LG 29UM67 worth it?

[Renato2005]

Hi guys,

I'm going for a monitor upgrade and I was hoping to get as many opinions as possible.

Today I have one AOC 2230F, until now, I was going for the Benq XL2720Z, which as far as I've read it's very very nice, but I just received an e-mail with the LG 29UM67 and I found it pretty interesting.

But why I'm thinking in this LG instead of Benq's?

Easy, price. Benq is almost 2 times more expensive than LG - at least in my country.
AND... i found that 21:9 looks nice and will somewhat solve my 3-way surround desires XD.

What you guys think? Someone has seen the 29UM67 in person?

Thanks!

 

[XMorsX]

If I am not mistaken, this LG has Freesync at higher fps. Can you take advantage of it? Because the BenQ has G-Sync, it strikes me oddly that you compare them.

Other than that, it is a fine monitor, flicker free with good color presets, that has a frameless design though that ruins the perceived black depth. If you have seen from up close a 29" 21:9 monitor and you liked it, it is a fine choice.

The BenQ you are ready to buy is not worth it. The AOC G2460PG, another 144Hz monitor with G-Sync, has better color presets and is cheaper on top of that.

 

[Renato2005]

If I am not mistaken, this LG has Freesync at higher fps. Can you take advantage of it? Because the BenQ has G-Sync, it strikes me oddly that you compare them.

Other than that, it is a fine monitor, flicker free with good color presets, that has a frameless design though that ruins the perceived black depth. If you have seen from up close a 29" 21:9 monitor and you liked it, it is a fine choice.

The BenQ you are ready to buy is not worth it. The AOC G2460PG, another 144Hz monitor with G-Sync, has better color presets and is cheaper on top of that.

Thanks for the answer!

I know it sounds odd when you compare a FreeSync monitor to one that does not have the same or equivalent technology, but in my case, I'm not considering it as a "plus" since I don't own a AMD GPU - and I'm not thinking in a change or upgrade right now.

This AOC G2460PG that you suggested seem to be a nice alternative too, but despite of not being able to find it selling here, it is 24" and I was looking for a bigger screen to do this upgrade.

 

[jay2tall]

I actually just received the LG 29UM67P display as a review item 2 weeks ago. I would COMPLETELY recommend it. Gaming at 21:9 aspect ratio is fantastic. My previous display was a 24" TN panel and I don't think I could go back from 21:9. I usually sell items I review, but I kept this one. The IPS panel is fantastic. It does support Freesync, but what I found was if you enable this option on the display it opens the option to set the panel to either 60Hz or 75Hz in your display settings. So even though I have Nvidia cards, I am running it at 75Hz. I just turn on Adaptive VSync in the Nvidia Control Panel and away I went. Plus you can't beat the color and image quality of the IPS over TN.

I was holding out on the 34" IPS 3440x1440 GSync panels, but then I was sent this item. It will hold me over until these displays come out and I may even wait a while to see how they review and maybe price drops. I kep seeing the LG 29UM67 go on sale for a good price so watch for those deals. Not sure what country you are from, but I've seen it here in the US drop $100-$150 on sale.

 

[Renato2005]

I actually just received the LG 29UM67P display as a review item 2 weeks ago. I would COMPLETELY recommend it. Gaming at 21:9 aspect ratio is fantastic. My previous display was a 24" TN panel and I don't think I could go back from 21:9. I usually sell items I review, but I kept this one. The IPS panel is fantastic. It does support Freesync, but what I found was if you enable this option on the display it opens the option to set the panel to either 60Hz or 75Hz in your display settings. So even though I have Nvidia cards, I am running it at 75Hz. I just turn on Adaptive VSync in the Nvidia Control Panel and away I went. Plus you can't beat the color and image quality of the IPS over TN.

I was holding out on the 34" IPS 3440x1440 GSync panels, but then I was sent this item. It will hold me over until these displays come out and I may even wait a while to see how they review and maybe price drops. I kep seeing the LG 29UM67 go on sale for a good price so watch for those deals. Not sure what country you are from, but I've seen it here in the US drop $100-$150 on sale.

Well, I think you said everything I wanted to read.

Here in Brazil it is in pre-sales right now, and the shop I use to buy my PC stuff has - imo - a very attractive price...

I'm buying it!

Thanks everyone!

 

[jay2tall]

You'll love it. It really is a great display. The stand is a little short, I had it on 2 books until I attached a VESA mount to my desk and now I can swing it where I like it.