[MotherFo]

This is probably the spiritual successor for this monitor:

Gsync compatible rather than native.

My biggest issue with mine was it always ran so hot and would heat up my face. The gsync module seems to get warm as well as the panel

I am curious if this new version would be cooler

LG 32GP850-B 32” Ultragear QHD (2560 x 1440) Nano IPS Gaming Monitor w/ 1ms (GtG) Response Time & 165Hz Refresh Rate, NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible with AMD FreeSync Premium, Tilt/Height/Pivot Adjustable Amazon.com

 

[Leopardi]

This is probably the spiritual successor for this monitor:

Gsync compatible rather than native.

My biggest issue with mine was it always ran so hot and would heat up my face. The gsync module seems to get warm as well as the panel

I am curious if this new version would be cooler

LG 32GP850-B 32” Ultragear QHD (2560 x 1440) Nano IPS Gaming Monitor w/ 1ms (GtG) Response Time & 165Hz Refresh Rate, NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible with AMD FreeSync Premium, Tilt/Height/Pivot Adjustable Amazon.com

My only real issue was the dynamic interlace patterns. Wonder if it's better with this one.

Edit: I'll take that back. It's Nano IPS (700:1 contrast), so nothing to look for.

 

[JohnnyFlash]

I grabbed one these last month and once it warmed up it was beautiful in games, but the brightness fall-off to the edges and text clarity made it hard to use for office work.

It's weird, I have VA's currently and this one had the opposite viewing angle issue to my PB328Q's. My current monitors have a gamma shift down to the edges, but whites are pretty uniform. I wish they made a 144hz version of this panel, I would buy 3 instantly.

 

[tvshacker]

Has anyone tried plugging this monitor to an AMD card yet to test Freesync? @Pedros @hhkb @Fanu
I've been looking around and since Nvidia announced G-sync compatibility in 2019, some manufacturers updated the G-Sync modules to be also compatible with Freesync. My monitor was manufactured in May 2020, but I still haven't found confirmation if this monitor has an "updated" module and/or someone to borrow an AMD card off to run some tests.

G-Sync monitors that apparently were updated and have Freesync compatibility:

Model	"Source"
DELL AW3420DW	Freesync working on G-Sync monitors? Since when? I bought the new Alienware 34 inch ultrawide, saw it for 40% off and couldn't resist. Once it got here connected and once windows got around to figuring out what this new monitor was(until it downloads the dell software from the store it's 'generic monitor') and then Adrenaline detected it, a... www.techpowerup.com
Acer Predator XB273 X	https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/nvidi...esync-for-future-native-g-sync-module-screens (SEE STEP 2)

Thanks in advance!

 

[Pedros]

To be honest I didn't. Actually, this monitor is now with my kid connected to a PS5

 

[tvshacker]

To be honest I didn't. Actually, this monitor is now with my kid connected to a PS5

I was starting to lose faith on gettiing a reply! I think my boss's work desktop has a 560X graphics card. He's a bit of a "techie", I think that if I take the monitor there he'll let me play around with it.

 

[Fanu]

@tvshacker this monitor has a g-sync module and as such does not support freesync at all - I only used it with nvidia GPUs

this is what official manual has to say:

G-SYNC Monitor
• The monitor is purposely supporting the NVIDIA G-SYNC technology and targeting NVIDIA GPU.
• Requirement for using G-SYNC

• Supported Interface: DisplayPort (System must support DisplayPort 1.2 directly from the GPU.)
• Supported Graphic Card: A graphic card that supports NVIDIA’s G-SYNC is necessary.

and in order for this monitor to be updated, you need to use the (USB) service port on the back - as far as I am aware, LG did not push out any updates for this monitor (at least not to consumers directly so we could update it ourselves)
so in order to update this monitor you need to send it to LG - but I am not aware of any updates ever being released for this monitor

I still use it as my daily monitor (for gaming and office work) since I bought it (4 years ago?) and its still going strong

if you want freesync, there is a freesync variant of this monitor: LG 32GK850F Review | PCMonitors.info

 

[tvshacker]

@tvshacker this monitor has a g-sync module and as such does not support freesync at all - I only used it with nvidia GPUs

this is what official manual has to say:

G-SYNC Monitor
• The monitor is purposely supporting the NVIDIA G-SYNC technology and targeting NVIDIA GPU.
• Requirement for using G-SYNC

• Supported Interface: DisplayPort (System must support DisplayPort 1.2 directly from the GPU.)
• Supported Graphic Card: A graphic card that supports NVIDIA’s G-SYNC is necessary.

and in order for this monitor to be updated, you need to use the (USB) service port on the back - as far as I am aware, LG did not push out any updates for this monitor (at least not to consumers directly so we could update it ourselves)
so in order to update this monitor you need to send it to LG - but I am not aware of any updates ever being released for this monitor

I still use it as my daily monitor (for gaming and office work) since I bought it (4 years ago?) and its still going strong

if you want freesync, there is a freesync variant of this monitor: LG 32GK850F Review | PCMonitors.info

Thank you for your input! I like the monitor very much, I just wished I wasn't "stuck" with Nvidia at the moment. I feel that currently AMD provides better value. But if you consider the cost of replacing the monitor and GPU, then I should just stay with Nvidia...