![]() ![]() It has a small impact on SDR quality but a big one in HDR mode, offering deep contrast, true blacks bright highlights and, therefore, some of the best HDR performance we've seen among mainstream monitors. Though it has an edge backlight, the LG 27GN950-B features local dimming. Press it, and you get a quick menu with input selection, game mode, power and the full menu. You can click it to the sides for volume control and fore/aft to adjust brightness. The 27GN950-B’s OSD and power are controlled by a tiny joystick found in the bottom center of the panel. There are no speakers built into the 27GN950-B. A 3.5mm audio jack supports headphones or powered speakers. Also included is USB 3.0, one upstream and two down. There are two HDMI 2.0 ports and one DisplayPort 1.4 (see DisplayPort vs HDMI: which is better for gaming?). LG’s trademark rear-facing input panel makes it super easy to see what you’re plugging in. Movements are very solid and feel like a premium monitor should. The stand offers a 4.4-inch height adjustment with 5/15 degree tilt and a portrait mode. You can also coordinate the effects with sound and on-screen content by using LG’s downloadable Ultragear Control Center app. Then, you can change the effect by scrolling through six options. You control the RGB with a dial on the bottom-center. You can remove the stand to use the 100mm VESA mount and still enjoy the lights. In back, is a swoopy version of the LG logo, along with a ring of RGB LEDs around the upright’s attachment point. The base features red trim on the bottom with LG and G-Sync logos in proud view. Finishes are the usual matte black in brushed and pebble styles. Styling is angular with corners rounded just enough to not be sharp. While not truly frameless, it’s closer to that goal than any other monitor we know of. The LG 27GN950-B has the thinnest bezel we’ve seen to date, just 5mm at the top and sides and 10mm on the bottom. Given the monitor’s bandwidth requirements, LG recommends using the supplied cables to run 4K resolution at 144 Hz. ![]() You’ll find a tiny clip in the box for cable management, along with wires for DisplayPort, HDMI and USB. Assembly and Accessories for LG 27GN950-BĪfter mating the base and upright with two captive bolts, the 27GN950-B’s panel snaps in place. It also carries G-Sync Compatibility certification from Nvidia with the same capabilities. That means it includes Low Framerate Compensation for speeds below 48 Hz. If you have the hardware, the 27GN950-Bcan deliver 144 Hz with HDR and FreeSync Premium Pro over DisplayPort. Definitely check your graphics card specs before pulling the trigger on this monitor. To run at full honk, you’ll need a graphics card (likely one of the best graphics cards) with DisplayPort 1.4 capability because LG uses Display Stream Compression to get all those pixels over a single cable. 144 Hz 4K monitors are rare and have serious bandwidth requirements. The big story here is the 27GN950-B’s refresh rate. By selectively dimming the individual LEDs, it achieves HDR quality that comes close to its FALD cousins. Rather than the full-array local-dimming (FALD) units used by Asus and Acer, LG employs an edge-lit backlight but offers a local dimming feature of its own. The principal reason for this is its backlight. That undercuts the aforementioned Asus and Acer monitors significantly. At this writing, LG is selling it for $800. The 27GN950-B’s price of entry is the first thing we noticed. ![]()
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