Ah, Christmas…that time of year when you can get a truly
widescreen monitor without feeling guilty about it. Whether it’s on your
wishlist or is a belated present for yourself, LG’s 34UC97 Cineview
Curved Ultrawide LED monitor will officially leave every other monitor
you’ve seen in the dust.
That’s a whole lot of adjectives for a monitor, and you can be
forgiven for assuming it’s actually an enormous TV, but this screen is
designed to hook up to a tower or laptop with its D-Link or HDMI cables
(if you use a Mac, you’ll have to buy your own Thunderbolt cable).
The 34-inch monitor offers 3440 x 1440 resolution, and LG claims that
this is the first monitor to offer a 21:9 ratio. If you’re wondering
what that’s good for, here’s a hint: The LED monitor also supports
multitasking through a screen split that can handle between two and four
screen sections, if necessary. Assuming you find a desk big enough to
put it on, the LED screen also has a reader mode for studying documents
up close without burning out your eyes.
Curved screens are a bit of an odd choice for a living room TV. The
curve is designed to enhance the image primarily for one viewer – the
person sitting in the middle. People off to the side tend to get a poor
view. But the curved screen makes a lot more sense for a computer
monitor, where it is more common to have only one person in front of the
screen.
Of course, with such a high resolution, large screen, and notable
curve, LG’sLED monitor is specifically designed for a few situations. If
you are a computer gamer, you probably won’t find a better monitor for
displaying the best visuals. If you have forsworn a TV and use your
monitor for entertainment, this is a great choice. It could also be a
boon to professionals who need a lot of screen space for graphic design
or daytrading or other roomy projects. You can buy the LG 34UC97 Cineview monitor for around $1,400.00.
