Does anyone own an LG 38UC99 or LG 43UD79-B?

KBall18 · 9 Mar 2018 at 13:18

Does anyone on here own either of these monitors who could give their opinions please? Or similar big ultrawide. Holding back on buying a PC until I decide on the monitor.

Started off wanting a 27", then looked at TV's and now really like the look of the LG & Dell 38" ultrawides. Just not quite sure if the black bars on certain things would bother me or not. Which is when I came across the 43" LG.

More for productivity than gaming.

jubei · 9 Mar 2018 at 17:39

KBall18 said:
Does anyone on here own either of these monitors who could give their opinions please? Or similar big ultrawide. Holding back on buying a PC until I decide on the monitor.

Started off wanting a 27", then looked at TV's and now really like the look of the LG & Dell 38" ultrawides. Just not quite sure if the black bars on certain things would bother me or not. Which is when I came across the 43" LG.

More for productivity than gaming.

@JediFragger had the LG I believe and can probably weigh in?

JediFragger · 9 Mar 2018 at 23:40

KBall18 said:
Which is when I came across the 43" LG.

The 43" LG is pretty damn epic imo, low input lag too for games and such like :cool:

(I had one for a short while)

KBall18 · 10 Mar 2018 at 08:21

JediFragger said:
The 43" LG is pretty damn epic imo, low input lag too for games and such like (I had one for a short while)

What made you get rid of it? Not sure if I'll need a deeper desk than 600mm for it if I get one, so I'm not as close.

Pocah · 12 Mar 2018 at 11:42

Strictly for productivity I think you get far better value from a dual monitor system. Even if that's a 34" and a 27" or two 27"s, either way you get a massive workspace, way bigger than a single monitor.

KBall18 · 12 Mar 2018 at 13:26

@Pocah Thanks but I definitely don't want 2 monitors. I'll be doing more productivity to begin with (it's not professional use) but no doubt use it for gaming quite a bit.

I'm currently thinking of either the 38" LG Ultrawide or maybe the 34" Asus Rog Swift. Trying to decide if the extra hz & G-sync is worth losing a few inches.

old gamer · 15 Mar 2018 at 19:31

i have the lg 38uc99 and used mainly for gaming, had it a while and still pleased with it

KBall18 · 15 Mar 2018 at 20:37

old gamer said:
i have the lg 38uc99 and used mainly for gaming, had it a while and still pleased with it

Do you use an AMD or Nvidia GPU with it? I was looking at possible alternatives with a higher refresh rate and/or G-Sync. I’ve never gamed on a pc before & hoped not to encounter too much screen tearing.

old gamer · 16 Mar 2018 at 00:33

KBall18 said:
Do you use an AMD or Nvidia GPU with it? I was looking at possible alternatives with a higher refresh rate and/or G-Sync. I’ve never gamed on a pc before & hoped not to encounter too much screen tearing.

I use amd, I have had a 290 and now a Vega 56, both worked well.
JediFragger used nvidia on his so he could give you more help on that