LG UltraGear 27G414B-B: Specs, Price, Pros & Cons
The cheapest way onto LG's UltraGear ladder, and its value depends entirely on sitting distance. A 27-inch panel at 1080p is the coarsest pixel density in our whole monitor catalogue, and at arm's length you will see it in the text edges.
From a metre back, in games, it stops mattering and the rest of the package starts looking generous — dual sync certification, unusually high contrast for IPS, and built-in speakers, which almost no gaming monitor at any price bothers with.
Category strengths
Where the LG UltraGear 27G414B-B beats the average
- Has motion blur reduction ?
- Has built-in speakers ?
- Has height adjustment ?
- Has headphone output ?
- Has variable refresh rate ?
Where the LG UltraGear 27G414B-B trails the average
- A much slower response time ?5 ms vs 1.3 ms (avg)
- A much lower contrast ratio ?1,500 :1 vs 423,802.48 :1 (avg)
- Much lower peak brightness ?250 nits vs 697.38 nits (avg)
- A lower refresh rate ?144 Hz vs 208.82 Hz (avg)
- No USB hub ?
- No USB-C ?
- A lower pixel density ?82 ppi vs 125.84 ppi (avg)
- Fewer HDMI ports ?1 vs 1.74 (avg)
- No swivel adjustment ?
- No pivot adjustment ?
Editor’s note
The 27G414B-B is the cheapest way onto LG's UltraGear ladder, and its value depends entirely on sitting distance. A 27-inch panel at 1080p is 82 ppi – the coarsest pixel density in our whole monitor catalogue – and at arm's length you will see it in text edges. From a metre back, in games, it stops mattering and the rest of the package starts looking generous.
And it is generous for the money. A 144 Hz IPS panel with both FreeSync and G-Sync Compatible certification, an unusually high 1500:1 contrast for IPS, 99% sRGB, DisplayPort 1.4 – and built-in speakers, which almost no gaming monitor at any price bothers with. Street prices dip to $120 in promos, where all of this is hard to argue with.
Be aware of what the spec sheet is doing, though. The advertised 1 ms is LG's motion-blur-reduction mode; the honest GtG figure is 5 ms, which is ordinary. Brightness is 250 nits – workable indoors, dim near a window – and the HDR10 logo is decode-only. There is exactly one HDMI port, which fills up fast once a console enters the picture. No USB of any kind.
One oddity our audit could not resolve: LG's spec table claims a four-way stand with pivot and swivel, while LG's own product name and the retail listings say tilt and height only, and LG's published dimensions behave like a fixed-range design. We recorded height adjustment as confirmed and left swivel and pivot unrecorded rather than guess.
As a first gaming monitor for a teenager's PC, or a second screen for a console, this is easy to recommend at the promo price. Anyone staring at text all day should spend up to QHD – even LG's own 27G61ZB-B – instead.
Specifications
Quality bars are generated automatically against 90 other monitors.
Picture
Larger screens are more immersive; measured diagonally.
The total pixel count; higher is sharper.
The panel technology; OLED offers the best contrast.
The more specific panel or backlight technology (e.g. QD-OLED, WOLED or Mini-LED VA).
The native or supported bit depth used to reproduce colour gradients.
The display surface treatment and its balance of glare control and image clarity.
Higher refresh rates are smoother for gaming and scrolling.
Grey-to-grey response; lower reduces motion blur.
Higher brightness makes HDR highlights pop.
The ratio between the brightest and darkest output.
Wider colour gamut for more vivid, accurate colour.
Full sRGB coverage keeps everyday content and photos colour-accurate.
The certified HDR tier.
Pixels per inch; higher looks sharper.
Dims parts of the backlight independently to improve contrast.
More independently controlled zones can improve HDR precision.
Gaming
Variable-refresh technology for tear-free motion.
Syncs the refresh rate to the GPU.
Backlight strobing for clearer motion.
The delay between an input and the image changing; lower is better.
The minimum-to-maximum refresh range over which variable refresh rate operates.
Ergonomics & design
The width-to-height ratio (e.g. 16:9, 21:9).
The curve radius (e.g. 1000R); blank for a flat panel.
Raise and lower the panel.
Angle the panel up and down.
Rotate the panel left and right.
Rotate to portrait orientation.
The VESA wall / arm mount pattern (e.g. 100 x 100 mm).
Connectivity
More HDMI inputs connect more devices.
The highest HDMI standard supported by the monitor.
DisplayPort inputs, preferred for high refresh rates.
The highest DisplayPort standard supported by the monitor.
A USB-C input, often with power delivery for laptops.
Charges a connected laptop over USB-C.
Built-in USB ports for peripherals.
Integrated speakers.
A 3.5 mm audio output for headphones or external speakers.
Control two computers with one keyboard and mouse.
Features
A built-in camera for video calls.
A built-in microphone for calls.
A wired network port for USB-C docking.
Shows inputs from two computers side by side.
Specs last verified August 19, 202637 of 42 specs verified (88%)Unverified specs show as Unknown — never estimated, never scored
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The bottom line
The LG UltraGear 27G414B-B earns a VS Score of 29, trailing most of the 91 monitors we compare here, at least on the spec sheet.
- Who it’s for
- A first gaming monitor or console side-screen at promo prices near $120 – 144 Hz IPS with dual sync badges, high IPS contrast and even speakers.
- Who should look elsewhere
- Desk-distance text work: 82 ppi is the coarsest density we catalogue, and character edges show it. One HDMI port also fills up fast.
- The trade-off that matters
- UltraGear features at entry money in exchange for 1080p stretched across 27 inches – fine from a metre back, fatiguing up close.
- The main alternative
- LG UltraGear 27G61ZB-B is the QHD cure for the density problem at 200 Hz, for roughly $50 more.
The VS Score is calculated from the weighted specifications above, measured against every other monitors we track — a shortlisting guide, not a substitute for your own priorities. See how we score.
