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LG 34UC89G-B LG 34UC89G-B 34" Curve Ultrawide IPS

$469.99
$599.99 22% off Reference Price
Condition: Open Box
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Top positive review
7 people found this helpful
Amazing Monitor. 166Hz is Awesome. Ultrawide is The Way to Go.
By cybereality on Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2018
I've had this monitor for about a week and I'm very impressed with it. 34" is a nice size (the box will be much bigger than you think) and the resolution is better than you might assume. Granted, it's not 4K, or even 1440p, but when you're playing a game with good anti-aliasing, you can barely notice the pixels. I also game on a 4K TV, and the visual fidelity is great, but hitting 60 fps is hard. With 1080p ultrawide you can actually hit 166 fps with the right system, and it feels butter smooth. If you've never seen high refresh G-Sync, well, you're in for a treat. I can actually tell a difference between 144Hz and 166Hz, it's small but noticeable. A nice improvement when you overclock the monitor. I was previously on triple 27" monitors (Nvidia Surround) but one of the monitors died so I thought to replace them with an ultrawide. I actually find the single monitor to be better than 3 for gaming. One, you don't have to deal with bezels and, two, you can reach much higher framerates since you are rendering less pixels. Also Nvidia Surround can sometimes have glitches or software issues that aren't a problem for ultrawide (though keep in mind that some games may need manual settings file changes or mods to work properly). If you get a monitor arm you can pull the screen closer to you and get a real immersive experience. The monitor is just floating. So nice. Since it's an IPS panel, colors are great and the image has a nice "pop". Just be sure to adjust the settings, as the default ones look pretty bad. Resolution is 1080p, which is not amazing but still works. In games, I find it still looks "HD" but maybe has a softer looking image similar to how you see on console games. You will need some form of anti-aliasing, or it may look a bit pixelated. Once you have AA on, though, it masks most of the issues with the resolution. And once you are playing in a game you will barely notice any problems. The main issue with the monitor is that 1080p is kind of short for real estate in Windows. Coming from a 1440p monitor before, it feels pretty cramped on the desktop. Web browsing is okay, but I opted to go into full screen mode, which greatly helps the experience. Otherwise a lot of the page will be below the fold. I tried some web development on it and it definitely works, but is a little cumbersome, especially if you're used to having a debug window on the bottom of the screen, there is not much space. I tested Photoshop as well, works fine for the most part but I would have liked more resolution. That said, it is usable, just not ideal for work. If you are a content creator, you may want to look into 1440p instead. Overall, though, I love this monitor. It has a nice immersive feel to it, especially with the slight curve, and 166Hz G-Sync is a sight to behold. The size is nice, and the resolution is surprisingly decent for 1080p. I know people probably recommend 3440x1440, and that would be the choice for content creation, but for straight gaming, a 2560x1080 resolution may be a better choice as you can actually reach those high framerates. Very happy with the purchase.
Top critical review
9 people found this helpful
Request help LG. Or anyone smarter than them. (low bar?)
By ItsAMe_Mario on Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2018
**Most recent update** *Quick recap if you just want the review aspect - Very bad blacklight bleed, non working ports on the back (several), and now bad shadowing through the screen. Changed to 1 star. I want a return or replacement. Will not be keeping this monitor regardless of how the situation gets resolved. (Seriously. Please contact me LG or Amazon.) Now Im getting shadows all across the monitor. Anytime the screen is on a solid color (or relatively solid, like a blue sky, or grey background) I can see dark shadows throughout. Its very random (not changing, just no specific pattern). Its not burning or from being left on. I would say 70% of the screen is affected to varying degrees. It's not noticeable 90% of the time of use. But very noticeable in games or video where there are large areas of solid(ish) colors. Even if it's only for 5 seconds, you will see it for all 5 seconds, and so on. Often it's for long periods of time, which is extraordinarily frustrating. $700 for that? ***************** Original review Needing help LG. (brief review below) I contacted you twice so far. I contacted Amazon twice. I got 'help' but it wasn't the right help (or the right answers). Issue - USBs (2/both) and aux port not working on back of monitor. Possibly other things as well, but that's all I've tested so far. Amazon troubleshot with me, as did LG. They were very basic conversations. Typical, like they were googling or reading from the limited options they had on script. I don't say this to insult them. I just don't think I spoke with anyone with particularly vast knowledge of this problem. I say this because I was even sent a second monitor and it did the same thing. So either that's two bad monitors, or two computer selling companies that couldn't fix a (probably) simple issue. Google didn't help me though, so this is my last resort. I kinda want to return it, but I think I'm days too late. The only reason I'm not making a fuss is because admittedly this isn't detrimental to the monitor. Just aggravating considering the price point. The SECOND issue (which is not fixable) is black light bleed. It's JUST acceptable enough for me to tolerate. Admittedly I wouldn't buy it again, knowing this. But 95% of the time, it looks great, and it's here. Also, this bleed was similar on both monitors I have had. The second (one I sent back) was slightly worse. I'd love to give this a better rating, but I spent a lot of money on this to be so 'meh' out of box. That meh could go up to a "yeah, I like it" but so far, no one can help. So either 2 were broken, or you (LG and kinda sorta Amazon) need to find someone that knows about electronics at your electronics company to help with electronics............. Crazy, I know. And no, I don't want to have this shipped off to be "repaired". Who would buy a new car just to send it back to have the engine taking apart and 'fixed' buy a third party who may or may not know what they are doing?? That's just not desirable, thanks. (I say that because the chances I would end up with a scratched screen, deal pixel, or potato are far too great. Two additional cross country journeys on a truck with people who don't care, are not good for heavy, large, fragile items.) Thanks.

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