI Processor 4K
  • Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

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Overview

LG OLED42C2PUA was introduced in 2022. It has a OLED evo screen with 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) resolution and 100 Hz/120 Hz refresh rate. The TV is HDR compatible and can reach 850 nits of peak brightness. It supports HDR10, Dolby Vision and HLG. AMD Freesync™ allows TV to display variable refresh rate during gaming and its powerful α9 Gen5 AI Processor 4K picture processor guarantees a high quality upscaling of any low resolution source to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160).

We give LG OLED42C2PUA TV 94 overall score out of 100. Our ranking system is based on the display specifications, video, audio and other features, connectivity and format support.

DISPLAY
92
VIDEO FEATURES
96
AUDIO FEATURES
94
OTHER FEATURES
98
CONNECTIVITY
93
FORMAT SUPPORT
89
OVERALL
94

Pros and Cons

In this section we highlight pros and cons of LG OLED42C2PUA.

PROS
  High Resolution
  High Refresh Rate: 100 Hz/120 Hz
  Pixel Level Dimming
  Perfect Viewing Angle
  Color Depth
  HDR10
  Dolby Vision
  Dolby Vision IQ
  HLG
  AMD Freesync™
  NVidia G-Sync
  4K HFR
  2K HFR
  VRR
  HGIG Compatibility
  α9 Gen5 AI Processor 4K
  Filmmaker Mode
  Dolby Atmos
  AI Sound
  WiSA Ready
  Bluetooth Audio Playback
  Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi Direct
  Bluetooth
  Works with Alexa
  New HDMI 2.1
  NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
CONS
  No HDR10+
  No IMAX Enhanced
  No DTS Digital Surround

Predecessor

A predecessor of 2022 C2 series is 2021 C1 series. In this section we show their comparison.

UPGRADES LG OLED42C2PUA vs LG OLED48C1PUB
Higher Peak Brightness 850 nits vs 760 nits
More Powerful Picture Processor α9 Gen5 AI Processor 4K vs α9 Gen4 AI Processor 4K
RealVideo vs
Xvid vs

DOWNGRADES LG OLED42C2PUA vs LG OLED48C1PUB
Loer Speaker Power Rating 20 W vs 40W (WF:20W, 10W per Channel)
3.5mm headphone Audio Output vs
RS-232C Remote vs 1 (Mini Jack)

For this comparison we chose 48" version of the predecessor - model OLED48C1PUB. For more detailed comparison between the two please visit LG OLED42C2PUA vs LG OLED48C1PUB where you can also choose different size and country models to compare.

Selected Features

OLED Display

LG OLED42C2PUA has an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display. This is a self-emissive display which can completely turn off individual pixels leading to the ideal black levels and better contrast during HDR compared to any LCD displays. This makes them to be the best choice for dark rooms. OLED enables a simpler internal structure than conventional displays. With just a few layers, OLED TVs are very lightweight and thin. OLED displays also have better viewing angles. However, they are not able to achieve such high brightness as modern LCD displays which makes them less suitable in bright rooms.

HDR10

LG OLED42C2PUA supports HDR10 which was announced on August 27, 2015, by the Consumer Technology Association and uses the wide-gamut Rec. 2020 color space. It is not backward compatible with SDR. It sends static metadata via video stream to the TV which calibrates its screen brightness and color according to that. HDR10 is technically limited to a maximum of 10,000 nits of brightness and uses 10-bit color which corresponds to 1024 shades of the primary RGB colors.

Dolby Vision

This TV also supports Dolby Vision which is an update to HDR10 by adding dynamic metadata that can be used to more accurately adjust brightness levels up to 10,000 nits maximum brightness on a scene-by-scene or frame-by-frame basis and support up to 12-bit color depth (4096 shades of RGB) and 8K resolution.

Specifications

In this section we present all the features and specifications available for LG OLED42C2PUA.

BASICS
BrandLG
SeriesC2
ModelOLED42C2PUA
Size42"
CountryUSA
Release Year2022
Smart TV
DISPLAY
Display TypeOLED evo
Actual Size (Diagonal)41.5"
Resolution4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Refresh Rate100 Hz/120 Hz
Screen DesignFlat
Backlight DimmingPixel Level Dimming
Backlight NameSelf-lit pixels (no backlight)
ContrastInfinite Contrast
ColorPerfect Color
Viewing AnglePerfect Viewing Angle
Panel Bit Depth10 bits
Color Depth1.07 Billion
DCI P3 Color Space Coverage100%
Peak Brightness850 nits
Contrast Ratio
Minimum Response Time1 ms
VIDEO
3D Capability
HDR10
HDR10+
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision IQ Precision Detail
HLG
Advanced HDR by Technicolor®
IMAX Enhanced
4K HDRCinema HDR
AMD Freesync™
NVidia G-Sync
4K HFR
2K HFR
VRR
HGIG Compatibility
Picture Processorα9 Gen5 AI Processor 4K
UpscalingAI 4K Upscaling
BlacksPerfect Black
Frame Interploation TechniqueTruMotion 240
Frame Interpolation Frequency240 Hz
Black Frame Insertion OLED Motion
Filmmaker Mode
Auto Low Latency Mode
AI Picture AI Picture Pro
Auto Genre Selection SDR/HDR/Dolby HDR
Image Enhancing Image Enhancing on SQM
Color Enhancer Advanced Color Enhancer
Noise ReductionQuad Step Noise Reduction
Deep Learning AI Picture
AI Brightness
True Color Accuracy Pro
Ultra Luminance Pro
SharpnessFrequency based Sharpness Enhancer
Dynamic Tone MappingHDR Dynamic Tone Mapping Pro
AUDIO
Speaker Channels2.0 Channel
Speaker TypeDown Firing
Speaker Power Rating20 W
Bluetooth Headset Support
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby AC-4
DTS Digital Surround
AI Sound AI Sound Pro
Surround ModeOLED Surround
Clear VoiceClear Voice Pro
WiSA Ready Up to 2.1 Channel (Separate Dongle Purchase Required)
Bluetooth Audio Playback
LG Sound Sync
Smart Speaker Compatible
LG Smart Speaker
CONNECTIVITY
Ethernet Input
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Frequency2.4 GHz, 5 GHz
Wi-Fi Protocol802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Version5.0
Mobile Connectivity
Apple Airplay Airplay 2
LG TV Plus App
Smart ThinQ App
Chromecast
Google Home Google Home device sold separately
Virtual Assistant Google Assistant
Works with Alexa Alexa Built-In
HDMI Inputs4
HDMI Version2.1
HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) eARC (HDMI 2)
HDCP Version2.2
HDMI-CEC SIMPLINK
USB Inputs3
USB 3.0 Ports
RF (Terrestrial / Cable ) Inputs1
Component Inputs
Composite Inputs
RCA Audio Outputs
3.5mm headphone Audio Output
Optical Audio Output
RS-232C Remote
DLNA
OTHER
CPU Cores4
Operating SystemwebOS
Internet Browser Full Web Browser
Application Store LG Content Store
Teletext
LG AI ThinQ®
Speech to Text
LG Voice Search
Amazon Echo Compatible
AI UX
AI Home
AI RecommendationDefault: off
Intelligent Edit
Home Dashboard
Auto Device Detection
Apple HomePod
Voice Recognition Intelligent Voice Recognition
Magic LinkDefault: off
Audio Guidance (Text To Speech)
Gallery Mode
Multi-view
DIAL
360 VR
Mobile TV On
Wi-Fi TV On
Bluetooth Low Energy On
Instant Game Response VRR/ALLM/HGIG
Screen Share
Time Shift
Auto Calibration
Time Machine (DVR)
HEVC 4K@120p, 10bit
VIDEO FORMATS
3GPP
AV1 4K@60p, 10bit
AVI
ASF
DivX
Flash Video
H.263
H.264
H.265
MKV
M2TS
MP4
MPEG-4
QuickTime
RealVideo
TS
VC-1
VP7
VP8
VP9 4K@60p, 10bit
VOB
VRO
WebM
WMV
Xvid
AUDIO FORMATS
AAC
AC4
AIFF
ALAC
APE
aptX
eAAC+
EAC3
FLAC
HE-AAC
LPCM
M4A
MIDI
MP2
MP3
OGG
RealAudio
WMA
WAV
IMAGE FORMATS
BMP
GIF
JPEG
JPS
MPO
PNG
TUNER
Digital Tuner 1
SAT Tuner
Analog TunerNTSC-M
NEXTGEN TV (ATSC 3.0)
Digital Terrestrial TV SystemATSC
Digital Cable TV SystemClear QAM
Color systemPAL / SECAM / NTSC
GENERAL
Power SupplyAC 120 V, 50/60 Hz
Power Consumption (In Standby)0.5 W
Dimension Without Stand (W x H x D)932 X 540 X 41.1 mm / 36.69" X 21.26" X 1.62"
Dimension With Stand (W x H x D)932 X 577 X 170 mm / 36.69" X 22.72" X 6.69"
Stand Size718 X 170 mm / 28.27" X 6.69"
Dimension of Package (W x H x D)1120 x 660 x 152 mm / 44.09" x 25.98" x 5.98"
One Connect Box
VESA Wall Mount
VESA Hole Pitch (W x H)300 mm x 200 mm
Weight Without Stand9 kg / 19.84 lbs
Weight With Stand9.3 kg / 20.50 lbs
Weight of Package (Gross)12.1 kg / 26.68 lbs
Warranty1 Year Parts & Labor
ACCESSORIES
RemoteMagic Remote MR22GN w/ Magic Tap (NFC)
Universal Control Capability for remote
Magic Remote Control Compatible

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