LG49" UltraGear DQHD (5120x1440) Curved Gaming Monitor, 240Hz, 1ms, VESA DisplayHDR 1000, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort, 4-Pole HP Out DTS HP:X, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Tilt/Swivel/Height Stand, Black

Can't go back to a standard monitor after this. I've had this monitor for 3 years now and the only thing I want is this monitor but bigger.A few reasons why I picked this.1. It's an IPS monitor. That means you don't get ghosting when you're going side to side. This is important when you're playing games. Or if you're working with large spreadsheets. I can scroll left and right and still read all the data which is amazing. You can fit so many columns on a full spreadsheet. In fact you should click on view and open a new window so that you can have two spreadsheets at the same time. I know I'm talking a lot about spreadsheets but I know I'm not the only one who's livelihood depends on large amounts of data. I can definitely say that this monitor has improved my productivity.2. The picture quality is great. I thought read mode was a gimmick. It really does help with eye strain. At least my eye strain.3. LG is one of the best LCD manufacturers out there and the build quality here is great. It's been 3 years and absolutely no problems yet.4. Set up is super easy. The included stand is super stable and it has a VESA mount on the back in case you want to use a different mount.This is one of the best if not the best ultrawide monitors on the market right now. Especially considering the price.

If you're in doubt at all, check out the review of this screen on RTings. I have two monitors set up, and moving things around on this screen vs. the other is absolutely night and day. LG really nailed it with the LCD pixel color transition math. Many good screens will still show a lot of blur when moving e.g. a window with sharp edges between dark grey and darker grey, but this screen stays super sharp on those same edges.If you like retro-style games with things moving fast in 2D fields, especially emulators playing games that were designed for zero-blur CRT televisions, that's a feature to go for.It turns on quickly, times out to sleep when the DisplayPort source goes to sleep, and you can set it so it has minimal light when in standby.The stand does not swivel, but you can put the screen on top of something like a piece of scrap plywood or posterboard (so the rubber feet don't grip) and that will spin. Honestly though, what you really want to do at this price point is get an articulating desk mount arm and VESA mount the screen.There's a bit of a reflectivity issue. This screen is a concave reflector lens, with a focal length of about your usual sitting distance. Which sounds great, but it does mean if there's anything bright behind you, or visible reflected in a mirror behind you, this screen has just enough reflectivity that it will sometimes focus a dim blurry image of the light source that fills the entire screen. I've never had that in a monitor before, not even my previous Asus ROG screen that was the same size and curvature.All navigation is done with a single joystick control, including turning the screen off. (Which does make it a bit difficult to turn the screen off, but I almost never want to do that. It goes to sleep automatically when the attached computer shuts down.)What's good about the joystick control vs. other brands, is it's centrally located right behind a visual feature that makes it really easy to find by touch, and it is FULLY RECESSED. I'm glad I bought this screen, but the only reason I had to drop the significant cost is my previous monitor did not have that joystick recessed, and it got broken off while moving the screen around, rendering the still-functioning monitor useless because the menu could no longer be accessed. This joystick is in a place that will not do that!I don't find the menus very intuitive, they are over-stylized and changed navigation paradigms just to be different. Imagine someone took a good Wustoff kitchen knife set, then went to Toys R' Us and glued a bunch of plastic toy sword handles on top of the original handles, and fit the knife set back into a bunch of belt and backstrap holsters on a 2-foot tall plastic ninja robot. That's what using the menu is like on LG gaming screens now. OK, it might appear to people under 12, but all you've done is make everything harder to find, slower to get at, and clunky to use. I wish they would stop it, but hey you don't have to get in the menu very often, so it's still a 5-star screen.

I am used to having between 3 and 6 1080p monitors to create a curved experience while having usable screen real estate. The problem I had was the monitor bezels and the fact I was trying to make flat panels appear to curve.I saw this on sale for some $500 off and bought it. I was like a kid waiting for Santa and when it arrived, I couldn't wait to get it hooked up and game!It was too large for my desk. Nothing else would fit!No worries, I have another desk, glass, that will more than accommodate this large monitor.With anything, there are pros and cons, so lets get to it.Pros:The adjustable height stand is a must-have. Once you set it's height, it stays.The assembly was easy yet frightening at the same time. The base was a sinch to assemble.Virtually no glare at allThe curve allows for a nice natural turn of the head while still allowing great peripheral visuals while looking at the center.The refresh rate is perfect. While there are higher refresh rate monitors out there, this is the largest monitor I've had that doesn't make me sick to my stomach.Freesync Pro works. That's it. It works for G-Sync on Nvidia cards as well as AMD's Freesync. This is a must-have as it prevents any screen tearing (where the motion on the screen changes quickly, it splits the image horizontally) without the performance hit that VSync creates.Its beautifully designed.Picture in Picture! YES!! You can hook up a Fire stick and a computer and watch a football game while playing a video game. More on my experience with this in a minute.ConsIt is huge when it comes to width. Make sure you have the space, with some to spare, before purchasing.Running games at high settings and the monitor at its standard resolution requires a beefy graphics card.It's somewhat harrowing to put the monitor on the stand by yourself. Get a second person. Due to the curve, I didn't even attempt to lay the monitor face down and attach the base.The backlighting should be brighter. Otherwise, what's the point?While it has DTS:X Headphone support, there are no speakers. I'd be happy with the bare minimum for system sounds, but it does pass the DTS:X Headphone sound from the computer through the monitor to a headphone jack just to the left of the power/menu button.I'm not happy with the menus not having an exit option. You have to wait for the menu to time out and close.Now, back to the Picture in Picture statement. I spent $3,000 on a Samsung Ark 55" gaming monitor. Weighing in at 90 lbs, I got the beast unboxed and everything plugged in. It looked fantastic. The problem with the Gen 1 version is no Picture in Picture; in fact, you cannot split the screen or anything you would expect. So, back to the store it went. Now, for $2,000, you can buy the 2nd gen Ark and get all four inputs on screen at once, but I just don't think it's worth it. If you need to rotate that big monitor or need four inputs on screen, go for it, but for me, I love this LG at a 32:9 aspect ratio!