31.5" 2560x1440 165 Hz VA G-Sync - LG 32GK850G

uscool · 24 Aug 2018 at 14:11

Hi, currently have an 27inch 1080p Asus IPS 60hz with 980ti card had it for around 4 years its starting to get dark patches on bottom left and right once turned on from cold but once warmed up and switching around hdmi selection it sorts itself , The dilemma I have i also play the Nintendo switch docked on monitor which outputs at 1080p , and reading up now bad it looks if use 1080p on 1440p panel can someone tell me how it is with 1080p , and heard 4k monitors are better for 1080p input but i only see 60hz 4k with gsync and really wanting something 144hz with gsync to future proof myself when get better card

Thanks

ussjtrunks · 26 Aug 2018 at 13:47

where can i buy this monitor? ocuk doesn't seem to be selling it is it even available in the uk?

peahead · 26 Aug 2018 at 14:10

ussjtrunks said:
where can i buy this monitor? ocuk doesn't seem to be selling it is it even available in the uk?

They where selling it just recently for £599 but i guess they have just sold out of stock and i cant see it available anywhere else to buy

EvilSooty · 26 Aug 2018 at 15:25

peahead said:
They where selling it just recently for £599 but i guess they have just sold out of stock and i cant see it available anywhere else to buy

The German rainforest has it for about £670 after postage - that's the cheapest I could find. You can just login with your UK account and they will ship to the UK alright.

EvilSooty · 29 Aug 2018 at 21:53

So the German rainforest one just arrived and EXACTLY the same problem

Dead pixel in the centre with one an inch a way in the opposite direction this time...looks like a bit of dust behind the panel. And straight back this one will go too.

I will win the panel lottery one day. At least it's the rainforest this time so hopefully they will cover the return postage unlike OCUK.

LG: sort out your quality control. It doesn't exist.

Legend · 29 Aug 2018 at 22:11

I think we know why they were selling this one cheap. I've seen loads of people on Reddit complaining about similar problems. Looks like there was a bad batch that came out the factory.

EvilSooty · 29 Aug 2018 at 22:17

Legend said:
I think we know why they were selling this one cheap. I've seen loads of people on Reddit complaining about similar problems. Looks like there was a bad batch that came out the factory.

Definitely and within a few more minutes another four have appeared in and around the centre. Daaaaa fuuuuuuck? Zero testing it seems. Thankfully at least this definitely falls within defect territory so can't dispute it.

This one's the March 2018 batch. Didn't check what my last one was.

Oh well, I'll give it another go. If I'm not being charged for the postage I don't mind sending it back

Hope the next one is alright as wanted to play Yakuza Zero at some point. It looked great on this for the few minutes I played it.

P.S. I'll call it a day if the next one is the same. Annoying as there aren't any other interesting monitors out there. Can't stand IPS.

maddog · 30 Aug 2018 at 15:39

Had one of these delivered yesterday from german rainforest,and its flawless no dead pixels or uniformity issues. just got lucky i guess.

EvilSooty · 30 Aug 2018 at 16:33

maddog said:
Had one of these delivered yesterday from german rainforest,and its flawless no dead pixels or uniformity issues. just got lucky i guess.

I've got another one coming out from them. Hopefully it's as good as yours

The rainforest is great for returns. They have already refunded my postage and it's not even there yet.

EvilSooty · 9 Sep 2018 at 00:33

Got my third one and it's fine. Third time lucky!

They are still on the German rainforest if anyone's interested and their returns policy is great for the inevitable panel lottery. £635 including postage to the UK at the time of writing.

Not going to be buying another monitor for years - complete hassle.

JGF111 · 9 Sep 2018 at 20:04

I gotta say the 32" 1440p form factor definitely has me intrigued. I'm 95% all in for an ultrawide (waiting for reviews on the new LGs) but if I was going to stay 16:9 I think the 32" LGs would be what I would target. I actually have no problem with the ~92-93 ppi that that 1080p 23/24" monitor provide so I imagine I'd be fine with the same PPI @ 32". I believe LG has a nano-ips version of this monitor on the near horizon... will definitely keep an eye out...

Legend · 9 Sep 2018 at 21:36

JGF111 said:
I gotta say the 32" 1440p form factor definitely has me intrigued. I'm 95% all in for an ultrawide (waiting for reviews on the new LGs) but if I was going to stay 16:9 I think the 32" LGs would be what I would target. I actually have no problem with the ~92-93 ppi that that 1080p 23/24" monitor provide so I imagine I'd be fine with the same PPI @ 32". I believe LG has a nano-ips version of this monitor on the near horizon... will definitely keep an eye out...

It's a good monitor, I just gave up after getting two with faults. I was coming from an X34 and did notice it was softer due to the lower PPI (93 vs 109), but you adapt to that quickly enough. Coming from ultrawide I felt the difference going to 16:9, but the 32" size does somewhat make up for that regards the immersion factor, but it was more noticeable with productivity.

You might be mistaking the Nano IPS for the 34GK950G... similar sounding name but that's actually an ultrawide.

JGF111 · 9 Sep 2018 at 23:32

Legend said:
You might be mistaking the Nano IPS for the 34GK950G... similar sounding name but that's actually an ultrawide.

According to TFT Central LG is releasing an IPS equivalent of the same VA panel this xmas... http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/high_refresh_rate.htm#ips

Legend · 9 Sep 2018 at 23:55

JGF111 said:
According to TFT Central LG is releasing an IPS equivalent of the same VA panel this xmas... http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/high_refresh_rate.htm#ips

Ah yes, the LM315WQ1, I'd forgot about that. I don't think that will be seen in a monitor until well in to next year. It states production won't start until December, assuming that's even still on track. There's always a massive delay with monitors, even at the point they're announced, and we haven't even heard anything about a specific monitor with this panel yet.

I'm quite sure we will see AU Optronics 32" equivalent of the 4K IPS HDR 144Hz panel that's in the Predator X27 before we see anything from LG. That should be HDR-1000 as well, and the LG will not. Not quite the same thing I know, 1440p vs 4K, but by the time the LM315WQ1 is out there, it could look quite dated. Quite a few new panels are slated for release next year, so it should prove interesting. But delays will no doubt be inevitable.

Personally, I'm keen to see some 4K IPS screens with G-Sync that are more than 60Hz. There has literally been ONE single monitor (the XB321HK) in the past 3 years that is more than 27" with IPS and G-Sync. Mini LED also looks extremely interesting, but there will be a much longer wait for that. It is being worked on though at least so we will hopefully learn more about that in 2019.

JGF111 · 10 Sep 2018 at 00:31

Yep, like I said my heart is definitely focused on the UWD's, and barring the 34GK950G being a disaster I hope to have one this xmas or early in the new year, but a 32" IPS 144-165hz Gsync 1440p (with or without HDR) might give me pause...

50CalCoffee · 13 Sep 2018 at 17:43

EvilSooty said:
Got my third one and it's fine. Third time lucky!

They are still on the German rainforest if anyone's interested and their returns policy is great for the inevitable panel lottery. £635 including postage to the UK at the time of writing.

Not going to be buying another monitor for years - complete hassle.

Do you have a link for this seller? Couldn't find anything on Google.
Was it perhaps an Amazon.de seller?

Legend · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:03

50CalCoffee said:
Do you have a link for this seller? Couldn't find anything on Google.
Was it perhaps an Amazon.de seller?

You have to go to the German rainforest.

EvilSooty · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:19

50CalCoffee said:
Do you have a link for this seller? Couldn't find anything on Google.
Was it perhaps an Amazon.de seller?

It's Amazon.de that's the seller, not the marketplace. Still loads of them on there at the same price.

50CalCoffee · 13 Sep 2018 at 18:30

Legend said:
You have to go to the German rainforest.

Oh lordy that took way too long to click, I've been up scheisse creek without a paddle for two days.
I'd blame the stroke but I can't be sure

Thanks guys

CaptainRAVE · 4 Oct 2019 at 10:36

Would I be crazy to upgrade to this from my current BenQ 27inch 144Hz Freesync monitor?