![LG 34" 34WP75C UltraWide 160Hz 2k QHD Curved Monitor [65W USB-C] $544 (Save $255) + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store) @ Harvey Norman](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/77/783477.jpg?h=e2ac0e80)
UPDATE: I bought this today 24/6/23, took it to my aunts. Her desktop pc was under repair so thought I couldn't really use the monitor… plugged in my s22 ultra via usbc and it turned the screen into a monitor! Only 1080p though and had bars… tried apple tablet via usbc, and it works the best! It looks like a normal desktop and works at 2k full ultrawide 100hz!!! It's like having a desktop computer plugged in! Pretty aweseome… also tried plugging in her wireless keyboard and mouse via its little usb receiver into a port on back of monitor, and it works also!! Best of all… you don't even need a desktop computer or laptop to run this monitor amazing… only need a decent supported tablet (tried a lenovo tablet, and it didnt recognise the monitor because i read that it could be because the usb-c port doesn't support displays)!.. Monitors with usbc rock!
Also quality of image is really good and 2x7w speakers can go very loud, only thing is it has like zero base but haven't tried equalizer
Previously…
was looking to surprise my aunty and buy her a decent ultrawide monitor… it was her dream…
so was looking for something that had to be curved ultrawide, atleast 2k, usb-c (because she uses laptops and apple phones etc, hopefully usb-c will be good enough, because the lightning port monitors are much more expensive…) and it had to have a speaker. She wants an inbuilt speaker so it doesn't look messy and there aren't cables everywhere…
All I could find for the last week at or below this price range was the:
-29" Kogan 1080p ips flat ultrawide 75hz with 3watt inbuilt speaker for $189 (at the kogan site)
-34" Kogan 2k VA curved ultrawide 165hz with 3watt inbuilt speaker for $459 (at the kogan site)
I didn't want to pay much more than $460, unless i got way better bang for buck and better quality…
i didnt like the power consumption of the 34"kogan:
Power Consumption Typrical: 115W | Maximum: 120W
Standby Consumption <0.5W
though the 29" Kogan was pretty good:
Power Consumption Typical: 43W, Max: 48W
Standby Consumption ≤0.5W
And the 34" LG was:
Power Consumption
(Typical)
On mode: 48 W (Typical)*
Sleep Mode (Standby Mode): ≤ 0.5 W **
Off Mode: ≤ 0.3 W
The Power Consumption level can be different by operating condition and monitor setting.
* The On mode power consumption is measured with LGE test standard (Full White pattern , Maximum resolution).
** The monitor goes to the Sleep Mode in a couple of minutes(Max 5 minutes).
(taken from LG website, user manual)
So my aunty will like that it will hopefully be much more energy efficient to run than even the kogans and smaller size monitors.
Also heard people leaving reviews having issues with the 34"kogan usb-c support. And the 29" kogan was flatscreen… so this deal on the LG was a little bit more but hopefully will be better quality etc. will see how it turns out.
leave a message in the comments if its worth buying this 34" 2k LG ultrawide monitor…
Thanks
*Note: my aunty mainly uses it for office work, spreadsheets and word documents, and looking at photos for reports and the occasional youtube entertainment etc. And the 160hz will probably only ever be good for the scenario that I stay over her house and bring my gaming pc ><D. The pair of 7watt speakers will hopefully be good quality without spending hundreds more on same size monitor.
*this is a link to the monitor on the LG official website https://www.lg.com/au/it-monitors/lg-34wp75c-b
This post feels like you are writing a comprehension for school homework…