They cover sRGB color gamut, but not Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB. It is also important to note that neither the LG 34UM95 or the 27″ Apple Thunderbolt display are wide gamut displays. To put things into a visual context, I love this graph that shows all of the common display resolutions – note the difference between the Apple 27″ Thunderbolt Display (WQHD 2560 x 1440) and the LG 34UM95 (QHD 3440 x 1440). The only major difference is that with the LG, you get an additional 880 pixels of real estate (about 7.5 inches). Same viewing angle, same contrast ratio, similar brightness (the Apple is slightly brighter), similar color gamut, same vertical resolution.
#LG WIDE MONITOR 34UM57 P PC#
However, with a new generation of high quality IPS monitors coming from all of the major PC world manufacturers, there is no longer a reason to overpay for an Apple product.Ĭomparing apples to Apples, the LG 34UM95 is roughly the same retail price as the Apple 27″ Thunderbolt display. You may not know this, but even if you are running a PC, you can still use an Apple display – a monitor is a monitor.įor a long time, if you wanted an IPS monitor – Apple was the only choice (without going to an expensive niche specialty supplier).
#LG WIDE MONITOR 34UM57 P PROFESSIONAL#
LG 34 Inch IPS Monitor versus 27 Inch Apple Thunderbolt Displayįor most photographers, the default choice for a professional level IPS computer monitor is the Apple 27″ Thunderbolt Display. This is a pretty extreme viewing angle, but you’ll notice that the color and contrast are still accurate. The bottom line is that you can work with a TN monitor as long as you keep on top of your monitor calibration ( with a Sypder or similar) and are conscious of the angle you are viewing the screen at (in fact I have still been working on a pair of 24 inch TN monitors for years) – but really the professional choice is to go with an IPS display. But on her screen, and most other devices, all that junk was still clearly visible. I had used some burning to hide a bunch of junk in the background – and on my screen – it was black. Funny story: I once sent a client a set of finished photos that I had edited on a TN display that I had allowed to fall out of calibration. IPS monitors is that the color and contrast changes depending on the viewing angle.įor a photographer or a filmmaker, this is a major problem. That’s not to say that some of the higher quality TN monitors available don’t have pretty good color gamut and contrast performance – they do. easier to manufacture, and therefore cheaper), however they generally do not offer very good color reproduction or contrast compared to IPS ( In-Plane Switching) monitors. (There is an easy way to know for sure – if the manufacturer isn’t advertising that its not a TN panel, then its a TN panel.) Most consumer level monitors are TN ( Twisted Nematic) panels. Having recently acquired the first LG 34UM95 UltraWide IPS monitor delivered to Canada, I thought I’d take a moment to share my hands on review of working with a 34 Inch 21:9 IPS monitor for photography and video editing.