New Ultrawide from LG 34WP60C-B 160hz 3440x1440 5ms gtg. A steal? little information online.

[Sphio]

Hi, 

 

As I am in the market for a new monitor and seeing as the best displays are a little on the pricier side I have been quietly been awaiting the release of new panels and models.

Recently the following model caught my eye.

 

https://www.lg.com/jp/monitor/lg-34wp60c-b 

 

This seem to be a new model from LG, an ultrawide with a VA panel and with an impressive refreshrate for the price.

Currently it is going for 57000 JPY which is around 500 USD. 

 

I noticed the gtg is at 5ms which is not great, but overall at a glance. taking the makers marketing info as the only input, it seems like a steal?

The brightness seem to be at 300 nits as well which may be a little low? considering HDR etc.

 

I haven't found any critical reviews of the display beyond unboxings.

 

Any input would be very helpful.

Perhaps the display has a different product code outside of Japan

 

*note: I live in Japan*

 

[MingLee420]

16 minutes ago, Sphio said:

Hi, 

 

As I am in the market for a new monitor and seeing as the best displays are a little on the pricier side I have been quietly been awaiting the release of new panels and models.

Recently the following model caught my eye.

 

https://www.lg.com/jp/monitor/lg-34wp60c-b 

 

This seem to be a new model from LG, an ultrawide with a VA panel and with an impressive refreshrate for the price.

Currently it is going for 57000 JPY which is around 500 USD. 

 

I noticed the gtg is at 5ms which is not great, but overall at a glance taking the makers marketing info as the only input it seems like a steal?

The brightness seem to be at 300 nits as well which may be a little low? considering HDR etc.

 

I haven't found any critical reviews of the display beyond unboxings.

 

Any input would be very helpful.

Perhaps the display has a different product code outside of Japan?

 

it looks like a japan exclusive? i tried searching up the model but nothing but japanese sites

[Stahlmann]

40 minutes ago, Sphio said:

This seem to be a new model from LG, an ultrawide with a VA panel and with an impressive refreshrate for the price.

Currently it is going for 57000 JPY which is around 500 USD. 

 

I noticed the gtg is at 5ms which is not great, but overall at a glance taking the makers marketing info as the only input it seems like a steal?

The brightness seem to be at 300 nits as well which may be a little low? considering HDR etc.

Price is as expected from a mid-range VA panel. Brightness at 300 nits is more than enough for SDR content, even in brightly lit rooms. But there is realistically no HDR support whatsoever apart from the monitor being able to accept an HDR signal. With 300 nits and no local dimming there is no HDR capability period. But that's expected in this price class. Real HDR displays sit easily over $1000, HDR ultrawides even over $2000.

40 minutes ago, Sphio said:

I haven't found any critical reviews of the display beyond unboxings.

 

Any input would be very helpful.

Perhaps the display has a different product code outside of Japan

 

*note: I live in Japan*

Tbh i'd just don't bother then. Entry-level to mid-range VA panels can really vary a lot in terms of performance. There are decent models and there are absolutely terrible ones. For $500 there are plenty of known good mid-range VA ultrawides. No reason for you to take the risk and get a potentially bad monitor for the money. The AOC CU34G2X is a well reviewed option for example.

[Sphio]

51 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

Price is as expected from a mid-range VA panel. Brightness at 300 nits is more than enough for SDR content, even in brightly lit rooms. But there is realistically no HDR support whatsoever apart from the monitor being able to accept an HDR signal. With 300 nits and no local dimming there is no HDR capability period. But that's expected in this price class. Real HDR displays sit easily over $1000, HDR ultrawides even over $2000.

Tbh i'd just don't bother then. Entry-level to mid-range VA panels can really vary a lot in terms of performance. There are decent models and there are absolutely terrible ones. For $500 there are plenty of known good mid-range VA ultrawides. No reason for you to take the risk and get a potentially bad monitor for the money. The AOC CU34G2X is a well reviewed option for example.

I see, 

 

Thank you for your input.

I have been looking around, but unfortunately all the ultra-wides that I have seen have light bleeding from the edges and the IPS displays have the IPS glow issue and poor contrast.

 

Which is why I have been looking for a solid VA panel.

The Samsungs are not really sold in Japan though, and from what I can tell the QA seem to be having issues. (besides 1000R curve is too much)

 

No real idea where to go for this.

 

[Stahlmann]

3 hours ago, Sphio said:

I see, 

 

Thank you for your input.

I have been looking around, but unfortunately all the ultra-wides that I have seen have light bleeding from the edges and the IPS displays have the IPS glow issue and poor contrast.

 

Which is why I have been looking for a solid VA panel.

The Samsungs are not really sold in Japan though, and from what I can tell the QA seem to be having issues. (besides 1000R curve is too much)

 

No real idea where to go for this.

 

Generally most VA panels are made by samsung either way and there is no VA panel that is immune or resistant to backlight bleed. That's entirely dependant on your luck with the unit you receive.

[Sphio]

Not worried about producer, but samsung just doesnt sell their first party monitors or TVs in Japan. 

I am concerned about backlight bleed though, it is just so noticeable. I am guessing it is more common on curved displays?

I guess finding a solid contrast ratio, high refresh ultrawide panel with good black uniformity is really hard.

Kind of crazy that a 4k Oled TV at 55 or even 65 inches which performs better is cheaper than the top 1440p ultrawides.

 

[Stahlmann]

19 hours ago, Sphio said:

Not worried about producer, but samsung just doesnt sell their first party monitors or TVs in Japan. 

I am concerned about backlight bleed though, it is just so noticeable. I am guessing it is more common on curved displays?

I guess finding a solid contrast ratio, high refresh ultrawide panel with good black uniformity is really hard.

Kind of crazy that a 4k Oled TV at 55 or even 65 inches which performs better is cheaper than the top 1440p ultrawides.

 

Objectively there is no LCD backlit display with good black uniformity. There will always be some backlight bleed (and IPS glow for IPS monitors) unless you either have self-emissing pixels (OLED, MicroLED) or a FALD (full array local dimming) backlight. If you want good black uniformity you will need to be able to turn off the backlight where it isn't needed.

 

VA, IPS, curved, flat all doesn't matter. The amount of backlight bleed you'll get in your unit is completely up to random chance. Even if a reviewer says their unit is good, you could order the same monitor and receive a horrible one. Or a review unit is bad but your monitor is great. Like i said: Random chance.