LG 29EA93 Ultrawide Display - Rev. 1.09
by Chris Heinonen on December 11, 2012 1:20 AM ESTLG 29EA93—Input Lag and Power Use
Of course there aren’t any 21:9 CRT displays around that I’m aware of so once again this is tested at 1920x1080 resolution using SMTT and the 1:1 mapping selected in the menu. While still not ideal, this is likely very close to how many people will use the LA 29EA93 as game consoles use this resolution, and some PC games might not support 21:9 and be stuck at 16:9 resolutions as well.
As you can see, the lag time is pretty slow on the LG 29EA93. Input lag overall is 27ms, which is the slowest I have recorded from any display at this point. Pixel response time is very normal at 10.8ms, but combined this is generating close to 39ms of lag, well over two full frames in gaming. In my very casual use this didn’t bother me, but I’m certain this is going to turn off those that want to use this as an Eyefinity alternative for first person shooters and other quick response gaming. Using the fast response modes just adjusts the amount of motion blur that was visible but does nothing to help the actual response time of the display.
Power use for the 29EA93 is right in line with a 27” display using LED backlighting. With the backlighting system at maximum and a full white screen, the 29EA93 consumes 43 watts of power, and reducing the backlight to minimum drops power consumption to 20 watts.
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blackmagnum - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
I'll be really interested in the screen if the design was less tacky and the price more wallet friendly. Now, I'm just amused at what Hollywood has delivered to us.Rick83 - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
The price is pretty good, what's problematic is the size.This needs to be 36", 4K horizontal pixels and around $2k-3k, with the same uniformity, but locally adjustable contrast.
Impulses - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
If only... Maybe by 2016? :pyankeeDDL - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
Mah. 36" excludes completely the application as a desktop.Not that it wouldn't be nice, but it is a different product altogether.
I kind of like the idea of ultra-wide screens: with 16:9 I find myself uneasy tiling two windows side by side: in most cases, the space is not enough.
21:9 might fix the issue (I'm talking about productivity, of course).
Watching movies sitting in front of a 29" screen sounds odd to me. You can't be too close, but if you're sitting on a couch it'll be way too far.
Rick83 - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
It's onlz going to be slightly wider than a 30" screen.No wider than my current desktop of 24" 16:10 + 19" 4:5 (portrait)
It's very much the same product, only where the 29" model is slightly smaller than two 19"s next to one another, at 36" you're slightly larger than two 21"ers side-by-side.
My current perspectiev of upgrading beyond 2x 19" is 3x21" in portrait. It's the only way to get no bezel in the center, while maintaining a 2.0-2.5:1 ratio.
(I guess 3 19"ers might also work in portrait....)
The advantage of large screens is that you can work on multiple scales: sitting back to see the big picture, leaning in, to look at detail. The most natural of all zooms.
secretmanofagent - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
Page 1:Video Inputs 2xHDMI, 1xDisplayPort, 1xDVI, 1xMHL (Shared with HDMI1)
"What is missing is an analog DSub input, which I almost always still see."
LG 29EA93—AV Use and Calibration
"With a pair of HDMI inputs to go with the VGA, DisplayPort, and DVI inputs, you can easily hook up a game system, Blu-ray player, DVR, or other AV device to watch on it."
Am I missing something?
DigitalFreak - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
Probably a copy-n-paste from another manual when they created this one. There's definately no VGA port on this monitor.Googer - Saturday, December 15, 2012 - link
No need for VGA when you have the swiss army knife port aka Display Port. Also you can use HD Fury on the DVI port.cheinonen - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
Sorry about that, I'll clean that up. No copy and paste there, just a stupid mistake.Jann___ - Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - link
The way I see it, these ultra-wide desktop monitors are a great replacement for dual-screen setups. If the OS added some 1/4 width window placement you'd have a dual-screen without the annoying gap in the middle.