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LG 45″ OLED Ultrawide 5120 x 2160@165Hz 45GX990A and 45GX950A

Blade-Runner said:
https://tftcentral.co.uk/news/au-optronics-latest-lcd-panel-development-plans-march-2023


About god damn time they started working on more 4K ultrawide options, but Jesus the wait is going to be excruciating.
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Did they edit this article? Your quote is nowhere in there and nothing mentioned about it now.

I'd love to wait for this, but my 2018 Alienware 34" UW (AW3418DW) just died and I need to replace it now. OLED is a requirement, and Display Port and curved is preferable, otherwise I was considering an 42" LG C4 or the older Asus 42" OLED with the same panel as the C2. But the current 45" LG OLED UW is on sale for BF (LG 45GS95QE - https://a.co/d/0SV8yzk). I'm also considering the Samsung Odyssey G9 SUW 32:9 on sale for about the same price (G93SC - https://a.co/d/6g4R9ju) for better productivity/WFH setup when I occasionally do. But I think I'd appreciate the extra vertical display on the LG for gaming immersion. Tough decisions, but I have to decide soon during the BF sales and I'm already annoyed at not having a functional desktop for now.
 
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T4rd said:
Did they edit this article? Your quote is nowhere in there and nothing mentioned about it now.

I'd love to wait for this, but my 2018 Alienware 34" UW (AW3418DW) just died and I need to replace it now. OLED is a requirement, and Display Port and curved is preferable, otherwise I was considering an 42" LG C4 or the older Asus 42" OLED with the same panel as the C2. But the current 45" LG OLED UW is on sale for BF (LG 45GS95QE - https://a.co/d/0SV8yzk). I'm also considering the Samsung Odyssey G9 SUW 32:9 on sale for about the same price (G93SC - https://a.co/d/6g4R9ju) for better productivity/WFH setup when I occasionally do. But I think I'd appreciate the extra vertical display on the LG for gaming immersion. Tough decisions, but I have to decide soon during the BF sales and I'm already annoyed at not having a functional desktop for now.
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I like my Samsung 32" OLED but if I didn't get a 32, I would have got the 240Hz Corsair 34" UW (very mild curve)
 
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-snoopi- said:
As nice as the 42" oleds are, I have owned several, ultra wide or better yet super ultra wide is just much better for immersion when gaming!
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You can set a custom 21:9 (3840x1600) and 32:9 (3840x1080) resolution on a 42" screen and get the effective screen size of 40" for the former and 38" for the latter. That goes up to 45" and 43" respectively on a 48" 16:9 screen.
 
Where LG starts, Samsung is sure to follow, a 5k2k 45" QD OLED would be bliss...after using AW3423 as a monitor and S95C as a TV, W OLEDs just don't have the oomph..
 
undertaker2k8 said:
Where LG starts, Samsung is sure to follow, a 5k2k 45" QD OLED would be bliss...after using AW3423 as a monitor and S95C as a TV, W OLEDs just don't have the oomph..
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I actually feel the opposite, at least when it comes to monitors. I started out with the MSI 4K QD OLED then switched over to the Asus 4K WOLED because it was the QD OLED that lacked the oomph for me. TB400 mode lacks oopmh in general while P1000 shines in low APL content but has far too much ABL in brighter scenes. The WOLED has neither of these issues.
 
-snoopi- said:
As nice as the 42" oleds are, I have owned several, ultra wide or better yet super ultra wide is just much better for immersion when gaming!
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How do you not suffer from the lack of vertical space with super ultra wides?
 
NzA0 said:
How do you not suffer from the lack of vertical space with super ultra wides?
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You don't with the LG. My current OLED has the same vertical as the Dell 30's of yesteryear. The dot pitch is not ideal with my current model however its not a deal breaker , especially when I fire up a game and enjoy OLEd goodness. I look forward to replacing it in another year or so with the latest itineration.
 
NzA0 said:
How do you not suffer from the lack of vertical space with super ultra wides?
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I think the 8Kx2K @ 57" is pretty fantastic. It's the equivalent of two 32" 16:9 displays.

I used the LG CX 48" as a desktop monitor for two years and it was way too tall. The top 1/4 or so was always just unusable because you can't cram any apps up there without them looking stupid and you don't want to make your windows span the entire height of the display because youd' be constantly looking up and down. The 42" is of course better in this regard, but still taller than I'd prefer.

The 45" ultrawide should be pretty good, unless the 123 PPI makes scaling options poor.
 
Blackstone said:
Do we have any insight into the coating used on the bendable 990A? This is probably my first choice right now and it is launching this year. I just hope to god they toned down the matte finish a bit.
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From a matte hater, the coating is a non issue on these WOLEDs. They are more of a semi gloss finish rather than matte. You can notice it if you stick your face up against the screen with a full white background open sure, but general day to day use it hasn't been bothersome to me at all. I went from the 32" QD OLED to the 32" WOLED and if anything the lack of raised blacks on the WOLED has been a bigger plus.
 
Blackstone said:
Ok that is a relief. I'll check it out myself of course, but I think it probably is good to have at least some anti-reflective coating on a screen that size, especially when curved, in an office environment.
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Have you considered a G5 TV as an alternative? I know it's not ultrawide, but by giving up those extra horizontal pixels you would be getting a full glossy screen and way better picture quality. It's probably going to be in the same price range as the bendable ultrawide while having the same refresh rate of 165Hz.
 
Blackstone said:
I mean, I would not want to work on a G5 TV for office work. I like the ultrawide for ergonomic reasons. I game on Sony A95L now, and I feel like if i am going to move back to a desk I want the ultrawide treatment.

I have considered doing a TV on the return side of my desk and an ultrawide on the main desk. I may need two stations anyway so I can have flight sim controls permanently mounted so I may end up with a TV in there anyway. I have serious first world problems this year!
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Ah if you already have an A95L then definitely no need for an upgrade!
 
MistaSparkul said:
https://tftcentral.co.uk/articles/w...-5k2k-oled-panels-with-240hz-refresh-rate-yet
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This entire article is a load of horse crap.

Has nothing to do with lack of potential adoption due to limited DP 2.1 available hardware and everything to do with LG cutting corners.

Guy wrote that up as if DP 2.1 is on the horizon when something like the 57" Neo G9 had it implemented over a year ago. Not to mention all of the DP 2.1 capable monitors since (full bandwidth or not).
 
I want this bad, Anyone interested in last year's model? (3440x 1440) I have one complete with 5 year burn in warranty . She is only a year old so pm me to discuss
 
I have the current LG 45 Ultragear with the 800 curve

Yes, when you see it in person at first you're like holy cow that's way too aggressive and round of a curve

But once you actually have the monitor at home and start using it for gaming that curve instantly disappears and is amazing.

I've had this monitor for one year now and I could never go back to a lesser curve
 
If you use HECAxxxxx with your zip code or random zip code it accepts for 15% off, it's $1699. Check out with Rakuten for another $169 cash back bringing it to where it should be around the $1500 mark.
 
Zorachus said:
I have the current LG 45 Ultragear with the 800 curve

Yes, when you see it in person at first you're like holy cow that's way too aggressive and round of a curve

But once you actually have the monitor at home and start using it for gaming that curve instantly disappears and is amazing.

I've had this monitor for one year now and I could never go back to a lesser curve
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Dude, I so wish that they had this when we got ours but the current one is so good , I do not have regrets . I have been able to enjoy spectacular OLED goodness and with a 4080S, the 3440x1440 is a piece of cake on ultra settings. I know the 4080s could handle the 5k screen but not at Ultra and so, a 5090 would also need to be in the cards and who knows when they will come down to earth if ever.
 
jacuzz1 said:
Dude, I so wish that they had this when we got ours but the current one is so good , I do not have regrets . I have been able to enjoy spectacular OLED goodness and with a 4080S, the 3440x1440 is a piece of cake on ultra settings. I know the 4080s could handle the 5k screen but not at Ultra and so, a 5090 would also need to be in the cards and who knows when they will come down to earth if ever.
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I do love the LG 45 Ultragear, absolutely amazing for games, and with the 3440 X 1440 res, not to [H]ard on the system

But this new version with the crazy 5k2k resolution will be a beast to run. Can't imagine even a 5090 will run games smoothly at Ultra settings at that insane res, this is 40% more resolution than 4k so whatever benchmarks you see for 4k games, deduct 40% from those for this 5k2k monitor to see what you'd get.
 
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Dookie45 said:
LG 45 5K2K is 125 ppi. G9 57 is 140 ppi.
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So only marginally better than my old X34 (109 ppi) and worse than my current G95NC. I half considered swapping to the 45GX990A but its not a no brainer, both models have pros/cons and the 45GX990A is going to be ridiculously expensive in aussie pesos.
Zorachus said:
But this new version with the crazy 5k2k resolution will be a beast to run. Can't imagine even a 5090 will run games smoothly at Ultra settings at that insane res, this is 40% more resolution than 4k so whatever benchmarks you see for 4k games, deduct 40% from those for this 5k2k monitor to see what you'd get.
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Really not that crazy, I am currently running a custom 5k2k profile using a 9070XT.
 
Blade-Runner said:
So only marginally better than my old X34 (109 ppi) and worse than my current G95NC. I half considered swapping to the 45GX990A but its not a no brainer, both models have pros/cons and the 45GX990A is going to be ridiculously expensive in aussie pesos.
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For non-gaming usage, the 8K2K 140ppi G95NC is clearly better. I think the 45GX950A would be nice as a gaming monitor. I would still go with the adjustable curve version (45GX990A) because I find 800R to be way too much curve for anything other than gaming, and I always end up doing some things other than gaming on all my computers.
 
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