LG Smart Monitor Smart Monitor Swing 31.5" Review

A 32-inch 4K touchscreen on a wheeled stand is as cool and as niche as it sounds. Unless you need to roll your monitor into meetings, your money is better spent elsewhere.

This isn't your average monitor. The LG Smart Monitor Swing is a 32-inch 4K touchscreen on wheels, and that single, wild idea is its entire personality. It's a productivity command center that you can literally roll across the room. The 4K IPS panel looks sharp, and the webOS smart platform means it's a TV and a computer monitor in one. But the real story is that stand. If you're stuck at a desk all day, this thing wants to set you free.

Let's be clear: this is not a performance monitor. Its 60Hz refresh rate and 5ms response time land it in the 21st percentile for performance in our database, so forget about competitive gaming. Where it shines is in its connectivity and flexibility. With three USB-C ports, it's in the 99th percentile for connectivity. It's a docking station on a stick. The 90% DCI-P3 color coverage is solid for creative work, and the 4K resolution is crisp, but the 280-nit brightness is just okay. It's built for convenience, not for breaking speed records.

At $920, the value proposition is tough. You are paying several hundred dollars extra for the wheeled stand and smart features. If you don't need to roll your monitor around or use it as a smart TV, a standard 32-inch 4K IPS monitor with better specs will cost you half as much. This is a luxury for a very specific, niche use case.

Forget the gaming monsters like the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 or the ASUS ROG Swift OLED. They're in a different league for speed and visuals. A more direct competitor is something like the Dell UltraSharp 32-inch 4K. You'll get similar color accuracy and a premium stand, but it's bolted to a desk. The LG's unique selling point is its mobility. The other competitor is your own setup: a regular monitor on a $100 rolling VESA stand. It won't be as sleek, but it'll save you a bundle.

If you're a gamer, a video editor who needs high refresh rates, or just someone looking for the best 4K picture quality for the money, this isn't it. Go get a dedicated high-refresh-rate gaming monitor or a professional color-accurate display like a Dell UltraSharp. This monitor is for a very specific, mobile workflow.

We can't recommend this as a general-purpose monitor. It's too expensive for its core display performance. But, if you're a professional in a flexible, collaborative workspace—think a teacher, a designer doing client reviews, or someone who genuinely needs a large, high-quality touchscreen that can move between a desk and a meeting area—this is the only product that does this specific job. For everyone else, it's a fascinating but overpriced novelty.