This Monitor Does Almost Everything - 4K/144Hz LG 27GN950 Review
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This channel is seriously underrated. The editing, sound and video quality, the shots and angles he chooses, the products he showcases, etc. He also always keeps a great balance between keeping it simple without being way too numbed down and talking about detailed stuff without being to way heavy. I also really respect the fact that the videos have the length needed to properly display to product without rushing or streching and this video is a perfect example of that, he could have easily put a few seconds here and there to achieve the 10 minute mark but he didn't, that shows that he cares more about the quality of the end product than anything else.
I also have a lot of respect for him being honest about the products and pointing out their flaws. In this video per example he straight up says that paying in a monitor like this is amazing due to the high refresh rate and resolution but he also points out that in certain games it can be really hard to hit the proper frame rates needed to fully take advantage of the high refresh rate due to such a high resolution making, sometimes, the experience just average.
Keep up the great work dude!
His editing and overall videography really reminds me of MKBHD
@@e2rqey My thoughts exactly. This guy has talent.
The typical “this channel is underrated” comment under every video, even though this channel hits 1m subs, we’ll still see it ..
100% agreeeee
100% agree with you bud. Some other tech reviews are loud and give me a bit of a headache.
Why am I addicted to loving things I can't afford
Same bro ahhaah
You have a refined sense of taste when it comes to nice things. 👌
We all are bro!
Went from building a $900 pc to a $1500 pc and I dont have any of that cash
It's due to our curiosity and love for techs. We just want to know what is possible. Eventually these things will become mainstream and affordable, just like how 2k/1080p/144hz is quite affordable now.
Your color scheme is one of the cleanest used in the tech RUclips space and always on point.
Been using mine as a productivity/work monitor. I did test out a few games on it but I prefer 240hz for games (just waiting to swap to 1440p 240hz soon), and WOW it was quite impressive how far tech has came. Also that 98% DCI-P3 is no joke, and really makes games look VERY nice. Even better so after using a colorimeter to calibrate the display (the built in hardware calibration is currently bugged on all units).
4k 144hz is not good?
The bezel less design is immaculate, i wish more companies went this route instead of the shitty giant chins and thick side bezels.
Now all i need is for a 23.8" 1440p 300hz Oled monitor with HDMI 2.1 & DisplayPort 2.0 to come out.
@Hose2wAcKiEr Which is why OLED should be the future of gaming monitor and is the present of high end TVs and the standard of high end phones.
Burn in is not as much of an issue as it was 7 years ago so hopefully we get 27inch, 2160p, 240hz, HDMI 2.1, DP 2.0, OLED monitors & specially 23.8" 1440p 300hz Oled monitors within the next 3 years.
@Hose2wAcKiEr Yeah, that is the only con that i see with OLED, too expensive.
The bezel is really what sells this monitor for me. I agree with the video that 1440p 144Hz (maintainable at all times) is better than 4K with lower FPS, but I can’t find a single 1440p design like this one with extremely thin bezels AND no chin.
The 1440p equivalent of this (27GN850) unfortunately has a chin with the LG logo.
A lot of monitors being released today are going that thin bezel route, even the budget Dell IPS monitors that have 75hz refresh rates.
Thats the one thing that broke the deal for me with this, no HDMI 2.1
It's clear that you play more fast paced FPS where its clearly more beneficial to run at higher refresh rates, but many of us play story-rich slower paced single-player games, where 4K even at 60hz really shines.
I wish you would speak more to that.
If you had the hardware for 4k why the fuck would you settle for only 60hz
60hz looks horrendous after being with 144hz for so long
There are other channels for that, this is his beat and he does a pretty good job covering it.
@@zedsdeadbaby ye dude my first 120hz screen was in 2013, now @ 165hz 1440p since 2017.
Hello from Russia, you calibrated the monitor a little incorrectly before starting the calibration, it was necessary to manually tighten the red-green and blue values on the monitor to the average, and the green inscription will light up confirming the correct initial setting of the monitor before starting the calibration. like for the author to see. great videos
I would think you're too busy with rigging the USA election to comment on RUclips.
@@troletrain Did you make the same comment on the Chinese guy's review ? How about Facebook/Twitter ?
@@troletrain Only naive Americans believe that the bald-headed Kremlin dictator can influence elections in their country 🤣 He fakes elections only for servile Russians
@@mneedes2 uhhh what video? Provide a link because I don't know what you're talking about.
@@troletrain Yeah no. It's clearly the Chinese rigging the US elections. Russia is the fake boogieman
I think one of your old monitors just clicked "dislike."
both of them clicked dislike now
Monitor version of toy story....
31 have
I was fortunate to have received this display about a month ago and I love it. It does indeed do everything really well!
Thanks for being one of the few reviewers that covers both the creator and gaming aspects of monitors. Most seem to only cover one side. I also look for monitors that can do both well, as photo/video is as important to me a gaming is as a hobby. This monitor looks fantastic as a hybrid for these purposes. It's going on my short-list for sure.
I wish they'd make this monitor in a 32" size.
There's no replacement for displacement, as they say.
me 2
@Tristan Tang What’s the equivalent of boost for a monitor?
@Tristan Tang OK, well I was talking about monitors. I happily drive a car with a turbo.
well 4k suppose to be noticeable on 32 inch not actually with 27. 27 is good for 1440p.
@Tristan Tang You can boost the larger engine also, Making the saying still relevant!
Twin turbo V8 is a lot of fun. ;)
I'm just happy someone relevant realizes how higher fps/refresh rate bring about a greater improvement compared to just raising the resolution. Its not just for competitive eSports games. Solid frame-times, and lots of frames are beneficial with any movement-based game.
I have this monitor paired with a 3090 OC. Can confirm it's amazing.
How is it today is it still working good
Me too
Beautiful monitor. Still hunting for the elusive 1600 vertical. For many years I worked with a 2560x1600 16:10 ultrasync from Dell. Dreadful gaming monitor, but a programmers paradise, as that extra 12% vertical space is an absolute blessing. Call me spoiled, but I want that vertical in a gaming monitor, preferably one that is *not* so unnecessarily wide I have to turn my head to view edge to edge from 24 inches away. The hunt continues.
How does the display look when scaled to 1440p and 1080p if you can't get high refresh rate at 4K? That's what I want to know. If there's no DLSS 2.0 and a game can't get 100 fps minimum at 4K I would switch to 1440p. I would like the versatility so how does it look at lower resolutions? Please answer! Great vid.
@optimum tech
@Optimum Tech please let know if we can run a call of duty with 2080ti at 2k with some 120fps or better at this. That should be good enough for me. Then can use this for content creation as well as for gaming.
I don't have the monitor yet although I'll hopefully get it in not too long. But in general scaling down a monitor doesn't look too good. If you do scale it down though 1080p will look much better than 1440p because its 4:1 scaling. 4k has exactly 4 times the pixels as 1080p so it will simply display 4 pixels as the same colour. It won't look quite as good as a 1080p native monitor but not bad. 1440p however will look a bit blurry because some interpolation will have to be used to fill the extra pixels of the monitor. Hopefully this was helpful even if not about this particular monitor and not just information you already knew.
I have this monitor, it looks good when scaled to 1080p but when you're at 1440p it looks worse than native 1440p. No integer scaling on this monitor. That being said, this monitor is absolutely insane.
@@penguingulp Thanks for the great info. Let me know when/if you get the monitor!
Good review. I got this monitor a couple weeks ago. I am using a 2080TI since I haven't been able to find a 3090. Absolutely love it. The color and brightness is fantastic. I prefer this over my Acer X34 i bought a few years back. 32 inch would have been perfect.
I think, and I may be justifying my purchase here, just getting rid of AA in most titles is worth the jump to 4K. I hate the blurry look of AA and the shimmer without it is distracting when looking for small targets at long ranges in many titles. 4K solves this. Though I wish it was 32"
With all these monitors getting brighter and brighter RGB lights on the back panel, I'm surprised they haven't started implementing some sort of scene-controlled RGB lights like people install on their home theater setups.
This one does have that, check out LG's website!
we need this specs in 32 or 40 inchs...
Playing RPG like FF XV in 4K was a treat to the eyes..
meanwhile when playing competitive games, the 144hz will do the rest...
At 40 inch it’s a tv
solid review! Unfortunately still not sufficient for me- i'm looking for 4k 120Hz HDMI 2.1 FALD HDR @ 32" or above. And am willing to pay as much as $2K to get it. But unfortunately, beyond the 48" CX OLED, this doesn't exist.
Exactly the same here. The new Acer Predator X32 coming next year seems promising but it's over 3k. If it ever goes down to 2k im buying one though.
Get your hands on a LG CX48 inch, love to hear how the size and OLED it compares to this monitor
Some side notes:
1. You can actually run this monitor on DP 1.4 at 120hz (That is, make sure you change the DP mode off of DP 1.4 DSC). I did this on my 1080 TI, which doesn't support DSC. I think I did have to run the Nvidia firmware upgrade though. (I've since picked up a RTX 3080 FE) If you forget to change the mode, it will get stuck at 95hz.
2. The HDR rating is HDR600! Pretty good for this price point! Although, in some cases you may want to turn off local dimming.
3. I still think this is a good all around monitor. Even for those games which need a lower res to get the full 144hz, you can always lower the resolution ;D This really does hit the sweet spot of one monitor to rule them all .
4. When I received mine, I was very nearly disappointed. When first turning the monitor on, I had very distinct horizontal "corduroy" lines. Those magically went away and never came back.
My only issue: For some reason, when Adaptive Sync is turned on, some experiences, like the Assassins Creed Odyssey Discovery Tour, will refuse to go full screen, and therefor also prevent turning on HDR... if anyone knows how to fix this... please let me know :D
I have a 1080Ti and I will upgrade in the future. Can I use this at 1440P 144hz till I upgrade? I don't know much about monitors lol.
@@epicmike3915 I think so... technically it seems to work for me. It's possible that it may look worse that a native 1440p monitor though, since pixels are getting interpolated somewhere.
I'd have thought you'd get rid of the "gamery" stand and would mount it to a flexible stand. I had to decide between a 34 inch Alienware and an LG with the same stand and went for the Alienware because I'm not into nerdy red gaming accents, just as you. Can't argue with the panel though, LG nailed that. I think 4K really only makes sense for 30+ inches. I stay with 3440x1440 for PC and plan to get a fat 4K HDR for console gaming in the future. That way I can still have Ultrawide and high FPS on PC but cinematic singleplayer or sports games on a 4K TV.
Same, an adjustable arm looks so much cleaner, and gives you a lot more flexibility with monitor positioning without having to encroach on your desk space.
Could you recommend me a monitor arm for a 27 inch?
@@DrDanSS4 I've got a humanscale M2, you can pick them up second hand at a pretty affordable price. The fact that it has a quick release vesa mount makes it a lot easier to work with than the cheapo arms that just bolt directly to the monitor
Been waiting to see more reviews of this monitor!! I just picked up an LG 27GN950-B from Microcenter about a week ago for the Ryzen 5900x, RTX 3080 build I'm working on. I'm absolutely loving it so far! Can't wait till I can really take full advantage of it!
hey man how is it holding up a year later?
Same
I would love to see a reviewer for once give the option of turning down the resolution to 1440p on 4k monitores with high refresh rates to see what the experience is like.
Edit, I mean more chanign the in-game setting to 1440p or setting it to 1440p and scaling it back up to 4k
I have this monitor and I can say that configuration is not great. While the smoothness of 144hz is the same, 1440p looks much blurrier on a 4k monitor compared to a native 1440p one. You can get good 1440p 144hz monitors for much cheaper than this that will look much better at their native 1440p. I would only really recommend this monitor for people with a 3080 or 3090 that can actually drive high refresh rate 4k gaming.
@@hellishgengar2473 What about ingame changing the resolution scaling down to like 1600p or something and haviing it super sample up?
You're better off just getting a 1440P monitor. Waste of money otherwise.
@@baconbreadwithbacon This is what I'm thinking. I was just hoping that maybe with this I could finally upgrade to 4k
@@hellishgengar2473 What about 1080p
Got my LG 27GL850-B a while ago, and the 3080 will pair nicely if I can ever get my hands on one
No HDMI 2.1 is a deal breaker for me. I want to run a next-gen console.
What would you like to go with for hdmi 2.1?
@@harmantatla4250 Consoles as he said. It also future proofs the monitor a bit better as well.
Let me know if u find a similar monitor with 2.1 pls
@@IgetStarr the refresh of this same monitor comes out next month that will have HDMI 2.1
: )
I think this review addresses and hits a lot of the points quite well. I recently just got the monitor myself with a monitor arm. I feel like the monitor arm adds a lot of quality of life benefits. Being able to sit back and bring the monitor closer while consuming content is nice. My question is what's the experience like with downscaling on the monitor while gaming. Such as running 1440p on the monitor to push frames. I'm still trying to grab a 3080 right now to try that out. If you're reading this Optimum Tech, I'm copying your dual radiator Ncase M1 build. Thanks for the review, great content as always.
I wish they made an 32 or 27 inch oled 120hz monitor that would be a sell out
OLED is still so far out of reach
I would like to buy one...alienware 55 is just too large for me...i love to see”...
They do. I have the 48” LG CX OLED and it’s nothing short of amazing. I’m not even taking full advantage yet cause I’m still on a 1080ti. Just waiting to get my hands on a 3090.
@@TheChadillac Same here. I got the lg about a month ago. While the 1080ti does well, can't wait for a 3080/3090 (still debating between the two). Glad they fixed the subsampling/flickering issues. I was debating for a while the LG vs odyssey g9. Glad I went with the Oled, even at 48 inches.
@@TheChadillac I was debating getting a cx for this, however whats the viewing distance like, Im currently on an ultrawide (LG GK950-f) and sometimes find that a little straining, how far do you have to sit away from your CX?
Crazy that this doesn't have HDMI 2.1. It's a big miss for the current gen consoles. I'm sure there are plenty of PC gamers out there that would have enjoyed playing their PS5 on this while also getting 4k120hz.
They just announced the LG 27GP950 with 2.1!
Apparently, when hardware calibrated for colour accuracy, it resets values back to default when the monitor is switched off. That is a big NO NO for me.
I think you need to download some command center program to apply permanent settings
There's a slight inaccuracy in the mentioned maximum refresh rate. On Displays/GPUs which do not support DSC, the maximum limits of DisplayPort 1.4 are unchanged from DisplayPort 1.3 (4K 120 Hz, 5K 60 Hz, 8K 30 Hz). However, if you want to also get HDR output (which is 30 bit/px), you are then limited to 4k 60hz.
in contrast, if your GPU&Display both support DSC, and you want to get HDR output, you are still limited to 120hz, but can get 144hz in SDR content.
And as an example - if you have a 10 series NVIDIA GPU (such as GTX1080), and using this monitor, then you'll get up to 4k 120hz (or up to 40k 60hz in HDR mode).
I bought two of these monitors a week ago and tried them out, replacing my Asus PG279Q monitors. They looked great and I loved the minimal bezels. I wish the stand would rotate but that wasn't a huge deal. I thought I had a capable system (2080TI and 9900K), but even with that, the performance hit was just too much and I ended up returning them and going back to my 165Hz 1440P.
Yeah I'd say that's the sweet spot for high refresh gaming at the moment.
Waiting for the 2021 HDMI 2.1 version to come out to pair with my series x
what is it call, whats the best monitor for series x
HDMI 2.1 isn’t needed you can only hit 4K60fps with AAA titles anyway
Thank you for the great review, I’ve just ordered one of these monitors to pair with a 3080. Can’t wait for it to arrive.
You will be disappointed as it doesn't have hdmi 2.1 or display port 1.4a
@@OniNekomon Neither of those is necessary since the monitor and my card both support DSC over DisplayPort and I don’t use it with consoles, so I have no need for HDMI ports. In the end, I sent this LG monitor back because it had very distracting IPS glow and switched to a Samsung G7 1440p unit which uses an enhanced VA panel. Much happier now.
Hey man! You mentioned painting the bottom red part of the monitor stand. How would you do this? Is there a specific type of paint you’d use?
I just picked up this monitor and would love to paint that portion black!
i'd get a monitor stand to get rid of it for minimalstic setups
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27" seems too small for 4k. I hope larger panels will be made soon with similar specs.
This monitor arrived at my house yesterday. I'm going from 24-25 inch 1080p - 27 inch 4k and its taking some serious adjustment. Had to scale windows to 175% and everything is still a tad bit smaller than on the 1080p. While so far i'm enjoying the 4k monitor you really only get to see extra detail if what your looking at is higher res than 1080p. So I noticed some of my desktop wallpaper's have more detail in them that I never saw before. 4k video looks really good but most things on the internet are not high quality res so most of the time you don't get the benefit of having the extra res on your monitor. Another thing is things seem harder to focus on the 27 inch but at the same time I tend to focus in more narrowly at what im looking at when it comes to the windows desktop experience. The mouse drags more on the 4k because it has 4x the pixel density which means 4x the travel length so going from my 1080p and dragging the mouse onto the 4k (and vice versa) is a a bit of a mind fuck.
I haven't tried to game on the 4k yet but im limited to 60-95hz because my 1070 only has dp 1.2 and doesn't support dsc so I'm expecting things to get much better when I can get my hands on a 3080/3090. Then I can run both monitors at 144hz and I might even buy a 2nd LG27GN950 so I don't have to deal with the issues going from one monitor to the other.
Believe me its better than 55.
Just scale it up and it is incredible. 1440p at 27 inch is far too grainy. I can only use my gl850 for gaming for this reason
@@Pinpadprompts 1440p at 27 too grainy? Right now I kinda hate having a smaller 1080p next to my 27 4k. Was thinking about buying a 2nd 950 because the experience of moving desktop windows and apps from the 4k to the 1080p makes the entire experience buggy.
Also a lot of windows processes don't scale like they're suppose to with windows scaling.
A lot of old games I play don't scale with 4k either so I end up playing it on 1080p anyway. Does DSC help with the windows scaling issues in older games? ATM my 1070 doesn't have dp 1.4 so I'm also waiting on getting a new GPU. Crossing my fingers some of these issues go away with the proper displayport config.
if you have unlimited money, this one's coming out soon: 32" and lots of features (but it's $4,000ish)
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I'm using the LG 34GN850 for coding/working and playing CS GO. Best decision ever. Absolutely clean desk.
I've been looking for reviews of this monitor for absolutely A G E S. Thank you so much!
Check out Hardware Unboxed. They have great content and reviews. Pretty sure they had a review of this monitor several months back.
Just bought the GL850 variant, which is a 1440p version of this, and I'm loving it. Took a lot to get the colours looking accurate without a calibrator, but that's just the perfectionist in me, while also being lazy and not wanting to go out and get a calibrator lol. Coming from 2 TN panels, and having tried a ultrawide VA, I can say that IPS is without a doubt the best of both worlds... Of course if you're not counting OLED. The blacks are of course not the darkest like VA, and you might be a tiny bit off the TN margin of perfomance for games, but it's close enough in both regards while also having such a crazy colour spectrum and not having the ghosting on VA or the bad angles of TN/VA... Go big, or save your money, this is where gaming is at nowadays. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that if you are playing the newest games at high to max settings, you need a 1440p at the minimum of 27inch, it's fucking mental how sharp/clear it looks... It's like putting on perscription glasses for the first time. Very happy with my purchase. I am sure I could of saved money here and there on other models, but my country has a very limited selection, so I'm happy this was even here.
That is why I value your opinion. I always would rather have 144fps over higher resolution. Really anything over 144 is just nice to have as far as game responsiveness. The fact that you play games and are actually good at them shows how valuable your opinion is over some other people. Not to say these other people don't have good information but I agree with you much more than I do others.
For me, I'd like higher than 60 but 120 or 144 is more than enough really as I don't feel there's as much of a difference when it comes to 144 vs 240 and you begin to get greatly diminishing returns. I do creative work though too so 4k is very useful in that regard and I watch movies and things on my computer regularly enough so having good resolutions and 4k is great for that. I also play mostly story games really so I don't need super high frame rates for those and would generally prefer really nice immersive visuals. Console gaming has never felt especially slow or unresponsive to me when it comes to story games despite being like 30 fps so 80 or 100 while at 4k is more than enough for me. Valorant is the only really competitive game I'm playing lately but I still feel like 144hz is more than enough for my needs and pretty sure it can get at least that with a strong card at 4k.
Still waiting for 1440p 240hz IPS for a reasonable price, I don't care about 4k but don't want to go back to 1080p either after playing with a 1440p 144hz for years.
I think they decide their names of their monitors by just face-planting into the keyboard
It's not that hard.
27 - Size in inches
G - Product Line (G=Gamer, W=Ultrawide, etc)
N - Production year in ascending order (N=2020, K=2019, L=2018, etc).
950 - Rank within product line. Higher numbers = better monitors
-B/-W - Bezel color
Funny, I saw that meme, too.
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I wish they made it in 32" version!
Yep. I'm looking to upgrade from my Crossover 324k which has been excellent for four years or so but 27" is too small. I really love the quality and colors of the Crossover but would like VRR.
Next year 32 inch 4K 144hrz panels are coming .
That one is in development, TFT central has released all info about upcoming LG panels: www.tftcentral.co.uk/blog/lg-display-latest-panel-development-plans-oct-2020/
@@xm3405 but the 32 inch 4K 144hrz won’t be releasing before q1 2022 :( .
I bought a Gigabye g32qc 32" for 350$, couldn't be happier ^^
5:35 Just a correction: if your vga has a displayport 1.4 without DSC, just like every Nvidia Pascal card, you can go as high as 4k98hz 10bit rgb or even higher reducing bit depth or applying chroma subsampling.
Looking for a perfect monitor for gaming and editing! Thanks for the review!
the screenception at 2:29 is very nice.
Damn I love your channel, your videos are clean af and the content is invaluable. Amazing stuff.
Why is literally no-one speaking about the creakiness and plasticy bad build quality of these stunning panels? There is nothing worse than hearing the creaking of that plastic when you rotate the monitor or after long session since the display heats up and the plastic expands and then it retracts afrer cool down resulting in noises as well. I'd love a metal frame on the monitors.. :/
I believe that now that we have over 60fps 4K, we are going to start to see more and more good and with high refresh rate 4K displays in the next couple years.
Personaly, i'm running a GTX 1080 pared with a 2560x1080 60Hz monitor and i don't want to upgrade for nothing less than a 5K2K 144Hz display. So i guess i will patiently wait for the next GPU generation.
I purchase the LG GN850 for my new gaming pc and is absolutely mindoblowing, coming from a 17" laptot is incredible
Now only if LG would make a 32” flat panel version of this.
I'd be happy with 32" flat or curved. 27 is just too damn small for 4k.
@@misterringer 27 is definitely too small. I have two 32" monitors, 4k and QHD, and I can never see myself using a 27" screen. But personally, I absolutely loathe curved monitors because they make pictures and windows look concave to my eyes and I can't stand it.
I've been looking for a 4k 32 inch gsync 100+ hz monitor for years.
with spec like this, 32 or 40 will be my ideal monitor...
@@misterringer 27inch 4k is not too small, unless you're blind and need glasses.
Am I the only gamer who prefers picture quality over motion handling? I'd much rather play at a higher resolution with better colours rather than a high refresh rate. High refresh looks great, but doesn't make as much of an impact as resolution and display quality IMO. I don't understand why every tech channel goes so bonkers for high refresh that they would rather spend time on 240Hz and 360Hz monitors than 4K 60Hz monitors.
It really depends on whether you are playing competitive multiplayer games or single player games I think. Personally, I think 4K 144hz is the best of both worlds. Also there are a lot of people who just aren't willing to or can't spend the money necessary to have a PC that actually allows them to play games at 4K with a solid framerate. I actually have the monitor he is reviewing and I love it. I can't wait to get my RTX 3080 so I can actually use it to its full potential.
Overall I really liked this monitor but 27 inch is just too small for 4k. You lose a lot of useable space with this size, if you want to really make use of 4k the monitor should be at least 30 inches, better 32 inches. Sadly there are no such monitors with adaptive sync and high refreshrates available right now but they will be coming for sure.
27in has higher pixel density than 32in and if you sit close to your monitor, 27in is plenty big enough.
nah 27 is the sweet spot for 4k , 163 ppi, if u have good eyesight for normal distance monitor usage below 150 is already pixelated, 4K on 32 inch is even worse
@@isaac7272 lol and here I am loving 1440p @ 32" ^^
Guess I'm in the minority here, I actually would want 4k on 27" for the higher pixel density. Get retina-like quality for desktop use and for gaming I'll be more willing to keep AA very low or off which will help with framerate
@@laggmonstret thats because u never try 4K at 27 for a period of time
You just nail the things I’m interested in. 3080, Ryzen 5, NR200P, and this screen. O boy this autumn won’t be too bad after all.
I’ve got this monitor and I’m loving it so far. Games that support HDR look INCREDIBLE! Only downside is my RTX 2080 doesn’t like this monitor 😂 Now I’ll wait to be able to buy a 3080...
Maybe Big Navi and RTX 3080 will make high-fps 4K gaming viable, but I think for most gamers the 27GL850-B (1440p 144Hz) will provide a more consistent experience.
I need another stimulus check so I can buy this lol
Do you care I just bought one?
Did you get your stimulus check
So did u get it
Update: yes I bought this monitor last November 2020 and paired it with my 3080. The 4K HDR is absolutely amazing. Of course even the 3080 can’t reach the full 144 Hz in 4K Max settings if you’re playing games like division 2 (average 90-110 FPS) Cold War (110-120 FPS with RTX on and DLSS on performance), cyberpunk (50 FPS average, RTX on medium and DLSS on performance). But if you’re playing games like overwatch, paladins or other less demanding games, then you’ll get the full 144 Hz.
@@tomygun196 Could a 3090 do it?
On 27 inch, 4k no needed!
On 27 inch 1440p it's perfect! LG 27GL850
I was just looking at these monitors, what a coincidence. Lol
I would get paranoid as well.
@@grave9192 To some extent yes, but I have post notifications for OT so even if I was looking at these monitors it wouldn't make a difference XD
Its not, google saw your search results and showed u this
They are always watching 👀
Thanks you very much for explaining that FASTER mode is BAD !!! Been searching all over internet why my picture is not glide :D You solved my problem !!! Thank you again now using FAST mode only !!!
I wish I would have bought 4k instead of 2k
They say 2k if fantastic
But I can see all the pixels
And that isn’t fantastic
I wonder if you would be happy with LG's 38GL950G. It's 1600p but 38 inch wide for that added immersion + creativity with all the bells and whistles the 27GN950 offers.
*That stand takes up too much space 😋*
PS: And LG does not stop putting this red in the stand 😅
Yup. Dell does it so much better.
I just want the color accuracy and the 4k 160hz updated display bro.
My 3070 will try its best.
I will do 1440p if needed with this baby.
This monitor is almost perfect... They need to make a 32" version
Yeah, I personally think 27 inch is already big, but others may not so they should.
I have a 32UD99-W. 32" is a good size.
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Probably. For competitive games, I like 24 inch monitors the best. Better pixe density, smaller screen, etc. but from a content creator side, I can see the benefits
@@Wusyaname_ I don't play competitive half the time and for RPG games for example I like the bigger screen.
I'm waiting for a 32" 4k 144hz 😜
I ran this monitor alongside my LG 38in Ultrawide this past month. The screen is just too small to really appreciate 4K. I found myself rather playing games on my ultra wide or if I wanted 4K playing on my Xbox One X. I will revisit once we have 32in 144hz 4K monitors.
Hey what is the best colour setting you recommend? I'm currently using the "HDR effect" from the OSD but wanted to know what input you had
You should have more options to change under Gamer 1 or Gamer 2 profiles.
Honestly I'm looking at the LG Nanocell TV that's 4k 120hz. Will probably buy that. Good alternatives for people that need the screen real estate
Why does no one make 4k panels bigger than 27" ?
It's so annoying...
do you guys know what scaling is? its not only for gaming. its for sharp text/programming aswell.
@@glekner And...
They do but they just become ridiculously expensive. I'm sure there is a 32inch 4k high refresh monitor coming soon but it's also HDR 1400+ G-sync Ultimate MiniLED for like £3000.
@@AVerySillySausage Major bummer
The problem with your 125% scaling is that it's not pixel perfect, it's interpolated. Only way to get pixel perfect scaling is to go in integer multiples, ie. x2, or 200%, and multiples of that. Otherwise text is actually blurry. Might not be that noticeable on 4K screens, but it is on 2K and below. With 200% on 2K screens, text can be sharp again.
all we need is 32 inch displays that do the same.
Yeah I’ve been wanting to upgrade from my 27 inch 1440p 144hz but I want a 4K 32 inch upgrade
@@antoniolomeli7956 that is exactly my situation aswell but i think we have to wait a few more years for that stuff to come out and not be crazy expensive.
@@sebastianm.2901 It will be expensive those 32 inch 4k monitor is literally couple thousand dollar unless your a rich bruh.
If frame rate is the issue, just upgrade the PC.
Blaming the monitor for a PC based problem is kind of unfair. It’s like how I upgraded my whole system a month after I bought my x34 because my PC was holding it back. It was annoying seeing the frame rate dip below 100fps and being forced to compromise on the settings.
I wish there were more options on the table for a 25'' or 24.5'' 1440p / 144hz monitor.
I understand that the pixel density would make it a little more difficult to justify the QHD resolution on a smaller screen, but I honestly prefer slightly smaller monitors for gaming.
I find 24 inches a bit too large for 1080p. Optimally the screen size should be around 20 inches for a 1080.
i've been impressed with the s2417dg, it has been selling used on ebay for ~200-300$
I really need a 34" 4K Ultrawide with 144hz+ and 10-bit colors. (5120x2160)
LG recently announced these specs but on a 40" panel which is too big in my opinion.
I feel like 4K is way too much on 27'". 32" and up works best.
do you guys know what scaling is? its not only for gaming. its for sharp text/programming aswell.
@@glekner eh, that feels like a really narrow niche for a monitor
I just bought a LG 32GK650F-B for really cheap and absolutely love it. 1440p 144hz really is the sweet spot for gaming until GPU's can easily handle 4K 240hz.
Me : Hmmm interesting
My gtx 1060 : dont even think about that
can’t even do 144hz without at least a 20 series or equivalent
@@MidnightAngel777 no card can do 4k 144hz, not even the 3090. Unless we're talking about only a select few games.
can't wait to get this. currently using a Samsung G7 and while I generally love this monitor, it's not great for using on Mac - I really want that 4K resolution as I mainly read text all day. To then be able to also play shooters with low settings at 165hhz, and AAA titles in awesome graphics around 90-100 seems absolutely perfect. Now I just need to get that RTX 3080 :)
A 144hz, wide gamut IPS is something I've been waiting for a while for.
I got this one for 2 months now.. MAN what a BEAUTIFUL thing! Best monitor i had EVER!
27" just seems so small nowadays. Have had a UHD 40" that's not able to game for some years now and don't want to go go smaller again.
It is worth pointing out, for games at 4k that aren't running at a high enough frame rate to take advantage of the 144hz will still look and play smooth at lower frame rates because of gsync/freesync. Even playing at 60 fps looks buttery smooth on this thing in non competitive games at 4k. And if you really need to get to 144 fps at 4k on a competitive game, keep the resolution at 4k and bring down some graphics settings in the game to improve performance, games still look amazing at 4k with gsync even if its not on the ultra settings.
If you're buying this monitor for its hardware calibration capability, I'd strongly suggest reconsidering. There's a known issue with the monitor being unable to maintain the calibration after shutting down one's PC. This issue is confirmed by LG support, and according to them, "no firmware can correct this." Their only solution is that the user must recalibrate their display every time they turn their computer on, which is obviously completely impractical. There's no fix on the horizon (at least none that LG are talking about publicly) and although this is an excellent monitor, this advertised feature is completely useless.
Yes spreading fake news . Samsung / Asus Lover
@@Wolfennsteinn Uhh, considering the quote that I gave was directly from my own conversation with LG support after going through this exact problem myself *as an owner of this monitor and an LG OLED TV* I'd say you're pretty wrong about that take. What a weird ass reply.
@Vitals was this not fixed in firmware?
@@manne3d It was fixed in a firmware update released by LG recently, contradicting (in a good way!) the information they'd put out prior.
@@vitalslive2671 Thanks, this seems like a ideal monitor for creative work and some gaming. Did they fix the "come back from sleep" mode also in this firmware? Also i am a little concerned that 27" is a little small for 4k resolution, small menu items etc (and im not a fan of the scaling feature in windows)...what is your 2 cents on that? And for gaming i dont think i will be able (or see any big benefit) of 4k. i prefer higher framerate anytime. But should be good running 1080, half res and still get crisp image? I mean keep the native resolution on the monitor but let the games double the pixels.
I bought one of those monitors about a month ago. I've very happy with it so far.
Did you notice a difference between 1440p and 4K gaming at 27 inches in fidelity? Overall experience
The difference is very noticeable and as you can imagine 4K is considerably sharper.
@@EarthIsFlat456 yees
Ppi diffrence must be huuuuge
@@nolandderlugner1351 Even bigger than the difference between 1440p and 1080p. From 1080p to 1440p are 70% more pixels but from 1440p to 2160p are 125% more pixels.
Just ordered mine from lg to pair with my 3090. This video relieves all the stress i was having about it
u liking it?
Warning: I got the ultra wide version of this monitor, and it has a clearly audible fan that stays on for 30 minutes after I put my computer to sleep. Only solution to that I've been able to find is manually turning off the monitor.
I had a very bad experience with trying to get LG to do anything about it - first they claimed there is no fan, then they asked me to ship it to them. A couple months later they still hadn't done anything, so I had to cancel the support request and badger them for weeks to actually ship it back to me.
I have the 27 inch version he is reviewing and I don't know if there is a fan on this one. If there is, I haven't heard it once in my entire time using the monitor.
@@e2rqey I have the 27GN950 as well, no fan noise at all.. dead silent for me
This is likely different as it’s a flat ips panel
What model is this ultrawide version? since 4k (2160p) 144hz ultrawides don't exist..
@@ShuffleToExpresss LG 38GL950G. It's 3840x1600, and came out at the beginning of this year. I think my monitor has a particularly noisy fan, since most other owners have said they can only hear it with their ear to the air vents, while mine drowns out all the fans on my tower.
This is my first choice for dual 4K setup for the next generation GPUs. Plan on using both displays in a dual screen set-up.
if only it had hdmi 2.1 :C then it would be perfect.
literally just use displayport lol
@@gmodiscool14 it doesn't have display port 1.4a if it had it I would buy it.
@@OniNekomon then how would you use it
@@gmodiscool14 it uses some compression to get to 144hz. I want native ports that support full bandwidth.
@@gmodiscool14 He means for next gen consoles. Either though there isn't any games besides Black Ops Cold War that can do 4K 120hz. LG CX is the only real TV that can do 4K 120hz at the fullest.
my 2 cents: I have 2 older 60Hz LG 4K Panels which I mainly bought because source code and other text are so much cleaner than on a 1080p Panel.
But gaming on these is difficult since setting lower resolutions only provide smeary images and for 4k/60 my Vega56 is not really fast enough.
Most games run in render resolution scaling ~80%, if they support it.
In hindsight, it would have been a better Idea to get 1440p Panels since they still provide much better text view than 1080p but dont need that much 3D power.
A game that really profits from full 4k is Anno 1800 A.D. though. you can see so. many. details! o.O
if they make IPS 4K/240Hz/32", i would buy one now.
That's gonna cost an arm or a leg I'm guessing you have the funds lol.
Lg should have mada a 32inch variet that would have made soo much use of the 4k resolution...
rip my wallet, just bought this, upgrading from a 1080p 23 inch samsung curved monitor
Damn that a hella of a jump congrats
Sorry for asking so late but is it worth it? Do you have any regrets or things you don’t/do like? I am in a similar situation also upgrading from a 1080p 23 inch monitor. Thanks for the help!
I find that for battle royale games, I prefer higher resolution and lower frame rate over the 240hz gameplay. I currently daily drive a Viewsonic VX2758-2KP-MHD, and I feel it helps me see further in games like Apex, Fortnite, and COD
So basically, all he ended up doing is replacing his 4K monitor!! 😂😂 He still has the 1080p for competitive gaming!!!
IMO the ultrawides can f*** off till the GPU vendors add some sort of virtual monitor support to their drivers, so we don't have to rely on half-assed solutions based on 3rd-party applications
Why always 27" ??? I want 32" !!!
I would buy this in a heartbeat if it was 32 inches
Because 27 is the perfect size where you don’t have to turn your head to see the whole screen
@@Death900600 bigger screen is good for better field of view. I have 34 3440x1440 144Hz screen and 32 UHD 60Hz screen and it's much better than a poor 27 inch screen. 4k in 27" screen is useless
10 years ago i thought 1080p and 60hz will be out of date soon, i'll just wait it out.
Ten years later i walk into a computer store and it's still mostly 1080p/60hz.
Low end doesn't get cheaper/phased out, highend just gets unlimited room for price increase. We're gonna see ten thousand dollar plus monitors very very soon.