LG c7 OLED 55inch calibration settings for 4k.

[Lee iley]

Hi guys

I have just got a LG c7 and was wondering if some one who has this tv also could help me on settings for 4k ànd blueray do you use the same setting for both contents or different settings for each and if you do use 2 different settings do they both save on the tv separately. My current settings for 4k is picture mode is cinema home. OLED light 100 contrast 100 brightness 50 colour 50 sharpness 20 colour temp warm 2. Dynamic contrast low for active her. Colour gamet auto. Black level low. Now for blueray I havnt done any changes yet as I didn't know if the 4k settings stayed the same for blueray I love this tv I have it hooked up to a Sony x800 4k player any help would be great thanks.

[Bodyslide]

Try looking here https://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/lg/c7-oled

I have used them alot over the past few years. Good Luck

[Lee iley]

Thank you for this.

[Bodyslide]

It's a good starting point, then tweak as needed.

[Lee iley]

On the rtings site it doesn't show much about hdr calibration but shows more about normal television mode or am I looking at this wrong. Thanks for the help so far.

[Aidenag]

I used that very link to form a basis of my c7s settings then tweaked as needed to fit my lighting and personal prefs. Works great as a starting point for those of us not having pro calibration done.

[mysticwaterfall]

I would make sharpness 0 and brightness 46, but a lot of it is personal preference.

[CaptainSmirnov]

Personally I have brightness at 49 to get darker blacks as I wasn't getting perfect blacks where they are expected (tried various movies). Sharpness isn't very aggressive IMO so i have it around 15-20. DC on low as well, and most other settings are the same. I adjusted more settings on my UHD player as well

This is using the cinema preset with HDR

[Lee iley]

Thanks for the reply guys I will try tweaking some more and I will try sharpness on 0 aswel see how that goes.

[mysticwaterfall]

Originally Posted by CaptainSmirnov

Personally I have brightness at 49 to get darker blacks as I wasn't getting perfect blacks where they are expected (tried various movies). Sharpness isn't very aggressive IMO so i have it around 15-20. DC on low as well, and most other settings are the same. I adjusted more settings on my UHD player as well

This is using the cinema preset with HDR

I went with 46 based on the opening scene of HP1, otherwise the blacks were blown out. But I don't think there really is a "right" answer.

[Lee iley]

Do I use the same settings for just blueray discs aswel? That I will be using for my 4k discs.

[XGEEKEDGERX]

Originally Posted by Lee iley

Do I use the same settings for just blueray discs aswel? That I will be using for my 4k discs.

I would leave the player sharpness settings at their default and select Original Resolution. I wouldn't personally want any additional processing but that's entirely up to you. The X800 does a great job of handling well mastered/authored blu ray discs without much tinkering.

[Lee iley]

Originally Posted by XGEEKEDGERX

I would leave the player sharpness settings at their default and select Original Resolution. I wouldn't personally want any additional processing but that's entirely up to you. The X800 does a great job of handling well mastered/authored blu ray discs without much tinkering.

Thanks for this info I will try this out.

[Pyoko]

Cinema Home seems to be a simplified version of the Cinema mode for people without the ability to calibrate. Maxing the warmness on the color temperature setting (W50) seems close to the Warm2 setting of the Cinema mode. I use 100/100 OLED Light/Contrast for HDR10, 50/100 for Dolby Vision, Brightness 49 or 48 since I was getting too many not-really-true-black title/credits sequences on Netflix.

Not sure what to do about the active HDR, I don't really trust it, need to do some more tests.

Originally Posted by Lee iley

Do I use the same settings for just blueray discs aswel? That I will be using for my 4k discs.

The biggest difference between HDR and regular SDR modes is the OLED Light/Contrast. If you have it at 100/100 in SDR your screen will be crazy bright. I use 95/60, you can also do it the other way around with a low OLED Light and high contrast, but I seemed to be getting more aggressive ABL that way.

[Lee iley]

Originally Posted by Pyoko

Cinema Home seems to be a simplified version of the Cinema mode for people without the ability to calibrate. Maxing the warmness on the color temperature setting (W50) seems close to the Warm2 setting of the Cinema mode. I use 100/100 OLED Light/Contrast for HDR10, 50/100 for Dolby Vision, Brightness 49 or 48 since I was getting too many not-really-true-black title/credits sequences on Netflix.

Not sure what to do about the active HDR, I don't really trust it, need to do some more tests.


The biggest difference between HDR and regular SDR modes is the OLED Light/Contrast. If you have it at 100/100 in SDR your screen will be crazy bright. I use 95/60, you can also do it the other way around with a low OLED Light and high contrast, but I seemed to be getting more aggressive ABL that way.

Thanks for this I have just messed about with it and on her my picture mode is set at cinema and have adjusted the following brightness 47 colour 50 sharpness 0 colour temp warm 2 dynamic contrast low. Black level low. Dr blur and de judder what do these Do? OLED 100 contrast 100 for sdr blueray picture mode cinema again brightness 47 colour 50 sharpness 0 truemotion smooth what does this do by the way is this the right setting? Dynamic contratmst off. OLED 100 contrast 100 colour temp warm 2 still I don't think the picture is all that great or is it just me?

[XGEEKEDGERX]

Originally Posted by Lee iley

Thanks for this I have just messed about with it and on her my picture mode is set at cinema and have adjusted the following brightness 47 colour 50 sharpness 0 colour temp warm 2 dynamic contrast low. Black level low. Dr blur and de judder what do these Do? OLED 100 contrast 100 for sdr blueray picture mode cinema again brightness 47 colour 50 sharpness 0 truemotion smooth what does this do by the way is this the right setting? Dynamic contratmst off. OLED 100 contrast 100 colour temp warm 2 still I don't think the picture is all that great or is it just me?

It's pretty confusing stuff for sure.

I based the set up of my C7 off the following. Everyone's tastes are different as are their viewing habits but based on these settings i'm quite happy. I use the ISF modes for non HDR content (blu-ray, streaming etc).

https://www.avforums.com/threads/lg-...tings.2106641/

[Lee iley]

Originally Posted by XGEEKEDGERX

It's pretty confusing stuff for sure.

I based the set up of my C7 off the following. Everyone's tastes are different as are their viewing habits but based on these settings i'm quite happy. I use the ISF modes for non HDR content (blu-ray, streaming etc).

https://www.avforums.com/threads/lg-...tings.2106641/

Hi the v and h sharpness I can't find on hdr mode but I can if it's just normal television what does isf mode stand for?

[chip75]

Originally Posted by Lee iley

Hi the v and h sharpness I can't find on hdr mode but I can if it's just normal television what does isf mode stand for?

Imaging Science Foundation, basically the modes are designed for professional calibrators to set-up TVs to strict guidelines so you achieve the most accurate picture possible.

[Lee iley]

Originally Posted by Lee iley

Hi the v and h sharpness I can't find on hdr mode but I can if it's just normal television what does isf mode stand for?

Cheers for this I've copied the one for my blueray was watching game of thrones season 7 tonite looks really good. I will do hdr tomorrow.

[partridge]

I read on AV forums that for LG sets, a sharpness setting of 10 is actually 0, lowering it below 10 makes the image softer. So best left at 10 if you want a zero setting. But it's all about what each viewer feels is right for them.