27″ Class 4K UHD IPS LED Monitor with HDR 10 (27″ Diagonal)
Immerse yourself completely with phenomenal image precision and Ultra-deep granularity that’s 4 times the resolution of Full HD.
Features
Enjoy Breathtaking Clarity
4K UHD (3840×2160) presents four times the resolution of Full HD with HDR 10’s industry standard for High Dynamic Range imaging.
IPS with sRGB 98%
True-To-Life Color
IPS computer monitors help keep colors consistent at a wide viewing angle with reproducing 98% coverage of the sRGB color spectrum.
Color Calibrated
Helps maintain accurate color on the screen and prevent gradual changes.
Additional Features
Radeon FreeSync
Smooth Dependable Motion
*FreeSync technology resolves the communication issues between processor and monitor, reducing image tears and choppiness.
*FreeSync is available when connected via HDMI or DisplayPort
Game Mode
Game modes for First-Person-Shooter game and even a RTS pre-set mode allow you to choose the best conditions for you and the gam you’re playing.
On-Screen Control 2.2
Stay in the game as you take fast, easy control of essential monitor settings including picture, audio and Screen Split with just a few clicks of your mouse.
Chris Nguyen –
I didn’t really need an adjustable height, so this one worked just fine. We paid $350 for it and it was so nice, we got a second one in the office. Really cool monitor!Thing to note is the cables that came with it did not give us 60 hz at any resolution for a 2017 Macbook Pro and 2018 Macbook Pro. The cables included were HDMI and DisplayPort, which we connected to an Apple adapter. I am not quite sure which was at fault, the oem Apple USB-C adapter or the cables, but we bought a DisplayPort to USB-C cable on here for maybe $8 and it did the trick: full 4K resolution at 60hz refresh rate.This monitor is worth every penny if you’re now working from home!
LazoarLazoar –
This LG monitor is, in one word, great. Out of the box, it came with a color calibration sheet, and told me about gamma, delta E (<5) , and white balance (3500K). Once activated on the OSD, Freesync was immediately dected by my Radeon Software, which was nice. The monitor looks great, with nice brightness (more on that later) and clarity. It came with both a Displayport 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 cable, as well as a small external power brick. The stand is good, and has some weight to it, however I did not use it, and instead took advantage of the 100mm VESA mounts.Back to the display. I see this monitor as "HDR 10" compatible, and windows 10 detects this as an HDR monitor, but please note, it only has a peak brightness on about 350 nits, making it more HDRish. The bezel sizes are alright, but nothing special. I personally would not use this monitor for Competitive gaming, as the response time is not great and it is only 60hz, however it does have Freesync, so more cinematic games look great. Video consumption and production on this thing is nice as well, and I would definitely recommend this monitor.For the last image of both monitors, the one on the right is the LG 4K monitor, which has an IPS panel. The left one is an older Samsung VA panel, at 1440p.
Hexspa –
It’s nice to get UHD affordably. The 500 model differs from the 550 only in that the stand is more limited. No problem if you use VESA plus you save a few bucks.I’m a music-centric content creator who is getting back into gaming. My RTX 2060 locks in with freesync at 60fps. Obviously that’s all you get with this monitor. Turn it off for higher FPS but more blur.Immediately impressed with the sharpness at about 21” viewing distance where 27” UHD is effectively retina.Expect finessing with Windows 10. I scaled to 200% and downloaded the driver from LG’s site and everything seems as good as my old Dell U2415 except sharper, brighter and better contrast ratio. Haven’t done a full calibration because I don’t have the hardware yet. EDIT: Got the XRite iDisplay Pro Plus and it’s worth it. Monitor looks great. Also I’m not using HDR because it wasn’t immediately clear how to best use it. If you enable HDR in Windows, the monitor recognizes it but it doesn’t seem like the best default mode. Like I said, best result is with the LG icc included with the driver.Obviously this isn’t a 144Hz reference color grading monster. However, I will tell you that my eyes no longer get all blurry and tired after a long day of moving GUI sliders. I find the colors perfectly acceptable.I put 5 stars because it deserves more than 4. Like I said, scale your expectations when comparing it to a $1500 display.One reviewer in particular put me off from this monitor initially. He was comparing it to the previous years 27UK. Ignore that. If you desire crisp resolution and think 24” is too small, do yourself a solid and buy this.
Tom Bishop –
Overall I love this monitor. I learned through some trial and error that using HDMI to hook this monitor up to the new M1 chipped Macbook Pros does *not* work. (I am completely unsure if the issue is on the Macbook side or the Monitor side…)… HOWEVER, I purchased a USB-C to DisplayPort cable and it works amazingly well with my new M1 Macbook.My own personal troubleshooting aside, I would 100% recommend this monitor. When I decide to dual-monitor up, I’ll be buying another of the same one.
Mr. Lebowski –
The picture on this thing is great. For writing code or creating spreadsheets it can’t be beat.I also use mine for gaming, but I always have to back down the resolution since my video card is a bit older. I’d love to see what this is like with a top-end GPU.Overall I probably should have gotten a 1440p monitor to match my graphics card, but I’m very happy with this monitor otherwise.Note that there are at least two revisions of this product that you may get – I have two of these and got two different revisions. One has a larger bezel than the other, and the shape of the plastic on the back is different, along with the control stick for the on-screen display. Otherwise I can’t tell the difference between them.
Mark Pierce –
I purchased this monitor for my dad for his birthday. He likes to make videos and was constantly complaining about how he had all this equipment that recorded in 4k but didn’t have the screen to see it. Before giving it to him, I had to make sure it worked properly and played around with it a bit.I have a light sensitivity issue, and turning the monitor on after taking it out of the box was like looking at the sun. I really wish default brightness was something more reasonable on monitors. I dialed the brightness down to 15, which was much better for me. I started up a couple of games that had HDR support, and they looked pretty good, but HDR is about brightness and in some instances, it just made stuff to bright for me without my glasses.There were no dead pixels, and the picture was nice and sharp. All the connections worked without issue. I was almost tempted to keep the screen for myself, but it doesn’t do 144hz.I set the monitor up for my dad, so when he got home from work, he would be surprised, but he caught me on his Ring camera bringing it in, so there went the surprise. My brightness setting of 15 was to low for my dad, and he had to up it. Other than that he apparently loves this screen as my poor mother called to complain that she has been forced to watch all of his videos he has made again but in 4k because they are better in 4k. LOL. Sorry, mom.
John –
Kind of crazy that value and 4k monitor are in the same subject line but for $300 it’s kind of nuts that you can get this kind of quality out of a panel. I’m not sure how long it will last but it blew me away when I first turned it on and played a few video games on it. playing video games turn the sharpness all the way up.I’ve had quite a few monitors most of them IPS and none of them quite pop with color the way this does. There’s a bit of glow and bleed but there is an every IPS panel so far it’s actually less than most I have had. I’m really impressed with the picture quality it actually looks better than my 4K TV. I also had to reduce the brightness from 60 or 70% down to about 30. I don’t know about the HDR part of it I did enable HDR and it does look a bit better but I’m not sure if it’s true HDR but at this price it really didn’t matter to me. I have a TN on 144 Hertz g-sync monitor that’s 27 in and I have this right next to it and you can totally tell the difference in color. I wouldn’t recommend this monitor for shooters but for pretty much any other scenery based game it’s perfect.I have been running in g-sync compatibility mode as well on the monitor and have not noticed any stuttering or glitches or artifacting in the six or seven games I tested with a GTX 1080 TI on display port.TL DR great monitor for the money I couldn’t be happier with my purchase.Fyi the monitor ul500 to the highest level monitor on Amazon as of this review are the same panel, I am pretty sure just differences in features. At most the panels are probably binned for the higher priced products similar to how manufacturers like Intel and AMD sell CPUs.
Michael Kilhullen –
Worked out of the box. Absolutely no issues. Has a little weight to it although it doesn’t appear bulky. Picture is outstanding. Perfect low price 4K monitor for the everyday computer user. Use it for my 2020 Mac mini (HDMI) and a 2020 MacBook Pro (USB-C to HDMI, USB-C to DisplayPort both work).
Aaron MindanaoAaron Mindanao –
I was looking for a monitor to connect my macbook pro as well as my ps5 to and found this one to be the perfect one for me. The 4k hdr display is beautiful. This is only a 60hz display so if 120fps is important to you this isnt a monitor to consider. There is no usbc input so i had to buy a usbc to hdmi cable for my mac. There is also no built in speaker. Despite those minor problems I still found this to be the perfect monitor for me considering the price and what I needed
Andrew Scott –
(Updated) For many years, I used a mismatched dual monitor set up that consisted of a 21” Acer and 22” Samsung models from around 2015. Even though this was adequate for a lot of basic things, it always drove me a little nuts they were of different sizes. Also the color calibrating on both models was a pain that never quite worked and the same videos/images were noticeably different hues depending on which monitor they were displayed on. Basically, it was time to get a dual monitor replacement set of the same brand and model.I also wanted something that was 4k capable, in the 25″ to 29″ size range, and of course something that would not break my budget. After spending a few months reading reviews of various models, I found that the LG 27UL500-W 27-Inch best matched my wants and needs. On Prime Day, Amazon discounted the price further, so I placed an order for a set ($279 ea).Setup: Very easy. To conserve desk space, I purchased a WALI Dual LCD Monitor Fully Adjustable Desk Mount Stand that had two arms. I had no issues attaching the monitors to the desk mount and running cables from the monitor to PC/outlets.Fit and Finish: I have not seen any bezel issues where they were pealing apart. They are not the thinnest and are about .25” around the top/sides. The bottom is wider. Since I use a desk mount stand, I have no comment about the stands that came with the monitors (they are still bagged). I like that LG put a toggle for the screen controls instead of a row of buttons.Picture: The picture quality so far is very good. I have not seen the light bleed a lot of commentators have noted.Ports: The LG 27UL500-W 27-inch has 1 display port (v1.2) and 2 HDMI ports (v2.0). No DVI or RGB15 ports. I assumed I that I could use DVI HDMI/DP or RGB HDMI/DP adapters. Neither RGB (which I expected) nor DVI adapters (which I did NOT expect) work with these monitors. So those that have older PCs/Laptops/KVM switches may be out of luck if the equipment does not support a DisplayPort or HDMI video connector (on my initial review, I deducted a star for this).So, my 4-port RGB KVM switch will not work (this was expected, and I am had my eye on a replacement 4-port HDMI KVM switch that supports dual monitor). For the PCs, it’s a matter of finding cheap replacement video cards that are PCIe x16 with 2x DisplayPort or 2x HDMI ports (but cheap ones do not seem common) and enough VRAM to drive this monitor (from what I read 1 GB should be more than adequate for 1080p since I do not plan to use these PCs for high end gaming). I did find that a passive HDMI to DisplayPort works so integrating a new HDMI KVM switch should not be an issue.Overall, I have been pleased with my LG 27UL500-W 27-Inch purchases. I also have a plan to work out my KVM/Cable/Monitors. If all goes well, I will likely raise my rating from 4 to 5 stars.Update 05/05/2020:I am raising my rating by a star – No image, video or audio channel issues have occurred with either monitor since I purchased them July 2019.These monitors are in near daily use, are powered on/off often and subject to resolution changes a few times a month. The audio channel is constantly used through one of the monitors for steaming video from a ROKU that is connected to one of the monitors.I fully integrated these two monitors to use with a 4 dual port HDMI KVM switch. My only disappointment was that an old ROKU SE did not work with the monitors via the HDMI port. This was most likely due to the ROKU SE inability to support 4K. Using a ChromeCast and a ROKU streaming stick had no issues with either LG monitors).