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LG 29WK600 21:9 ultrawide HDR monitor review. Best budget option? - YouTube
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hayoung get on from technology man calm
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there are two versions of this new
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ultrawide monitor from LG the 29 wk 529
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wk 600 done reviewing here they are both
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29 inch IPS displays with a resolution
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of 2560 by 1080 pixels they both come
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with two HDMI ports but the 600 Varian
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adds a DisplayPort and also has HDR 10
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support for gaming and streaming with
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high dynamic range or HDR Julian triple
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monitor setups have been popular for a
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long time the ultra wide monitors with a
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21 to 9 aspect ratio offer a versatile
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single screen alternative and without
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any screen bezels in the way which is a
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real boon particularly for gaming with
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this 2560 by 1080 pixel screen you're
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not getting as much resolution as even a
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dual Full HD monitor setup but it could
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well be enough I'll cover this in more
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detail shortly it's a simple procedure
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to attach the curse down to the monitor
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the support arm screws in the back with
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two Phillips screws and the stand itself
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is attached for the thumb screw
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the stand has an elegant design the
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matte twines back panel may not be to
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everyone's taste
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but at least the finish doesn't attract
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finger prints The Stand has no height
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adjustment you'll have to move up to the
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34 inch 34 WK 650 for that there is some
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minimal tilt adjustment just 5 degrees
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back and 15 degrees forward if you want
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more adjustment the monitor does have
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standard hundred millimeter by 100
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millimeter better mounting holes for any
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display mount of your choosing I'm
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connecting via the included white HDMI
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cable to an NVIDIA GTX 970 graphics card
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but it's worth checking your computer
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has an HDMI or DisplayPort to connect to
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most recent computers will if it's a
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slightly older desktop computer without
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you could always upgrade with a cheap
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graphics card the monitor uses an
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external power supply which is in fact a
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standard 19 volt 3.4 amp laptop power
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supply so it should be easy to replace
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if the need ever arises
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switching on for the first time the
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display looks impressive there is a one
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centimeter bezel around the screen this
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doesn't detract from the design the
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matte display does a very good job of
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limiting any glare coming in from a
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large window to my side and a bright
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light bulb above the monitor has a very
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easy-to-use OSD or on-screen display
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joystick to navigate through the menu
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system the best I've used although
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initially the only thing you'll probably
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to adjust is the brightness which
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defaults to an Isis training
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hundred-percent to access the menu
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system press the joystick and move right
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to settings there are ten picture modes
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the default custom color mode being the
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only one that allows color calibration
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which I'll discuss shortly it also has
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the most accurate colors so I'd suggest
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leaving it as is in most cases
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unfortunate although the monitor will
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remember your settings in each mode
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there is no way to save them as a preset
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the monitor has audio built-in but don't
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expect too much from the small
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integrated speakers the audio sounds
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quite clear but there's no bass it's
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possible for watching their spoken
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youtube video for example and not much
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else
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the OSD joystick controls the volume
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independent of the windows controls more
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usefully there's also a headphone port
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to attach headphones or some speakers
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much improved sound one of the main
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reasons to get an ultra wide screen is
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for productivity just using the windows
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snap assist feature lets you divide the
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screen in up to four areas
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drag the title bar of a window to the
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left or right of the screen to snap a
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50% size window to either side or use
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the Windows key plus the left or right
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arrow drag to a corner of the screen to
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snap a window to that quadrant of the
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screen or use the Windows key and an up
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or down arrow after snapping to the left
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or right side of the screen with this
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wide aspect display you can comfortably
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work with a side-by-side split a
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document on the left and a web browser
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on the right-hand side for example in
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this case each window will be 1280 by
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1080 pixels which I find enough in most
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cases if you want more control LG
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provide their own screen control
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software which lets you customize your
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display with options for 2 3 & 4 screen
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splits and the picture-in-picture split
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it keeps the window on top for example
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for a YouTube video continue to play in
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the background
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you then drag a window to the predefined
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split area
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you can even configure specific
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applications to load on windows startup
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in a predetermined screens own the LG
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software also allows you to control them
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on - without using its joystick and you
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can configure specific applications to
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use specific picture modes the software
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works very well although the built-in
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snap assist features of windows may well
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be enough and if you want even more
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control of your screen space you could
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use display fusion which provides the
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ultimate windows management controls and
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customization albeit at a cost
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the monitor has an IPS panel which is
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superior to most cheaper TM displays for
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color accuracy and viewing angles
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viewing angles are particularly
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important for widescreen displays like
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this one and in general use and viewing
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test images I did find the viewing
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angles to be very good the maximum
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brightness is quoted as 300 candelas per
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square metre which whilst not as bright
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as some monitors is plenty bright enough
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for a desktop monitor in most cases
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unlike your phone or laptop screen is
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not being used outdoors unless you're in
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a very bright room it's recommended to
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reduce the brightness to around 120 to
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reduce eyestrain on this monitor that's
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around 40% brightness in custom picture
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mode using an x-ray I 1 display Pro
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Monitor calibrator I measured the
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maximum brightness in the default custom
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mode as 265 candelas per square metre
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the brightest picture mode was HDR
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effect which pushed the brightness to
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380 candelas per square meter the
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monitor is also claimed to display 99%
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of the sRGB color space which is a
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spectrum of colors that most devices
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conform to from phones to TVs to
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monitors again using the I 1 display pro
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I calibrated the monitor for the most
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accurate colors possible I achieved a
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value of 97.4% of srgb so close enough
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within the accuracy of my testing and a
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good result more importantly I also
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measured the color accuracy or Delta II
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of the monitor Delta II is a metric for
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understanding how the human eye
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perceives color difference with a value
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of less than one being not perceptible
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to human eye and a value between 1 and 2
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being barely perceptible I measured an
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average Delta ray of not 0.5 2 which is
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very impressive an average del 3 of less
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than 2 is considered very good even the
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maximum Delta II was only 1.5 3 high
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dynamic range is a relatively new
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feature of monitors that expands the
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contrast in colors of the image with the
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intention of providing more realism the
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term comes from photography where
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multiple photos are taken at different
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exposures and combined to create an
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image with an increased dynamic range so
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for a high contrast image of a landscape
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for instance an HDR photo could reveal
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lots of details in the foreground yet
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still have the correct exposure for the
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sky there are various HDR standards
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including HDR 10 Dolby vision and HL g
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with HDR 10 being the most widely
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supported currently this monitor is
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listed as supporting HDR 10 although if
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you look into this more closely it
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appears to support more a subset of the
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HDR 10 standard there is a new display
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compliance now that
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called display HDR from VESA which
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defines minimum criteria for various
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levels of compliance this monitor
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doesn't appear to even meet their
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minimum standard display HDR 400 whether
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this is a real concern for most users is
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not really clear but it's worth
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mentioning to actually experience HDR
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you also need HDR content either HDR
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enabled games or HDR video content there
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aren't that many games that have HDR
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support although I'm sure that will
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change battlefield 1 supports both HDR
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10 and Dolby vision so I was able to try
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it out loading the game automatically
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recognized the HDR capabilities of the
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monitor and the monitor OSD showed HDR
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it's then possible to choose one of four
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HDR picture modes with a default being
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HDR vivid the game doesn't look really
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good with incredibly vibrant colors
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perhaps too vibrant for a game like
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Battlefield 1 but impressive nonetheless
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playing HDR content within Windows is
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more complex firstly you need to enable
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HDR mode in Windows from settings
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display and switching on HDR and WCG
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you'll again see the monitor
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OSD display HDR since most content
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you'll be viewing will still be standard
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dynamic range SDR and may look a little
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dark you can adjust the brightness vesti
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our content slider under HDR and WCG
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settings I had an issue with the Google
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Chrome browser looking dark and gray
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which I fixed by turning off hardware
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acceleration under settings in Chrome I
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thought this was an issue with my NVIDIA
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GTX 970 graphics card but I also try
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over in another computer which hadn't
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aimed the RX 470 and again had to turn
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off hardware acceleration this issue
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does highlight how HDR support is still
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in its infancy within Windows the
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easiest way to view some HDR footage is
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in YouTube it's mostly demo Clips but
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the HDR channel has barrister ocean all
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clips and when it's all working they do
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look very vibrant almost jumping out of
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the screen at you YouTube will
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automatically switch the HDR version of
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the clip which you can see under the
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quality settings the Ionian got this to
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work in Chrome
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Microsoft edge wouldn't play the HDR
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versions with both the GTX 970 and the
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iOS 470 enabling stream HDR video in
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settings HDR and WCG setting video
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playback settings didn't help
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Amazon Prime or Netflix both have HDR
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content but neither will work on my
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setup at least
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Amazon primates jar content is only
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available in a very limited supported
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hardware list and Netflix has a help
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article hidden away the states you'll
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need at least the latest generation
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NVIDIA GTX 1050 or above the screen
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rapids card or a very recent seventh
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generation Intel i3 i5 or i7 processor
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if the situation improves and you want
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to switch to Windows 10 HDR mode I'd
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recommend disabling any color profiles
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you may have enabled and also changing
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the picture mode to HDR standard for
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best results I only dabble in gaming but
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for games that support the twenty one to
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nine format this monitor is very
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immersive the resolution jump from 2560
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by 1080 from Full HD is not a big
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challenge for most graphics cards which
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also means you shouldn't even upgrade
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for games that already play smoothly at
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a low resolution I did feel a little
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sick playing very fast FPS games like
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doom
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I'd recommend paying close attention to
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the field of view options and increasing
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the angle slightly to value that suits
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you if you're into cycling and have ever
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tried the virtual cycling games whiffed
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the extra screen space is also very
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welcome it looks less cluttered and also
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provides more immersion the monitor
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supports free sync which only works with
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AMD graphics cards the reduces any
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screen tearing and stuttering in game
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where the graphics card can't keep up
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the refresh rate of the monitor it only
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operates from 40 Hertz to the monitors
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maximum refresh rate of 75 Hertz which
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makes it a little limited my main gaming
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computer has an Nvidia card got to try
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the feature out with my children's
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gaming PC that has named the RX 470 I
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can't say I really noticed a huge
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difference in the games I've tried but
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it's a nice feature to have nonetheless
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if you already own AMD graphics card
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there are some huge benefits of an
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ultra-wide monitor mainly for
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productivity but also for gaming the LG
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29 wk 600 monitor represents a very good
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value proposition with excellent color
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accuracy good connectivity generally
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useful screen organization software and
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a clean elegant design slightly cheaper
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LG 29 WK 500 doesn't have the HDR to
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support and loses a display port
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connection it is probably the better
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option unless the prices are very close
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HDR support particularly in Windows has
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a long way to go but dust future-proof
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the monitor somewhat and games that
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support it do look impressive overall
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I've not hesitate to the recommend ether
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monitor I hope you found the video
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useful please do like and subscribe if
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you did and take a look at the
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technology mancom for the written review
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which includes a summary the pros and
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cons and the monitor thanks for watching
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