Hi all,Since the new Stage stand I’m considering a replacement of my Horizon and looking for some user experience.I’m looking into a LG C9/CX/GX 48-55” combo with Stage anthracite on the B&O stand and br1 black.A few questions come to mind:- Is there a big difference between the series C9-CX-GX?- Do the netflix and prime buttons on the br1 work in this setup?- Can I use the br1 for full tv control (same as on Eclipse/Harmony) or are there limitations?- Does the LG screen support the Apple TV+ app?- Any need for a AppeTV 4K or is the combo up to date?- Does the stage have a alarm function same as BS 1/2?- When stage is joint in multiroom, does screen turn on and is there any metadata on the screen?- Overall, can it be considered as a BV Eclipse, apart from the true image sound processing and speaker connection part? Many thanks for sharing.
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From most of the reviews, I think the picture quality difference between the C9 and CX is incredibly marginal.
The processing of just above black is supposed to be a bit better, but thats about it.
The LG processing has come a good way since the C7 to now, but from last year to this year it seems its just the above.
No idea re the rest I'm afraid.
- Is there a big difference between the series C9-CX-GX?
CX/GX is faster (updated CPU) than the C9. CX is designed for stand mounting, whereas the GX is ultra-flat and designed for wall mounting, with the wall mount hidden in the back of the TV, so it looks like it's flush to the wall!
I have a GX 55" and 65". I'd always go bigger with an LG. Unlike a BeoVision, they have almost no borders at all, so look 'smaller'. ie. the size of the GX 77" is about the same footprint of my old BV12-65 which it replaced. In hindsight, I wish I'd gone for the 77". The 65" looks much smaller in comparison.
If it was between a C9 and CX for stand mounting, I'd go for the C9 and save some money.
The LG has Apple TV as an app on the TV! You might not need a separate Apple TV.
The Stage puts nothing on screen at all. It's just a pass-through device.
I think you lose the Puc if you want to control 3rd party box
1: Yes but minimal. 2. Yes they work just fine3. Yes everything works except for puc but cec works for aptv and the like. 4. Yes both c9 and c/gx have the aptv app5. What do you mean? What do you want to do?6. Yes you van set alarms in the stage7. No, the screen stays off in music mode unless the source is the tv. 8. More or less, yes, imho.A few questions come to mind: - Is there a big difference between the series C9-CX-GX? - Do the netflix and prime buttons on the br1 work in this setup? - Can I use the br1 for full tv control (same as on Eclipse/Harmony) or are there limitations? - Does the LG screen support the Apple TV+ app? - Any need for a AppeTV 4K or is the combo up to date? - Does the stage have a alarm function same as BS 1/2? - When stage is joint in multiroom, does screen turn on and is there any metadata on the screen? - Overall, can it be considered as a BV Eclipse, apart from the true image sound processing and speaker connection part?
Thanx guys for the feedback. Seems this combi can be considered as a very good replacement of my Horizon. I do not need the extra sound processing of a real beovision in my user case and as a AppleTV is not needed I can minimise the amount of cables! Now I need to rethink the screen size, the CX 55” is cheaper then the GX 48” and think a C9 55” is even cheaper.
Didn't think there was a GX48?
Won't matter in NL, but another GX/CX difference is ATSC 3.0 support. Future NA search-ers might care about this tiny bit of future-proofing -- if it works, because there only stations in Portland, Nashville, & Las Vegas to test against...Now I need to rethink the screen size, the CX 55” is cheaper then the GX 48” and think a C9 55” is even cheaper.
Whether you need Apple TV 4 depends on what you need. The Apple TV app can only stream movie from Apple, you cannot install other apps like a physical ATV. Kinda confusion when they use the same name for two different things.
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