LG 34U530A-W 34-inch UltraWide WFHD (2560 x 1080) IPS Wide Computer Monitor, 100Hz, VESA DisplayHDR 400, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB Type-C, Tilt/Height/Swivel Stand, White

Solid office monitor for my WFH setup (software development)
This is a review for the LG 34WQ73A-B, which appears to be a recent release (9/2022, review written 12/2022). TL;DR: This is an extremely good value for office use. I have more expensive monitors and I compare them in detail below.I have three other monitors to compare this against: an LG UltraFine 5K 27″, an LG 4k 27″ and an Alienware 34″ with the same resolution (gaming, 144hz). I went with this monitor (34WQ73A-B) because it has an IPS panel and my other LG IPS 4K and 5K screens have very good color accuracy; my MacBook Pro renders text to both very well. I didn’t need a high refresh for gaming, just 60Hz for office work as a software developer working in design systems. I have this placed next to my 5K UltraFine, which makes it easy to discern where it is a step down (pixel density). That said, it holds up well and is very comparable to my Alienware 34″ at the same resolution. Font smoothing isn’t as ideal as the 5K, but it looks good enough to not bother me at all. I use it for Zoom meetings, browser windows, and also code editing. I still prefer the 5K for previewing output (web development work on the front-end) but I’ll use this when the details or colors don’t matter as much.Regarding alternatives on the market, I had also considered stepping up to a 38″ monitor for 2-2.5x the price but I couldn’t justify the difference. It would have been the same pixel density, and only going to a 5K2K monitor at 38-40″ would have been a real improvement, but those cost around 4-5x as much. Like I said, next to a 5K 27″ monitor, it holds up and I’m not disappointed one bit, it does what it sets out to do very well. The value here is unmatched.I also compared its HDR performance next to my 5K and it held up really well (see the first photo with both displays). I had to turn the brightness to 100%, and made sure the HDR options were enabled. It was slightly less bright than my 5K, so I intentionally lowered the brightness on my 5K to match it better; the 5K was at 100% initially which was probably too bright for everyday use in the first place. The 5K at around 50% brightness matches the 34WQ73A-B at 100% brightness, so I feel like the 34WQ73A-B is a relatively dim monitor best suited to medium to low light settings. I don’t work in a bright room, I keep my lights low and warm, so this is not an issue. In a bright space with lots of sunlight, it could be more of an issue, so keep that in mind. It probably wouldn’t matter with good contrast, but darker images might not show up as well.If I could call out any other cons, it would probably be the backlight bleed. One photo shows approximately what you would see in a dark room (I turned off the lights) and the photo with a brighter backlight bleed is from the camera auto-exposing to a higher degree. It does not look like the brighter photo but it’s still a good photo to show what the backlight variance is like. In everyday use, it’s not a problem. I think it would handle a movie just fine even with dark scenes, it would just fall short of what an OLED TV panel could do.Again, if you research what a panel like this can do, I think this is going to deliver on what it should be capable of. At the current price point, it’s one of the best values I’ve ever had in all my monitor purchasing. Each of my four monitors all fill a slightly different expectation and I’m pretty happy with my two setups for gaming (27″ 4K + 34″ 3440×1440 144Hz) and office (27″ 5K + this LG 34″ 3440×1440 60Hz). I think this is ideal as a value-oriented office monitor and you’d have to spend 5x as much to really have a noticeable upgrade in the ultrawide format.

huge upgrade from a 1080p 34 uwide variant
I have a vertical monitor setup with a 34″ same size lg ultra wide but at 1080p vertical res instead of the 1440p seen here. I replaced one with the 1440p on the bottom and the 1080p old one on top and while similar dimensions this qhd looks much much better. I was initially against qhd because the regular 16:9 ones looked too tiny in font so i always stuck to 1080p no matter how wide it got. Fast forward to 2023 and being a godot developer on linux i saw a night and day difference in readable space using a friends monitor so i jumped the gun here to get a feel for 1440p ultra wide.For reference my usage here was to be used mainly for programming and browsing. But i could not risk the va panels no matter how tempting 49″ ultra wide are because of va smearing is inescapable. Here the tried and true ips 34″ lg ultra wide. No ghosting no smearing and colors even better than my old 34″ 1080p ultra wide. No screen tearing on a amd minipc or setup needed. I ran a hdmi and purposely keep refresh to 60hz even if monitor is higher because ive learned that it doubles electricity usage for no reason if you don’t need it for every day use. Ran some emulators from dolphin to yuzu and all ran perfect on ubuntu no screen or frame issue. No dead pixels either thankfully.Vesa mount is located higher than the previous unit so i had to adjust my clamp on the vertical pole.The power cable is a legit 3pin pc power cable. No brick so that was a relief.HOWEVER the only con i can see is the mounting points are too far down to the bottom. If you’re looking for a clean 100″ floating unit with cable management you need right angle cables. Find a right angle power and hdmi/dp otherwise youll hang cables down below the bottom cutoff line of the monitor. Literally not an issue just a struggle as usual for us cable management nuts but easily remedied.Another perfect banger out of lg. Their ips panels are truly perfection. Va panels however.. lol lets not go there

Es muy bueno, es poco curvo se asimila más a uno plano pero aún así está muy bien

As a data analyst, I can tell you that the LG UltraWide 34WQ73A-B 34 inch curved IPS computer monitor has some great features that would be beneficial for office work. The QHD resolution display provides a large and clear viewing area, which is perfect for multitasking and viewing large spreadsheets or data sets. The HDR 10 compatibility ensures that you’ll see realistic and vibrant colors, which can be helpful for data visualization tasks. The built-in KVM switch allows you to easily control two different computers with just one keyboard and mouse, which can be a real time-saver if you frequently switch between work and personal computers. And the USB Type-C connectivity provides a single cable solution for both power and data transfer, which can help to keep your workspace tidy.Overall, the LG UltraWide 34WQ73A-B seems like a well-rounded monitor that would be a great choice for data analysts and other office workers who need a large, high-resolution display with plenty of features.