LG 45GX950A-B 45-inch Ultragear 5K2K WUHD (5120 x 2160) OLED Curved Gaming Monitor, Dual-Mode, 165Hz, 0.03ms, NVIDIA G-Sync, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, HDR True Black 400, USB Type-C 90W, DP2.1

I have a 55" OLED from LG and that inspired me to get an OLED monitor for my computer. For the foreseeable future it will be OLED only for me. I have this paired with a RTX 5080, displays games beautifully. The high refresh rate is amazing, I was looking for something that was at least 120hz with VRR. This fit the bill perfectly.There is VERY light compatibility support when it comes to video display through websites/apps. Unless you find a workaround (they are out there) you will have black bars sometimes around the image, even if the image received is 21:9, it may show up smaller in the center. For Mac there are apps to expand the image to fill the screen (after using the fullscreen function and it doesn't fill the screen) but for Windows I genuinely haven't looked for a solution.The HDR functions well when using DisplayPort or USB-C, there can be on/off flickering when using HDMI input. This seems to be throughout LG products. Can't determine what would be at fault, could be the monitor, cable, or source. But my 55" LG OLED had the screen flashing on and off each time you transitioned into a new scene in game while using Xbox Series X with HDR on. Whatever the issue was, it was very similar to this weird behavior coming from the HDMI to HDMI situation I just experienced with the Mac mini and this display.I had issues with the HDR flickering on/off when using a Mac Mini, HDMI to HDMI and it did NOT like that. USB C from the Mac mini into the USB C port on the display works phenomenally.All in all this monitor is great, OLED is expensive, but from my personal experience it has been worth it.

So far it's a great monitor.So first of the sound.... Never had a monitor with speakers but these are loud and sound good. Not great like a headset but good enough when you want to give your ears a break. They are a little muffled due to beaing in the housing.Picture quality...It amazes me at the quality and sharpness of games even on 2560x1080 330hz mode. I have always wanted a widescreen 4k monitor when I seen this at another store on display I had to try it especially when it was on sale for 25% off. It didn't look as good in the store as it does at home. Search online for the best color settings and this monitor will surpass the DW3225qf in gaming. On paper the colors of a WOLED aren't as good as the QD OLED, but if you only use it for gaming that won't make a noticeable difference. The colors are still vibrant even in hdr.Final thoughts....For some reason gsync doesn't work on the 3225QF as well as this monitor. Games at 240hz on the 3225QF had stutter and tearing. All the games I tested on this monitor are silky smooth. At 2560X1080 Battlefield 6 runs at 600 fps, almost 2x the refresh rate, but it's still smooth and no tearing. This is an amazing widescreen monitor I am glad I purchased.

I've been using it for 4 months now and when I first set it up, it was stellar. The difference was incredible. It's very immersive and just a great screen. I'm not going to go into all the details that others do, but I'll highlight a few things:Pro:- It's big. The curvature is just about right if you're about 3 feet away.- The HDR is a nice change and very noticeable.- Refresh is fine - 165Hz is more than enough if you can push it there.- 2 HDMI, 1 DP, 1 USB-C is nice.- I get 165Hz with both DP 3M (what is now Green Jiss CABLE-54532587 (?)) and HDMI 2M (Ubluker UB222) cables from Amazon.- USB-C port provides power/video to a MacBook, if that's what you're using.- It's packed very well (and huge, as you would expect).Con:- Other reviews mention not coming out of sleep. I had the same issue. I just changed the settings to not go into deep sleep and it's been fine.- Would have preferred a different way to switch between inputs than pulling up the menu with that small nipple-like joystick. I imagine that it will eventually fail.- Firmware update is a mess to do. Don't know if I needed it or not but did it anyway (the sleep issue noted above).- The USB-A ports on the monitor are only fed by the USB-C input. Kinda disappointing. If you have a MacBook attached via USB-C but want those USB-A ports for a different machine, nope.- It's big (pro and con depending on your setup).I think the USB port thing is my biggest gripe. Would be nice to have the USB-C video but not have the USB-A hub/ports tied to that input. One more USB input for the hub with a toggle on which to use would have made it perfect.Anyway, overall, I can ignore the cons and say that this is an amazing monitor.

[Updated after ~200 hours of use]I am coming from a ~7yr old Asus 2k 144hz monitor that had been great, and purchased the LG Ultragear 5k2k model mostly for gaming, with a little bit of work/productivity on the side.The display is beautiful. Zero regrets there but for transparency I am not an experienced videophyle scrutinizing every facet of color gamut, brightness and contrast ratio.ImmersiveThis word is used a lot by other reviewers and I agree but will also add a warning - if you are susceptible to visual disorientation this might not be a good thing. The experience is kind of "VR lite", or in other words gives you the sensation of movement when you are still. For some (me) this enhances the gaming experience but for many others could lead to feeling queasy. Just be aware of and think about your susceptibility to that before ordering.If you can get a little experience with a VR headset that is probably a good (albeit more extreme) indicator of how immersive and/or disorienting it will be for you.GPU demandsA one year old high $ PC (i7, RTX5080, 64Gb RAM, etc) seems capable of pushing enough pixels to this monitor but at lower end settings. In more practical terms - I see 100+ FPS in Battlefield 6 but also see less detail at far out distances on the "map". The bad news is that this monitor requires a very expensive PC, the good news is that (hopefully) GPUs will grow into the capability over the next few years, making the monitor a good "investment" (not really but you get what I'm saying).[Update] I upgraded to an RTX5090. From what I could tell the 5080 bottleneck was at VRAM since it was using nearly 100% of its 16Gb during gaming. The visual symptom of it was that the "draw distance" of fine details was too close in/near. I could easily see "blocky" details in far distances due to the monitor's screen size and pixel density. The 5090 seems to have corrected that but at high cost.Other detailsThe monitor shape has a funny side effect of echoing your voice back onto you. Minor nuisance while on voice/work calls that is easy to work around by moving your head out of the "dish" focal point.The inclusion of speakers allowed me to trash my little junk external speakers that I barely use (normally on headset for games).[After 200+ hours]80-90fps with RTX5090 on Crimson Desert. I experience an occasional bug where the monitor is on, the PC input is selected but the display is black. It seems to occur most after switching inputs or being in power save mode and usually self corrects after a couple minutes. Still happy with the purchase but the monitor has ruined my experience with all other displays in the house. 77inch OLED TV seems tiny by comparison, because of the distance I sit from it.

Probably the best gaming monitor I've ever owned. Wanted to upgrade from an Alienware DW34 OLED to this. Don't buy it if you own a Windows system, or LG's products in general right now.On Windows systems, this LG product will piggyback an installation through Windows updates that will download literal adware and spyware to your device without your consent or knowledge, giving you ads for things like McAfee directly to your computer, and being able to track your inputs and (in the case of their Smart TVs) listen to people around it to sell that data to whoever they want, possibly in violation of several wiretapping laws and multi-party consent states.This is a disgusting business practice that needs to be stopped. I don't want my neighbor to know what I am doing in my own home, it's why I have four walls and curtains on my windows separating me from everyone else. I sure as hell don't want some multi-billion-dollar company and whoever can pay them the most money to know either. Data breaches are commonplace. There is daily proof that absolutely no one can protect that sensitive information forever.Nowhere in the product's description as of the date of writing this does it mention this practice, provide a ToS, or any kind of consent request, nor do I think the practice will actually hold up in courts as legal once it is challenged, even with those warnings added.I paid for a $2000 gaming monitor. And yet LG wants me to continue to make them money after that purchase by pushing ads to the monitor and harvesting my data? A good image quality isn't worth compromising my safety, security and privacy.If you, fellow customer, want more information on what I mean, I suggest you check out GamersNexus' video on this exact subject on Youtube and their website.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐This monitor has completely transformed my setup. The 45-inch 5K2K display provides an incredible amount of screen space, and the OLED panel delivers stunning colors, deep blacks, and amazing contrast. Everything from gaming to productivity looks fantastic.I was coming from a 27-inch 1440p IPS monitor, and the difference is night and day. The immersive curve makes games feel much more engaging, and the ultrawide aspect ratio gives you a huge field of view in supported titles.The image quality is outstanding, motion is smooth, and text clarity has been better than I expected at this size. It took a little tweaking in some games to get settings dialed in, but once everything was configured, the experience was incredible.If you’re looking for a premium ultrawide OLED monitor that excels at both gaming and productivity, this LG 45” 5K2K display is absolutely worth it.

I just upgraded my primary monitor to this "LG 45GX950A-B" (sometimes called "GX9" for short). Previously I was using an LG C2 OLED TV, so I will be comparing against that.[Text Rendering / Subpixel structure]The GX9 has a subpixel structure of "RGWB" (red-green-white-blue) which is better for sharp text rendering than most other OLED displays to date (including my C2 TV). This is because much text in major operating systems uses subpixel antialiasing which is normally tuned for an "RGB" subpixel structure. When the physical display panel differs from that, it causes color fringing around text edges. "RGWB" is a very similar layout, just having an extra white subpixel thrown in for additional brightness.[Refresh Rate / Dual Mode]Higher refresh rates are always nice, but increases are subject to diminishing returns. At the native resolution of 5120x2160, the maximum refresh rate is 165hz. This is barely distinguishable from 120hz in my opinion, and I am fairly sensitive to refresh rate differences.To access the 330hz refresh rate capabilities, you must enable one of the "dual mode" options in the monitor's menu, which allow the panel to be driven at 2560x1080 or 1920x1080 at 330hz using the full panel or smaller sections of the panel. I'll just say it. Most of the dual mode options look like garbage because only one or two of them use 1:2 integer scaling. For reasons unknown, none of the options allow you to display a 2560x1080 @ 330hz image at native scale (1:1 ratio, e.g. 22.5" diagonal). Most of the 330hz options are scaled up somewhere between a 1:1 and 1:2 ratio, which makes them look extra-bad. This was a missed opportunity. This is probably something they could change in a firmware update, but I wouldn't hold my breath for it.[The Curve]Curved displays are intended to keep the view distance consistent from one end of the display to the other. I love that aspect. Flat displays by comparison look silly and distorted once you get used to a curved display. The only issue for me is it makes a multi-monitor setup a little tricky because the edges of a large curved display stick in over your desk, so it is difficult to line up with the next monitor.[Matte Finish]The GX9 has a matte finish and it looks slightly worse to me than glossy finish my C2 TV had, but with such a curved display it is important to not be too glossy as you don't want strong reflections on a curved display. This is a good compromise.[VESA Mounting]I use an Ergotron HX mount with Standard Pivot for this monitor and it is natively compatible without an adapter like I needed for the C2 TV.[General Comments]I'm driving it with HDMI 2.1 from an RTX 4090 and had no issues. 165hz refresh rate works reliably, every time, as long as I don't bump the HDMI connectors.The GX9 has 125 PPI (pixels per inch), whereas a traditional desktop monitor is around 100 PPI. As such, desktop scaling of 125% is appropriate, but those with good eyes can use it just fine at 100% scale.There's a little quirk with playing Youtube videos in fullscreen mode. Most videos are not as wide as the panel, and Youtube's player fills in the edges with a gray gradient roughly matching the brightness of the content. Trouble is, the brightness of that gradient is constantly getting tweaked by the video player, and due to the high contrast ratio of this display, even the smallest brightness change in an 8-bit gray color is usually noticeable. The borders beside fullscreen youtube videos therefore tend to have visible banding and brightness changes much of the time.

pretty crazy monitor... for a pretty crazy price. ive replayed every game i have with it and its everything i wanted. 4k and ultrawide and oled and bigger then my last. this wraps around you thats not annoying like the G9 from samsungmy cons are the fact that the stand is a grey ish with just a slight tinge of blue tint. kinda odd considering most setups are black white or a certain color or have a wood estheticand a huge con is a "2 year warranty" i had to call amazon and lg to verify this because nowhere is it listen. thats why i loved my DWF alienware monitor that had a 3 year burn in warranty. unacceptable for this price point ABSOLUTELY unacceptableanouther con is THE MATT COATING ON MY OLED MONITOR. THIS IS A SINeverything else is awesome, 330hz mode is a huge plus too for esports when i play with my friends and want response over fidelitysingle player games is like taking off smudged sunglasses in a dark room. its beautiful and colors are exactly like my DWF QD-OLED if your worried about color intensity, though i did have to adjust white point to my liking out of the box white seemed a little too blue. i needed the custom color 2 option for warmth to be almost one to one to my QD-OLED samsung pannel.keep in mind you need a pretty expensive pc to play games natively, i have a TUF OC 4090 and 7800x3d both are absolutely needed for the 330hz refresh rate which is more CPU intensive and 4k being GPU intensive, pushing just over 11 million pixels compared to my old 1440x 3440 being just under 4 million. OVER TWICE AS MUCH and 40% more then the odyssey g9 1440 pannels.

Amazing. This is my first monitor going into high res, ultra wide,and OLED. Absolutely stunning display. There is a review here where they suggest settings to really bring out the display and they really work. Stand is quite heavy and all metal. The super thin design makes it almost invisible on my desk. Speakers are ok for listening at soft volume but not much else. The 800r curve does take some getting use to but after a week, it feels odd using a flat screen after. 5k res looks so good. Really good pixel density. The main reason I jumped on this monitor was the shapeI hate the typical ultra wide narrow rectangle. Especially when watching a movie or video because of the large black bars on the sides. This monitor has the best large screen. It also has extensive features in place to keep the screen in good shape and prevent burn in. 2 year warranty. My only complaint so far is that I think it should be brighter to keep up with Samsung and I wish the led backlights were brighter. Overall extremely happy with this. Try to snag it on sale for maximum value!

Becareful this is not 5k2k screen! Its the older model

Excel te producto estoy muy contento por la compra

Nice, llegó con líneas pero una limpieza de pixeles y todo perfecto aunque luego duele la cabeza

I see a few people saying this monitor looks washed out or faded out of the box but that’s just LG playing it safe for VESA compliance. It’s calibrated to pass certification, not to wow you.Here’s what you need to do the moment you unbox it for HDROn the hardware side (monitor settings)Gamer 1 profileChange Black Stabilizer to 25-30. The default is 50, and it makes everything look flat and hazy.Set Brightness to 100 and Peak Brightness to High.Sharpness : 50Run the Windows HDR Calibration Tool.Minimum Luminance :0Max luminance :1260Full Frame Luminance: 270(Optional): Run a manual screen refresh once if you notice banding out of the box.If you want more visual punch, switch to Gamer 2. but personally, I find it too oversaturated. Gamer 1, with the tweaks above, gives you clean contrast, natural skin tones, and sharp text clarity without sacrificing realism.After calibration, this panel looks stunning. The 800R curve is immersive... sit about 31 inches (80 cm) away for the best experience. Too close = eye strain, too far = immersion breaks.I came from a Samsung G9 OLED, and at first this didn’t look as punchy. But once I made these changes? It won me over. And unlike my G9, which failed just after the warranty expired, I feel much more confident with LG’s build.If you’re hesitant or waiting for Black Friday I got mine on Prime Day, and I have zero regrets.