LG 38GL950G - 3840x1600/G-Sync/144Hz

Jase · 6 Apr 2020 at 23:32

What's wrong with the cable it comes with out of interest?

JediFragger · 7 Apr 2020 at 00:55

Jase said:
What's wrong with the cable it comes with out of interest?

Pretty **** apparently, didn't even try it.

JediFragger · 7 Apr 2020 at 00:56

EVH said:
Edit: I've turned off variable backlight

Yup wasn't turned on with mine when it came (B-Grade from OcUK).

Baddass · 7 Apr 2020 at 06:48

Variable backlight is a waste of time on this monitor unless you’re one of the 5 people in the world who likes dynamic contrast ratios and global backlight dimming

Jase · 7 Apr 2020 at 16:16

The manual says to install drivers from LG.com but I can't see any on there, any ideas?

lovingbenji · 9 Apr 2020 at 08:23

Jase said:
What's wrong with the cable it comes with out of interest?

I have tried several cables (bought on Amazon, so can send them back when not working) and ironically it is the one provided with the screen by LG that gives me the best results so far .. even if it is a bit too short (I need a long cable as I have a specific installation with the screen on the wall, also I need "short connectors" because of this fu**** design from LG with the ports facing the wall ..)

Edit : I now run the screen at 144Hz with GSync ON, not going above as my 2080Ti hardly handles more

Jase · 9 Apr 2020 at 18:39

lovingbenji said:
I have tried several cables (bought on Amazon, so can send them back when not working) and ironically it is the one provided with the screen by LG that gives me the best results so far .. even if it is a bit too short (I need a long cable as I have a specific installation with the screen on the wall, also I need "short connectors" because of this fu**** design from LG with the ports facing the wall ..)

Edit : I now run the screen at 144Hz with GSync ON, not going above as my 2080Ti hardly handles more

That’s good to know, I’m using the one it came with and i have no issues and I’m pretty fussy so thought I was missing something.

It took a few days adjusting setting until I found what suited me but I can say I’m pretty impressed with the monitor. I also settled on 144 in the end.

mlkmade · 14 Apr 2020 at 02:50

First appearance of the 38GN950-B. I dont wanna violate any TOS by linking another site that sells computer monitors, but it's listed at £1649.00 and 6/30/2020 release date. I'm sure they're just place holders but there is a full spec sheet. Am I allowed to link?

And it also just showed up on the FCC today too:
https://fccid.io/RR-LGE-38GN950

Baddass · 14 Apr 2020 at 07:17

No you’re not allowed to link to any competitor I’m afraid

lovingbenji · 14 Apr 2020 at 08:39

Any news on a firmware fix for the "going back from sleep" bug which turns off the GSync and Freq settings ?

I wrote to LG 2 weeks ago but since then got no answer ... bad client service.

JediFragger · 14 Apr 2020 at 10:14

lovingbenji said:
Any news on a firmware fix for the "going back from sleep" bug which turns off the GSync and Freq settings ?

Is this with a particular setup? Noticed no such issues tbh.

lovingbenji · 14 Apr 2020 at 10:54

JediFragger said:
Is this with a particular setup? Noticed no such issues tbh.

Same problem as the guy here : https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/lg-38gl950g-3840x1600-g-sync-144hz.18840788/page-60

And other people also experience this on various forums. Maybe you did something on the screen sleep mode ?

JediFragger · 14 Apr 2020 at 11:19

lovingbenji said:
Same problem as the guy here

Is it the 85hz thing? Seems using a different cable usually cures it, never used the in-box cable with mine and been fine.

lovingbenji · 14 Apr 2020 at 11:48

JediFragger said:
Is it the 85hz thing? Seems using a different cable usually cures it, never used the in-box cable with mine and been fine.

Which one do you have ? I tried a lot of different brands at Amazon but I always had problems (but maybe I haven't chosen the right ones)

Edit : and I don't think someone said he actually cured the issue with the change of a cable no ? (or maybe I missed it)

lovingbenji · 15 Apr 2020 at 16:25

Just received the Linkup cable that someone linked earlier. First it is much better suited for my wall installation (the shortest plug I've seen so far).

Currently testing it to see if the "back from sleep" issue will be fixed.

JediFragger · 15 Apr 2020 at 17:38

Yeah mine is just an old generic one but works perfectly with this. Hope it works for you

lovingbenji · 15 Apr 2020 at 19:50

lovingbenji said:
Just received the Linkup cable that someone linked earlier. First it is much better suited for my wall installation (the shortest plug I've seen so far).

Currently testing it to see if the "back from sleep" issue will be fixed.

Very good cable but I still have the issue ....

lovingbenji · 15 Apr 2020 at 19:52

JediFragger said:
Yeah mine is just an old generic one but works perfectly with this. Hope it works for you

Seems like there can be some series with default as I have the same graphic card as you (2080Ti) and a brand new 9900K based rig

lovingbenji · 18 Apr 2020 at 06:20

My initial technical issue request to LG care center is 18 days old and since then no answer from them despite several reminders to them. LG client service is that crappy ?

JediFragger · 18 Apr 2020 at 10:49

Agreed, not like there's some global pandemic ongoing atm.