Here's a 42-inch LG C2 OLED TV that Can Transform into A Curved Gaming Monitor!

A 42-inch flat-screen OLED TV which can transform into a curved gaming monitor? Sounds like pie in the sky, but the LG OLED Flex (model number LX3) is a very real product that has just been launched at the IFA 2022 consumer electronics trade show in Berlin.
The LG OLED Flex is basically a bendable 42-inch C2, featuring a 4K UHD resolution of 3840x2160, OLED evo technology (without Brightness Booster), α9 Gen5 processor, four HDMI 2.1 ports with full 48Gbps bandwidth supporting 4K 120Hz gameplay, Dolby Vision, Freesync Premium & G-SYNC compatibility, as well as WebOS 22 Smart TV platform. The key differences are its adjustability into a curved screen, as well as around 25% less reflectance than the LG C2.
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[@PopsGG]

Did you add all those sounds in post? That's dedication.

[@thecommenter578]

I always thought that curved monitors/tvs were stupid because you had to sit at the focus of the parabola for it to work. But this solution solves that issue. Now curved displays have my attention

[@DM-rc4yu]

This will absolutely not come without downsides. It's a solution to a problem that doesn't really exist.

[@TitusRex]

"RGB lights" ❌ "multi-colored lightning strips" ✅

[@lonniefarmer7067]

Thanks! That is an eye opener!

[@phyonix]

Thank you for your content, I'm waiting for a deeper review of the LG OLED Flex.

[@joebloggs8785]

This is the coolest tech I've seen in a long time! Had me giggling like a child in glee.

[@SteveSmith-cm1hx]

This is cool as hell and its on my future radar for a gaming monitor.

[@AndyGilleand]

It's interesting. I bought my C2 not realizing that LG had long stopped making curved screens. I always thought the "C" line was the curved models, much like the C6 vs B6 for example. The weird thing is, when sitting at normal PC distances, the screen's larger size actually makes me feel like I'm seeing a screen that curves in the *opposite* direction, and what you said here makes perfect sense as to why that is, because the sides of the screen are further away from your eyes, so it can feel like the sides of the screen are getting further and further away compared to the center of the screen, giving it a weird effect of feeling like a convex curve at times. Although i have gotten used to it by now so I don't notice it as much.

[@GraveUypo]

never felt the convex effect, but the "oh damnit the side of the tv is too far away, i'll have to physically move closer to read that", yep, felt that before.

[@BabyBoyJr.]

Me and my friend bought the LG C2 42 inch for PC gaming. We are both gamers but I was the one exposed to a curved monitor for years. Because of this, I was the only one experiencing this convex effect since I've been playing games on a curved monitor.

[@AndyGilleand]

@@BabyBoyJr. Nice!

[@michaelwyckoff7593]

Wow the magic of technology.

[@Targetlockon]

Better than manually bending the monitor 👍 Maybe soon to come modularity for wall mounting

[@homylomy]

0:49 "lean back viewing experience" yeah that's right hahah

[@Aurora12488]

For flat monitors, I don't buy the blurriness argument, and I daily drive a 42" C2. Sure, it's at a slightly different focal plane compared to the center of the screen, but if you're looking in the center the peripheral will be blurry anyway due to it being outside your fovea. And if you're looking directly at the periphery, your eye's focus adjusts ever-so-slightly to compensate, to the point I legitimately never notice. What is more noticeable is the tilt in content as it gets closer to the edge; windows are noticeably at a different angle than your eye (up to 45 degrees off at the very edge). The curve could be nice for desktop work to make everything feel equidistant. However, in gaming this actually isn't an issue because the perspective projection from 3D->2D is based on the FOV and assumes a flat monitor, causing a natural "reverse warping" so that from your viewpoint everything looks good. However, flat monitors essentially "waste" pixels in the periphery due to having a higher effective PPD in an area that doesn't matter as much, and curving also would give you a slightly higher FOV, so I could still see the benefit of curving *if* the game were able to adjust their perspective projection to match, which none do AFAIK. So ironically that warping done by perspective projection would now hurt more than it helps, which is more of a tradeoff IMO than the FOV gain and evenness of focal distance and pixel density. :(

[@aaronao1]

agreed. i only got this with a 55'' TV. 42/48 dont need curving for monitor usage

[@GahloWake]

"but if you're looking in the center the peripheral will be blurry anyway due to it being outside your fovea" Thanks the point, at that width, with a proper curve/distance, it won't be.

[@Aurora12488]

​@@GahloWake Your fovea only can focus on the central 2 degrees of your FOV. It's incredibly small. Our eyes just move around a lot to compensate. The curve and distance we're talking about here have essentially no effect on that particular form of blurriness.

[@peterscott2662]

Totally agree. Curved is mostly gimmick. I'd just get the flat screen. Though I would play with the curve control if a friend had one. But just for the novelty.

[@SuperSuperka]

absolutly right! 3d games all represent rectangular projection - I mean their virtual cameras all acts as common rectangular photo-video cameras, having flat sensor/film. So all games are supposed to be played on flat screen for natural experience . Curved screen is cylindrical projection and I don't know games supporting it.

[@bigbadslimee]

we are in the golden ages of monitors rn, I can’t wait to see what’s next

[@sidethan]

No, these are tvs competing in the monitor market precisely beacause monitors are terrible.

[@BOLOYOO]

Finally! I've been waiting for it at least 10 years (when my CRT monitor broke)!

[@Datenschutz_Datenschutz]

The 16:9 LG Flex LX3 is boring... Waiting for LG Ultragear 21:9 / 1440p/ 240hz.

[@bigbadslimee]

@@Datenschutz_Datenschutz so 85 ppi doesn't bother you

[@Datenschutz_Datenschutz]

@@bigbadslimee No, it's okay for gaming. It's like 36-"37" in 16:9 with additional ultrawide aspect ratio.

[@short5stick]

Just ordered the Asus 42 from amazon. Lucky got one in before it went out of stock Should have it at end of month.

[@Masson1864]

Glad to hear more info about Flex LX3. But we are all waiting for a review for PG42uq and a comparison with AW3423DW. =)

[@Misfit626]

This thing is beautiful

[@juniperpansy]

Man that thing is LOUD!

[@BicyleKick]

Your videos are great

[@CanalDojogames]

Finally something i imagined long time ago is now real. "If oled has depth on image,imagine if it were curved"

[@Mystic80sicks]

Beautiful

[@skycracksopen]

Did you happen to notice how low this monitor can go? I feel like the bottom edge of the screen will need to be about 1" from the desktop to not be looking up at the center of the monitor during FPS games.

[@ryulanda9399]

That stand is huge

[@GamerDesdeLos90s]

Amazing piece of tech! It will cost an arm and leg for sure but exited to see such cool and innovative products OLED Gaming oriented. Cannot wait for the 27" OLED gaming monitors to start dropping. I personally don't need (and honestly could not afford that flex monitor) so a "simple" 27" OLED GSYNC to replace my PG279Q is what I aim for, nothing more.

[@perilloux33]

27inch way too small

[@GamerDesdeLos90s]

@@perilloux33 not for 1440p. Viewing distance - PPI is absolutely on point.

[@perilloux33]

@@GamerDesdeLos90s I guess its preference...I prefer 4k 120hz on my 48" LG Oled from about 5 feet away.

[@he.lena21]

Imagine this with 240Hz BFI. Perfect. Motion clarity as good as a CRT.

[@geiers6013]

@@MadLustEnvy A good PC gets 240fps in almost all competetive games. For triple a titles etc. 240fps is pretty useless anyways.

[@he.lena21]

@@MadLustEnvy I know, but a good PC can maintain 240fps z in full hd pretty easily.

[@TheRealBOBlibob]

And curve it the other direction, giving it a true CRT feeling 😅

[@paulcox2447]

@@MadLustEnvy BFI still works even if your frame rate doesn't match the content however and it's definitely still better to have the slight duplication than it is to have sample and hold

[@acphantom6437]

Would be the equivalent of a 480hz display

[@vi683a]

That the TV i asked for!

[@mrpangy4174]

I have been learning and narrowed the 65 inch TV that I am considering to 4... Sony A95K, X95K, LG G2, Samsung S95B... now to see which offers the best valuel on BlackFriday.

[@GraveUypo]

i want a 48 inch version of this that's cheap and launches like 4 years from now. i'll upgrade from my c1 to that

[@gamingmarcus]

One glaring issue I see is the stand. The C2 stand was finally changed to better sit on the back of a desk, while this solid hunk looks like it takes away ~20-25cm of depth from your desk. Certainly not ideal, but then again it has height support. They need to figure out a way to add a VESA mount to this.

[@mainsource8030]

one connect box type device comes to mind

[@abeachristine5446]

Ow how I Missed Curved TV in the past

[@jpnn80]

Biggest problem with this feature is that you can't attach a passive or active cooling solution, which implies that this panel will surely have the issue of agressive ABL

[@owlmostdead9492]

Very good point

[@CasepbX]

The 42" screens never had any heatsinks to begin with though.

[@melxb]

unless u make a cooler that's divided

[@short5stick]

All the electronics don't sit on the back of the monitor so it should run cooler. Not having the heat of the power supply

[@jpnn80]

@@CasepbX Doesn't mean they suffer any less from ABL as shown by Vincent on the latest LG 42C2 compared to the Alienware which uses a cooling fan kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGbIanx4ftx6g8k

[@E96]

When will you review the TCL C935?

[@kareemabulaban9456]

Do you have an in depth review of this coming out? It’s available for purchase now

[@nflisrigged1395]

I sit in my sim racing rig use monitor stand ..... Love my curved 32 inch Samsung 144hz 1440p It mostly wrap around me But that bigger 47 inch Samsung curved would be more wrapping around

[@TheFalco708]

any side by side comparaison of lg c2 and sony A95K ?

[@90lancaster]

It's cute - but it is clearly a "test of concept" with all the wacky extras on it - I expect a trimmed down version might follow - or they might go the other way and sell an even more loony expensive one as a "Life style" TV/Monitor. Since it already has a motor on it and it's kinda tiny they could try including a 90 degree rotation function too so it can be used in Portrait mode too. even it is just a simple mechanical lock and swivel instead. Such a function has some uses - such as for mobile sourced content - as a webcam platform for connection to someone on a phone, or for playing old school vertical scrolling shoot e'm ups. It also would allow LG to have some fun with some different art in the Gallery mode too. I'd say something like this is a nice Monitor to use for those who have a Driving game focused set up with a chair and wheel - it seems well suited to that. Utterly useless as a PC monitor of course.

[@nickkiriakakis3190]

LG. Always a step ahead from others.

[@CaveyMoth]

1:18 Vincent was kung-fu fighting!

[@Cepterk]

I do not need a new TV. I spent 1400$ on the last one 3 months ago (LG C1 48")....BUT GOSH DARNIT I WANT THIS ONE!!! 😮

[@piety3725]

video on the g8! is it more glossy!?!? than the AW?

[@ZinhoMegaman]

One question: Is the bending sound real?

[@RaMpArT02]

I really hope you cover the Samsung OLED G8 and compare it to the Alienware model

[@bilbobaggins7527]

I would have loved this feature on my 48" C1!!!

[@geiers6013]

Probably it will cost 2k at least, but still very cool and actually usefull. I would get it if I would have the money.

[@TheFrightmareTrain]

pretty cool but prob will hike price up and is more stuff that can eventually break

[@AJJJ-co2vd]

Very cool

[@ibrahimkeles9867]

i wonder if i use an 42'' oled monitor with 32'' size option, are those specific pixels get tired faster than others, and does that pixels brightness different on the screen

[@jb_tomorrow9996]

Hey Vincent - Any chance of a Samsung Odyssey Ark review and settings setup vid? Thanks!

[@surfing5628]

*LG had Curved 3D Flex TV , 5K back in 2014 at size 55, 65, 77, 105*

[@Im_DJ]

Now we just want a 32" oled from lg

[@flaw3dgenius222]

Are we getting the proper Hisense U8H in UK/Europe?

[@TearsofJoy69er]

Should I put my LG C2 on stand or just turn it off all together? I seen something about that it's best to keep it on stand by when you're done using it something about updating the pixels which is apparently good?

[@JohnnyJTav]

At the time I didn't think too much about Curved TV but when I was ready to buy my next 3D TV LG decided to make the last 3D the OLED55C6P-U and wasn't cheap but I bought it. Many features that other brands don't have and I just Love it. With over 250 3D movies, I have to take care of My Baby. Hopefully Glassless 3D will come in the future for 3D TVs ☺

[@techsamurai11]

Why, oh why did they remove 3d? I watched Top Gun 3d the other day - amazing! Is it passive?

[@dnbtrooper]

I was absolutely gutted when I got severe burn on my Lg C6v what a Tv! I didn't know weather to buy 3d movies or 4k? initially bought it for 4k but after watching Dr strange in 3d it meant I had to watch all movie release reviews on both formats.. FYI Netflix did it be carful when you pause , everything else has screen savers but netflix blows up the title of what you watching F@#k y#% Teen Titans Go!!!

[@kev99gh]

We need a 16 inch oled tablet that can open into a 32 inch monitor. So far we can only flex once. If we could flex 2 times we could creat a phone/ monitor situation

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Marketing manager: "We need more gimmicks to charge a premium price" Engineer level 7 wizard mage: "OLED TV that Can Transform into A Curved Gaming Monitor" Marketing manager: "That'd be great."

[@jojojaja7659]

uhm I would say a key difference to the Corsair model that requires manual adjustment to the curvature is that this display only supports 120hz, while the Corsair one seen at Gamescom will be 240hz. 100% the better pick for gamers

[@thezerastora]

I have many TV’s and I picked up a A90J 55” OLED on the 1st because the QD was a letdown. I bought it for my bedroom and my god. The picture is just better than anything I’ve seen before, G2, C2 S95 and much more it’s just an absolute king

[@NexGenTek]

A let down? How it destroys the A90J

[@thezerastora]

@@NexGenTek Even side by side they literally weren’t much different the A90J looked so much better in almost every way. We actually did a coin flip in the store as it wasn’t exactly easy to choose in the end it actually came down to features like which one has a light up remote etc. For the sake of £500 difference it shows that in the value literally bugger all in normal viewing environments if anything it looked as if the brightness was being pushed too much for the TV, it would make more sense on a 8K OLED. I think I had about 15 opinions at the end of the two hours and 8 of those people said where the TVs any different. The others couldn’t make a decision and all three Sony employees representing the stand actually preferred the A90J. So when I say coin flip it really was!

[@thezerastora]

I think when they bring out 8K oleds I’ll be more interested but sometimes a feature is there because it’s just new and new isn’t always better. 4K already feels old to me and admittedly I was already looking at the 8K tv OLEDs available for my PC to link to but at 15K I think the tech needs to improve a little before I get one like that.

[@NexGenTek]

@@thezerastora Um.. in no content or comparison online or in person does the A90J look better than the S95B or A95K. color brightness uniformity upscaling have all been improved. The picture is startling. There are plenty of comparisons on KZbin for you to see as well. 8K oled makes no sense as there's barely anything in 4K besides movies abd tv content hasn't even caught up yet let alone using HDR. 8K is nice I have a 8K Sony but it's just a dream right now!

[@Zetler]

Will it support ultrawide resolutions?

[@marksalamon619]

This LG LX3 flex monitor includes many fine features, but potential buyers will need to see how much it costs before they can decide if it's a good value that's worth their investment. Innovative products like the LX3 are usually priced at a premium, but maybe LG will surprise us by introducing this monitor at a cost that isn't stratospheric. 🤔

[@short5stick]

$3100 bucks . Not worth it.

[@wewuwewu]

do you have to add that sound effect every time ?

[@Eliteownage]

damn this is cool af, now just give us higher hz. 4k@240hz is supported with DSC and there are monitors supporting it out now. I'll instabuy the first 240hz 4k oled.

[@short5stick]

I might get the C2 Evo for the price.

[@devershee]

yes yes i want

[@luismyWH]

@HDTVTest you forgot to show the sound of the motor bending the panel 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Musewhisperer]

I don’t mind having to fold the screen myself if it means I get a VESA mount.

[@TheWizrD_Ali]

Should I buy a 77inch C2 now or wait till November as it’s on discount now for £3,299

[@mia-mx2xd]

Which TV is the equivalent or better to Sony x900e (2017) on sale in 2022 ?

[@PersianImm0rtal]

God, just give me a standard 16:9 32inch OLED please!!!

[@short5stick]

Best video yet of this. I am disappointed that it goes straight when you turn it off. I have a corner desk and when it is curved I can push it back another 5 inches. Can you tell me when it is connected to the PC that it will go to sleep instead of turning the TV off. So when you move the mouse the TV will come back on.

[@LioVega]

Mate, at that point wouldn't getting a purely curved monitor make more sense for you? And cheaper

[@short5stick]

@@LioVega Yes but there is no 4k 42 curved monitors. I would like a 16x9 38 4k curved.

[@SuPeRz4ever]

He did say that was default behavior. Most likely you can turn that feature off so that it stays curved even when turned off.

[@short5stick]

@@SuPeRz4ever If that is right than I will be in.

[@Uncle_Fred]

@@short5stick 16:9 flat 4k 38" 240Hz 1000+ nits true HDR1000 OLED would be a dream display.

[@xaviers2721]

I am very interested. I am pretty sure I will buy one 😁

[@short5stick]

Depends on price to the ASUS 42 inch

[@thoreberlin]

I want one, but i'm still not shure if it is usable for home office, which would be probaply 95% of it's use for me.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

Genius

[@fancycavegaming620]

Take my money!

[@chrisbytwerk3712]

Will there be future oled tvs like this?

[@Rockett.]

Nice new feature, probably better suited for ultrawide monitors IMO but nice to see it becoming a thing.

[@mmo5366]

Nothing wrong with some strong curves (ding!)

[@A-Sharad_Hett]

Whatever, they call it Flex, but I've the first of all time LG OLED, which was already a CURVED display, the EG910v !! Did you remember it??? Year 2014

[@du3lcitiz3n]

Saw one at Microcenter today, it was 2200$.. Maybe after XRP moons I'll pick one up as my main monitor

[@charaznable8072]

Ok this is exactly what I've been waiting for I literally said I wouldn't buy a curve screen until they made one that can go flat and curved, but I wonder how durable that mechanism is.

[@WorldravenNevar]

The wonderer

[@aryana3520]

Do you know the input lag on this TV/monitor ?

[@mad_mario_]

Great monitor aside, those cuties in the background got me 😳

[@AjK_Reelz]

Hi. When. It's getting launch

[@buzz.b]

I wish all TVs could rescale the image to smaller sizes. As I only have a single room for viewing I could get a large TV and use it at its full size for movies, but shrink it down for regular TV viewing. That way each time I watch a movie at home I'll be able to recapture some of that big screen sensation, otherwise you just get used to that large size and it looses its impact.

[@djayjp]

LG OLED series can do that.

[@buzz.b]

@@djayjp Which series and what setting exactly?

[@djayjp]

@@buzz.b Idk all of them. There's a mode to change the screen size horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. It's not as nice as clicking a button but it works.

[@djayjp]

@@buzz.b It's called "All-Direction Zoom" under "Aspect Ratio" in picture settings.

[@buzz.b]

@@djayjp Thank you. I dont currently have an LG to test it on, but it sounds like a similar feature on my TV which doesn't do what I want: to scale the image down, not zoom in on a lower resolution image to fill the screen.

[@P1Player1]

I tried to transform my LG OLED into curved monitor but didn't go as planed. 😔

[@tnaxpw]

To be honest I would still prefer manual adjustment, atleast years down the line I would not have to worry about the mechanism inside wearing out.

[@peterscott2662]

Looking at the manual version on the Corsair, I'd be more concerned with the manual version breaking than the powered one.

[@short5stick]

@@peterscott2662 I would set it and forget it. Leave it curved all the time.

[@peterscott2662]

@@short5stick I'd just buy a flat screen C2 for less money.

[@tyroneslothdrop9155]

Finally, gaming monitors don't suck.

[@Shadxw6]

they do so TVs are slowly replacing them

[@thoughtsofapeer]

Where is the S95B vs C2 review Vincent?

[@EyesOfByes]

3 of these and F12023 ftw

[@short5stick]

So this is a matte finish like Asus 42?

[@Captain-Chats]

A 32 inch version of this would be perfect

[@Datenschutz_Datenschutz]

LG Ultragear 45GR95QE 🏆🎖️ flexible OLED, 21:9, 240hz, 1440p, DP1.4 + HDMI 2.1

[@hdtvtest]

@Datenschutz Datenschutz: The Lg Ultragear 45GR95QE is not flexible... it's a fixed curved monitor.

[@Datenschutz_Datenschutz]

@@hdtvtest oh you're right. Corsair Xeneon Flex 45WQHD240 is the flexible OLED monitor.

[@mynameissang]

Everyone: can we get the C2 but smaller, with DP, and cooling for less aggressive ABL? LG: _c u r v e_

[@Frencho9]

I'd rather have LG launch a proper heatsink for their 42 inch TVs so gamers can hit 1000 nits peak brightness for true HDR, instead of this motor gimmick to curve the screen.

[@yoyo-nf1ww]

I don't give a shit about 1000 nits, my eyes burn enough already at 20% brightness.

[@stealthis]

@@yoyo-nf1ww you've just become used to the limitations of oled. Real life is way beyond

[@abeachristine5446]

Just buy LED/LCD. OLEDs CANNOT SUSTAIN HIGH BRIGHTNESS FULL SCREEN OR 50 PERCENT WINDOWS SIZE. AND YOU WILL TORTURE OLEDs with that HDR even if it has Heatsink

[@Frencho9]

@@abeachristine5446 No, LCDs don't have true blacks/infinite ratio and other manufacturers manage to hit 1000 nits on 10% window with heatsinks, plus it helps with longevity of the screen to have a heatsinks. OLED Heatsinks is love! Cmon LG bring rm to 42 inch screens!

[@LexLutha]

ROG PG42UQ FTW

[@xforx8672]

Saw the monitor with my own eyes at IFA yesterday. Several units weren't able to turn completely flat, there was still a slight curve at both edges...

[@short5stick]

That's okay by me. I wish it stayed curved all the time. don't need a electric curve on it. Just a manual would be fine.

[@thatdrh]

they need to bring up that 120 at least to what samsung is doing... also, GIVE ME ALL THE GLOSS!!!!

[@markoriordan101]

Does it have to be used with the stand ? It's very big and you would need a massive desk

[@Dionyzos]

It's looks like it's permanently attached as you can't wall mount it (no VESA) and the motor has to be powered and connected to the mechanism somehow.

[@markoriordan101]

Yeah, I think Asus approach is better but I would prefer an LG option of the same.

[@Isaax]

Cool, but OLEDs are expensive enough as is. I can already tell that it will simply cost too much for what it offers extra.

[@ZIEX21]

Awesome

[@Dionyzos]

No VESA mount is an instant deal breaker for me unfortunately

[@alessioradu1693]

do lg flex vs lg c1

[@elmalloc]

price?