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OLED displays are the first choice for most major brands. LG, Hisense, Panasonic, Philips, and Sony all choose OLED as their high-end equipment. But LG added additional changes.

Everything must be improved, otherwise how can these brands prove that there are new TV lineups every year?

Sometimes its processor, or new HDR format appears, or upgrade technology to further enhance low-resolution content. But in 2021, its screen itself will be upgraded.

OLED evo is currently unique to LG TVs, so we are now focusing on these. We are using our expert laboratory test to compare the £1,999 OLED55G16LA (OLED evo) with the £1,699 OLED55C14LB (OLED only) to see if the new display makes a big difference.

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Before we learn more about our results, you need to know that OLEDs have no backlight. Therefore, no bulb layer emits light through the light generating layer to generate images, which is the working principle of LCD and QLED devices. In contrast, each pixel in an OLED display emits its own light, so no additional light bulbs are required.

This has advantages and disadvantages, but it is mainly a benefit. Having such a tiny light source means that OLED TVs can better control which parts of the screen light up and how bright they are. This minimizes the blooming of bright areas from shining to darker areas, just like children crossing the lines when coloring.

The disadvantage is the brightness. Dozens of flashlights emitted from the TV means that the backlight model has a higher peak brightness.

OLED evo hopes to close this gap by allowing each pixel to generate more light. But you don't have to believe LG's words.

Our amazing in-depth TV test checks the peak brightness of the screen in five different scenes, so we can say with certainty whether the OLED evo display is brighter than the traditional OLED display.

Brightness is measured in nits. The more nits, the brighter the display.

In this test, we used small white squares on a black background on a TV in SDR mode or standard dynamic range. This means that we are not using any added HDR effects, such as Dolby Vision or HDR10.

This is the same as the test above, but this time the TV is in HDR mode, or high dynamic range. As you can see, the brightness increases sharply.

This test uses a larger white square on a black background. Since TVs must spread light across more screens, we expect peak brightness to drop.

This time we placed a small white square on the scene. This test, and the test below, are the closest representations of the brightness you would normally see. The screen is trying to push the light to the entire screen, but the white square should be where we see the peak brightness.

If you imagine a scene in a park, some parts may be under the shade of a tree, while others are outdoors. Since there are no shadows, they will look brighter, but the peak brightness will be the sun in the park. This test shows the TV's ability to amplify the brightness where the picture is most needed.

This is the same test as above, but with a larger white square. Because we require the TV to produce a larger bright area, we expect the peak brightness to decrease.

Ahem, so OLED evo is brighter. Brighter. sometimes.

However, if we look at the average value, the full OLED C1 is the brighter of the two displays. It averages 586 nits, while the OLED evo G1 is 572 nits.

So what does this mean for OLED evo displays? Well, first of all, if you want your retina to be scorched by too many Nits, you shouldn't buy it, but there is more to OLED evo technology.

LG said that this updated display can also improve color.

For our test results of color accuracy, vividness, contrast balance, detail, motion clarity, sharpness, and upgraded image quality at each resolution from SD to 4K HDR, you can read our 55-inch LG OLED55G16LA reviews and 65-inch LG OLED65G16LA reviews.

To understand the performance of competitor OLED in our laboratory tests, please refer to all our OLED TV reviews.

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