LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B quick review – A 4X accuracy increase puts it way ahead of many “Creator” monitors out there

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From: Severin Kolakov 01 December 2023 / 12:32 1

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The LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B comes with a 144Hz Full HD IPS panel. The refresh rate is pretty standard, being found on pretty much any gaming monitor nowadays. Even gaming laptops, starting from the most budget ones, offer 144Hz screens. The monitor also has a 1ms Gray to Gray response time, which means next to zero ghosting. As for preventing tearing, there’s FreeSync support, but since the monitor is a more budget variant, there’s no G-Sync module installed. Still, we find the monitor very good for gaming as the resolution, screen size, refresh rate and response time blend together perfectly.

Color coverage

Here’s an illustration (Fig. 1). The whole “sail-shaped” map below consists of all the colors we can see, while the black crooked line shows all the colors from real-world scenes and nature around us.

Then, we’ve drawn some of the most important and interesting color spaces, compared to the colors the panel of Dell UltraSharp U2722DE can show:

Standard/For Web: sRGB – widely used color space for most consumer devices, ideal for Web design and development
For Print: AdobeRGB – used in professional photo editing, graphic design, and print
For Photographers/Video Editors: DCI-P3 – used in high-end film production, post-production, and digital cinema
Premium HDR: Rec.2020 – the widest consumer ITU color standard, covering a massive 75.8% of the visible spectrum, a benchmark for premium HDR content

LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B: the yellow dashed triangle (– – – – – –) represents the range of colors this monitor can display. In our tests, we calculated the total color coverage of the monitor at 93% of the sRGB gamut.

(Fig.1) LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B covers 93% of the Web colors (sRGB)

This means that if the LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B tries to show any color outside of its triangle, it will show the closest color to it that’s inside the triangle.

Color accuracy

Now let’s see how big is the difference between the real colors and the one you’ll see on the LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B. We measure that distance in DeltaE – the bigger the number, the more different they look.

For the next illustration, we’ve chosen 24 common colors like dark and light skin, blue sky, green grass, etc.

Values below 2.0 are considered suitable for color-sensitive work. Before our calibration of LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B, the Average color accuracy was 5.2 dE (Fig. 2), and with our Web Design and Office Work profile, it lowers to 1.3 dE (Fig. 3), which is a 4x increase in accuracy. The device is certainly ready to handle color-related work. And just so you know, values below 1.0 are generally indistinguishable to the human eye, so with a dE value of 1.3m you’re well off into the green zone.

(Fig. 2) LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B in its factory condition

(Fig. 3) LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B with our display profiles

Comparison in the sRGB color space (primaries and D65 white point specified in ITU-R BT.709, sRGB encoding curve).

Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom-tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate (they may seem strange at first but after a few minutes our brain will start recognizing them as accurate ones – that’s how Health-Guard differs from alternatives like f.lux).

Pro Tip: As the Health-Guard profile simulates paper and has as accurate as possible colors, it could be a great tool for prepress designers!

Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile

Pro Tip: As the Health-Guard profile simulates paper and has as accurate as possible colors, it could be a great tool for prepress designers!

Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Health-Guard Profile

Gaming and Movies

We also have a third Gaming and Movies profile, which regulates the black colors, making dark areas in games and movies appear more visible, thus giving you a better viewing experience. Shooting at your opponent first can be a make-or-break moment, so make sure you’re best prepared with our profile.

Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile

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Design and Gaming

This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.

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Health-Guard

Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.

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Verdict

One of the better budget gaming monitors, the LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B has everything a gamer might want. On top of that, the color coverage and accuracy make it an easy option for someone who wants to transition into content creation and doesn’t have a lot of money for a dedicated creator display. In short, you won’t go wrong with the UltraGear 24GN60R-B regardless of whether you want it for its gaming capabilities or for its color accuracy, as you can seamlessly switch between the two, using our profiles.

How exactly do you do that? It’s super easy with our LM Profiles 2.0 app. Once you have bought the profiles on your desktop, just drag & drop them into the app and you can switch between all three. If you want to play a game, open the app and select the Gaming and Movies profile. When you’re ready to start video or photo editing, you switch to the Web Design and Office Work profile.

Now what if you like the UltraGear 24GN60R-B, but need a bit more space? Well, there are other versions of this monitor, including one with a better stand that brings Pivot and Height adjustment movement (LG UltraGear 24GN650-B), as well as a model with a larger 27-inch diagonal (LG UltraGear 27GN650-B).

You can check the current price of the LG UltraGear 24GN60R-B here: Buy from Amazon.com (#CommissionsEarned)