LG 27mb85r doubts

[andreax1985]

Hi to everybody! I'm looking for the best 27'' 1440p standard gamut monitor. I've found really few feedbacks on the internet about LG 27mb85r. Only in this forum this model has been widely discussed and pointed as the best 1440p monitor. And by only a handful of people. I find this fact very strange. How comes that nobody in the world aside from some users in this forum seem to consider this display?

 

[Nikyo]

Because the LG doesn't have the same level of brand loyalty and marketing as other brands. It's also limited to the US and some parts of Europe. If you're limiting yourself to the popular choice, then you're better off reading amazon reviews. It's a totally objective matter: the LG is the only multi-input 1440p monitor with good color presets, low input-lag and pixel response, a matte gray bezel, and unlocked color controls. Its color presets are superior to the competition; for example, the Dell U2715 has incredibly skewed gamma in all of its reviews. Despite this, more people will buy the Dell U2715. Why? Like I said, brand loyalty. People will blindly accept something as the best without doing the necessary research into other options, and since the only review is in Korean, the common plebs wouldn't possibly be able to find any information about it.

The only real caveat to the LG is that it doesn't get particularly dim, and has slight overshoot on dark gray colors.

But I digress -- hardly anyone is talking about 27" 1440p monitors these days; the UHD craze is strong. Hell, I'm selling my own LG in favor of my newer BL3201PH.

 

[andreax1985]

I agree but isn't UHD too much on a 27 display? You mean you are already selling your 27mb85r?

By the way, I was also considering an Eizo 2736w which was widely regarded as the best choice before the LG arrived. Do you think that Eizo is still worth or is it obsolete?

 

[Nikyo]

I agree but isn't UHD too much on a 27 display? You mean you are already selling your 27mb85r?

By the way, I was also considering an Eizo 2736w which was widely regarded as the best choice before the LG arrived. Do you think that Eizo is still worth or is it obsolete?

I'm selling it, yes; its days are numbered.

I wasn't trying to push you toward a UHD display. I was merely pointing out that few people are actually talking about 60hz 1440p displays these days, and that would explain why the LG has very little discussion.

The Eizo EV2736W was only regarded as the best choice because it used a glow free PLS panel. Now it doesn't. It's basically overpriced junk at this point.

 

[MacLeod]

I agree. If you're into gaming, a 120/144 Hz monitor is the rage these days. I recently moved up to 144 Hz after doubting it's advantages but after having it, I could never go back to 60 Hz gaming. But if you're after pure image quality without worrying about gaming then 4K is becoming a better option. I'm not very good at predicting trends but I see 27" 1440p screens to be circling the drain a little.

 

[andreax1985]

I'm absolutely not into gaming. I care only for image quality (and watching movies). So, eizo ev2736w isn't glow-free anymore. Which panels are currently glow-free? It seems that even LG 27mb85r glows!

One more question: on a 27'' display, does 4K still make sense? And does a display greater than 27 make sense for purposes other than gaming?

 

[Nikyo]

I'm absolutely not into gaming. I care only for image quality (and watching movies). So, eizo ev2736w isn't glow-free anymore. Which panels are currently glow-free? It seems that even LG 27mb85r glows!

One more question: on a 27'' display, does 4K still make sense? And does a display greater than 27 make sense for purposes other than gaming?

The cheapest glow-free monitor would be the very expensive Eizo CX271. It's a wide gamut monitor with unlocked sRGB color controls, but it's likely overkill for your needs. I owned one and wasn't too pleased with it.

You're going to require scaling at 27" for UHD, which may or may not suck. I actually use my BenQ at 150% scaling, matching a 32" 1440p monitor's dpi, but with the ppi advantage of UHD; it's great for me, but only because all of the programs I use scale appropriately. PCmonitors has a great bit about the 27" 4k experience in their review of the VP2780; scroll down to "The '4K' UHD Experience".

However, going 4k isn't going to rid you of glow, and it's not going to improve your cinema viewing experience whatsoever. Not to mention, it's expensive. Like...really expensive. You could buy two 1440p monitors for the price of one UHD monitor, have more desktop real estate and not have to deal with scaling.

Buying a display larger than 27" depends on how far away you sit -- people tend to sit closer to smaller displays and farther away from larger displays.

But I mean, what's your usage scenario here?