The brief flickers seen in the B-roll is from a now dead 5m DP cable, not the monitor itself, which was fine with our lab DP cable. Thought we missed them all in the edit but a few got through. We actually swapped DP cables half way through and it was fine for the second half of our shots. Make sure you use a good quality DP cable with this monitor

Exactly the review I was looking for, very informative. Thank you.

Thanks for the detailed review! I bought a 27GL850 last year. Great monitor. I'm tempted to buy this as a second monitor.

Omg yes. I've been waiting for this review for soooo long. Thanks!

Had this monitor for about a month now, yet I've been waiting for hardware unboxed to confirm that I have made the right decision 😁

Love the breakdown Tim. Monitors are such a jungle with all the BS marketing out there and claims on response times. I am really happy there is at least one reputable reviewer doing very thorough breakdown of the real performance we are getting!

Great review. I had an accident with my 34GK950F and picked up this one for the replacement. Happy to get a better product for about the same price I paid for the 34GK950F.

Finally you do your vid on this one. I already know its gonna be a banger.

I've been looking forward to this

Realllly looking forward to the LG 27GN950 Review. 😉

Thank you very much for this review. After watching it, I just ordered one for myself on amazon. I am so excited I can't lie. Can't for it to arrive.

only recently discovered this channel but i love your style of reviewing and you just convinced me to get this monitor. Will be arriving tomorrow if all goes well :)

Great video again Tim. One issue I did see is a brief flicker on the monitor when watching some moving images. 1:36, 2:14, 2:35 are the times I saw it. I don't know if this is just my monitor but this would definitely put me off this new monitor.

I was originally thinking of getting the 38wn95c, but then saw the 34gn850b (which had totally gone under my radar). But it looked like a good fit for my preferences. Still waiting on the back order, but very glad that critics like Hardware Unboxed have confirmed that the key features are as I was hoping.

Yes been waiting for this review! Cheers

Excellent review. No gimmicks or super annoying overreactions like some other channels who just beg few view. Thank you for this comprehensive test and results, based on this i will buy this monitor.

Got this one in yesterday! Really incredible monitor, nice to see it was a great buy :)

Almost got the 38GL950 but the $1800 price tag was just too much. Went with this one instead and it’s so amazing. Had it for like a month and I love it so much. Definitely the best monitor I’ve ever owned.

Big thanks for this review! I was waiting for this, because I already have order this monitor for myself xD now I fully convince that it was a good idea to pick up this model ;) cheers ;)

you guys have the best monitor reviews, i keep up the great work!

Got this since day 1. Loving it.

I've had the Asus pg279q for 5 years and never had an issue. It has been the best IPS monitor I have owned until now. I wanted to get into ultrawide gaming and per Hardware Unboxed review of the AOC CU34G2X as a great budget buy for ultra wide monitors I picked one up. It is a very good monitor. I was amazed as it was my first Ultra wide monitor and first VA, as the deeper blacks and nice contrast were new to me. But coming from IPS I could not un see the smearing and slight,slight ghosting. I really wanted to love it and keep it as again , it is a very good monitor at a $500 price point at 144hz. I spent 10 hours or so throughout last week adjusting every setting to try to clear up the smearing. All my research pointed to the fact you just can't with VA panels . 2 days ago I exchanged the AOC for this monitor. I am extremely happy with it. Nanocell ips is miles above my Asus Pg279q. The clarity and colors left me in awe. Yes, there is some ips glow on some darker scenes in games but nothing i can't ignore because the trade off is worth it. Buttery smooth gameplay and high FPS with all settings on ultra paired with my 3070 in all my games i tested. (Ac Valhalla, RDR2, Gta 5, many others). I didn't really want to buck up an extra $500, but as PC gaming being my main source of home entertainment I wanted the best most Immersive experience. I can tell already the $500 extra was absolutely worth it. Again, i'm only 2 days in, no issues yet so time will tell but so far iIm extremely happy. Thanks for pointing me to this monitor Hardware Unboxed!

ty for this video, i am looking for 21:9 monitor for like 2 months and this one looks like a winner

I'm so glad the shop was out of stock of the gk950f when I got the gn850 3 months ago. Such a beauty!

I have had this monitor for about 5 months and to be honest it's the best monitor I've ever own til now. Thanks Hardware for the deep review and recommendation. Two thumbs up 👍👍 ( Halo infinite, Microsoft Flight simulator, Rainbow six siege, Star Citizen, Apex ) games i play.

Got this monitor after your review, absolutely loving it!

One of the best technical reviews. Well done!

Love these reviews!

Got this 34GN850 right when it was available in the US. After owning several other 34" both VA and IPS, this LG Nano IPS is INCREDIBLE! By far my favorite model yet.

Thank you so much for yet another excellent monitor review, you do them the best. Would you review the AlienWare AW3420DW ?

I have bought one based on this review and i am loving it. Keep up the good work Tim.

Thank you for mentioning the curve R rate. and Great Review (all things considered) Well done!

I have been waiting for this one, thanks so much! I bought a 34gk950f in the meantime, secondhand for $625. I doubt it's worth upgrading, but it's an amazing monitor nonetheless!!

Are you going to test the Lg 27gn950? that would be awesome.

Thanks for the review!

Awesome. Detailed. Helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for excellent review! Had this monitor since spring. Most of the criticism is true, I would also add that the port position makes it extremely uncomfortable to plug-unplug cables. But I don't think that you can get an ultrawide IPS monitor which is better than this one. Sure you can get older LG models at cheaper prices and Predators are comparable, but all of them have trade-offs, so it is up to you to pick which ones you can live with.

finally, have been waiting for the test for a long time ...now i just need another one with the 38GN950 in comparison to the 38WN95C - which is almost the same Monitor on paper (except for the TB3 Port)

I just ordered it at my local online and retail store(the biggest in my country and city ). Tomorrow evening time it will arrive OMG so quick , can't' wait for it !

Ah nice! I bought that a month ago. Over the moon with it

I'd been waiting for reviews of the GN series for a while, but went ahead and bought the 38GN850 when it dropped by £200 (for a short while). It was between this and the G9, but the curve on it was just too aggressive for my liking. No regrets with my purchase, but still looking forward to your review if it's coming.

youtube subtitles got it correctly? thats can only be a dream!

Awesome review, as always Tim :P

I have this monitor and it’s been nothing short from amazing both for work and gaming.

I've ordered this monitor and there was barely any reviews about it. I was watching like pls say it's good 😅

I own this monitor. It's the first ultrawide I ever purchased, and man am I glad I did!

great review as always, thank you H.U.

You helped me alot thanks for your video!!!

It's insane how well Hardware Unboxed puts together these reviews.

I just got this in 2023.... lol. To be fair, @ $700, this is still a VERY good with pixel response IPS display. Next step in ultrawide is Oled and spending 1200+ on AW UW is hard to justify for me, and is just over my limit. Anyways, the contrast on nano IPS panels are horrible! I had a dell S2721DGF that I returned because I could not get over the contrast. The HDR setting actually made the monitor worse because the unit just could not get bright enough, even though they both have the same 400 certification! No remedy to the really poor details in those darker scenes, at least for me. Ended up getting the M27Q at the time, sacrificed raw IPS speed, for OK speed and better contrast. It was worth it at the time, prior to getting my Ultrawide. Moving on to the 34GN850, the contrast and pixel response is a little better than the dell, but the monitor can seemingly get WAY brighter in HDR mode, and that is a game changer. You combine the higher HDR brightness of this nano IPS panel vs dell, then combine it with AMD Software tweaks such as: VIVID Gaming - Enabled (Most important), then tune Contrast, Brightness, and saturation sliders to your liking, and all of the sudden, you are in a different tier of monitor, seemingly. All those hard to see areas are gone, and on top of that, everything else is popping off like crazy. You can set system defaults and have games look good across the same setting, or take a step further and tune all those sliders to specific games. You can get this thing looking closer to a HDR 600 display than you think. Does anyone know if Nvidia has a similar setting to the Vivid gaming option in AMD? Basically, HDR combined with vivid gaming is the best for me, so if Nvidia doesn't have an option like that, its just not going to be as good. Simply moving the previously mentioned sliders does not seem to achieve the same result. BTW, immersion level vs a good 1440p is next level and worth it. I had a 24 inch TN and mained a 27 inch IPS, but this is better. All the screen split options windows supports is pretty amazing and easy to use and my desk is way better looking with only 1 nice display. I am currently powered by an RX 6800 (not XT) and its honestly "enough", but I'm going to stick a 6950 into it and call it a day.

Very nice review! 👏 thanks!

Thank you for the info!

can u do a review of the alienware aw3420dw? theres a rumor that this monitor has a minor problem with moving content. should be the same panel as the 950´s nano ips panels

Went from an Acer X34 to this one and wow, the brighness and refreshrate are really nice. Didn't really think it would be such a difference

Upgraded from a 100hz msi ultrawide and I have been very pleased with this one!

This is a beautiful review. No words.

Waiting for a RE-SUPPLY now to get mine...

since when does the automatic caption actually say hardware unboxed this is scaring me

Great work as usual.

I really want a cool '20%' patch for my jacket. 😉

I watched this review and almost bought this monitor.. then i found the LG UltraGear 34GP83A.. it's essentially the same exact panel, same specs, same featureset.. for $200 less. The only differences appears to be a new LG Logo on the back and it only comes with one cable. Saved $200 and still got the same amazing gaming experience as the GN850.

I was wondering.. what mode should I use for this display.. I want to get the best performance in Warzone, and also want to calibrate this for photo work etc. So, is there just one mode I can use to do it all, or will I need to keep switching modes back and forth between "windows" and "game"? In other words, looking at the manual, online I can see that there are game 1 and game 2 presets.. where I can see where I can select the response (fastest I would assume) etc. So, is this okay to also use in windows, for photo edits etc.. or, would I need to flip back to the SRGB mode for that? So, when I would use my external screen color calibration tool.. what mode should I have the display in? What are your thoughts? Thanks so much!

I just ordered myself an LG 34GP83A-B which is just a rebrand of this monitor for only $799 USD. They're literally the same thing lol, only difference is you don't get the same amount of cables in the box. I'm gonna calibrate to the settings you suggested and see how it looks. Thanks for the info!

GN? GN Steve cameo missed opportunity. Cheers m8. Great reviews.

Damn Nano IPS and it's nano contrast ratio! This would be practically the perfect gaming display with >1200:1...

Awesome - thanks for the review - just ordered my unit - gotta wait a little while for it though!

gettin mine on friday, freakin stoked :D

This needs to be compared to the 34gp83a which is over 200$ cheaper and uses the same panel, at least according the the label on the panel inside these monitors. It seems to be the perfect mid range ultrawide in 2021 and competes with the mpg341cqr

Great video! Are you going to review the LG 38WN95C as well? That seems to be the ideal monitor for working at home by day and gaming by night.

Great stuff !!! Please review the Legion Y27q-20 !

My LG27GL850 is on the way and now i want this one

Great video. Can you also do the 27GN950 4K display? Thx

Me: I want this Monitor My Wallet: Think again fool 😂

Great review.. hopefully we see a review for the 38gn950 or 38wn95c

i love mine so much. best monitor i have ever used by a long run.

Thanks for this great review! I'm looking for a new monitor because my lg 34gk950f died last week. The panel on that model is very fragile. The screen had a crack in it after I carefully wiped it clean with a special cloth. I have done this for years with other monitors and never had a problem. I was wondering if it's the same with this model, does it have the same panel? Or did they improve the overall build quality?

is it still a good buy in 2022?

I've got this monitor and recent versions (34GN850-B) are freesync and gsync compatible, its what made me upgrade from my asus pg348q that I had for over 4 years. Only spent $500 to upgrade which was nice.

Sitting here with my nice newish Pixio Prime 27" yet still will happily sit and watch Tims monitor reviews.

I just ordered one of these to pair with my 3080, both should be coming this week. I'm about to bust

Nice! When is the review for LG 38GN950 coming out?

The pinnacle of monitor reviews !

IPS displays look absolutely stunning when you compare it to TN Panel but you can only see how stunning they look on a OLED or a IPS panel itself

Watching this on the 34GN850 and I can absolutely recommend it.

are you planning on testing any alienware monitors? Like the AW3821DW?

You actually review monitors as one should review them. With FACTS and data. thanks! We need more of this.

Love the appearance of Kotor 2 in your library

Even today, one year later, in terms of IPS and ultra-wide screen, this seems like the best value monitor with these specs, not even the G7/G9s don't come close IMO, mostly because those are VA and cost tons more! If I didn't the money for a G9/G9 Neo, I'd certainly save up and go for this one asap, which is what I plan to do.

1:35 that was a gnarly flicker

Another happy review.

Waiting on LG's 38GN950-B !! Thank you!

1:37 Screen Flicker at 160Hz 1:39 "My unit had no issues" Edit: Also occurs at 2:14 to 2:15 as pointed out by FullSpeedToKiiliMaar Probably a one off but thought is worth pointing out as the 34gk950f had alot of users with similar problems, though the problem can often boil down to the cable and I found using a Club3D Vesa certified cable resolved this for me over 2 previous supposedly 1.4 capable cabes. Would like to see you review the 38GN950-B that looks awesome and would like your thoughts on it's HDR ablity since its 600 instead. And the 4K 27 144Hz looks interesting :)

With all due respect, I as a person who uses IPS would rather skimp on resolution - Aspect Ratio - Refresh rate and not use a VA.

Was sold after watching your review. Big price tag in AUS but happy to pay for the quality and performance. But still waiting for local availability with no indication from LG. May need a plan B, unfortunately. Great reviews 👍

Could you one day make a new, modern overview video about all the monitor panel types? Would be nice :)

I wish the aw3420dw was on the compare list.

Could you guys please review the Alienware aw3420dw?

Hey, back here since last time I saw this in release. This was an unobtainable dream for me, but I managed to afford it comfortably with work and patience and God's will. I got it in March of 2021. TLDR, don't give up on your dreams.

Nice looking panel. After I spent several 1000$ and went through lots of LG monitors, some to mention are LG 27GL850-B (extreme IPS glow on all 3 i tested, non-usable), LG 32GK850F-B (2 had dead pixels all over and it were heating up like crazy (all RMA). So I decided to stop playing lottery as it was going no where and I went to one company that had a large warehouse and got there LG 32GK650F-B. But, even LG 32GK650F-B series had dead pixels. Some cool guys at warehouse wanted to help me out and opened 6 of those monitors of which 5 had dead pixels. They were opening those boxes like it was Christmas. All of us were in shock how bad quality control was on all those monitors. All this lottery process took over 3 months and lots of energy and nerves. If there wasn't for those guys at the warehouse I would still be fishing for a monitor. The LG 32GK650F-B I have now is perfect in all ways. No backlight bleed what so ever. It's not heating up, it's actually cool. Thanks a lot HU for all the info you provided, extensive reviews and explanations.

Any chance for a review of the 34" Xiaomi Mi Surface Display