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LG’s CX is a surprisingly great TV for playing retro games

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Peter Weddle
February 11, 2021

Peter Weddle

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The LG CX is one of the standout panels for gaming. That’s due to its excellent OLED technology on top of its support for features like HDMI 2.1, variable refreshrate, and more. But new games are expensive, and who can even find a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X to plug into the CX? So why not turn to old games? That’s what I’m doing, and I’ve found that the LG CX is a great way to experience the classics.

Now, the CX is not great if you want to plug in your original retro hardware. Those systems don’t work well with HDMI, and the TV wouldn’t handle the scaling well. But we have more options than

By
Peter Weddle
February 11, 2021
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