During the response time section please ignore the Avg Total Response figures for the Normal overdrive setting at 85 and 60 Hz. These numbers (over 20ms) are inaccurate due to one transition in both captures that was incorrectly recorded as being over 600ms.
I purchased this monitor a month ago at $899 and it has been the best monitor I've owned. Once properly calibrated with i1 Display Pro to generate a color profile, it has been a joy to use. There was very little tweaking that needed to be done, so it's more about getting a color profile generated for your PC than it is about adjusting the monitor. It's biggest issue is the edge lit dimming. That said, PC HDR in general needs work and the only time I'm using HDR is for console gaming. If you are only planning to use the monitor for gaming, there are better options, but if you are like me and need a monitor that can be used for productivity and gaming, this monitor is the best balance between the two.
I have been using this monitor for the past week and I love it (ok, agreed, I don't love the price like everyone else). I understand many people are comparing it to an OLED - if you want an OLED for HDR gaming and movies, go get an LG OLED at a good price! However, for those of us looking for a great IPS monitor for both work and play, this monitor is one of the best choices out there. 4K gaming looks so luscious and smooth on it, and I'm perfectly happy with SDR color for gaming. BTW I have an LG OLED TV that is 5 years old. I sometimes connect my gaming laptop to it for gaming on the couch. When using the LG OLED, I actually prefer to switch off HDR/Dolby Vision and use SDR 4K on my Apple TV (plugged into the LG OLED) because the whites can get too intense. SDR has more natural-looking colors for movies. HDR is theoretically better for videophiles, but IMO, it may not be to everyone's taste.
I had the opportunity to review this monitor and i can confirm this review is spot on. Sadly my unit had a lot of backlight bleed on the bottom corners which also washed out the darker colours at those parts of the screen. I therefore returned it. I think backlight bleed is non acceptable in 2022 on such an expensive monitor
I see a lot of comparisons and recommendations for various 27” monitors. If that’s what you need and/or want - cool. But.. I’ve been using a 27” for quite a while and after using this 32” monitor for over a month, I don’t ever want to go back to 27”. At 4K I MUCH prefer 32”. And yes this monitor has issues, but when I turn this thing on every morning- I am still blown away. It’s awesome.
Problem with these high end screens is that its almost as costly as the alienware or asus oled screens...And then im like, whats the point. No point in anything high-end non-oled. In Denmarks crazy as usual prices its almost 1200 dollars.
@@Djuntas LCDs at higher prices are there to serve as alternatives, even if the value proposition is outright garbage. Some people cannot stand OLEDs simply due to burn-in and even suffer migraines with PWMs that OLEDs use. Unfortunately I am within the minority that suffers significant eye strain and headaches when using anything with a oled panel for 30-60 mins and I am only 20 years old. Using oled while it has a amazing picture quality, I cannot deal with it as part of my daily driver, regardless what of the brightness it is set to, or the frequency the oled panel is set to. Having more options is great that caters to other people such as IPS black technology, mini led, and in the far future micro led will become a great alternative to OLED.
@@davidj2473 You have this issues in productivity cases, aka documents and text I assume or? I totally get such uses cases then, but I think burn in is overrated at this point, as long as you take some percussions. I mean dell etc gives 3 year warranty, thats quit good. Oled should be the best for eye sight, at least my oled TV was plastered from LG with reviews from some german test org ^^ Flicker free etc.
@@Djuntas Fair enough, it would take a fortunate but brain dead individual to not take precautionary measures for burn-in (Screen saver, no taskbar, no folder icons on desktop, etc.) I did try the AW3423DW and I love it! However, I returned it due to having serious migraines when using it for only an hour. It had nothing to do with the text fringing, but rather just the nature of the technology when using it for both productivity and gaming for less than an hour (PWM @175hz) , it is a pain in the ass to deal with. Compared to using my LCD XG27AQ, I can do both gaming and productivity all day if I wanted to with no serious psychological or physiological issues (Besides factoring relieving eye strain with the 20/20/20 rule and breaks/exercise).
I love my GP27850 and was looking at upgrading because I love LG panels. But now I guess imma wait until CES and see if LG comes out with a OLED at 32 inches
I'm like you in that i Love my LG 27GP950 But seeing how mid range it is in the charts it makes me a little sad. dont get me wrong there is far worse out there but i was hoping to see it a little higher in some of the charts. i guess i'll relegate it to be my 2nd monitor if i was to ever upgrade in the future
@@snarlynx1 been like 1 source but I don't think it will be 4k. They are probably gonna do 1440p 27inch first then probably 1440p 32". If they do 4k 32 inch, I will be pleasantly surprised.
The $800, 27”, 4K MiniLED from Cooler Master looks like a great competitor. If they release a 32” version I can’t see the LG competing unless it’s cheaper.
they already have 1152 fald zone 27'' and a 32'' version in chinese market so its coming but I don't think acer and asus will be able to charge $1800-$2000 for it unless they add something new to it like displayport 2.1 acer preadtor x32 fp and asus pg32uqxe refresh as for the 27'' with hdr 1000 and 1152 fald zones its called red magic nubia review is already up from chinese youtuber
As someone who isn’t big into hdr (maybe cause I just haven’t had a monitor with good hdr) this is the best monitor I’ve owned. I upgraded from 1440p and just wanted a fast 32” IPS high refresh rate 4k monitor with clear motion, good colors and just overall great sdr picture quality. I’m happy. In a year or two when the 32 inch 4k oled market is better I’ll upgrade to that.
I think HDR is A) overly bright, and B) often over-saturated. But I appreciate the color gamut on HDR panels, _IF_ they're calibrated to not over-saturate or blind the user. Basically I look to HDR screens as "well at least they _actually_ cover the whole color space of SDR". Which is to say that SDR is completely fine, excellent even, when the whole gamut is being covered. But too many SDR monitors fall drastically below claimed performance. Many mediocre HDR screens can actually do "good" SDR. Once at 100% accurate SDR/sRGB, I don't care about the hypothetical maxes of HDR much. Just interested in response, input lag, black crush, back glow, etc. at that point.
@@josh0156 They really are excellent. Best screen tech that there is I think. Apart from OLED which _still_ has significant burn-in risks. Which by default makes the tech in the Samsung's Neo's the best approach. Very nearly as pretty as OLED, but without the burn-in. Personally I find the Neo's to be TOO curved though. I'm not really pro or anti curved screen. I have a modestly curved (1800R) 32" 1440p. But there are some pros & cons. If the Neo G7 had a more modest curve (and a more consistent curve across it's width), I would absolutely buy one. Especially if it was available in 42". On the other hand, if the Asus PG42UQ was truly "burn-in free" I'd absolutely buy that instead. I'm kinda sitting on the sidelines, money in hand, waiting for the right 4k screen to be made. Best time to buy is black friday though, so hopefully a new model will come along by then.
I can't wait for 32-in gaming monitors like this to drop down in price! I remember when I bought my first 28 inch 4k monitor years ago I was thrilled to find nice displays around $600. They pale in comparison to today's high refresh rate high contrast ratio HDR monitors, but as soon as products like this drop in price a little bit I'm going to pick one up! Thank you for the quality review and offering great recommendations for alternative displays depending on options and pricing! The hardware unboxed channels have quickly gone from on my radar, to my favorite tech review content. Please keep up the phenomenal work!
I currently own this monitor, and the thing that really bugs me for a monitor at this price point, is the fact that it does not have automatic input seeking. Like if you have multiple devices connected, and you turn one of them off, it will not automatically switch to the other connected device that's still on, and sometimes it has trouble sustaining more than one connected device so the display will sometimes just call it quits and give you nothing but a black screen (Hasn't happened to me in a while, but it does happen occasionally)
@@matystechgaming on the lg website if you look at other monitors that can seek automatically, it will show on the specs page, but for the GQ950 input seeking is not listed as a feature for this monitor. so sadly it is the case.
I ordered this monitor and the BenQ EX3210U to test, and returned the BenQ immediately - IPS glow was insane. Even straight on it looked like a 3M reflection. The LG however, zero glow to report. I use this monitor for both design work/ play. It's honestly the best IPS monitor I've used for both. The only thing missing is USB-C and some swivel adjustments. Solid buy.
People. Take my advice. No matter how good these specs appear, GO LOOK AT THE MONITOR YOURSELF AND MAKE SURE YOU DO TONS OF SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISONS BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE. There was a time I was searching hard for a 4K monitor and I almost purchased the prior version of ASUS' PG32UQX, Thank goodness I never purchased it for when I compared it against many other monitors I was heavily disappointed with the image quality in terms of brightness, sharpness and level of black. In the end, I ended up purchasing an LG monitor that was half the price, slightly higher lag (though it's hard to tell even when I play Virtua Fighter which you need to play by the FRAME when played at a high level), but the image quality... Gosh damn, its so damn good. So yes. Don't always take this or any other video's word for it. If you can, go do some window shopping and spend a couple or a few hours to do some hardcore comparisons on the shop floor before making purchase. Heck. When you at the store, gett them to hook up the monitor to something dedicated. Put it to a PC, bluray and console if you can. Do anything and everything so you can check everything before making purchase. Thank me later.
I purchased this monitor 3 weeks ago because of many positive tests and reviews. It is indeed an semi HDR monitor but i knew that when buying it. Anyway so far i realy like this monitor (always liked the colors of IPS) (comming from an 5 year old 27" Asus PG27AQ G-Sync) The LG has awesome colors and it is realy fast. G-Sync implementation is also awesome gaming is buttersmooth no matter if 70 or 144 fps. I went for this monitor because the Alienware QD Oled is just 1440p and the Samsung Neos are curved and many have quality issues (and because i didnt want to wait any longer). I love this monitor so far its great for both working and gaming. The only thing i dont like is the glossy reflective screen an the not top of the edge HDR implementation.
@@jarekzahary Its not as bad as with an oled screen for example but it is a bit more reflective than the Asus IPS i had before. My pc stands right beside the monitor and in dark scenes you can see the lights of the pc reflecting at the outer sections of the screen. But thats olny in dark scenes and not in the middle of the screen. I put the monitor a bit off centre and the pc as much as possible towards the wall so it is barely visible anymore and while gaming you mostly look at the center of the screen.. It works for me but i also could imagine some people having problems with this screen....depends on your setup and your room conditions. But yes an oled for example would be like a mirror compared to this i think.
I see in other very recent reviews that we have finally near true 1ms on next-gen IPS monitors now! The motion clearly is a lot better but the dark performance is still the same as last gen IPS tech. Maybe some day IPS with +500 zones can fix that super big issue for IPS.
Ah. I had the opportunity to use that 5K LG display a few days ago. The text clarity is brilliant. It does make me sad that monitor was made 6 years ago. And no new monitors.
@@sergeitachenov812 yes indeed. I've become so used to scrolling at 120hz that it feels like I can see the frames at 60hz. I saw AMD was hyping "8K" at their new GPU announcement for CES. Though that seems to be ultrawides which are effectively 2 4k screens next to each other rather than 4x 4K.
Considering I payed $499 for my LG 27GP950 4k 144hz on a big discount at amazon, $1300 or even $900 for the 32GQ950 is totally absurd to say the least for a minor upgrade over mine.
I just watched a couple 2-3mo old videos on this channel and he was saying the monitors were for 300, 400... every single one was seemingly 50% higher than that, now. Not his fault, but confuses me as to why.
@@LithiumLogica ...typical to see this time of year; price bumps make sale prices look better, weather on the model itself or as comparison. Just one of many marketing strategies used against consumers. Prices also tend to remain inflated 1st quarter, too, for a few reasons. Over half of "inflation" is actually due to rising corporate profit margins. Blaming current administration ignores the facts of worldwide inflation not being under US control, and that these are global companies controlling goods from mfg to point-of-sale. Ignore the simple & objectively wrong answers above, as both seem politically motivated, not factually based.
Just picked one up for 880$ US on Amazon. Really look forward to it. Currently using a 27gp950, which will go to the Ms. , as I just built her a gaming desktop. Been very happy with LG so far, and not into HDR gaming, so this hits most of the tickboxes I look for.
There is also a LG 32GQ950-B version of the monitor with 2 major upgrades. 1st the screen is less matt and more towards glossier side. It still doesn't reflect light that much. 2nd is ATW for contrast ratio, colours and viewing angles.
the reason i love this monitor. eye strain is pretty much non existent. i had an lg 65" g2 oled. it gave me the worst headaches and eyestrain i have ever endured with a display. within 15 minutes, i wanted to look away. it gave me slight vertigo/motion sickness for a couple days after my last use of it. returned it and got this monitor instead
I love those monitor videos! Are you guys planning a "best ultrawide video" soon to help with the buying options for black Friday and cyber monday? Keep up the amazing content! 👍
I wonder when LG will implement IPS Black into their gaming monitors, they average at 2000:1 in contrast which is much better than what we usually get. Maybe at CES2023.
A flat 27" 1440p 240hz IPS black monitor with great response times as typical with LG monitors to finally make the flawed Samsung Odyssey G7 irrelevant? Maybe at a similar price as well rather than straight costing £200 more for some reason. That would be nice. That Samsung Odyssey G7 still lacks a true competitor now 2 years on, it's getting ridiculous. Probably not though, from what I was reading this IPS black will be reversed for the high end 4k monitors, 1440p still gets washed out standard IPS. Starting to feel like we will be waiting 5 years+ for something to come along with the same benefits as the orginally Odyssey G7 without all the same downsides.
Review is spot on. I bought this monitor without waiting for your review. (Blasphemy!). Couldn't deal with the aggressive curve and the bad viewing angles of the Neo G7. Who sits perfectly in the same position all the time? Yeah, the HDR is a joke in comparison. But for everything else it's great. I'll just get an OLED tv for pure HDR gaming experience. Too many big compromises when you want one screen to do it all. It's been like this for too long..... Fingers crossed someone comes out with a no compromise Mini LED monitor soon.
I would love to see the the LG 32 GQ850B reviewed with all the specs shown. It's basically the 2k variant of this panel with a faster refresh rate. Can't seem to find much on itin regards to performance.
I got my GQ850 in yesterday, It unfortunately has a bug where it forces some fullscreen games to run at 4K120 rather than the native 1440p240. You can get around this by running the game or app in windowed mode but LG has no official answer for this issue so far. Other than that Ive found the monitor to be great. It follows most of what was said here about the GQ950 but in a lower res/higher hertz package. Colors are accurate and vibrant and panel performance is very good!
I snagged this monitor for $900 during the latest sale. For doing double duty of design work and play at 32" I felt it couldn't be beat. It's also a massive upgrade coming from a 27" QHD TN panel. I don't have a "proper" HDR screen, whether OLED or enough dimming zones to really know the difference so I'm stoked with it. I will say that if I didn't have to account for work flows I probably would have gone a different direction.
The fail condition for active cooling should be that the model has active cooling, rather than the active cooling in the review unit being subjectively inaudible. A lot of people are reporting the fan in their 32GQ950 (and other models) being annoyingly loud, so clearly there's variance from one unit to the next and/or some people are more sensitive to such noise than others. Furthermore, even if the fan is initially inaudible, it's likely to get louder and more annoying over time, as well as being the likely first point of failure in an otherwise good monitor.
Nailed it. It really seems that the fans are too loud on some models. What ultimately speaks for a cheap fan means that with every model there is a risk that it will eventually start to get loud over time. That's really a shame, would buy it if it were passive. At the moment I have a Gigabyte M32U. Does what it is supposed to do very well, unfortunately the power supply is built in internally and emits coil whine more and more often, which is very audible, which is why I have to return it. 🙃
I just picked up the 27" LG 27GP95R for $550 on sale, It's a refresh of the 27GP950 with out the rear RGB lighting... It's hard to find a good review of the 27GP95R to see if there is a display differnce. Can you guys look into the 27GP95R. Thanks
I have the same, also waiting. After playing on my TV, I run the same on my monitor and I just see the differences. I do not understand why the TV screens are better than those in the pc monitors. It should be otherwise
I have the feeling next year will be massive for 4K increase with these GPUs around. Even the 'previous' gen is ok-ish at 4k considering the prices we are finally getting. I am waiting for a proper "5k2k" as well I can use for home office, but occasional gaming and whatnot, as well. There are decent (but expensive) 4K monitors and then a huge nothing above that.
Update - bought the monitor a couple of weeks ago. Couldn't wait anymore and there were no better options. I'm not disappointed at all, it's a great monitor!
I would probably get but I really want a built-in kvm switch. Always wondered why multiple inputs for multiple computers but no kvm.. ugh.. also wonder why there is only on dp port.
I purchased this monitor after coming from the terrible and infamous Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 which had so many bad QC issues. After being without a monitor for nearly 5 months by going through the RMA process, I purchased this one for Gaming and Work use as well. This monitor is excellent. My first time owning an IPS panel coming from VA and IMO this has better SDR performance than the Neo G9, without random flickering, scanlines and wonky stand.
I see complaints on reddit about active fan being audible in this monitor. But I can't find any video-audio samples with something to compare, mouse click, noctua fan w/e. People do have different levels of sensitivity, I suspect I'm on the wrong end of that scale, undervolting GPU - CPU, tinkering with fan curves...and built a semi-open dampening box around PC. But I need a new monitor and this seems to be the least bad 4k 32" ugh
is your HDR working out of the box? i had to reset it to factory defaults and then unplug from power like 5 times until HDR was not washed out, on Windows, but after som time (i switch between desktop, laptop, PS4 inputs) it is washed out again
When I saw this monitor announced I was initially excited because it seemed like it was going to be "the monitor" for 4k HDR with its 1000 certification. But upon closer inspection of the specs, I didn't see any mention of dimming zones, which made me very suspicious about its performance. I've since gone with the LG C2 OLED since it was clear this monitor wasn't going to be a real HDR panel.
@@ronniekregar3482 I would disagree. I've just made the move to the Alienware 34 Inch ultrawide and coupled with OLED, HDR has made me go back and see older games differently. Might not be absolutely necessary but it's hardly useless on a gaming front
@@jonathanphang I just think it's something that is really overblown in my opinion. Most of time HDR even looks worse. Maybe for some movies and cinema yeah, but not really for gaming. But that's just me I guess.
And the HDR on oled are pretty outstanding compared to monitors at same price point. I know LG has more hamming options but was still wondering about the Sony since they made a 42 inch size to go against the c2. And for stuff outside gaming or upscaling stuff that isn’t native 4K I like how Sony handles it better. So just wondering how close it comes to the c2 in gaming for pc or what is missing that matters like Sonys vrr vs free sync/sync. And I don’t know if the Sony a90k has 4:4:4 at 120 hz and if that matters much in pc gaming?
These are strange times. It's as if manufacturers are deliberately not giving you everything in one device: - OLED gives perfect per-pixel contrast, but 8-10 hours a day of Photoshop will kill it in a month. - QLED provides brutal brightness, but its terrible viewing angle makes it unsuitable for colour-sensitive work (I'm a photographer). - IPS gives great colour, great viewing angle, no burn-in, but sucks for HDR content. I hate having to buy separate displays for work and play.
I have this monitor and have been waiting for Monitors Unboxed to review it. Thanks so much Tim and I agree with you 100%. I have had it now for over a month using it as my daily driver and I am VERY pleased with it. This is really a great 4K monitor, perhaps the best 32" one right now - because I just can't tolerate that crazy aggressive curved screen of the Samsung Neo's. Yes HDR experience is lackluster, but I have found this really isn't something that bothers me. The screen is so freaking clear and bright (and fast) that I can live with any shortcomings. I don't use this exclusively for gaming but boy does it do a great job there when I do game. Fantastic job really, even for fast FPSers. The only thing I would say is wait for the $900 price point (which really is reasonable for a monitor in this class) to try this one out. You'll be very pleased with it.
As someone looking for an upgrade (from an AOC 144hz FHD monitor) to better enjoy my XBOX Series X experience, and - just like you - not digging curved panels, I was looking at this LG 32GQ950. Would you recommend it, regardless its apparently poor HDR performances? Also, from this review, I get it can only slide up and down/tilt left and right, with no pivot whatsoever, am I right?
Just need to wait it out until they finally announce a 4K QD-OLED 27"-32" 144hz minimum glossy monitor. The current monitor space is filled with nothing but garbage monitors 🤢
What are LG thinking with the pricing of this monitor, if it was an OLED screen then it would be a good deal but to price a LCD at the same as OLED/ QD-OLED and Mini LED is just so stupid. What a waste of time and effort in even making the monitor.
I'm very much the target audience for this one, eventually; don't care about HDR, I'll only really think about it when *every* monitor being sold at the time is actually HDR compatible, and when I want to jump to 4K, this seems like it'd be a great option. The only thing I'd say would make another similar option stand out as better, for me, is the same level of quality at a larger panel size. Keeping this bookmarked for later.
Why no one is evaluation the monitor's audio out ? It's important to asses how HDMI audio given to monitor and audio out to a home theater would perform !
The tech testers TH-cam channel just recently did a monitor review for The Cooler Master monitor I'm very interested to hear what your take on that monitor is it looked pretty good based upon their review
Both the neo g7 and aw3423dw are curved, though. I don't know how these companies convinced people to think curved displays are ok. Distortion became, "It's more immersive."
Are there any 4k curved 32inch 100hz+ monitors? Been looking everywhere. Need one for a 2nd monitor. Flat panels look convex to my eyes after using a x34 for years (which only has a slight curve). My main monitor (AW3423dw) has a curve also so there's no chance of my eyes getting used to a flat panel
@@vod6 I had turned up the brightness close to 100 and noticed some backlight bleeding on a corner starting to form. I reset it back to its default setting and it’s gone away. Everything else about it is really good.
Are "Ozone" monitors sold in Australia? I'd really like your take on the Ozone DSP27 IPS. It falls in the "too cheap to be true" category, but most reviews I've read say they are pretty good (except for ergonomics)
M280DCA-E7B AAS Man the replacement panel BOE for the lg23gr93u is cheap. Like $180 chinese RMB for one on taobao. Guys don't by new buy used and purchase a replacement panel. Look up how to go into service information on your panel and you will see all the info you need. Its just a part like a computer.
Hey Tim, thanks for the review and a question: Amazon reviews in germany complain about there being an audible fan inside this monitor, can you confirm this?
I splurged and bought it at BEST BUY for $899 in early November. Yes, it's not cheap for sure, but features like top HDR, Freesync, G,-Sync, 165hz refresh rate, etc., etc.
In your icc profile documentation on the Google Drive, for the LG 32GQ950 you say "Default, but brightness 46" The default mode of this monitor is 'Gamer 1'. is this the profile meant to be calibrated, or is it supposed to be the default sRGB, Calibration 1, or calibration 2 profile? Thanks.
I hope that in 2023 we get a 32 inch mini-LED and Oled monitor from LG and Samsung that are flat and have 16:9 aspect ratio. Already gaming companies have started doing that.
Can you also compare this directly to the Corsair Xeneon 32UHD 4k 144hz? I have this 32GQ950 and LOVE it. it's bright, color looks really nice. the glow is bare minimum for an IPS. no light bleed around the panel. Well done. I got mine at $999 on day one of release from Best Buy. Do not pay $1299 for this
Proud owner of this monitor, works very well. I do not use it for HDR much. I think Hitman 3 is the only HDR thing I use with it, and looks great on that, but I don't have a keen eye for HDR and what looks good or looks bad. Looks good to me though
Just the blacks are grayed out and not enough contrast to produce that HDR effect. But other than that you ain’t missing much. I have a mini led TV that has 2000 peak brightness and I still don’t see a major difference playing movie unless you play an HDR demo. But what I can see if you have a panel with not enough dimming zones you see a halo effect on the images especially in dark scenes.
I also wanted a 27" for work, but then figured 32" would offer me much more real estate with still decent PPI. Turns out I was right. From 70 cm away it looks great and the size feels just about right.
14:43 That's why they say a picture is worth a thousand words! Thank you so much for this, Tim! It's clearly obvious, until OLEDs become completely burn-in free, the Neo G7 is the HDR monitor to get, for now!
im upgrading from a PG279Q and im really hesistent about the neo g7/g8 not having an actual gsync module. plus, why would you get the neo g7 over the neo g8?
@@Jcrash1 g8 has scanlines @ 240hz, but has none @ 120hz, while the Neo g7 has no scanlines @ 165hz, so your real use scenario for the g8 is 120hz while the Neo g7 you will use @ 165hz
Fundamentally cannot fathom anyone buying an LCD at this price, especially without FALD. This seems essentially the same as my 32inch 1440p 175Hz IPS but with 4K, 2~3x the cost and an even worse contrast ratio.
Considering that 27gp95r is $567 over here. That 32gq950 demanding $1300 msrp is a joke. No idea how much it's going to cost over here because it doesn't exist right now. Even neo g8 is $1150 over here (neo g7 doesn't exist)
I'm finding that you cannot change the Response Time when in the sRGB, Calibration1, or Calibration2 modes. They are all locked to Fast. I had to calibrate Gamer1 in order to set Response Time to the recommended Normal.
I'd much rather get a 42-48 LG oled tv for less money. Also because 4K at this resolution doesn't make much sense imo unless you're super close to the screen.
That Cooler Master miniLED basically kill everything in the market that focus on value right now - the real question is availability though, if the only way can get that monitor is via scalper then that MSRP might as well did not exist
I feel like this monitor came too late to the party :/ OLEDs are a big thing now and it's just a matter of time until they come in more different sizes, resolutions and refresh rates at the same price or even lower.
I honestly think we will see a 27-32” OLED monitor announced in early 2023 to come out Q4 2023. Companies must know that that who ever is the first to come out in that size will sell loads.
@@ronniekregar3482 It all depends on which one they do. If it is the 32” then is easier for them to do due to the size of the mother piece which is what they use for the 55” model. Prices of 55” OLEDs have dropped loads so it makes no sense to keep making them after a certain point. So they can easily start doing the 32” models and selling them for $1300. Which is more than they are selling the TVs for. With it also being 32” they can get more out of each mother piece as well which is then more profit.
I wish companies would make 1440p in 24 or 25", there were some a few years ago, I remember one from Dell, but it's panel is not so good and just 60hz. I mean they have laptops with 17, 18, 19" at 1440p with Gsync, freesync 240hz etc. They can make them below 27". I wish some TH-camrs would pass this info along to monitors companies 🙂
During the response time section please ignore the Avg Total Response figures for the Normal overdrive setting at 85 and 60 Hz. These numbers (over 20ms) are inaccurate due to one transition in both captures that was incorrectly recorded as being over 600ms.
I hope that they make 1440p 27 inch version of this monitor, a 27GQ850 is needed
thank you! for covering that one
Just got my oddysey neo G8 yesterday, this review could have released earlier xD
I only have this peasant 27"Odyssey G7/ 5800x3D/ 2080 ti 😥😥
Best monitor is 38". was waiting for 5k in 38" but they released it in 4k. Problem is my desk only accomodate 38" monitor. I am stuck.
I purchased this monitor a month ago at $899 and it has been the best monitor I've owned. Once properly calibrated with i1 Display Pro to generate a color profile, it has been a joy to use. There was very little tweaking that needed to be done, so it's more about getting a color profile generated for your PC than it is about adjusting the monitor. It's biggest issue is the edge lit dimming. That said, PC HDR in general needs work and the only time I'm using HDR is for console gaming. If you are only planning to use the monitor for gaming, there are better options, but if you are like me and need a monitor that can be used for productivity and gaming, this monitor is the best balance between the two.
I beg you to share the calibration or the calibration profile to apply to this 32" LG monitor.
I have been using this monitor for the past week and I love it (ok, agreed, I don't love the price like everyone else). I understand many people are comparing it to an OLED - if you want an OLED for HDR gaming and movies, go get an LG OLED at a good price! However, for those of us looking for a great IPS monitor for both work and play, this monitor is one of the best choices out there. 4K gaming looks so luscious and smooth on it, and I'm perfectly happy with SDR color for gaming.
BTW I have an LG OLED TV that is 5 years old. I sometimes connect my gaming laptop to it for gaming on the couch. When using the LG OLED, I actually prefer to switch off HDR/Dolby Vision and use SDR 4K on my Apple TV (plugged into the LG OLED) because the whites can get too intense. SDR has more natural-looking colors for movies. HDR is theoretically better for videophiles, but IMO, it may not be to everyone's taste.
@Silver Joystix what VESA mount adapter? The screen supports a 100x100 VESA mount, where do you need an adapter for?
I have this monitor with hdr turned off and it is amazing!
I had the opportunity to review this monitor and i can confirm this review is spot on. Sadly my unit had a lot of backlight bleed on the bottom corners which also washed out the darker colours at those parts of the screen. I therefore returned it. I think backlight bleed is non acceptable in 2022 on such an expensive monitor
Typical UltraGear IPS crap, I have an older GN850 and the bleed is everywhere.
I see a lot of comparisons and recommendations for various 27” monitors. If that’s what you need and/or want - cool. But.. I’ve been using a 27” for quite a while and after using this 32” monitor for over a month, I don’t ever want to go back to 27”. At 4K I MUCH prefer 32”. And yes this monitor has issues, but when I turn this thing on every morning- I am still blown away. It’s awesome.
What issues?
God im so glad you guys reviewed this monitor. Ive been hoping you would. I trust your reviews more than anyone else.
Problem with these high end screens is that its almost as costly as the alienware or asus oled screens...And then im like, whats the point. No point in anything high-end non-oled. In Denmarks crazy as usual prices its almost 1200 dollars.
@@Djuntas LCDs at higher prices are there to serve as alternatives, even if the value proposition is outright garbage. Some people cannot stand OLEDs simply due to burn-in and even suffer migraines with PWMs that OLEDs use. Unfortunately I am within the minority that suffers significant eye strain and headaches when using anything with a oled panel for 30-60 mins and I am only 20 years old. Using oled while it has a amazing picture quality, I cannot deal with it as part of my daily driver, regardless what of the brightness it is set to, or the frequency the oled panel is set to. Having more options is great that caters to other people such as IPS black technology, mini led, and in the far future micro led will become a great alternative to OLED.
@@davidj2473 You have this issues in productivity cases, aka documents and text I assume or? I totally get such uses cases then, but I think burn in is overrated at this point, as long as you take some percussions. I mean dell etc gives 3 year warranty, thats quit good.
Oled should be the best for eye sight, at least my oled TV was plastered from LG with reviews from some german test org ^^ Flicker free etc.
@@Djuntas Fair enough, it would take a fortunate but brain dead individual to not take precautionary measures for burn-in (Screen saver, no taskbar, no folder icons on desktop, etc.) I did try the AW3423DW and I love it!
However, I returned it due to having serious migraines when using it for only an hour. It had nothing to do with the text fringing, but rather just the nature of the technology when using it for both productivity and gaming for less than an hour (PWM @175hz) , it is a pain in the ass to deal with. Compared to using my LCD XG27AQ, I can do both gaming and productivity all day if I wanted to with no serious psychological or physiological issues (Besides factoring relieving eye strain with the 20/20/20 rule and breaks/exercise).
@@davidj2473 Ah nice :) Well thats good.
I love my GP27850 and was looking at upgrading because I love LG panels. But now I guess imma wait until CES and see if LG comes out with a OLED at 32 inches
I'm like you in that i Love my LG 27GP950 But seeing how mid range it is in the charts it makes me a little sad. dont get me wrong there is far worse out there but i was hoping to see it a little higher in some of the charts. i guess i'll relegate it to be my 2nd monitor if i was to ever upgrade in the future
I can tell you that they are not gonna. best they can do at this point is probably ultragear variant for their 42 inch oled panel
@@dp1927 tons of stories talking about how the panels are already being ramped up
@@snarlynx1 been like 1 source but I don't think it will be 4k. They are probably gonna do 1440p 27inch first then probably 1440p 32". If they do 4k 32 inch, I will be pleasantly surprised.
LG already have OLED at 32 inch but almost $3000.
The $800, 27”, 4K MiniLED from Cooler Master looks like a great competitor. If they release a 32” version I can’t see the LG competing unless it’s cheaper.
they already have 1152 fald zone 27'' and a 32'' version in chinese market so its coming but I don't think acer and asus will be able to charge $1800-$2000 for it unless they add something new to it like displayport 2.1 acer preadtor x32 fp and asus pg32uqxe refresh as for the 27'' with hdr 1000 and 1152 fald zones its called red magic nubia review is already up from chinese youtuber
I feel like 4K is BEST at 32. Id rather go 1440P at 27 inch.
Yes, it has 600 dimming zones. This is a meme for HDR at the price. Pretty much brand premium.
@@TheRealDlo 4k at 27 is noticeably sharper
@@rdmz135 totally. At 27 I felt like the 1440p was REALLY close. At 32 I could noticeable tell the difference is what I mean
As someone who isn’t big into hdr (maybe cause I just haven’t had a monitor with good hdr) this is the best monitor I’ve owned. I upgraded from 1440p and just wanted a fast 32” IPS high refresh rate 4k monitor with clear motion, good colors and just overall great sdr picture quality. I’m happy. In a year or two when the 32 inch 4k oled market is better I’ll upgrade to that.
I think HDR is A) overly bright, and B) often over-saturated. But I appreciate the color gamut on HDR panels, _IF_ they're calibrated to not over-saturate or blind the user.
Basically I look to HDR screens as "well at least they _actually_ cover the whole color space of SDR". Which is to say that SDR is completely fine, excellent even, when the whole gamut is being covered. But too many SDR monitors fall drastically below claimed performance. Many mediocre HDR screens can actually do "good" SDR.
Once at 100% accurate SDR/sRGB, I don't care about the hypothetical maxes of HDR much. Just interested in response, input lag, black crush, back glow, etc. at that point.
If you're curious, the Neo G7 and Neo G8 are excellent 32in 4K HDR monitors with the correct settings.
@@josh0156 They really are excellent. Best screen tech that there is I think. Apart from OLED which _still_ has significant burn-in risks. Which by default makes the tech in the Samsung's Neo's the best approach. Very nearly as pretty as OLED, but without the burn-in.
Personally I find the Neo's to be TOO curved though. I'm not really pro or anti curved screen. I have a modestly curved (1800R) 32" 1440p. But there are some pros & cons. If the Neo G7 had a more modest curve (and a more consistent curve across it's width), I would absolutely buy one. Especially if it was available in 42". On the other hand, if the Asus PG42UQ was truly "burn-in free" I'd absolutely buy that instead.
I'm kinda sitting on the sidelines, money in hand, waiting for the right 4k screen to be made. Best time to buy is black friday though, so hopefully a new model will come along by then.
I can't wait for 32-in gaming monitors like this to drop down in price! I remember when I bought my first 28 inch 4k monitor years ago I was thrilled to find nice displays around $600. They pale in comparison to today's high refresh rate high contrast ratio HDR monitors, but as soon as products like this drop in price a little bit I'm going to pick one up!
Thank you for the quality review and offering great recommendations for alternative displays depending on options and pricing!
The hardware unboxed channels have quickly gone from on my radar, to my favorite tech review content. Please keep up the phenomenal work!
I currently own this monitor, and the thing that really bugs me for a monitor at this price point, is the fact that it does not have automatic input seeking. Like if you have multiple devices connected, and you turn one of them off, it will not automatically switch to the other connected device that's still on, and sometimes it has trouble sustaining more than one connected device so the display will sometimes just call it quits and give you nothing but a black screen (Hasn't happened to me in a while, but it does happen occasionally)
hey, is there still no input seeking?
@@mmansour5040 still no input seeking
Really not the case? My LG GN800 does this automatically. And as I plan to upgrade to 4K, this monitor is a top contender.
@@matystechgaming on the lg website if you look at other monitors that can seek automatically, it will show on the specs page, but for the GQ950 input seeking is not listed as a feature for this monitor. so sadly it is the case.
I ordered this monitor and the BenQ EX3210U to test, and returned the BenQ immediately - IPS glow was insane. Even straight on it looked like a 3M reflection.
The LG however, zero glow to report.
I use this monitor for both design work/ play. It's honestly the best IPS monitor I've used for both. The only thing missing is USB-C and some swivel adjustments.
Solid buy.
I am really disappointed that a $1300 monitor doesn't have a single USB-C input..... love the monitor.
@@mbvx7 same same
People. Take my advice. No matter how good these specs appear, GO LOOK AT THE MONITOR YOURSELF AND MAKE SURE YOU DO TONS OF SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISONS BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE.
There was a time I was searching hard for a 4K monitor and I almost purchased the prior version of ASUS' PG32UQX, Thank goodness I never purchased it for when I compared it against many other monitors I was heavily disappointed with the image quality in terms of brightness, sharpness and level of black. In the end, I ended up purchasing an LG monitor that was half the price, slightly higher lag (though it's hard to tell even when I play Virtua Fighter which you need to play by the FRAME when played at a high level), but the image quality... Gosh damn, its so damn good. So yes. Don't always take this or any other video's word for it. If you can, go do some window shopping and spend a couple or a few hours to do some hardcore comparisons on the shop floor before making purchase.
Heck. When you at the store, gett them to hook up the monitor to something dedicated. Put it to a PC, bluray and console if you can. Do anything and everything so you can check everything before making purchase.
Thank me later.
A-TW polarizer is back! Typing this on my 14 year old! NEC Pro LCD with A-TW. It's fantastic. Glad to see this feature coming back...
I purchased this monitor 3 weeks ago because of many positive tests and reviews. It is indeed an semi HDR monitor but i knew that when buying it. Anyway so far i realy like this monitor (always liked the colors of IPS) (comming from an 5 year old 27" Asus PG27AQ G-Sync) The LG has awesome colors and it is realy fast.
G-Sync implementation is also awesome gaming is buttersmooth no matter if 70 or 144 fps.
I went for this monitor because the Alienware QD Oled is just 1440p and the Samsung Neos are curved and many have quality issues (and because i didnt want to wait any longer). I love this monitor so far its great for both working and gaming. The only thing i dont like is the glossy reflective screen an the not top of the edge HDR implementation.
Glossy is the best screen 👑
@@jarekzahary Its not as bad as with an oled screen for example but it is a bit more reflective than the Asus IPS i had before. My pc stands right beside the monitor and in dark scenes you can see the lights of the pc reflecting at the outer sections of the screen. But thats olny in dark scenes and not in the middle of the screen. I put the monitor a bit off centre and the pc as much as possible towards the wall so it is barely visible anymore and while gaming you mostly look at the center of the screen.. It works for me but i also could imagine some people having problems with this screen....depends on your setup and your room conditions. But yes an oled for example would be like a mirror compared to this i think.
Samsung odyssey neo g7 is also g-sync compatible
I see in other very recent reviews that we have finally near true 1ms on next-gen IPS monitors now!
The motion clearly is a lot better but the dark performance is still the same as last gen IPS tech.
Maybe some day IPS with +500 zones can fix that super big issue for IPS.
Cooler Master GP27Q/GP27U
I have Neo G7, it took a week to get used to its curve, I bought it it after watching your review and I'm very happy with it, Thank you Tim.
Same here! Love this monitor so much. The deep black levels are so addictive. Not sure I can use any other monitor after this.
You like G7 over lg 950? Why is that?
Ah. I had the opportunity to use that 5K LG display a few days ago.
The text clarity is brilliant.
It does make me sad that monitor was made 6 years ago.
And no new monitors.
Ill bet Apple probably told them to lay off a while to sell their outrageously priced Studio Display!
@@1Aquadon aha. I did look it up and LG makes the panel for it.
So I guess they win either way lol
The bad thing about 5K monitors is that they are limited to 60 Hz. Not perfect even for work, let alone gaming.
@@sergeitachenov812 yes indeed.
I've become so used to scrolling at 120hz that it feels like I can see the frames at 60hz.
I saw AMD was hyping "8K" at their new GPU announcement for CES.
Though that seems to be ultrawides which are effectively 2 4k screens next to each other rather than 4x 4K.
Considering I payed $499 for my LG 27GP950 4k 144hz on a big discount at amazon, $1300 or even $900 for the 32GQ950 is totally absurd to say the least for a minor upgrade over mine.
I just watched a couple 2-3mo old videos on this channel and he was saying the monitors were for 300, 400... every single one was seemingly 50% higher than that, now. Not his fault, but confuses me as to why.
@@LithiumLogica inflation.
@@LithiumLogica Biden
@@GewelReal no, stop sucking back on political propaganda lol
@@LithiumLogica ...typical to see this time of year; price bumps make sale prices look better, weather on the model itself or as comparison. Just one of many marketing strategies used against consumers. Prices also tend to remain inflated 1st quarter, too, for a few reasons.
Over half of "inflation" is actually due to rising corporate profit margins. Blaming current administration ignores the facts of worldwide inflation not being under US control, and that these are global companies controlling goods from mfg to point-of-sale.
Ignore the simple & objectively wrong answers above, as both seem politically motivated, not factually based.
Still using this monitor. Love it!
Just picked one up for 880$ US on Amazon. Really look forward to it. Currently using a 27gp950, which will go to the Ms. , as I just built her a gaming desktop. Been very happy with LG so far, and not into HDR gaming, so this hits most of the tickboxes I look for.
There is also a LG 32GQ950-B version of the monitor with 2 major upgrades. 1st the screen is less matt and more towards glossier side. It still doesn't reflect light that much. 2nd is ATW for contrast ratio, colours and viewing angles.
This is the gq950 b- they only sell one gq950 monitor check there website, I could be wrong.
the reason i love this monitor. eye strain is pretty much non existent. i had an lg 65" g2 oled. it gave me the worst headaches and eyestrain i have ever endured with a display. within 15 minutes, i wanted to look away. it gave me slight vertigo/motion sickness for a couple days after my last use of it. returned it and got this monitor instead
Wait, were you using a 65" TV as a monitor? How close were you setting to it?
@@saleh3521 7-9 ft back
I love those monitor videos! Are you guys planning a "best ultrawide video" soon to help with the buying options for black Friday and cyber monday? Keep up the amazing content! 👍
I wonder when LG will implement IPS Black into their gaming monitors, they average at 2000:1 in contrast which is much better than what we usually get.
Maybe at CES2023.
A flat 27" 1440p 240hz IPS black monitor with great response times as typical with LG monitors to finally make the flawed Samsung Odyssey G7 irrelevant? Maybe at a similar price as well rather than straight costing £200 more for some reason. That would be nice. That Samsung Odyssey G7 still lacks a true competitor now 2 years on, it's getting ridiculous. Probably not though, from what I was reading this IPS black will be reversed for the high end 4k monitors, 1440p still gets washed out standard IPS. Starting to feel like we will be waiting 5 years+ for something to come along with the same benefits as the orginally Odyssey G7 without all the same downsides.
Review is spot on. I bought this monitor without waiting for your review. (Blasphemy!). Couldn't deal with the aggressive curve and the bad viewing angles of the Neo G7. Who sits perfectly in the same position all the time? Yeah, the HDR is a joke in comparison. But for everything else it's great. I'll just get an OLED tv for pure HDR gaming experience. Too many big compromises when you want one screen to do it all. It's been like this for too long..... Fingers crossed someone comes out with a no compromise Mini LED monitor soon.
I would love to see the the LG 32 GQ850B reviewed with all the specs shown. It's basically the 2k variant of this panel with a faster refresh rate. Can't seem to find much on itin regards to performance.
Can you do a comparison between this and the cheaper 1440p 32GQ850 and 32GP850 in terms of measurements and subjective gaming experience?
I got my GQ850 in yesterday, It unfortunately has a bug where it forces some fullscreen games to run at 4K120 rather than the native 1440p240. You can get around this by running the game or app in windowed mode but LG has no official answer for this issue so far. Other than that Ive found the monitor to be great. It follows most of what was said here about the GQ950 but in a lower res/higher hertz package. Colors are accurate and vibrant and panel performance is very good!
I snagged this monitor for $900 during the latest sale. For doing double duty of design work and play at 32" I felt it couldn't be beat. It's also a massive upgrade coming from a 27" QHD TN panel. I don't have a "proper" HDR screen, whether OLED or enough dimming zones to really know the difference so I'm stoked with it. I will say that if I didn't have to account for work flows I probably would have gone a different direction.
I’d get it at 900 for sure
Just got one for $600!
@@HuskyMan2023WHERE
The fail condition for active cooling should be that the model has active cooling, rather than the active cooling in the review unit being subjectively inaudible. A lot of people are reporting the fan in their 32GQ950 (and other models) being annoyingly loud, so clearly there's variance from one unit to the next and/or some people are more sensitive to such noise than others. Furthermore, even if the fan is initially inaudible, it's likely to get louder and more annoying over time, as well as being the likely first point of failure in an otherwise good monitor.
Nailed it. It really seems that the fans are too loud on some models. What ultimately speaks for a cheap fan means that with every model there is a risk that it will eventually start to get loud over time. That's really a shame, would buy it if it were passive.
At the moment I have a Gigabyte M32U. Does what it is supposed to do very well, unfortunately the power supply is built in internally and emits coil whine more and more often, which is very audible, which is why I have to return it. 🙃
wait a minute
this screen has a fan?
@@naennon Yes, that's why i am looking into others
I just picked up the 27" LG 27GP95R for $550 on sale, It's a refresh of the 27GP950 with out the rear RGB lighting... It's hard to find a good review of the 27GP95R to see if there is a display differnce. Can you guys look into the 27GP95R. Thanks
The thing that bothers me the most is the lack of a second Displayport input.
i bought in October, no complaints, did not want to deal with burn in.
Ok..that means I'll keep waiting!
Hope in the next 6 months there will be more 32 - 4k monitors to consider..need to upgrade
I have the same, also waiting. After playing on my TV, I run the same on my monitor and I just see the differences. I do not understand why the TV screens are better than those in the pc monitors. It should be otherwise
I have the feeling next year will be massive for 4K increase with these GPUs around. Even the 'previous' gen is ok-ish at 4k considering the prices we are finally getting. I am waiting for a proper "5k2k" as well I can use for home office, but occasional gaming and whatnot, as well. There are decent (but expensive) 4K monitors and then a huge nothing above that.
the xg32uq if you are asus fan like me
Update - bought the monitor a couple of weeks ago. Couldn't wait anymore and there were no better options. I'm not disappointed at all, it's a great monitor!
I'd like to know how bad the fan in the back of this monitor is. I've heard mixed things about it.
I never had issuw with the fan sound, never heard it, to be honest.
@@Pinkfloyd1173What other problems are you facing?
I would probably get but I really want a built-in kvm switch. Always wondered why multiple inputs for multiple computers but no kvm.. ugh.. also wonder why there is only on dp port.
Torn between this and te Neo G7... I am afraid of the VA text move artifacts on dark backgrounds and bad Samsung QA.
I purchased this monitor after coming from the terrible and infamous Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 which had so many bad QC issues. After being without a monitor for nearly 5 months by going through the RMA process, I purchased this one for Gaming and Work use as well. This monitor is excellent. My first time owning an IPS panel coming from VA and IMO this has better SDR performance than the Neo G9, without random flickering, scanlines and wonky stand.
I see complaints on reddit about active fan being audible in this monitor. But I can't find any video-audio samples with something to compare, mouse click, noctua fan w/e. People do have different levels of sensitivity, I suspect I'm on the wrong end of that scale, undervolting GPU - CPU, tinkering with fan curves...and built a semi-open dampening box around PC. But I need a new monitor and this seems to be the least bad 4k 32" ugh
Are you planning to review the new Cooler Master 4k monitor. Seems like an amazing deal, if it can be found at msrp
Love this screen, and HDR is actually very good in bright scenes, obviously it lacks good contrast but it's still worth using over SDR.
is your HDR working out of the box? i had to reset it to factory defaults and then unplug from power like 5 times until HDR was not washed out, on Windows, but after som time (i switch between desktop, laptop, PS4 inputs) it is washed out again
Keep up with the fantastic content! Waiting for a 32 inch 4k OLED, preferably with native 12 or 10 bit color
32 oled xddd
I went with a 42" c2. I can view it perfectly on my 30" depth desk.
@@alexxxvill69 I was debating one especially given the price now. I have a pretty deep desk I built at ikea.
@@mattgilmore8396 Its great. I prefer 42" now over 32" monitors now.
When I saw this monitor announced I was initially excited because it seemed like it was going to be "the monitor" for 4k HDR with its 1000 certification. But upon closer inspection of the specs, I didn't see any mention of dimming zones, which made me very suspicious about its performance. I've since gone with the LG C2 OLED since it was clear this monitor wasn't going to be a real HDR panel.
HDR is completely pointless in a gaming monitor
@@ronniekregar3482 unless you want to play games that are in HDR.... Even more so if you use it for the other media.
@@paulcox2447 99% of the time, it's useless..
@@ronniekregar3482 I would disagree. I've just made the move to the Alienware 34 Inch ultrawide and coupled with OLED, HDR has made me go back and see older games differently. Might not be absolutely necessary but it's hardly useless on a gaming front
@@jonathanphang I just think it's something that is really overblown in my opinion. Most of time HDR even looks worse. Maybe for some movies and cinema yeah, but not really for gaming. But that's just me I guess.
Thought this was going to be an Asus PG27AQN review :/
I just want to know where the LG 32GQ850 is for Australia
A channel like this was greatly needed... closest thing I knew of that was worth watching was HDTVTest, which is more for living room TVs. Thank you.
Would love to see the new Sony A90k 42inch oled go against the LG C2 that you have done all ready
Yes that would be awesome.
A90K is great but LG simply makes the best gaming TV right now
They're TVs though, they're not PC monitors.
@@ronniekregar3482 ya but OLED panel so it has high refresh rate and an excellent response rate.
And the HDR on oled are pretty outstanding compared to monitors at same price point. I know LG has more hamming options but was still wondering about the Sony since they made a 42 inch size to go against the c2. And for stuff outside gaming or upscaling stuff that isn’t native 4K I like how Sony handles it better. So just wondering how close it comes to the c2 in gaming for pc or what is missing that matters like Sonys vrr vs free sync/sync. And I don’t know if the Sony a90k has 4:4:4 at 120 hz and if that matters much in pc gaming?
These are strange times. It's as if manufacturers are deliberately not giving you everything in one device:
- OLED gives perfect per-pixel contrast, but 8-10 hours a day of Photoshop will kill it in a month.
- QLED provides brutal brightness, but its terrible viewing angle makes it unsuitable for colour-sensitive work (I'm a photographer).
- IPS gives great colour, great viewing angle, no burn-in, but sucks for HDR content.
I hate having to buy separate displays for work and play.
I have this monitor and have been waiting for Monitors Unboxed to review it. Thanks so much Tim and I agree with you 100%. I have had it now for over a month using it as my daily driver and I am VERY pleased with it. This is really a great 4K monitor, perhaps the best 32" one right now - because I just can't tolerate that crazy aggressive curved screen of the Samsung Neo's. Yes HDR experience is lackluster, but I have found this really isn't something that bothers me. The screen is so freaking clear and bright (and fast) that I can live with any shortcomings. I don't use this exclusively for gaming but boy does it do a great job there when I do game. Fantastic job really, even for fast FPSers. The only thing I would say is wait for the $900 price point (which really is reasonable for a monitor in this class) to try this one out. You'll be very pleased with it.
As someone looking for an upgrade (from an AOC 144hz FHD monitor) to better enjoy my XBOX Series X experience, and - just like you - not digging curved panels, I was looking at this LG 32GQ950. Would you recommend it, regardless its apparently poor HDR performances? Also, from this review, I get it can only slide up and down/tilt left and right, with no pivot whatsoever, am I right?
I got this one for $869 from micro center having them price match Amazon that had it for the $869.
Thank you for this comment just picked it up for $770.
Is that display got native 10 bit or 8 bit+FRC? I don’t find any information about that in the internet.
Please review LG 32GQ850
The new QHD monitor with 260HZ
Just need to wait it out until they finally announce a 4K QD-OLED 27"-32" 144hz minimum glossy monitor. The current monitor space is filled with nothing but garbage monitors 🤢
I've been waiting for this review, keep up the good work Tim!
What are LG thinking with the pricing of this monitor, if it was an OLED screen then it would be a good deal but to price a LCD at the same as OLED/ QD-OLED and Mini LED is just so stupid. What a waste of time and effort in even making the monitor.
I have always wondered why these companies put so much though into the back of the monitor. As you literally never see it.
Love it! Great review and I hope to see many more in the future, thanks Tim!
I'm very much the target audience for this one, eventually; don't care about HDR, I'll only really think about it when *every* monitor being sold at the time is actually HDR compatible, and when I want to jump to 4K, this seems like it'd be a great option. The only thing I'd say would make another similar option stand out as better, for me, is the same level of quality at a larger panel size. Keeping this bookmarked for later.
It’s $749 right now bro! Go get it
Why no one is evaluation the monitor's audio out ? It's important to asses how HDMI audio given to monitor and audio out to a home theater would perform !
To get your color settings we need to buy the Calman $50 software? was looking for the color profile you used. don't see it.
The tech testers TH-cam channel just recently did a monitor review for The Cooler Master monitor I'm very interested to hear what your take on that monitor is it looked pretty good based upon their review
Can you connect jukeboxes or similar to the monitor ?
Gamble with the ps5
Good video 👍🏻
Both the neo g7 and aw3423dw are curved, though. I don't know how these companies convinced people to think curved displays are ok. Distortion became, "It's more immersive."
The premium of this monitor is that it is the clearest in motion, especially if you play FPS.
I got the samsung neo G7 a month back after watching your review. Awesome monitor
How is it for gaming with fps
@@cryptok9185 i mostly play at 4k so i never reach 165 anyways. 😂
If the stand is the same as the 27gp850, I hope you like repositionning your screen EVERY TIME you use the toggle.
Are there any 4k curved 32inch 100hz+ monitors?
Been looking everywhere.
Need one for a 2nd monitor. Flat panels look convex to my eyes after using a x34 for years (which only has a slight curve). My main monitor (AW3423dw) has a curve also so there's no chance of my eyes getting used to a flat panel
Gigabyte M32UC.
I bought this as my first 4K monitor and it’s been a great experience.
Have you faced any problems with it?
@@vod6 I had turned up the brightness close to 100 and noticed some backlight bleeding on a corner starting to form. I reset it back to its default setting and it’s gone away. Everything else about it is really good.
@@kidfrost95 thank you so much for making that clear
Are "Ozone" monitors sold in Australia? I'd really like your take on the Ozone DSP27 IPS. It falls in the "too cheap to be true" category, but most reviews I've read say they are pretty good (except for ergonomics)
M280DCA-E7B AAS Man the replacement panel BOE for the lg23gr93u is cheap. Like $180 chinese RMB for one on taobao. Guys don't by new buy used and purchase a replacement panel. Look up how to go into service information on your panel and you will see all the info you need. Its just a part like a computer.
Hey Tim, thanks for the review and a question: Amazon reviews in germany complain about there being an audible fan inside this monitor, can you confirm this?
Ich würde mir den Monitor kaufen, wenn da nicht die Angst wäre, dass der Lüfter Geräusche macht oder irgendwann mal machen wird. Hast du ihn gekauft?
Mini led or Qd Oled only.
I splurged and bought it at BEST BUY for $899 in early November. Yes, it's not cheap for sure, but features like top HDR, Freesync, G,-Sync, 165hz refresh rate, etc., etc.
Every time a new 32" 4K monitor gets reviewed, I hope for something that I'll feel happy spending so much money on. Looking forward to the next video.
wait for mature miniled machine or cheaper smaller 32" OLED. You won't want to spend $900 on this kind of sh_t Edge-lit monitors.
In your icc profile documentation on the Google Drive, for the LG 32GQ950 you say "Default, but brightness 46"
The default mode of this monitor is 'Gamer 1'. is this the profile meant to be calibrated, or is it supposed to be the default sRGB, Calibration 1, or calibration 2 profile? Thanks.
A great review like always! was waiting on this one for a while!!! now...Neo G7 vs GQ950 that's the question!
Awesome man, you reviewed the 32GQ950 :))) thanks for that!!
Are you sure Automatic Standby is the issue? My other LG 38" ultrawide does the same, and that's set to "off" I thought.
I hope that in 2023 we get a 32 inch mini-LED and Oled monitor from LG and Samsung that are flat and have 16:9 aspect ratio. Already gaming companies have started doing that.
I dont see the Asus ROG swift PG42UQ Oled 42 inch gaming monitor in this list.... ???
Can you also compare this directly to the Corsair Xeneon 32UHD 4k 144hz? I have this 32GQ950 and LOVE it. it's bright, color looks really nice. the glow is bare minimum for an IPS. no light bleed around the panel. Well done. I got mine at $999 on day one of release from Best Buy. Do not pay $1299 for this
Are you guys gonna test the newest 1440p 360Hz beast? I already saw it at Optimum Tech's channel but I want to see your reaction and opinions on it.
Proud owner of this monitor, works very well. I do not use it for HDR much. I think Hitman 3 is the only HDR thing I use with it, and looks great on that, but I don't have a keen eye for HDR and what looks good or looks bad. Looks good to me though
Just the blacks are grayed out and not enough contrast to produce that HDR effect. But other than that you ain’t missing much. I have a mini led TV that has 2000 peak brightness and I still don’t see a major difference playing movie unless you play an HDR demo. But what I can see if you have a panel with not enough dimming zones you see a halo effect on the images especially in dark scenes.
I wish they offered a 27" size. A 27gp950 with a polarizer basically. Would be perfect for the games I play (90% SDR) and for work (nice PPI at 27")
I also wanted a 27" for work, but then figured 32" would offer me much more real estate with still decent PPI. Turns out I was right. From 70 cm away it looks great and the size feels just about right.
14:43 That's why they say a picture is worth a thousand words! Thank you so much for this, Tim! It's clearly obvious, until OLEDs become completely burn-in free, the Neo G7 is the HDR monitor to get, for now!
im upgrading from a PG279Q and im really hesistent about the neo g7/g8 not having an actual gsync module. plus, why would you get the neo g7 over the neo g8?
@@Jcrash1 g8 has scanlines @ 240hz, but has none @ 120hz, while the Neo g7 has no scanlines @ 165hz, so your real use scenario for the g8 is 120hz while the Neo g7 you will use @ 165hz
@Dante C - Watch Tim's review of the Neo G8 to learn why I'd get a Neo G7.
Fundamentally cannot fathom anyone buying an LCD at this price, especially without FALD. This seems essentially the same as my 32inch 1440p 175Hz IPS but with 4K, 2~3x the cost and an even worse contrast ratio.
Considering that 27gp95r is $567 over here. That 32gq950 demanding $1300 msrp is a joke.
No idea how much it's going to cost over here because it doesn't exist right now.
Even neo g8 is $1150 over here (neo g7 doesn't exist)
I'm finding that you cannot change the Response Time when in the sRGB, Calibration1, or Calibration2 modes. They are all locked to Fast. I had to calibrate Gamer1 in order to set Response Time to the recommended Normal.
Edge lit, 8bit+FRC panel and the blacks are gray. Save your money.
Are you going to review the HDR Cooler Master monitor, which you refer to in this video?
I'd much rather get a 42-48 LG oled tv for less money. Also because 4K at this resolution doesn't make much sense imo unless you're super close to the screen.
Tim Hardest Worker in the Room💪 keep the gigachad work up TIM!
the back looks like an omen monitor.. but a hexagonal looking shap;e rather than just a dumb square. i like the minimalistic look.
Please review the ASUS PG27AQN :)
Great review aß always thank you For the comparisons at the end!
That Cooler Master miniLED basically kill everything in the market that focus on value right now - the real question is availability though, if the only way can get that monitor is via scalper then that MSRP might as well did not exist
I got this monitor and im loving it. Does anyone have any recommended settings I can use? Like contrast, brightness, mode, sharpness etc etc?
only interrested in (QD)-Oled these days, they really need to build more factories to produce them
I feel like this monitor came too late to the party :/ OLEDs are a big thing now and it's just a matter of time until they come in more different sizes, resolutions and refresh rates at the same price or even lower.
I honestly think we will see a 27-32” OLED monitor announced in early 2023 to come out Q4 2023. Companies must know that that who ever is the first to come out in that size will sell loads.
@@Jaycensolo exactly, there's a lot of hype about this panel tech and it can result in big profits.
@@Jaycensolo lol, they're gonna cost a ton of money
@@ronniekregar3482 It all depends on which one they do. If it is the 32” then is easier for them to do due to the size of the mother piece which is what they use for the 55” model. Prices of 55” OLEDs have dropped loads so it makes no sense to keep making them after a certain point. So they can easily start doing the 32” models and selling them for $1300. Which is more than they are selling the TVs for. With it also being 32” they can get more out of each mother piece as well which is then more profit.
@@Jaycensolo $2,000 minimum, and that's on the conservative end especially if it's 4k.... Okay but the 55" OLED are TVs not PC monitors.
Still waiting for the right monitor to upgrade to from my acer predator x27.
My X27p that I got from Amazon for 900€ is still the best so far.
@@kuronisama2007 i got the base model at launch, i bet that VRR is nice 😀
@@karlvex Yes, it is.
But I will still upgrade next year if the new 27-32" OLED monitors are released.
I wish companies would make 1440p in 24 or 25", there were some a few years ago, I remember one from Dell, but it's panel is not so good and just 60hz. I mean they have laptops with 17, 18, 19" at 1440p with Gsync, freesync 240hz etc. They can make them below 27". I wish some TH-camrs would pass this info along to monitors companies 🙂