It's the backlight which requires cooling, nothing to do with VRR per se, and non-FALD displays will not get hot enough to require one. There's nothing else about G-Sync module which would require one.
LG 38GL950G - 3840x1600/G-Sync/144Hz
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It's the backlight which requires cooling, nothing to do with VRR per se, and non-FALD displays will not get hot enough to require one. There's nothing else about G-Sync module which would require one.
If they can save money by removing the fan when it's not needed, you can bet they will do so.
We're only talking another 160 pixels... it's not THAT much... the bigger size probably helps with the illusion, but if you're really finding 1440 too narrow in height, I don't know how much of a solution 1600 will be. I deliberated over the 38" Acer XR382CQK (75Hz) monitor a year or so ago, coming from an X34, and ended up going 4K in the end, as I realised 1600 pixels just wasn't going to cut it.
Yes, for sure it is the physical height which makes more of a noticeable difference than the actual pixel difference in terms of productivity. Not knocking it, still a nice res... but they can keep it at £2K, ridiculous!!
Well good luck! There are some very unhappy people on the Acer forums I know that, and the fan issue alone would be enough to put me off... and from what I'm reading, although this COULD be fixed by a firmware update, the monitor doesn't allow user updates, so it would have to be sent back to Acer for this... assuming they ever do come up with a fix.
The flickering issue seems to be an Nvidia fault, again from what I'm reading anyway, so that could be down to them to fix.
How much did you pay for it out of curiosity?
I think he would have said if he had one in for review... he usually does, so I suspect he hasn't been sent a unit yet.
That's a pretty awful review, but promising all the same. Look forward to hearing more as and when it's finally released!
Anyone who expects a flawless monitor panel has obviously been living in a mountain cave for the past decade.
I'd stay well clear of all the 35" variants for now... both the Acer and Asus have problems, and the upcoming AOC will likely be the same. It's unfortunate the 38GL950G is looking to come in so expensive, as while I am not fussed about proper HDR, it really should have it at this price.
They're always useless... it's kind of hilarious that those people who are on the front for line for customer queries about products are the last to actually have any information about them.
I just realised I started this thread nearly a year ago ha! Odds on this monitor releasing before the year is out...?
I just realised I started this thread nearly a year ago ha! Odds on this monitor releasing before the year is out...?
HDR 400 might as well be no HDR anyway. Not that I expect 175Hz to not have significant issues and probably be useless for most things. HDR-400 and 175Hz are pure marketing hype tools, completely ineffective and worthless in the grand scheme of things, offering no real practical advantage to the consumer. They have to justify this insane price tag somehow though.
Because there will be issues and compromises to using it, and tangibly it offers no real benefit over 144Hz. If people NEED a super high refresh monitor, they will be using native 240Hz displays.
I highly doubt in a blind test you would actually notice... if you genuinely passed such a test run (10 out of 10), you should be working for NASA.
That price is a joke. I'll wait for LG's 48" OLED then throw it in the bin when it gets burn in, then buy another... and probably still have money left over vs paying this and getting BLB, glow and poor contrast straight out the box. No thanks LCD, find yourselves another mug.
You do know that IPS glow and bleed (to a point) aren't even considered faults? And Quality Control? For monitors? HAHAHA!
All that negativity and you haven't even tested the monitor yourself. And yes quality control for gsync monitors exists (https://youtu.be/Um0PFoB-Ls4) Enjoy your OLED TVs
I've been through enough IPS monitors to know their limitations, this will be no exception. It's not negativity, it just is what it is, no point ignoring it and pretending otherwise... and the best part of £2K for this is an absolute joke. It's not even about affordability, I could, but I categorically refuse to contribute to this farce.
Quality control relating to G-Sync is just that... ensuring G-Sync works, no flickering etc. It has nothing to do with the inherent issues that ALL IPS panels suffer from, namely glow and also bleed (although any monitor can have the latter). Bleed SHOULD be a QC issue, but more and more monitor manufacturers (and retailers) are refusing to acknowledge it as an issue.
There are already pictures floating around of the 38GL950G with bad bleed and glow, so any suggestion this monitor will be any different is already redundant... you MIGHT get a good one, but it's the same panel lottery as buying ANY monitor, nothing to do with QC.
Yes, this monitor has some nice specs, although those aren't justification for the price tag, more so in light of the aforementioned issues it will inevitably suffer from. Contrast alone we know won't be great, and obviously that's not a 'fault', but it is limitation.
Lol, so before the 38GL950G is even available, they announce its successor... genius
. That said, it baffles me why they are announcing it now, when typical monitor delays dictate that it won't be available until 2022 anyway.