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 setup video next as it covers everything in this setup including
the chair the desk and all the accessories thanks for watching please like sub and follow
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