LG UltraWide 34GN850 Monitor Review!

I built a new desktop pc for streaming and content creation and needed a monitor that would work for both gaming and editing. I think I may have found it. Did it live up to the hype? Find out in my review of the LG 34GN850 UltraWide monitor!
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[@QuBitGaming]

Just ordered mine last night. EXCITED

[@OMGItsDerek]

It's amazing! You'll love it! At least I still love mine and don't regret spending the money one but for all the things I do on my pc.

[@smash461986]

Got it today to replace my broken AW3418DW. My settings are Gamer1, Braightness 70, Contrast 70, Gamma Mode 3, Color Temp Warm, Six Color Red -40. I think it really POPS!

[@OMGItsDerek]

I'm using the defaults of Gamer1 but with brightness to 100% as I don't use the hdr of the display. I agree it pops and looks great!

[@CipherXXIV]

I came here after making my purchase to get some reassurance i made the right choice lol

[@OMGItsDerek]

Haha, I hope it worked LMFAO. I mean so far, I'm still loving the monitor! No Regrats!

[@greymatter1724]

Ha same here! I have it beside my PG34Q , it's a step up in about every way. Not sure that it was really a needed upgrade, the ASUS is still a nice monitor. It sure is crispy tho.

[@OMGItsDerek]

So crispy... ugh! Glad you guys are liking the monitor lol!

[@maximmaximov4772]

same for me... I've just bought it 30 minutes ago... waiting for delivery

[@mrlargo7067]

Thank you, it was just the info I needed, I just orded my self one. I have owned a bunch of Eizo monitors over the years and as good as they are for design you rly can't use them for gaming at all.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Of course glad I could help! I'm still loving it after months and months of use!

[@Dday47PSN]

How does this guy only have ~2K subs? Derek, if you see this. Thank you for making a realistic review from the standpoint of a typical gamer/content creator. Sometimes these types of reviews are much more approachable than an extremely in depth breakdown of every component of a piece of hardware. You got a sub from me, man! I have been on the fence for months regarding my next monitor and GPU purchase. Especially with the official prices of new GPUS from the recent NVIDIA announcement, I have been either looking at an 3080 paired with a HDR1000 Ultra-wide like the X35 / PG35VQ, or a 3090 paired with a ~$1000 monitor like your 34GN850, or even the ~$1500 38GL950. As much as I want make an impulsive purchase, I have to wait for benchmarks to see if the 3090 is worth over double the cost of the 3080.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Oh I agree 100% lol. I just built a brand new system with a 2080 super and then two months later the 3000 series are announced. RIP lol. I can't wait to see what they are capable of. Also, ty for the kind words :)

[@Pietraccionetto]

This is the video I was waiting for about the 34GN850 , thx so much !

[@OMGItsDerek]

You're welcome! Update. 4 months using it... Still love it!

[@bril5232]

Thank you for sharing your review As a gamer i want to buy this ultrawide monitor but with the release of LG 27GN950 4K 144Hz i am hesitating now to choose between 4K or ultrawide monitor

[@OMGItsDerek]

I feel ya man. I struggled with that decision myself but I will say if you're also creating content the ultrawide has been amazing and now that I have an ultra-wide I could never see myself going backwards. Also I was looking for something that was at least 32 in in either aspect ratio.

[@ianmacdonald4163]

I'm currently running on a 27" 1080p 144hz panel and I'm looking to upgrade my monitor as I will probably be getting a 3000 series or rdna 2 gpu. For me I dont really have any interest in 4k because even the newer gpus won't really be able to run 4k much higher than 60fps, and im also quite happy with my current monitor but I'm sure ultrawide gaming will be a much greater jump up in immersion and experience than an increase in resolution. That's just my opinion right now and yours might be different, so I hope you find the right monitor for you!

[@OMGItsDerek]

As I said in the video, personally, I could never imagine going backwards from ultrawide now. I think ultrawide is just going to be come more community n going forward for creators and gamers specifically

[@bril5232]

Thank you all, I am leaning now to the ultrawide side but the annoying thing about ultrawide monitors is the lack of support for cutscenes in 21:9

[@necromancer1970]

Good review - especially not too technical, as pure numbers and diagrams are fine - but in the end just that. This is one of the few reviews, where you actually get a good idea of '"how is it to live with it in the real world". And one of the decisive reviews pointing me in the right direction - so: thx for that. 👍 Got this LG brand new a week ago - and can't be happier. Went from a dual setup with a HP X27i 144hz IPS (that can game, but primarily for work stuff) and a pretty high end, full G Sync Asus ROG STRIX 27" TN (for games only) to this LG as main for anything, and the HP X27i as side monitor in vertical mode (for tools, YT, stuff to read, extended workspace for work). Considering my first monitor in the 80ies was a 14" CRT with 4 colours and CGA resolution (320x200)....yep, things improved "a little bit" over time 😂 Though of course true, in all seriousness: this puppy is really one of a kind, and literally does it all. It's not worse than more expensive highend gaming panels, not worse than more expensive work monitors - while offering plenty of crisp, clear and bright workspace with pretty accurate colours, and is really immersive/awesome in games too. Especially the colours (for work and play) are awesome, plus more than fast enough@144/160, great responsivness, no ghosting,tearing,smearing, so yep: a jack of all trades i never encountered before. Which makes it literally a bargain, despite its price. Though i use a top end 3090 model (Asus Strix OC), this setup is perfect. As 2 displays need oomph to be driven (and can give the full buttersmoth, hiccup free, and fast experience that way), and in 3440x1440 the 3090 can deliver (crazy) high framerates in any game, at any time, in any secnario, and any quality setting. Sure, wouldnt want to miss my 4k OLED TV for films and stuff - but PC wise, this LG is my perfect match.

[@OMGItsDerek]

I'm so glad you're enjoying it and I'm glad.you enjoyed the review! I still love this monitor and am super happy with my purchase and think it was a great buy overall!

[@cherifabdelhamid6373]

Nice video. Will be getting mine tomorrow and i was hoping to find a good icc profile for it since i have no color calibration device

[@OMGItsDerek]

I can't remember where I got my profile from, I think lg actually has a profile for it if I remember.

[@frodegundersen4620]

Thanks for this great review , im also both editing and some easy gaming .... Hopely this is the right one for me :D

[@OMGItsDerek]

Going on 6 months of using it and I still love it the same as the day I got it. The only complaint I have is that I wish it was rated HDR 1000 instead of HDR 400 LOL

[@frodegundersen4620]

@@OMGItsDerek HDR 400 is ok . . . HDR 1000 is crazy expensive $$$ . . . but my next monitor may have it ;P

[@frodegundersen4620]

Haha i said "some easy gaming" . . . This monitor can for shure handle more than "easy" :D

[@OMGItsDerek]

Haha I agree it's good enough for myself. I always want the best 😜😂😭 I can't help myself lmfao

[@OMGItsDerek]

For sure lol, I'm like a child wanting the next brightest coolest looking thing lol

[@casperschive]

awesome and authentic review! love it!

[@OMGItsDerek]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by!

[@j.anderson4277]

I have read/watched a lot of reviews about the contrast not being very good. I do not do any content creation and really only game but was curious to see how gaming is in low light settings?

[@OMGItsDerek]

If all you do is game, there are definitely better monitors for a better price out there. With that said, I've not personally had an issue with the contrast but I'm not a die-hard monitor person. Unless you are and have tested lots of different monitors and know exactly what bad contrast looks like, you probably won't notice either. But again, if you just game, I wouldn't recommend this monitor.

[@j.anderson4277]

@@OMGItsDerek Ahhh got it - what would you recommend if I was trying to go the Ultrawide route but only use the monitor for gaming? I was looking at this specific one at rtings.com gave it a pretty high rating - for gaming :)

[@OMGItsDerek]

If I was going strictly gaming ultrawide and wasn't worrying about budgets of any kind I'd probs get the Asus ROG PG35VQ. Obviously if you give me better ideas on this like budget and what exactly you want out of a monitor I could possibly give a more specific recommendation but just what would I choose and I wasn't concerned about content creation. It would probs be that one. Or maybe one of the new samsung Odysseys.

[@j.anderson4277]

@@OMGItsDerek very cool and thanks for the response! I was looking at the Asus and the Odysseys...only thing that concerns about the Samsung is I have read they have g-sync issues and some folks really do not like the curve - seems like it is pretty extreme!

[@OMGItsDerek]

Yeah, I've heard that from a few people, but anyone I know personally who has one of the odysseys love it and have not had problems with g-sync. So if it is an issue, I don't think it's actually that big of one and maybe was just a few affected monitors. Also, I tend to believe most people out there that talk trash on any product is probably just talking trash. One reviewer will say the monitor had g-sync issues and the next thing you know everyone is running around in comments everywhere saying the monitor has g-sync issues making it seem way more crazy than it actually is. The curve, I'm not sure about. I like curves personally so I think it's just a personal taste type thing. I think they get you more immersed in the content personally. Maybe go to best buy where you can see one in action and see if the curve is something that bothers you or not!

[@Lucky-bm2rf]

Great video, thanks for the review.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Thanks for watching Lucky, hope you have a great day!

[@worstenbroodje6832]

Did you have trouble getting used to 16:9 content consumption on this monitor? I am worried I won't be able to get used to the giant black bars on both sides. I know ultrawide support is starting to get way better in gaming but some older titles or console ports still don't support it and a lot of video content is also still 16:9. Like when you play Fall Guys for instance, do the black bars bother you at all? Oh and the LG 27GL850 is pretty much the same monitor but 16:9 so for a gaming and content creation package that could also work but ultrawide is just so sexy.

[@OMGItsDerek]

The only time it bothers me actually is when I'm watching KZbin videos lol. In gaming it doesn't. I guess because you get me n to the gaming and then kinda get consumed more. Also, there are ways to get most games, even if they don't support it, to be ultrawide. Like fall guys for example. Quick reddit searches will normally tell you which config file to change to do it.

[@worstenbroodje6832]

@@OMGItsDerek Ah good to know there are other solutions if games don't have native support. I'm gonna have to figure out a way to try ultrawide for myself, I might be able to do something with custom resolutions on my TV. I love almost everything about this monitor on paper I just want to make sure I'm not going to regret buying a 900$ monitor because I didn't do my research lol. Thanks for your input.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Yeah no problem at all man. Happy to answer any questions you have and I will say there's only been about two games I've played on it so far that didn't support ultrawide natively and both I was able to change a setting in a config file and it worked.

[@AllThatJazOfficial]

FYI you can make fall guys run with ultrawide support. Get rid of those black bars

[@OMGItsDerek]

How's that? That resolution wasn't there for me :(

[@TheRealSeabag]

I got the LG 34GN850-b two weeks ago. But unfortunately it has started to whine after a couple of hours usage. It's so annoying that I'm going to return it.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Man I'm so sorry to hear that. I've been using it daily for three months now and luckily have had zero issues with it.

[@DisforDamion87]

I have the 38GL950gb and the gsync fan is loud. I’m considering dropping down to this monitor.

[@OMGItsDerek]

There is zero sound from this monitor. I'm not even sure it has a fan. If it does it's so quiet I've never noticed. Haha!

[@DisforDamion87]

OMG It's Derek I think I have my mind made up!

[@OMGItsDerek]

I think you'll love it my friend. Also, just a side note. There is a fan I believe, but even with my ear right up next to it, it's barely audible and so far in three months I've never noticed it being loud as this was the first time I had ever noticed it by putting my ear directly up to it. I will say tho, just to cover all bases, that personally, I did not overclock my panel and I don't run it at the fastest setting which offers the 1ms because as I said in the video it offers it's own issues like ghosting and duplicating objects slightly sometimes. So not sure if those two things would increase fan noise.

[@DisforDamion87]

Just ordered it lol

[@OMGItsDerek]

Make sure you let me know how you like it friend! It's still working great for myself!

[@kresimircosic9035]

I hope to fit this baby (or better) in a $5000 3080Ti build next year. Wooo!

[@OMGItsDerek]

F in the comments for ya boi...I just built a new system and bought a 2080 super... :( Haha but yes it will work great for a build with a 3080ti although you may want 4k if the 3080ti lives up.to what they are saying lol

[@kresimircosic9035]

@@OMGItsDerek When I bought a 980Ti it was perfect for 3440x1440, which totals to like 75% of what 4K pixels 16:9 take up. I'll stick to ultrawide.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Well, I more meant 4k at least but still an ultra-wide monitor

[@kresimircosic9035]

@@OMGItsDerek So 2160p in 21:9 ratio

[@OMGItsDerek]

Exactly. so it would actually be a higher pixel ratio then normal 4k but will still allow you to enjoy 4k content like movies and such and even games if you're going to be having a 3080Ti and it lives up to what they are claiming!

[@nicholassmith7723]

Does the curve bother you for photo/video editing? I feel like that might throw off your horizon line

[@OMGItsDerek]

It has not that I've noticed. To be completely honesty when using it I do not even notice the curve when I'm consumed in what ever I'm doing

[@LifeOn2WheelsVlog]

You need to edit some Files to play Dead by Daylight in this Resolution or is it normal to play in this 21:9 Resolution?

[@OMGItsDerek]

Normal!

[@LifeOn2WheelsVlog]

@@OMGItsDerek nice then i defenetly buy this :D

[@OMGItsDerek]

There are some games you do need to. For example, the only game I play that you have to edit config files to get ultrawide support is Fall Guys...but I don't play it that often so it's whatever.

[@haloharry97]

4:25 mmmm nice ips glow at the bottom right of the screen.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Honestly don't know much about ips glow, but I will say that looks more like a camera thing then from the monitor!

[@elusha3926]

What is the length on the moniter, not the screen. Just the length

[@OMGItsDerek]

No idea. I'm sure their website has the dimension specs.

[@JohnnyRayBoggs]

Yo Guys/GirlsI just ordered the 950 for 800 should I return it and get this model instead?!? =o ill be gaming and creating new content.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Just depends on your needs and wants. Both are a great monitor in my opinion, but I think the 950 is slightly better for content creation as the colors tend to be a touch more accurate

[@JohnnyRayBoggs]

Awesome thank you

[@OMGItsDerek]

No problem!

[@SVT_LIGHTNING]

Did yours have more of a yellow tint to it out of the box? And is your hdr just a yellow hue screen when you turn it on in Windows? Sucks when hdr mode is on lg blocks out every single setting besides brightness and sharpness... So I’m stuck forever with a yellow hdr experience. It’s my second one and they both have had this yellow hue.. I don’t know what to do

[@OMGItsDerek]

Nope, mine does not! That's weird that you've gotten two in a row like that! I will say for the most.part tho I leave the hdr off. I had issues with some games with it!

[@SVT_LIGHTNING]

@@OMGItsDerek I’ve learned to like hdr 400 because of my f127q works so dang well for only being 400. Brings some games to life. But you’re lucky then. Your hdr mode is a cool color then? If I could adjust the colors I could get rid of that yellow hue but lg locked them out for some reason... My 400 dollar 65” hdr tv that’s super budget at least let’s me correct the colors why can’t a $1,000 monitor?... extremely upsetting... I just don’t know if it’s normal. I’m slightly color blind but my wife also sees a yellow hue as well so I know it’s not me lol We hooked it up to her pc and my old gaming pc and it’s the same thing. Tried hdmi tried a different display cable nothing works to get rid of the tint. Even found out about the service menu you can get into by using the joy stick and no settings in there helped either. Allowed me to change the color values of srgb but not hdr.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Can you change the colors in your graphics card panel? That's what I typically use anyways for color adjustment.

[@SVT_LIGHTNING]

@@OMGItsDerek I can but to hide the yellow it was hard. I had to reduce the green gamma and then the whites would look reddish. Then I would reduce the red and then it would look to like purple almost. And that was just with one flick of the scroll wheel which would drop it only 5%. But anyways I fixed it. So i have had multiple different monitors through out the years and my system saved all the drivers for those but I noticed the driver that was installed and in use for my monitor had no info about it being a lg monitor or anything. So deleted all the monitor driver files and went to the website for lg and downloaded the display driver for my mode directly and installed it. And now hdr actually works. I reset my nivida control panel back to factory being like you said I had to adjust the color gammas. But now it looks so good! I can’t explain how much weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Hdr looks like my aorus and now in bfv, bf1 and call of duty m.w look like it used to for me. I love it! I can’t believe it was a drivers issue. I’ve never had that problem before but thankfully I can finally stop searching ways to fix it and finally play some games with normal colors again lol no more super warm colors and finally some actual nice colors lol Thank you for taking the time to respond and help me. I do appreciate it

[@OMGItsDerek]

Ahhh yeah I should have mentioned downloading a driver for it as that helps with a lot of stuff.

[@echiquiel458]

hello, is it true that there are micro cuts or flickering with the display port ?

[@OMGItsDerek]

I can only speak for myself, but, I'm using display port for my main display and HDMI for my secondary display and I have had zero issues with "micro cuts" or "flickering."

[@mick7727]

using low quality display cables, or ones too long can attribute to problems too. Never skimp out on cables.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Agreed. You don't need 100 dollar cables but you def need ones that are built well

[@scrimmo]

Review starts @ 4:30 after a CRAP TONNE of talking

[@mogensen84]

What kind of speakers are those on your desk? 🤔

[@OMGItsDerek]

Amazon basics lol, they are actually pretty damn decent. I rarely ever use speakers, just if I wanna show someone something. I always prefer headphones so would rather spend my budget there and then have cheap speakers. But again, surprisingly they're really good lol

[@mattb9064]

Does this come with built in speakers?

[@OMGItsDerek]

It does not!

[@OMGItsDerek]

Are you thinking about getting the LG 34GN850-B? Is there one you think is better? Let me know!

[@Ledon64]

what about g7 odyssey from samsung?

[@OMGItsDerek]

I love the new samsung monitors as well, I looked at the g9 as I wanted at least 32inch but it's geared slightly more towards gaming with it having a va panel and not quite as good for content creation. I wanted something that leaned slightly towards content creation side.

[@Regainish]

@@OMGItsDerek Planing on getting the LG 38GN850-B. :) Why didnt you choose that one?

[@OMGItsDerek]

Was just more money than I wanted to spend. My original budget was $500 and I splurged by ending up with the 34" haha.

[@Regainish]

I meant 38GN950-B ofc :-D

[@Dmwntkp99]

Good choice, if you have gotten a cheap VA you would be in buyers remorse.

[@OMGItsDerek]

I think they have their place still, but ips are def catching up in speed and I think overall works better for me for content creation as well :)

[@ricardovink47]

Is this monitor good for xbox series x

[@OMGItsDerek]

No, this is an ultra-wide which the Xbox will not run-in most likely from my understanding. You'll want something in normal 16x9 ratio

[@ricardovink47]

@@OMGItsDerek thnx man for the response

[@OMGItsDerek]

No problem man :)

[@Abstand7]

Gamin'

[@OMGItsDerek]

Always

[@lwutx3]

Great review and cute baby

[@OMGItsDerek]

Thanks and thanks!

[@BillemREAL]

wtf its $1k. Thats almost the price of my entire PC build

[@OMGItsDerek]

Yeah, it's definitely a pricey monitor, but man is it nice! haha! I'm very blessed with my job I have

[@tim.fletcher]

If your PC is only worth $1k, this isn't the monitor for you.

[@OMGItsDerek]

Very true, not even meaning as a flex, but with a 1k system you're not even going to be using the monitor up to its ability and will just be wasting money

[@ianmacdonald4163]

Same but if I buy a new gpu then this will fit nicely with my system!