I purchased this monitor for a gaming PC on which I sometimes do work as well.
First impressions of this monitor - incredible. The colors are rich and, for a large IPS panel, the contrast ratio is pretty good. QC on this monitor was excellent - backlight bleed is minimal, and limited to the corners in very dark scenes. No dead or stuck pixels.
This monitor supports FreeSync, and since modern games are getting more and more demanding and the high resolution of this monitor, I am seriously considering buying an AMD card to support that functionality. However, I am currently running an Nvidia 980 Ti, which only supports G-Sync, so I cannot evaluate that feature yet.
The curve is surprisingly unobtrusive. When sitting with the monitor properly centered, it feels very natural, and ultrawide flat screens seem like the corners are too far away in comparison. When viewing panoramic scenes the curve really helps to fill some of your peripheral vision and improves the immersion.
For productivity, this monitor is incredible. It's easy to fit two separate things side-by-side without any program feeling cramped.
Gaming, however, is where this monitor shines. Response time feels quite good and 75hz support is a nice addition. To enable 75hz, you must enable FreeSync on the monitor (even if you're not using a freesync-capable GPU). Games feel immersive and landscapes come alive with the extra real estate. Final Fantasy XIV has great ultrawide support and is where I've spent most of my time with this monitor. Ultrawide is a pretty big advantage in difficult content, in many instances I can zoom out and see the entire fight easily, improving awareness.
Do be aware that not all games support 21:9. Overwatch, for example, is a notable omission in this space and the game feels quite cramped with black bars on either side of the screen.
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Product information
| Product Dimensions | 9.9 x 32.1 x 22.4 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 18.5 pounds |
| Manufacturer | LG Electronics |
| ASIN | B01B9IDL4I |
| Item model number | 34UC88 |
| Batteries | 2 A batteries required. |
| Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #674,210 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #12,528 in Computer Monitors |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Date First Available | January 15, 2016 |
| Standing screen display size | 34 Inches |
| Aspect Ratio | 21:9 |
| Resolution | 3440 x 1440 Pixels |
| Image brightness | 300 Candela |
| Total Usb Ports | 2 |
Warranty & Support
Product Warranty: For warranty information about this product, please click here. [PDF ]
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From the manufacturer
34 inches Class 21:9 UltraWide QHD IPS Curved LED Monitor (34 inches Diagonal)
34UC88-B
Key Features:
- 21:9 UltraWide QHD IPS Monitors
- sRGB over 99%
- USB 3.0 Quick Charge
- Game Mode
- On-Screen Control with Screen Split 2.0
- FreeSync
Features
21:9 UltraWide QHD IPS Display
The 3440 X 1440 UltraWide QHD display offers amazingly sharp picture quality*. Its pixel area is about 1.8 times larger than an UltraWide Full HD 21:9 monitor, and about 2.4 times larger than a Full HD 16:9 monitor. It provides an efficient environment in using Microsoft Office programs showing 47 columns and 63 rows in excel.
*21:9 Screen or 3440 x 1440 (60Hz) resolution may not be available depending on content, device, interface or graphic card.
sRGB Over 99%
With over 99% coverage of the sRGB spectrum this LG monitor is a great solution for professional photographers, graphic designers or anyone looking for highly accurate color*.
* Color mode conversion between Adobe RGB and sRGB is available on the 'Color Mode' menu.
USB 3.0 Quick Charge
Save time when you power up the battery of a connected device using USB 3.0 Quick Charge. Once enabled, this convenient feature allows a phone or other mobile device to charge up to four times faster than regular USB 3.0.
Additional Features
On-Screen Control
On-Screen Control puts a host of essential settings into a handy window for quick, easy access. Volume, brightness, picture mode presets, Screen Split and more can now be adjusted with just a few clicks of the mouse.
Screen Split 2.0
Customize your monitor layout for multitasking with the latest version of LG Screen Split. Resize and display multiple windows at once, with 14 options including four different picture-in-picture (PIP) choices.
FreeSync
LG's 21:9 UltraWide monitors with FreeSync* technology eliminate the tearing and stuttering that have plagued gaming enthusiasts for years.
*FreeSync is only available when it is connected to Display Port.
Additional Features
Game Mode
Set your game mode optimal gaming conditions. There are 3 gamer modes, 2 First-Person-Shooter modes and even and RTS pre-set mode so you can choose the best mode for you.
Height and Tilt Adjustable Stand
The 34UC88 monitor is easy to put together with a simple press-and-click display-to-base attachment. The monitor also provides comfortable viewing with versatile screen tilt and height adjustments.
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| Screen Size | 34" | 34" | 34" | 34" | 34" |
| Panel Type | IPS - LED | IPS - LED | IPS - LED | IPS - LED | IPS - LED |
| Curved Screen | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Resolution | 3440 x 1440 (WQHD) | 3440 x 1440 (WQHD) | 3440 x 1440 (WQHD) | 3440 x 1440 (WQHD) | 2560 x 1080 (Full HD) |
| Aspect Ratio | 21:9 | 21:9 | 21:9 | 21:9 | 21:9 |
| Color Gamut | sRGB over 99% | sRGB over 99% | sRGB over 99% | sRGB over 99% | sRGB over 99% |
| Screen Split | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| FreeSync | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Thunderbolt | No | Yes (2) | Yes (2) | No | No |
| Quick Charge | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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| display size | 34 inches | — | 34 inches | 34 inches | 34 inches | 34 inches |
| resolution | QHD Ultra Wide 1440p | QHD Ultra Wide 1440p | QHD Wide 1440p | 5K QHD 1440p | FHD 1080p | WQHD 3440 x 1440 |
| display technology | Curved | LED | QHD | LCD | IPS | LED |
| hardware interface | usb3.0, usb | — | hdmi, displayport | vga | usb | bluetooth, displayport, ethernet, hdmi, solid state drive, thunderbolt 4, usb |
| viewing angle | 178 degrees | — | — | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees |
| mounting type | VESA Compatibility - Mountable: 100 x 100 mm | — | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount |
| HDMI ports | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| number of usb ports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| weight | 18.5 pounds | — | 17.4 pounds | 6.8 kilograms | 7.9 kilograms | 22.6 pounds |
| model name | LG34UC88OB | 34SR65QC-B | 34GP63A-B | LG34WP60CB | FBALG34WQ650W | Dell 34 Curved USB-C Monitor - S3423DWC |
| refresh rate | 60 | — | 160 | 160 | 100 | 100 |
The Best Monitor I've Ever Owned
I wasn't quite sure I'd like the curved screen, but it took me almost no time to get used to it. Now when I use my laptop or someone else's computer, I feel like I'm missing out. I use the monitor mostly for photo editing mostly with Lightroom and a little with Photoshop. The extra real estate makes a big difference and the color rendition is very good. Straight out of the box it was nearly perfectly calibrated. It may very well have been correctly calibrated in the factory, but my calibration tool (Datacolor Spyder4) takes into account the ambient light of the room and adjusts it accordingly. It shows more than 100% of sRGB, and 79% of the AdobeRGB missing only a little of the green portion of the spectrum (blue and red are covered completely). I've attached a picture of the graph. I use is secondarily for gaming. Coming from a 1080p monitor, there are a lot more pixels to render. I have a GeForce GTX760 that does just ok. I have to lower the rendering quality of the games at full resolution. Also, just to be aware, this monitor is 60hz, so there is no reason to run games above 60 fps. Lastly, while I'm on this note, it uses FreeSync for games to match the frame rate and refresh rate. FreeSync is compatible with AMD's Radeon GPU's and NOT with Nvidia GeForce GPU's. Just to be clear, the monitor will run with an Nvidia GPU (that's what I'm using right now), it's just the FreeSync capability that won't be utilized. That may or may not be very important to you. I never used the stand that came with it. It looks to be a decent stand, but I preferred to mount it directly to the wall to free up the desk space under the monitor. You can see the attached picture. The only gripe that I have is with their software. There is an included program that allows you to have various options for how open windows will snap to a selected layout. I typically use one that splits the screen with one window being about 2/3 the width and the other being about 1/3. There's about 12 different options for layouts, but the one thing I wish I could do would be to have a hot key that I could hold down and have the window ignore the layout. I used to like being able to have my calculator out on top of a window and size it and position it where ever I would like. With their software, that's not possible. When I use the calculator it's huge because the program snaps it to the layout. This is such a small inconvenience that I didn't take off any stars for it. In the end this monitor has exceeded my expectations for it and is the best monitor I've ever owned.
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- Krista KReviewed in Canada on September 1, 2016
Love the monitor ... but terrible customer service from LG
