LG Philippines recently unveiled its latest lineup of monitors and showcased its newest, most powerful, and most technologically advanced monitors yet, in a Top Gun-themed event held in Taguig City.
The company remains committed to innovating and enhancing its monitor line-up to adapt to the needs of its consumers, according to Sungjae Kim, Managing Director for LG Philippines. “We’ve made great strides to elevate the user experience of our monitors–from adapting to flexible workstations and upgrading our systems with new-generation gaming standards,” he said.
For the launch, LG enlisted some of the country’s most influential gamers, creatives, and content creators to attest to the power, image quality, and versatility of LG’s latest monitor line-up.
LG Electronics Philippines managing director Sungjae Kim (center) with the country’s influential content creators (L-R) Magic Liwanag, LA Tenorio, Gab Valenciano, Myrtle Sarrosa, and Eric Tai. The event was hosted by Andrei Felix (leftmost).
Actor, TV host, and #FitGamer, Eric “Eruption” Tai enjoyed the immersive race car gaming set-up during the event featuring the 32GQ950 OLED Monitor. He said, “The contrast is just amazing with the bright whites and the deep, dark blacks. It provides a truly immersive experience whether you’re gaming for hours on end or just relaxing and bingeing on series and movies. And, it’s also equipped with HDMI 2.1.” Eric was joined on stage by Jane Pactoranan – business development manager who explained that the LG UltraGear 32GQ950 boasts a 4K resolution on a 32-inch Nano IPS display alongside a rapid 144Hz refresh rate (O/C 160Hz) and swift 1ms (GtG) response time. It also has a VESA-certified DisplayHDR 1,000 which means this display should offer a dynamic contrast with brighter whites and deeper blacks and up to 1,000 nits of peak brightness.
Meanwhile, PBA standout LA Tenorio was impressed with LG’s marquee monitor, the 48GQ900 OLED, due to its size and impressive image quality. Equipped with the award-winning OLED technology with self-lit pixels, the 48GQ900 OLED monitor boasts of its immersive display and quick response time, ensuring its compatibility with next-gen consoles. The self-lit pixels also help keep response time incredibly fast according to Janille Umali, B2B marketing communications officer. The massive display of the monitor is designed to provide a better viewing experience like no other. It has anti-glare and low reflection technology built-in, ensuring that there are no distractions and you only focus on your game. This, of course, also helps reduce eye strain when used for long periods of time. This monitor is as fast as they come with its 0.1 ms response time and 120hz speed. It can even be overclocked to 138Hz if you really want to push the envelope. This high speed reduces ghosting in games and helps objects render clearly and makes everything smooth and fluid. It has an ultra-slim design that you can wall mount, or display in your living room, game room, or anywhere else. It also comes with its own remote control. It comes with two 20w speakers built-in and has 4-pole headphone outs.
Music and lifestyle photographer “Magic” Liwanag, couldn’t help but agree with the product’s versatility, claiming that the LG Dual Up 28MQ780-B is a godsend for creatives like him. “The 16:18 aspect ratio and the freedom to swivel [the monitor] allow me to multitask in a completely different way,” he said. Greg de Jesus, marketing communications officer for home entertainment explained that LG’s Ergo line is designed for users who work the way they want to. The monitor can be adjusted by moving it forward or backward, swiveling, rotating, tilting, and more, to suit the user’s preference or requirements. It also offers DCI-P3 98%**—an elevated color spectrum that brings brilliant color to life and doesn’t hurt your eyes because of the ambient light sensor.
Gaming content creator, Myrtle Sarrosa, was particularly drawn towards the 29WP500-B 29-inch, 21:9 UltraWide monitor saying, “What I love about this monitor is that even if ideally pang work siya, sobrang bilis pa rin for gaming.” She was joined by Ryan Nulud, IT monitor, sales and marketing manager, who demonstrated how the monitor’s wide field of view is perfect for working from home or home learning. The space is wide and expansive and enables the user with multiple tabs and windows side by side without repeat Alt-tabbing. It also comes with AMD Free Sync and Dynamic Action Sync, which helps gamers by providing seamless, fluid movement in hi-resolution and fast-paced games. It virtually reduces screen tearing and stuttering.
Gab Valenciano trying out the flight simulator set-up using LG UltraGear 32GN500 monitors
Myrtle and Ryan were later joined by performer Gab Valenciano, who is a tech geek and an avid LG monitor fan. He has been using LG monitors in his own studio for years now and was so ecstatic to try the LG UltraGear 32GN500 monitor with a flight simulator set-up to simulate a realistic Top Gun environment. “Aside from the solid features, the design is killer as well. It’s virtually borderless and looks good anywhere you put it, whether in the living room or your man cave. Two thumbs up for me,” said Valenciano. He also noticed that blurring and ghosting are almost non-existent which he always thought was normal and unavoidable. Thanks to the monitor’s speed, you get fast and smooth gameplay. The 165Hz Refresh Rate and 1m MBR help smoother gameplay, reducing blur and ghosting. It also has NVIDIA G-SYNC and AMD FreeSync Premium for clearer, smoother, and faster movement.
More content creators chimed in on the enhanced image quality of LG monitors with Vikka “Lightning” Francisco of The Modern Creatures favoring the 27UP850-W 27-inch UHD 4K IPS and Isa “Pink” Rodriguez of Isa Does and the LITT website liking the 27UN880-B 27” UHD 4K Ergo IPS Monitor for its efficient workspace set-up. She adds, “This monitor really helps you keep your workstation neat and clean with its one-click mount, c-clamp, easy cable management system, and its USB-C compatibility.”
Naval Aviators of the Naval Air Wing, Philippine Fleet, led by Capt. John Ronald Mangahas, PN (GSC) with LG Electronics Philippines’ Managing director, Sungjae Kim (center).
As part of the launch event, LG Philippines reaffirmed its commitment to help the community through its products and technologies through a large donation of 30 LG UltraGear 32GN500 monitor units to the Naval Air Wing of the Philippine Fleet which they can use in their various operation bases.
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