![]() ![]() MORE: Best Gaming Monitor - Budget, G-Sync and 4K Monitors The 38GL950G's excellent lab scores didn't surprise me given how gorgeous it looked during my gaming session.Īccording to our Klein K-10A colorimeter, the 38GL950G covers an impressive 148.9% of the sRGB color spectrum, making it more vivid than the Acer Predator X34 (98.9%) and the Alienware AW3418DW (127.2%), but less colorful than the Samsung CHG70 (154.1%). Gunshots popped bright orange, an abstract painting swirled a variety of colors, and a rich red accent wall stood out against the wooden midcentury furnishings. Regardless, colors looked saturated when I played Hitman 2 with HDR enabled. HDR 400 doesn't have the "wide color gamut" label given to DisplayHDR 500 and higher. The 38GL850G is Vesa DisplayHDR 400 verified, which means it can reach 400 nits of brightness and drop to 0.4 nits for black pixels. The game looked even smoother when I switched to the "FPS" Game Mode, but that came at the expense of contrast - the screen looked a bit washed out in this mode. My character's movements were crisp and fluid as I slid under the legs of an ogre, spun around and stuck my blade into its back. When I played Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the screen kept up with my frantic hack-and-slash gameplay. MORE: Help Me, Tom's Guide: Which TV Can I Use as a Gaming Monitor? It also features Nvidia's G-Sync technology, which protects from screen tearing. What makes the 38GL950G a gaming display is its 1-millisecond response time and 144Hz refresh rate (which can be overclocked to 175Hz). Shadows also looked great although some objects were obscured in darker corners because of the monitor's impressive black levels. ![]() A flat-screen TV beamed saturated blues and reds across an otherwise unlit room in the beach house I sneaked into. Details were so sharp that I could see the thin lines of the bar code stamped into the back of Agent 47's head. Hitman 2 looked gorgeous on this display. I was afraid that it would slide down with any sort of pressure, but the screen stayed put when I hung my Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones on the top corner. The screen slides smoothly and stays in place when you find the right height. Adjusting the height is done by sliding the display up and down the cylindrical arm, which allows the screen to raise from 17.8 inches to 22 inches high. As modern as this monitor looks, the curved display is quite thick, at 2.3 inches at its widest point. ![]() The 38GL950G measures 35.3 x 22.2 x 10.2 inches with the stand installed. Aside from those flashes of color, the monitor's chassis is made of textured black plastic, while the cylindrical arm is a hefty metal. The base of the 38GL950G is shaped like a boomerang with sharp edges, and a glossy red finish matches the red exhaust vents on the top edge of the display. LG leaned into the gamer aesthetic with the 38GL950G UltraGear monitor, designing it with aggressive, angled lines and bright pops of color. ![]()
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