Thanks for the information. Probably not a question you can answer, but, will the street price be lower than this from day 1 to compete with the Acer and Dell models? I appreciate your model has the newer/better panel and Nano-IPS, but I think it will be a tough sell to many people less knowledgeable (and maybe those that do understand) who just see screen size, resolution and refresh rate when comparing these models and deciding what to purchase.
LG 34GK950G, 3440x1440, G-Sync, 120Hz
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Thanks for the information. Probably not a question you can answer, but, will the street price be lower than this from day 1 to compete with the Acer and Dell models? I appreciate your model has the newer/better panel and Nano-IPS, but I think it will be a tough sell to many people less knowledgeable (and maybe those that do understand) who just see screen size, resolution and refresh rate when comparing these models and deciding what to purchase.
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roughly 949.99 I think
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the street price will be as low as I can get it as I know Dell & Acer models are sort of the competition (our will have better panel) - but I agree with your point, albeit if you are dropping a grand on a screen you would expect that demographic to be knowledgeable about what they are investing in
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OK, dependant on reviews I may upgrade my Acer XR341CK
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So it is not DOA at 1222€ but it is at 1400€? What are these amazing monitors in between 1230-1400 price tag that would make it obsolete, because I don't see any?
IMO, I can consider paying +200 over the AW3418DW but not +400. As simple as that. I think it does not deserve it.
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I think more to the point is simply that a lot of people who are interested in UWs already have one and wouldn't be interested in upgrading to something like the LG 34GK950G at such a high price point. 180 euros is still a lot of money to many people. Of course when you're paying so much it's difficult to justify compared to other monitors in the market. At the 1400-1500 euro mark, people who are willing to pay that sort of money for a monitor may well start to consider the new Acers and Asus monitors with the G-Sync DP1.4 module, and people who can't quite justify it (but are tempted) may well go for the Alienware instead since it's quite a lot cheaper at roughly the same performance level.
Couldn't say it better.
RRP obviously gives us some guidance, but can be very different from actual street price. You then need to consider how much money you, as an individual, are prepared to drop on a monitor, how much other monitors cost at the time, and how these other monitors compare in terms of quality and performance.
The Alienware is currently listed at £925... if the LG is £175 more and reviews show that it is superior, then a person might well pay more for the LG. However, if you can get the Alienware for less than £700 (despite the RRP) because it has been on the market longer, then a person may not be prepared to pay an extra £400 even though the LG is superior. The X34P has been on sale for £600 and the Alienware for £800 (£615 was possible with discount codes). We don't know what Black Friday will bring, but I don't expect discounts on the LG to match those on the Alienware and Dell.
Until we know street price of the 34G950G and see some good reviews, this is all largely conjecture.
The Alienware is currently listed at £925... if the LG is £175 more and reviews show that it is superior, then a person might well pay more for the LG. However, if you can get the Alienware for less than £700 (despite the RRP) because it has been on the market longer, then a person may not be prepared to pay an extra £400 even though the LG is superior. The X34P has been on sale for £600 and the Alienware for £800 (£615 was possible with discount codes). We don't know what Black Friday will bring, but I don't expect discounts on the LG to match those on the Alienware and Dell.
Until we know street price of the 34G950G and see some good reviews, this is all largely conjecture.
Well, hope to see some reviews soon and see what's the final street price.
Let's see Dell UK / Dell Germany for the AW, and Amazon UK / Amazon Germany for the X34P.
Alienware AW3418DW: 3440x1440 - UW4 100Hz - GSync DP 1.2 - 100Hz and OC 120Hz (with issues for many people) - 300cd/m2 brightness - IPS --- £924,90 / 1.080,98€
Acer Predator X34P: 3440x1440 - UW4 100Hz - GSync DP 1.2 - 100Hz and OC 120Hz (with issues for many people) - 300cd/m2 brightness - IPS --- £899,99 / 999€
LG 34GK950G: 3440x1440 - UW5 144Hz - GSync DP 1.2 - 100Hz and OC 120Hz (we don't know what will happen) - 400cd/m2 brightness - NanoIPS --- £1100? £1258? / 1222€? 1399€?
Let's see Dell UK / Dell Germany for the AW, and Amazon UK / Amazon Germany for the X34P.
Alienware AW3418DW: 3440x1440 - UW4 100Hz - GSync DP 1.2 - 100Hz and OC 120Hz (with issues for many people) - 300cd/m2 brightness - IPS --- £924,90 / 1.080,98€
Acer Predator X34P: 3440x1440 - UW4 100Hz - GSync DP 1.2 - 100Hz and OC 120Hz (with issues for many people) - 300cd/m2 brightness - IPS --- £899,99 / 999€
LG 34GK950G: 3440x1440 - UW5 144Hz - GSync DP 1.2 - 100Hz and OC 120Hz (we don't know what will happen) - 400cd/m2 brightness - NanoIPS --- £1100? £1258? / 1222€? 1399€?
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Wow. This monitor is looking realllll jooocy right now. THanks a ton for the responses!
I'm 100% buying the F panel if it's less than 999 in the US (US consumer here).
I haven't seen any big discounts on either X34p or DW in Sweden. The price on them stay pretty steady around €1100. If I can get the 950g for €1200, it is the obvious choice for me. And €900-1000 for the F sounds like a fair price as well.
Of course, I'm in the same boat as you.
But the problem is that the rep at IFA Berlin said 1399€, not 1200€.
1200€ it's a yes for me, but maybe the limit, because of the quite same performance of the 999€ X34P or 1080€ AW.
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Ah yes. I misunderstood you. I agree, for €1400 I will skip it as well.
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Also remember that the LG's have a shorter warranty, that goes against them. 2 years is nothing when investing in a monitor, the right one can last you 5+ years.
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Would you be able to find out if internal testing has been done to make sure the 120hz is stable over time? With the Dell and Acer it seems like after a month or so of use at 120hz, flickering starts to develop.
Thanks for your responses!
Would you be able to find out if internal testing has been done to make sure the 120hz is stable over time? With the Dell and Acer it seems like after a month or so of use at 120hz, flickering starts to develop.
Thanks for your responses!
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If the G-sync module has to be overclocked for 120 Hz operation at this resolution then it may be the same as with any overclocking, slight degradation happens over time and what was stable few months ago may no longer be stable. This is true not only for overclocking but for normal operation too, this is one of the reasons why things like CPUs or GPUs have very conservative stock clocks and use much higher voltage then is need to majority of them, it is done to account for not only the differences in quality and capability between all units of the same model that are coming from production imperfections, but also for degradation or wear down over time. So there is very little chance that something pushed to the limits is going to stay there stable for prolonged intensive use, it will give up relatively quickly and you will have to either increase the voltage (which may not give positive result) or reduce the clocks, or in this case refresh rate.