LG 32GR93U-B  Monitor Review

The LG 32GR93U has a rather simple design with a dark gray body. The back features a honeycomb pattern, and it has some RGB lighting that you can change with presets.

The build quality is good, and there aren't any obvious issues. It's mainly made of plastic that feels solid, and it doesn't flex easily. The stand also supports the screen well, and while it wobbles a bit, it quickly stabilizes itself.

The first unit we bought broke in April 2024 after finishing testing and using it for some time. Lines started appearing on the screen, and it didn't show an image at times. Others have reported similar issues, so if you experience the same thing, let us know in the Comments.

We bought a second unit, which we confirmed performs the same as the first unit, but the results in the review are all from the original unit.

The LG 32GR93U has decent ergonomics, but you can't swivel it to show the screen to someone next to you. You can only rotate it into portrait mode in a clockwise direction, which means the inputs are always on top. The stand also has a clip for cable management.

The stand features V-shaped feet, with enough space to put your peripherals between them. It also supports the screen well, as there's minimal wobble.

A single joystick is underneath the center of the screen to control the on-screen display. If you'd like a monitor that you can control from the the other side of your room, check out the Samsung Odyssey G70D S32DG70, which has a remote control and smart OS.

• DisplayPort cable
• HDMI cable
• USB-B cable
• Power cable and supply
• Mouse bungee clip
• User documentation

The contrast ratio is mediocre. Blacks look gray next to bright highlights, and it doesn't have a local dimming feature to further improve it.

This monitor doesn't have a local dimming feature. Although it has a Variable Backlight setting, it only boosts the contrast level in HDR and doesn't turn off any dimming zones. We still film these videos on the monitor so you can compare the backlight performance with a monitor that has local dimming.

The SDR brightness is great. It easily gets bright enough to fight glare and maintains its brightness consistently across different content. Unfortunately, its minimum brightness is high, which is disappointing if you want to use it in a dark room and you're sensitive to bright lights. These results are from after calibration in the 'Gamer 1' Game Mode with the Brightness at its max.

The HDR brightness is decent. While it gets bright, small highlights don't pop against the rest of the image because it lacks a local dimming feature. The EOTF is also terrible as dark scenes are over brightened, and it has an early roll-off, so highlights don't get very bright. These results are in the 'Gamer 1' Game Mode with the Brightness at its max.

The LG 32GR93U-B has good gray uniformity. The edges are darker than the rest, but there's minimal dirty screen effect in the center, which is great.

The black uniformity is decent. There isn't too much backlight bleed or blooming, but blacks look gray due to the low contrast ratio.

The LG UltraGear 32GR93U-B has fantastic accuracy before calibration in the sRGB mode. Most colors and the white balance are only slightly inaccurate, and the color temperature is very close to the 6500K target. Even gamma follows the target sRGB curve well, but dark scenes are too dark, and bright scenes are too bright. Unfortunately, the 'sRGB' Game Mode locks many settings, including Response Time, so if you want to use any of those settings, you'd have to use another picture mode that has oversaturated colors, as you can see here.

The accuracy after calibration is incredible. While the accuracy is already fantastic before calibration, the main advantage of calibrating it is that you can use the settings that are locked out in the sRGB mode, like the gaming settings.

The SDR color gamut is incredible. It has perfect coverage of the common sRGB color space, and while it's also excellent with the Adobe RGB color space, it oversaturates magenta and red, and green is inaccurate.

The HDR color gamut is superb. It displays a wide range of colors in the common DCI-P3 and wider Rec. 2020 color spaces, but it struggles with tone mapping in each, as most colors are off.

The HDR color volume is good. While it displays a wide range of colors, it can't display bright and very dark colors well.

The horizontal viewing angle is decent. It's fine if you need to share the screen with someone right next to you, but it gets darker at wide angles.

The text clarity is fantastic. Its high pixel density helps result in sharp text, and enabling Windows ClearType (top photo) improves the clarity. These photos are in Windows 10, and you can see them in Windows 11 with ClearType on and with ClearType off.

The direct reflection handling is disappointing. Even with a matte coating that spreads light out, it has some mirror-like reflections.

The black levels on this monitor don't rise much in bright rooms. However, because of its low contrast ratio, blacks still look gray.

This monitor reflects a lot of light back, making it hard to properly see the screen in bright environments. It also spreads light out across the screen, contributing to distracting glare.

The LG UltraGear 32GR93U-B has remarkable gradient handling. There's almost no banding in areas of similar color.

To reach the monitor's max refresh rate over DisplayPort, your graphics card needs to support Display Stream Compression (DSC), which any NVIDIA 16 Series or AMD RX 5000 Series and newer graphics card supports. You can disable DSC over DisplayPort by changing Input Compatibility to '1.4,' but that limits the refresh rate. You can reach 120Hz with chroma 4:2:2 with this setting, though.

On top of FreeSync support and G-SYNC compatibility, the monitor supports HDMI Forum VRR.

The LG 32GR93U-B has great motion handling across its entire refresh rate range with VRR enabled. The 'Off,' 'Normal,' and 'Fast' Response Time settings all perform similarly, but 'Fast' is the best for most refresh rates. That said, 'Normal' is more consistent over the entire refresh rate range and has lower CAD at lower frame rates. The 'Faster' Overdrive setting performs so badly that it passes the limits of the graph, as you can see here.

The refresh rate compliance is good. Although its response time struggles to keep up with its max refresh rate, this is typical of most LCD monitors, and it gets better with lower frame rates. The 'Off,' 'Normal,' and 'Fast' Overdrive settings are all similar, but 'Faster' has much worse compliance.

The CAD at the max refresh rate is very good. Although there's a bit of smearing and blur, it isn't overly distracting. While the 'Normal' and 'Fast' Overdrive settings have similar CAD, motion is just a bit sharper with 'Fast.' However, the 'Faster' Overdrive setting has too much overshoot, causing inverse ghosting.

The CAD at 120Hz is great. The motion looks sharp without too much distracting blur. The 'Normal' and 'Fast' Overdrive settings perform similarly, but 'Fast' has slightly lower CAD and has less inverse ghosting than 'Faster.'

The CAD at 60Hz is good. Although there's a bit of inverse ghosting, it's minimal and hard to see. Unlike at higher refresh rates, the recommended Overdrive setting is 'Normal' because 'Fast' has too much overshoot.

This monitor has no optional backlight strobing feature to reduce persistence blur.

The LG 32GR93U-B has minimal VRR flicker with changing frame rates, which is fantastic for gaming.

The backlight remains flicker-free at all brightness levels, which helps reduce eye strain if you're sensitive to it.

The LG 32GR93U has low input lag for a responsive feel while gaming.

This monitor works well with the Xbox Series X|S, but you need to enable the HDMI override setting for 1440p @ 60Hz to work, which also disables VRR. Keep in mind that the console doesn't support HDR with 1080p or 1440p signals, so this isn't a limitation of the monitor.

The 3.5 mm audio output serves as a combo jack with audio out and mic in, but you need to have the USB-B cable connected to your computer to fully use it. It also comes with DTS Headphone:X to simulate surround sound audio.

The LG 32GR93U-B has no USB-C ports, but if you're looking for a monitor with a USB-C hub, you may want to consider the Lenovo Legion Y32p-30.

This monitor works well with macOS. Using a DisplayPort to USB-C cable, VRR and HDR work simultaneously, and there aren't any compatibility issues. If you're using a MacBook, windows return to their original position when reopening the lid or waking the laptop up from sleep. However, if you're using the 2023 M2 MacBook Pro with HDMI, the max refresh rate is 144Hz without VRR, as you can only get up to 120Hz with VRR. Also, you need to make sure the monitor's Input Version setting is set to 'PC.'

The LG 32GR93U has a few extra features, including:

• Black Stabilizer: Adjusts the gamma so that it's easier to see opponents in dark areas.
• Crosshair: Adds a virtual crosshair that your game's anti-cheat tool won't detect, giving you a competitive advantage.
• DFC: Changes the contrast based on the content.
• Hexagon Lighting: This is the setting to adjust the RGB lighting on the back of the monitor.
• Variable Backlight: Boosts the contrast level in HDR, but it isn't a local dimming setting.