LG 27" UltraGear 4K UHD (3840x2160) Gaming Monitor, 144Hz, 1ms, VESA DisplayHDR 400, G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync Premium, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort, 4-Pole HP Out DTS HP:X, Tilt/Height/Pivot Stand, Black

My last monitor, the Dell 34 inch ultrawide U3415W, is still going strong. It is a great 1440p ultrawide with a 60hz refresh rate. I had been reading a lot about high refresh rate monitors for a couple of years but nothing in the 32 inch size was ever available without some sort of big compromise. That is, until this monitor came out.As per the Monitors Unboxed review on YouTube, this monitor has a single overdrive experience for the Variable Refresh Rate. What this means in plain English is that if you choose the "Fast" VRR mode for the display (which is the default out of the box), you will be a great experience whether you are gaming at 144, 90 or 60 fps without the need to change settings on a per game basis. For example, on my 7900xt with Ryzen 3700x, I can get 144fps on Forza Horizon 4, lock the frame rate at 90fps on Cyberpunk, or have around 45-50 frames on Starfield, and all games look great with no ghosting or other graphical artifacts.Colors on this monitor are great as is the brightness. While this monitor does not have true HDR capabilities such as a mini-led array of lights, the monitor is very bright at its out of the box setting of 40 out of 100. Dark scenes are nice an inky without any noticeable backlight blooming as can occur on other LCDs (such as my old U3415W which did have noticeable blooming around the edges of the screen). Colors are great as per the supported 10bit color panel and thanks to HDMI 2.1 can be enabled at the same time as a 144hz refresh rate unlike other monitors with HDMI 2.0 or below.For those with 60hz monitors thinking about upgrading to 144hz but still not sure if it is worth it, trust me when I say it totally is. While there was a big jump in clarity moving from 1440p to 4K, the jump from 60 to 144 trumped the resolution increase. This is because the faster refreshing screen eliminated a lot of the blur when items are in motion. This was particularly noticeable in Forza when trees on the size of the road where incredibly crisp and there was no smearing or blur on the leaves as you drove past them. This was also noticeable at the 90hz rate in Cyberpunk when looking through the windows in the Downtown area while driving around in your bike. In the battle of ray tracing vs. high refresh, I now understand why so many people advocate for refresh rate as the impact on image quality is amazing.Lastly, the only negative in my review, since I do love this monitor, is the packaging. When the monitor arrived, it was nicely packed but there was no peel of protection on the screen itself. The screen enclosure was enveloped in a foamy wrap but the screen itself did not have any sort of plastic covering as you see on TVs when you open them. It is for this reason that I believe a small scratch did exist on the screen which I only discovered after about 3-4 days when on a sunny Saturday morning the light from an open window on a powered down monitor revealed the flaw. As you can see from my two screenshots, you cannot see the scratch when the monitor is on (and believe, I have tried everything to catch it). So, since e-waste is bad, I won't be returning the monitor as I honestly cannot tell when using it. But, if you are the type of person who this would bother, make sure you use a small flashlight or similar to inspect the screen when you first get it.In closing, this is a great monitor worthy of 5 stars. The colors, brightness and 144hz screen all combine to make it a treat for the eyes and a great experience for gaming . I highly recommended it and believe that if you are coming from 1440p and 60hz, you will love it.

Bought this on November 24th, 2023. Writing this a year and two days later, on November 26th, 2024. Looked and worked great out of the box until this morning, when all of the sudden I booted up my PC to find a 3-inch wide section of the screen was covered in multicolored vertical lines. Did all the troubleshooting with no positive results and noticed the error was also present on the “no signal” screen so I contacted support. It’s an issue with the monitor. Mind you, this thing has been sat in the same spot on my desk since I set it up. The box was undamaged when it arrived, it was securely packaged, and I haven’t tossed it around or anything. This is a construction issue, likely some kind of faulty connection somewhere that just happened to give out at exactly the same time as the warranty.To her credit, the customer service agent I connected with was very helpful and understanding, and said she’d speak to her supervisor about this since it’s so close to the warranty. I’ll update this if I hear back on that end. Without the warranty, though, repair’ll be $350 (and assuming that’s not including shipping, it might as well be the full cost of a new monitor). *Absolutely the hell not*. At that price it’s cheaper and less hassle just to get another monitor so even if it breaks in a year like this piece of junk it won’t sting as much.Tl;dr: great monitor if you only need a monitor for exactly one year and/or love extortionate repair costs! lovely customer service but that doesn’t really fix the hardware issues. look elsewhere.

This monitor is amazing! Its my first LG monitor and I used this to replace a 27" Dell monitor that was a 1920x1080. This monitor is exactly as described. Worth the money, accurate in quality and performance, brightness + color + compatibility + response time are on point! This is a major upgrade to what I have been using for the past seven years and I am so thankful I purchased this item. FYI..I hate change and I am very happy with this item!

Purchased this monitor in November 2024 and it worked beautifully for about 14 months. The 4K resolution with 144Hz refresh rate was impressive while it lasted - games looked amazing and the colors were vivid. However, on January 7th, 2025, just weeks after the warranty expired, the monitor developed serious horizontal flickering lines across the bottom third of the screen.I did extensive troubleshooting to rule out any external issues - tried multiple cables (both HDMI and DisplayPort), tested with different computers (Mac and PC), and even tried different power outlets. The flickering persisted even on the monitor's built-in menu, confirming it's definitely a hardware failure.After reading other reviews, I'm noticing a concerning pattern of these monitors failing just outside the warranty period. I suspect LG might be pushing the hardware too hard trying to achieve both 4K and high refresh rates - it seems the components just can't handle it long-term.While $550 isn't the most expensive monitor out there, it's certainly not cheap, and any hardware at this price point should last significantly longer than 14 months. I've owned several LG monitors in the past and they've been reliable, but I cannot recommend this particular model. I'll be going back to 1440p monitors which seem to have better long-term reliability.Pros:Excellent picture quality when workingGreat color accuracySmooth 144Hz refresh rateCons:Failed just after warranty expiredHorizontal flickering lines developedPoor longevityMultiple reports of similar failuresExpensive for such short lifespanSave yourself the frustration and look elsewhere, or at least stick to 1440p if you want reliability.