Yes I know about Costco's return policy ... my question was because I was surprised that they carried it, as it seems like only a few places have been able to get it.
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LG 34UM95 and nMP
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Yes I know about Costco's return policy ... my question was because I was surprised that they carried it, as it seems like only a few places have been able to get it.
As far as I know it's only on the DVD. I'm surprised you don't have an external one, I've had one for years just incase I need it.
Yep you are right..I chatted with the rep and he said no..I will wait for my son when he comes back, he has the last macbook pro that has CD drive..I will make an ISO..I used to have an external cd/DVD but who know where it is now in the crawl space
Yep you are right..I chatted with the rep and he said no..I will wait for my son when he comes back, he has the last macbook pro that has CD drive..I will make an ISO..I used to have an external cd/DVD but who know where it is now in the crawl space
Haha, I know the feeling. I have an old USB 1.1 LG DVD drive, dirt slow but does the job when needed.
It boggles the mind that they don't make their software available online though.
So I just got my LG34UM95 yesterday. Plugged it in to my new Mac Pro and it looks good. Question. I read a lot of people are using resolution apps like QuickRes. Is that necessary? When I went into display properties, it said it was at 3440x1440 at 60Hz. I'm connected via display port. Just wondering if I should do anything additional to maximize the experience. Thanks.
I got Crysis 3 running on 3444x1440 at texture very high and I dont see any lag with 60hz..the only thing I enable to capture the FPS is thru console but turning on screen shot, I did not install fraps.. I get 62.5FPS in campaign, but I heard it is higher in multiplayer..The FAN is going full speed during gameplay and the heat that comes out on this thing is really warm...I guess the turbine works well
Only way you can maximise it is by buying a professional colorimeter and calibrating it. Who knows why people are bother with quick res, the native res has the same legibility as a normal 2560x1440 display, it just as extra room.
The software is called TrueColorFinder. Here is the link on the german LG site:
http://www.lg.com/de/support/products/documents/TCF/TrueColorFinder-1.8.8.zip
Setup: i7 4.5GHz, AMD 295x2, Asus Z97 Deluxe MB, RAID2xSSD, 16GB, Thunderbolt 2 connection
Just got it, quite impressive! Very large display, never seen a panel like this. Did some adjustments, I like the "Game Mode" for gaming, it seems to just saturate the colors but it looks good. The brightness (100% default) is good for the games I tried but too bright for desktop, I put it to 50% and will adjust the games or leave them alone.
Playing games didn't give me exactly the wow factor I expected, probably because previously I have played with 3x 1900x1200 monitors which is less vertical but more horizontal. Too much horizontal actually, it's an enormous setup that is hard to drive and too much visual actually. But all other monitors are too small.
Especially for the gaming I do - MMO's, in particular MMORPGS, you need real estate. The many windows start stacking up and it's horribly annoying to have to move them around all the time. Plus having room to put a map up while traveling. I think this form factor and monitor is ideal.
4k is too many pixels, with anti-aliasing I don't need that many - I need some width and height. Two monitors in Xfire is unworkable because games put the main character (I use 3rd person) right in the center! Finally, driving multiple monitors is tough. I have 2x290x GPU's water cooled (via factory) and I want all the eye candy at about 60 fps. No, I demand it! Cursory examination shows my usual 62 fps in LOTRO and 50 fps in Elder Scrolls, not different from before.
Yes there is some backlight bleed, but it's less than the Cinema monitors I have. I believe this is an engineering issue, I don't think there's much LG can do about it with the technology at hand. This is a BIG monitor they're trying to light after all.
So far, big win. Perfect gaming monitor, as fast, colorful and good as I could want. Oh yeah and I like the joystick
Edit: Downside - the stand. They should have given us a full featured one. Thunderbolt - and the USB ports appears to be working fine.
After further use I'm really falling in love with this form factor. Perfect size for gaming, not too big or too small. There's a reason the movie industry chose 21:9 - it's immersive. At this distance the outer edges go out your peripheral vision, giving the impression of a wide expanse. With the triple screen some games started to do perspective distortion, it was so wide angle. This really is all you need.
As reviewers have noted the lower corners are brighter than the upper corners and the backlight bleed comes from the lower. It's really not an issue in use.
Just got it, quite impressive! Very large display, never seen a panel like this. Did some adjustments, I like the "Game Mode" for gaming, it seems to just saturate the colors but it looks good. The brightness (100% default) is good for the games I tried but too bright for desktop, I put it to 50% and will adjust the games or leave them alone.
Playing games didn't give me exactly the wow factor I expected, probably because previously I have played with 3x 1900x1200 monitors which is less vertical but more horizontal. Too much horizontal actually, it's an enormous setup that is hard to drive and too much visual actually. But all other monitors are too small.
Especially for the gaming I do - MMO's, in particular MMORPGS, you need real estate. The many windows start stacking up and it's horribly annoying to have to move them around all the time. Plus having room to put a map up while traveling. I think this form factor and monitor is ideal.
4k is too many pixels, with anti-aliasing I don't need that many - I need some width and height. Two monitors in Xfire is unworkable because games put the main character (I use 3rd person) right in the center! Finally, driving multiple monitors is tough. I have 2x290x GPU's water cooled (via factory) and I want all the eye candy at about 60 fps. No, I demand it! Cursory examination shows my usual 62 fps in LOTRO and 50 fps in Elder Scrolls, not different from before.
Yes there is some backlight bleed, but it's less than the Cinema monitors I have. I believe this is an engineering issue, I don't think there's much LG can do about it with the technology at hand. This is a BIG monitor they're trying to light after all.
So far, big win. Perfect gaming monitor, as fast, colorful and good as I could want. Oh yeah and I like the joystick
Edit: Downside - the stand. They should have given us a full featured one. Thunderbolt - and the USB ports appears to be working fine.
After further use I'm really falling in love with this form factor. Perfect size for gaming, not too big or too small. There's a reason the movie industry chose 21:9 - it's immersive. At this distance the outer edges go out your peripheral vision, giving the impression of a wide expanse. With the triple screen some games started to do perspective distortion, it was so wide angle. This really is all you need.
As reviewers have noted the lower corners are brighter than the upper corners and the backlight bleed comes from the lower. It's really not an issue in use.
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Hi All, I wandered into my Local electronics shop and they had 3 in stock. The one I picked up was an open box so I received a very nice discount on it. This one is a keeper. I had the Samsung 28" 4k for about 3 days. I did not care for it on day one...but thought I would work through it. To me, this LG will last me for a while.
My only quibble is the interface but I am sure I will learn how to change sources on it more rapidly.
Cheers!
My only quibble is the interface but I am sure I will learn how to change sources on it more rapidly.
Cheers!
I just checked for other open box units at Fry's. None in my area, but Fremont, CA and Las Vegas, NV both show open box units.
Just setup my duals. This is awesome!
I need a bigger desk. It's only temporary for now. I still have a 27" playback monitor for video that needs to get up here too.
Sweet! I'm pretty happy with dual 24" 16:10's in my studio (with an additional 19" for video) but your setup looks most excellent.
I recently set up my rMBP (Mid 2012) with the LG 34UM95 and had some questions based on observations I made.
1) Display isn't recognized when (Apple-made) Thunderbolt cable is plugged into first TB port (closest to MagSafe). Only works on 2nd port, closer to trackpad.
2) rMBP fans kick in when display is attached, even if nothing is running. Anybody noticing this? Hearing the fans is quite annoying..
3) Not being able to control volume and brightness from keyboard kinda sucks. Is this a hardware limitation or something LG can theoretically fix in a firmware update? It's nice that I can go left/right on the joystick (without first clicking "up") to control volume. Would be nice if brightness worked the same way with forward/back (unless I missed the customization of the joystick somewhere..?)
Thanks!
1) Display isn't recognized when (Apple-made) Thunderbolt cable is plugged into first TB port (closest to MagSafe). Only works on 2nd port, closer to trackpad.
2) rMBP fans kick in when display is attached, even if nothing is running. Anybody noticing this? Hearing the fans is quite annoying..
3) Not being able to control volume and brightness from keyboard kinda sucks. Is this a hardware limitation or something LG can theoretically fix in a firmware update? It's nice that I can go left/right on the joystick (without first clicking "up") to control volume. Would be nice if brightness worked the same way with forward/back (unless I missed the customization of the joystick somewhere..?)
Thanks!
If you can't live with a few minor issues (imo) that may or may not get resolved by firmware updates, don't even try one of these until there are alternatives available.
Once you spend a couple of weeks with it, there is no going back. If you adjust your workflow to take advantage of the form factor, it's going to be difficult to reverse course. And I'm admittedly still finding ways to best take advantage.
Once you spend a couple of weeks with it, there is no going back. If you adjust your workflow to take advantage of the form factor, it's going to be difficult to reverse course. And I'm admittedly still finding ways to best take advantage.
No, just a general statement. And I mean it seriously, some people need every detail to be perfect for the money spent, etc. It's a relatively unique product at this point in time and it's not perfect. But for my workflow it was a game changer.
I really like the idea of an extra wide display and Im fortunate enough not to have to make a living from it. To add to that its cheaper than the Apple branded ones and actually looks good too. Thanks though.
I am nothing but delighted with this monitor. Easily the best I've used in years, and the anti-glare coating is superb.
Here are some photos of the monitor with direct sunlight from a large 1m x1.5m windows on it. Including a photo at 1am in the dark on a black screen to show any backlight bleed.
Album
http://imgur.com/a/CNK6u
Here are some photos of the monitor with direct sunlight from a large 1m x1.5m windows on it. Including a photo at 1am in the dark on a black screen to show any backlight bleed.
Album
http://imgur.com/a/CNK6u