The monitor has a very easy to use OSD, or on screen display joystick, to navigate through the menu system – the best I’ve used. Adjusting the brightness using the OSD joystick The matte display does a very good job of limiting any glare coming in from a large window to my side, and a bright light bulb above. There is a 1cm bezel around the screen, but this doesn’t detract from the design. Switching on for the first time, the display looks impressive. The monitor uses an external power supply, which is in fact a standard 19V, 3.4A laptop power supply, so should be easy to replace if the need ever arises. Most recent computers will, but if it’s a slightly older desktop computer without, you could always upgrade with a cheap graphics card. But it’s worth checking your computer has an HDMI (or DisplayPort) to connect to. I’m connecting via the included white HDMI cable to a nVidia GTX 970 graphics card. If you want more adjustment, the monitor has standard 100mm by 100mm VESA mounting holes for any display mount of your choosing. There is some minimal tilt adjustment, just 5 degrees back and 15 degrees forward. The stand has no height adjustment – you’ll have to move up to the 34″, LG 34WK650 for that.
The matte white back panel may not be to everyone’s taste, but at least the finish doesn’t attract finger prints. Everything is made of plastic and it does feel very slightly flimsy, but once in position it’s not noticeable.
The stand has an elegant design, as does the monitor itself. The support arm screws in the back with two Philips screws, and the stand itself is attached with a thumbscrew. It’s a simple procedure to attach the curved stand to the monitor. Getting started Attaching the stand is straightforward With this 2560 by 1080 pixel screen, you’re not getting as much resolution as even a dual full HD monitor setup, but it could well be enough. And without any screen bezels in the way, which is real boon, particularly for gaming. Why Ultrawide? Dual screen setups provide even more screen space, but an ultrawide offers a versatile single screen alternativeĭual and triple monitor setups have been popular for a long while, but ultrawide monitors with their 21:9 aspect ratio offer a versatile single screen alternative. And also has HDR10 support, for gaming and streaming with High Dynamic Range or HDR. They both come with 2 HDMI ports but the 600 variant adds a DisplayPort. They are both 29″ IPS displays with a resolution of 2560 by 1080 pixels. There are two versions of this new ultrawide monitor from LG, the 29WK500 and the 29WK600 that I’m reviewing here.
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