I have a wonderful NEC PA322UHD 4k 32" monitor with an IPS panel. I use it for photo/video editing and it's as good as displays get. However, I *hate* how black looks actually dark gray (or even not so dark gray if you look at it even at a moderate angle). If burn-in is not an issue, I would definitely be interested in an OLED monitor. The contrast is incomparable.
I'm a pro photographer. I can't find any information about UI burn-in. I can see how it is amazing as maybe a secondary, UI-element-free playback grading monitor for movies, but when I'm in Lightroom and Photoshop will all of the editing panels, a MacOS dock and menu bar... how long until those are permanently etched into the display? Does this screen have advanced reflection handling?
@@AffinityPhoto on hdtvtest they had their monitorfor a bit with no burn in from menu bars. I am planning to get this monitor and a couple smaller ones for menu GUI pallets.
Why are there so many gamers here? This monitor is clearly not for you. You don't need super fast high refresh rates for the kind of colour grading work this can be used for. And the brightness is often specifically adjusted for dark rooms to industry standards, so high brightness is often avoided. Gamut, contrast ratios, and black levels are what I'm interested in and this looks good on that front.
--- @@AffinityPhoto Primary "apples-to-apples"-comparison would be the "Sony (BVM-)HX310"-mastering-monitor, which costs 40K$USA. So this OLED-monitor costs only 10th of the price (4K$USA) while offering very comparable performance for the job. ---
--- Although the "gamers" have been very vocal/loud, they're the minority in comparison to media-production-industry, especially the smaller-studios that have been desperate for much more affordable mastering-monitor ( see the 40K$USA "Sony BVM-HX310" as an comparison ). So "as always", it's first the military, then the industry, and last it's the civilians / "gamers". ---
Just want to point out, its MARKETED for "professional color accurate work" but in all honesty, this was just their own market segmentation through "price" because if they sold this monitor for a "fair price" and "typical profits" NO ONE would buy their crappier IPS monitors they released this year (and they released like 8 new models this year). They didn't want to "shoot themselves in the foot". I desperately want an OLED gaming monitor, even if its 4k 60hz as long as it has black frame insertion, it would be GODLY. regardless of what the ignorant internet (reddit) claims. Hopefully samsung doesn't let us down with QD-OLED supposedly launching early next year....
I'm really considering this for PS5, since 99% of the games I play are 60 FPS anyway. I've been wanting an OLED in this size for many years. Have you tried setting it up with any game consoles? What would be the recommended settings?
If you not professional user that's need Adobe RGB, you should get LG CX/C1 for cheaper price (1300-1400 USD), bigger screen, and they support 4K 120Hz and VRR too.
@@muhammadbaharits9922 The problem is that 32-in is the max I can do in my bedroom. So there's really no other 32-in OLED choice on the market currently.
Many of the settings would be a matter of personal preference and also the games you are playing. Thiis not a monitor optimized for gaming. It has a 60 Hz refresh rate. You might want to condier this IPS monitor as it has been designed for the hard-core gaming enthusiast: ASUS Republic of Gamers Swift PG32UQX 32" 16:9 144 Hz G-SYNC 4K HDR IPS Gaming Monitor B&H # ASPG32UQX : bhpho.to/3evbvN5 >Mark< 32" In-Plane Switching (IPS) Panel HDMI 2.0b + DisplayPort 1.4 Inputs 3840 x 2160 UHD Resolution @ 144 Hz 1000:1 Static Contrast Ratio 1400 cd/m² Peak Brightness in HDR Mode 178°/178° Viewing Angles 4 ms Response Time (GtG) Display Streaming Compression (DSC) technology, this monitor can deliver a 144 Hz at full 3840 x 2160, 4K resolution to help minimize motion blur. 1.07 Billion Colors with HDR NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate Support Aura Sync Lighting | OLED LiveDash
@@BandH Yes but I'm dead set on OLED, and the maximum size is 32 in so I think this is the only option on the market. Do you happen to have a game console to hook up and see how it works? I know there are so many presets and settings, I just want the default.
how to you calibrate this monitor to gamma 2.2 and Adobe RGB. Factory calibration drifts over time so it's useless for critical color and gamma accuracy. Does it come with a color sensor like NEC spectra view ? You can't calibrate by eyeballing colors so there must be a sensor but it is not talked about here nor on LG website...?
You should be able to download the software compatible for use with the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B 31.5" 16:9 4K HDR OLED Monitor from LG's website using the link included below: bit.ly/3FhjIiy .
--- In the words of "Vincent Teoh / HDTVTest" in his review of this LG 32EP950 OLED Monitor: "Always use protection if you can." In his much more detailed ~20-minute analysis-review, he mentions that this monitor has surprisingly good image-retention-resistance. And thus as long as you're NOT intentionally / deliberately trying to cause the burn-ins to happen especially by disabling the "Screen Shift"-feature, you are very unlikely going to experience the burn-ins in the first place. ---
OLED doesn't burn in as much as people think they do. Right now millions of people have OLED phones and none of them are bitching about burn in. HOWEVER, go to reddit/r/oled and you will hear all these little twats crying about their burn in issues. MOST of them are abusing their TV by disabling safety features or cranking brightness to max values. And they wonder why their shit breaks aka burns in. In reality, the reason for burn in comes down to two things. VOLTAGE and HEAT. In order to get brighter pixels, they apply more VOLTAGE to a pixel. This also means it will produce more heat. LG's newest TV line has higher peak brightness, and due to power and heat, they also put on them a thicker heatsink to wick the heat away. The OLED monitor only hits 250nits max in SDR. And this IF you crank the screen to 100%. Right now I have two gaming monitors, 1080p 240hz alienware which caps out around 400 peak nits and my samsung 1440p 144hz HDR monitor which caps out at 600 nits. BOTH are tuned to 100nits. Because there is literally NO REASON to have higher peak brightness regardless of what youtubers claim is required for "nice hdr" they are full of shit and they don't even know why they are full of shit. mass agreement of a lie doesn't make it true, its still a lie. in this case, the lie that HDR requires peak brightness. this is wrong, hdr is about contrast ratios. which is why certifications like dolby vision require a tv to have 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, which only a few tv's can actually hit. if we start talking STATIC contrast ratios, most tv's are around 1000:1 to 3000:1 which is abysmally low. meanwhile OLED itself has a 1,000,000:1 STATIC contrast ratio, while their dynamic is rated infinite:1.... which blows the HDR spec out of the water. meaning you don't need insane nits. PEAK BRIGHTNESS is a TV marketing war between companies to force people into buying "their superior TV" even when the customer doesn't understand that nits aren't everything. You'll see youtubers like HDTVtest claiming 4000 peak nits HDR tv's are super amazing, except right now 4000 nits televisions are made for outdoors use, because you need that higher nits to overcome the brighter ambient light produced by the sun. hell most sports stadiums have screens ranging from 3000 nits to 10,000 nits. should we just use those displays for HDR? NO, because their color accuracy will be ass.
@@goblinphreak2132 So you're holding it wrong - got it. BTW, you can't watch UA-cam HDR on a computer monitor unless you directly input from a device like Chromecast that supports it. Most computers do not.
You don't need high refresh rates for most of the uses a monitor like this is designed for. I don't even know why gamers are looking at this to be honest. Some of the super high refresh rate monitors are straight up bad at what this is good at (gamut, contrast, black levels).
--- You certain you aren't waiting for "microLED"? Because there is already a slew of devices with LED-backlit LCD with Mini LED-based backlighting ( I.E. it's just same of before with added Full array local dimming (FALD) zones ). ---
I have a more specific question I hope you or someone here can answer. On LG's official website it is stated that the panel uses anti-glare, however at the 3:10 mark I see some signs of it actually being glossy. Or is it something between like semi-gloss? I'm not a creator, but as a consumer I much prefer glossy displays over matte ones, which is impossible to find in higher end monitors nowadays other than maybe the new Apple display which isn't for consumers obviously just like this LG. Would be a first that I see an OLED with anti glare since all the TVs are glossy by my knowledge. Not everyone needs a matte coating for their room and it's beyond annoying we don't even get the option anymore to get a superior display when there are no other light sources to combat, looks like not even professionals have any other option than Apple if this really has Anti Glare on it. Any answer is appriciated thanks!
The screen surface of the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B 31.5" 16:9 4K HDR OLED Monitor BH #LG32EP950B is definitely not glossy. It is more of a semi- matte finish. LG's description of "semi-glossy" is a bit of a stretch in my opinion. >Mark
@@BandH Thanks for the response. Oh wow really? Looks like manufactures are so dead set on matte that now even oled gets the "treat" of a matte finish or as I would call it "how to nerf your own product". Just by accident I found out recently that EVE wants to make a glossy model of their 4k 144hz ips display sourced from LG. Might be the only one in the market. Only video I could find of it so far is from the UA-cam channel Dave2D. I really hope we get more of this kind of panel soon! Maybe even from LG themselves since EVE claims LG reached out to them for testing. Best regards!
joled panels actually aren't that expensive. lg is doing "market segmentation through price." classic rgb panels are cheaper to manufacture than lg's wrgb panels. if you can get a 48" LG tv for 1400, there is no reason why a 32" classic rgb monitor is 4 grand. LG knows this. but because they released all these new ips monitors this year, they would essentially "shoot themselves in the foot" if they released a fair priced 32" oled monitor because no one would buy their crapper ips monitors.... its all about business. they also probably didn't buy many panels from joled because LG Display, the "other" LG business, is probably working towards making their own OLED panels of the same size. so they didn't want to contractually buy too many from joled only to end up not using them. with a limited run, they want more profits per sale.
Can someone shed some light on why would anyone want such an expensive crappy display that doesn't have HDR10+, 100Hz minimum, at least 500nits, and basic commodity like wifi? Am I missing something?
Designed for creative professionals the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B 31.5" 16:9 4K HDR OLED Monitor, delivers exceptional color accuracy alongside a variety of connectivity options to support your video editing workflow. >Mark
HDR10+ is a television standard and is absolutely meaningless in the actual monitor market. Not to mention the cost of 10,000 dollars for certification fee annually. The only details needed for HDR10+ is essentially the ability to use a PQ curve, which this monitor does in fact support. Peak nits doesn't matter as their own marketing material for HDR10+ mentions 150nits displays which is insanely low. They only mention "up to" for specs and not a "minimum". The only minimum requirement would be the PQ curve. At least from the official HDR10+ website which is ignorantly crap to explore and find information. Unlike VESA, a monitor certification, which has all the information easy to find and read. As far as 100hz. That's subjective to the individual. The biggest reason GAMERS want 100hz or higher is because increasing refresh rate increases motion clarity. Many will mention that 60hz looks "choppy" and 120hz looks "smoother." This has to do with how monitors and televisions display information, which is called sample and hold. The higher the refresh rate, the better the motion clarity. However, there is a hidden negative to this, which is pixel response time. The AVERAGE gaming monitor has about a 12ms pixel response time. And I am fluffing that number because in reality, its worse. A 60hz display means 16.6ms per refresh aka 1hz. A 360hz monitor in this relation would be 2.7ms per 1hz. The pixels on typical gaming monitors can't even change that fast. So you end up with MORE motion blur even though you have 360hz. A downside gamers don't even realize they are doing to themselves. Technically, I'm a gamer, so i shouldn't' talk about myself like that XD Jokes aside, with the average 12ms response time number, the best accuracy for motion clarity comes down to 80hz which is 12.5ms per 1hz. Pretty freaking low. ON THE FLIP SIDE, OLED which has about a true 1ms pixel response, would mean if we have a 1000hz display, each 1hz would be 1ms, and it would work flawlessly. This isn't gonna happen anytime soon.... hell they can't even get 480hz out until "2024" according to news sources.... and even then, pixel response will be so slow that it wont work correctly. As 480hz would require a 2ms pixel response time, which no monitor today can do, not a single one. The best monitors are 4ms at their fastest and around 12ms at their slowest. ANOTHER solution to motion blur is to use black frame insertion. For LCD monitors this means flickering the backlight in time with pixel changes. AS the pixel changes, light turns on, then turns off. When the next pixel changes, light comes on again. The "off" period "simulates" a black frame, but its not perfect. OLED black frame insertion, actually turns the pixels off. With pixels being insanely fast as it is, this makes the technology superior in every way. A 60hz OLED with BFI enabled (like the LG CX with their motion pro on high) looks like a 240hz+ monitor which does NOT have black frame insertion. That means the motion clarity even for 60hz IF you have BFI enabled, would be so smooth that you wouldn't say "I need 100hz". Now don't get me wrong, you would probably want 120hz + BFI because that is even better than 60hz + BFI. But its a point that has to be talked about. IF RIGHT NOW a company offered a reasonably priced OLED gaming monitor, I don't care about peak nits, I don't care about color accuracy (even though oled is already pretty accurate anyway), which features a 4k resolution with 60hz, as long as it had BFI like Sony and LG OLED television.... I would buy it in a heartbeat. And so would many other gamers. The insane pixel response mixed with black frame insertion would absolutely bring back the feeling of using a CRT monitor. Hell a part of me wants to try and find a local retro store just to buy a CRT so I can shit on kids in FPS games like I used to. Slow ass gaming monitors today are a joke in comparison to CRT....
@@leonardwood7207 OLED televisions usually get the certification for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision because they are in fact televisions. Generally all you need is the ability to support the PQ curve developed by Dolby Vision. TECHNICALLY the 32ep950 monitor supports PQ curves, so in theory, its certified for Dolby Vision and HDR10+, even though they didn't PAY for the certification. Certification isn't free. They have to pay dolby and the people who run hdr10+ money to get tested and pass/fail. Monitors generally don't need TV certifications, so why waste money getting them certified?
In Germany/EU the Apple Pro Display XDR is about 5000 Euro plus the 1000 Euro for the Apple Stand, together nearly 6000 Euro. The LG 32ep950-b (preorder) starts at roundabout 3300 Euros. That’s a huge price difference. Furthermore I think the price will drop with better availability and possible future OLED monitor competition. Where the XDR shines is resolution, brightness and build quality. Local dimming and contrast ratio as well as true black should be in favor of the LG OLED monitor. Every pixel of an OLED equals one dimming zone.
@@yaaaaaaaannick Yeah but you can get an Ergotron Vesa stand for $80, that's what I use with my XDR and I'm sure most owners use something similar. I don't know who the $1000 stand is made for. The extra $2000 for 2000 pixels is worth it.
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What are your thoughts on this LG monitor?
I have a wonderful NEC PA322UHD 4k 32" monitor with an IPS panel. I use it for photo/video editing and it's as good as displays get. However, I *hate* how black looks actually dark gray (or even not so dark gray if you look at it even at a moderate angle). If burn-in is not an issue, I would definitely be interested in an OLED monitor. The contrast is incomparable.
I'm a pro photographer. I can't find any information about UI burn-in. I can see how it is amazing as maybe a secondary, UI-element-free playback grading monitor for movies, but when I'm in Lightroom and Photoshop will all of the editing panels, a MacOS dock and menu bar... how long until those are permanently etched into the display? Does this screen have advanced reflection handling?
@@AffinityPhoto on hdtvtest they had their monitorfor a bit with no burn in from menu bars. I am planning to get this monitor and a couple smaller ones for menu GUI pallets.
Is model 32BP95E available too? The one with monitor hood.
What are your thoughts on this LG monitor? I can't afford it so I don't want it.
I feel like an affordable 32 Inch OLED Monitor is many many years away.
Why tho . It's just a smaller TV with higher Refresh
Why are there so many gamers here? This monitor is clearly not for you. You don't need super fast high refresh rates for the kind of colour grading work this can be used for. And the brightness is often specifically adjusted for dark rooms to industry standards, so high brightness is often avoided. Gamut, contrast ratios, and black levels are what I'm interested in and this looks good on that front.
I stopped watching after I clicked to see the price😁🤣
The Asus ProArt 32" IPS miniLED is $5000... Apple Pro Display XDR 32" with stand and coating is $7000. The Sony BVM-E251 OLED 24" monitor is $10,500
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@@AffinityPhoto
Primary "apples-to-apples"-comparison would be the "Sony (BVM-)HX310"-mastering-monitor, which costs 40K$USA.
So this OLED-monitor costs only 10th of the price (4K$USA) while offering very comparable performance for the job.
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I've been waiting a decade for a monitor with wide gamut but gaming refresh rates, can't believe they can't get this yet.
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Although the "gamers" have been very vocal/loud, they're the minority in comparison to media-production-industry, especially the smaller-studios that have been desperate for much more affordable mastering-monitor
( see the 40K$USA "Sony BVM-HX310" as an comparison ).
So "as always", it's first the military, then the industry, and last it's the civilians / "gamers".
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Just want to point out, its MARKETED for "professional color accurate work" but in all honesty, this was just their own market segmentation through "price" because if they sold this monitor for a "fair price" and "typical profits" NO ONE would buy their crappier IPS monitors they released this year (and they released like 8 new models this year). They didn't want to "shoot themselves in the foot".
I desperately want an OLED gaming monitor, even if its 4k 60hz as long as it has black frame insertion, it would be GODLY. regardless of what the ignorant internet (reddit) claims. Hopefully samsung doesn't let us down with QD-OLED supposedly launching early next year....
Please put it back in the store so we can buy it! :)
I'm really considering this for PS5, since 99% of the games I play are 60 FPS anyway. I've been wanting an OLED in this size for many years. Have you tried setting it up with any game consoles? What would be the recommended settings?
If you not professional user that's need Adobe RGB, you should get LG CX/C1 for cheaper price (1300-1400 USD), bigger screen, and they support 4K 120Hz and VRR too.
@@muhammadbaharits9922 The problem is that 32-in is the max I can do in my bedroom. So there's really no other 32-in OLED choice on the market currently.
Many of the settings would be a matter of personal preference and also the games you are playing. Thiis not a monitor optimized for gaming. It has a 60 Hz refresh rate. You might want to condier this IPS monitor as it has been designed for the hard-core gaming enthusiast:
ASUS Republic of Gamers Swift PG32UQX 32" 16:9 144 Hz G-SYNC 4K HDR IPS Gaming Monitor
B&H # ASPG32UQX : bhpho.to/3evbvN5 >Mark<
32" In-Plane Switching (IPS) Panel
HDMI 2.0b + DisplayPort 1.4 Inputs
3840 x 2160 UHD Resolution @ 144 Hz
1000:1 Static Contrast Ratio
1400 cd/m² Peak Brightness in HDR Mode
178°/178° Viewing Angles
4 ms Response Time (GtG)
Display Streaming Compression (DSC) technology, this monitor can deliver a 144 Hz at full 3840 x 2160, 4K resolution to help minimize motion blur.
1.07 Billion Colors with HDR
NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate Support
Aura Sync Lighting | OLED LiveDash
@@BandH Yes but I'm dead set on OLED, and the maximum size is 32 in so I think this is the only option on the market. Do you happen to have a game console to hook up and see how it works? I know there are so many presets and settings, I just want the default.
why don't you just buy a oled TV at 1/3rd the cost. This monitor makes no sense to buy for gaming i.m.o
how to you calibrate this monitor to gamma 2.2 and Adobe RGB. Factory calibration drifts over time so it's useless for critical color and gamma accuracy. Does it come with a color sensor like NEC spectra view ? You can't calibrate by eyeballing colors so there must be a sensor but it is not talked about here nor on LG website...?
Please e-mail us: askbh@bandh.com >Mark
How do you download the calibration software for the 32EP950-B? It doesn't seem possible through LG's website.
You should be able to download the software compatible for use with the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B 31.5" 16:9 4K HDR OLED Monitor
from LG's website using the link included below:
bit.ly/3FhjIiy
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Nice adverting speech but I miss 'Hands-on' in your review.
Wait a minute to sell my kidney first and then I will go buy it lol :)
Is that a Gundam chibi on your desk!?
Also see a tallgeese
60hz ..... -_-
but does it have burn in?
its over cost. no one will buy this.
I have a usb-c monitor. I cannot control brightness with the Mac OS keyboard key. Same deal here??
This is not an issue with the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B monitor. >Mark
Watching on my 19in TFT monitor I picked up for $20 from CL, and tbh, not sure it looks great to justify the additional $3980 price tag
Awesome & Thanks :)
I bet burn-in will be a real problem...My 32" LG LCD Monitor is on 13 hours per day.
I share this concern.
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In the words of "Vincent Teoh / HDTVTest" in his review of this LG 32EP950 OLED Monitor:
"Always use protection if you can."
In his much more detailed ~20-minute analysis-review, he mentions that this monitor has surprisingly good image-retention-resistance.
And thus as long as you're NOT intentionally / deliberately trying to cause the burn-ins to happen especially by disabling the "Screen Shift"-feature, you are very unlikely going to experience the burn-ins in the first place.
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OLED doesn't burn in as much as people think they do. Right now millions of people have OLED phones and none of them are bitching about burn in. HOWEVER, go to reddit/r/oled and you will hear all these little twats crying about their burn in issues. MOST of them are abusing their TV by disabling safety features or cranking brightness to max values. And they wonder why their shit breaks aka burns in. In reality, the reason for burn in comes down to two things. VOLTAGE and HEAT. In order to get brighter pixels, they apply more VOLTAGE to a pixel. This also means it will produce more heat. LG's newest TV line has higher peak brightness, and due to power and heat, they also put on them a thicker heatsink to wick the heat away.
The OLED monitor only hits 250nits max in SDR. And this IF you crank the screen to 100%. Right now I have two gaming monitors, 1080p 240hz alienware which caps out around 400 peak nits and my samsung 1440p 144hz HDR monitor which caps out at 600 nits. BOTH are tuned to 100nits. Because there is literally NO REASON to have higher peak brightness regardless of what youtubers claim is required for "nice hdr" they are full of shit and they don't even know why they are full of shit. mass agreement of a lie doesn't make it true, its still a lie. in this case, the lie that HDR requires peak brightness. this is wrong, hdr is about contrast ratios. which is why certifications like dolby vision require a tv to have 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, which only a few tv's can actually hit. if we start talking STATIC contrast ratios, most tv's are around 1000:1 to 3000:1 which is abysmally low. meanwhile OLED itself has a 1,000,000:1 STATIC contrast ratio, while their dynamic is rated infinite:1.... which blows the HDR spec out of the water. meaning you don't need insane nits. PEAK BRIGHTNESS is a TV marketing war between companies to force people into buying "their superior TV" even when the customer doesn't understand that nits aren't everything. You'll see youtubers like HDTVtest claiming 4000 peak nits HDR tv's are super amazing, except right now 4000 nits televisions are made for outdoors use, because you need that higher nits to overcome the brighter ambient light produced by the sun. hell most sports stadiums have screens ranging from 3000 nits to 10,000 nits. should we just use those displays for HDR? NO, because their color accuracy will be ass.
@@goblinphreak2132 So you're holding it wrong - got it. BTW, you can't watch UA-cam HDR on a computer monitor unless you directly input from a device like Chromecast that supports it. Most computers do not.
is 60hz ???
Yes, the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B 31.5" 16:9 4K HDR OLED Monitor
would have a refresh rate of 60HZ.
@@BandH Oled tecnology are always
only 60hz? 😆
You don't need high refresh rates for most of the uses a monitor like this is designed for. I don't even know why gamers are looking at this to be honest. Some of the super high refresh rate monitors are straight up bad at what this is good at (gamut, contrast, black levels).
LG can last well for a year, after that it's over.
Nah… mini LED is what I’m waiting on 🤙
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You certain you aren't waiting for "microLED"?
Because there is already a slew of devices with LED-backlit LCD with Mini LED-based backlighting
( I.E. it's just same of before with added Full array local dimming (FALD) zones ).
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It’s been out forever…it sucks
Is it glossy?
Yes
no
I have a more specific question I hope you or someone here can answer. On LG's official website it is stated that the panel uses anti-glare, however at the 3:10 mark I see some signs of it actually being glossy. Or is it something between like semi-gloss? I'm not a creator, but as a consumer I much prefer glossy displays over matte ones, which is impossible to find in higher end monitors nowadays other than maybe the new Apple display which isn't for consumers obviously just like this LG. Would be a first that I see an OLED with anti glare since all the TVs are glossy by my knowledge. Not everyone needs a matte coating for their room and it's beyond annoying we don't even get the option anymore to get a superior display when there are no other light sources to combat, looks like not even professionals have any other option than Apple if this really has Anti Glare on it. Any answer is appriciated thanks!
The screen surface of the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B 31.5" 16:9 4K HDR OLED Monitor
BH #LG32EP950B is definitely not glossy. It is more of a semi- matte finish. LG's description of "semi-glossy" is a bit of a stretch in my opinion. >Mark
@@BandH Thanks for the response. Oh wow really? Looks like manufactures are so dead set on matte that now even oled gets the "treat" of a matte finish or as I would call it "how to nerf your own product". Just by accident I found out recently that EVE wants to make a glossy model of their 4k 144hz ips display sourced from LG. Might be the only one in the market. Only video I could find of it so far is from the UA-cam channel Dave2D. I really hope we get more of this kind of panel soon! Maybe even from LG themselves since EVE claims LG reached out to them for testing. Best regards!
imo micro white led array backlight is the way to go for pc monitors... or full rgb micro led in the future when the costs come down
joled panels actually aren't that expensive. lg is doing "market segmentation through price." classic rgb panels are cheaper to manufacture than lg's wrgb panels. if you can get a 48" LG tv for 1400, there is no reason why a 32" classic rgb monitor is 4 grand. LG knows this. but because they released all these new ips monitors this year, they would essentially "shoot themselves in the foot" if they released a fair priced 32" oled monitor because no one would buy their crapper ips monitors.... its all about business. they also probably didn't buy many panels from joled because LG Display, the "other" LG business, is probably working towards making their own OLED panels of the same size. so they didn't want to contractually buy too many from joled only to end up not using them. with a limited run, they want more profits per sale.
Micro led won’t be affordable for a the next 10 years
Смотрю в качестве 360р на нокии, че то не очень выглядит монитор
Overpriced monitor with outdated design and slow ugly UI.
Can someone shed some light on why would anyone want such an expensive crappy display that doesn't have HDR10+, 100Hz minimum, at least 500nits, and basic commodity like wifi? Am I missing something?
Designed for creative professionals the LG UltraFine 32EP950-B 31.5" 16:9 4K HDR OLED Monitor, delivers exceptional color accuracy alongside a variety of connectivity options to support your video editing workflow. >Mark
HDR10+ is a television standard and is absolutely meaningless in the actual monitor market. Not to mention the cost of 10,000 dollars for certification fee annually. The only details needed for HDR10+ is essentially the ability to use a PQ curve, which this monitor does in fact support. Peak nits doesn't matter as their own marketing material for HDR10+ mentions 150nits displays which is insanely low. They only mention "up to" for specs and not a "minimum". The only minimum requirement would be the PQ curve. At least from the official HDR10+ website which is ignorantly crap to explore and find information. Unlike VESA, a monitor certification, which has all the information easy to find and read.
As far as 100hz. That's subjective to the individual. The biggest reason GAMERS want 100hz or higher is because increasing refresh rate increases motion clarity. Many will mention that 60hz looks "choppy" and 120hz looks "smoother." This has to do with how monitors and televisions display information, which is called sample and hold. The higher the refresh rate, the better the motion clarity. However, there is a hidden negative to this, which is pixel response time. The AVERAGE gaming monitor has about a 12ms pixel response time. And I am fluffing that number because in reality, its worse. A 60hz display means 16.6ms per refresh aka 1hz. A 360hz monitor in this relation would be 2.7ms per 1hz. The pixels on typical gaming monitors can't even change that fast. So you end up with MORE motion blur even though you have 360hz. A downside gamers don't even realize they are doing to themselves. Technically, I'm a gamer, so i shouldn't' talk about myself like that XD Jokes aside, with the average 12ms response time number, the best accuracy for motion clarity comes down to 80hz which is 12.5ms per 1hz. Pretty freaking low. ON THE FLIP SIDE, OLED which has about a true 1ms pixel response, would mean if we have a 1000hz display, each 1hz would be 1ms, and it would work flawlessly. This isn't gonna happen anytime soon.... hell they can't even get 480hz out until "2024" according to news sources.... and even then, pixel response will be so slow that it wont work correctly. As 480hz would require a 2ms pixel response time, which no monitor today can do, not a single one. The best monitors are 4ms at their fastest and around 12ms at their slowest.
ANOTHER solution to motion blur is to use black frame insertion. For LCD monitors this means flickering the backlight in time with pixel changes. AS the pixel changes, light turns on, then turns off. When the next pixel changes, light comes on again. The "off" period "simulates" a black frame, but its not perfect. OLED black frame insertion, actually turns the pixels off. With pixels being insanely fast as it is, this makes the technology superior in every way. A 60hz OLED with BFI enabled (like the LG CX with their motion pro on high) looks like a 240hz+ monitor which does NOT have black frame insertion. That means the motion clarity even for 60hz IF you have BFI enabled, would be so smooth that you wouldn't say "I need 100hz". Now don't get me wrong, you would probably want 120hz + BFI because that is even better than 60hz + BFI. But its a point that has to be talked about.
IF RIGHT NOW a company offered a reasonably priced OLED gaming monitor, I don't care about peak nits, I don't care about color accuracy (even though oled is already pretty accurate anyway), which features a 4k resolution with 60hz, as long as it had BFI like Sony and LG OLED television.... I would buy it in a heartbeat. And so would many other gamers. The insane pixel response mixed with black frame insertion would absolutely bring back the feeling of using a CRT monitor. Hell a part of me wants to try and find a local retro store just to buy a CRT so I can shit on kids in FPS games like I used to. Slow ass gaming monitors today are a joke in comparison to CRT....
does something like exist with oled?
@@leonardwood7207 OLED televisions usually get the certification for HDR10+ and Dolby Vision because they are in fact televisions. Generally all you need is the ability to support the PQ curve developed by Dolby Vision.
TECHNICALLY the 32ep950 monitor supports PQ curves, so in theory, its certified for Dolby Vision and HDR10+, even though they didn't PAY for the certification.
Certification isn't free. They have to pay dolby and the people who run hdr10+ money to get tested and pass/fail. Monitors generally don't need TV certifications, so why waste money getting them certified?
Why would anyone want wifi on a monitor. Have you computer hardwired to internet at all times.
at that price you can almost buy the Apple Pro XDR which is higher spec. That said, I would like to see how it compares. I own the Apple XDR.
In Germany/EU the Apple Pro Display XDR is about 5000 Euro plus the 1000 Euro for the Apple Stand, together nearly 6000 Euro. The LG 32ep950-b (preorder) starts at roundabout 3300 Euros. That’s a huge price difference. Furthermore I think the price will drop with better availability and possible future OLED monitor competition.
Where the XDR shines is resolution, brightness and build quality. Local dimming and contrast ratio as well as true black should be in favor of the LG OLED monitor. Every pixel of an OLED equals one dimming zone.
@@yaaaaaaaannick Yeah but you can get an Ergotron Vesa stand for $80, that's what I use with my XDR and I'm sure most owners use something similar. I don't know who the $1000 stand is made for. The extra $2000 for 2000 pixels is worth it.
Xdr mini led better than oled? Mehhh blacks still fades but 6k is cool