LG 5120x2160 Ultrawides

Vertigo · 1 Jan 2025 at 21:59

LG Announce 45GX950A and 45GX990A 45" OLED Displays with 5K2K Resolution - TFTCentral

Share this contentOriginally published 30 Dec 2024, last updated 23 March 2025 Following the rumours we brought you recently, LG Electronics have today announced the release of two new OLED....[click link for more]

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Now we're talking! This is pretty much my ideal monitor in terms of aspect ratio and resolution.

My only reservation here is how the OLED panel deals with text as 80%+ of my usage will be productivity.
I've always had reservations about this as it's generally been an issue but I'm hoping this RGWB subpixel layout they're touting will help somewhat.
@Baddass is there any more info on this in particular?

Vertigo · 3 Jan 2025 at 16:10

Well we've got the recently released and heavily reviewed 27" 4K OLED so why can't we just have a 21:9 version of that - a 34" 5120x2160 with 160ppi?

Vertigo · 3 Jan 2025 at 19:48

Horses for courses.

Personally 165Hz would be more than adequate for my needs and I'd value the resolution more.

Sure, we'd all like 5K2K monitors with 240Hz refresh but, until they actually exist, it's a trade-off and you have to choose which features are more important to your use-case.

Vertigo · 16 Jan 2025 at 08:20

silvagti said:
It's a shame the OLED 5k2k panel isn't 40" IMO as I feel 45" is a bit too large. I wonder what the pricing will be like?

Having said that I think on balance I'd rather have a 27/32" OLED panel.

40" would also increase pixel density further which would help with text rendering.

I'm still not convinced that even the new RGWB subpixel layout and higher density will fully solve OLED's issues with text rendering.

As my use is 90% productivity rather than gaming, the Odyssey G7 40" is looking very attractive right now. Hadn't even heard of it until I saw @Baddass's video the other day, now I want more info.

Vertigo · 16 Jan 2025 at 11:32

silvagti said:
Yeah, I could be tempted by a40” 5k2k ultrawide display at the right price. However I suspect it’ll cost more than the 27”/32” 4K OLED monitors. I think I’d favour them if prices are similar.

Well Dell already have one, the U4025QW, but it's not really tailored to gaming with only 120Hz refresh and the response times aren't great. That's £1600.

If the Samsung can offer good gaming performance with 160Hz+ refresh and good pixel response (not fussed about HDR tbh) then I'd fork out a similar amount for that as I'd be staring at it for 10+ hours per day.

Vertigo · 18 Jan 2025 at 09:14

platypus said:
Oh pants, is it a case of needing a 5090 to drive it properly?

Tbh, even a 4090 or 5090 is going to have trouble driving a lot of stuff at 5K2K native resolution.

DLSS will be your best friend at this res. Interestingly, with DLSS Quality at 5K2K, the native rendering resolution would be very close to 3440x1440.

Vertigo · 26 Feb 2025 at 15:32

kute said:
I do like the sounds of it but I have a feeling it will be like 800 more bucks CAD than like a C2 or something like that

I know I started this thread but I'm actually more interested in the Odyssey G7 40" now, due to LCD being more suited to my needs and what looks like a more relaxed curve than the LG.

Vertigo · 27 Feb 2025 at 16:22

Sanjiv said:
I need to see one of these in the flesh as I'm not sure about the curve.

LG seem totally focused on "gamers" with their aggressive 800R curves on everything lately. For productivity at a more relaxed distance, a far gentler curve is desirable.

Vertigo · 25 Mar 2025 at 17:49

Sibbers said:
It didn’t when I first posted it, and nor did the link in the article.

They’re testing my sanity

Dang. That cuuuurrrve.

What an atrocious "review" - hardly any more than an unboxing. How on earth does this guy have half a million subs?!

I'll wait for HUB/MUB thanks.

Vertigo · 15 Apr 2025 at 10:30

Baddass said:
Is it? What about if you’re using the screen in a brightly lit room? Or you’ve got a window or lamp that faces the screen and is behind you?

Everyone has a different use case, matte isn’t “always bad”.

Same with TVs. Mine has a shiny surface but they added a matte coating to the successor model.

Doesn't bother me having it shiny as I only ever watch in a dark room but, for most people, the matte coating will be a godsend, otherwise they'd see themselves and the room reflected in anything other than the brightest scenes.

Vertigo · 21 Apr 2025 at 14:39

Vertigo · 21 Apr 2025 at 15:55

Much as I like his stuff, he's totally gaming focused and, whilst he briefly mentioned productivity, there was zero mention of sub-pixel rendering quality.

Vertigo · 24 Apr 2025 at 12:50

Baddass said:
Here's our review. Feel free to ask questions here (or on YT) and I will try and reply

Just watched, very thorough and looks good although, as I'm predominately productivity-focused, I still have reservations about going OLED and the sub-pixel rendering.

I also appreciated your comments on the curve but I sit about 90cm from my screen so I think it could be an issue.

The Odyssey G7 40" is the screen I'm really interested in but I'm starting to wonder if it actually exists at all.

Vertigo · 3 May 2025 at 08:46

Major774 said:
I would worry more about burn in than sub-pixel rendering.

Yeah that too.

Vertigo · 14 May 2025 at 13:01

Sibbers said:
You must have been using yours for a little while now. I actually ordered one, but after delivery notification I got an update to say they’d oversold. They sent me a 10% discount code (sigh) but I’m interested to hear what your thoughts are now you’ve got to know it a bit better.

Reviews are great (particularly the TFT central one) but would love to hear what a normal person thinks about the curve, size and res etc.

To be fair, whilst Simon encouraged people to try the curve, saying it wasn't as harsh as you'd imagine, the Monitors Unboxed review was quite critical of it and I tend to agree.

Even if I didn't have issues with OLED due to heavy productivity use, the curve would put me off.

Vertigo · 14 May 2025 at 16:03

Baddass said:
It’s very much a personal preference which I hope came across in my review. I guess my point was that I went in to testing expecting to really dislike the curve, I’ve not enjoyed it in the past on smaller ultrawides for sure. But I was surprised how I got used to it and found it comfortable on something that large.

As Tim said as well, it does depend on your usage and content. I would just encourage people to try a screen this size before ruling it out entirely on the curve, even if they’ve had a smaller curved monitor before. I’m not saying I “love it” fully, I’d much rather a bendable option, but I was surprised it changed my views a bit

Oh yeah I fully understand and wasn't criticising your review at all, just saying how perspectives can be different.

Vertigo · 25 Jun 2025 at 11:02

Webster said:
What are people's thoughts on gpu for this monitor? 4090 / 5090 only viable options?

Yes. Anything less is going to require heavy DLSS to drive that resolution. Even then, a 4090 or 5090 is still going to need some light DLSS in some titles for decent framerates.

Vertigo · 25 Jun 2025 at 16:04

Kanpai said:
Yep that's the one.

So far really impressed with it, can't fault anything just yet!

As I'm 80% productivity, I was very interested in this monitor also but the lacklustre reviews of its gaming performance put me off.
Not so much that it's only 120Hz as that's more than enough for me but more the pixel response times.

Would be interested to hear your thoughts on this.

Vertigo · 29 Jun 2025 at 12:49

markwilliams82 said:
OLED is definitely amazing, for work or gaming!

Depends what 'work' you're doing.

If it's anything 'visual' such as image/video processing, artwork etc then obviously the colour performance and dynamic range of OLED is a major benefit.

If you're doing solely text-based work such as development then OLED is a sub-optimal solution with its subpixel rendering and image retention issues making a good LCD a better choice.