Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and this is the 32GQ950 LG's latest gaming monitor. Now i know what you're thinking, not another monitor! Well this one is different. It's got a 32-inch 4k hdr display, vrr, g-sync, freesync and is capable of up to 160Hz (OC). Pair that with a one millisecond response time, hdmi 2.1 and the awesome new design it could be one of the most popular monitors in 2022. And as i've been using this for the last month this is a real hands-on review today not a first impressions. Okay, so inside the box it comes with the two-part stand there's the feet and then we've got the arm itself we also have a box of accessories which includes an hdmi 2.1 cable a usb cable the display port cable as well as a power brick and plug there's also this little plastic clip which is for the cable management which i will show you later now setting this monitor up is just as easy as every other lg monitor that we've had lately the main arm of the bracket will attach it to the back of the monitor with a simple click then the feet attach the arm with a single screw that's built in and then that's it we're done so this wouldn't be a gaming monitor if it didn't have at least some gaming focus design so around the back we've got this new purple and grey hexagon theme going on there's the ultra gear logo at the top it's got a kind of a purple foil-like texture to it as you move around on first impressions the back of this monitor looks quite reflective but if you look really closely you can just about see it's made up of tiny little hexagon shapes and these are all etched into the panel you'll notice the overall look is more gray than black which is definitely different to what we've seen before on previous models now not only does this design look awesome but these little white strips you can see either side where these are actually leds it means when the monitor is switched on you'll get an ambient glow on your wall in the settings you can actually change or customize them to different colors or you can turn them off completely i think this adds a really nice vibe to your monitor especially when you're gaming at night and if we look around the edge of the hexagon it's got some vents here for airflow and the rear of the stand has some more ultra gear branding now for a monitor this nice is a real shame it's going to be facing towards the wall most of the time but imagine at gaming events where you've got loads of these lined up it's going to look incredible from the back but without question this is definitely my favorite monitor design that i've seen from lg they've done a really good job of keeping the gaming vibe as well as making it look quite clean and if we turn the monitor around we've got an almost borderless design on the screen so three the signs don't have any hard plastic frame which gives it a minimal and sleek look it's only the bottom part of the frame which is a little bit thicker and that houses the ultra gear logo under there we've got a little control stick type button that you can use to change the settings or turn the monitor on and off so the GQ950 is a 4k screen with a 3840 by 2160 resolution and it has a 16 by 9 aspect ratio it also has a nano ips panel and hdr 1000 so as you'd expect the image quality or the picture quality is going to look great out of the box and from using it over the last month it's safe to say it has some of the best true to life colors i've ever seen on an ips panel whether i've been playing on the ps5 or the xbox series x fps games or racing games everything has looked incredibly good now i've been a huge fan of its predecessor the 27 inch GP950 but i sometimes felt 27 inches was just too small i have mentioned this before in previous videos if i could have the same spec in a 32 inch screen that would be perfect well here we have it lg says it's got atw which is advanced true wide now this is a polarized attack to help reproduce better colors and better blacks this is obvious when you're watching it straight on as the colors really do pop but this feature is designed to make the image even better when you're viewing at any angle so as you turn or you move off center the image is less washed out than what i've seen on other monitors but not only does the image look great it's also display hdr 1000 certified which means it has a peak brightness of 1 000 nits that is a huge step up from other monitors i've used over the last year and it really shows when you're gaming as the difference or contrast between the darkest and the lightest areas are even further apart and this goes hand in hand with the decent black levels or the black stabilizer option so the dark areas are not crushed or washed out the screen does have an anti-glare coating so playing it in a bright room or near windows is okay especially with a brighter screen now you're always going to see some kind of glare or reflection but it's better overall than the glossy screen so in the room that i'm using it here i have a window directly opposite this desk and as you can see you can just about see it as i move around but overall it's pretty good and you also might wonder if there's any light bleed or ips glow well viewing it straight on i haven't seen any notable glow at all the dark scenes or loading screens are perfect obviously it's not an oled so the black areas are not completely black and there are multiple dimming zones across the screen it's only really when viewing off center do you notice a little bit of ips glow but that's expected and not a fault at all as for the response time and the overall gaming experience on the GQ950 this thing is fast like really fast it's got a predicted one millisecond response time which by anyone's standard is rapid you're not going to have any issues with this screen displaying what you want and when you need it and playing fps games on this is effortless i've played some of the best games i've ever played on this monitor now although it does have support for up to 160 hertz when overclocked it can handle the obvious 144hz and 120hz so if you're gaming on a console like me this is perfect for the playstation 5 or the xbox series x with those two consoles is a simple plug and play with the monitor and it provides everything that you need we've got vrr or the variable refresh rate and that is now supported on both the xbox series x as well as the ps5 and then we've got g-sync and amd freesync if you're gaming on pc okay so now if you press the button under the monitor you get access to this overlay and it shows you where the vrr is running and what frame rate you're getting you can also adjust various other settings like the black stabilizer or which picture mode you want to use so i've been playing loads of different games to really test this out so the normal games like warzone and a bit of vanguard and even some apex legends i've never really given this game enough of my time but it actually looks awesome on this monitor the colors really pop and it's so vibrant but either way any game that i've played on here runs really smoothly and that 120 hertz refresh rate looks great from those consoles then other games aren't necessarily running at 120hz still play smoothly so i mentioned earlier that there are leds on the back of this panel which gives us a nice ambient glow while gaming now out of the box these are purple but in the settings you can adjust the color to any other color you wish i actually think the purple is probably the best color choice to go for so that's the one that i'm going to stick with so at night they look really nice but the only downside that i can see is you cannot adjust the brightness level this really is as bright as they will go and that means with the screen being as bright as it is with that display hdr 1000 it's not quite the same as having an led strip on the back now not only is this a perfect gaming monitor it actually doubles up as a great productivity monitor that ips panel means it's got incredible colors decent sharpness and a low input lag connect a pc or laptop using an hdmi or display port and you've got yourself a monitor that can do both it is missing a usbc port though so i'm not able to connect and charge my macbook at the same time so in this case i'm using the hdmi port which means i'm not able to take advantage of the full 120hz refresh rate as unfortunately the macbook is limited to 60 hertz over hdmi but refresh rate aside this 32 inch monitor works really well for productivity it's probably the best non-ultrawide size to go for when it comes to work the text is sharp and i wasn't able to see any artifacts around the text either if you're using the display port for say pc you'll get the maximum refresh rate and a great image quality i would happily use this for working on every day and as for the stand it's got all the usual adjustments you would expect to see so with a little effort it will move up and down it will then tilt forwards and backwards if you want to face it up or down you can do it this way and the final adjustment is it will pivot left and right this is ideal for making sure it's level the only thing it doesn't do is it doesn't swing side to side so if you want to point it left or right you will need to move the entire stand then looking at the feature we've got the lg logo on the left side and then we've got the bright green nvidia g-sync logo on the right but this is just a sticker so you can remove it very easily and around the back to keep your cables out of sight there's this little plastic bracket that clips onto the back so all you need to do is feed your cables through this and it means from the front then you're not able to see those cables hanging down but if you don't want to use the provided stand that comes with this monitor it does also have 100 by 100 vessel holes so if you grab yourself a different stand or a monitor arm you're able to install it this way and while we're here if we take a look at the ports on the back so it comes with two hdmi 2.1 ports this is ideal for the playstation 5 as well as the xbox series x then there's a displayport 1.4 one upstream usb 3.0 and two downstream usb 3.0 ports and something that you cannot see easily is there's also a 4-pole headphone out under the screen and this gives you virtual 3d sound as well as dts headphone x support it's not something that i will personally use but it's definitely an awesome feature to have included okay let's take a look at the settings and the menus on this screen so under the screen there's this little joystick like button that if you press it it turns the monitor on and off as well as accesses the settings now the settings and the menu on the GQ950 are very similar to what we've seen before you can choose from a list of presets or adjust the brightness and contrast as you need there are also various other settings like enabling a crosshair if you're playing an fps game or if you wanted to see what the frame rate was as you're playing a game we can enable that in here as well or you could also adjust the response time from fast to faster and this is what gets you close to that one millisecond response time and then if you go ahead and you select the gain mode from the option this is the gaming overlay that we now see and it shows you what the game is running at including vrr or the frame rate again which is a really nice feature and with all of that said is the 32g q950 worth buying well if you're looking for a 32 inch gaming monitor that is rapid with up to 160hz capability it looks great and doubles up as a decent productivity monitor this is pretty hard to pass on sure there are bigger screens out there such as the 42 inch c2 oled i feel the 32 inch really is the sweet spot for both gaming and work it's not too big or too small and as i mentioned having used this now for the last month or so this will be replacing the 27-inch GP950 i've been using that for the last nine months and this new one definitely is better overall i love the bigger screen the better and brighter panel as well as this awesome gaming design now i might even do a comparison of the 27GP950 against the 32GQ950 to see what the differences are but let me know what monitor you're using now or if you would pick one of these new ones up now drop a nice gaming monitor in the comments and i will give you a thumbs up for staying right till the end if you did enjoy today's video check out my gaming desk 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You might be interested in exploring more about gaming monitors and their technology. Speaking of refresh rates and display technologies, you can delve into the details of Refresh Rate and how it impacts your gaming experience. Additionally, if you’re curious about the benefits of variable refresh rates in keeping your gaming visuals smooth, check out Variable Refresh Rate. Lastly, for a deeper understanding of the significance of HDR (High Dynamic Range) in gaming and media, explore High Dynamic Range Imaging. These insights can enhance your knowledge of what makes gaming monitors like the LG 32GQ950 stand out!
