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    July 10, 2020

    Hardware support: At 100TB, the world’s biggest SSD gets an (eye-watering) $40,000 price tag

    At 100TB, the world’s biggest SSD gets an (eye-watering) $40,000 price tag

    Posted: 09 Jul 2020 11:14 AM PDT

    My review of LG 38GL950G-B, a 38" 3860x1600 175hz G-sync Ultrawide Monitor

    Posted: 09 Jul 2020 07:40 PM PDT

    SPECIFICATIONS

    The LG 38GL950G-B has the following features and specifications:

    • 38" 3840x1600@175
    • Nano IPS with 10Bit with HDR400
    • G-sync and the first model seen that also supports adaptive-sync over DP so this can be used with AMD FreeSync systems as well.
    • Refresh rate range of 1-175hz
    • 1ms G2G response time can be reached in some transitions but the average is 2.7ms.

    Setup

    TLDR;

    GOOD:

    • Unbeatable refresh rate for an ultrawide with this resolution
    • one of the fastest IPS response times measured
    • Crisp and smooth images with 3840x1600@175hz with no input lag
    • VRR support for NVIDIA and AMD users via new adapative-sync from the G-sync module
    • Nano IPS
    • Good build quality with a solid metal stand and nice adjustment options
    • If you like RGB one of the brightest lighting I've seen on any monitor will be waiting for you
    • 3-side "borderless" panel

    NEUTRAL:

    • Bad port positioning for wall mounting

    Ports

    BAD:

    • With 2299€ one of the most expensive monitors out there
    • no speakers
    • Basic HDR support

    DETAILED REVIEW:
    The LG 38GL950G-B is a 3840x1600 175hz G-sync monitor which uses LG's Nano IPS panels. I was sent this monitor by LG for testing purposes for the last 4 weeks.

    I am not a professional reviewer but I'm an enthusiast who already had the chance to test a lot of ultra wides so I know what I have to look for.

    I have used all kind of ultrawides in the past from 2560x1080 60hz to 3440x1440 144hz but this 38" dimension at 175hz is totally new to me. And I will compare the 950G against my AW3420DW which monitor I used for the most of my time and I know everything about.
    First to say is that 2299€ (Amazon.de) is a fairly high price tag but if you're an enthusiast who wants to have all high-end features and you are valuing each hertz you can get, this is definitely the right monitor for you.

    What's in the box
    ⦁ 38" Monitor

    ⦁ Metal stand

    ⦁ Power Cord

    ⦁ Display Port Cord

    ⦁ Setup Guide

    The stand included with the 950G is solid with nice adjustment options.
    For RGB lovers, this monitor is heaven because of the big RGB circle at the back you can even see the RGB on your wall in daylight. There is a massive external power brick for this close to 80W monster.
    There is no cable management option like the AW3420DW offers. I personally would have preferred inputs on the back for easier access.

    OSD
    The OSD is controlled through a single joystick on the bottom of the screen. It has quick access features for the volume control and brightness. The menu is familiar from other LG screens and offers a quick and intuitive navigation. Next to the joystick is a scroll wheel that is used to control the lighting system

    PANEL
    Out of the box, the first thing I noticed about the 950G was how absolutely lively the colors were in comparison others because of the DCI-P3 color space and I immediately could tell the difference between the out of the box settings between the 950G and my AW3420DW.

    For the response time of the 950G I refer to the data of tftcentral.

    The behaviour and performance was very similar to what we saw from the LG 27GL850 when we tested that. As you can see, the overall response times have improved noticeably, down from 3.8ms G2G in the 'Fast' mode to a very low 2.7ms G2G average here. Some transitions do reach almost as low as 1ms, the best we measured was 1.1ms so the screen is living up to the spec basically which says it can reach 1ms in the 'Faster' mode. However, this is at the cost of some massive levels of overshoot. They weren't quite as crazy as on the 27GL850 but they were still too high for practical usage! In practice there are some obvious and distracting pale and dark halos behind moving objects, and it makes this Faster mode impractical to use.

    The 2300R of the 950G is more pronounced than other ultrawides I have used previously. At first I thought that the 1900R of my AW3420DW would be perfect, but after using it for some weeks I actually prefer the 2300R of the 950G.

    I need to mention that this monitor is the best example for a future proof monitor. Even my 2080ti AMP Extreme wasn't able to get anywhere close to the 175hz in actual games beside competetive ones, so this monitor will use the full potential of at least the next two GPU generations.

    Pretty much my only complaint about the 950G is the massive overshoot in the "fastest" mode, but you can ignore the fact, since you still get impressive response times in the "faster" mode.

    CONCLUSION
    I liked this monitor a lot. Its response times were great and the colors were extremely lively.
    I didn't feel the need to adjust its out of the box settings outside of ensuring G-sync was enabled.
    If you're considering the LG, you won't be disappointed by it.

    The price of the 950G puts it in an interesting place. It is by far above the price of other competitors but also provides the best hardware specs out there and will be future proof for years.

    I'll close this review with a quote by tftcentral:

    The 38GL950G was a really impressive gaming screen and probably the best IPS gaming panel we've tested to date.

    submitted by /u/cheswickFS
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    Why Haven't 24" 4K Displays and 27" 5k Displays Taken Off Outside of Apple's Ecosystem?

    Posted: 09 Jul 2020 12:48 PM PDT

    More or less what it says on the tin, but it is something I've always been curious about. It seems like relatively early on, Apple chose to make their high-DPI desktop displays exclusively use integer scaling, settling on 4K (scaled to resemble 1080p) and 5k (scaled to resemble 1440p) for their desktop displays. As a result, their high-DPI displays are relatively smaller than their non-Apple counterparts--where nearly all other 4k displays are 27" and above, Apple's tend to be 21" to 24". This enables easy, intuitive 2x scaling at apparent resolutions that match their pre-high-DPI counterparts. For whatever reason, the non-Apple PC market has never really adopted this preference, despite the fact that for years I heard nothing but bad things about Windows' non-integer display scaling.

    I'm sure some of this has to do with the gaming market, which absolutely prefers high refresh rate to high resolution, but there have to be a substantial number of professionals who use non-Apple PCs who would benefit from these sorts of displays. Is there a technical or other reason why they're relatively rare on that side of the fence?

    submitted by /u/reasonsandreasons
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