Monday, September 10th 2018

LG Unveils the UltraGear 34GK950 Gaming-Oriented Monitors With Nano-IPS, FreeSync 2/G-Sync

LG unveiled their new UltraGear lineup of desktop, gaming-oriented monitors, which bring top of the line features for gamers. The monitors both feature a 34" diagonal and a 3440x1440 resolution. They both feature a 21:9 aspect ratio; brightness is left at a relatively sparse 400 nits (with VESA's DisplayHDR standard compliance) and static contrast only reaches 1000:1. The G-Sync panel (UltraGear 34GK950G-B) offers up to 120 Hz refresh rates with 4 ms GtG response times (via overclocking, only 100 Hz out-of-the-box), while the FreeSync 2 monitor (34GK950F-B) brings that up a notch to 144 Hz with 5 ms GtG response times.

The usage of nanoparticles applied to the screen's LED backlighting serves to absorb excess light wavelengths and improve intensity, purity, and accuracy of the on-screen colors - LG claims that both LCDs can display 1.07 billion colors while covering 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut. There's ULMB support for the NVIDIA monitor and a similar technology for the FreeSync 2 display; LG's proprietary DAS (Dynamic Action Sync) which follows TV's Game Mode to cut post-processing of images to reduce lag; and there are brightness presets according to game types (FPS, RTS) for the G-Sync panel, while the FreeSync 2 features a black stabilizer tech.
Both monitors feature 1x DisplayPort and 1x HDMI inputs (the FreeSync 2 34GK950F-B includes 2x HDMI), a dual/triple-port USB 3.0 hub, 1x audio input, and 1x headphone output. The FreeSync 2 model features a red inlay on the back of the monitor's carcass, while the G-Sync option, for some reason, brings more RGB bling with six color settings for the illuminated ring on the back.
Sources: AnandTech, LG at IFA
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33 Comments on LG Unveils the UltraGear 34GK950 Gaming-Oriented Monitors With Nano-IPS, FreeSync 2/G-Sync

#26
Totally
londisteQHD or WQHD is 2560x1440. Wide Quad HD where W is wide and HD is 1280x720.
LG calls 3440x1440 UWQHD (UW for ultrawide).
The Vertical didn't change it's still QHD just like 1920x1080, 2560x1080, 3840x1080 are all 1080p/FHD
And only LG uses UWQHD as a designation for 3440x1440, to everyone else it's just QHD in a wider format
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#27
Pings
About 1600 bucks USD...
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#28
medi01
How much for non-greedia version?
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#29
Caring1
RGB for the Nvidia boyz, because they need some visual difference to look at after paying the G-sync tax.
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#30
DeathtoGnomes
XzibitHe has one (Never mind its AHVA) and it wont matter (for 144hz) if the RT is lower as long as its under 6.9ms or better and maintain for RT, RTC & RTCe is low 0-15%.



:banghead:

If it was you'd be looking at 240hz = 4.2ms.
correct me here, but 2ms response time I am trying to refer to is grey to grey and not part of the refresh rate.
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#31
Mighty-Lu-Bu
XzibitIf the price is good for the FreeSync 2 144hz, they might take my money
Any word on pricing yet?
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