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Posted: 2017-03-21 07:00:03
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If "massive" is the first word that pops into your head when considering the next monitor you want to buy, then thoughts of LG's 38-inch, 3,840x1,600-pixel curved display will probably follow. The size is pretty much the most notable thing about it, and while it has many of the amenities you'd expect from a prosumer model, you're really paying $1,499 for the size. In contrast, the Acer XR382CQK and Asus Designo Curve MX38VQ are both less expensive with similar specifications.

For context, a 38-inch diagonal provides the same horizontal display area as two 19-inch displays side by side; that's really not so much these days when people frequently may have a pair of 24-inch monitors, and that pair is taller because they don't have the squashed 21:9 aspect ratio of a wide screen. But a single, curved screen does look a lot nicer.

The combination of size and resolution gives it a fairly loose 111 pixel-per-inch density. That produces larger -- and for a lot of people, more readable -- interfaces, though both Windows and Mac OS allow you to scale the interfaces on denser displays.

Like all LG's newer displays, it supports AMD Freesync for gaming and LG's 1ms Motion Blur Reduction mode; you can't use them simultaneously, though, and the MBR, which basically reduces the brightness so that the pixels can adjust faster, only works at full-resolution and 75Hz.

In addition to the expected selection of inputs and USB-C ports, you can connect a device via Bluetooth to play through its speakers.

LG 38UC99-W
Price $1,500, £1,300
Panel type IPS
Size (diagonal) 37.5
Curve radius 2,300R
Resolution WQHD+
(3,840 x 1,600)
Aspect ratio 21:9
Pixel pitch 0.229
Maximum gamut 99 percent sRGB
Rotates vertically No
Bit depth 8
(10-bit simulation via FRC)
Typical brightness (nits) 300
Color profile stored in hardware No
Hardware calibration compatibility n/a
Selectable color spaces None
Color space transformation n/a
Color temperature options n/a
Claimed delta e tolerance n/a
HDR No
Selectable/custom picture modes Yes/Yes
G-Sync/FreeSync FreeSync
Maximum vertical refresh rate 75Hz
Gray/gray response time (milliseconds) 5
Black/white response time (milliseconds) 14
HDMI 2 x 2.0
DVI No
USB-C (out) No
USB-C (in) 1
USB 3.0 (out) 2
USB 3.0 (in) No
Thunderbolt No
DisplayPort 1 x 1.2
Mini DisplayPort No
Built-in speakers Yes
Headphone jack Yes
Card reader No
Wireless charging in base No
Bluetooth Audio input connect/disconnect
Accessories included n/a
Release date October 2016
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