LG - 34" UltraGear™ 21:9 Curved HDR Gaming Monitor - 34GN850-B

In the end I opted for an used LG 34GN850 that I found for around 270$, seemed the safer option

Look on walmart for refurbished models of that panel. I got one and works well for sub $300.

What about the viewing angles? I had an S3422DWG from Dell as well and color and gamma shifts were obvious from almost any angle. Additionally, the panel had some serious VRR flicker. Black Smearing was also noticable in some games, e.g. Neon Abyss. Had to return it and got the LG 34GN850 instead because it had none of these issues apart from poor contrast. I am still looking to find an upgrade till this day...

I am currently using a LG 34GN850-B which is 34" 1440p, 144hz. I would say a 37", 4k resolution, and 144+hz would be the sweet spot in 2025.

My official job title is Business Analyst, but my function is essentially a form of grant writing. 90% to include reading and editing documents. My laptop and software were all provided by my employer, as well as two functional, but old, monitors. I bought the LG 34” curved monitor (on sale for $160) and it’s been a game changer for me. I don’t lose track of my cursor, c & p is easier, and I can have multiple docs up at the same time without having to minimize any of them. I’ve also found I have less head/eye aches. And my desk just feels less cluttered with one monitor as opposed to two. Also bought a basic, but wireless, mouse and keyboard.

Few years ago I got LG UltraGear 34GN850-B ultrawide. For gaming I can't imagine now playing on a regular monitor. Ultrawide is still improvement over regular monitor for work but here 2 monitors would still be better. Btw for all the years of playing on ultrawide there was only 1 indie game where I was forced to play with black bars and 16:9 resolution - Zero Sievert. Games are working fine. If a game doesn't support ultrawide there is a program - Flawless Widescreen that you have to turn on before starting the game. In other case you need HxD to edit exe file and replace 1 value, and that's it. I've been playing games like The Witcher from 2007 or Gothic from 2001 without issues in ultrawide resolutions.

I own the UW1440p and it's an excellent monitor for gaming. I also play FPS shooters and have essentially the same computer (5070Ti instead of 9070XT), and it's a perfect monitor for that. Having said that, since you can find both for similar prices, I'd probably go with the 5k2k. You guys can always pop in a 5090 or whatever is king down the road, and AM5 will be supported for years.

Ha, I am on a LG 34GP83A-B since 2020. Sister monitor to yours. And yeah that just sounds like buggy firmware if it bugged out like that at lower refresh too.

LG 34GN850-B would be/was my choice. Might be able to find one for a bit more than $300.

Well everyone, after 5 years with my LG 34 in 144 Hz Ultrawide.... I have found my new baby for the next 5 years

34". All the way. We have had AOC x 2 with zero issues, great monitor. My lad is currently on an LG 34" which seems to be fine, little bit of bleed. My daughter is also on a 34" Viewsonic, i'm on a 49" uw. My two main gaming buds are also 34". Both with 3060s. For gaming, gotta be 34" curved, it's a beautiful thing. Imo, i would stay away from nzxt myself.

Both. Ultra-wide 34" curved in the center; 27" vertical on left for email, Teams chat, windows explorer, etc.; 24" landscape upper right; laptop lower right.

If you can find it, the 34GN850 is an excellent IPS monitor. I switched that to my office PC at the shop. Main rig at home I went with 49" Samsung Neo G9.

I only wanted ips i plan to keep my monitor for more than the warranty period lol, i got the lg 34gn850 , its pretty sweet, 34 inch, curved just enough, 165 refresh

I have neither of those monitors. I use a old LG 3440x1440 34". That only has 108ppi resolution while the mentioned 5k2k displays have 140ppi. However, MacOS has scaling problems with everything that is not "retina" resolution, so everything below ~200ppi. I find the text to be a bit blurrier on non-Apple displays compared to Windows. But you get used to it. Also the built-in window management is complicated, sluggish and not really suitable for ultrawide monitors, you'll want additional software like Better Touch Tool or Rectangle.

I did just switch to a USB C to Display Port and am now at 100 Hz. Small improvement.

I'm not OP, but I use mine exclusively for gaming. Perfect balance of performance and quality for the games I play. And yeah, I would not use it for work or text heavy stuff. My Dell 5k2k sits next to it for that stuff ??

[LG 34 GN850-P](https://www.lg.com/uk/monitors/gaming/34gn850p-b/?srsltid=AfmBOormVOt9usyCtS7FBZ-AlaL2o4587Ck-tcJBtKZCiYK5dR7tYpR6) this is what I use, and yeah I bought it as soon as it came out basically, so it was like $989 plus tax at microcenter, but...maybe im getting old (33), maybe my eyes are just shitty but i'm having a hard time replacing it even all these years later.

Im using an LG 34GP83A-B with a gaming pc and a work laptop. Laptop is connected to a tb dock. No kvm but im using a usb switch and manually change the display input when i need to.

LG 34 inch ultra wide. Dell 4k 27 inch portrait positioning. PowerToys is your friend! Easiest multi monitor management system I've ever used.

I went from a 34" curved LG ultrawide to a 55" TV. I like the TV way better, but I think a 49" ultrawide monitor would work even better because then my 24" DDU that I have above my TV would be lower and could be more easily seen. Of course a 57" ultrawide monitor would be even better. Lol.

Using LG 34" UWQHD at 3440x1440 (Default) 85 Hz on M1 Mac Mini. HDR off. Great picture at a usable size. Chipset Model: Apple M1   Type: GPU   Bus: Built-In   Total Number of Cores: 8   Vendor: Apple (0x106b)   Metal Support: Metal 3   Displays: LG HDR WQHD:   Resolution: 3440 x 1440 (UWQHD - Ultra-Wide Quad HD)   UI Looks like: 3440 x 1440 @ 85.00Hz   Main Display: Yes   Mirror: Off   Online: Yes   Rotation: Supported

Yeah... got mine... maybe a slightly different model of that one back in 2020 or 2021 and I just can't justify an upgrade. Going to give it a few more years. Or bring it into my office and be that guy at work.

I've been using a LG 34GN850-B that I picked up last Black Friday for something like $280 or so if I'm remembering correctly. Not sure what they're going for now or if stock even exists. That said, for the price, it's a hell of a monitor. UWQHD, 144Hz (160Hz OCed). It's years old tech at this point and not perfect, of course, but at the price I was able to pick it up I think it's a steal for what it offers.

I am already blown away by the lg ultragear 3440x1440 that I got last year because of the immersion . Since then I don't use anymore my 4k 65 lg oled for gaming. So I really think 5k 45 inches is the sweet spot for gaming. I can't wait too see the 5k2k 45 inches and share this great moment with others. De plus je serai en mesure de faire le test non seulement en englais mais aussi en français! ??

I was in the same boat and ordered both. Ive got the asus VG34VQL3A VA right in front of me playing RDR2 and a Dell Alienware AW3423DWF OLED watching Stream. My 34GN850P-B IPS will arive tomorrow. Already got one but it was DOA. I can tell you 2 things about the OLED and VA: 1. The VA has terrible VRR Flicker and I had to disable it because it gave me headaches. Bright areas always flicker regardless of FPS. It flickers with 40 and with 140. Common problem with this Panel but everything else is superb for VA. You have to sit straight in front of it for having its color shine bright. I like this one a lot but the VRR sucks ass. 2. The OLED has terrible fringing on text. Its barely noticable on white text with bright background but white text on black background is a pain to read. VRR flicker is not that bad and limited to grey-ish areas when running below 57fps. Will not keep it since the text fringing is driving me nuts. Feel free to AMA

The best UWQHD IPS for gaming is the LG 34GN850/34GP83. There wasn‘t much development with IPS since OLED Monitors and IPS Black is too slow.

Win win then. GL and happy gaming.

Short of spending substantially more and going OLED I'm not sure I could have hoped to do too much better. Yeah, black levels are raised, obviously, it's an IPS panel. But it's got brightness to spare (I'm running 30% I think?), which is plenty useful when one's setup has to deal with elevated levels of ambient light. No doubt, when I upgrade next I'll almost certainly move to an OLED panel, or some relative equivalent. I can certainly appreciate advantages on offer as someone with a much-loved OLED-centric 4K UHD home media setup. But damn, I simply couldn't find another option at the price that could beat it when all the variables (size/resolution/refresh/panel tech/etc.) were factored. That's not to say that alternative doesn't exist, simply that the time I allotted to research on this one component didn't reveal it at the time. ??

I have a 34inch ultra wide from LG. I don't do this but I did test it out. From my one 14inch MacBook pro I connected to my monitor using their thunderbolt type c connection, giving power to the laptop and display to the monitor. I then connected the HDMI from monitor to laptop. My monitor has the ability to display both inputs at once in a split mode and the MacBook thinks of it as two displays. Pretty neat

Ive own a 34 inch ultrawide (LG 34GN850) and now a 42" C4 and the C$'s bigger screen is just more immersive to me.

Alla fine ho trovato un LG 34GN850 usato su subito attorno ai 270 euro, ti consiglierei di andare sul sicuro anche andando sull'usato

LG 34GN850 Asus ROG Strix XG349C Some of 144Hz+ 34' UWQHD curved IPS monitors if you want IPS route. Older ones so if you manage to find them. I have LG 34GN850P-B and it is awesome monitor. I had VA before and VRR flicker is reason why I will never get VA again and reason why I do not want to go OLED route. I simply can not tolerate even slightest VRR flicker.

In the end I opted for an used LG 34GN850 that I found for around 270$, seemed the safer option

Hey i went through the same pain 6 months ago. I was looking for a 34” ultrawide I would mostly use for programming that would also be really good for occasional gaming. I knew it would be best to get an ips because I didn’t want to spend 700-1000€ euro on an oled that pretty much would have an expiration date because of burn in and I didn’t want to have a monitor I would have to baby all the time. Like thinking about putting it to sleep the moment I don’t use it, hide the status/task bar… The only good ips that fit the description was the lg 34gn850. I knew it would be good because I had pretty much the same monitor but in 27”. I went with that and I’m very happy. That’s what I would recommend if you can find it.

I've been using the aw3423dwf since January. I really use it a lot, and there has been zero burn-in. I do the refresh every 4 hours like it asks though, and only use it for gaming and watching 21:9 movies. I do mostly play Cyberpunk though and with the HUD usually off, so that certainly helps with burn-in. Of the other games I've spent a lot of time playing (God of War and Ragnarok) no noticeable issues. I also played a lot of Spider-Man 2, but the HUD isn't stationary so really no fear there. I originally thought I'd use it as a replacement for my LG 34gn850p-b, but the fringing is real. I've actually gotten used to it, so I can work on the OLED if I want, but the IPS is just so much better for coding, reading documents and browsing the web. I ended up keeping it for that kind of stuff. As for the quality on the OLED, jesus ! The detail in the darks and near-blacks is insane, and comparing a game on my OLED to one on my IPS, it's like looking at a bas-relief. Or now that I'm used to it, trying the IPS out of curiosity looks like a watercolor painting on toilet paper ??