@cevar_blackwing
If you noticed, there are two brightness settings on the C1. Pixel Brightness and Screen Brightness. Perhaps you set the "Screen Brightness" setting too high which will end up looking washed out because that only boosts the white pixel in the W-RGB pixel structure of the LG OLED panel. Screen Brightness should only be set at 50 while the Pixel Brightness should be set to 100 for HDR and Dolby Vision. Your Samsung phone most likely has a different OLED pixel structure, without the white pixel, hence the difference.
BTW, do not use APS because it causes the OLED panel to dim.
Also, try to update the firmware of your C1 if you haven't already because those sometimes include not only fixes, but tweaks for the picture quality presets.
I did calibrate my C1 using an X-Rite i1Display Pro colorimeter and Calman Home for LG calibration software using the guides from Calman and TFTCentral
<click here for link>.
Take note that the above does TV hardware level calibration so you will not get exactly the same results just by adjusting the TV settings.
If you have no means for calibrating, at least for watching videos, I would use Filmmaker mode whenever possible for SDR, HDR and Dolby Vision as it is is the closest to the accuracy of a calibrated display, although there is no such preset in the Game Optimizer mode so you will have to manually tweak the picture settings of Game Optimizer mode to your preference. For SDR, the OLED Pixel Brightness should be adjusted to compensate for the level of ambient lighting in your room. Remember, in very bright rooms, OLED TVs tend to not get as bright as LCD TVs particularly those with FALD and MiniLED backlighting so in those cases, it would be better to view the OLED TV in lower lighting conditions.
Here are my settings:
Aspect Ratio Original
Just scan on
Reduce blue light off
SDR & Game Optimizer SDR
Picture:
OLED Pixel Brightness 50
Adjust Contrast 85
Screen Brightness 50
Auto Dynamic Contrast Off
Peak Brightness Off
Black level Limited
Motion Eye Care off
Color - I did not touch these settings because the hardware level calibration process already configures this.
Clarity
Adjust Sharpness 0
Super Resolution off
Noise Reduction Off
MPEG Noise Reduction off
Smooth Gradation Low
Cinema Screen On
TruMotion Cinematic Movement
HDR & Dolby Vision
OLED Pixel Brightness 100
Adjust Contrast 100
Screen Brightness 50
Auto Dynamic Contrast Off
HDR Tonemapping off
Peak Brightness High
Black level Limited
Motion Eye Care off
Color - I did not touch these settings because the hardware level calibration process already does this.
Clarity
Adjust Sharpness 0
Super Resolution off
Noise Reduction Off
MPEG Noise Reduction off
Smooth Gradation Low
Cinema Screen On
TruMotion Cinematic Movement
Game Optimizer HDR & Game Optimizer Dolby Vision
OLED Pixel Brightness 100
Adjust Contrast 100
Screen Brightness 50
Auto Dynamic Contrast Off
HDR Tonemapping HGiG
Peak Brightness High
Black level Auto
Motion Eye Care off
Color - I did not touch these settings because the hardware level calibration process already does this.
Clarity
Adjust Sharpness 0
Super Resolution off
Sound (I use wireless headphones direct to the Playstation 5 but when watching videos, I use the TV speaker)
Standard Preset
Installation-type wall mounted
Automatic Volume Adjustment
AI Service - all disabled
HDMI SIMPLINK (HDMI-CEC) enabled. (Enable this if you want your PS5 to turn on and off along with the TV. If you don't want that, disable this.
OLED Care
Care Picture Settings off
Device Self Care > Energy Saving > Energy Saving Step Off
OLED Panel Care
Screen Move on
Adjust Logo Brightness low
-- edited by MrBungle on May 14 2022, 09:31 PM
