LG Electronics has taken the wraps off a
new gaming monitor under its UltraGear series. Recall that the company the
UltraGear was announced alongside the UltraWide and UltraFine Ergo displays at
CES 2020. The device comes with the model number “27GN950-B”.
The UltraGear gaming monitor features a
27-inch 4K display with a 21:9 aspect ratio. In addition to driving at a
refresh rate of 144Hz, it uses Nano IPS technology with a response speed of 1ms
(GTG).
In terms of color reproducibility, it is
compatible with 10-bit color and DCI-P3 98% color gamut cover. In addition, it
supports Display HDR 600, DSC (Display Stream Compression), AMD FreeSync
Premium Pro technology, NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible, etc. formulated by VESA.
The main specifications are resolution
3840 x 2160 dots, liquid crystal panel IPS, a brightness of 400 candela
(standard value)/600 candela (peak brightness), contrast ratio 1000:1, viewing
angle up and down, left and right 178 degrees, response speed Is 1ms (when GTG
and Faster are set).
Furthermore, the gaming monitor packs a
number of interfaces such as two HDMI and DisplayPort ports. The monitor has a
Sphere Lighting system installed on the back. The lighting also extends to the
stand and it is expected to light up while gaming. The LG UltraGear display
monitor comes in at around 100,000 yen (US$ 933).
