LG 27UP850 Ultrafine 4K IPS Monitor Review

If you are after a stunning 4K IPS monitor for work and maybe even a bit of gaming, LG’s 27UP850 might stand out as one of the best options available. With a gorgeous 4K IPS panel pushing 400 nits of peak SDR brightness, a quoted 95% coverage of the DCI P3 spectrum and a quoted 5ms GtG response time, it sure seems like a great choice. Luckily, I can test all those claims and more so let’s take a look. Visually I think it looks great. Styling wise they’ve gone for a very minimal aesthetic as always and I think it works really well. The stand looks good, but feels incredibly cheap.

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LG 27UP850 Ultrafine 4K IPS Monitor Review

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[Daaaaaaavid]

You can disable the Power Led in the menu.

[Allesea]

Can you please share your settings with those of us who do not own a colorimeter? <3

[urazoktay]

Amazing review, thank you. I decided to buy this monitor.

[vibue]

thank you for including the minimal brightness, this if for me THE most important setting, I need monitors minimal brightness bellow 34 and I find infos about it otherwise only on rtings

[fitah]

I have this monitor and the led on the menu joystick can be turned off. You can choose to turn it off and on

[Ian_]

This VIDEO MADE MY DAY Thanks a lot for the color gamut check.. Manufacturer never really list out the sRGB and Adobe RGB % .

[Minarreal]

I got the cheap 27UP80-B version (most notable difference is basically the stand) for ~135 US dollars. It has a small scratch, probably dust) on the center, but the rest of the screen is pristine, it's gorgeous.

[TroupeGoal]

Wow very impressive and detailed review

[Johns-lpen]

Any thoughts on how this compares to the Dell U2723QE and great video. 👍

[TarunKumar-owjh]

Is it possible to share .icm file or the settings for proper calibration?

[gavriel_adi]

Who is better for video and photos? This or the model LG 27UL850-W?

[michal-molka]

If you turn off your computer it doesn't turn off the monitor.
To avoid joystick blinking you have to turn off the monitor separately(2 clicks using joystick) or turn off a power adapter responsible for delivering power to monitor and computer.

[DK-oxze]

Does it have that "wow" factor in terms of pictures quality? I am asking because I believe this is a matt display, and matt displays suffer from reduced brightness and less sharpness.

[wickedhuntersden]

Is this a good monitor for MacBook Pro? I have the 16" 2019 version.
Thanks.

[earthtaurus]

Looking for a decent 4k monitor or TV to replace my current 1080p LG 42" TV which I also use a monitor. The monitor looks decent but that flashing standy light is an absolute deal breaker. LG's page for 27UP850-W (as that what pops up if you search 27UP850) doesn't even have a manual that can easily be downloaded... 🤦‍♂ so no way to see if you can turn the damn thing off lol...

[ClamarmicDesigns]

I've got the UK850 - W since 2018 and this display is still running perfectly. Is this display just the updated version of my UK850 - W?

[parmeetsingh]

I want to use it with Mac through type c is there any way to stop charging my Mac with it

[whatyoulookinat]

Im getting this as my second monitor i have a 27gp850 for my main one which is 180hz qhd which is pretty good. So 4k and giving up hz is good cause don't need more than 60

[fulgenciomartinez_AEC]

I'd like to connect a Mac studio... Will the power supplied through the usb-c damage my Mac?

[ГеоргийБауэр]

Hi. Will this monitor be ok for PS5? I wanna use it both for PS5 gaming and editing videos with my laptop.