Excellent monitor
by Tyronne
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Just note, I went through 2x Alienware AW3420DW's and while are easthetically stunning, both had QA issues like dead pixels and yellow hue gradients. After my speedy refund from Dell I opted for this LG. Wow. Firstly, the uniformity is great. No weird colours on white etc. Looks great. Zero dead / stuck pixels. The contrast is miles better in games, especially with their factory made preset" HDR Effect" which by the way looks much better than HDR400. If you get this monitor, ignore using HDR400 in games and just use HDR effect with in the monitor OSD. The refresh rate is also fantastic at 144hz with a 160hz overclock. Just keep in mind, using 160hz disables the ability to use 10bpc colour, which isn't isnt really a problem since it's fast to switch and 144hz is plenty smooth anyway. I use 10bpc for my design work and 8bpc / 160hz for some fast paced FPS games like Apex. Yes, the for a 1000 quid screen, we "should" be getting some rotate and swivel on the stand, however I wouldn't have used that anyway. On the slight downside, I do have some noticeable BLB in the corners on very dark backgrounds, but I have never owned an IPS panel that doesn't. They also supply a really short DP cable. Common LG, 1000 pounds! Nevertheless. A superb monitor with excellent speed, smoothness and colour.
Great product but not without its flaws
by Dariusz
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I bought this monitor from OCUK 26/07/2020 to replace my Acer X34P as it startet to flicker. So, allow me to compare the LG43GN850 to the above Acer monitor.Pros: LG actually has a smaller frame around the screen hence why it looks smaller although the screen size is the same. LG is native refresh rate is 144hz (160hz when overclocked) Free-sync/G-sync compatible whereas Acer was 100hz with option to overclock to 120hz G-sync (mine one was). LG claims that their nano-IPS is 1ms gtg (although it's bit higher) and Acer gtg is 4ms (but it's actually also higher than that. I bought Acer around 2 years ago, the x34p was already on the market for quite some time. One would think that their IPS glow and back light bleed (BLB) would be much smaller than in the brand-new product. I was surprised to see that IPS glow was actually much greater on Acer than LG. Also, I did not notice any BLB on 34GN850 at all. Colour accuracy in both are great with tilting towards LG, most probably because of higher brightness level. It is not 400 nits (HDR400) as advertised but it is considerably brighter that Acer X34P. both monitors' viewing angles are great and comparable. I also found LG's stand much smaller/ taking less space on desk than Acer's as it's stand is flatter.Cons: New LG's monitor stand does not turn left or right. Yes, 1000 monitor does not have the option to turn! I know majority of people will not use this option but I am, and I cannot. That's a big one for me. Now I need to think about some sort of arm stand. Monitor comes pre-calibrated but as with every monitor you should calibrate it yourself other way around this on will make you blind. The colours are so saturated and bright that it's blinding. I spent hours to calibrate it (without a hardware, because I don't own it) but the result was worth it.I recommend this monitor to every widescreen lover. Productivity is fantastic, colours ultrarealistic and gaming is on another level.