LG45GR98 45" 240hz oled

Metalface Mark · 23 Dec 2023 at 13:03

I cant see a thread for this - ive been searching for the perfect gaming monitor, this was in a deal last week where the £1299 retail price was £500 off bringing it down to £799 making it an enticing purchase.

After recently owning the Samsung G9 5120x1440 and having trouble with the colours on it before it eventually packed up alltogether i was somewhat wary of another oled ultrawide - the 34" ones felt too small for my needs after using a Cx48" for the the past few years but my, this has blown me away. The colours and display is fantastic, almost the perfect monitor i think.

LG UltraGear™ 45" OLED 240Hz Gaming Monitor - 45GR95QE-B | LG UK

Shop the LG UltraGear™ 45" Curved Gaming Monitor with OLED 240Hz Refresh Rate and 0.03Ms Response Time at LG UK today. Free delivery & 5% off first order.

www.lg.com

Just wonder if anyone else has purchased one recently and how they are getting on with it.

Metalface Mark · 25 Dec 2023 at 10:10

peahead said:
How are you finding the LG ? you got quite a bargain at that price, lowest i can find this is £1049.

it was a £500 off at checkout from one of the big cost saving stores.

Ive got my wall mounted and i sit on a 600mm desk with it, when it was on the stand on the desk i found windows use pretty difficult but so immersive for games.

Its overall brighter than the G9 - I just use HDR on all the time with the slider whacked up to the max its plenty bright for me. As was mentioned above by Drayvn, if you have it at the right distance its amazing for games and is by far the most immersive monitor ive tried. Im sure it will drop back down to the 799 range soon enough.

Metalface Mark · 25 Dec 2023 at 11:36

peahead said:
Thanks for the feedback hopefully it does drop again, i keep looking at the Corsair 45" version also but @£1400 it just doesn't make sense.

Its the same panel I believe - £1299-1499 its not worth it, keep your eye on hot deals and you will see where the £799 one is.

Metalface Mark · 25 Dec 2023 at 11:41

Metalface Mark · 26 Dec 2023 at 11:37

JediFragger said:
Also been thinking about one of these and think I'd be ok with the PPI, good to know you got a good one m8 I know these have some issues sometimes. If it pops up again at 799 I may not be able to resist...

I was concerned about the PPI before i got it but its honestly not an issue if you get the distance right - ive gone through the asus 42" oled last year that had issues, then the g9 ultrawide that had even more issues, ive not had any issues with this one so far.

Metalface Mark · 27 Dec 2023 at 11:55

banja said:
When you have a quite an extreme curve like 800r, what's it like watching a 16/9 or widescreen movie? Does it look strange or distorted? I can understand how gaming would look natural, but I'd worry movies / TV would be a bit odd. I've only ever owned flat monitors so I'm not sure how I'd find it.

i dont watch films on my monitor but id imagine quite cinematic.

Sitting on the desk with the stand it feels way curvier than it does mounted on the wall, it doesnt feel like its too big on the wall but on the stand it felt like i was having to turn my head left and right to see stuff, even on a 800mm desk.