By far the best review I've seen for this monitor. Glad I kept scrolling to find it.

So... I received mine, my short review; Image quality 5/5 No complaints at all. Very accurate colors, no dead pixels, the sharpness was a bit too low out of the box for my taste, but nothing a quick increase in the menu couldn't fix. A little bit of backlight bleeding on the top, but not really intrusive in general. Really happy with this. Sound 2/5. Well... Way below average... Speakers crack regularly with music or movies or games, sound reproduction is not really accurate, it's sometimes even difficult to understand what someone is saying in a movie trailer and so on. I really want some separate speakers now, but, I will stick to using my headphones for now. Sound quality is great through the headphone port though. Maybe I should re-evaluate the speaker sound quality after the speakers break in, but, if they're crackling already, I doubt it will get any better. It's not faulty speakers by the way. Majority of things sound fine, as in, without cracks. When it does happen, it's extremely ugly. Build 3.5/5. The monitor itself feels well built. The curve is slight but very very nice. Glad I went with it instead of the flat version. Don't think I would've liked it as much if it was flat. The menu button feels flimsy and it's not really that accurate either. Sometimes it registers a different direction than I pressed. I really hope it doesn't give out on me. Thankfully it has software which allows you to control the monitor through windows itself. The stand has adjustable height and tilt, which is great. Bit it's not really that firm, meaning the monitor can 'jiggle' around if your desk itself is not stable. Overall; 4/5. It's a shame about the sound, but most people don't really rely on the sound of their monitors anyway, so I won't downgrade the point too much because of that. The build issues are there, but not deal breakers for most anyway.

Thanks for the review, I wasn't sure to buy since on the websites it seems to have no reviews but now that I've seen this video I'm definitely buying it

Thanks for the clean review! answered all the questions I had!

Man that bezel is very deceiving. I wish it was truly as thin as it looks when the monitor is off.

Fantastic review, covered all the right topics 👍

Amazing review man! Your cinematography is on point!

Beautiful b-roll and fantastic review. Thank you.

I have to say, I'm truly amazed by the quality of this video. That 1:48 - 1:55 moment, sick AF

Man.. Your Review... You do such a perfect job! So nice and informative to watch! 11/10

great video. i just purchased this monitor online and this video got me hyped for it to arrive :)

That is a great review! Thank you! Cleared up many of my questions. (o:

Great review, very helpful! Thanks!

i can't lie your the only person on youtube that has a video of this monitor with great camera shots

excellent video and review

Great review - thank you.

Excellent quality video...this monitor is now $249 in the USA,best deal ever...was looking at a 34 but my GTX 780 I'd struggle at 1440p...this is perfect...getting one asap.

Very helpful video , you made up my mind, I'm buying it. Thanks

i love you and this review thanks alot man

Good review and good monitor. With a better response time, higher refresh and a bit enhancement in pixel density and this could be the best 2k wfhd monitor period.

Just got this monitor. I love it. Its sweeeet. Your vid help me decide to get it. Gaming is fantastic.

your accent reminds me so much of Dmitri from HardwareCanucks haha. Good video :)

Great video! I'm in the market for a new monitor and was hoping to pair it with an RX 480; how does this model compare to LG 29UM69G-B?

Nice review.

+MindBlank Techthis . This lg monitor or the 34" flat? i am really really deciding between them.

I'm thinking of buying this thing or two Azus VG248QE's but don't know what to get. Also, how many htz does this LG computer have and is it preferable for gaming? I don't know which ones to get.

Does this monitor work well when playing arma 3. I've been looking at it for a while and don't know if I should get it or is there better for the same price. I'm only gonna play arma 3 on it

TO be onest, I dont know if its the monitor or the video that look amazing! Great job

What is your color, brightness, contrast, and sharpness settings? I can't seem to find the right setting for my monitor

Good review I say mabye the best

im currently using an old 24 inch 1080p asus monitor would you recommend upgrading to this monitor

very nice choice. i prefer monitors similar to this one that offer better color and contrast vs the more dull looking 144htz panels. i recently picked up a samsung 24" curved 1080p display that only runs 60htz but the color and deep blacks are worth it.

I have a EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. Will it be any good with this LG monitor? Ty for a very good video by the way : )

So I need a new monitor for an Xbox one x. It runs 4K so does this monitor basically run 4K gaming ??

Seen people enable LFC for this by increasing the Freesync range down into the 30's using Custom Resolution Utility (without introducing frameskipping) LFC enables automatically so long as the highest Freesync range is x2 of the lowest. AMD says x2.5 but x2 is the threshold

Can you recommend the color calibration for this monitor ?

Excellent review sir. I was looking for a 34" gsync (or maybe freesync and change the card at the next amd revision), but frankly don't want to spend the money on a technology that isn't perfect yet. For a third of the cost this monitor will fill the gap for a couple of years. Whilst not a throwaway item I am not going to be as disappointed that it isn't perfect as if I spent 1k on some 34" that in 6 months is outdated or available for much less money. For me, 29" 1080 replaced if needed in a couple of years or so is far easier to live with than 34" 1440 that I'm stuck with for a decade because of what i spent...... This way I don't have to regret my hasty decision whilst I watch monitors improve, ultra-wide get no content and gsync/freesync fight it out and find I backed the wrong horse. Thanks again.

it still good for 2020 ?i thinking to buy 1 used half price.

Great review. Great because it tells it how it is - even if it tells me things I don't want to hear about the product. Do you reckon a GTX590 will run it? My 590 runs 2x 22" monitors and works fine but one monitor just died so I'm thinking of an upgrade to this.

Just an FYI on the light bleeding. I have a Feb-2017 build and it still present. Stay away if you have OCD.

Hello +MindBlank Tech. Thanks for the review. I am little bit confused. What is better: LG 29uc88-b or LG 29EA73-P(or LG 29EA93-P)? thank you for your response.

But isn’t 14ms response time very bad? Does it look laggy?

Been tossing up between saving money and getting this, the LG 29UC88 or go all out on the 34 inch variant. Possible for a side by side comparison in terms to scale as an idea for a future video? :D I don't see many reviewers doing that.

that monitor looks amazing. I think you should try DOOM on that monitor and i think using all levels of OC would be welcome. As far as i know you are the only youtuber to have a RX 480OC that high and make content and i feel alot of people would love to see how it performes.

Hey thanks for the review. I've been eyeing this monitor for a while but reviews are scarce. What can you say about input lag though? I don't really play competitively fast-paced games but one guy on amazon in his review said it's not top notch in very twitchy games. But I guess it wouldn't matter to me. And one more thing? Is the curve worth paying extra? I do have some spare cash and would really prefer curved version. You buy monitor for a few years after all (at least my old one has 6 years atm).

Hey can you tell me what speakers you have? They look amazing.

cool review ! test it with Starcitizen / Starcraft II / Crysis 3

Is there any one who replaced after display was broken ?

So does the freesync only work with display port? What if I want to use an external 24 inch monitor, will using hdmi on the 24 inch affect the display port?

Hello! Would you still recommend this monitor, or are there better 2560x1080 29'' Freesync options available atm? Thanks and great video!

Does this work with a nivada card?

Great review, subbed! However, you should have added some frame rates for the most popular games (doom, BF1, overwatch, etc) running on your RX480 and how they perform with Freesync. I think that is the most important info for gamers interested to buy this monitor ;)

How is the bleed and ips glow on your sample of the 29uc88?, ive had a few UW myself and all of them with the exception of LGs 29um57 was dreadful (including but not limited to the Dell u3415w). I am hoping the curved models have less of an issue with glow as it is the worst part about IPS/PLS

Does the curve do that much? im looking at the non-curved equivalent (as it is the only one available in my country)

yep, buing it :) good video btw

what is the refresh rate using a a nvidia 960 with a hdmi and what would be the refresh rate with a dp. i know that some freesnyc monitor will only run at 60 hz on nvidia hardware due to freesync and the lg page does explain anything really

Great video. I own an rx 480 and was thinking of going for the 29UM68-P which is similar in specs (2560x1080 75hz freesync ips) but 100 $ cheaper. I wonder in what aspect its worse than this one. I would also be very interested on some rx 480 benchmarks on this resolution :)

Have you tried to overclock this monitor (with CRU for example)? I mean, can it run on more than 75Hz?

So, is it worth to switch to LG 29UC88 (2560x1080@75Hz) if i have 1080p@144Hz monitor. Is there big boost in productivity/multitasking?

Its possible to auto adjustment?, i have a problem, monitor produces shadow to the right of all text and graphics. I remember two year ago I had the same problem with a 23" lg monitor, first i was dissapointed, but testing and testing I managed to fix it easy just with auto adjustment. Now i have the same problem but dont know how to fix, cant find auto adjustment, and i tested everything.

just inform anyone thinking about getting this monitor, if you have a nvidia card, you will experience frame skipping if monitor is oc to 75hz. with freesync on or off. If you have an AMD card then it will work as intended, if you have nvidia you will only be able to play on 60hz, unless you like frame skipping

Would an nvdia 1070 work with the freesync on this monitor?

thanks for the video! do you happen to know the curvature radius of this model?

Why are you using "high response time" vs a lower response time? AFAIK lower ms is faster... Is there a benefit to making it slower?

Good review! Thanks What is the difference between "LG 29UM59" monitor and the "LG 29UC88"? TIP: You should considering a link in the description of the video every time someone buy's from your link you get a percentage >> "affiliate marketing".

Will the speakers be enough to listen to presentations and podcast and such? ... I want to get rid of speakers and other things and make a minimalist desk (using small pc with iGPU) and such...

I sub you great video man I got the LG 29 ultra wide I don't have freesync its off so I guess I don't have the option.

Can find these now about 250$, great price for what it is, easily the best for the money.

Free sync can work with nVidia. Right? I don’t want an AMD card

where are you from?

What is in centimeter the height of the active screen ?

hardware canucks said the 34 inch version of this is bad for gaming because keeping and fps between 55 and 75 fps is hard and he ran into screen tearing. did you experience this?

Do you know if this monitor works with mac?

is there any equivalent to this screen but with 120 or 144 hz?

If I play Starcraft 2 with this monitor is it gonna look bad? I mean Im gonna have to play in a square instead of the complete screen? Please help

WoW is said to make good use of 21:9. League of Legends has ultrawide support, I guess it helps you spot ganks with wider vision, but perhaps you already know that. Rocket League should also be quite nice on the ultrawide and racing games is one of the best genres for 21:9. However I'd love to try out action games (like Doom, Metro, Wolfenstein, Battlefield) whenever I get my new monitor, that is...

usb in??

Good video, but just to put it out there, 40 - 75Hz is kinda the low range for Freesync. There are a lot of Freesync monitors with ranges of like ~40 - 144Hz. I don't know if there are many ultrawides with ranges that good, though. Just wanted to mention that

Does curve make straight lines and tables look curved?

So what is the actual freesync range? LG and AMD sites say it is 40-75Hz, but people say different numbers. Is freesync range different when using HDMI and DisplayPort? Also does anybody know what is the minimum brightness value of this one?

Anyone else watching this because you saw it at $249.99 on ebay? lol

whats the movie u were palying

is this monitor decent for video and photo editing?

esti roman?

so this is better than LG29UC97C?

4:53 is that a USB port next to the hdmi?

No freesync through HDMI, does this mean you can only use freesync through DVI?

You say there is Freesync support, then you say there isn't through HDMI. ELI5?

is it good for competitive games as well?

is it a movie or a game can i pls know the name ? "1.40"

Will it run at 60hz even with a nvidia card?

How is the pixel density?

you had me at curved lol

what is the refresh rate

hello!

Hello ?

I hate light bleed...

btw i got the same speakers :-)

i will buy this monitor cuz i dont feel like buying such an expensive gpu:), good review

Turkey