Saturday, July 31, 2021
National Mountain Climbing Day 2021: Why Mountain Climbing is a Challenging but Adventurous Activity to Undertake At Least Once in Life
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National Mountain Climbing Day 2021: 10 Mountaineers Who Teach us to Scale New Heights
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International Mahjong Day 2021: Mental Benefits of the Game
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National Mountain Climbing Day 2021: History, Significance and Benefits of Mountain Climbing
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International Mahjong Day 2021: How the Chinese Game Became an International Export, Know its History and Significance
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World Breastfeeding Week 2021: How to Coax Your New-born to Drink More Milk
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World Breastfeeding Week 2021: Breast Milk Bank and How to Access Them?
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RRR song Dosti: Jr NTR and Ram Charan’s new song celebrates essence of friendship, watch music video
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Shoaib Ibrahim shares health update about his father, informs he is out of the ICU
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Friendship Day 2021: Three Friendships that Changed How We Think About World
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World Breastfeeding Week 2021: History, Significance and All You Need To Know
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Yorkshire Day 2021: Here are 10 Ways to Celebrate the Event
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Friendship Day 2021: Friendship as Seen Through the Lens of Bollywood
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The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles Review: A fantastic reason for picking up a book or a new hobby
Sure, it’s a bit of a provocative headline, but not without merit, I assure you. And we’ll get to all that in good time.
The Ace Attorney series of games by Capcom has quite a rich history encompassing six main games, five spinoffs and two compilations in the two decades of its existence. And yet, it has always remained the one that got away, if you will, for me.
Whether as the result of a budget crunch, vast backlog or more urgent titles that needed to be played, I’d always missed out on getting in on the Ace Attorney action. Until now, that is.
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles represented a wonderful way to get my first taste of that universe, since it ostensibly comes with the series’ latest gameplay mechanics and is set in the 19th Century — well before the original Ace Attorney trilogy. This meant the chances of spoilers ruining the other games for me would be minimal. All good, so far.
Getting into the game, I had some idea of what to expect, so carried few misplaced expectations about it being a thrill-a-minute action-adventure rollercoaster or that I wouldn’t be required to read reams and reams of text over looped, recycled and re-recycled animation.
My fondness for visual novels and interactive adventures of all hues — ranging from such high-budget outings by developer Quantic Dreams as Fahrenheit, Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human to Telltale Games’ take on Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Batman and more, and from Dontnod and Deck Nine’s mesmerising Life is Strange games to Chance Agency’s criminally underrated Neo Cab — had me well-prepared for whatever The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles had to offer.
Cheap plug: For a more detailed look at interactive adventures and their history, check out this article.
With that out of the way, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles comprises two parts, Adventures and Resolve — each of which contains five lengthy chapters. Released in Japan back in 2015 and 2017 respectively, these detail the journey of Ryunosuke Naruhodo from almost reluctant law student in Japan to fairly accomplished international lawyer.
The game drops you into the shoes of Ryunosuke at the very outset, but it’s not a jaunty back-and-forth about how he wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. Instead, you find yourself in handcuffs and about to stand trial in a Japanese court for the murder of a British professor.
This breathless start to the game after a brief anime sequence laying out the setting and era of the game is a superb way to kick off proceedings. It’s just a shame that things go downhill rather swiftly from this point onwards.
The problems are manifold, so I’ll start with the most obvious one and work my way down the list. Games, by their nature, are supposed to give you, the player (that word is instructive), something to do. Unfortunately, a bunch of folks over at Capcom seem to have missed that brief, because for stretches of time there’s very little to really do, apart from clicking a button to move the conversation along.
It’s no exaggeration that each chapter — which can last up to three-and-a-half or so hours — barely gives you 12 or 13 things to do. And if they’re not telegraphed long before you arrive at them, they’re hidden behind in-game tutorials. I would be remiss not to mention that these tend to be among the most patronising explanations of game mechanics that I’ve seen in quite some time.
What about those 12 or 13 things you do get to do, I hear you ask. Well, these activities range from cross-examining witnesses (picking a statement made by the witness to either seek more information or contradict with the help of evidence) and playing members of the jury against each other to correlating bits of evidence together to set right an incorrect deduction or some of the most basic hidden object minigames this side of free game trials in mobile ads.
These are at best, perfunctory and at worst, infuriating in the way the game feels like it needs to hold you forcibly by the hand and do what’s needed.
Next up are the story and characters. Most chapters begin with a brief animated film sequence that sets the scene for the events to follow. And for the most part, the story is engaging and even entertaining at times, however, it’s the execution that leaves a lot to be desired.
The problem with the narrative is the same as the one to which I’d alluded a couple of paragraphs ago, and that is that the game seems to be under the impression that you, the player, are incapable of grasping information the first time around. And that you need that information hammered into your head repeatedly. From the game’s way of explaining gameplay mechanics to characters going around in circles to explain the same thing to you, it’s all very tiresome.
Speaking of the characters, it’s very rare to find a game in which there isn’t a single character you dislike. It’s equally rare to find a game in which there isn’t a single character you like. Unfortunately, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles manages to achieve this dubious distinction with its bevy of irritating, smug and asinine characters. The cringe-inducing British detective Herlock Sholmes (a spoonerism that gets less and less funny each time you hear it) and cloying judicial assistant Susato Mikotoba are the worst offenders among this lot. Let’s put it this way: If these characters were real people, I’d either want to cross the road to avoid ever running into them or punch them square in the face.
That the anime sections are more fun and tolerable than the actual game is a testament to the idea that maybe The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles should have been a film instead.
And then there’s the dialogue. Aside from the animated cutscenes, there’s no voice acting, so everything is heavily dependent on the quality of the stringing together of words on your screen. As someone who doesn’t mind reading pages and pages of codices that expand on the lore of a game, I don’t mind text-driven games one little bit. However, I do mind poorly-conceived and clumsily-written lines masquerading as a conversation and my word, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles is full of them.
As of itself, the dialogue is sub-par, but it is rendered even worse by the heavy-handed and extremely tone-deaf use of racist discourse. It’s set in Victorian Britain and Japan’s Meiji era and the game attempts to reflect that time frame — which is fine. After all, plenty of games channel themes of racism, supremacy and so on.
But somehow, and quite in line with the game’s tactic of repetition… and more repetition, dialogue continuously slips into pejorative mentions of the “Nipponese” and “Eastern sorcerers”, a character is referred to as a “Dark Jinx”, and one character even throws out a “You Japanese like to stick together”. And all this is within the first three chapters. Desensitised, I stopped keeping count after that. Yes, I get that it was a racist time and the British were among the worst of the lot, but this song and dance does less to push the story forward than to distract and force it to lumber along at a glacial pace.
That it’s been going for 20 years now is ample proof that the Ace Attorney franchise has a formidable fan following across the world and maybe The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles will appeal to a lot of people. It’s a distinct possibility. On my part, however, I cannot recommend this cringe-inducing excuse for a game to anyone looking for entertainment.
And I really wanted to like this game. I’d expected a whole lot more from my introduction to a series I’ve wanted to play for so long. Maybe this is how all the games in the Ace Attorney series are, maybe it’s not. I might check out some of the others, but I’m in no tearing hurry to do so. At this point, I’d rather revisit WWE 2K20.
Game reviewed on PlayStation 4 Pro. Review code provided by publisher.
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Taapsee Pannu celebrates birthday on Blurr set with sister Shagun Pannu, Gulshan Devaiah; see pics
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Priyanka Chopra's new selfie sets internet ablaze, Nick Jonas can't stop calling her 'hot'
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Happy Friendship Day 2021: Images, Wishes, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share with Your Loved Ones
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August 2021: Festivals, Bank Holidays, Cricket Matches & More; Here's Your Day-to-day Guide to the Month Ahead
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Happy Sisters Day 2021: Images, Wishes, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share with Your Sister Dear
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Happy Friendship Day 2021: Images, Wishes, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share
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Suhana Khan creates charcoal portrait for mom Gauri Khan, latter finds it 'therapeutic'
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Nupur Sanon's emotional post for sister Kriti Sanon after watching 'Mimi' will melt your heart
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Indian Idol 12 'Dosti Special’ Episode: Top 6 contestants celebrate their bond on Friendship Day
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Courteney Cox's birthday wish for Lisa Kudrow has important 'Friends' question, can you answer it?
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Minna Minni: A Social Media Venture That Makes Carnatic Music, Traditional Dance Forms Accessible
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Vikrant Rona: Jacqueline Fernandez shares her stunning FIRST look from Kichcha Sudeepa starrer
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Bigg Boss OTT FIRST photos: Here's how the bedroom of Karan Johar's show looks like
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New Study Finds How Genome Changes of COVID-19 Virus in Infected Person Can Lead To New Viral COVID Strains
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Pune Citizens Create Urban Jungle, Transform 30 Acres of Barren Garbage Dump Site into A Mini Forest
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What A Shot! Farah Khan on what's it like directing MS Dhoni
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Deepika Padukone celebrates 12 years of 'Love Aaj Kal'
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From Bumble to Goldman Sachs: Companies Are Giving Paid Leaves To Employees To Prevent Burnout During The Pandemic
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Kartik Aryan looks forward to bringing alive romantic thriller 'Freddy'
Karan Johar wants to see Kareena, Ranbir Kapoor locked inside the 'Bigg Boss' house
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Kiara Advani to star opposite Ram Charan in Shankar's next film
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Brutal Cases, Rape Survivor's Profile: UNESCO Study Flags Problematic Reporting of Sexual Violence by Indian Media
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Disha Parmar asks 'Yeh Sidharth har season me jayega kya,' fans troll viral video
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Happy Birthday, JK Rowling: Known for Harry Potter Books, Here's a Look at Some of Her Other Works
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Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai cast nostalgic as show completes 1,600 episodes
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VIDEO: Rajinikanth gets an ode from Singaporean rapper Yung Raja
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Patiala Babes actress Ashnoor Kaur scores 94% in CBSE Class 12 board exam results
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Hansal Mehta supports Shilpa Shetty amid Raj Kundra controversy: Leave her alone, let the law decide
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Shehnaaz Gill wins Promising Fresh Face Award, shares gorgeous pictures with Arjun Kapoor
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Bigg Boss OTT: Singer Neha Bhasin is first confirmed contestant in Karan Johar's show
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Kalashtami 2021 Date: History, Significance, Puja Vidhi and Shubh Muhurat
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Tisca Chopra's first look from 'Fear 1.0' will keep you hooked for more
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Vidya Balan on how each character she portrays teaches her something
Thursday, July 29, 2021
Friendship Day 2021: 5 Ways to Celebrate Friendship with Your Best Friend
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Happy Birthday Sonu Sood: 5 times actor's witty responses to absolutely weird Twitter request won Internet
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Divyanka Tripathi rejects Bade Acche Lagte Hain 2, says 'could not relate to the character'
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Friendship Day: 9 Traits You Have A Close Toxic Friend
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Miles Beneath Your Feet, Earth's Inner Core is Growing More on One Side. Here's Why the Planet Isn't Tipping
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Lenovo Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics launched in India at a starting price of Rs 1,39,900
Lenovo has introduced a new gaming laptop Legion 5 Pro with up to 140 W NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 graphics and the new-gen AMD Ryzen 5000 Series processors. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics bring 2nd Generation Ray Tracing and 3rd Generation AI Tensor Cores.
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro's NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16 GB variant comes in Storm Grey and is priced at Rs 1,39,990 while the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 32 GB variant costs Rs 1,59,990. The laptop can be pre-ordered on Amazon and Lenovo's official websites starting from 27 July onwards. It will also be available across all offline channels in August this year.
Speaking on the launch, Dinesh Nair, Director, Consumer PCSD, Lenovo India said, “Surging PC gaming and e-sports have caused a rise in the demand for more powerful gaming machines. We have continued to build strong affinity with millions of gamers through our e-sports tournaments such as Rise of Legion and Legion of Champions, which has helped us grow our gaming community over the last 2-3 years”.
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro is built on a new AMD “Zen 3” architecture that encourages competitive gaming performance with a battery life of up to 8.1 hours. It features the Lenovo Legion AI Engine for power shifting between the CPU and GPU.
It comes with a 16-inch QHD 165Hz IPS display that offers 2,560 x 1,600 resolution, up to 3 ms response time, a 90 percent screen-to-body ratio, NVIDIA G-SYNC, and AMD FreeSync support. It comes with features like 34 percent increased pixel density, Dolby Vision, VESA Display, HDR 400 support, 100 percent sRGB color accuracy, 4-zone RGB lighting, a larger touchpad, and an aluminum chassis with a fingerprint-resistant finish.
Legion 5 Pro boosts gaming performance with the graphics power of up to 140 W without thermal throttling, NVIDIA GPU, and Legion ColdFront 3.0 thermal management, which has various thermal sensors for quick heat dissipation.
Its 3D Nahimic Audio brings 360-degree audio with features including Night Mode with smart volume reduction, sound tracker, and background noise suppression. With its exclusive Sound Sharing feature, users can pair two Bluetooth headsets simultaneously. Legion also features Type-C power delivery charging, e-shutter webcam, and Lenovo Vantage software.
Lenovo will also offer Legion Ultimate Support (LUS) for guidance on hardware optimisation and software assistance. LUS helps customers learn the tips and tricks for software tuning, hardware optimisation, and overclocking. The Legion Ultimate Support can be bought separately on a yearly basis for Rs 999, and at Rs 1,999 for two years.
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Juhi Chawla withdraws HC plea over dismissal of her suit against 5G roll out
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International Day of Friendship 2021: Here’s How You Can Wish Your Friends a ‘Happy Friendship Day’ in 30 Languages
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Cool Gift Ideas for International Friendship Day
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Happy System Administrator Appreciation Day: How to Pay Tribute to Admin Making Life Easier
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Dear Men, Here’s What Indian Women Want: Five Sex Tips to Make Her Feel Amazing in Bed
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All You Need to Know About Niacinamide, a Holy-grail Solution for Skincare
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Micromax IN 2b, Air Funk TWS earbuds to launch in India today at 12 pm: How to watch it live
Micromax is set to launch Micromax IN 2b in India today at 12 pm in India. The smartphone will join Micromax IN 1, Micromax IN 1b and Micromax IN Note 1. As per the Flipkart teaser, Micromax IN 2b will come with a dual rear camera setup and a 5,000 mAh battery. The company co-founder Rahul Sharma also tweeted that Micromax will also launch two new TWS earbuds called Air Funk earbuds at the event today. These earbuds will come in two different case designs and several colour options including lilac, yellow, black, red, white and so on.
Micromax IN 2b, Air Funk TWS earbuds launch: How to watch it live
The event will kick off at 12 pm today in India. You can watch the livestream on the company's social media handles. To catch the live updates, you can also tap on the livestream link embedded below.
Doston, kal hum leke aa rahey hain #MicromaxIN2b, the #NoHangPhone. Aur uske saath, we are also launching two funky new products in the audio category. Here's the first look. Join us tomorrow at 12 PM to know more.#AbIndiaChaleNonStop #ShorNoMore #voiceultagamepalta pic.twitter.com/SMaD1c3wnt
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Micromax IN 2b expected specifications
As per the Flipkart teaser, the smartphone will feature a waterdrop notch and a dual rear camera setup. It will also sport a fingerprint sensor at the back. It is teased to come with a Mali G52 GPU that apparently delivers 30 percent better graphic performance. In terms of colours, it will be available in black, green and blue colour options.
In terms of battery, it will be equipped with a 5,000 mAh battery that, as claimed by the company, will offer up to 160 hours of music playback on a single charge, up to 20 hours of Web browsing, up to 15 hours of video streaming, and up to 50 hours of talk time on a single charge.
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Prabhas, Pooja Hegde's romantic saga Radhe Shyam to release in January 2022
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Mahesh Babu's first look from 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata' to release on July 31
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Happy Friendship Day 2021: Images, Wishes, Quotes, Messages and WhatsApp Greetings to Share
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International Day of Friendship 2021: When is Friendship Day Celebrated in India?
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International Day of Friendship 2021: History and Significance
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R Madhavan is at 'loss of words' after watching Olympian Mirabai Chanu eating on floor
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Sherlyn Chopra's anticipatory bail plea rejected in porn films case related to Raj Kundra
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Salman Khan is Olympic silver medalist Mirabai Chanu’s favorite actor
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Indian Idol 12: Kavita Krishnamurthy shares story behind lyrics of 'Hawa Hawai'
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
International Tiger Day 2021: Meet These 4 Women Photographers Capturing the Stunning Visuals of Tigers in the Wild
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Aditya Roy Kapur to star in Hindi remake of Tamil film Thadam
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KGF Chapter 2: Sanjay Dutt's new poster as Adheera is best birthday gift for fans
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International Tiger Day 2021: Here's What You Can do to Save the Tiger
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LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV Review: As good as it gets in a compact-sized room
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Price: Rs 1,34,990
In places like Mumbai where the average living room size is quite compact, 55-inch TVs can seem a bit overbearing. The 48 to 50-inch screen size hits a sweet spot when the viewing distance is around nine feet. However, if you aspire to buy an ultra premium TV, you hardly get any options smaller than 55-inch. But not anymore! LG has addressed that issue, and how, with their new CX 48 OLED TV. With its eye-catching design, modern features and great picture quality, this is as good as it gets if you have the financial muscle.
LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV - Design and connectivity: 9/10
Its super slim upper body and near bezel-less design on three sides is bound to catch your attention. The upper half of its body is under 4 mm in thickness; yes, you read that right. To put things in perspective, most smartphones available today are more than twice as thick. The bezels are so narrow that there is no room for the company logo. The lower half of the TV is understandably thicker to host all the circuitry and speakers, and lend the TV more sturdiness.
Despite its super-slim profile, the TV is deceptively heavy and weighs close to 15 kgs even without the stand. The centrally attachable metal stand is quite solid and allows you to place the TV on a much smaller table. I wonder why very few manufacturers opt for centre stands! In the connectivity department, you get four HDMI 2.1 ports with support for higher frame rate, VRR (Variable Refresh Rate), ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) and eARC (on HDMI 2).
You also have three USB ports, an optical audio out, A/V input, component-in, 3.5 mm headphone out and a LAN port. 3x HDMI and 1x USB ports are placed on the side of the TV, closer to the left edge, making them easier to access even if you choose to wall-mount it; a smart design decision.
The rest of the ports are placed at the back of the TV facing the wall; not a smart placement if you choose to wall-mount the TV. Wireless connectivity options include Bluetooth 5.0 and dual band WiFi. Pretty much everything one needs is available here.
LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV - Features and specifications: 9/10
The LG CX 48 has a 48.2-inch OLED panel with an Ultra HD (4K) resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. This TV supports all popular HDR formats like HDR10/10 Pro, HLG and Dolby Vision. Gamers will be pleased to know that it also supports FreeSync, Nvidia’s G-Sync and has 1 ms response time along with low input lag and support for VRR and ALLM. Unlike certified Android TVs, it does not have Chromecast built-in but is compliant with Apple Airplay 2 to cast content from Apple devices. It supports screen mirroring too. You can use Google Assistant or Alexa for voice commands on this TV.
The LG CX 48 is powered by an Alpha 9 Gen3 AI 4K processor which is powerful enough to provide smooth operation. Sound output is rated at 40 Watts RMS with support for Dolby Atmos audio. You get a 2.2 channel setup here with two speakers and two built-in subwoofers to provide the extra punch.
Like most premium LG TVs, you get their Magic Remote here which is quite chunky as compared to most smart TV remotes these days, but is loaded with interesting features. Despite its size, it looks elegant and feels great in hand with smart weight distribution. It is powered by a pair of AA batteries that are bundled with the unit. The voice enabled remote operates over Bluetooth; you can bring up the voice assistant of your choice by pressing the corresponding button and issue voice commands.
The remote has hotkeys for Netflix and Prime Video, along with the usual navigation keys. Speaking of navigation, you can use the built-in air mouse by moving the remote like a wand (now you know why it’s called a Magic Remote) or simply use the D-pad and the scroll wheel at the centre that also acts as the confirm/OK key. The build quality of the remote is quite solid and I cannot think of any major key that’s missing here. It functions perfectly fine and is fun to use.
LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV - OS and User interface: 9/10
Like all LG smart TVs, the CX 48 runs WebOS, and it has one of the most pleasant user interfaces among smart TVs. Not only does it look good but it is easy to use and buttery smooth when browsing though the apps or settings. It provides you with a lot of customisations and options to tweak the picture and sound, among other things. The platform now has apps for all the popular OTT platforms available here including Disney+ Hotstar, Sony LIV, Zee5 etc, and one can view content all the way up to Ultra HD resolution wherever available. The Magic Remote works as expected in all the apps, including its Air Mouse feature and makes life more convenient.
LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV - Picture quality: 9.5/10
The picture quality of this OLED TV is simply outstanding with accurate colours and excellent contrast. The black levels are as good as I have seen since the Plasma TV days. The 4K OLED panel may not seem as bright as some of the QLED TVs but it is bright enough, and more importantly, a lot easier on the eyes. Details in dark areas in high contrast scenes in our test videos were perfectly visible, and the contrast is something to behold. The colour reproduction of this TV is excellent and colours feel quite natural for most parts. It is tuned well out of the box, and there are ample colour presets and adjustments to tweak them further.
This LG TV supports Dolby Vision, and content encoded in that format looks very impressive. The contrast is top notch but the relatively low brightness can be felt in some of the scenes, or probably I am just habituated to the extra brightness of non-OLED TVs. Shows with HDR10/10+ standards on Prime Video look equally lively, and there was absolutely no flickering in high contrast scenes that is prevalent in several LED TVs. 4K SDR content also looks sharp on this TV with accurate colours and great detail.
The upscaling engine on this TV is one of the best I have come across. Not only does Full HD content look sharp and comparable to 4K in some cases, 720p videos look much better than usual on this TV. In fact, some 480p videos look perfectly watchable too. Having said that, don’t get your hopes too high for non-HD channels on DTH. But if that’s what you plan to watch, please don’t waste your money on an OLED TV. The viewing angles are perfectly fine. Motion smoothing also works just right without any unnaturally smooth movement or motion artefacts.
There is a Filmmaker Mode on this TV that automatically adjusts the picture for the full motion picture effect with the creative intent and cinematic experience preserved. In short, it lets you watch the movie the way its maker intended you to. Quite a cool feature to try. I wanted to test the much advertised gaming features of this TV, but unfortunately I did not have the new Xbox or a PlayStation 5 at hand during the course of my testing. But even without it, there’s a lot going for this TV.
LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV - Audio quality: 8/10
As I mentioned earlier, the audio output of this LG TV is rated at 40 Watts RMS total, and you get a 2.2 channel speaker setup here. The sound output is loud and punchy with clear vocals and ample detail in audio. The built-in subwoofers lend a good amount of warmth to the audio, and one can feel the bass more often than not. I will go to the extent of saying that the TV speakers do a better job than several entry-level soundbars, and their output is enjoyable across different content types ranging from dialogue heavy stuff to music to movies or web series.
The speakers are compliant with Dolby Atmos, but do not expect miracles. You do not get surround speakers or height channels here; it’s a 2.2 channel setup, remember? While the sound quality is undoubtedly very good, it doesn’t have the same wow factor as in the case of its picture quality. If you are looking for a more superior audio experience, the TV provides you with ample output options, both analogue and digital to plug in a soundbar or speaker system. The TV also supports two way Bluetooth connectivity, meaning you can route the audio output of this TV to a Bluetooth earphone/headphone/speaker or play audio wirelessly on the TV speakers from your phone or tablet.
LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV - Overall performance: 9/10
Unlike Android TVs or those based on Amazon’s Fire OS which take upwards of 35 seconds to start, this LG TV takes barely 10 seconds to boot up when you switch it on from the mains, which is mighty impressive. After that, the TV comes back on in just a couple of seconds from standby mode when you turn it on using the remote. The video codec support via USB is quite robust and the default player managed to play almost every file from our test set. It did stutter when playing one 4K video, but the playback was generally smooth across the board. The TV provides a refined experience in almost all departments, exactly what one expects from a premium product like this.
LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV - Price and verdict
The LG CX 48 4K Smart OLED TV can be purchased for Rs 1,34,990 with a one year warranty on the TV and an extra year on the panel. Certain retailers also offer a 3-year comprehensive warranty on this TV. Needless to say, it is quite expensive but this is no ordinary product either. This is almost the pinnacle of TV technology at the moment. I haven’t come across as good a picture quality or contrast in any of the regular LED TVs or even QLED TVs I have tested to date. What can I say, but quality doesn’t come cheap.
And it’s not just the picture quality that’s impressive. Everything from the design to the OS have a great degree of finesse, and 1 ms response time, low input lag and high throughput on the HDMI 2.1 ports are bound to impress the hardcore gaming community. So if you are looking for all of that, the LG CX 48 will give you little reason to complain. Having said that, I would like to add that one should buy this model only if your viewing distance is less than ten feet. If you aren’t crunched for space, might as well go for the 55-inch variant of this TV that incidentally sells for a similar price.
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