LG 34UM68-P 34-Inch 21:9 UltraWide IPS Monitor with FreeSync

LG is clearly serious about the display panel. It is calibrated at the factory, and comes with a lab test report. We know LG can make some pretty high end stuff since the Apple store sells the LG UltraFine series displays. I bought this model for its IPS panel, which has a wide color gamut. I cant complain about the panel since it meets expectations, even though it has some uniformity issues. Now, everything else was a letdown. The joystick controller for the power/menu operation, while not badly designed, is quite a flimsy gadget. Is it too much to ask for a decent power button? The stand is under-engineered and the enormously wide monitor does not seem stable. The inputs on the rear do not face downward as they do on every decent monitor Ive owned. If you want to scoot the monitor against the back wall, you have to deal with right angle cables or adapters. Instead, I planned to use a generic VESA mount, but the mounting holes on the monitor’s back are so close to the (non-downward-facing) inputs that the inputs are blocked by a universal size VESA plate. The housing is ultra-shiny ultra-thin black plastic, which only looks good in product photographs. If you dont mind the marginal build quality, but want a reasonable quality panel, for not a lot of money, this is not a bad deal. If you require an ultra-wide 21:9 monitor, this may be one of the better deals. But, if you dont have a specialized need (like gaming) for an UltraWide display, I would go with a 27" 16:9 IPS monitor. It has approximately the same screen area as a 29" UltraWide, but feels less awkward for common tasks I perform, like photo editing, creating office documents, or web surfing. For about the same price as this 29" 1080p 21:9 model, a 27" 1440p 16:9 has 33% more pixels. I did not mark down the score for this monitor because of the UltraWide aspect ratio, which is a design criterion, not a flaw. I did subtract points because of the build quality and engineering.

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If you plan on dropping the resolution some and making your games unrecognizable then TECHNICALLY it can get 75hz. Even with a new dp 1.4 and the hdmi it shipped with. Even with every option in the nvidia controls. Have you ever been regretful with a product but still very happy with it? I thought I had found the sweet spot for size hertz and cost but yeah.... (but atleast the speakers are oustanding) I still really enjoy the monitor and have no plans of returning it. And I strongly recommend getting the chrome plugin that stretches out youtube videos for ultrawides. Going from horribly thick black bars to a video covering the whole screen feels amaazziing at this size. The bezels are super thin and dont collect dust. every other part of this thing does though. Youll need only 6 inches of space behind the screen for the arm. At its highest, the arm can lift the screen a smidge over 7 inches, making it now 21 and a half inches tall. At its lowest setting the arm almost puts the thing on the desk just shy of almost 3 inches, making it 17 inches tall. The legs jut out 3 inches infront of the screen while being just a bit wider than 19 inches. Make sure when you open this thing that you take out the instructions first and read them over. If you set the panel down you might break the power button and the instructions will tell you how to avoid that. Again I would strongly reccomend changing the shipping container of this thing or just making sure you are there for the delivery. It is highly conspicuous.

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I like the size of the monitor, it was larger than I expected. It wasnt easy connecting my MacBook Air. I had the proper wires and was using the correct port. Its possible the connection wasnt tight enough. A previous reviewer was correct, contacting the company or LG was a joke. They basically told me to contact Apple. This is the 3rd time Im using the monitor and the volume is no longer working. I wanted to finish watching the videos for my school work but there is no sound. I also cant find the port to use a headset or earbuds. I know how to go into the menu but that didnt help. This discourages me to do my work. I selected this monitor so I could use the speaker. If the box came with instructions on setting up the monitor I would have given it a higher rating. If the volume worked, I would give it a higher rating. I still like the fact I can see my screen since my 13" laptop is too small for me to do work on.

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