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[eBay Plus] LG UltraGear 27GL850-B Monitor $693.65 Delivered @ Wireless1 eBay

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[eBay Plus] LG UltraGear 27GL850-B Monitor $693.65 Delivered @ Wireless1 eBay
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$60 more expensive than their previous best deal but still a better price than what is currently available in the wider market.

Very good panel based on reviews and ozBargain anecdotes. I personally own one and jumping from a basic $150 Samsung 1080p monitor to this was a massive improvement. Took me a few days for my eyes to adjust.

HDR is a gimmick - you can forget about it. The only real HDR is from monitors that can emit 1000nits+ of peak brightness, and they're in the thousands of dollars range.

Great colours & excellent motion blur out of the box. You get a factory calibration report from LG. A few minor adjustments in the settings will give that added touch. I had to adjust my R-G-B ever so slightly (49-51-51) to get the colour close to the sRGB setting. But of course using a proper calibration tool will do you much better.

Lastly, according to this calculator (https://stari.co/tv-monitor-viewing-distance-calculator) the ideal viewing distance for a 27' 1440p monitor is roughly 80cm for visual acuity. Interesting!

  • 27", QHD 2560x1440, 144Hz Nano IPS With DCI-P3 98%
  • AMD's FreeSync + NVIDIA certified as G-SYNC compatible (will work out of the box if you're using a NVIDIA GPU, no configuration needed)
  • 1ms GTG Input Lag (Don't go 'Very Fast', Use the stock settings out of the box!)
  • 2x USB 3.0 at the back via USB Passthrough (takes one USB port on your computer)

RTings Review: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/27gl850-b
Hardware Unboxed Video Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5Loh7vOcVM

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  • umadbrahhhh on 31/01/2020 - 14:59

    Is the the one that Hardware Unboxed recommend?

  • monchee on 31/01/2020 - 15:05
    +3

    I have this monitor and can highly recommend it. Just do not use the 'very fast' preset that gives you a 1ms response time, that's just for marketing purposes. Also, HDR is omegalul. You get this monitor for everything else like the 144hz IPS screen.

    • scud70 on 31/01/2020 - 15:08
      +2

      sorry to sound stupid what's omegalul? …

      • beatsntoons on 31/01/2020 - 15:09
        +7

        biglaffs

      • rafiusks on 31/01/2020 - 15:10
        +12

        Twitch lingo

        • scud70 on 31/01/2020 - 15:11
          +11

          (profanity) im old… leaves with head down

          • entropysbane on 01/02/2020 - 12:10
            +1

            @scud70: Just think. Somewhere there is this kid that first coined the term, and thinks on it with pride every time they wake up in the morning.

            • scud70 on 01/02/2020 - 18:14

              @entropysbane: I'll give him a virtual star sticker if I ever meet him. Lol

      • monchee on 31/01/2020 - 15:22

        Whoops, I'm too invested with Twitch. Need to move to mixer to sound human again.

      • WinstonWithAY on 03/02/2020 - 16:56

        PepeLaugh he doesn't know

    • tsugnev on 31/01/2020 - 17:13

      Whenever I look to enable this setting for games it looks sooo washed out. Is that normal?

      • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 17:21

        IIRC, it's global dimming only, which means the whole panel goes up or down in brightness to try and simulate HDR. Best to just turn it off.

        It's a useless setting, the only thing worth while is the wide colour gamut, if that ever gets properly utilised by Windows and games.

    • jlim87 on 31/01/2020 - 18:43

      Hey, just got a quick question for you. I just bought 2 of these monitors and my desk isn't very deep. I was wondering how the stand is like and if the monitors can be pushed all the way back. Thanks

    • LukeB on 31/01/2020 - 20:44

      Ok it sucks but..does it do anything having it enabled?

      • monchee on 01/02/2020 - 01:21

        Having it on will give you 1ms response time with the cost of really bad ghosting.

  • One2catch on 31/01/2020 - 15:12

    $659.12 via amazon if you are happy to use 12% cashback atm.

    • xis123 on 31/01/2020 - 15:14
      +7

      The 12% cashback deal is capped at $50 so it would be $699 delivered, and you'd have to wait for the cashback to clear too!

      • Scythic on 31/01/2020 - 15:41
        +1

        I would imagine returns and claiming warranty via Amazon are much easier?

        • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 17:21
          +2

          This is eBay Plus, so not really, no.

      • Buy2Much on 31/01/2020 - 16:45

        And sometimes do not track… only 1/3 tracked from my last 12% Shopback, so you are taking a chance.

  • nhutty on 31/01/2020 - 15:13

    buy this or the ASUS VG27AQ 27inch IPS WQHD FreeSync/G-Sync 165Hz 1ms Gaming Monitor?

    https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Monitors/25plus-inch/796…

    • Andriss on 31/01/2020 - 15:42

      was just looking at monitors the other day and in terms of 144 hz 27" IPS screen with 2560x1440 resolution the lg gl850 is one of the most consistently recommended monitors for overall performance.

    • syousef on 31/01/2020 - 16:09

      rtings gives the edge to the ASUS but not by a lot.

      https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/asus/tuf-vg27aq

      One thing slightly worse on the ASUS is the colour gamut, so if one of your uses is going to be professional or semi-professional photo or video editing, I'd probably grab the LG based on that.

      If you're mostly gaming I doubt you can go wrong with either.

      If you are interested in photo editing and have more money this 4K might be even better for accuracy and gamut but no HDR.
      https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/asus/rog-swift-pg279q

      For what it's worth I got my late primary school aged son this monitor and he loves it. I couldn't justify spending more than this. It's better than what I own.
      https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/asus/vg279q

      I put a lot of stock in rtings ratings but I'm no expert. It just seems like they make their reviews easy to compare and they cover a lot of the more nuanced things I care about.

    • JAKEBAB on 31/01/2020 - 19:32

      Asus has ELMB Sync which I don't think the LG has, the LG probably has better colours though.

    • rolandofeld on 01/02/2020 - 21:59

      im in the same boat - i dont know which to get

      i have been searching ebay for the VG27AQ (as i have a voucher for ebay that i would like to use) but there doesnt seem to be any australian units listed?

  • [Deactivated] on 31/01/2020 - 15:24

    I've seriously been looking at this monitor, is this a good "sale" price? And is it likely to drop in price any time soon? Being ozbargain and all, I'm willing to wait, but I do want to buy this monitor as well.

    • Ulysses31 on 31/01/2020 - 22:11

      Easy to find previous listings.

  • Vita85 on 31/01/2020 - 15:24
    +3

    I'd be cautious here. I purchased mine over a week ago and still hasn't shipped even though it was "in stock" both on ebay on the website. When I called yesterday why it wasn't shipped, it was not in stock after all and should be next week. Deceptive. I'm not sure when I'll receive it now.

    • Andriss on 31/01/2020 - 15:45

      this monitor is sold out everywhere and new stock is coming at the end of this week/next week for all the stores i looked at

      • Vita85 on 31/01/2020 - 16:57

        Available on Amazon.

    • Snax912 on 31/01/2020 - 15:56

      Same with me. "Long handling time" was their excuse to me.. but I know they're out of stock everywhere

      • Vita85 on 31/01/2020 - 16:57
        +4

        I emailed them mid January asking when it will be in stock. Was told 24th. On the 24th, goes up on ebay and on the website as in stock. Buy item. Call one week later, no stock. Lie.

    • syousef on 31/01/2020 - 15:58

      I bought my son a $400 ASUS FullHD monitor from Wireless1 last year. In my case I actually got it earlier than expected and that ended up with me missing the shipment and having to go get it from the depot which was an ordeal. I've not had a problem with eventually receiving stuff if that's any comfort. No guarantees but I am guessing you should get it eventually.

      • Vita85 on 31/01/2020 - 16:58

        More worried about the after sales support if there's an issue with the monitor…

        • syousef on 01/02/2020 - 22:01

          Yeah after sales sucks most places these days.

  • Alaken on 31/01/2020 - 15:34

    Any 32 inch models with the similar specs. Or a 4k option. I have an xbox one x and would like to future proof for the next gen consoles. Thanks

    • narmeian on 01/02/2020 - 10:24

      I have the LG 32GK850G-B that I'm very happy with. There's also a Freesync model that's a bit cheaper if you don't need Gsync.

  • SKobb on 31/01/2020 - 15:53
    +1

    Thanks for the fantastic description! Last time I tried to say that a lot of the features on this monitor were not as good as they seem at first glance, I got negged to hell lol

  • netizen on 31/01/2020 - 16:52
    +1

    I don't play games and like watch 4k movies, please recommend suitable 32" monitor for me oz-bargainers.

    • MrFizz on 31/01/2020 - 18:26

      I'd be keen to know too!

    • NigerianGirthLord on 31/01/2020 - 18:35
      +1

      Having spent many months researching monitors (bought the Lg gl 850 I listed on here in October), I'd gladly recommend some monitors but first;

      • Price range?
      • Usage other than movies?

      Unless you want office/work usage (didn't mention so idk) just buy a 4k tv (can also recommend a few)

      • scud70 on 31/01/2020 - 18:57

        Been wondering.. And haven't found too much written about it, would an oled 4k TV be good for 4k pc gaming? Bit of a broad question but seeing monitor prices just for 1440p made me wonder how a TV would go… Any decent write ups out there?

        • NigerianGirthLord on 31/01/2020 - 21:19

          4k pc gaming on a tv is kind of a joke.

          To comfortably push 4k gaming you need at least an RTX 2080/2080ti ($1000-1500), which is why 1440p (2k) is quite popular at the moment.

          This LG monitor is basically the best IPS 144hz 1440p monitor at ~$700 ish and will be thousands of dollars cheaper than a good OLED 4k TV.

          I'll list my recommendations in another comment responding to @netizen

          • scud70 on 31/01/2020 - 21:27

            @NigerianGirthLord: :) Yeh I know what cards would be required and definitely not in my price range anytime soon..but I do have a 4k oled TV so was curious if anyone uses it for pc gaming and if it's a decent option.

      • netizen on 31/01/2020 - 20:15

        Price is not an issue, I do believe what you pay is what you get. I can pay premium pay for the premium stuffs.

  • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 16:57
    -1

    I'm watching more and more monitors like this one get released in the US, and it's super annoying to see this still so expensive here. Why aren't vendors trying to bring in the other models to create more competitive pricing? In terms of the global market, this is more like a $600 monitor.

    Great QHD 144Hz IPS monitor, but if you're trying be thrifty, this isn't really it. QHD 240Hz IPS monitors should be here and under $800 by the end of the year, while TN and VA ones will have already hit.

    • Diji1 on 31/01/2020 - 17:45
      +5

      Why aren't vendors trying to bring in the other models to create more competitive pricing?

      In 2016 Professor Rodney Sims stated that privatisation, of ports specifically, has "severely damaged" the Australian economy.

      While the neoliberals dribble stuff about free trade and the virtues of privatisation, what they've actually done in reality is discouraged international trade from occurring by privatising ports.

      • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 21:57

        That's a reasonable point in a wider context, but not in the edge case of a mass-manufactured retail product that's likely being ordered in efficient quantities.

        • [Deactivated] on 01/02/2020 - 05:56

          It all adds up.

    • lostn on 31/01/2020 - 19:45

      this monitor is selling well. Often sells out quick at these prices.

      Price is a reflection of supply and demand. If it wasn't selling so well, it would be cheaper. Makes no sense to sell it for even less if they're already selling at these prices.

      • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 21:16
        +1

        I'd suggest that the initial demand has passed, not to mention this is $10-$60 more expensive than any previous deal.

        This is vendors getting greedy and ordering stock at prices they should not have.

        • lostn on 31/01/2020 - 21:22

          the market will speak and decide how much it's worth. If these don't sell out, you can expect a lower price later. The historic low is 636 and those sold out very quick. We'll see if we get that price again any time soon.

          Are you trying to buy one?

          • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 21:28

            @lostn: No, I just don't like being negged for offering a reasoned opinion amongst everyone frothing over a FotM recommendation.

            3-6 months from now, this will look like a very basic 1440p 144hz monitor, because beyond the panel, it really is.

            • lostn on 31/01/2020 - 21:46

              @jasswolf: the panel is like the main component of a monitor. I'm not really sure what more you expect to see. It's got good color space, adaptive sync, good response, and 144hz.

              There might be better monitors than it arguably, but not in this price range. The TUF is the main alternative which is still new. I don't know what changes in 3-6 months.

              You're not going to get a monitor with local dimming and HDR1000 certification for $700.

              QHD 240Hz IPS monitors should be here and under $800 by the end of the year

              Well it's not the end of the year yet, and 700 is still less than 800. LG doesn't see a need to fire sell it just yet.

              • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 21:55

                @lostn: Competent strobing features, some sort of calibrated mode built to actually make practical use of the wider colour gamut beyond giving an over-saturated sRGB image.

                Fact is, the red sub-pixel on this LG panel variant sucks, otherwise it would actually have strobing (see the GSync model using this panel, specifically this review).

                As for what the market will bear, in case you haven't noticed the world we live in, the free market has a knack for being unbearably stupid, which is manageable most of the time. Either way that in no way validates this monitor's final pricing in market that tends to drop prices 10-15% from initially announced MSRPs.

                I suspect this is literally local retailers and vendors being a little extra grubby.

                • lostn on 31/01/2020 - 22:00

                  @jasswolf:

                  As for what the market will bear, in case you haven't noticed the world we live in, the free market has a knack for being unbearably stupid, which is manageable most of the time. Either way that in no way validates this monitor's final pricing in market that tends to drop prices 10-15% from initially announced MSRPs.

                  I think that's a matter of opinion. I wouldn't buy an iPhone for the prices Apple charges, but clearly enough people do, so it wasn't made for me. If something is overpriced, you can only get away with it for so long before people stop buying it.

                  This LG monitor is far from the most expensive 1440p/144hz out there. And it's far from the worse.

                  I suspect this is literally local retailers and vendors being a little extra grubby.

                  It's selling for cheaper than LG's RRP, so probably not.

                  • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 22:05

                    @lostn: This monitor in no way reflects LG's previous pricing strategy, and the pricing strategy of any other brand given the feature set. I guarantee you that this is simply vendors around the world taking advantage of typically-inflated MSRPs and early demand for a minor technical upgrade.

                    AUO's (superior) version is now appearing, and this has already driven US prices down by 15%. We've been doing the same for a while, and this so-called deal has bucked the trend.

                    There isn't an argument that you could make that flies here, except 'just let people have nice things', which is a self-defeating one in the face of an organised series of competitors preaching deceptive marketing practices in the hopes of hoodwinking gamers into purchasing minor technical updates at 2016 prices.

                    I'm afraid you're not going to convince me of anything today.

                    • lostn on 31/01/2020 - 23:03

                      @jasswolf: Things take a while to release in Oz. When that new one releases, we'll see what happens to pricing. But I don't think AUO's unwillingness to release the product here is something you can blame LG or its resellers for.

                      A lot of trends get bucked. nvidia's GPUs keep going up in price every generation.

                      I'm not expecting to convince you of anything. That rarely happens on the internet. I'm happy with the price I paid for the product I got. It's not for everyone though. Hopefully you get the monitor you are after.

                      • jasswolf on 31/01/2020 - 23:19

                        @lostn: AUO is a panel manufacturer, not a monitor manufacturer (you may be thinking of AOC?). Your description of NVIDIA GPUs prices makes no sense once you adjust for inflation and die size/yields (eg. a silicon wafer produces 60% more TU104s than it does TU102s, which basically explains 2080Ti pricing).

                        Thanks for trying to soothe me, but you probably should have spent your time elsewhere. :P

                        • lostn on 01/02/2020 - 01:22

                          @jasswolf:

                          Your description of NVIDIA GPUs prices makes no sense once you adjust for inflation and die size/yields (eg. a silicon wafer produces 60% more TU104s than it does TU102s, which basically explains 2080Ti pricing).

                          Are you anticipating this to make GPUs cost upwards of $5000 at some point? I presume the next gen's silicon wagers will have more TUs, and the one after that, and so on. If nvidia isn't going to be able to make them more efficiently, the price creep will go unabated.

                          It's not just 2080Ti. RTX 2070 launched at a higher price than GTX 1070. RTX 2070 Ti launched at a higher price than GTX 1070 Ti, etc.

                          If 3070 will cost more than 2070, and 4070 will cost more than 3070, eventually we'll have $5000 GPUs. Unless nvidia is able to refine the process and make them cheaper like they used to do.

                          Meanwhile in other industries, you have 8TB HDDs that are cheaper than 200GB HDDs were at some stage. Or a stick of 32GB RAM launching at a cheaper price than 32MB of RAM launched at over 20 years ago. Things normally go down in production cost as manufacturing processes improve. Or at least most things do.

                          • jasswolf on 01/02/2020 - 02:47

                            @lostn: You're not accounting for the density gains with the jump from 16/12nm to 7nm+, then again to 5nm. The first one is a more than doubling of density, the second is something like 1.8x.

                            Wafers get more expensive for a time, but initially the chips tend to use less of the wafer, most of the time. Future designs will likely be chiplet based to significantly boost yield, and better GPUs will simply use more chiplets.

                            At that point, you might find the cost curves to be a little more pleasing, probably starting at 5nm.

                            Also, keep in mind that cache, VRAM and I/O issues are big bottlenecks in modern computing, so as these problems start to get solved (again, probably at 5nm), you might see some bigger performance leaps than even what's to come later this year (which should be at least as big as Maxwell to Pascal).

                            And finally, FWIW, these upcoming GPUs will probably cost less than Turing MSRPs (though there may not be a 3080Ti at launch).

  • sunbro on 31/01/2020 - 17:34
    -1

    Interested in this. But I can't depart away from my 1080p wide screen.

    Any worthy 2k wide screen monitors on a budget? I'm fine with 60 fps.

    The only ones I know are the ROG and predator monitors but they are $$$$$

  • jlim87 on 31/01/2020 - 18:34

    is the code working for everyone? It was working a moment a go but now it does nothing

    • jlim87 on 31/01/2020 - 18:36

      nvm works now. Something was going weird when I was changing the quantity. Anyways, bought 2. Thanks OP!

  • Reitai on 31/01/2020 - 20:34

    Anyone know if this is any good for photography editing? What's the colour reproduction like? Appreciate any help!

    • basketballfreak6 on 31/01/2020 - 21:03

      Colours are great! I have it calibrated as well. Can definitely recommend the monitor!

  • basketballfreak6 on 31/01/2020 - 21:07

    I've had this monitor for about a month now. Fantastic monitor, colours are great (super punchy with a magenta cast out of box) but I did have it properly calibrated. Super smooth in motion. Only a bit of glow on the bottom left corner (which seems to be the case with everyone) otherwise no real issues. Blacks look fine; the contrast ratio issue is way overblown. I wrote a detailed review on reddit if anyone is interested:

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Monitors/comments/ehl3sl/received_m…

  • WillKillfor5Cents on 31/01/2020 - 21:27

    Guys, thinking of buying the famous AOC 24G2 (I believe some people say this is the best bang for buck IPS panel for gaming). If I am willing to fork out the extra dollar, is it worth it for the purpose of playing game? Mainly CS:GO

    • Yuri Lowell on 01/02/2020 - 15:54
      +1

      Had a look at an AOC 24G2 review and it seems to be a good monitor. 1500:1 contrast (vs 750:1 on the 27GL850-B), seems to work well with Nvidia GSYNC although not certified like the 27GL850-B, similar brightness and both have an HDR mode (HDR a gimmick on monitors due to the poor brightness), 24G2 has an input lag of 3.79ms which is slightly better than the 27GL850-B although the testing wasn't as specific as the rting review (no 60Hz testing). Overall the 24G2 seems to hold its own against the 27GL850-B, although it's an entirely different class monitor at 1080p/24" vs 1440p/27" so I'd choose the resolution/size you want. Also 24G2 is like a third of the price.

      • WillKillfor5Cents on 01/02/2020 - 21:03

        Thanks for breaking it down for a noob like me. Much appreciated!

  • Rapt0r on 31/01/2020 - 21:46
    +1

    Excellent monitor, been using it since October 2019, no flaws or issues that I have come across since then.
    I predominantly play CoD:MW and CS:GO with it running a 9600K and GTX 1080. You'll notice the benefits on any game that you can hold over 60fps on; but you'll notice the most difference on games with fast motion such as first person shooters and racing games

  • surat on 31/01/2020 - 21:48

    Is this Dell 32inch curve good? $600 after coupon ends midnight today
    https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-32-Curved-LED-backlit-LCD-m…

  • simon 84 on 01/02/2020 - 14:17

    purchased U2719DC from Wireless1 eBay
    price from $679.00 to $577.15

  • Yuri Lowell on 01/02/2020 - 15:33

    Poor contrast and high input lag @60Hz sucks. Almost the perfect monitor.

  • Secret ID on 02/02/2020 - 00:40

    I'm looking for a half decent 27inch monitor with sub $500 price tag. Will use it for casual photo editing, not worried about gaming. Initially decided to go for 4k AOC U2970PQU but then read reviews the text is very small and need scaling on a 27inch monitor. So I think QHD is the sweet spot. Haven't seen windows desktop on a 4k myself so don't know for sure.
    Any recommendations for an IPS monitor with accurate colours? Thank you.

    • Yuri Lowell on 03/02/2020 - 21:54

      I'd probably look at a Dell professional monitor if you want photo editing at 1440p.

  • Clenched Cheeks on 02/02/2020 - 22:23

    Is this monitor worth the extra 300-400 dollars over the LG 27GL83A-B?
    This Rtings video suggests they have identical performance
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTp1vEZW_2Y

    • swimmingtoad on 03/02/2020 - 12:14

      $300-$400 extra? I think you are comparing to USD.
      The 27gl83a isn't available in Australia.

  • daitro on 07/02/2020 - 09:57
    -2

    HDR is a joke
    Response time is not worth the image quality trade-off
    No dedicated g-sync module

    PG279Q still the best monitor around.

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