LG Confirms Pricing and Availability of UltraGear 34GP950G Monitor with NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate

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LG has announced the pricing and availability of its latest UltraGear monitor, the 34GP950G. Available now for $1,299, LG’s UltraGear 34GP950G is an ultrawide monitor that features a QHD (3440 x 1440) IPS display with up to 180 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time. The monitor also carries VESA DisplayHDR 600 and NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate certification for “lifelike HDR.”



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From LG’s press release:



[…] the 34GP950G is a CES 2021 Innovation Award-winning UltraWide Nano IPS display that delivers an immersive gaming experience for all enthusiasts. Thanks to its 180Hz Overclock and an IPS 1ms (GtG) response...

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[Zarathustra]

Honestly, I don't think I'd buy a G-Sync screen anymore, what with AMD starting to become competitive on the GPU front again, and Intel about to launch GPU's.

I'd limit myself to screens that will work on any GPU I may buy.

 

[Grimlakin]

Honestly, I don't think I'd buy a G-Sync screen anymore, what with AMD starting to become competitive on the GPU front again, and Intel about to launch GPU's.

I'd limit myself to screens that will work on any GPU I may buy.

I have to agree with that statement.

 

[Ditchinit]

Only 1440p? Pass.

 

[LazyGamer]

Honestly, I don't think I'd buy a G-Sync screen anymore, what with AMD starting to become competitive on the GPU front again, and Intel about to launch GPU's.

I'd limit myself to screens that will work on any GPU I may buy.

Latest G-Sync modules support Freesync - you'd want to verify through reviews, but it's definitely a thing.

And the G-Sync 'versions' of monitors are usually still the premium ones. Depending on what you're looking for, it may be the only real option.

 

[Zarathustra]

Latest G-Sync modules support Freesync - you'd want to verify through reviews, but it's definitely a thing.

I did not know that. Thanks for filling me in.

And the G-Sync 'versions' of monitors are usually still the premium ones. Depending on what you're looking for, it may be the only real option.

I was under the impression that this was really a historical issue, that modern high end HDR FreeSync2 screens are pretty much equivalent to their G-Sync competitors.

I only have personal experience with one of them though (Asus XG438Q), and apart from its BGR pixels which make desktop fonts render pretty ugly in Windows (not a problem under Linux though as unlike Windows it has BGR subpixel smoothing support, and it actually appears to work on Windows running in my Virtualbox VM which I didn't expect) it has been bloody amazing, but I don't really have a frame of reference.

 

[LazyGamer]

I was under the impression that this was really a historical issue, that modern high end HDR FreeSync2 screens are pretty much equivalent to their G-Sync competitors.

Freesync has gotten closer, but there are still limitations that largely revolve around LCD technology. Still mostly hair-splitting stuff; or stuff that only matters in specific competitive scenarios. And as far as I can tell, there's really nothing stopping Freesync monitors from becoming fully competitive outside of the will among manufacturers to make it happen.

 

[kcthebrewer]

Despite the downgrade of the G-Sync Ultimate HDR experience, it still is a solid badge of what you are getting.

Variable overdrive should be required for all premium monitors and I still don't understand why Freesync Premium or Premium Pro doesn't require it.

It's one thing to have a panel that is tuned well from the factory for a single overdrive mode VRR experience but no Freesync designations require.

I'm still waiting on a high end HDR non-IPS monitor that doesn't cost $2k+ and is using current tech. Samsung is getting close but I may just end up grabbing an LG OLED despite the lowish peak brightness (700-800 nits) and stupidly dim full screen flash (120-160 nits).

If this LG monitor had at least double the backlight zones and didn't have IPS glow, it would be solid but for $1200 you are compromising on basic stuff.

 

[LazyGamer]

It's one thing to have a panel that is tuned well from the factory for a single overdrive mode VRR experience but no Freesync designations require.

That is definitely the biggest one I'm aware of, and yeah, it definitely needs to be fixed for all LCD implementations.

Samsung is getting close

That's really as close as you're going to get at this time, and mostly because Samsung has managed to build 'hybrid' panels that split the strengths and cover the respective weaknesses of both VA and IPS.

IPS glow

I get that this inherent to IPS, but it's also inherent to LCD technology, and the intensity varies between panel types, between panel quality levels, and even between brightness settings and content being displayed.

For example, my XPS 15 has a VA panel that has gobs of noticeable backlighting in normal usage - at its lowest brightness settings, like < 20%. I regularly drop it to 5% for low-light usage and wish it'd go even lower. Crank it to 25% or more, it goes away.

For another example, I have Alienware's (Dell's, with an LG panel) AW3821DW. This is a relatively premium monitor, and has far less IPS glow than most would expect. At the same time it definitely doesn't have a strong HDR presentation and contrast is limited, but color accuracy and consistency is very high, and along with the format (38", 3840 x 1600, 144Hz 8bit or 120Hz 10bit) is why I picked it up over a Samsung panel.

I'd also considered OLED, I just didn't like the compromises. If I primarily gamed on the system I'd be less concerned!

 

[Ditchinit]

For another example, I have Alienware's (Dell's, with an LG panel) AW3821DW. This is a relatively premium monitor, and has far less IPS glow than most would expect. At the same time it definitely doesn't have a strong HDR presentation and contrast is limited, but color accuracy and consistency is very high, and along with the format (38", 3840 x 1600, 144Hz 8bit or 120Hz 10bit) is why I picked it up over a Samsung panel.

I've been looking at Dell's bigger cousin to your panel - the U4021QW. Downsides to it for the price are that it is limited to 60Hz on Displayport, and a shockingly low 30Hz on HDMI at the native resolution 5120x2160. Oh, and mediocre gray to gray numbers. I've also been looking at your monitor and the 38" LG equivalent(s) 3840x1600. I currently use a 20-30-20 PLP setup (all Dell 2007 models) and they're getting long in the tooth. I'd like to replace them with a single monitor (no bezels), and while I like the number of vertical lines in your panel, I'm not certain I'd be happy with reduced total width (3840 down from 4960 - that's almost a full 20 in portrait). Ideally I'd replace with the most (tightly packed) pixels available in my available (finite) space. My desk setup will be difficult to fit much wider than the combined 20-30-20 PLP; it's a corner desk with hutch cabinets to the right and left of the 20s ... about 3" extra opening width on each side of the end panels.

As you've said before, there is no perfect panel out there. I'm just not yet ready to make a commitment to the ones available.

 

[LazyGamer]

I've been looking at Dell's bigger cousin to your panel

There really isn't a 'bigger cousin', though I see what you mean. The AW3821DW, and the LG version(s) using the same LG panel, are as large as you're going to get without going 32:9 with Samsung's 49" panels, or OLED.

As far as additional screen space, I've just added a pair of 24" IPS 1080p panels above.