LG 34UC98 34-inch Curved FreeSync Monitor Review
Today we're checking out LG's latest curved gaming monitor: the 34UC98. It's an IPS screen with 3440x1440 pixels, FreeSync, a 75Hz max refresh rate and MaxxAudio-tuned speakers.
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Color Gamut And Performance
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Color accuracy continues to impress in the gamut and luminance tests. We're looking at professional-grade performance here. In fact, the only flaw is a slight over-saturation in the top two red targets. It appears that luminance levels have been lowered to compensate. We fixed a slight hue error in magenta using the CMS but even without adjustment, the 34UC98's color looks just as it should if your target is sRGB/Rec.709.
Gaming modes often skew color in odd directions but LG has taken a conservative approach in the FPS Game 1 mode. The only real change from custom is greater blue luminance. There are also hue errors in cyan and magenta that are caused by the shifted white point. DeltaE values are still at or below the threshold of visibility.
Now we return to the comparison group.
You'd think we were comparing professional displays in this chart but all are gaming monitors except the Dell. There are no color errors worthy of concern on any of these fine monitors.
Gamut Volume: Adobe RGB 1998 And sRGB
LG claims 99-percent sRGB coverage but our sample over-achieved a little in red to push the gamut volume past 100. This isn't a big deal and if one were to use the 34UC98 in a proofing system, a monitor profile generated by any number of software packages will help take advantage of this bonus color.
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Christian Eberle is a Contributing Editor for Tom's Hardware US. He's a veteran reviewer of A/V equipment, specializing in monitors. Christian began his obsession with tech when he built his first PC in 1991, a 286 running DOS 3.0 at a blazing 12MHz. In 2006, he undertook training from the Imaging Science Foundation in video calibration and testing and thus started a passion for precise imaging that persists to this day. He is also a professional musician with a degree from the New England Conservatory as a classical bassoonist which he used to good effect as a performer with the West Point Army Band from 1987 to 2013. He enjoys watching movies and listening to high-end audio in his custom-built home theater and can be seen riding trails near his home on a race-ready ICE VTX recumbent trike. Christian enjoys the endless summer in Florida where he lives with his wife and Chihuahua and plays with orchestras around the state.