LG to Introduce 34-inch IPS 21:9 UltraWide (Model UM95) monitor

You can get the 34" UM65 (2560 x 1080) for £520.

It even has a mode for native 27" (1920 x 1080) centred with black bars either side.

I'm tempted by this one.
 
Even £520 is dodgy the brightness and panels seem the same except LG in 2014 has a no pwm flicker backlight. Last years model is £299 for the Dell from OCUK. £220 for a new revision? Why?


It is the same with the big 34" yes it is Ultrawide but when you are near £900 you can get a Panasonic TV which will wipe the floor with it in image quality for a few hundred more as well. LG are being very greedy about 21:9 i will not be paying £800. I may just wait for a price on the 29" UM95.
 
TN panels are no good for any persons doing actual media work on their machines. For serious gaming, sure.

Plus the viewing angles... On such big screens you will always be viewing a part of the screen at an angle. Saying you'll never go back to IPS is all fine and dandy for yourself but TN is no match for IPS, there are no to ways about it.
 
Well if you curve a panel you give it better viewing angles. I saw the Samsung speech from CES mrk and that is what Sammy said. So if these TN panels really are that good, Like the ROG why do they not curve them?
 
Rofflay said:
Even £520 is dodgy the brightness and panels seem the same except LG in 2014 has a no pwm flicker backlight. Last years model is £299 for the Dell from OCUK. £220 for a new revision? Why?
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Not sure what you mean?

Your comparing a 34" 2560x1080 to a last years 29" 2560x1080

In real terms, a 34" 21:9 has the equivalent height of a 27" 16:9, where as the 29" 21:9 has the equivalent height of a 23.7" 16:9.

I haven't even given a price for any 29" UM65 or UM95. The new panels have hardware 4 way split, meaning you can segregate the view port into resizable windows. Like true 1:1 mapping for a 27" 1920 x 1080 screen with boarders down either size.

Rofflay said:
It is the same with the big 34" yes it is Ultrawide but when you are near £900 you can get a Panasonic TV which will wipe the floor with it in image quality for a few hundred more as well. LG are being very greedy about 21:9 i will not be paying £800. I may just wait for a price on the 29" UM95.
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You will need an expensive gfx card to power 4k or 3440 x 1440 21:9 screens. I'd sooner reduce my costs and just get the 34" 2560 x 1080 screen, which looks just like a ultrawide 27".

Also, don't normal TVs have a higher input lag, and normally frowned up on. If your talking about Panasonic plasma, then good luck. Panasonic stopped production of all their plasma models, to invest in OLED.
 
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Rofflay said:
Well if you curve a panel you give it better viewing angles. I saw the Samsung speech from CES mrk and that is what Sammy said. So if these TN panels really are that good, Like the ROG why do they not curve them?
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Because TN viewing angle issues aren't just on the horizontal plane.

The core of the topic here is that IPS is superior to TN in every instance other than ms response times and that only matters to the most serious of gamers.
 
At the end of the day it's aimed at a different type market to the type of people that want TN panels. This is being pointed at graphics and media professionals not people that value response time in CoD over image quality.

Personally speaking, although I don't work with graphics as such, the main appeal lies in:

  • Only needing one screen rather than dual screens
  • Watching movies and TV shows will be fantastic
  • Immersive and beautiful gaming with the ultra wide screen IPS
 
This monitor looks awesome. I wonder if civ V supports this? I'd like Titanfall and COD on the widescreen but games like Civ V or even Fifa would take advantage of the room in different ways.

Would a good amount of games support a 3440x1440 res?
 
djkav said:
In real terms, a 34" 21:9 has the equivalent height of a 27" 16:9, where as the 29" 21:9 has the equivalent height of a 23.7" 16:.
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The 29" models are only the same height as a 23" monitor actually.

jktmstokes23 said:
This monitor looks awesome. I wonder if civ V supports this? I'd like Titanfall and COD on the widescreen but games like Civ V or even Fifa would take advantage of the room in different ways.

Would a good amount of games support a 3440x1440 res?
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=26200691&postcount=107
 
UM65 2560 x 1080 would be OK for gaming but doesn't really bring anything new to the party, these have been available for some time. 3440 x 1440 21:9 screens is new and very compelling, the vertical res of 1440 makes this a very different proposition.

If I was just gaming I would have already bought a 2560 x 1080 monitor the lack of vertical resolution put me off.

Now I love the idea of a 3440 x 1440 21:9 UM95 but not at "any cost", I currently have 3 x 2407 WFP that serve me very well, at £900+ then it's just too expensive. I'm a "casual" computer user now, family and work commitments mean I don't have that much time on my hands

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HEADRAT said:
UM65 2560 x 1080 would be OK for gaming but doesn't really bring anything new to the party, these have been available for some time. 3440 x 1440 21:9 screens is new and very compelling, the vertical res of 1440 makes this a very different proposition.

If I was just gaming I would have already bought a 2560 x 1080 monitor the lack of vertical resolution put me off.

Now I love the idea of a 3440 x 1440 21:9 UM95 but not at "any cost", I currently have 3 x 2407 WFP that serve me very well, at £900+ then it's just too expensive. I'm a "casual" computer user now, family and work commitments mean I don't have that much time on my hands

HEADRAT
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The 34UM65 is different enough for some people. For those who want 21:9 but are put off by the lack of vertical space (physical space) and don't want to spend in the high hundreds for the privilege. When Dell launches the U3415W and perhaps some other manufacturers launch things then these 3440 x 1440 21:9 models should become more affordable.
 
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I wonder which of the new 10-bit 4K's have you all seen side by side with what IPS to be saying all this with such confidence, because i can tell you from first hand experience that a budget or mid range IPS has nothing on the Samsung 4K once it is properly calibrated

I'm not talking about this particular LG one, but the TN hate in general is getting to be laughably misplaced

Reading the thread, most people are talking about gaming, so if mrk actually does static photo editing professionally then that is a whole different conversation and you would probably want something like an Eizo Colouredge over this LG
 
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