LG UltraGear 34G600A-B 160Hz VA ultrawide
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A 34″ VA panel is used with 3440 x 1440 (21:9 ultrawide) resolution and matte anti-glare screen surface, alongside a 1800R curve. This is a fairly gentle curve, slightly drawing you into the experience without feeling unnatural or being difficult to adapt to. A 160Hz refresh rate is supported alongside Adaptive-Sync, allowing VRR technologies such as AMD FreeSync Premium and Nvidia ‘G-SYNC Compatible’ to be used, with 48 – 160Hz VRR range (plus LFC). A static contrast ratio of 4000:1 is specified, alongside 8-bit colour. A flicker-free (‘flicker safe’) WLED backlight provides a 300 cd/m² typical maximum luminance and 99% sRGB colour gamut. Low Blue Light (LBL) settings including a ‘Reader Mode’ are included for a potentially more relaxing viewing experience.
The monitor offers basic HDR10 support, allowing 10-bit colour processing to be used for a different look to things. The monitor lacks a wide gamut or high brightness by HDR standards and no local dimming is specified, however. A 1ms MPRT response time is specified using the ‘1ms MBR’ strobe backlight setting. The stand offers tilt, height and swivel adjustment, alongside support for alternative 100 x 100mm VESA mounting. The ports face backwards in a recessed area to the right of the stand attachment point and include; DP 1.4, 2 HDMI 2.0 ports, a 3.5mm headphone jack and DC power input (external ‘power brick’). Integrated ‘MaxxAudio’ stereo speakers are included.
Further details can be found on the manufacturer’s website. The monitor is listed for ~$400 USD.
