Small “hack” makes your television much better
Just hacking LG TVs to make it better? This is exactly what should work with an OLED model from the South Korean manufacturer. In fact, a better panel is built in, but is limited by the software. But you have to pay special attention to one detail.
LG: Hack turns an OLED C1 TV into a G1 model
LG installed in TVs of the C1 and G1 series probably have the same OLED panel. Resourceful inventors have now found that a C1 television can be converted into a G1 television via the service menu. According to current information, this only works with models that made in Guangzhou were. Presumably to save costs in production, LG installed the same panels in the televisions and only changed the image properties with the software. If you gain access to the service menu, the model can be changed according to the following video:
Through the little “hack” you get the Evo brightness of the G1 series and evaluate your C1 television from LG so clearly on. The changeover is not that simple. The special menu cannot be reached via the normal remote control, it is only intended for technicians. In addition, the guarantee expires, as LG has announced itself. So if you fiddle around with the firmware, change something there and something breaks, you can no longer hope for a warranty from the manufacturer. According to LG, the change could also cause the TV to behave abnormally. After all, you mix two devices with different firmware here. That could mess up the TV completely. This is precisely why we strongly advise against using this trick.
Manufacturers often use better hardware
LG is not the first manufacturer to actually build better hardware into a device than you can ultimately use. It is therefore no surprise that such a “hack” is possible if savings are made in production. You shouldn’t activate this in almost any case, as the devices then no longer work properly.
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