The lack of any mention of HDR would suggest this won't be a feature then, or measly HDR 400 at best?
LG 38GL950G - 3840x1600/G-Sync/144Hz
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The lack of any mention of HDR would suggest this won't be a feature then, or measly HDR 400 at best?
How's that? Won't it be using the same panel, therefore same peak brightness?
No, it's broadly meaningless as a standard. Which is why some monitors WITHOUT it can actually be better than those WITH it. It's nonsensical.
Safe bet you won't get much change from £2K. What gaming oriented product ISN'T seemingly targeted at 14 year-olds these days though? The marketing departments know it's the parents who have the money. That is one GOD-AWFUL video though to be fair. Those SDR/HDR comparisons are just laughable. It actually feels like it's been created for another country (Asia/Far East maybe) and English text laid on top.
With G-Sync and the fact there is no other monitor like it, I can see £2K+ being a possibility, but that will be a hard sell if the 4K 43" 144Hz Acer/Asus monitors come in well under that figure (and they both have VESA 1000/600 HDR). They are VA panels, but I'd question how many prospective buyers of the 38GL950G are really DESPERATE for a colour critical IPS monitor with these gaming features... plus VA does get very close these days (and will have better blacks). Not to mention the low odds bleed/glow lottery you enter into buying any IPS monitor!
I'm on the fence with them all really, eagerly awaiting reviews, but at £2K and no HDR, the LG will be a big fat NO for many I think.
I'm on the fence with them all really, eagerly awaiting reviews, but at £2K and no HDR, the LG will be a big fat NO for many I think.
I'm not entirely sure what they'll have to wave about though. It feels like this is just a bigger version of the 34GK950G, which was OK, but nothing amazing and rather overpriced for what it was. No HDR and the good chance of glow/bleed issues (which I've yet to see an IPS monitor without), and it seems like LG could be waving around an overpriced lemon more than anything else.
Price given as $2000 here... says rolling out next month, but that may just be 27" version...
https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr...ches-worlds-first-ips-1ms-gaming-monitor.html
Were it not for relatively affordable 144Hz HDR-1000 4K now very much on the horizon (which will be cheaper than the LG it seems), this would have been a very exciting monitor release... 2 years ago!! Bit late to the party with a HDR-400 monitor circa £2K, unfortunately.
Must admit I had the LG 38UC99 and tbf it's a really really epic size and form factor. Def gives something extra over a 34in 21:9 and I regret selling it now (for a silly reason!)
Yeah I've seen one of those... it's a very nice screen and impressive when sat in front of I must admit. It's just the price tag attached to this LG, more so in light of what you'll soon be able to get for less with 43" 4K 144Hz (which will also have that visual wow factor of course). It just feels it's coming too late and at too high a price... but will see what reviews say of course.
You think less? I don't know. I'd say Asus' insane pricing for the PG35VQ means all bets are off. And there's nothing particularly innovative about that monitor... the spec is unchanged from 2-years ago. Not a bad monitor by any means, but it's going to date fast. LG are never competitive with their pricing on top end products, so I'll be surprised, albeit pleasantly, if there's much change at all from £2K here.
Where are you getting this from? And what's a 'next gen VR' monitor?
While it will be great if they do honour this, I often find the people you speak with there need approval from higher ups before they can action certain things, despite their best intentions, and a refund of 700 Euros would definitely require that. But cross your fingers, you might get lucky.
It's virtually the same ratio as 3440x1440, so you won't have any issues, but I imagine this might be game dependent to some extent. I never had any problems with the X34 personally.
Are you perhaps confusing this with the 27GL850-B? The monitor this thread is talking about is going to be x4 the price!
You're in the wrong thread to get an answer to that lol. This thread is about the 38" LG monitor.
TFT Central have reviewed the LG monitor you're interested in though.
I don't see them selling many at this price tbh... it's a bit of a joke when the Predator X35 is going to cost the same. Extra res bump is nice of course, but this is geared more towards professional use, and it's hardly optimal given far better monitors are available if that's your primary use case. If you're looking for a pure gaming monitor, you'd go for the X35 at the same price. Very odd price point. If the high price sticks, the LG will sit in a very odd place in the market, for the very affluent consumer who wants to use it for some hobbyist work and also gaming... yet happy to compromise on both.
Those conversions never turn out that way though... I expect it will be £2K, but even £1500 would be too much IMO... just don't see the value here as things stand, but will see what reviews say.
I like the spec, assuming it lives up to it... the price is the problem. It's only worth what people are willing to pay at the end of the day.