Product Comparison: LG 34UC88 vs LG 34UC98-W

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LG 34UC88 Curved UltraWide QHD IPS Monitor

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General Specifications

Brand

Model

34UC88

34UC98-W

Origin

China

About the Product

Perfect for multitasking and entertaining, the LG 21:9 UltraWide is always the right choice. 21:9 UltraWide QHD (3440 x 1440) display offers visual comfort and ensures your best viewing pleasure.

The immersive viewing experience of the 21:9 UltraWide Curved QHD display is about 1.8x larger than an UltraWide Full HD 21:9 monitor, and about 2.4x larger than a Full HD 16:9 monitor. In MS Office programs, it displays 47 columns, 63 rows in Excel.

Key Specs

Screen Size

34 in.

Resolution

3440 x 1440

Response Time

5 ms

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

Refresh Rate

What customers say about "Key Specs"

LG 34UC98-W Curved UltraWide QHD IPS Monitor

Great size, clear picture, brilliant colors. I write software, do visualization, and work with large datasets/spreadsheets and the wide format is fantastic.
They monitors have a great resolution and I was skeptical on the curve thing but i love it now.
Video editing never was easier with this monitor and the the resolution is just amazing.
This monitor is a great size and I LOVE the curve but it's just not high enough resolution. It almost hurts my eyes to read text on it.
On the 4K the pixel density was so high I had to increase the font size, so the increased resolution did not provide amazing gains. And this monitor isn't a lot less resolution than 4k.

Size & Weight

Material

Plastic

Color

Black

White

Height

17.62 in.

17.8 in.

Width

32.18 in.

32.2 in.

Depth

9.93 in.

9.1 in.

Weight

18.3 pounds

17.2 pounds

Depth
Height

LG 34UC88

LG 34UC98-W

Display

Display Type

LED

Panel Type

IPS

Aspect Ratio

21:9

Contrast Ratio

1000:1

Brightness

300 cd/m²

Color Supported

1.07 Billion

View Angle Vertical

178 °

View Angle Horizontal

178 °

Curved Display

Yes

Anti-Glare

Yes

What customers say about "Display"

LG 34UC98-W Curved UltraWide QHD IPS Monitor

Amazing picture quality. I've used it for programming, web browsing, gaming, and a movie, so far, with no complaints.
Great color quality out of the box and at all viewing angles
"IPS glow" isn't as bad as other IPS monitors. Pretty good when viewing from a normal angle. Can play dark games (Elite: Dangerous) without any real issue.
It’s a view beautiful monitor but it seems quality control is lacking. My monitor suffered from very bad back light bleed near the top center.
At maximum brightness, it doesn't have that vivid, crystal clear look.

Features

Type

Home/Office

Touch Screen

Build-in speaker

Yes

Built-In Webcam

TV Tuner

Pivot Function

VESA-compatible

100x100

Extras

Advanced Tech Design, Up-scaled Work Efficiency, Exceptional Usability, USB 3.0 Quick Charge, Flawless Colour Expression, Fully Geared UP with Winning Features, FreeSync & 21:9 UltraWide™

Key lock, HDCP, Automatic Standby, Six Axis Control, Black Stabilizer, Picture Mode, Game Mode, DAS Mode, Flicker Safe, AMD FreeSync™ Technology

What customers say about "Features"

LG 34UC98-W Curved UltraWide QHD IPS Monitor

Curve is excellent. Immersive in games, makes for a great 'double desktop' experience for work.
Sound is quality, as I don't run external speakers and don't need anything too deafening.
Build-in stand is nice, and I love the design.
Everything just works. I loved also the PBP feature which display two different outputs in a split screen.
The audio was only average at best - maxed out volume for 7 watt speakers should sound better - so if you don't have external speakers, you will probably need them.

Connectivity

Inputs

Display Port, HDMI, 2x USB 3.0, 3.5mm audio out

2x HDMI, 2x Thunderbolt, 4x USB, Display Port

What customers say about "Connectivity"

LG 34UC98-W Curved UltraWide QHD IPS Monitor

It’s nice that they bundled a DisplayPort cable, but then it dawned on me, that my Mac Mini and Surface 3 use Thunderbolt / mini DisplayPort connections.
I got these monitors because my Mac Thunderbolt monitors were getting funky with the ports. I settled on these because they have a Thunderbolt daisy chain connection for the video.
I've yet to test the thunderbolt ports for video! But the harddrive is running super fast and the monitor is just well, AMAZING!!
They have display port and 2 HDMIs with a USB 3.0 hub to boot.
Really bad image ghosting, USB ports loose power. Very poor customer service from LG.

Power

Wattage

65 Watts

56.7 Watts

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

ENERGY STAR, CE

CE, FCC