LG D2342P-PN 23 inch Widescreen 3D LED Monitor

I was on the market for a new Monitor and i was just going to buy a cheap 22" 1080p monitor. Then i did some digging, and finally come to this product. I Tried to find information about this monitor but hadn't come up with anything at all about it. I read user reviews and as many as i could find because you have to know what the quality is like.

Anyway where do i start?.
I plugged everything in with the DVI cable that come with the monitor (VGA Cable also included) and there was no dead or stuck pixels. After a few tweaks with the overscan on my ATI Control centre and a few colour adjustments and with 3D Colour mode turned on in the Monitors settings i have to say this screen is so damn sexy. The picture quality in 2D is immense and probably the best quality i have ever seen. Pictures are vibrant with colours i have never seen from a monitor before it truly is stunning.

Now i installed the 3D Software that come with the monitor with no problems, and once its installed its best to restart your PC. After the reboot i opened the TriDef 3D application and was greeted with the choice of viewing some demonstration pictures which just blew my mind. The 3D is really cool, it feels like you are there and can move to look behind an object its freaky awesome.

After that out the way i tried the standard DVD 2D to 3D option, i popped in wonders of the solar system into my machine and tried the 3D setting. From my short experience the 3D was not that great in that area, to make the DVD into 3D the video shrinks in size to make the 3D effect, which ruins the pleasure of watching a normal DVD for me.

Now, Gaming performance. What is it like? is it any good?. well all i can say is YES, it is a far better experience playing in 3D than 2D. I have been playing Skyrim and that game in 3D is absolutely remarkable. the sense of being there is awesome, i was stood around a camp fire and it looked like reality its sort of hard to explain in words as you have to experience it. I tried the Free assassins creed game and the 3D is not very good with that game, i have tried tweaking a few settings within the Tridef controls but it just didn't look like the other games. I have tried 3D with only a few of my games, The included Assassins creed Brotherhood, Mass Effect 2, Skyrim, and Battlefield 3.

I would strongly advise if you are a gamer then to have a decent PC first off. I have a PhenomII 955BE, 4GB RAM and a Sapphire HD5850xtreme. with Skyrim running in 3D on high settings with AA turned off i get around 30FPS running around the wilderness, in confined dungeons it is really nice and frames are high. Battlefield 3 however i simply cannot run. Without 3D i am capable of high settings in 1080p with 45+FPS (no AA). In 3D my frames are below 10FPS on high. So unless you are willing to sacrifice graphics then you will be fine or if you have a powerful PC you will be blessed.

The content in the box includes,

The Monitor
Power cable (kettle type)
Assassins creed Brotherhood
VGA cable
DVI cable
Drivers cd
Tridef exe cd
Tridef booklet
LG warranty card
1 pair of glasses
1 pair of clip ons (for those who wear glasses)
and a cleaning cloth.

the glasses come in their very own protective pouches too which is a nice touch.

My Conclusion.
If you are an ATI user like me you know you can't have the ready made 3D like Nvidia 3D vision so we have to look at third party software. This Monitor and the bundled software is all you need to make your gaming sessions that much better. This is a truly astonishing monitor for the price (i got for £165) and should not be off your radar when looking for a new Monitor.

I rate this product,
Picture quality in 2D is 10/10 truly nice visuals and vibrancy.
3D quality 8/10,
it offers a far better gaming experience (if you have a good PC). I chose 8/10 because a few games had some ghosting when using 3D and the 2D to 3D wasn't that good.
Build quality 9/10,
The stand can wobble a bit when you knock your desk but overall this is high quality product.

Overall 9.5/10, truly amazing and you will be very happy with your purchase. you should consider this even if 3D is not your thing because the monitor offers an amazing 2D viewing. It is also compatible with PS3 3D games, and 3D blu ray movies and players. I believe it is also compatible with Sky HD with the Sky box connected with a HDMI.

I hope you take the time to read this review as i have taken my time to write it, and i have tried to include everything that this monitor offers, thanks for reading.
RedTop.

just wanted to let you guys know that the PC version of assassins creed brotherhood is included with this monitor (i think good ol amazon needs add this info to the product's description). sorry this isn't a complete review but rather some tips about getting this brilliant product to work properly ! i can tell you though that the 3D effects in proper 3D Movies & Tirdef supported PC Games are stunning.(3D movie type is half sbs & don't forget to change the monitor's 3D settings to SBS),i use hdmi for PC & PS3 via a £5 3 port hdmi switch,i also use 1.4 hdmi cables (the flat type about £3 each),if you use dvi then you wont be able to select the 3D options from the monitor's own menu so hdmi is better for PC users as it gives them more 3D options,i use hd 5850 graphics card & in order to get full 1080p PC image i had to change these settings in ati's catalyst manager (enable gpu scalling & in scalling options select 0% overscan) hope this helps . LG is the Best & so is AMAZON.

UPDATE:
after trying many different options i found the best way to view 3D content is by using the DVI port..why ? because DVI is much better & faster for 3D & 2D gaming & when using POWER DVD 11 then there is no need what so ever for the monitor's own 3D menu which is only available through the HDMI port because POWERDVD has all these options available.so now i have my PC connected via DVI (powerdvd for 3D movies & tridef for 3D gaming) & my Ps3 via HDMI for 3D gaming.

I have just bought this monitor recently , but before i bought it i have done many research for 2 months and compared all the model incluided reading differents review.

however, acording with CNET review, I watched their vedio and comments also they credit rate for this model, I think CNET got this rate wrong. I have tested this monitor with differents cables and played differents games online also i used my sony bdp s470 3D player, everything is just brilhant and the picture quality is outstanding superb. you will not get any picture quality from any other monitor better than this one. Also bear in mind this is not just simple PC MONITOR ,this monitor is 3D ready which mean compatable with any other 3d player eg. DVD player,PS3 SKY BOX AND it can be used as monitor with any Freeview Satellites box.