LG review
Updated September 30, 2026 · GizmoCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
LG suits buyers who want a single display brand rather than a full peripherals shelf, and it is a long-established maker: LG Electronics Inc., founded 1958 and headquartered in South Korea. The median starting price across the site is €86.82, and the median top refresh rate in the monitor ranking is 270.
Key facts
- Best for
- Buyers who need only a display and want a long-established maker behind the panel.
- Legal entity
- LG Electronics Inc. (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- South Korea (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 1958 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Products
- Monitor
- Official website
- lg.com
Headphones and speakers
Electronics stores
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
- Wikidata
Pros and cons
Pros
- A tight range: LG is listed for monitor only, so a shortlist stays short and each model can be compared on the specs that decide the buy.
- The badge comes from LG Electronics Inc., a company founded 1958 in South Korea, so the manufacturer behind the panel has a long operating history.
- The median starting price across the site is €86.82, under the €130.67 recorded in the monitor ranking, so the entry point sits within reach.
- In the monitor ranking the median top refresh rate is 270, with the fastest listings reaching 720, so speed is part of the buying choice.
Cons
- The range covers monitor and nothing wider, so a buyer who wants a gaming or portable screen has to look at AOC, which lists monitor, gaming monitor and portable monitor.
- The LG range holds monitor, while Scan lists monitor, gaming monitor and docking station, so docking stations for a desk build are not covered by this brand.
- Warranty cover on the listings is short at the middle, with a median term of 1 and an upper quartile of 2, so the cover term is a line to check before buying.
Who it suits
- Shoppers who want a single display maker and can decide on the model rather than on the size of a range.
- Buyers who put panel type and refresh rate above brand breadth, with the monitor ranking's median top refresh rate at 270.
- Anyone who values a manufacturer with a long operating history, given 1958 and LG Electronics Inc..
Who should look elsewhere
- AOC, for gaming and portable monitors, since its monitor, gaming monitor and portable monitor runs wider than LG's monitor.
- Scan, for desks that need a docking station, which sits in monitor, gaming monitor and docking station.
- ALTERNATE, for the widest catalogue of the three, given monitor, gaming monitor and portable monitor.
The company behind it
Behind the LG badge sits LG Electronics Inc., a company founded in 1958 and headquartered in South Korea. That is the manufacturer side of the picture. It describes who stands behind a purchase rather than who ships it or what a support plan covers, so it is the starting point for a shortlist rather than the deciding factor. The founding year is the useful part of that line. A display maker of that age has been through several generations of panel supply, so the range tends to cover many sizes and panel types and to stay available across a buying cycle rather than shifting with a new label. It also frames expectations for the long run: image modes, firmware updates and menu layouts on a monitor matter more after a few years of use than on the first day, and a maker with a long record is the safer place to look for them. The home country is the part to keep in view at the point of purchase. Warranty cover on a display is administered by the entity that sells it in your market, so the same model can carry different terms in different regions, and the same brand can reach different shelves with different line-ups. A KR headquarters does not tell you where a given panel was made either, so treat the maker's origin and the product's assembly as two separate questions. The practical step is to confirm the warranty terms printed for your own region before ordering, and to read the model page for panel type and refresh rate rather than the badge. What the corporate details do settle is continuity: LG is a long-established electronics company operating under a single named entity, not a short-lived monitor label. For everything else, the model line matters more than the maker's name, so compare prices, panel types and refresh rates on the specific screen you have in mind.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is behind LG monitors?+
The badge belongs to LG Electronics Inc., a company founded in 1958 and headquartered in South Korea. That is the manufacturer level view: a named corporate entity, a founding year and a home country, rather than a shop front or a service plan. Details such as panel type and refresh rate are set per screen rather than per company.
What does LG sell in this category?+
LG is listed for monitor alone, so the range is displays and nothing else. That keeps a shortlist tight, but it also means no gaming or portable lines sit beside the standard monitors, unlike AOC, which lists monitor, gaming monitor and portable monitor.
What does a monitor cost at the entry point?+
Monitors across the site open at €86.82, with the lower quartile at €33.92. The monitor ranking itself sits higher, at €130.67, so the category LG competes in is priced above the wider electronics average.
How fast do the panels refresh?+
In the monitor ranking, the median top refresh rate is 270, the upper quartile is 485 and the fastest listings reach 720. The spread starts at 60, so basic office screens and fast gaming panels both sit in the same set.
Which panel types appear in the listings?+
IPS is the most common panel type on the site at 86.2%, followed by OLED at 65.5% and VA at 41.4%, with mini-LED at 27.6% and TN at 20.7%. The choice sits inside the range rather than with the maker, so the specific model matters more here.
How long is the warranty cover?+
The median warranty term on the listings is 1, with the upper end at 2. That is the usual shape for the category, so cover is unlikely to decide a purchase on its own. Check the terms for your own region, since the same model can carry different cover in different markets.
How does LG compare with AOC, Scan and ALTERNATE?+
On range, LG is the narrowest of the three. AOC lists monitor, gaming monitor and portable monitor, Scan lists monitor, gaming monitor and docking station and ALTERNATE lists monitor, gaming monitor and portable monitor. If you need only a display, that focus helps; if you want peripherals or docking in the same basket, the alternatives cover more.
Where does LG operate from, and does that affect where you can buy?+
The corporate home is KR, through LG Electronics Inc.. That base tells you where the company is registered, not where a given monitor is assembled or which market's warranty applies, since those follow the seller. Buyers weighing several brands should check the regional terms for each one, because cover can differ by place of purchase.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LG_Electronics checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters, Legal entity
“Founded October 1958; 67 years ago (1958-10) (as GoldStar)”
- rtings.com/monitor/reviews checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Products
“LG 27GX790B-B /monitor/reviews/lg/27gx790b-b”
Compiled from 2 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Warranty.