If budget is a significant concern and you primarily engage in casual gaming and digital photo editing, the AOC monitor offers a solid experience at a lower cost. For a superior wide-screen experience suitable for multitasking, productivity, and an immersive media-consumption with better image clarity, the LG monitor, with its larger screen and higher resolution, would be an excellent choice despite being more expensive. Keep in mind, for competitive gaming, both have good refresh rates, but the smaller size and faster total response time of the AOC monitor may give you a slight edge. If HDR gaming and video editing are crucial to you, neither monitor is ideal, but the LG's larger color gamut and higher HDR brightness provide a better experience despite its higher price. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS)
Good refresh rate
Very good response time
Advantages of the LG 38WN95C (IPS)
Good text clarity
Good image clarity
Good brightness
Key differences
Competitive Gaming
5.8/10
4.5/10
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
4.0 ms
TOTAL RESPONSE TIME
7.1 ms
48 - 165 Hz
VARIABLE REFRESH RATE
20 - 144 Hz
No
STROBING / BFI
No
300 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
477 nits
The AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) and LG 38WN95C (IPS) are both poor for competitive gaming, though the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) is somewhat better.
Productivity
4.9/10
6.6/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 1600
92 PPI
PIXELS PER INCH
111 PPI
Yes
ADJUSTABLE STAND
Yes
Matte
COATING
Matte
The LG 38WN95C (IPS) is only fair for productivity, while the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) is poor.
Media Consumption
5.4/10
6.2/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 1600
1000:1
NATIVE CONTRAST
898:1
300 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
477 nits
N/A
HDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
692 nits
Matte
COATING
Matte
The LG 38WN95C (IPS) is only fair for media consumption, while the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) is poor.
Cost
$140
$950
$0
$200
$400
$600
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
The AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) has a price of $140 and the LG 38WN95C (IPS) costs $950.
Key similarities
Casual Gaming
5.8/10
6.1/10
1920 x 1080
RESOLUTION
3840 x 1600
165Hz
REFRESH RATE
144Hz
1000:1
NATIVE CONTRAST
898:1
300 nits
SDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
477 nits
N/A
HDR PEAK BRIGHTNESS
692 nits
89.0 %
DCI-P3 COLOR GAMUT
94.1 %
Matte
COATING
Matte
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers LG 38WN95C (IPS) to be only fair for casual gaming, while the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) is poor.
HDR Gaming and Media Consumption
No
No
Both the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) and LG 38WN95C (IPS) are not suitable for HDR gaming and media consumption.
Digital Photo Editing
Yes
Yes
Both the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) and LG 38WN95C (IPS) are suitable for digital photo editing.
HDR Video Editing and Color Grading
No
No
Both the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) and LG 38WN95C (IPS) are not suitable for HDR video editing and color grading.
Print Photo Editing
No
No
Both the AOC 24G2SPU (IPS) and LG 38WN95C (IPS) are not suitable for print photo editing.
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