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

*****UPDATE (12-10-2016): Still loving this awesome monitor (my wife, too!). I decided to repurpose my old regular-wide monitor as a second display ABOVE this monitor (because why not??? LOL) and learned that any dual-vertical desk-mount stand that supports "up to 27-inch" regular-wide monitors can also fit 34"ultrawide because theyre the same actual height (I was previously tearing my hair apart looking for a "34-inch dual-vertical" stand but couldnt find any---go figure!). Hope this helps yall!!!***** This monitor ROCKS! At under $400 (currently $349!!!), you CANNOT go wrong with this ultra-wide beast unless youre running a low-end graphics card (works great with my GTX 960). When I first looked into ultra-wide monitors, I did all kinds of research and wished I had $1300 at the time for an Acer Predator X34 (currently $1,230) because that monitor was 3440x1440 (this LG 34UM68-P is only 2560x1080 but its still absolutely gorgeous). I thought I would need the curve to get a better experience, too. But then I discovered I would also need a faster graphics card to handle 3440x1440 on top of the insane cost of the Predator X34---putting that dream on hold for at least another year or two. So...I bought this monitor instead and honestly thought it would be "just okay". But when it arrived and I set it up, I was absolutely blown away. This monitor made me want to play games more now than Ive had the urge for the past 10 years or more. Its so good, I bought a SECOND one for my wife. Everyone has their own preferences in monitors but heres some of my discoveries with this monitor: 1) I dont care about curved anymore. Seriously! For productivity (I work with Excel a lot), curved monitors distort horizontal lines/spreadsheets to make them look weird and kinda bad, IMO. So much so for me, that Im not sure I ever want a Predator X34 in the future. Lesson learned, I am sticking with FLAT ultra-wide monitors and would strongly recommend others do so if you use your computer for both gaming and productivity. If your computer is strictly a gaming machine (mine clearly isnt) then youll probably appreciate a curved monitor. 2) Ive heard it said that there isnt a graphics card currently on the market that can handle 3440x1440 games at ultra-high settings (though Ive also read that the NVidia 1080 does come close depending on the game youre playing). This is because there is literally almost twice as many pixels going from 2560x1080 to 3440x1440. Since I never buy state-of-the-art graphics cards when they first come out (I usually wait a year or two for the price to drop), that means I am likely 2 years away from getting both a 3440x1440 monitor and the graphics card to handle it. 3) I absolutely love the preset window panes for this monitor (and you can customize it many different ways...I prefer 2 side-by-side panes but you can also do 3 side-by-side, 4 quad, 2 side-by-side w/3rd horizontal pane above or below, etc.). These window panes allow you to drag-n-snap your windows (web browsers, Word, Excel, etc.) automatically without having to manually resize everything (super awesome for productivity)! I dont know if all ultra-wide monitors do this (and very likely not) because this is an LG-developed software that comes with the monitor. 4) Gaming with extra field-of-view on the left/right sides really gives you an edge (as long as your game supports 2560x1080 resolution which games like Doom, The Division, Zombie Army Trilogy and even Fallout 4---with an INI file tweak---do). Once you game with ultra-wide resolutions, trust me...you will NEVER go back!!! 5) Watching movies on this thing...breath-taking. Most movie resolutions are 21:9 making them perfect for ultra-wide monitors (though most TV shows have yet to catch up with this ratio). There are plenty of other ultra-wide monitors in both 2560x1080 and 3440x1440 but I love this particular monitors features and price-point. Sure, there are better monitors out there...but they cost A LOT more and honestly...Im not even sure I would see much difference (without buying that high-end, state-of-the-art graphics card as well). Maybe in 2018 but this is definitely GREAT (not just "good") enough until then!

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Originally, I was looking for 34" Wide Monitors, but these are more than enough real estate to work with. I work long hours in the IT field and these take the strain off of my weary eyes. The controls and menus are intuitive. The glossy frame may bother some folks, but the frame is so thin...you really have to look hard to notice it. I was also pleasantly surprised at the built in audio. More than adequate for general web browsing. But dont get carried away...this isnt a Bose system, but it is clear and stable. And the price...well, there you go. Now...if youre some obsessed gamer...you may have some different needs. But if youre goal is a professional home or business office or family computing...get this monitor. p.s... I dont rate a product based on whether the box arrived dirty or if the mailman put it in the wrong spot. If I open it and the product is not damaged, then I dont care.

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Works great for documents and anything else. Surprised how well the speakers actually work. I didnt even realize it had built in speakers. I had the hardest time trying to find a monitor with clarity and no pixel issues. Most of the monitors have been focused on gaming lately, which those monitors pixels turn the text choppy. I shopped around and returned a Samsung to get this one which is much better. You can display 2-3 documents side by side across the screen at the same time to expand what documents you need to see, or widescreen for movies.

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I do video editing and bought this monitor to replace two older LG monitors so that I would be able to spread the editing application across both monitors without having the dividing bezel down the middle. It was also relatively easy to set this monitor up to act as two independent monitors which was necessary so that I could also work on one side while having a full screen preview on the other (the reason for two monitors to begin with.) The video quality of this monitor is excellent and it came set up correctly as determined by color bars. The resolution is quite good. Overall, I am very pleased.

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Ok....so,Ive never had a top of the line monitor,so I cant say how this compares to one. However,this is Way better than what I was using. Which was a AOC 27". The instant I plugged this in I was blown away. So vivid,and colorful in comparison. Then all of the added real estate and youre on your way to a whole new experience ;) Everything looks different on this monitor! One thing I can say is that not Everyone will be down with how different media types are displayed on it. They ALL will look different in some manner. Why? Because this isnt a widely accepted or produced format. Not every program is designed for this aspect,nor is every show or movie you will watch. However...they All look fantastic,to ME. A 2160p video is Unreal looking. Amazon prime looks great. I dont have Netflix so I cant say,but Im certain the aspect will vary too. PS4 looks awesome. Text DOES look really good,despite what Ive read from others. Then again,they might be used to looking at a $2000.00 panel. I certainly am not,lol. But from my experience with this,Im really enjoying what I could afford. And its a tremendous upgrade from what I had. The only thing Id like to have is a USB port,but...no biggie. I could care less about a DVI. The display port was all I was looking for,and having an HDMI ,much less two, may come in handy in the future for something, although I dont currently need one.

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Originally bought this monitor for my home. I do a fair bit of music production and needed some extra real estate for the screen. Did a ton of research going into the purchase. I fell in love with a that a friend of mine owns. The dell was priced about 700. This is an insane bang for your buck price. I came across this one online and and had great specs for the price. I purchased the monitor 5 months ago. I love it so much I purchased a second one for work. It has become my go to for everything I do. It easily stands up to monitors twice this price. 10/10 will buy a third soon.

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Im not a very technical person, but I know quality when I see it. This monitor is very nice, has a beautiful picture and nice sound from the speakers. I originally ordered the 29 inch because I thought this one would be too wide for my relatively small desk. I was wrong! This is the perfect size and works well for work (Im not a gamer). I mainly wanted something wide enough to split the screen and work on 2 documents at once. I thought I would need a different stand but the stand it came with is very nice, and can be raised or tilted. I havent tried all the monitor features yet, but so far everything seems GREAT! Update - My fabulous monitor DIED just over 3 months after I bought it. First the speakers stopped working. Then I was on the phone with LG , doing some troubleshooting. He told me to unplug it and do a “hard reboot “. When I plugged it back up it wouldn’t come on!!! Power was clearly getting the the unit...but it wouldn’t light up. :-/ Since it was still under warranty they sent me a prepaid label to send it back. Fortunately I’d saved the original box and packaging. I’ll update again once I get it back....

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I have to say it took awhile to get used to this thing. I moved from an older Asus gaming monitor 21" to this monster. Its much shorter than I realized and I was afraid that it would be awkward to use since Ive never experienced ultra wide monitors before. This monitor is amazing but its definitely something you have to play around with. The screen real estate is plenty for research and multi tasking. Im not a rich person so I guess in my mind it boils down to this: if you are a multitasker with a small budget and dont mind a slightly older monitor, but still want an ultra wide and dont mind playing around its a perfect fit. Within days I had fallen in love with it. Im using the DP connection to get 75Hz and an amd gpu to utilize freesync and once I started gaming it all made sense fairly quickly. This thing is dirt cheap and lightning fast, Im not Chuck Norris on CS:Go I dont need an absurd refresh rate or response time on the bleeding edge of technology, I mostly do research for work, watch youtube and play Warframe. The settings for font clarity and refresh rates really only took 5 minutes to figure out and I was rolling. Its amazing how big of a difference 60Hz to 75Hz is. When playing games you are absolutely immersed in the gameplay, with beautiful colors, sharp crisp lines and a huge amount of fov. There is nothing in months of research for my new ryzen pc that came close to this for the price and Im very glad that I have this thing. It feels and looks like monitors twice the price with stats that fall center field where others always seem to fall short in at least one category.

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I now have two of these babies! Its like mission control in my office. This monitor is incredibly crisp and bright. Im not a gamer, so cant comment on the gaming performance of these monitors. Im a developer and spend all day staring at the screen. Ive noticed a drop in eye strain - despite sitting for 8 - 10 hours a day with two of these in front of me. I much prefer these to my former HP and Dell monitors, and the OnScreen control software that ships with them is a great way of being able to control window placement when running multiple applications.

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Very nice

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