LG 4K UHD 27UD88-W 27" LED-Lit Monitor with USB Type-C
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Screen Size | 27 Inches |
Display Resolution Maximum | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
Brand | LG |
Special Feature | Anti-Glare Coating |
Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
About this item
- 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS Monitor; Response Time: 5ms GTG; Refresh Rate: 60Hz
- SRGB over 99%; On-Screen Control with Screen Split 2.0
- Color Calibration Pro; No Built In Speakers
- USB 3.0 Quick ChargeUSB Type C; Brightness (cd/m2) : 350 cd/m2; Contrast Ratio : 5M:1
- OS Compatibility Windows 8
- Mounting type: VESA Compatible; Pixel pitch 0.1554mm x 0.1554mm
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Brightness | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
Picture quality | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
For gaming | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
Value for money | — | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Screen quality | — | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | — | 4.0 |
Sold By | NoodleTech (SN recorded) | Amazon.com | Northvale MegaStore | Amazon.com | MAJOOL | West Coast Distributors |
display size | 27 inches | 3.15 inches | 27 inches | 27 inches | 27 inches | 40 inches |
resolution | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | 4K UHD 2160p | 5K WUHD 2160p Ultra Wide |
display technology | LED | LED | LCD | — | LCD | LCD |
hardware interface | usb2.0 | hdmi, displayport, usb c | usb, hdmi, usb c | hdmi, 3 5 mm audio, usb c, usb3.2 gen 1 | hdmi, displayport, usb3.0 c | displayport, hdmi, headphone, usb c, thunderbolt |
viewing angle | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees | 178 degrees |
mounting type | VESA Compatibility - Mountable: 100 x 100mm | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount | Wall Mount |
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 24.2 x 8.8 x 16.7 inches |
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Item Weight | 13.6 pounds |
Manufacturer | LG Electronics |
ASIN | B01CDYB0QS |
Item model number | 27UD88-W |
Customer Reviews |
4.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #115,949 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #2,565 in Computer Monitors |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 1, 2016 |
Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 |
Voltage | 240 Volts |
Resolution | 3840 x 2160 Pixels |
Image brightness | 350 Candela |
Total Usb Ports | 3 |
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LG Electronics 4K UHD (3840 x 2160 resolution) IPS 27-Inch LED-Lit Monitor 27UD88 with USB 3.0 Quick Charge and Pivot/Height/Tilt Adjustable Stand. Power Type = 140 Watt Adapter, Input = 100~240 , 50/60Hz and Normal On = 29 Watt.
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Customers like the picture quality of the monitor. They say that it has a beautiful 4K display, and produces a great image. They also appreciate the color, and value of the product. However, some customers have issues with charging, and disagree on quality, performance, connectivity, and brightness.
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Customers are satisfied with the picture quality of the monitor. They mention that it has a beautiful 4K display, excellent image, and stunning design. The picture is extremely readable, clear, and great for 4K content, gaming, and other activities.
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"...It just needing 2 cables to function made for a very clean and minimalistic environment...." Read more
"...it at (3008x1692) and it's perfectly functional for me now and it looks great...." Read more
"...thunderbolt connection is super convenient, the monitor is bright and crisp, adjustments are tight...." Read more
Customers like the color of the monitor. They say the preset color modes are awesome, and the options available make it easy to color match the monitor for true to print pre-production. They also appreciate the vivid, popping colors and deep blacks. Customers also mention that the monitor is essential for accurate color profiles, and has the best blacks they've ever seen.
"...how awesome your vision, this monitor is going to look clear, bright, colorful and great. EXCEPT – if the image source is less than optimal...." Read more
"...The colors are great for editing pictures and the screen size is just perfect for drawing on Photoshop using a tablet or iPad!..." Read more
"...Beautiful 4k display. Deep blacks, great color saturation, low latency.*..." Read more
"...the image quality is amazing :vivid but not artificial, popping colors, nice image with deep blacks...." Read more
Customers like the value of the monitor. They say it's very well priced, and the best 4K monitor for the money.
"...This monitor is just perfect and very well priced for it having USB-C and being 4K, truly outstanding!..." Read more
"Love it. Nice price, nice packaging.Been using it about a week now...." Read more
"...Let's start by saying that I paid $600 for this. Prices seem to fluctuate wildly, so bear in mind that I am using that price as a reference for what..." Read more
"...It's beautiful. Was a great price and shipped very fast." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the quality of the monitor. Some mention that it's a fantastic monitor with amazingly high quality displays, while others say that it died after just a couple months and has not withstood the test of time.
"...your vision, this monitor is going to look clear, bright, colorful and great. EXCEPT – if the image source is less than optimal...." Read more
"...This monitor is just perfect and very well priced for it having USB-C and being 4K, truly outstanding!..." Read more
"...basically just a disgusting, vomitous, pixellated nonsensory horror show of bleh quality...." Read more
"...I've given it a 5 Star review, because I do think it's an impressive piece of gear and it's definitely meeting/exceeding my needs...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the monitor. Some mention that it works beautifully, while others say that it stopped working altogether. The monitor is sometimes not recognized by their laptop, and the speakers do not work over the USB C or HDMI.
"...it for hundreds of hours playing MMORPG games online and it performs magnificently...." Read more
"...more money, but it has so far worked flawlessly, fast wakeups, no unexpected restarts, and a really beautiful screen." Read more
"...I just could NOT get this software to work. I could tweak a couple things (Gamma, brightness) but the software won’t even recognize this device...." Read more
"...Otherwise the monitor looks great and should function well as long as you're okay using more then one wire...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the connectivity of the monitor. Some mention that it works great with MacBook Pro USB-C, and is a perfect solution without dongles. However, others say that there are connectivity problems with the monitor, saying that the USB connection is flaky and the cable that comes with it is not the best quality.
"...As an aside, the charging works fine - I don't know if it's perfect and I haven't driven it too hard with games or anything, but it charges the..." Read more
"...If you enable "Quick Charge", the data connection over USB stops -- this is not a fault (they say that it will be the case as you enable it)..." Read more
"...USB Type-C connectivity bidirectionally charging and displaying: Using the included USB Type-C cable, we're using three different new Mac and PC..." Read more
"...display, but the cable that comes with it is NOT the best quality and doesn't always connect properly...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the brightness of the monitor. Some mention that the brightness is fantastic, while others say that the blinking LED is freaking bright and lights up an entire room at night. The power button joystick flashes pretty brightly when the monitor is asleep. The annoying LED flashing distracts and does not stop. The display is set to sleep and the power button has an absurdly bright LED light that constantly blinks when the display is on.
"...sit or how awesome your vision, this monitor is going to look clear, bright, colorful and great. EXCEPT – if the image source is less than optimal...." Read more
"...When I woke the mac up from sleep, its screen would flash 3 times as the LG came on, and it the LG would beep loudly...." Read more
"...The thunderbolt connection is super convenient, the monitor is bright and crisp, adjustments are tight...." Read more
"...Yes, it is annoying that you cannot control brightness and volume via the Mac keyboard...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the charging capabilities of the monitor. For example, they mention that the USB-C port does not reliably charge their MacBook Pro, iPad, or PC laptop. It also fails to power up a standard 2.5" HDD, and the power is not sufficient to charge PC laptops.
"...Charge" is not enabled (though very slowly), but an iPad will not charge at all...." Read more
"...charge thru USB-C. It’s just ridiculous that it runs out of battery while connected. - 4k 27” isn’t the right resolution for Mac OS, as..." Read more
"...no display, and the MBP doesn't see the LG monitor either and is not charging. Multiple power resets and MBP restarts have had no effect...." Read more
"...The connection via a USB-C cable is good. Power supply is low but adequate for using and charging at the same time (macbook 13 inch)...." Read more
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I have had the LG 27UD88-W monitor for about two weeks now, using it in Gaming, Web browsing, everything else I normally do. In a word…WOW! No complaints so far. (the seller Video & Audio Ctr did a great job shipping & answering questions.. see below).
Now for some background. I did an exhaustive 3 month search online for the ideal monitor for my needs. 2K, 4K, G-Sync, non G-Sync, curved, half a dozen or so manufacturers. Upgrading from a Samsung Syncmaster TN 1080p panel that was about six years old and still going strong, this upgrade is just jaw dropping beautiful! I am an avid gamer and also do a lot of surfing & reading and writing online. I stare at my screen 3 to 12 hours a day. My greatest concern moving up to 4K was not the image quality. I knew that was going to be great. It was the text size and other elements of the GUI being drastically smaller than 1080 or even 1440p.
I have no problems with small text size although I prefer to either zoom text larger or just use Win10 scaling. Less eye strain (I wear glasses). However my wife has visual challenges that would have totally prevented her from using 4K quality with only a 27” panel size (at default, 100% normal scaling, everything readable is incredibly SMALL). So I gambled with this monitor knowing I would be very happy with the quality, backlight, pixels, panel design… but the text??? The scaling BETTER be good! So once it was set up, the first thing I did was play around with scaling, just in Windows10. At 200% scaling, everything looks much more readable, about the same as it was for my wife on the 1080p Samsung monitor. So the gamble paid off. I post this info for anyone who, like me, didn’t want to pay the premium and move up to 30” or higher that 4K would scale better without tweaking windows. I have read and agree that at 4K resolution, 30 to 32” is really a ‘sweet spot’ which just makes reading better. But both windows and LG did a great job with scaling.
So LG's web site has a bunch of software/driver downloads and I got the latest Windows driver, also tried the TrueColorPro 3.5.8 which I liked the idea being able to calibrate the color. I just could NOT get this software to work. I could tweak a couple things (Gamma, brightness) but the software won’t even recognize this device. Also this software requires the monitor be plugged via USB port to the PC. Did that. Then the software gave an error on every boot up, and takes too much memory to run in the back ground. Uninstalled it. Fortunately LG factor calibration really is just great. I don’t really see the need to tweak for my needs. As for the other necessary piece of software.. OnScreenControl; LG did a nice job but don’t expect EVERY menu setting that is available to the joystick OSD menu to be in this menu that you access via your mouse. Disappointing that. But LG does make additional UI scaling options ABOVE what Win10 gives. So for those of you wanting to go crazy and scale up above 200% you can. It goes as high as 300% (windows caps out at 200%). In this stratosphere expect some tweaking to get things to behave and fit. Takes a bit of patience if you got it. A side note – my wife and I share 1 PC and each have our own user account. She has a higher windows scaling set and mine’s lower. Windows will save/remember/allow this environment no issues. But, change the desktop resolution? It will be global and change both user accounts at the same time. So no custom resolution folks. As a nod to LG I think they just kept the On Screen Control simple and yielded most used settings quickly accessible via a right click on the task tray icon.
As for the infamous backlight bleed notorious with IPS tech, this monitor has very very minor bleed on the lower corner(s) and even less at the top. Honestly if I didn’t know what it was and didn’t look for it, I would not even notice. Also there is NO application that I have used so far which even shows it. Just when the monitor is not plugged into a source but is on. Dead Pixels? None (yay!). I am also pleased with all the design elements of this monitor, from the height adjustment which is a breeze to raise & lower, to the rotation (I will never use that), to the USB ports in the back, to the fact that this monitor does NOT have built-in speakers. It is very hard to find a quality & high end monitor that puts all of it’s design, build and money into what I WANT (image) and not into something I will never use (crappy speakers). So that was a plus. There is NO Pivot option, which I actually need, so my fix? Place hand towel below each leg, a towel that has one side some nylon stitching embedded face down. This thing pivots like it’s factory made to do that. Just don’t turn it unless you grab the stand, not the panel.
Coming from an older TN panel I had just gotten used to the lame color reproduction and crappy viewing angles and especially the off whites and brightness. Imagine TN tech yields very bright panels but the whites look light beige or washed out dull. LG did a fantastic job here. I mean whites are like bleached and bright, and the colors just POP! Watching 4K videos are really great, I even took a magnifier and looked up close at the screen… NO visible pixels. To anyone not sure what that is about, it means no matter how close you sit or how awesome your vision, this monitor is going to look clear, bright, colorful and great. EXCEPT – if the image source is less than optimal. Don’t expect a great experience if you are watching a 720p video or lower on youtube. So in essence this monitor is going to reproduce an experience for you that I can best describe as ‘what you see (stream) is what you get’. If you have a great video, photo or game that is hi-rez you will love it. Which nowadays is not an issue as almost all newer game titles and all the web sites are using modern software and embedded elements that just look fantastic.
My graphics card is a bit dated at GeForce GTX 750Ti so I ran Warframe at 3840 x 2160 and it played good, looked great but I had to dial it back a bit to keep it running smooth. At 4K resolution it was between 10 and 30Hz. I keep this game at 1440p until I get a better graphics card. Planetside2 and DCUniverse also look great. Even though my experience is not fully realized at the higher rez, everything else is a HUGE bump for me. I just never get tired of looking at this monitor.
Sleek thin bezel design, stable not to wobbly stand, comfortable joystick navigation for On Screen Display (menu). After several months comparing just about every high end monitor (over 20 models) it came down to about six and I had to pull the trigger on something. This model had way too many great features and so many positive reviews so I was confident and have no regrets. While I would have loved G-Sync (yes, I should get AMD card but am Nvidia loyalist) and wish it were a larger screen, turns out you can’t have G-Sync and 4K over 28” size. And that 1 choice yields a TN panel. Why bother. So at 27” to have Gsync you get a couple other choices, one from ASUS and another ACER, both of which are sweet but close to $900. Wasn’t worth it for me at this time. In a couple years I give this monitor to my wife and pull the trigger on a larger 4K or 1440p Gsync gaming monitor.
I have to compliment this retailer Video & Audio Center. I never heard of them, but have 4,778 reviews as of this writing, with 100% positive reviews. I figured this is a good bet. The item shipped within 24 hours which was great, and I didn’t get a usable tracking number right away (for some reason UPS didn’t have it in their system) so I contacted the seller by phone to ask why. They answered right away and the rep was very nice, informative, English, and helpful. They sent an email response as well. The item was trackable the next day, and was delivered within 5 days of order. It arrived packaged very well (original box inside another cushioned box) no damage to product.
Last year I left the shared space and set up a home studio for myself. I got a desk that had a laptop basket at the bottom and I now use this monitor as my dedicated computer monitor. I have only opened my MacBook maybe 5-6 times in the last year for a total use time of maybe an hour. Pretty much every time it's related to updating my MacBook Pro. (So much for a touch bar haha)
I have a MacBook Pro 15" 2018 now and at Wework I would use a 13" 2017 model. This monitor is just perfect and very well priced for it having USB-C and being 4K, truly outstanding!
The included mount is very good, but you can always use your own VESA mount as it's compatible.
I've used it for hundreds of hours playing MMORPG games online and it performs magnificently. The color settings are great and I often use dimmed settings to read manga late at night with the room lights dimmed.
The colors are great for editing pictures and the screen size is just perfect for drawing on Photoshop using a tablet or iPad! Between the MacBook and the monitor's ports, I can connect many devices. This includes my Blue Yeti microphone that I use for video and audio work, as well as my desk fan and cable hub for when I need to plug extra devices such as eReaders, SD cards, and the rare ethernet for intensive online shooters.
It's a perfect monitor for anyone wanting the simplicity of USB-C PD pass through and 4K screen quality.
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020
Last year I left the shared space and set up a home studio for myself. I got a desk that had a laptop basket at the bottom and I now use this monitor as my dedicated computer monitor. I have only opened my MacBook maybe 5-6 times in the last year for a total use time of maybe an hour. Pretty much every time it's related to updating my MacBook Pro. (So much for a touch bar haha)
I have a MacBook Pro 15" 2018 now and at Wework I would use a 13" 2017 model. This monitor is just perfect and very well priced for it having USB-C and being 4K, truly outstanding!
The included mount is very good, but you can always use your own VESA mount as it's compatible.
I've used it for hundreds of hours playing MMORPG games online and it performs magnificently. The color settings are great and I often use dimmed settings to read manga late at night with the room lights dimmed.
The colors are great for editing pictures and the screen size is just perfect for drawing on Photoshop using a tablet or iPad! Between the MacBook and the monitor's ports, I can connect many devices. This includes my Blue Yeti microphone that I use for video and audio work, as well as my desk fan and cable hub for when I need to plug extra devices such as eReaders, SD cards, and the rare ethernet for intensive online shooters.
It's a perfect monitor for anyone wanting the simplicity of USB-C PD pass through and 4K screen quality.
My only two complaints, which I will not deduct any stars for because I do not actually know if this is an LG issue or an Apple issue (or a my ignorance issue... which could definitely be the case) are this:
1) When you close the MacBook the screen will still work, but at a MUCH reduced resolution... basically just a disgusting, vomitous, pixellated nonsensory horror show of bleh quality. Now this may be a settings issue, but I couldn't find where.
2) If the USB-C cord that comes with the LG Monitor wiggles EVEN SLIGHTLY out of the USB-C port on the MacBook the screen will disconnect. Again, I am not sure if this is an Apple issue, a cord issue, or an LG issue (I did try another cord but it didn't work the with monitor at all... so IDK). The monitor's instructions also indicate "Use only the USB cord that comes with this device" (or some such wording) though I do not know why... but apparently they're not kidding around.
Overall I love this monitor.
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MacOS High Sierra looks spectacular in 4K and the 27" screen size is awesome to have when working in split screen mode.
Also having a monitor with a fully adjustable stand is a huge bonus as I share the office with my partner.
LG delivers 💯 with its glorious 4K display and if it were a car, it'd be a Lambo for sure.
Unboxing was a pleasant experience and once it booted, wow!
Registering it on lg.com was quite easy too
The screen real estate I got was just amazing!
Reviewed in India on March 25, 2018
LG delivers 💯 with its glorious 4K display and if it were a car, it'd be a Lambo for sure.
Unboxing was a pleasant experience and once it booted, wow!
Registering it on lg.com was quite easy too
The screen real estate I got was just amazing!
Yes there are some issues with resuming from sleep, but just turn the monitor on first and then wake the laptop up from sleep and all should be well.
I'm extremely happy with the purchase.
I got a second one from OneDealOutlet Canada on Amazon as it was cheaper. It was an open box-like new. I was told it was in full working condition and of course when I received it the USB C didn't work at all. I advise against purchasing from them. I'm just keeping the one sold from Amazon directly. Customer service was slow to process the return.