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

Nexus18 said:
Since there are a few here who have calibrated their monitor properly, could you do me a favour please.

See with cinema preset mode, do you guys find the gamma a bit too low i.e. too dark? If so, what gamma setting in AMD/nvidia control panel is the closest to the calibrated setting?

ATM, I am using 1.05 in CCC.

Also, see for this calibration image:

http://webtransformer.com/calibrate/Calibration-Composite-No-ICC-Full.jpg

How visible are the grooves/bars on the light saber?

Thanks.
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2.2 for computers.

Nexus18 said:
Ok, will try manually calibrating by eye again :p

I wish calibrators were much cheaper!
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You can't do it by eye. Unless you have a guide.

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/black.php

Or download the MP4's to compare the black pluge patterns. http://www.avsforum.com/forum/139-display-calibration/948496-avs-hd-709-blu-ray-mp4-calibration.html
 
Yeah that is what I meant by calibrating by eye, really good site that!

I have decided to just stick with cinema preset mode (no gamma adjustments with CCC) though since most people say it is the closest to a properly calibrated display.

Tried that black test MP4 and it seems like my display is spot on, can only see 17-25 flashing. Thanks.
 
CopyPasta from the 34UC97 thread...

Ok update on the curved, DisplayPort 1.2 mode has no flickers, no issues and works just fine. Strangely my 34UM95 which is acting as a duplicate display is also now on DP 1.2 and has no flicker or issue. I have not enabled this mode since getting the GTX 980 so I'm wondering if the new card and new drivers have fixed this issue...
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Can anyone not on a GTX 980 install the latest nVidia drivers v344.48 and confirm if their DP 1.2 works as well?
 
So guess what I had sitting in my kitchen!!! :

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I am awful at taking pictures on my phone. Have this little beauty setup now.

I actually got worried when I first plugged it in because my screen was tearing a lot whilst playing video and the game I tested was quite unsmooth....

stupid me had it connected via hdmi so it was only set to 30hz! :rolleyes:

But now it's all sorted and wow its a big change from my old
HannsG HZ281HPB!!

Just a question though. I saw that it came with a HDMI and display port cable however does it come with the usb 3 connector thingie that allows you to make use of the ports? My box is all the way in the garage now so I am too lazy to go down there in the cold and check !
 
There is sadly bleeding at the bottom left of the screen however it doesnt seem to bother me at the moment! What brightness do you guys have it on?
 
james.miller said:
hey you guys with 34um95's, do you have the 95-pd or 95-pe with the pointless powerswitch on the back? just realised mine's a pd and trying to work out why it warrants a powerswitch lol
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It isn't a pointless power switch. It is a 'zero watt' power switch which does what it is supposed to. It cuts off power from the monitor completely, saving a little trickle of energy that the monitor would usually consume even when switched 'off'.
 
PCM2 said:
It isn't a pointless power switch. It is a 'zero watt' power switch which does what it is supposed to. It cuts off power from the monitor completely, saving a little trickle of energy that the monitor would usually consume even when switched 'off'.
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From the manual, page 34.

it doesnt cut off power completely. I have a switch on my wall socket for that. it cuts power consumption down from under .5 watts to under .3 watts. pointless, 200 milliwatts never made any difference to anybody.
 
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Ohhh, looks interesting.

I wondering what the PPI is like on that at 31" compared to the 34UM95, and what it would be if they'd made it slightly larger.

The PPI for a 21:9 ultrawide 34" like the current 34UM95 is 109 pixels per inch.

For comaprison, the Retina Macbooks and the new 5K iMac are all approx 220ppi.
 
But they're much smaller screens with high resolution so PPI would be higher. The 34" with 3440x1440 is the native standard for that size screen and is how it should be. Screen size should go up with resolution, not down.
 
Right, but depending on the size of the monitor they cram the 4K pixels into, it will affect the PPI. The higher, the better the perceived sharpness of everything on the screen right?

It would be nice to have a large monitor in the 31-34" range that is also similar to 'retina' style high ppi mac displays.

I realise it's a different aspect ratio too, so it's kind of hard to compare like for like.

The new 31" 4K is 19:10, compared to the ultrawide 21:9.

Now that I think about it a bit more, the PPI won't be anything near the retina macs.

The 5K (2880x5120) screen is crammed into 27" for a 218PPI.

If this 4K (2160x4096) screen is formatted into 31" the PPI will be a fair bit less than the mac, however it will probably still look sharper than the (1440x3440) at 34".

Due to a change from the native 109 PPI on a (1440x3440) at 34" I'm guessing some scaling would need to go on? I wonder how that would translate into actual available real estate available when comparing the screens and if it's slightly less, then would the increase in PPI be a good tradeoff?
 
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Working on my laptop here the PPI of the Macbook Air is 135 PPI and even that starts to look a little fuzzy sometimes when I compare it to colleagues with retina displays.

I do tend to sit closer to a laptop screen than a desktop. My 27" WQHD at 109 PPI does still look good sitting at a desk I suppose.
 
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