Purchased this monitor a week ago for $572 on Amazon. I also got an EVGA 1060 SC graphics card to take advantage of the monitor's native 1440 x 3340 resolution & Display Port connection (DP cable included with the LG). This is the flat (not curved) version which I wanted because I use it for business, graphics design & Photoshop.
Next to the superb display, the biggest surprises were the stand and audio quality. The stand (internally) is made from very heavy cast metal. It's heaver than the stand that came with my 55" TV. Fully adjustable height & tilt.
As for audio, most monitors have tinny weak sound. This LG has very nice sound (be sure to turn up the bass in the menu). It won't replace your living room stereo, but don't splurge on external PC speakers until you try this out.
The ultra wide aspect ratio took about a week to get used to, but now I'm acclimated and loving it. I spend a lot less time resizing and arranging windows, and Photoshop is a joy to use on this monitor. Word Documents - view 2 full size pages side-by-side with no reduction in text size. MS Excel - 42 columns x 45 rows with no reduction in text or cell size.
Hint: On a PC hold the Ctrl key when closing an applications window to insure it will reopen to the size you left it. I set up my common apps to open to an ideal size this way.
I'm not a gamer so I can't give feedback on games, but video is amazing.
Screen brightness came set to 100. That's a lot of photons hitting your eyes, so I cranked it down to 70. However, the menu also has preset selections that set optimal brightness for various activities: reading, gaming, photo editing, etc.
My only nitpick is I wish it came with 3 or 4 USB ports instead of 2.
Overall, the LG 34UM88C-P is an excellent monitor.
| Standing screen display size | 34 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3440x1440 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3440 x 1440 Pixels |
