LG Electronics 34UM88-P 34-Inch 21:9 UltraWide Screen LED-Lit Monitor

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My first monitor had terrible backlight bleed in the corners. The replacement has a little bit of backlight bleed but no where near as bad as the first one. Overall I am very happy with this monitor. Watching movies on this screen is incredible. I prefer having a flat screen to a curve because I dont want lines distorted when I am doing graphic design.

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So when I purchased this, it was cheaper than the outgoing LG 34" monitor the LG UM67 34UM67 so why in the world would I not?! First off, this review will be heavily biased by the fact I was looking for a thunderbolt monitor for my Late 2013 15" retina Macbook Pro (mine had the dedicated GPU but dont think that matters). I like Macs but they have their issues certainly and sometimes driving external monitors can be...uhm....troublesome. So wanted to stop messing with adapters, odd programs to assist, etc. Just wanted it to be plug and play. Aesthetically I think this is a step in the wrong direction from its predecessor, I actually liked the look of the old central "floating fold" stand better. The new stand is like a very open horseshoe with the central pillar in the middle. The bezel and screen are great however. Speaking of the stand though, functionality wise it would appear better since it has quite a range of height/tilt adjustment. So if that matters to you this monitor has a very good range. This has the standard VESA mounting points pre-drilled on the back (its what the included stand attach to), so should be easy to mount. Backlight bleeding, so far none noticed. I was extremely careful to follow the instructions LG laid out when handling the display. The display is bright, crisp, and sharp. Best of all it was plug and play with thunderbolt to drive it at full resolution (3440x1440 @ 60Hz). I have an anker USB 3.0 hub connected and it allows me to switch between inputs and keep the same keyboard and mouse. One huge upgrade/update over the old model is that you can split screen now with thunderbolt being one of the inputs. So I can have my mac up on one side and a PC (via HDMI or mini display port) I dont mind the small central joystick for navigating items, it would have been nice to have a quick button for split screen or PIP but whatever, those are just nice to haves (for me at least) anyways. If you are a PC user and/or dont care about Thunderbolt usage, there are probably better deals on the market for you. I wont lie, the dell 34" curved, if you like curved monitors, looks great. My only gripe with this, is it appears that there two very minor dings on two corners of the display from the factory. Its not enough for me to return it just a minor annoyance. Obviously this is a 21:9 aspect ration monitor which isnt for everyone and has some limitations and irritations. There are a few chrome browser extensions that help with that if you are watching movies/videos/youtube etc to fill the screen. Overall I think this is by far and away the best 34" monitor for mac users, as my personal taste doesnt favor curved monitors.

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Purchased this monitor a week ago for $572 on Amazon. I also got an EVGA 1060 SC graphics card to take advantage of the monitors native 1440 x 3340 resolution & Display Port connection (DP cable included with the LG). This is the flat (not curved) version which I wanted because I use it for business, graphics design & Photoshop. Next to the superb display, the biggest surprises were the stand and audio quality. The stand (internally) is made from very heavy cast metal. Its heaver than the stand that came with my 55" TV. Fully adjustable height & tilt. As for audio, most monitors have tinny weak sound. This LG has very nice sound (be sure to turn up the bass in the menu). It wont replace your living room stereo, but dont splurge on external PC speakers until you try this out. The ultra wide aspect ratio took about a week to get used to, but now Im acclimated and loving it. I spend a lot less time resizing and arranging windows, and Photoshop is a joy to use on this monitor. Word Documents - view 2 full size pages side-by-side with no reduction in text size. MS Excel - 42 columns x 45 rows with no reduction in text or cell size. Hint: On a PC hold the Ctrl key when closing an applications window to insure it will reopen to the size you left it. I set up my common apps to open to an ideal size this way. Im not a gamer so I cant give feedback on games, but video is amazing. Screen brightness came set to 100. Thats a lot of photons hitting your eyes, so I cranked it down to 70. However, the menu also has preset selections that set optimal brightness for various activities: reading, gaming, photo editing, etc. My only nitpick is I wish it came with 3 or 4 USB ports instead of 2. Overall, the LG 34UM88C-P is an excellent monitor.

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I use this monitor for everything from color grading to gaming and I love every single little bit about it, the only thing I would improve is the audio, its not the best, but it IS a monitor so you really cant ask for much! The color is vivid and very accurate. The only problem is its color varation in the lower left hand corner, it leans slightly warmer down there than the rest of the screen which I hear is common on all of them. Other than that, this monitor is a MASSIVE bang for the buck considering its incredible accuracy and performance. I just wish it had GSync instead of FreeSync :) Also, I am glad I got the flat and not the curved version, At this small size, curved would have just been annoying.

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My first ultrawide was 29um67. It was freesync capable and in nvidia panel refresh rate displayed the 75hz option after activating freesync in the monitor settings. Great monitor, never had an issue with it. I then switched to 34um95 which had terrible flickering, half of display would go off sometimes, or half would display image like i just cracked it. Turn off/on was solving the problem. I sold it and bought another 34um95. This time no flickering issues at all, the only minor issue was if id have a browser open in the middle of the screen and try to scroll a page, id see vertical tearing right in the middle of the screen sometimes. I upgraded to 34um88 just because i got it cheaper than i can sell my old 34um95 for. I like the stand much better, its sturdier with a lot more adjustments. The black color of the stand is also better to the eyes than silver on the old one. I didnt notice vertical tearing in the middle of the screen yet which is an improvement for me. No flickering as well. Color reproduction seems to be excellent as it was on the old one. I thought that all the freesync capable LG monitors allow to switch to 75hz in the nvidia control panel after activating freesync setting, i was wrong. Unlike the older 29um67 monitor, i didnt get the 75hz option in the nvidia control panel this time. I went to the "create custom resolution" (overclocking) setting and typed in 75hz after activating "freesync". Everything seemed working fine. After setting v-sync on i was getting 75fps stable in Unigine 4.0. Then i learned about the testufo website and found out by taking pictures with DSLR camera at 1/5 shutter speed that this monitor skips the frames when overclocking it to 75hz. Actually any change above 60hz does frame skipping. I tried different DP cable, installing/uninstalling LG monitor driver, trying different picture modes, freesync on/off, nothing helped. This is a bummer since my older 29um67 was freesync capable as well and some people on forums achieved 80hz without frame skipping on it. Edit: I have both a certified 1.2 and the original Displayport cable and I found out this monitor flickers horizontally when displayport 1.2 is turned on in settings, same issue the 34um95 had.

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This monitor has a LOT of real estate. I had a little trouble getting it to recognize the Apple Mac Pro 2013 thru the thunderbolt cable but was able to resolve this by hooking up via HDMI, set up thunderbolt, then disconnect HDMI. Colors are very good but the contrast is not too good even after fidelling with it for a while. Brightness is dramatic and I had to turn it WAY DOWN to get decent looking screens. All in all I would definately use this on any high end computer with a graphics system capable of driving it. Oh and the included screen control software is good but it needs to have a custom layout mode included in it. Right now what you see is all you have to choose from....

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The monitor is verstale with a nice image and decent on screen controls. The software is another matter. It requires UAC control in Windows which pops up anytime you need to change the screen sharing arrangement between multiple devices which is why I bought it. If you are in a business environment with normal security , I would not recommend it. For home gaming might be quite nice. If they could make the display drivers like other windows drivers so you can just adjust from a panel OR If they update the on screen controls to make use of more than just splitting the screen in half, it would be dynamite and then worth 5 stars. The OSD should allow to pick the window configuration and then allow for PIP and all the available windows to be dimensioned (resolution) individually .

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I purchased 2 of these monitors and stacked them for my workstation. Talk about amazing amounts or Real Estate for all my viewing needs. The image quality unsurpassed. Back light bleed is not an issue for me. I had an issue with the display port. CMOS - Bios could not be seen when connected via display port. I contacted LG and they were zero help. I found out after reading extensively about display port monitors that I had to have UEFI mode enabled in Bios for the display port to be recognized when booting to Bios. I also installed Windows in UEFI. Now the display ports worked as expected. I use these monitors for Music production, Photo editing and Video Production. Multitasking has become much easier. Colors are accurate and the images are remarkably clear. Now for the lack of quality control. You can see in the close up image that edge of the monitor close to the LG Logo is all dinged up. Both monitors had alike damage to the bezel finish. I contacted LG about this damage and again they showed zero concern and pointing the finger at the shipper or the seller. The packages were fully OEM packaged still in the boxes and sealed. No damage to the packaging. If you read the reviews you will see LG has many issues with quality control and LG monitors. I was able to cosmetically touch up the bezels on my own and the dings are now obscured. This was almost enough to get me to return both monitors, but the seller was so painfully slow to ship these monitors originally I vowed to never do business with them again. The seller showed very little concern when inquiring about monitor damage. Overall I am pleased with the monitors performance and they meet or exceed my personal needs. I will just have to be more selective who I buy from the next go around. If it is not sold and shipped by Amazon under the Prime agreement....I will not purchase.

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Update on 10/21/17: Its been about 10 months that I have had this monitor. The monitor started showing a vertical red line a month ago. The line is about 2/3rds of width from left of screen. LG customer service is hard to get. Will see how soon this issue can be resolved. But Im disappointed at the low mftr quality of this monitor. ---------------------------------------------------------- I bought this from local Frys after trying out one from an Amazon seller. I bought this monitor as an upgraded to my Dell 24" 1920x1200 UltraSharp Wide Sceen Monitor that I had for several years. And Im happy that I did the upgrade: - LG monitor has much more screen space and I can work on multiple documents at the same time. - The pixel resolution is just right. I was considering a 4K monitor (I have one at work), but the pixel resolution makes text too small for my comfort. - Colors are outstanding. Photos and Videos look amazing. I have not gone to the extent of checking colors with a colorimeter but might do that one of the days. :) One negative is that the quality of cable connectors can be poor. Thats what happened with the one shipped by Amazon seller and that I returned (Thanks Amazon!). So the five star rating includes rating for Amazons return service. :)

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So the monitor is very nice; however, the first one I ordered was missing the threads for the top two mounting screws. I sent it back and the next one had a large group of dead pixels. I sent that one back too. The third one is missing one of the top two mounting screws. The monitor is great, but the quality control is beyond ridiculous. If the first or even second one would have been without defect I would have given this monitor five stars.

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