In December final 12 months, LG introduced the most recent additions to its OLED gaming monitor lineup, together with the 32GS95UE – the world’s first 480Hz OLED, the ultrawide 39-inch 39GS95QE and 34-inch 34GS95QEand several other different even bigger TV-like fashions. Effectively, I’ve simply obtained my eyes and arms on the 34GS95QE, and suffice it to say, I’m fairly impressed.
Some earlier LG OLED displays I’ve used haven’t fully received me over, as they’ve lacked brightness and have struggled for real-world distinction in brighter conditions. That’s primarily due to the display screen coating reflecting ambient gentle and making a greying impact on darkish colours – contenders for finest gaming monitor, they weren’t. Nonetheless, LG’s new 2024 OLED panels – or at the very least a few of them – use a brand new anti-glare and low reflection (AGLR) coating that, at the very least based mostly on what I might see at present, resulted in massive features in real-world picture high quality.
Being demoed on the CES Unveiled present occasion at CES 2024, LG’s teeny tiny one-table sales space joined a bunch of largely a lot smaller tech titan hopefuls at this smaller-scale pre-show occasion. The brand new panel was being proven alongside considered one of LG’s new laptops and a brand new projector, and that was it. The sight of a world mega-company like LG having a sales space at this occasion, alongside crowdfunded hopefuls or different far smaller corporations, was amusing to me at the very least.
However again to the show, and the brand new AGLR coating actually did appear to suppress reflections and in flip enhance the distinction of the show. Being a curved panel, it really opens itself as much as being affected by reflections from much more angles than a flat panel, however the show appeared basically reflection-free from straight on, although crouching decrease meant the glow of the overhead lights may very well be seen.
As for that curve, it’s extremely tight, with a radius of simply 800mm. Typical 34-inch ultrawide panels have a 1,200mm radius (1200R) whereas 1000R panels are comparatively widespread too. 800R, although, is about as tight as these panels get. For those who’re a fan of curved displays, this one ought to do the trick for you.
The panel specs aren’t significantly wonderful for a contemporary OLED gaming monitor, with a decision of three,440 x 1,440 and a refresh charge of 240Hz. These are nonetheless stellar specs, after all, however loads of different panels are hitting these numbers as of late.
As an alternative, what additional delighted me was the neatly compact stand, which does away with the ungainly V-shaped toes of some massive shows, saving desk area. The general design of the panel can be good however with simply sufficient gamer flare to not be uninteresting – the rear RGB lighting is neatly built-in too.
Pricing for the brand new panel hasn’t been confirmed but however we anticipate to listen to extra tomorrow at LG’s massive CES press convention. In the meantime, for our present choose of the very best gaming shows you may try our greatest gaming monitor information.
