LG 34UM95 Monitor Review
by Chris Heinonen on June 18, 2014 7:00 AM ESTInput Lag is still measured using the Leo Bodnar lag tester at 1080p. The LG supports 1:1 scaling modes as well as aspect and wide. In all these modes I had the exact same results so whatever scaler LG is using for this is very quick. If you run a game at native resolution or scaled you will likely see similar results.
I measure lag at a scant 18ms. For almost all gamers this should be fast enough, and with the extra wide view you’ll potentially see more of the environment when playing games. Of course, this is dependent on the game, and some games will simply crop the top and bottom rather than expanding your field of view.
Gamutvision reports that 73% of the AdobeRGB gamut is covered by the LG 34UM95. This is right by the 99% of sRGB coverage that LG specifies for the display, and what you should expect with White LEDs and an IPS panel.
The power draw is comparable to a 27" LCD despite the larger size of the LG monitor. Even with a USB hub and Thunderbolt ports, the power draw is good here considering the size and resolution.
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FroggyTaco - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - link
Shopping this monitor @B&H I found a cheaper version. It appears to only lacking the TB option.LG 34UM65-P for $699 no TB ports
LG 34UM95-P for $999 has TB ports
FroggyTaco - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - link
Nvm I failed to notice the resolution diff in my initial search.Pork@III - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - link
"Very long array" :)cas1 - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - link
What input was used when calculating input lag? I've seen other users report awful input lag on this monitor. Your review makes it seem amazing.Did you try DisplayPort 1.2 & did you have issues with it?
cheinonen - Thursday, June 19, 2014 - link
HDMI is used for input lag, as it is for every display. I have had no issues with DisplayPort 1.2 with it, and I've had DP 1.2 issues with other displays.japtor - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - link
I'm wondering about the lack of internal LUT...cause this guy says there is one, is he just mistaken?:http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1213797-lg-34um9...
cheinonen - Thursday, June 19, 2014 - link
I tested the internal LUT with the HDMI input and doing it manually it does not improve the image. Instead it improves 100% saturations and causes issues at every other level. For the PC, accessing the LUT requires using the LG calibration software, which I mention in the review would not run for me. They have sent me a new sample and I'm going to try to do it again.japtor - Thursday, June 19, 2014 - link
Thanks, hope it works out.BTW according to this guy the display can also apparently work as a KVM with the TB and USB uplink port on separate machines:
http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=26774...
TrackSmart - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - link
Nice review.A photo showing two documents side-by-side on the display might give readers a better sense of how a wide-aspect monitor compares to dual monitors for productivity. Maybe with something in the image for a sense of scale? In either case, your thoughts on productivity were quite helpful for those of us who don't watch movies on their computer screens.
GTVic - Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - link
A 20" 4:3 + 24" 16:10 dual monitor setup is a decent setup and wider. You would need 3:1 or 27:9 instead of 21:9 to match. So about 8" more width, 880 more pixels, giving 4320x1440.