New LG 21:9...3440x1440

[bahnzii]

Like many of us here, I've been rocking all sorts of multi-monitors and widescreen setups for a long time.

My most recent addition was a Dell 21:9. I like it but I've never been a fan of 1080 vertical, it "feels" to confining. The more vertical the better...to me.

Sounds like LG listened or they got better yields on their panels as their process/tech refined.
Here is a review of LG's new 3440x1440 21:9 monitor.
Is anyone on here ordering this? Skip?

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8057/lg-3 ... tor-review

[suiken_2mieu]

I've been looking at it for a while. It's a good middle ground between single monitor and multi-monitor. It's just a little pricey.

[skipclarke]

Not at a place I can order one just yet. I'm also looking to see when the Dell comes out, and how the prices compare. I really want to go 3440x1400. I've been playing 21:9 more and more, in general. Maybe I can talk someone into giving me one for free.

[stangflyer]

Really like this monitor but not ready to purchase.

As a side note I am really getting disappointed in newegg's pricing practices lately. About 4 hours ago I sent skipclarke a pm that this monitor is in stock at newegg for $999 because I knew he was interested in the monitor. Then I looked just looked now and it is at $1399.

It seems like newegg must get in 50 or so of them and then they sell 30 of them at $999. Then they say, "wow these are selling great lets price them way higher and see if they still sell".

[hollams]

The reason for the Newegg price change is that it sells from different vendors. The Newegg price is 999 but the 1399 price is from outside vendor through Newegg. I've been looking to get this monitor and finally found it in stock through Newegg and it's on it's way.

I also read on another forum that the reason these are hard to find is that there was an issue with the back lighting on them and they were fixing the issue so LG was holding back stock until the issue was resolved so hopefully I got one of the new batches.

[stangflyer]

The reason for the Newegg price change is that it sells from different vendors. The Newegg price is 999 but the 1399 price is from outside vendor through Newegg. I've been looking to get this monitor and finally found it in stock through Newegg and it's on it's way.

I also read on another forum that the reason these are hard to find is that there was an issue with the back lighting on them and they were fixing the issue so LG was holding back stock until the issue was resolved so hopefully I got one of the new batches.

Thanks for setting me straight on this. I had a feeling that this could be the case but was not sure. I like how Amazon just lists the different vendors and the price.

[Cortechs]

I ordered mine at the beginning of may and just went and picked it up this afternoon. Holy balls it's gorgeous.

[hollams]

My monitor should come in today so I'll try and have some impressions next week. I hope that I got the "fixed" version and not one that was sitting in a stockroom somewhere. I have the AOC 29" version and it's really good, I was able to set the refresh rate at 75hz but wanted the higher resolution so that I wouldn't be cutting off the top of the picture.

[Falcon1]

AOC also introduced their 34" 21:9 with the same pamel from LG:
http://pcmonitors.info/aoc/aoc-u3477pqu ... resolution

It's got no Hardware LUT, but hast height adjustable stand and Pivot. Should be a little cheaper than the LG.

I still wait for a DELL or - even better - NEC version of that panel.

[bahnzii]

For those that just picked one of these up, please post a review and some screenshots for your widescreen brothers & sisters

[hollams]

Here are my initial impressions I just got it yesterday and I am still waiting on my calibration hardware to come in Thursday so I hope to get to that this weekend and put up some calibrated pictures.

I had a 3 29" monitor setup and it was pretty nice but the side screens were always deformed so it really only helped my peripheral vision and plus wasn't a fan of the bezels.

I used that for about 2 years and then was intrigued about the 21:9 so about 4 months ago I got the AOC 29" and I really liked the form factor but the 1080 vertical did cut things off the top at times.

Then I got the LG and I really like this monitor. It's massive when you take it out of the box, but it's not much heavier than my AOC. I checked the back and it had a label of June 2014 so I was glad that I got one of the new batches. I really don't see any backlight bleed and only a little IPS glow. The colors really pop and the added resolution makes everything sharp looking and it solved my vertical issue.

I'm not a fan of the joystick menu controller, it's in the bottom of the monitor, but in the center of the screen. It works pretty well, but with my setup, I have it mounted on my Obutto triple stand monitor, it shakes the monitor when I have to use it. One big plus is that there isn't an on light that I can see which is nice for a dark room.

The split screen software had issues, I still had my other 2 monitors hooked up in portrait mode and the software apparently didn't recognize my LG monitor so I couldn't use it. Once I unplugged the other monitors it worked fine so I"m going to have to check on that issue. Any window can be snapped into any section that you choose. The AOC software only worked with windows explorer so it was pretty much useless.

Since the AOC was only 1080P I could run every game at 60 fps with no issue, I was able to overclock that monitor to 75hz so I actually got 75 fps. With the added resolution of the LG I can still run most games but even with a Titan there are some titles I had to turn down the graphics to high, Crysis 3 was the one of them.

Overall I'm very happy with the monitor and I hope that they fixed the issues with the latest batch. Once it's calibrated I will upload some pictures and answer any questions anyone has.

[bahnzii]

Thanks for the quick review!!

Can't wait to see some in game pics

[suiken_2mieu]

Picts from [H]:

LG 34UM95 vs Dell 3007


Dell U2711 vs LG 34UM95


Man I want one of these.

[per]

Just got this as well. All hail the Taxman for giving me a hefty refund

I used to have a DELL 30" running at 2560x1600
Graphics card is GTX690

This is actually running a little smoother than the 30"

At work atm so no ingame shots...but here it is (sorry about the cable mess, am testing a lot of things atm )

G19 keyboard for size, and a 24" BENQ in P mode (sucks btw)



As for Games, I've tried the following sofar:

BF4
Wildstar

Titanfall (need to tweak it a little more got a weird lag spike in some circumstances)
Warframe

Divinity: Original Sin


Grim Dawn



NB: Sorry it took so long yo post the images, life is like that sometimes

[Manolito Mystiq]

I’m interested in the monitor. However, I don’t understand why the ratio of both the UM95 and the UM65 models aren’t 21 : 9 and they aren’t equal to each other.

2560 : 1080 ≠ 21 : 9
3440 : 1440 ≠ 21 : 9

2520 : 1080 = 21 : 9
3360 : 1440 = 21 : 9

I did find a source that indeed 21 : 9 TVs aren’t actually 21 : 9, but 64 : 27. And the interesting explanation how they came to the formats 16 : 9 and 21 : 9.

4 x 3 = TV Standard
4² x 3² = 16 x 9 = Widescreen
4³ x 3³ = 64 x 27 = 21⅓ x 9 ≈ 21 x 9

Cinemascope is 2.35 : 1
Anamorphic is 2.39 : 1
UM65 ≈ 2.37 : 1
UM95 ≈ 2.39 : 1 = Anamorphic

Then, taking the true ratio value of 64 : 27, we get:

2560 : 1080 = 64 : 27
3440 : 1440 ≠ 64 : 27
3413⅓ : 1440 = 64 : 27

[suiken_2mieu]

~snip~

I think the idea is that it's close enough. Also, this is WSGF, and wider is better my friend.

[Tyrindor]

I just got mine and it's amazing. Some very slight backlight bleed towards the left corner and the rest is IPS glow.

[bahnzii]

Thanks for the pics...any in-game pics as well?
Love the Carlsberg Astronaut wallpaper

[sharpie00]

here's my setup.

The LG34UM95 is awesome. And the WD Velociraptor Duo Thunderbolt 2TB external drive is uber fast.

Anyone know where I can get some decent wallpapers that are 3440x1440?

[bahnzii]

Did you try deviantart yet?

I also saw a thread on hardforum with some cool looking wallpapers!!
search for hardforum and 3440x1440