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LG CX/ C9 Recommended Best Settings for Xbox Series X (4K@120Hz, VRR, HDR)

LG CX/ C9 Recommended Best Settings for Xbox Series X (4K@120Hz, VRR, HDR)

We go through our recommended best settings on a 48-inch LG CX OLED TV to obtain the highest picture quality (4k@120fps, VRR, HDR & 4:4:4 chroma) while maintaining low input lag when playing games on the Xbox Series X next-gen console.
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UPDATE Nov 15 with new video https://youtu.be/vw4ia4-OmHE

I hope this helps other LG C9 or CX owners get the most out of their Series X console.

Vincent with HDTVTEST did a great video on the subject here:  https://youtu.be/5Y9qcXMQg_s

Highlights:

1. Make sure to change the icon in the dashboard to PC. This resolves issues with speckling and lines in some games. 

2. Make sure to turn on ALLM and VRR support in console.

3. Turn on HDMI Ultra HD Deep Color and Instant Game Response for VRR to work properly. Optionally you can engage FreeSync Premium which does include LFC support.

4. Dolby Vision will be greyed out if you turn on FreeSync Premium because LG does not support FreeSync Premium and DV simultaneously (will become important soon once games support DV).

I would also like to add that there is a beta firmware that many have installed that fixes some flicker issues near 120Hz according to users on twitter. The raised blacks issue with VRR is not resolved in this upcoming patch and is inherent in the panel. LG has publicly stated that they are working on gamme curves to help with this in a future firmware update.

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  • [deleted] 1474657234 legacy 10 years
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    November 15, 2020 6:35 AM

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    • DinK legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 15, 2020 6:52 AM

      I watched this one the other day. Changing the icon to the PC was something I did not previously know about.

    • at0micgarden legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 15, 2020 7:17 AM

      Man I love the TV so much. It makes any kind of media so much more enjoyable. Once you go OLED...

      • [deleted] 1474657234 legacy 10 years
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        November 15, 2020 7:25 AM

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      • DinK legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 15, 2020 12:05 PM

        I’m playing Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p30 HDR on a base PS4 and it keeps sizing me. I’m close enough to my CX65 to see it’s clearly not 4K, but it’s still gorgeous.

        I cannot wait to play stuff in 4K60 as soon as I can get a Series X up in here.

    • [deleted] 711354446 legacy 10 years
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      November 15, 2020 7:20 AM

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    • shirif legacy 10 years
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      November 15, 2020 7:27 AM

      Also disable the HDR setting I think?
      Great article thanks

      • [deleted] 1474657234 legacy 10 years
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        November 15, 2020 7:53 AM

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      • OverloadUT legacy 10 years
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        November 15, 2020 8:21 AM

        What HDR setting do you mean?? You definitely want HDR if the content is HDR, but the simulated HDR mode is pretty bad

        • OverloadUT legacy 10 years
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          November 15, 2020 8:22 AM

          Oh whoops I didn’t see that this guide is for XSX specifically

    • m0nkz legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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      November 15, 2020 8:02 AM

      Awesome, thanks man! Now I just need an Xbox lol

    • ForcedEvolutionaryVirus legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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      November 15, 2020 8:26 AM

      The first two minutes of this is hilarious. I love this dude.

    • fishbone legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 15, 2020 9:57 AM

      C9 owners, how did you enable pc mode? It doesn't show up in the same spot as on the CX apparently

      • Milleh legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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        November 15, 2020 11:16 AM

        I think click the pencil icon in the top right from the home menu then you should be able to change the icon for the input to a picture of a pc

        • fishbone legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          November 15, 2020 12:09 PM

          Ah good call, thanks Milleh.

          Also, holy cow the LG interface is a nightmare. Why is a setting like that so hidden?! Who in their right mind would ever guess that changing the icon for an input would actually change the image quality?

          • Milleh legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury super mega
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            November 15, 2020 12:15 PM

            Yea, their menu is so bad

            Also who would think changing the 'icon' would turn on PC mode haha

    • FirstPersonCooter legacy 10 years mercury super mega
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      November 15, 2020 10:07 AM

      I set up a new CX for my dad and hit a weird hurdle with a new AVR.

      There’s a satellite box connected to a Yamaha hdmi 2.0 AVR. If I turn the TV and AVR on, the input will be set correctly to the AVR HDMI input for the satellite, and then less than a second later the TV will force the AVR to TV (eARC) input instead, killing audio. It does this for other sources too.

      It’s some CEC crap. I like CEC, but haven’t figured out how to prevent it from doing this. I even turned off the CEC on the TV and it still does this.

      I’m short, the TV forces the AVR to TV input when it turns on, which is really annoying. Halp.

    • aggressor legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 15, 2020 2:10 PM

      Guys, does this look normal? I have a ton of horizontal lines running across the screen and I always notice it during any kind of playback. I've had the set for less than a month so I think this is recent because I haven't noticed it before.

      Here's an example from the built-in YouTube app:
      https://chattypics.com/files/clipboard_0qccuq4b77.png

      • aggressor legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 15, 2020 2:11 PM

        Here it is loading YouTube:
        https://chattypics.com/files/clipboard_axeo6paw8k.png

      • [deleted] 2147343529 legacy 10 years
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        November 15, 2020 2:39 PM

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        • aggressor legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          November 15, 2020 2:45 PM

          This is using the built-in apps. I don't have any HDMI sources hooked up to it.

      • at0micgarden legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 15, 2020 2:54 PM

        That’s not good. At the very least I would try unplugging the TV and holding the power button down on it for about 30 seconds to do a hard reset. Otherwise, I would initiate a live chat with LG. They are usually pretty responsive.

        • aggressor legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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          November 15, 2020 3:10 PM

          Is it worth contacting LG or just exchange/return? That’s what I’m leaning towards since I got them at Costco.

          • fishbone legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            November 15, 2020 3:11 PM

            Ah if you got it from Costco just return that puppy for an exchange

          • at0micgarden legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            November 15, 2020 3:12 PM

            Return that shit if you can easily. If a hard reset doesn’t fix it. Looks like a panel issue to me.

            • aggressor legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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              November 15, 2020 3:24 PM

              The 30 seconds+power button didn’t fix the issue :(

              Now I’m debating outright returning or doing an exchange. There are some things about the set I don’t like that the Sony A9 seems to fix.

              Blah.

              • Derwins legacy 10 years
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                November 15, 2020 6:02 PM

                Do you have the A9? I’m loving my A8H.

      • boarder2 legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 15, 2020 3:26 PM

        Not normal, mine's a solid gray color

      • ErneX legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        November 15, 2020 3:35 PM

        I have never seen those lines on mine

    • MrLobo legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      November 15, 2020 3:13 PM

      Same settings for ps5 I assume ?

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