Dumbass BS from big corpa reviewers everytime, not the guy (he is just on payroll), Digitaltrends. If a gamer buys a 240Hz monitor he doesn't want 4K, maybe if you run some benchmarks you'd understand, or maybe not even then noted how little importance you gave to 0.03 ms response, which is insane. 45 inches at 2k is plenty good pixel density wise, even if you use it as a TV which is fantastic for with that OLED panel. How much content there is at 4K? Regardless this is for PC gaming obviously, consoles can't go beyond 60fps FCOL.
I picked one up as well and this monitor is sick. I wish it had a higher resolution but the 1440p looks fine. You're eyes get adjusted to it with text, but for gaming and media use it's really nice. When it comes to creating things with straight lines just use the tools that most programs have so you can make sure your lines are straight if you struggle with using your eyes only. It's definitely worth picking up when on sale, but the full price is pretty steep for the specs. The demo they had at best buy doesn't give it justice and when you plug it into your own it looks amazing. I use it for both my gaming pc and my new macbook pro when I edit videos. Both work great with this monitor.
I’m debating on buying it right now. I have the Alienware 38” which is great but oled caught my attention plus it’s bigger. The resolution though is what gets me, my smaller 38” has 3800x1600 (rounded down to nearest thousand). I feel like it would be a noticeable downgrade in that regard. But not sure as the display like you said doesn’t give it justice
Got an open-box excellent for the same price. Still had the plastic on the back of the monitor for me to peel. It must’ve come from someone who had buyers remorse. I’ve been loving gaming on it.
I got my Neo G9 for $1400 after Taxes used-good from Amazon(Originally $2200). People think you have to be Super Rich to get this stuff but some times you just need to take a smart gamble. You know what was the wrong with it? It was only missing the ring light cover for the back. All that money saved for a piece that might cost them 5 bucks to make:)
@@marshinz5696 Funny story about how I got the 45" as an open box buy. I originally paid full price for it just to get it in my house and test it and told my wife it was not worth the $1700 asking price so I returned it and I had forgotten to put the remote back in the box so I taped it on the side and told them at Best Buy it needed to go back in the box. About 2 days later it went on sale for $1500 and my same Best Buy had this open box buy for $1200 so I decided it was well worth it at $500 off and it was the one I had just returned with the remote still taped to the outside of the box and my tape used to seal the box so they never opened it to check it
I work at BestBuy and I have until July to cop for a big discount that I can’t disclose idk if I’m going to it’s really tempting at the price I can get it for.
Monitor manufacturers will die before they give a 21:9 45 inch 240hz 1800p HDR display. But don't worry you can get an 8k 57 inch 240hz 32:9 that not even 4090 owners can run well! They never listen to us and its infuriating. New tech should go to standard formats and branch out, not the other way around.
The HDMI ports are 2.1 full 48Gbps. Not only is it perfect for console gaming as it accepts a 4K 120hz signal and downscales properly, it’s perfect for pc gaming as it allows for 240hz 10-bit without DSC.
Bought this and returned same day. Went with LG C3 OLED 48 inch monitor instead was a few hundred cheaper and by far superior quality. Pixel issues with this monitor are too much to justify the price point. You can spend less for a bigger screen much higher quality.
It IS a problem it's called LYING & Lack of Integrity. Why called it 1000 nits when in fact it's ONLY 700? WHY LIE? $hit like this only degrades your brand.
@@lil----lil every single monitor is marketed this way. This one is no different. There’s not a monitor in the world that can do 1000 Nits full screen or above around a 10% window. And it’d blow your eyes out anyway.
whats the difference between the HDR400 version and the HDR10 version? the hdr10 is 1000$ on bestbuy and the hdr400 is 1700$ can someone explain it to me like im 5, is it worth it to spend the extra 700$ for the hdr400?
just too let you know this has pib and pip meaning you can use console and pc i hate how most of ya review ultra wides leave this feature out for pip and pbp
This monitor is literally perfect for me. The 32" qd-oleds are too small for me, the 42" C3 is too big. 36" would be perfect but they don't exist. Plus I love ultrawides. Guess what? A 45" ultrawide is the same height as a 36"! And I like gaming in sunlit rooms so I dislike QD OLEDs because of the raised blacks and prefer a curved screen to mitigate reflections. Like I said, perfect! Edit: it's matte... such a downer. And I thought it's 4k. That quickly went from a must buy to a pass
I bought mine about a week ago and I’m in love with it. The desktop experience is more than passable. SDR brightness sucks, and desktop text isn’t as sharp as I’d like it to be (it isn’t terrible), but gaming on this thing is magic (especially with HDR enabled) When paired with a high end gpu, the smooth motion is incredible, and the aggressive curve is very immersive.
I have the LG c3 OLED tv. Horrible screen tear in games idk what it is tried all options no fixes couldnt find anything online about it either. When i switch my games to my monitor which is my second screen. my games are smooth but when i change to the tv very teary im gonna sell my tv and give this monitor a try i love lg products.
I LOVED my time with this monitor, but ultimately the resolution did me in. Killed me because it's by far my favorite form factor. I ended up splurging for the LG OLED Flex and I've been very happy. Hope to see a higher resolution version of this form factor someday.
@@drunkhusband6257 The density is more important than the resolution itself. Any text is blurry and you can't sit very far away from a monitor not to notice that.
@@drunkhusband6257 Of course, it´s blurry compared to other 1440p monitors, it has got 83 pixels per inch. It's like 27" 1920х1080. Watch a lot of reviews about that problem.
I thought the remote was pretty cool. I guess it depends on who you are because I purchased the Samsung ultra wide 49" monitor a few years ago. There was no remote. The fact that you can access pip, make adjustments to the color display, and access the settings from a remote is better than hitting the button on the actual display to access them anyway. The only gripe that I had about this monitor is that most of the games that I play, Valorant for example, did not allow me to use the entire screen and showed black bars on the left and right of the display. Cyberpunk 2077 is Absolutely STUNNING! I'm using it with an i9 13900 and an RTX 3090 and it looks incredible. Not to mention I can use the entire screen to see every detail. I want to say there is a fix for the black bars but it's very difficult to figure out if there is one. I believe this monitor would suit people who like single player games, MMO games and movies. I love all three of those but have a hard time with my eyes with the fast paced FPS games. I played Valorant after I got it all hooked up and had a great experience. The hit boxes seemed larger and I could see much better than usual. COD MW3 literally made me dizzy with all the movement that was involved. Take all of this in consideration when buying and also consider the price point. If you live for the things I enjoyed about the types of games you would like on this monitor, then I believe you will LOVE it. Beside it being just a really beautiful display.
Really want to try 3 of these for sim racing. The desktop experience is meaningless there, but I like the resolution. Multiple 4k monitors make a 4090 look mortal.
I'm actually running the Ultragear 48" OLED on my desktop. From what I understand, it's the C2 EVO panel. The big differences are the curvature, refresh rates, and resolution. I just cannot go back from 4k. I desperately want a curved display like this (I don't need the higher refresh rate). Lastly, the remote that comes with the 48" display is gawd awful, huge, and just dumb. There's just one button under the monitor to navigate all adjustments (not a thumbstick). I think the dimming feature works well. I assume it's the same as my 48". It's a little annoying when working outside of gaming, but it's not overly aggressive. 48" really needs the curve at desktop distances. I've got my fingers crossed that LG will make a monitor like this QHD(?) in UHD(4k) resolution for the big screen desktop format.
I have the same monitor and absolutely love it. It is honestly the perfect monitor in my opinion, other than the chunky remote. Having had the odyssey ultra wide before this, I actually love its flat display compared to a curve. The curve is nice for gaming, but I hated it for productivity as well as sitting anywhere besides directly in front of the display.
The 240 Hz refresh rate makes a huge difference. 120 Hz sucks for OLED. 120 Hz OLED still has terrible motion clarity like LCD because the sample-and-hold method that both OLED and LCD unfortunately use are the bottleneck regardless of how much faster the pixel response times of the OLED are. Starting at around 170 or 180 Hz and beyond, the refresh rate starts getting high enough where the sample-and-hold bottleneck becomes much less and you can finally see the true motion-clarity potential of OLED pixel response times while that potential is hidden or "masked" at refresh rates under that. I've done many tests of my LG 45GR95QE-B at 120, 144, 160, 175, 180, 200, and 240 Hz. At anything less than somewhere around 170 Hz or so, OLED looks about just as terrible - motion blur wise - as LCD. At 240 Hz, and with this panels' extremely fast pixel response times, the motion blur looks around the same as a very fast LCD at somewhere between 360 and 480 Hz.
@@wrongplacerighttime FWIW, gaming on a 48" flat monitor from 25" away, I can safely say that a curved 45" would be well within my visual field. the 48" flat screen is a bit too much at the top corners and the sides (.5") are maybe just barely within comfort zone.
Just picked this up for $1,000 new from best buy. Loving it besides the faint vertical banding with darker grays or dark scenes on the monitor. I've heard it gets better over time? Anyone else have experience with this?
Great work, guys. Would love to see a video on the "trace free" feature that some Asus Monitors have. Always caused me confusion, like, is it motion smoothing or something else? How does it work? Does it affect the cinematic blur? What is the best value? When is it helpful to leave on/off?
Yes it work. But ps5 Does not have the 21/9 resolution. You have to stretch. But if you don't you still get 16/9 working great. I have the 39 inches version and on 16/9 it is like playing on a 32 inches monitor.
Both people who responded are technically correct, but from my understanding that's not the reason it doesn't exist yet. From what I've read, LG hasn't figured out a way to get that many pixels into an OLED display, keep it small(below 42 inches), and still keep brightness to an acceptable level. That's why you see OLED 4k on 48 and 42 inch 16x9's, but nothing smaller. I'm guessing they'll solve that in the upcoming few years, but for now this is what we get.
@@socialreport2836 correct, but the key difference is the aspect ratio. A 45 inch 21:9 screen actually has less total screen area than a 42 inch 16x9 screen. I know that seems weird but please look it up in any screen size comparison. This is also the reason why LG admits that while they put their new evo panels in the 42 and 48inch sizes of their C2 line, you won’t actually notice an increase in brightness until you go up to the 55inch size or bigger. At that point the individual pixels are large enough at 4k to let the increased light through
At least half of the time I use my monitor it's for web browsing... tried this model in best buy. If it wasn't so fuzzy looking from the low ppi, would buy it in a heartbeat.
If you had unlimited money. Oled flex 42 OR ultragear 45? For me. The Flex. Glossy, more ppi, flat or curved whichever you chose, no black bars on any modern competitive game. U can chose 21:9 res If you want still immersive at 900r cruve more steep than the g7 and ark. Honestly my pick
@@gavinderulo12 good points. For me money isnt a problem, I have blacked out curtains in my room, and sharpness is more important then the color boost the 45 has. Glossy screen on the flex makes it pop nicer to me anyway. But your call ;)
@@8hundred790 money isn't an issue for me either but I don't want to buy something and have something much better come out a couple of months later. I'm hoping that we will see 45 inch ultra wides with 4k 120hz soon.
@@gavinderulo12 that would be really cool. The deal breaker for the 45 Is that its 1440p for most people. A 4k one would make it a legendary competitor for sure. Me on the other hand I really like 16:9 displays. I wanted to get the samsung oddesy ark because 55 inch 1000r is insane. But even 4k isnt sharp at that size. So the oled flex was the next best thing for me. And hey oled looks better then VA anyway so :)
I'd easily get the 45" 21:9 240 Hz. Not only is it a wider aspect ratio while being a much smaller footprint overall but the 240 Hz refresh rate makes a huge difference. 120 Hz sucks for OLED. 120 Hz OLED still has terrible motion clarity like LCD because the sample-and-hold method that both OLED and LCD unfortunately use are the bottleneck regardless of how much faster the pixel response times of the OLED are. Starting at around 170 or 180 Hz and beyond, the refresh rate starts getting high enough where the sample-and-hold bottleneck becomes much less and you can finally see the true motion-clarity potential of OLED pixel response times while that potential is hidden or "masked" at refresh rates under that. I've done many tests of my LG 45GR95QE-B at 120, 144, 160, 175, 180, 200, and 240 Hz. At anything less than somewhere around 170 Hz or so, OLED looks about just as terrible - motion blur wise - as LCD. At 240 Hz, and with this panels' extremely fast pixel response times, the motion blur looks around the same as a very fast LCD at somewhere between 360 and 480 Hz.
I got a $450 dollar 43” Nano Cell TV for my gaming. It is only 60hz but if i cap FPS to 60 and use VSync it works really well. Games are smooth as butter on my beast gaming rig. Color accuracy was an issue at first but with trail and error I calibrated it pretty close to accuracy and now it is awesome. HDR content looks amazing on it. No need to spend big money on gaming monitor.
Have you ever used a high refresh display before? 60 hz is fine if that's all you've ever experienced, but once you've used a 120 or even 240 hz display, it is *very* difficult to go back to 60 for any type of competitive or fast-paced game. Even slower-paced games feel noticeably smoother at higher frame rates. It always baffles me how people will spend thousands on top tier gaming machines and then cheap out on the monitor, which is arguably the most important part of your setup, since it displays the actual image that your brain processes
if i look at any monitor thats on 60hz my eyes instantly notice its going to slow. im used to using 144,175,240hz with a triple monitor setup right now
@@Mr450pro Moving, having kids move it around, etc. It doesn't even have to be lost. What if it gets damaged and stops working? It's inexcusable to not have basic controls on the device itself.
I don't do creative work, but I don't understand why curved monitors are bad for it. It's still a 2 dimensional surface, and a straight line is still a straight line. If the line is parallel to the screen bezel on the curved monitor, it will be on a flash monitor as well
@@chrism6880 - Everything is a nightmare for creative work with curve. ALL horizontal lines bend. Excel, Day Trading Apps, Video editing apps. No professional in the world uses a curved monitor for creative work.
@@8020Alive I saw several bloggers who used them. It's a habit and a misconception that a curved display can't be used for it. Actually some lines look more straight than on uncurved monitors. Maybe R800 is too aggressive but 1500R or even 1000R is OK. Anyone can get used to such a monitor.
To those who are looking to purchase this besides the 240hz it’s not worth it . I purchased it and it’s honestly a waste of money . If you game like I do , your neck will hurt and eye sockets will hurt. For the price the color isn’t worth it . Find you a multi monitor setup and that’ll be perfect . This monitor is truly annoying. Hopes that help your decision .
This monitor is too big to have just a 3440 horizontal resolution. The dimness is another mark against it. If I were to get an ultrawide OLED it wouldn't be from LG. Samsung's QD-OLED ultrawides has theirs firmly beat.
does it? you are on this channel and you say that it FIRMLY beats LG, when everything i have seen on the channel is straight up picture quality is pretty much the same, with some nitpicky stuff, it is the software and connections where the difference really is. Guess we watch different reviews.
@@michaelkaster5058 Why are you acting like “this channel” is the Bible and everything they disseminate is gospel? Resolution isn’t a nitpick. Neither is brightness.
@@drunkhusband6257 QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are quite dim compared to mini-LED monitors or even very bright edge-lit displays, although the latter ones aren't HDR capable. QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are generally overhyped for HDR; mini-LEDs (except G7/G8 Neo or even those) are much brighter and more impressive to watch. The G9 Neo is very immersive, almost like being next to VR, and it reaches around 770-900 nits depending on the content, compared to 250-450 nits in the Alienware 3423. Watch Lord Civick, who owns the C2 and G9 Neo, and Viktor's Reality, who compares the AW3423 and the old G7 Odyssey side by side. The old edge-lit G7 Odyssey wins in brightness hands down! The 32UQX is insanely bright, around 1200-1600 nits, but it's a little bit slow, only suitable for not very fast single-player games or for design work. It's very precise in colors, though and very impressive in HDR. G9 Neo and 32UQX are jaw-dropping monitors, they can't be compared to QD-OLEDs/OLEDs, another league. QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are generally better only in very dark scenes or games (star field, Christmas lights, Resident Evil, etc.). In most other scenes, mini-LEDs win quite substantially. Especially if we take into account that QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are prone to burn-in (RTings) and they aren't RGB, they're not very suitable for work, and they're not truly flicker-free. For the eyes, they aren't entirely good compared to LCDs. So, it's right. QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are dim. I would use them only in dark games, survival horrors.
Please slow your delivery, a bit. Enunciate. Grimace less, it tonally distracts from the information you’re conveying. And tie your hair back tightly, it visually distracts from the information you’re conveying.
Dumbass BS from big corpa reviewers everytime, not the guy (he is just on payroll), Digitaltrends. If a gamer buys a 240Hz monitor he doesn't want 4K, maybe if you run some benchmarks you'd understand, or maybe not even then noted how little importance you gave to 0.03 ms response, which is insane. 45 inches at 2k is plenty good pixel density wise, even if you use it as a TV which is fantastic for with that OLED panel. How much content there is at 4K? Regardless this is for PC gaming obviously, consoles can't go beyond 60fps FCOL.
Right on point!.
Love this monitor, was slightly worried about the pixel density but tbh no issues at all.
I picked one up as well and this monitor is sick. I wish it had a higher resolution but the 1440p looks fine. You're eyes get adjusted to it with text, but for gaming and media use it's really nice. When it comes to creating things with straight lines just use the tools that most programs have so you can make sure your lines are straight if you struggle with using your eyes only. It's definitely worth picking up when on sale, but the full price is pretty steep for the specs. The demo they had at best buy doesn't give it justice and when you plug it into your own it looks amazing. I use it for both my gaming pc and my new macbook pro when I edit videos. Both work great with this monitor.
I’m debating on buying it right now. I have the Alienware 38” which is great but oled caught my attention plus it’s bigger. The resolution though is what gets me, my smaller 38” has 3800x1600 (rounded down to nearest thousand). I feel like it would be a noticeable downgrade in that regard. But not sure as the display like you said doesn’t give it justice
Love mine picked it up from Best Buy as an open box buy for $1200 and at that price it can't be beat for gaming.
Got an open-box excellent for the same price. Still had the plastic on the back of the monitor for me to peel. It must’ve come from someone who had buyers remorse. I’ve been loving gaming on it.
I got my Neo G9 for $1400 after Taxes used-good from Amazon(Originally $2200). People think you have to be Super Rich to get this stuff but some times you just need to take a smart gamble. You know what was the wrong with it? It was only missing the ring light cover for the back. All that money saved for a piece that might cost them 5 bucks to make:)
@@marshinz5696 Funny story about how I got the 45" as an open box buy. I originally paid full price for it just to get it in my house and test it and told my wife it was not worth the $1700 asking price so I returned it and I had forgotten to put the remote back in the box so I taped it on the side and told them at Best Buy it needed to go back in the box. About 2 days later it went on sale for $1500 and my same Best Buy had this open box buy for $1200 so I decided it was well worth it at $500 off and it was the one I had just returned with the remote still taped to the outside of the box and my tape used to seal the box so they never opened it to check it
I work at BestBuy and I have until July to cop for a big discount that I can’t disclose idk if I’m going to it’s really tempting at the price I can get it for.
It's on sale for $1200 on LG's website! Just ordered mine and can't wait
the resolution and PPI is too low for the size IMHO.
Correct. Returned mine. Very blurry.
Monitor manufacturers will die before they give a 21:9 45 inch 240hz 1800p HDR display.
But don't worry you can get an 8k 57 inch 240hz 32:9 that not even 4090 owners can run well!
They never listen to us and its infuriating. New tech should go to standard formats and branch out, not the other way around.
The HDMI ports are 2.1 full 48Gbps. Not only is it perfect for console gaming as it accepts a 4K 120hz signal and downscales properly, it’s perfect for pc gaming as it allows for 240hz 10-bit without DSC.
240 hz without DSC on 3440x1440 isn't possible.
@@socialreport2836it is with HDMI 2.1 full bandwidth.
@@socialreport2836 It is I have it with RTX 3090. Only HDMI 2.1 tho
I'm sorry but no monitor is "perfect for gaming" when it's 45 inches and still rocks a 1440p resolution. It was so close though!
@@RESURRECT2 RTX 3090 supports automatically DSC.
doesnt matter about 4k not like u can run high frames in 4k even with todays gpu
Exact
Bought this and returned same day. Went with LG C3 OLED 48 inch monitor instead was a few hundred cheaper and by far superior quality. Pixel issues with this monitor are too much to justify the price point. You can spend less for a bigger screen much higher quality.
It IS a problem it's called LYING & Lack of Integrity. Why called it 1000 nits when in fact it's ONLY 700? WHY LIE? $hit like this only degrades your brand.
The 1000 Nits is based on a 1% window. It’s not lying when you can look up the full screen brightness.
@@theyoungjawn Right. Cuz I buy a HUGE screen so I can enjoy it's FULL "brightness" in 1x1 pocket window! Makes a lot of sense to me. DO YOU?
@@lil----lil You being a simpleton is not LG's problem
@@lil----lil every single monitor is marketed this way. This one is no different. There’s not a monitor in the world that can do 1000 Nits full screen or above around a 10% window. And it’d blow your eyes out anyway.
That's why I hate UltraGear Products, they advertised a GN850 as an HDR monitor, with 400nit. No games even recognized this thing as having HDR, lol!
I was hesitant when they said ultrawide knowing full well it's sub-4K but matte-finish just killed it for me. Hard pass.
I would love for you to be "smrt" enough to purchase a curved display with a glossy finish. DO IT
how the hell is matte finish a dealbreaker?! who the tf wants to see reflections when gaming
@@chikensaregood9500 someone who wants better perceived contrast.
Where is Caleb? Why isn’t he reviewing this if he reviews tv panels?
My wife bought me this monitor a couple months ago and I freaking love this thing!
It has an 800r curve so the optimal viewing distance is 800mm or 31.5 inches.
Just snagged one at BB for $995 👌🏼
I do not care about it’s features, so long as there are no dead pixels im ok with it.
whats the difference between the HDR400 version and the HDR10 version? the hdr10 is 1000$ on bestbuy and the hdr400 is 1700$ can someone explain it to me like im 5, is it worth it to spend the extra 700$ for the hdr400?
just too let you know this has pib and pip meaning you can use console and pc i hate how most of ya review ultra wides leave this feature out for pip and pbp
now im thinking which bank to break in order to buy this :D
This monitor is literally perfect for me. The 32" qd-oleds are too small for me, the 42" C3 is too big. 36" would be perfect but they don't exist. Plus I love ultrawides. Guess what? A 45" ultrawide is the same height as a 36"! And I like gaming in sunlit rooms so I dislike QD OLEDs because of the raised blacks and prefer a curved screen to mitigate reflections. Like I said, perfect!
Edit: it's matte... such a downer. And I thought it's 4k. That quickly went from a must buy to a pass
Aaaand as always, no dp 2.1= no purchase, anyway 16:10 > 16:9 > 21:9
So is this not good for console gaming?
Yep had to return it due to the brightness or lack thereof. It was far too dark when doing anything but gaming.
I got one ! But the hdr10 is even more dim . Need to do more calibration. I think it’s the fault of windows 11
I bought mine about a week ago and I’m in love with it.
The desktop experience is more than passable. SDR brightness sucks, and desktop text isn’t as sharp as I’d like it to be (it isn’t terrible), but gaming on this thing is magic (especially with HDR enabled)
When paired with a high end gpu, the smooth motion is incredible, and the aggressive curve is very immersive.
Did Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 16GB GAMING OC
Is good for it ?
@@almjdyyydefinitely
Yes
It seams that only Caleb can use good microphone on his channel.
It really is weird. Sigh.
It seams? Lmaooo. Seems.
Black bars arent a issue on OLED to me on a dark room
I have the LG c3 OLED tv. Horrible screen tear in games idk what it is tried all options no fixes couldnt find anything online about it either. When i switch my games to my monitor which is my second screen. my games are smooth but when i change to the tv very teary im gonna sell my tv and give this monitor a try i love lg products.
I just tested it at Best Buy and it had built in speakers
The curve is a tad too agressive for me but what kills it is the bad resolution, hard pass but would love this monitor with a better resolution.
Kinda agree should have been a 4k monitor not 1440p
See I actively avoid monitors with 4k resolution
same id take the fps over 4k@@bLuGhOsT_
Honestly, the screen looks terrible on video. Probably the pixel layout and PPI. And i bet it looks bad in person too.
@13Dodo1992
pred 0 sekundami
how is ppi in games? ok? ... :) big screen , 81 ppi? ... when i use dlss quality or balance its ok ? :)
I LOVED my time with this monitor, but ultimately the resolution did me in. Killed me because it's by far my favorite form factor. I ended up splurging for the LG OLED Flex and I've been very happy. Hope to see a higher resolution version of this form factor someday.
Right choice. 1440p at that size especially is simply not good enough.
@@rpospeedwagon It is fine. OLED pixels look sharper than led based ones. I came from an odyssey g9 which is 1440p, I've noticed no difference.
@@drunkhusband6257 The density is more important than the resolution itself. Any text is blurry and you can't sit very far away from a monitor not to notice that.
@@socialreport2836 Text on this monitor is not blurry sorry I have it.
@@drunkhusband6257 Of course, it´s blurry compared to other 1440p monitors, it has got 83 pixels per inch. It's like 27" 1920х1080. Watch a lot of reviews about that problem.
Geeze what type of pc do you need to play on this
how is this monitor for watching movies?
because it's a big sized tv with an R curve ? :) duuh
I thought the remote was pretty cool. I guess it depends on who you are because I purchased the Samsung ultra wide 49" monitor a few years ago. There was no remote. The fact that you can access pip, make adjustments to the color display, and access the settings from a remote is better than hitting the button on the actual display to access them anyway. The only gripe that I had about this monitor is that most of the games that I play, Valorant for example, did not allow me to use the entire screen and showed black bars on the left and right of the display. Cyberpunk 2077 is Absolutely STUNNING! I'm using it with an i9 13900 and an RTX 3090 and it looks incredible. Not to mention I can use the entire screen to see every detail. I want to say there is a fix for the black bars but it's very difficult to figure out if there is one. I believe this monitor would suit people who like single player games, MMO games and movies. I love all three of those but have a hard time with my eyes with the fast paced FPS games. I played Valorant after I got it all hooked up and had a great experience. The hit boxes seemed larger and I could see much better than usual. COD MW3 literally made me dizzy with all the movement that was involved. Take all of this in consideration when buying and also consider the price point. If you live for the things I enjoyed about the types of games you would like on this monitor, then I believe you will LOVE it. Beside it being just a really beautiful display.
what prevents me from buying this is the resolution. With the screen being this large 3440x1440 just doesn't cut it. The pixel density is crap
Really want to try 3 of these for sim racing. The desktop experience is meaningless there, but I like the resolution. Multiple 4k monitors make a 4090 look mortal.
I'm actually running the Ultragear 48" OLED on my desktop. From what I understand, it's the C2 EVO panel. The big differences are the curvature, refresh rates, and resolution. I just cannot go back from 4k. I desperately want a curved display like this (I don't need the higher refresh rate). Lastly, the remote that comes with the 48" display is gawd awful, huge, and just dumb. There's just one button under the monitor to navigate all adjustments (not a thumbstick).
I think the dimming feature works well. I assume it's the same as my 48". It's a little annoying when working outside of gaming, but it's not overly aggressive. 48" really needs the curve at desktop distances. I've got my fingers crossed that LG will make a monitor like this QHD(?) in UHD(4k) resolution for the big screen desktop format.
I have the same monitor and absolutely love it. It is honestly the perfect monitor in my opinion, other than the chunky remote. Having had the odyssey ultra wide before this, I actually love its flat display compared to a curve. The curve is nice for gaming, but I hated it for productivity as well as sitting anywhere besides directly in front of the display.
The 240 Hz refresh rate makes a huge difference. 120 Hz sucks for OLED. 120 Hz OLED still has terrible motion clarity like LCD because the sample-and-hold method that both OLED and LCD unfortunately use are the bottleneck regardless of how much faster the pixel response times of the OLED are. Starting at around 170 or 180 Hz and beyond, the refresh rate starts getting high enough where the sample-and-hold bottleneck becomes much less and you can finally see the true motion-clarity potential of OLED pixel response times while that potential is hidden or "masked" at refresh rates under that.
I've done many tests of my LG 45GR95QE-B at 120, 144, 160, 175, 180, 200, and 240 Hz. At anything less than somewhere around 170 Hz or so, OLED looks about just as terrible - motion blur wise - as LCD. At 240 Hz, and with this panels' extremely fast pixel response times, the motion blur looks around the same as a very fast LCD at somewhere between 360 and 480 Hz.
I have 48" C1 and disagree about curvature. If it was curved I never would've bought it.
I've been thinking about getting one. Seen some reviews and it seems like people think the screen is too big for gaming.
@@wrongplacerighttime FWIW, gaming on a 48" flat monitor from 25" away, I can safely say that a curved 45" would be well within my visual field. the 48" flat screen is a bit too much at the top corners and the sides (.5") are maybe just barely within comfort zone.
Great video. Saved me a lot of headache
Running LG 3840x1600 so I can't go lower again
It is 1199.99 😊
Nice monitor !
I wonder if I can achive those 240 FPS in Cyberpunk with full raytracing on my RTX 3060 ??
Not even close! But you can get a decent experience
lol... not even on 4090
Mabe with DLSS in performance mode on low settings.
The matte display will make me go for the G9 OLED Samsung
for gaming, the res is a non issue. for production, it could be a bit of an issue.
A button cell? Dammit just use Double A's or Triple A's I don't give a s*** if the remote is just a little thicker
The low resolution is a dealbreaker for me
have it about 5 days i miss mi ultragear lg38950gb it was better
Nice display, but its too bright! When i drop the brightness down i see terrible color banding in dark scenes, especially in movies!
Just picked this up for $1,000 new from best buy. Loving it besides the faint vertical banding with darker grays or dark scenes on the monitor. I've heard it gets better over time? Anyone else have experience with this?
Should’ve waiting until January. Way better monitors coming out then.
What new ones are coming out? @@JurassicF4rt
@@julianalb777Asus got some good 32 QD-OLED monitors coming within the next month or two.
How did you get it for $1000?? It’s $1500 or more everywhere I’ve looked
Just got mine for 1 k at BB
I was worried about the resolution sharpness for the size, thanks for including that in the video.
It sucks
@@Inbraneinthememsaneno. Not for gaming. Best monitor I ever had
Way way way, way too many caveats
Should I get this for 888€? Or 950€ but 80€ a month for 12 months!
I play esports and casual like minecraft and gta v
Great work, guys. Would love to see a video on the "trace free" feature that some Asus Monitors have. Always caused me confusion, like, is it motion smoothing or something else? How does it work? Does it affect the cinematic blur? What is the best value? When is it helpful to leave on/off?
While it's objectively too big, the idea is cool. That resolution stretched across 45 inches is bad. 34 is max unless you lie to yourself
I would say 40-42" max
Does this also have a TV tuner inside?
The biggest problem I have with monitor is updating firmware took 3hrs.
Again with the cables pointing horizontally outward... LG please stop this trend. This is the only reason I'm not buying your monitors again. WHY!
The low PPI made me go with a 34" instead.
Got an LG C2 42 oled sat on my desk , i won't be going back to a monitor anytime soon.
also looking to do this, might get the best buy 5yr warranty in case of burn in
too big for 1440p
Good lord, 1440p that large? No thanks, what a mess
spoilt children just coming off of 10880p complaining about resolution is so funny
@@michaelkaster5058 Pixel density is low in this monitor, so any text is not good.
tested this in best buy, web browsing looks so fuzzy
@@TheMrKlassy Web browsing is not fuzzy and text is fine you need your eyes checked.
@@drunkhusband6257 totally is... my contacts work fine 😅
would you rather have this or the lg oled flex?
Do U Know If This Works Ok On PS5 ??
Yes it work. But ps5 Does not have the 21/9 resolution. You have to stretch. But if you don't you still get 16/9 working great. I have the 39 inches version and on 16/9 it is like playing on a 32 inches monitor.
Cheers Thanks Bud
make it 4k and ill buy it today
I really want a 5160x2160 OLED, but I'd accept a 27" or 32" 2160p with a 16:9 ratio. I don't understand the 1440p when all the OLED TVs are 2160p.
Because 3440x1440 is way easier to run than 5120x2160.....
@@drunkhusband6257 Because 1440p is way cheaper ...
Both people who responded are technically correct, but from my understanding that's not the reason it doesn't exist yet. From what I've read, LG hasn't figured out a way to get that many pixels into an OLED display, keep it small(below 42 inches), and still keep brightness to an acceptable level. That's why you see OLED 4k on 48 and 42 inch 16x9's, but nothing smaller. I'm guessing they'll solve that in the upcoming few years, but for now this is what we get.
@@jmg5369 The reviewed monitor´s size is 45".
@@socialreport2836 correct, but the key difference is the aspect ratio. A 45 inch 21:9 screen actually has less total screen area than a 42 inch 16x9 screen. I know that seems weird but please look it up in any screen size comparison. This is also the reason why LG admits that while they put their new evo panels in the 42 and 48inch sizes of their C2 line, you won’t actually notice an increase in brightness until you go up to the 55inch size or bigger. At that point the individual pixels are large enough at 4k to let the increased light through
At least half of the time I use my monitor it's for web browsing... tried this model in best buy. If it wasn't so fuzzy looking from the low ppi, would buy it in a heartbeat.
42 inch over this any day. Only advantage this has is its curve.
Just curious what would be the perfect resolution for this?
3840x1600
@@tarb1320 thanks. But that res doesn't seem like many more pixels right?
It suits 38" monitors
5k
If you had unlimited money.
Oled flex 42 OR ultragear 45?
For me. The Flex.
Glossy, more ppi, flat or curved whichever you chose, no black bars on any modern competitive game. U can chose 21:9 res If you want still immersive at 900r cruve more steep than the g7 and ark. Honestly my pick
But the flex is more expensive than the C2 42 with worse color accuracy and brightness.
@@gavinderulo12 good points. For me money isnt a problem, I have blacked out curtains in my room, and sharpness is more important then the color boost the 45 has. Glossy screen on the flex makes it pop nicer to me anyway. But your call ;)
@@8hundred790 money isn't an issue for me either but I don't want to buy something and have something much better come out a couple of months later. I'm hoping that we will see 45 inch ultra wides with 4k 120hz soon.
@@gavinderulo12 that would be really cool. The deal breaker for the 45 Is that its 1440p for most people. A 4k one would make it a legendary competitor for sure.
Me on the other hand I really like 16:9 displays. I wanted to get the samsung oddesy ark because 55 inch 1000r is insane. But even 4k isnt sharp at that size. So the oled flex was the next best thing for me. And hey oled looks better then VA anyway so :)
I'd easily get the 45" 21:9 240 Hz. Not only is it a wider aspect ratio while being a much smaller footprint overall but the 240 Hz refresh rate makes a huge difference. 120 Hz sucks for OLED. 120 Hz OLED still has terrible motion clarity like LCD because the sample-and-hold method that both OLED and LCD unfortunately use are the bottleneck regardless of how much faster the pixel response times of the OLED are. Starting at around 170 or 180 Hz and beyond, the refresh rate starts getting high enough where the sample-and-hold bottleneck becomes much less and you can finally see the true motion-clarity potential of OLED pixel response times while that potential is hidden or "masked" at refresh rates under that.
I've done many tests of my LG 45GR95QE-B at 120, 144, 160, 175, 180, 200, and 240 Hz. At anything less than somewhere around 170 Hz or so, OLED looks about just as terrible - motion blur wise - as LCD. At 240 Hz, and with this panels' extremely fast pixel response times, the motion blur looks around the same as a very fast LCD at somewhere between 360 and 480 Hz.
After trying the 21:10 aspect, I can't go back to 21:9. The extra height is a game changer for both work, surfing and gaming for me.
What 21:10 aspect ratio? I don't think that exists.
I’d buy a new monitor if more games used Unreal 5 which they don’t.
I got a $450 dollar 43” Nano Cell TV for my gaming. It is only 60hz but if i cap FPS to 60 and use VSync it works really well. Games are smooth as butter on my beast gaming rig. Color accuracy was an issue at first but with trail and error I calibrated it pretty close to accuracy and now it is awesome.
HDR content looks amazing on it. No need to spend big money on gaming monitor.
Have you ever used a high refresh display before? 60 hz is fine if that's all you've ever experienced, but once you've used a 120 or even 240 hz display, it is *very* difficult to go back to 60 for any type of competitive or fast-paced game. Even slower-paced games feel noticeably smoother at higher frame rates. It always baffles me how people will spend thousands on top tier gaming machines and then cheap out on the monitor, which is arguably the most important part of your setup, since it displays the actual image that your brain processes
@@vikingsfan2218 very well said
if i look at any monitor thats on 60hz my eyes instantly notice its going to slow. im used to using 144,175,240hz with a triple monitor setup right now
Matte finish and no joystick control really kill this for me. What if I lose the remote? Do I really need to keep it on hand just in case? Hard pass
How can you loose a remote 🤦🏻♂️
@@Mr450pro Moving, having kids move it around, etc. It doesn't even have to be lost. What if it gets damaged and stops working? It's inexcusable to not have basic controls on the device itself.
I will never consider buying one until the resolution gets a serious buff.
Hi, whats that screen saver @1:40. I want please
When using a console on this does the FOV automatically adjust to fill the screen?
no, it would be streched with consoles or with black bars on the sites
I don't do creative work, but I don't understand why curved monitors are bad for it. It's still a 2 dimensional surface, and a straight line is still a straight line. If the line is parallel to the screen bezel on the curved monitor, it will be on a flash monitor as well
Nevermind, I just considered diagonal lines, which would be a nightmare
@@chrism6880 - Everything is a nightmare for creative work with curve. ALL horizontal lines bend. Excel, Day Trading Apps, Video editing apps. No professional in the world uses a curved monitor for creative work.
@@8020Alive I saw several bloggers who used them. It's a habit and a misconception that a curved display can't be used for it. Actually some lines look more straight than on uncurved monitors. Maybe R800 is too aggressive but 1500R or even 1000R is OK. Anyone can get used to such a monitor.
To those who are looking to purchase this besides the 240hz it’s not worth it . I purchased it and it’s honestly a waste of money . If you game like I do , your neck will hurt and eye sockets will hurt. For the price the color isn’t worth it . Find you a multi monitor setup and that’ll be perfect . This monitor is truly annoying. Hopes that help your decision .
I love this monitor (39 inches version). The best I ever ever had.
@@martindescoteaux9288 oled is a waste in gaming right now in my opinion and for that amount it’s not worth it.
This monitor is too big to have just a 3440 horizontal resolution. The dimness is another mark against it. If I were to get an ultrawide OLED it wouldn't be from LG. Samsung's QD-OLED ultrawides has theirs firmly beat.
does it? you are on this channel and you say that it FIRMLY beats LG, when everything i have seen on the channel is straight up picture quality is pretty much the same, with some nitpicky stuff, it is the software and connections where the difference really is. Guess we watch different reviews.
@@michaelkaster5058 Why are you acting like “this channel” is the Bible and everything they disseminate is gospel? Resolution isn’t a nitpick. Neither is brightness.
QD-OLED is more prone to burn-in than OLED (RTings)
It's not dim at all....
@@drunkhusband6257
QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are quite dim compared to mini-LED monitors or even very bright edge-lit displays, although the latter ones aren't HDR capable. QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are generally overhyped for HDR; mini-LEDs (except G7/G8 Neo or even those) are much brighter and more impressive to watch. The G9 Neo is very immersive, almost like being next to VR, and it reaches around 770-900 nits depending on the content, compared to 250-450 nits in the Alienware 3423. Watch Lord Civick, who owns the C2 and G9 Neo, and Viktor's Reality, who compares the AW3423 and the old G7 Odyssey side by side. The old edge-lit G7 Odyssey wins in brightness hands down! The 32UQX is insanely bright, around 1200-1600 nits, but it's a little bit slow, only suitable for not very fast single-player games or for design work. It's very precise in colors, though and very impressive in HDR. G9 Neo and 32UQX are jaw-dropping monitors, they can't be compared to QD-OLEDs/OLEDs, another league.
QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are generally better only in very dark scenes or games (star field, Christmas lights, Resident Evil, etc.). In most other scenes, mini-LEDs win quite substantially. Especially if we take into account that QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are prone to burn-in (RTings) and they aren't RGB, they're not very suitable for work, and they're not truly flicker-free. For the eyes, they aren't entirely good compared to LCDs.
So, it's right. QD-OLEDs/OLEDs are dim. I would use them only in dark games, survival horrors.
Please slow your delivery, a bit. Enunciate. Grimace less, it tonally distracts from the information you’re conveying. And tie your hair back tightly, it visually distracts from the information you’re conveying.
You’re doing great Jacob. Don’t listen to this comment.
@@theyoungjawn Great job...really ?
If Jacob aspires to Caleb’s skills at presentation, he will gladly accept constructive, no-shame feedback.
@@theyoungjawn I appreciate and like the video, but these are fair and constructive criticisms. Caleb does set a high bar though. 😄
Nice
how do i get 120 hz on ps5? i only get 60 hz 🫠
Ugh, that pixel density sucks.
45 gaming monitor… that’s marketing