LG UltraGear nano IPS 38GL950G-B monitor

Abscissa15

Can anyone who has this monitor comment on your satisfaction in gaming please ? I am considering this on my next build and holding out for an OLED is a waiting game that will probably carry on too long to be practical for me - not interested in a 55" "monitor". Thanks.

Vrika

I don't own that monitor, but:

I'd question if it's worth the extra price over this:
  https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-34gn850-b-gaming-monitor

Ridelynn

remsleep said:

Abscissa15 said:

Can anyone who has this monitor comment on your satisfaction in gaming please ? I am considering this on my next build and holding out for an OLED is a waiting game that will probably carry on too long to be practical for me - not interested in a 55" "monitor". Thanks.

OLED is being dumped by manufacturers as they transition to microLED

So don't hold your breath for OLED

Also oled burn in is real

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/7/24/21336883/lg-display-oled-panel-manufacturing-plant-tv-china-lcd

Agree with not holding your breath but I wouldn’t exactly call OLED dead and dying either

Cleffy

I'll tell you in a week. Just order a LG 38WN95C-W which is the same panel for a professional setting with HDR600 instead of a high refresh rate. This means it uses 10-bit color instead of 8-bit and a different backlight array.

Abscissa15

Thank you all for the feedback - waiting for the 38WN95C-W experience.

AmazingAvery

I strongly looked at this monitor, especially with the x1600 height. At the end of the day was too rich for me so I went with this ultrawide https://us.aoc.com/en/gaming-monitors/cu34g2x which I am currently really enjoying (managed to get it for $510 on sale)

tomahawk1930

AmazingAvery said:

I strongly looked at this monitor, especially with the x1600 height. At the end of the day was too rich for me so I went with this ultrawide https://us.aoc.com/en/gaming-monitors/cu34g2x which I am currently really enjoying (managed to get it for $510 on sale)

I just want to say I love your avatar. Was a big fan of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors back in the day.

tomahawk1930

AmazingAvery said:

I strongly looked at this monitor, especially with the x1600 height. At the end of the day was too rich for me so I went with this ultrawide https://us.aoc.com/en/gaming-monitors/cu34g2x which I am currently really enjoying (managed to get it for $510 on sale)

I just want to say I love your avatar. Was a big fan of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors back in the day.

Cleffy

Alright, just got the monitor, and didn't mess with the settings. Here are a few things I notice.
First... Compared to my old monitor. It was an LG 27" 4k display from 5ish years ago costing around $600 with no HDR.
The text is more blurry, but that is to be expected moving from a much higher pixel density.
The auto brightness is not as bright as what I typically set my monitor to, but that's probably because I set the brightness too high.

Second... On using the monitor quick things I noticed.
I thought I had backlight bleed, but it was a black background and my mouse pointer was in the area so the backlight array made it brighter.
NOTHING is scaled to 21:10. This page takes up maybe 1/3rd the width of my monitor.
Out of the box it sets itself to 120hz 3840x1600 with a DisplayPort 1.4 connection. I think to set 144hz you need to do something special.
I cannot set it to DCI-P3 out of the box, I will need to see how you do that.

Third... The reviews on your particular monitor.
People complain about the fan noise.
It has a review on LTT that goes into depth on issues when trying to get the fastest response time.

If you do decide to go with this monitor, I suggest waiting for the 38GN950G-B which is the successor for this monitor and coming out soon. If anything it will reduce the price of the GL. I would also see if they still have issues with the cooler fan. I think most monitors that are over 144hz with a VA or IPS panel has a cooling fan. When I was shopping for this monitor I was also looking at the Samsung Odyssey G7 and G9. Although this monitor has decent contrast, the Odyssey models have 3 times the contrast level at the cost of color accuracy. I think they also have cooling fans that may be problematic.

Abscissa15

Thanks Cleffy - a wealth of good info. I may very well wait to evaluate the successor. Since this is not a prime time to begin a system build (CPU giants are near the edge of new product releases i.e. Q4 via the grapevine), I'll bide my time and keep my eyes open. Thanks again.

Vrika

Cleffy said:

NOTHING is scaled to 21:10. This page takes up maybe 1/3rd the width of my monitor.

Web pages, productivity programs and such will never really be scaled to 21:10. It's just too wide. Text that uses normal sized font becomes harder to read if the lines are allowed to grow that long.

Ozmodan

Sorry, tried a widescreen monitor.  They are just too wide and have no depth of screen.

I have found that 32" displays are MUCH better.  They have more depth which means far less scrolling.  You will not like the widescreen.

youngdaniil

I can definitely understand wanting to upgrade your gaming setup. I haven't personally used the LG UltraGear nano IPS 38GL950G-B monitor, but I would suggest checking out some reviews online before making a decision. Try looking for honest reviews on websites like https://zumroad.com/sport. I always check them out when a new gadget is released or whenever I want to buy something new for myself. I find those reviews helpful and honest. It's always a good idea to see what other gamers have experienced with a product before making a purchase.