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25 Nov, 2025







£1976.99 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
Honestly, this isn’t a “normal office monitor” buy at that price. An LG 32U990A-S for £1,647 ex-VAT is firmly in the “you really know why you need it” bracket—think high-end creative workflows, serious data work, or teams that actually use the kind of ultra-detailed desktop estate this class of panel is about. If you’re doing colour-critical design, heavy spreadsheet modelling with lots of columns, or multi-window editing all day, the value is that you can keep more on-screen, read smaller text comfortably, and reduce the need for constant zooming or juggling windows. For anyone whose work is mostly web, email, or generic office apps, the money is just going to sit there.
Where I’d be cautious is if you’re buying it as a general-purpose “premium 4K+” display. You can get excellent quality and solid productivity for far less, and many businesses will notice the spend before they notice the benefits. Also worth checking your procurement reality: will your GPU and workload actually drive the resolution properly, and do you need the desk footprint and mounting/ergonomics to match it? If you can’t clearly justify those day-to-day use cases, you’ll likely regret paying top-tier money for something you don’t fully exploit. Buy it only if your team has a specific use that benefits from ultra-high pixel density—otherwise, there are much more cost-effective monitors that deliver most of the day-to-day improvement.

Dell
Alienware AW3225QF - OLED monitor - gaming - curved - 32" (31.62" viewable) - 3840 x 2160 4K @ 240 Hz - 1000 cd/m� - 1500000:1 - DisplayHDR 400 True Black - 0.03 ms - 2xHDMI, DisplayPort - with 3 years Advanced Exchange Basic Warranty

Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkVision E24-30 - LED monitor - 24" (23.8" viewable) - 1920 x 1080 Full HD (1080p) @ 100 Hz - IPS - 250 cd/m� - 1300:1 - 4 ms - HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort - speakers - raven black

HP
HP 527pq - Series 5 Pro - LED monitor - 27" (26.96" viewable) - 2560 x 1440 QHD - IPS - 350 cd/m� - 1500:1 - 5 ms - HDMI, DisplayPort - jet black, black and silver (stand) - Smart Buy

HP
HP P34hc G4 - P-Series - LED monitor - curved - 34" - 3440 x 1440 WQHD @ 60 Hz - VA - 250 cd/m� - 3500:1 - 5 ms - HDMI, DisplayPort, USB-C - speakers - black