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

Damn mrh that's sad to see :(

Now I'm concerned about my screen coming back from Germany...
 
Wow that cracked screen is crazy! This was my second choice of monitor behind the UHDs and it seems that both the UHDs and the superwide screens are having problems. I'm hoping that my Asus UHD will be fine when it arrives in September.
AWPC said:
Ok an update on HD-DVD's.

You need to decrypt the discs with the full version of AnyDVD HD to remove the HDCP otherwise they will not play above 1920x1080 due to the DRM :( dumb or what but there you go Hollywood DRM at its finest :rolleyes:
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I use DVDFab All-in-One. Not the cheapest thing in the world by a long shot (it's rather expensive) however I've ripped well over 700 of my DVDs and Blu-rays, re-encoded some very old video files and more so I felt for the amount I use it (almost 3 or 4 times a week for a good 5 years now) I felt it was worth the lifetime subscription and haven't been disappointed yet. It removes all copy protection, can re-encode videos in bulk quickly (I use this for a quick fix), create DVDs from random videos, and even playback region restricted media.

I then tend to use HandBrake for proper encoding if I want a high quality custom rip.

Granted having to rip and encode all of your media is a pain in the backside but it's also the best way I've found if I want to playback my media across my 3 screens otherwise it'll be in 1920x1080 format too.

The most annoying one I've had is Dune, the film is in 2.25:1 and it's recorded on a DVD in 4:3! Picture quality is NOT good from that that's for sure but at least I get to see it in proper wide-o-vision.
 
Varsh said:
Wow that cracked screen is crazy! This was my second choice of monitor behind the UHDs and it seems that both the UHDs and the superwide screens are having problems. I'm hoping that my Asus UHD will be fine when it arrives in September.


I use DVDFab All-in-One. Not the cheapest thing in the world by a long shot (it's rather expensive) however I've ripped well over 700 of my DVDs and Blu-rays, re-encoded some very old video files and more so I felt for the amount I use it (almost 3 or 4 times a week for a good 5 years now) I felt it was worth the lifetime subscription and haven't been disappointed yet. It removes all copy protection, can re-encode videos in bulk quickly (I use this for a quick fix), create DVDs from random videos, and even playback region restricted media.

I then tend to use HandBrake for proper encoding if I want a high quality custom rip.

Granted having to rip and encode all of your media is a pain in the backside but it's also the best way I've found if I want to playback my media across my 3 screens otherwise it'll be in 1920x1080 format too.

The most annoying one I've had is Dune, the film is in 2.25:1 and it's recorded on a DVD in 4:3! Picture quality is NOT good from that that's for sure but at least I get to see it in proper wide-o-vision.
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I know all about ripping ;) its a total joke you have to even do it though :(

Now the US Gov has stopped DVD Fab from decrypting Blurays in US to US based customers so it looks like they are going after these apps which is why I would not risk a sub to them now. AnyDVD are based in the Bahamas I think so they can get around these loopholes for now but even though I am not going to risk a lifetime sub just incase as once their servers get taken down you can no longer decrypt :eek:

Its silly/crazy though no wonder people do not want to buy optical media anymore when it does not even work beyond a certain lifespan like HD-DVD now refuses to play anymore unless its decrypted first due to AACS keys mandatory date check etc etc :rolleyes:

HDCP was the worse DRM they ever enforced on the consumer :rolleyes:
It fails to play your legally owned disc if:

1: Gfx card drivers are out of date & do not include the newer AACS keys
2: You watch over a non digital cable like VGA
3: You watch over DVI without HDCP enabled by your older HDTV & or gfx card
4: Your soundcard is not HDCP compliant drops audio to 2 channels only & scrambles the optical out so its unuseable
5: Your optical drive does not match the region code even if its region free it will fail on many recent discs. This forces you to waste valuable region code changes or buy AnyDVDHD, DVDFab or use other free 3rd party utils to keep your region code changes as you only get 5 combined software/hardware changes (unless you trick your OS into thinking otherwise the software region lock is a massive PITA to cirumvent)

There are several more I cannot remember but its so draconian & anti-consumer friendly it would not take much to really penalise a legit customer if he/she ran out of region codes & region locked their optical drive to the other region etc etc & or forced them to buy a new HDTV or Display due to no HDCP as its a budget model they were mis-sold etc etc

Hopeless anti-consumer DRM junk :rolleyes:
 
AWPC said:
Now the US Gov has stopped DVD Fab from decrypting Blurays in US to US based customers
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Seriously? Considering that Fengtao Software actually have to purchase a licence in order to sell a product legally in the first place, the US government shouldn't have anything to do with this at all, it's legal what they're doing.

Well as long as it's restricted to those across the pond I don't care, the EU law is very anti-DRM so hopefully nothing similar will happen here.
 
Varsh said:
Seriously? Considering that Fengtao Software actually have to purchase a licence in order to sell a product legally in the first place, the US government shouldn't have anything to do with this at all, it's legal what they're doing.

Well as long as it's restricted to those across the pond I don't care, the EU law is very anti-DRM so hopefully nothing similar will happen here.
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Seriously :eek: For some reason US Gov have managed to block selling the decryption modules in US or to US based customers.

But its very murky as no-one from Fengtao is stating exactly why & who it affects they are being vague about it to protect their sales I guess.

Fengtao are confusing the issue as they state it only affects the free decryption module or unregistered licences yet US based users say they cannot decrypt anything BD now :( I would not trust them with a lifetime sub it looks like its a matter of when not if they either change drastically or go under due to this rulling.
 
Well so far with the latest versions I don't have a problem with decrypting my BDs. I've had the lifetime sub for a couple years now so I'm crossing my fingers.

Anyway I guess we're going off topic. xD
 
Sounds like I made a good decision holding off on these LG's. I hope when the AOC and Dell version come out these issues are sorted.
For such an expensive monitor its crazy really how much iv read about bleeding issues on these.
 
Matson said:
Sounds like I made a good decision holding off on these LG's. I hope when the AOC and Dell version come out these issues are sorted.
For such an expensive monitor its crazy really how much iv read about bleeding issues on these.
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The VAST Majority in this thread is about the 29" version, and some are from ASUS and AOC if I recall.
 
I'd say the verdict with this monitor pretty much is:

Wait until DELL show their offering. No point buying one right now, it is a bit of a mess.
 
Id love to get one now but its mainly the bleeding issues and the price that's stopping me at the moment. OCUK can of course replace it if your not happy with the bleeding but I don't fancy sending monitors back and forth lol.
What are the chances of the DELL or AOC 34 inch models being a lot cheaper?
I could get two more 24 inch 144hz panels for so much cheaper but the reason this appeals to me so much is because of the width and no bezels in the way! plus the colour on the BenQ 144hz TN panels doesn't compare.
 
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How do they actually correct backlight bleed when you send a monitor back?

Is it the panel being too close the to LED lighting put simplistically?
 
Yeah I really want freesync as well now, even more so since getting a 290, notice the tearing so much now and vsync in games is just horrible :( I think freesync/gsync will be superb for 60HZ monitors and probably make them feel as smooth as a non gsync/freesync 120hz monitor.....
 
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