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Jan 24, 2025 03:47 PM By  Scott James

Thank you so much for spotting this. We’re re-testing that part and updating it with the correct information. Thanks again for letting us know!

Np… It’s also worth noting that exceeding 144Hz over HDMI isn’t possible. This monitor likely uses dynamic EDID and adapts to stay within HDMI’s 48gbps bandwidth w/o DSC. For example, it supports 4K120Hz with 12bpc but doesn’t allow 12bpc at 144Hz.

Jan 24, 2025 05:45 PM By ygy818

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I do not understand how Sony is fine with charging $800 for this. It really should be $500-$550 tops. You can find the AW3225QF 32" 4K QD-OLED with way better specs and size for $700-$900 during promotions. This is terrible imo.

I agree. I chose this monitor because text clarity on 32" OLEDs isn’t good enough for me. I can only recommend this monitor for someone needing a mix of office and gaming functionality and a matte display, especially if, like me, they have a window behind them. The upcoming 27" 4K QD-OLED monitors with better text clarity are all glossy so far. Given that, this and the LG 27GR95UM were the best available options in my country.

Hi there, the monitor has DP 2.1 /HBR10/.

I just bought this monitor. It’s impressive how they achieved such good dimming with only 96 zones. There’s no bleed or glow, and the HDR performance is amazing. I’ll test it further to see how it holds up. Hope to see RTINGS review soon.

How is the IPS glow on this one?

I tested the 32UQ85R-W which is the best last-gen “IPS Black”. LG called it “Nano IPS Black + ATW Polarizer” – still had glow, maybe 70-80% better than normal IPS. Going to check the new 4k 27" QD-OLEDs.

Jan 02, 2025 12:48 PM By serpentine78

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The only issues I’ve had with local dimming is when the entire screen dims in contrast heavy games. I haven’t noticed much IPS glow or backlight bleed.

Hey thanks, a lot, I am now on LG UltraFine 32UQ85R-W which has the same polarizer and is “IPS Black” panel. Unfortunately, I still see some glow in the corners, will try to manage it somehow with LED stripes. Would you be able to check in complete dark scene YT “backlight bleed test” or something else, if you have similar? Cheers.

Does this display support auto-switching inputs? For example, if I have a PS5 on HDMI and a PC on DP, will it switch to the active device when powered on? I’ve heard many LG monitors lack this feature and require manual input switching. On my Dell IPS, if my laptop (USB-C) goes to standby, the monitor does too. When another input (e.g., HDMI) becomes active, it automatically switches and wakes up. Many thanks.

Dec 23, 2024 08:31 AM By Taskmaster

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Why “they” who, don’t include it?

Sorry, bad wording. Other vendors, looking at Sony INZONE M9 for example.

Dec 19, 2024 05:13 AM By Degrader

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The Acer X32 FP, Asus PG32UQX and the ViewSonic XG321UG do also have an ATW polarizer. Such a feature is really needed for dark content on IPS panel.

Exactly. I can’t understand why they don’t include it by default, probably to keep costs down. Buying a $999 IPS monitor without it and then dealing with crappy IPS glow is a terrible decision.

Dec 18, 2024 08:54 PM By MoreVramPlz

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I’ve had this monitor for a few months and I’m generally happy with it. As an IPS it looks great, the best I’ve seen mainly due to very little IPS glow and fantastic color. I find local dimming in SDR to be great to just OK depending on the game, but really enjoy it compared to my old IPS with all it’s glow and no contrast. HDR looks great in brighter scenes, but can look really bad in some darker scenes. Alan Wake 2 really exposes LG’s shortcomings. That being said it is better than my old IPS even with it’s blooming.

AW2 in HDR or SDR? I am extremely sensitive to IPS glow so that is also my hope this monitor will be much better. For this price it better be, otherwise I send it back immediately. The design is stellar though.

Dec 18, 2024 08:12 AM By  Nicholas Di Giovanni

Hey, we actually found that the video doesn’t well represent what it looks like in real content - in the final review you will see links to examples of real content, and the text will also explain why it’s scored so low. Basically, there’s a ton of blooming and black crush, and it really doesn’t look good at all.

Thanks for the review. Hopefully, it will motivate someone at LG to improve the FW. I will have this monitor on Monday, if someone is interested in mini-review let me know.

I’m surprised it only scored 5.0 in local dimming, considering the video demonstrates decent dimming performance. The ATW polarizer should eliminate IPS glow at night, at least that’s what Reddit is saying. That polarizer is the main reason I’d like to test this monitor.

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Dec 10, 2024 02:59 AM By serpentine78

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Yeah, it varies from game to game, but I typically keep the Black Stabilizer at 35 or 40.

• From the monitor’s settings, Windows 11 HDR calibration,Nvidia brightness, contrast, gama, and vibrance, and finally Nvidia RTX HDR (which I know is separate from Windows Auto HDR, which I turned off, and I’m guessing it negates the Windows HDR calibration?), I’ve finally found a picture I can be happy with for HDR Gamer Profile 2 (that no longer dims constantly). It should not have been so hard though!
  
  • I persevered through that and L.G.‘s lies to me about “DCR” because there’s just something about their Nano IPS displays that I love. They are so sharp and clear compared to the myriad of other 4K IPS displays I’ve used over the years. The 27GP950p was my daily driver for a while before the OLED and Mini-Led floods started.

@serpentine78 thanks for the update. The HDR gaming is fine for you now? Would you mind sharing the full steps you’ve done to improve it?

How bright is your room?

Asus M4 Air.

Turning on peak brightness may cause SDR content to appear less accurate. Are you doing it because the content is too dark?

C3 and G3 also great.

Samsung is missing DTS codec and Dolby Vision, go for Sony.

I was considering the two as well, but landed on S2722QC, as needed it for office work mainly. Mine also has the 25% haze light coating like the other two. It’s great. Very good picture quality.

Your response appreciated.

Completely disappearing.

I had two OLEDs, and for me the burn-in risk and whole discussion is severely overblown. Of course, for PC monitor, needs to have black background, black theme, hide bottom bar in Windows, set screensaver after 5 minutes etc.

Hi there, I am looking similarly for a new display. I think you need to decide if you want OLED or not, and if you want built-in USB-C hub functionality. In case the monitor has an USB-C you can connect your laptop just with one cable. AW3423DW IMHO is the best display on the market, currently. It will look much better than the IPS LG. Also, AW is glossy and it looks much better than matte, Studio Display is also glossy. Consider also AW3423DWF which is $200 cheaper and is almost the same.

Hi Dylan, I think it should be pointed out somewhere with higher visibility. Samsung should stop fighting HDR format wars, because they clearly lost it. It reminds me of VHS/Betamax situation. BTW: Similar thing happened with missing DTS codec on LG C1. I think these are important details for the consumers, and sometimes it’s too late realizing that the TV is not supporting something important.

It’s better to just connect the soundbar via eARC and not use pass-through.

I tried it, it takes some time to boot, maybe 10 seconds additionally. Decided to stick with 100Mbps.

Are you planning to use the soundbar for video pass-through? Or just for sound from TV via eARC?

If the monitor supports HDMI VRR the PS5 will support it.

Is there any TV with 1Gbps on the market?