LG 34GN850-B review: The best ultrawide for $900, if you can find it
It’s a great time to buy a monitor. Although it’s still not possible to get the perfect monitor, LG has come close with its 34GN850-B, ticking many of the right boxes on the spec sheet, including a 160Hz refresh rate on its ultrawide-format Nano-IPS panel, 98% DCI-P3 coverage, 1ms response times, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400, and more. These are impressive specifications. It’s not every day that you see a monitor land these figures for color performance paired with gaming prestige. But there’s a catch. The LG 34GN850 costs twice as much as budget ultrawides that use VA panels, and offers the same size, resolution, and almost the same refresh rate. So where is that money going? As you unpack the LG 34GN850, you’ll realize that most of your money is going to the panel and its performance. The back of the monitor is made from smooth brittle plastics with a red ring around the mounts and IO. It’s not over-designed like a lot of gaming hardware is nowadays, but it’s practical and serves the purpos...
Excellent image quality; Outstanding motion clarity; Intuitive, Sharp & Responsive OSD; Classy looks, if you skip the stand; Consistent & even curve; Easily access IO;
Stand is large and unimpressive; Poor contrast ratio;