Friday, January 19th 2018
LG Releases the 27UK650-W Monitor: 27" 4K, HDR, IPS Panel With AMD FreeSync
LG has released a new addition to their monitor lineup. The 27UK650-W is an interesting monitor, marrying a 27", 16:9 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS panel with HDR 10 support. The static contrast ratio of 1000:1 means the monitor has a dynamic contrast of 5,000,000:1 (not that that particular spec matters much). The maximum brightness, however, leaves much to be desired on a HDR-enabled monitor: the LG 27UK650-W only manage to deliver 350 cd/m² brightness, which is lower than even the lowest HDR standard AMD considers as being HDR capable (a minimum brightness of 400 cd/m² is required for that). The sRGB 99% Color Gamut coverage is good, however, if not that rare a feature nowadays.
The panel features a 5 ms response time, aided by the implementation of AMD's FreeSync tech, which should help gamers achieve more fluid frame-rates. Flicker free and blue-light reduction technologies are also on board. As for connectivity, 2x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort are available on the LG 27UK650-W. This LG monitor gets rid of the company's hallmark glossy black in the color department, and instead adopts a glossy white and gray finish. The LG 27UK650-W will be available from January 26th for an appealing $529.
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The panel features a 5 ms response time, aided by the implementation of AMD's FreeSync tech, which should help gamers achieve more fluid frame-rates. Flicker free and blue-light reduction technologies are also on board. As for connectivity, 2x HDMI and 1x DisplayPort are available on the LG 27UK650-W. This LG monitor gets rid of the company's hallmark glossy black in the color department, and instead adopts a glossy white and gray finish. The LG 27UK650-W will be available from January 26th for an appealing $529.
21 Comments on LG Releases the 27UK650-W Monitor: 27" 4K, HDR, IPS Panel With AMD FreeSync
The way HDR has been done so far on PCs needed tone mapping. But that just "crushes" a HDR image back into the standard color space. (Check out wikipedia for details.)
Nvidia uses HDR10 standards and AMD has a laxer approach but even this doesn't meet AMD's standard yet it's still sold as HDR? Bullshit.
If there were AIB Vega 56 cards for $380, this could have a chance...
34" Class 21:9 UltraWide® Full HD IPS LED Monitor with HDR 10 (34" Diagonal) FreeSync
I cannot find any technical details on what the backlight is but in this price range I doubt it is FALD.
Buzzwords! Buzzwords everywhere!
-120-240Hz is definitely enough for now. We don't need higher framerates, or at the very least CPU's can't even produce higher yet lol.
-Nice things like viewing angles, screen tearing, and even response times aren't really an issue anymore at all in even midrange displays.
-Monitors have even been around 1/4th as expensive as I remember them ever being 10 years ago. Back then a midrange 720p display above 23" was $500! This 4K IPS display is about the same price lol
What we NEED right now is significantly better color and contrast. There's nearly no performance hit, and excellent color reproduction can look just as good as going from 120 to 240 Hz. I really gotta say that I am fed up with how long it is taking for decent HDR monitors and Quantum-Dot/OLED to enter the market. I don't need a 240Hz monitor lol.
We'll get there, of course, but I'm just saying, HDR will require more HP than SDR.
But correct me if I am wrong, it's very slight isn't it? I swear I read 5-10% lower framerates for substantially better color and contrast. I would say that's far better than the required DOUBLING of horsepower needed for 240Hz lol.
The thing is, when done right HDR is absolutely gorgeous. So it's worth the (any) performance hit.