LG launching its first 4K monitor in January with 31-inch ultra-widescreen panel
LG’s monitor division has been zigging lately while it’s competitors zagged, as it’s eschewed regular widescreen in favor 21:9 ultra-widescreen models. It’s now made the same interesting choice for its first 4K monitor, the 31-inch 31MU95, which features a so-called DCI 4K (4,096 x 2,160) IPS panel with a 21:9 ratio. For comparison’s sake, most Ultra HDTVs and 4K monitors like ASUS’s first model display 3,840 x 2,160 pixels at 16:9. Interestingly, the new offering conforms to the 4K format recorded by RED’s Epic and Scarlet cameras and also packs a Thunderbolt 2 port with 20Gbps throughput. LG claims that’ll let you monitor 4K footage and back it up at the same time — ideal for on-set movie playback, for instance. It’ll also be offered in a 29-inch version, and both will display 99-percent of the sRGB gamut and come with LG’s True Color calibration software. There’s no pricing yet, but Dell’s recently launched 32-inch 4K Ultrasharp model is running $3,299, by way of reference. Both monitors and other ultra-widescreen business models from LG will arrive at CES 2014 in January — naturally, we’ll be there to fill in the wider picture.
Source: LG
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