The LG 32GN63T-B is a budget gaming monitor. It's a Costco-exclusive model that's similar to the LG 32GN650-B with a few differences in performance primarily regarding the response times, but it has all the same features. It has a 32-inch screen with a 1440p resolution, and as it's meant for gaming, it has a 165Hz refresh rate with FreeSync variable refresh rate (VRR) support and G-SYNC compatibility. Unlike many other 32-inch gaming monitors, it has a flat screen, which is good if you aren't a fan of curved displays. As it's an entry-level model, it's pretty barebones in terms of features, but it does have a few gaming perks, like a virtual crosshair and black stabilizer.
Our Verdict
The LG 32GN63T-B is a good overall monitor. It's designed for gaming, and it's good for that use thanks to its high refresh rate with VRR support to reduce screen tearing. It has low input lag, but motion looks blurry due to its slow response time. It's good for consuming multimedia or editing videos and photos in the dark because of its high contrast ratio, but images don't look sharp, and it doesn't display all the colors needed for content creators. It's decent for the office, as it has a large screen, but it has narrow viewing angles that make the image look washed out from the sides. Lastly, although it supports HDR, it doesn't deliver an impactful HDR experience as it can't display a wide range of colors and make them look vivid.
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Large 32-inch screen.
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Decent for well-lit rooms.
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Displays deep blacks.
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Images and text aren't the sharpest.
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Narrow viewing angles.
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Poor motion handling.
The LG 32GN63T-B is decent for office use, although it isn't intended for it. With a 32-inch screen there's enough space to open windows side-by-side, but with its 1440p resolution, the text clarity is only okay. It also has decent ergonomics if you need to adjust your screen, but it doesn't offer swivel adjustment, and it has narrow viewing angles that make the image look washed out from the sides.
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Large 32-inch screen.
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Decent for well-lit rooms.
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Some ergonomic adjustments available.
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Images and text aren't the sharpest.
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Narrow viewing angles.
The LG 32GN63T-B is good for gaming. It has a high 165Hz refresh rate and both FreeSync and G-SYNC support to reduce screen tearing. It has low input lag for a responsive feel while gaming, but it has bad motion handling due to its slow response time, resulting in visible blur behind fast-moving objects. Luckily, it's great for dark room gaming as it displays deep blacks with minimal blooming, but it lacks a local dimming feature.
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165Hz refresh rate.
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FreeSync support and G-SYNC compatibility.
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Displays deep blacks.
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Low input lag.
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Images and text aren't the sharpest.
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Poor motion handling.
The LG 32GN63T is good for watching multimedia content. Its 32-inch screen is big enough to watch shows and movies with someone next to you, but the 1440p resolution doesn't result in the sharpest images, and the narrow viewing angles mean they see a washed-out image. It looks great in dark rooms as it displays deep blacks, but it lacks a local dimming feature to further improve the contrast.
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Large 32-inch screen.
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Decent for well-lit rooms.
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Displays deep blacks.
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Images and text aren't the sharpest.
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Narrow viewing angles.
The LG 32GN63T-B is decent for media creation. Although it has a big screen to view more of your work area at once, its text clarity is just okay, and images don't look sharp. Also, while it has an excellent SDR color gamut and great out-of-the-box accuracy, it isn't ideal for photo editors because it doesn't have an sRGB mode, and its Adobe RGB coverage is limited. It's best when you're editing content on your own, but it has narrow viewing angles that make the image look washed out from the sides if you need to share your screen.
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Large 32-inch screen.
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Decent for well-lit rooms.
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Displays deep blacks.
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Images and text aren't the sharpest.
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Narrow viewing angles.
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No sRGB mode.
The LG 32GN63T is just okay for HDR. It displays deep blacks thanks to its high native contrast ratio, but without a local dimming feature, it doesn't make bright highlights stand out against the rest of the screen. It doesn't display a wide range of colors in HDR either, and they don't look vivid due to its low HDR peak brightness.
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Displays deep blacks.
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Can't display a wide range of colors.
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Low HDR peak brightness.
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No local dimming feature.
- 7.5 Mixed Usage
- 7.3 Office
- 7.6 Gaming
- 7.7 Media Consumption
- 7.7 Media Creation
- 6.9 HDR
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Differences Between Sizes And Variants
We tested the 32-inch LG 32QN63T-B, which is only available in this size. The LG 32GN650-B is a very similar monitor, with the main difference being that it's sold at various retailers, while the 32GN63T-B is a Costco version, and it's also known as the LG 32GN63T-B.AUS. There are other similar monitors in the UltraGear lineup, and you can see the differences between them below.
| Model | Size | Resolution | Refresh Rate | Panel Type | Notes |
| 27GN650-B | 27" | 1080p | 144Hz | IPS | |
| 27GN65S-B | 27" | 1080p | 144Hz | IPS | Sam's Club exclusive |
| 32GN50T-B | 32" | 1080 | 165Hz | VA | Costco exclusive |
| 32GN550-B | 32" | 1080p | 165Hz | VA | |
| 32GN63T-B | 32" | 1440p | 165Hz | VA | Costco exclusive |
| 32GN650-B | 32" | 1440p | 165Hz | VA |
If you come across a different type of panel or your unit doesn't correspond to our review, let us know, and we'll update the review. Some tests, like gray uniformity, may vary between individual units.
Our unit was manufactured in January 2022; you can see the label here.
Compared To Other Monitors
The LG 32GN63T is a good gaming monitor that costs less than many other 32-inch 1440p monitors. However, you get what you pay for as it has a slow response time that results in motion blur behind fast-moving objects, so if you care about that, there are other options available for better gaming performance, even if they cost a bit more. Compared to the LG 32GN650-B, it's a very similar monitor but has a few differences like a higher contrast and slower response times.
See our recommendations for the best budget gaming monitors, the best gaming monitors under $300, and the best 32-inch monitors.
The LG 32GP850-B is a higher-end monitor than the LG 32GN63T-B, and it's much better for gaming. The 32GP850-B has much better motion handling, and its wider viewing angles make it a better choice for co-op gaming. The 32GP850-B is also better to use in well-lit rooms because it gets brighter and has better reflection handling, but the 32GN63T-B is better for dark rooms thanks to its higher contrast.
The LG 32GN63T-B is a similar monitor to the LG 32GN650-B, but it's only sold at Costco. The picture quality between each is nearly the same, but there are a few differences, as the 32GN63T-B has better contrast, but this could also come down to unit variance. However, the 32GN63T-B also has a slower response time, so motion looks better on the 32GN650-B.
The LG 32GN600-B and the LG 32GN63T-B are very similar monitors. The 32GN63T-B is a slightly higher-end version whose stand is more versatile as it has much better ergonomics. Other than that, both monitors are very similar, but the 32GN600-B has better motion handling.
The LG 32GN63T-B and the LG 32QN55T-B are monitors intended for different uses. If you're a gamer, the 32GN63T-B is the better choice because it has a higher refresh rate, but the 32QN55T-B is better for office use as it gets brighter, has better reflection handling, and has wider viewing angles.
Test Results
The LG 32GN63T-B looks nearly identical to the LG 32GN650-B. While it has a gamer-oriented design, it's still a fairly simple-looking monitor with a black body that has red accents throughout.
The LG 32GN63T has an okay build quality, which is what you can expect for a budget-friendly monitor. The plastic materials feel good, and even though they aren't premium, they're good enough for a budget monitor. The stand itself feels well-built, but the screen wobbles easily and doesn't stay firmly in place when you adjust its position. Sadly, the bottom bezel isn't perfectly flush against the screen as you can bend it a bit, and there's backlight bleed along the sides.
The LG 32GN63T-B has decent ergonomics. Besides the lack of swivel adjustment, you can adjust the screen how you like. However, because it only rotates into portrait mode clockwise, the inputs will always be on top. The stand also features a hook for cable management to help guide your cables to the inputs.
The V-shaped stand is standard for LG monitors, and while it takes up space on a desk, there's enough room between the feet to put your mouse or keyboard.
The LG 32GN63T-B.AUS has a joystick below the LG branding to control the on-screen display.
- DisplayPort cable
- Power cable
- Mouse holder
- User manuals
The LG 32GN63T-B has a fantastic native contrast ratio. Even without a local dimming feature, it displays deep blacks when viewed in dark rooms. This measurement is from after calibration, which is even slightly lower than from before calibration, and it's much higher than the advertised 3000:1 contrast. We measured it using different methods and tools and kept getting similar results, so it seems this specific panel is just better than expected and better than the LG 32GN650-B.
This monitor doesn't have a local dimming feature. We still film these videos on the monitor so you can compare the backlight performance with a monitor that has local dimming.
The LG 32GN63T has decent SDR peak brightness. It gets bright enough to fight glare in rooms with a few lamps or small light sources, but it isn't bright enough to fight a ton of glare. These results are from after calibration in the 'Gamer 1' Picture Mode with the Brightness at its max of '100'.
The LG 32GN63T-B has unremarkable HDR peak brightness. It doesn't get bright enough to make highlights pop, and because it lacks a local dimming feature, small objects don't stand out against the rest of the screen. The EOTF follows the target curve well until there's a sharp roll-off at the peak brightness, causing a loss of fine details in bright scenes. These results are in the 'Gamer 2' Picture Mode with the Brightness at '100'.
The LG UltraGear 32GN63T-B has a narrow horizontal viewing angle. Unlike most VA panel monitors, the colors retain their hue until really wide viewing angles, but they still washout and lose their brightness quickly, so the image is inconsistent as you move off-center.
The vertical viewing angle is disappointing. Despite colors retaining their hue until really wide angles, the image still looks washed out if you view it from above or below.
The LG 32GN63T has good gray uniformity. The most noticeable issue is with the backlight bleed along the sides, but other than that, colors look uniform. There's a bit of dirty screen effect in the center that can get distracting, but it isn't too bad.
The black uniformity is great. There's minimal backlight bleed and blacks look deep, and there isn't too much blooming around the center cross.
The LG 32GN63T-B has great out-of-the-box accuracy. Like the LG 32GN650-B, it doesn't have an sRGB mode, so some primary colors are over-saturated, but most colors are still accurate enough that you won't notice any issues. The white balance is also decent, and the color temperature is close to the 6500K target. Gamma seems to follow a 2.2 target instead of the target sRGB curve, so dark scenes are too dark while brighter scenes are over-brightened.
The accuracy after calibration is incredible. Calibrating the monitor removes nearly all white balance and color issues, and the color temperature is closer to the target. Gamma is nearly perfect, except really dark and really bright scenes are slightly over-brightened.
The SDR color gamut is excellent. It has perfect coverage of the sRGB color space used in most web content. However, it has limited coverage of the wider Adobe RGB color space, so it isn't ideal for professional photo editors.
The LG UltraGear 32GN63T-B has an incredible SDR color volume. It displays most bright and dark colors well, except for perfect blacks and some colors that aren't as bright as pure white.
The LG 32GN63T-B has a mediocre HDR color gamut. It doesn't display a wide range of colors needed for HDR as it has limited coverage in both the commonly-used DCI-P3 and Rec. 2020 color spaces.
The HDR color volume is decent. It displays some bright and dark colors well, but it's limited by its incomplete color gamut.
The LG 32GN63T-B has good reflection handling. Combined with its decent peak brightness, it's fine in rooms with a few lights around, but it struggles if you place it opposite a bright window.
The LG 32GN63T has okay text clarity. Enabling Windows ClearType (top photo) helps make text more legible. However, if you care about text clarity, it's better to go for a higher-resolution display or a smaller 1440p monitor for increased pixel density.
The gradient handling is fantastic. There's only a bit of banding in darker colors, but it isn't distracting.
The max refresh rate is only achievable with a DisplayPort connection to due the bandwidth limitations of HDMI.
The LG UltraGear 32GN63T-B supports VRR technology to reduce screen tearing, and it supports Low Framerate Compensation (LFC) for the VRR to continue working at low frame rates. G-SYNC only works over a DisplayPort connection, while FreeSync works over DisplayPort and HDMI.
| Overdrive Setting | Response Time Chart | Response Time Tables | Motion Blur Photo |
| Off | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Normal | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Fast | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Faster | Chart | Table | Photo |
The LG 32GN63T-B has a poor response time at its max refresh rate of 165Hz. The recommended overdrive setting is 'Faster' because it has the fastest response time, but it also has the most overshoot. 'Fast' and 'Normal' are also good alternatives, but they have more blur trail behind fast-moving objects.
| Overdrive Setting | Response Time Chart | Response Time Tables | Motion Blur Photo |
| Off | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Normal | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Fast | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Faster | Chart | Table | Photo |
The LG 32GN63T has a disappointing response time at 120Hz. The overdrive settings perform similarly to at its max refresh rate. It means the recommended overdrive setting is once again 'Faster', but you can set it to the less aggressive settings if the overshoot bothers you.
| Overdrive Setting | Response Time Chart | Response Time Tables | Motion Blur Photo |
| Off | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Normal | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Fast | Chart | Table | Photo |
| Faster | Chart | Table | Photo |
The response time at 60Hz is once again slow. Motion looks blurry, and the recommended overdrive setting of 'Fast' has overshoot that leads to inverse ghosting, but it isn't as bad as 'Fastest'. If you want a set-and-forget mode to use across the entire refresh rate range, 'Normal' or 'Fast' are the best options, depending on which mode you prefer more.
The LG 32GN63T-B has an optional backlight strobing feature to reduce persistence blur, but it isn't that effective as it causes image duplications. There are fewer duplications with an object at the top of the screen than at the bottom, though. The above image is with the refresh rate at 165Hz, and you can also see it at 120Hz here.
The LG 32GN63T has a flicker-free backlight to reduce eye strain.
The LG 32GN63T-B has low input lag for a responsive gaming experience.
Even though the LG UltraGear 32GN63T-B is a 1440p monitor, it can still downscale 4k signals, which results in a sharper image than a native 1440p signal.
Like with the PS5, this monitor works without issue from the Xbox Series X as it displays any signal except for 4k @ 120Hz due to bandwidth limitations.
The LG 32GN63T-B works fine with recent MacBooks. Windows return to their original position after the laptop wakes up from sleep, but not when you close the lid. VRR flickers at times in the desktop and in games, and HDR looks washed out, so it's best to disable VRR and HDR, but then you aren't taking full advantage of the MacBook or the monitor.
The LG 32GN63T-B has some extra features, like:
- Crosshair: Adds a virtual crosshair that your system won't detect for FPS games.
- Black Stabilizer: Increases the gamma in dark scenes so you can see your opponents in games.
- Dynamic Action Sync: Technology to lower the response time.
- Flicker Safe: Eliminates backlight flicker to help with eye strain.
- HDR Effect: Adjusts the image to emulate an HDR signal.
- Reader Mode: Reduces blue light emission to reduce eye strain.
