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LG UltraGear Monitor: 45" OLED Curved WQHD 240Hz .03ms, FreeSync, G-SYNC, HDR400

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Best Buy has LG UltraGear 45" OLED Curved Monitor (45GS96QB-B.AUS) on sale for $999.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits, otherwise shipping charges may apply.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 240Hz
  • 3440 x 1440 21:9 OLED
  • 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio
  • 0.03 milliseconds Response time
  • G-SYNC Compatible (NVIDIA Adaptive Sync), FreeSync Premium Pro (AMD Adaptive Sync)
  • 275 candela per square meter Brightness
  • VESA Certified DisplayHDR 400 True Black
  • 98.5% Color Gambit
  • 100mm x 100mm VESA
  • Ports:
    • 1 x DisplayPort
    • 2 x HDMI
    • 1x USB-C
    • 2x USB

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Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
  • About this Product:
    • 2 Year UltraGear OLED Warranty
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 190 customer reviews.
  • Additional Notes:

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Best Buy has LG UltraGear 45" OLED Curved Monitor (45GS96QB-B.AUS) on sale for $999.99. Select free store pickup where stock permits, otherwise shipping charges may apply.
  • Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • 240Hz
  • 3440 x 1440 21:9 OLED
  • 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio
  • 0.03 milliseconds Response time
  • G-SYNC Compatible (NVIDIA Adaptive Sync), FreeSync Premium Pro (AMD Adaptive Sync)
  • 275 candela per square meter Brightness
  • VESA Certified DisplayHDR 400 True Black
  • 98.5% Color Gambit
  • 100mm x 100mm VESA
  • Ports:
    • 1 x DisplayPort
    • 2 x HDMI
    • 1x USB-C
    • 2x USB

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
  • About this Product:
    • 2 Year UltraGear OLED Warranty
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 190 customer reviews.
  • Additional Notes:

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Written by Eragorn | Staff

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Model: LG 45" UltraGearâ„¢ OLED 800R Curved Gaming Monitor WQHD with 240Hz Refresh Rate, Built-In Speakers and USB Type-C

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Nov 21, 2024
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SithLord2021
Nov 21, 2024
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Quote from boball :
But what about for productivity for doing work at 120 Hz?
If productivity is a major concern, this LG is not for you. This monitor is built for gaming and video watching, solo use, and it excels at that. For productivity, you absolutely do not need 240hz nor the 800R curve. You should get a lower refresh rate monitor, higher res (4k), higher PPI, less (or no) curve.
Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
boball
Nov 21, 2024
2,316 Posts
Quote from SithLord2021 :
If productivity is a major concern, this LG is not for you. This monitor is built for gaming and video watching, solo use, and it excels at that. For productivity, you absolutely do not need 240hz nor the 800R curve. You should get a lower refresh rate monitor, higher res (4k), higher PPI, less (or no) curve.
That is right but there is no ultrawide for that. Ultrawide form factor is needed because 16:9 at 40 inches and up is too tall (high) and so that is why I was wondering why they don't make ultrawides in 4K in 45-49 inch size so far (as of 2024).
Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
Sheldon_Black
Nov 21, 2024
67 Posts
We need high refresh rate 4K Ultrawide monitors!! My 4090 is ready Smilie
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Nov 21, 2024
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Nov 21, 2024
fiveohfour
Nov 21, 2024
2,250 Posts
Quote from aggiejohn :
Would require a very beefy GPU to push all those pixels around, would be a very narrow set of customers who could afford both that kind of monitor and GPU (for now).
The size of a monitor has no impact on the amount GPU horsepower needed to drive it, can't really understand what you're saying so maybe I'm missing something, but that's a common misconception
Nov 21, 2024
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fiveohfour
Nov 21, 2024
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Quote from boball :
That is right but there is no ultrawide for that. Ultrawide form factor is needed because 16:9 at 40 inches and up is too tall (high) and so that is why I was wondering why they don't make ultrawides in 4K in 45-49 inch size so far (as of 2024).
You want 49" max?
Nov 21, 2024
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aggiejohn
Nov 21, 2024
416 Posts
Quote from fiveohfour :
The size of a monitor has no impact on the amount GPU horsepower needed to drive it, can't really understand what you're saying so maybe I'm missing something, but that's a common misconception
I was speaking to WUHD vs. UHD, not size. Ultra-wide 2160p (WUHD) at 64x27 is around 11 million pixels, 2160p (UHD) at 16x9 is around 8 million. That's around 38% more pixels. Requires a bit more horsepower to push that for gaming purposes.
Nov 22, 2024
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pmperry
Nov 22, 2024
3,108 Posts
Quote from StrongCrowd1171 :
Not even a comparison. LG messed up with these. They should pull them all off the market and take the L because crap like this tarnishes their brand. No matter what size you get, they're all like 80 PPI and their proprietary technology can't masque it. The Alienware has much higher pixel density and is 4k. The only difference is that the LG is ultrawide, but there are much better ultrawides out there, including the G8 and the Alienware DWF.
This simply is not realistic or accurate. Every display has an optimal viewing distance for visual acuity. This is the point at which the image resolution becomes indistinguishable from a higher resolution display at its visual acuity distance. This is based on a reference of 20/20 vision.

To put that into perspective, here's a little comparison.

48" 4K screen's optimal viewing distance is 3.2'
45" 3440 screen's optimal viewing distance is 3.4'
32" 2560 screen's optimal viewing distance is 3.2'

Anyone complaining about these screens is either sitting too close, or their eye sight exceeds 20/20 vision.

35% of the population under the age of 40 has 20/20 vision or greater.
25% cannot achieve 20/20 vision even with corrective lenses.
75% of the population can achieve 20/20 vision with corrective lenses.

This means that sitting between 3.2 - 3.4 feet from any of the monitor resolutions above will be indistinguishable.

I've used this monitor for a year now and have no issues at all with the display, but I sit about 3 feet from the thing and it's honestly the best monitor I've ever had, and I've had high end monitors rated for professional artist use.

Clearly somebody doesn't like facts.
Last edited by pmperry November 22, 2024 at 06:21 PM.
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Nov 22, 2024
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Nov 22, 2024
pmperry
Nov 22, 2024
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Quote from boball :
Why no one offers 45-49 inch ultrawides in 4K 2160 resolution so far?
For productivity for doing work (at say 120 Hz), surely a powerful GPU is not needed, right?
Don't people want to have multiple apps on the monitor? That's where 4K is needed. Is it just me who wants that?
There are several 5K2K displays with that vertical resolution, they just aren't OLED. OLED isn't perfect though.
Nov 22, 2024
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Nov 22, 2024
crackerjeffbox
Nov 22, 2024
232 Posts
Quote from pmperry :
This simply is not realistic or accurate. Every display has an optimal viewing distance for visual acuity. This is the point at which the image resolution becomes indistinguishable from a higher resolution display at its visual acuity distance. This is based on a reference of 20/20 vision.

To put that into perspective, here's a little comparison.

48" 4K screen's optimal viewing distance is 3.2'
45" 3440 screen's optimal viewing distance is 3.4'
32" 2560 screen's optimal viewing distance is 3.2'

Anyone complaining about these screens is either sitting too close, or their eye sight exceeds 20/20 vision.

35% of the population under the age of 40 has 20/20 vision or greater.
25% cannot achieve 20/20 vision even with corrective lenses.
75% of the population can achieve 20/20 vision with corrective lenses.

This means that sitting between 3.2 - 3.4 feet from any of the monitor resolutions above will be indistinguishable.

I've used this monitor for a year now and have no issues at all with the display, but I sit about 3 feet from the thing and it's honestly the best monitor I've ever had, and I've had high end monitors rated for professional artist use.
I had this and returned it immediately because each font I used had noticeable purple and gray pixels around it because it was blown up so much. To be fair it did look fantastic for media, but any kind of web browsing or office work, I felt like I was using a cheapo TN monitor from 15 years ago. I can see why the user you're replying to is saying that. This needs like over 2000 pixels instead of 1440p for it to not look terrible for office work.
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Nov 23, 2024
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pmperry
Nov 23, 2024
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Quote from crackerjeffbox :
I had this and returned it immediately because each font I used had noticeable purple and gray pixels around it because it was blown up so much. To be fair it did look fantastic for media, but any kind of web browsing or office work, I felt like I was using a cheapo TN monitor from 15 years ago. I can see why the user you're replying to is saying that. This needs like over 2000 pixels instead of 1440p for it to not look terrible for office work.
At 3.4 feet that's not noticeable and setting scaling to 125% gets rid of that with less distance. You probably should have kept it and played with the settings.
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Nov 23, 2024
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Anticrawl
Nov 23, 2024
304 Posts
Equivalent to a 34" 1440p monitor which is the perfect size. 27" 1440p requires you to be a foot away from to enjoy. Big screens are king. Don't listen to the Apple brainwashed people.

Personally unless you really get off on curved panels I'd go for a 48" OLED like the C3 or the Ultragear monitor equivalent. Cheaper and you can just clamp the screen down to an ultrawide aspect ratio if that is your thing.

BUT this 45" is one of the few MLA OLED panels on the market right now at this price, a tech currently limited to ultra high end monitors or LG G series TVs.
Nov 27, 2024
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Nov 27, 2024
Dominosmofo
Nov 27, 2024
94 Posts
I have had this monitor since it was released. I got it for free -- Thanks Newsom.
But it is a pretty sweet monitor, even aside the imperfect resolution. I have it on a Vivo mount that allows me to rotate and elevate it any which way. I do wish the monitor buttons and navigation were better implemented, but I find the remote to be great. If only the monitor itself had some of the remotes navigation features.
Other than that, nothing to really complain about save for the fact that a lot of content doesn't support the aspect ratio.
Dec 3, 2024
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TenderWealth901
Dec 3, 2024
5 Posts
This monitor is great if you need glasses (seriously, the experience is like a regular 109PPI 34" brough closer to the face) or want to play from the bed or couch. It's a solid 5-10ft away screen. The bad thing is you can't bring it further if that makes sense. So it's always just TV as monitor experience. Feels like 1080P

Using this feels like screen door affect with older VR headsets. It has great contrast but the colors don't pop as much as my C4.

The pixels are quite big so you notice pixel shifting. Also, doesn't handle gradients too well. As well, the uniformity is quite atrocious on first use. Gets better after some pixel cleaning and HDR content. My 2014 IPS is more enjoyable for bright content. Tried racing games, it's great for that but as an all rounder I hope the Alienware AW3423DWF will be more suitable for me.
Dec 7, 2024
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Dec 7, 2024
TenderWealth901
Dec 7, 2024
5 Posts
Comparing side by side, I've decided to go with DWF over this monitor.

LG was brighter with white color but overall not as good for monitor for me.

DWF has better PPI and gradient. It has color fringing so white stuff tends to have chromatic aboration (this cannot be solved, only workaround for text). It has burn in warranty. It's calibrated from factory.

Testing against my MacBook Pro M1 Pro 16", the DWF has brighter colors.

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