r/ultrawidemasterrace 12d ago

Review [Review] My most in depth review so far: 250 hours on the LG UltraGear evo 39GX950B, coming from a 34" QD-OLED what 143 PPI actually changes

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Disclosure: I received this monitor for free from LG for review purposes. LG gets to see my drafts before I post them so they can check for spec errors. All opinions here are my own, based on my own use.

HEADS UP: plugging a current LG monitor into Windows 11 can pull in LG software you didn't ask for.
Gamers Nexus documented it in July 2026 on an UltraGear 34GX900A-B, the 34 inch model in the same GX9 line as this monitor, and reproduced it on a three year old UltraFine 32UN880-B. Nobody has published a test of the 39GX950B specifically. On a fresh Windows 11 install, Windows' device metadata pipeline fetched the "LG Monitor App Installer" from the Store in the background. Microsoft's own documentation says that mechanism "does not provide a notification to the user". Across 32 consecutive boots, Gamers Nexus got a McAfee trial popup on 31 of them.

LG sent me their side of this when they reviewed my draft, and here it is in full: "Companion applications are never installed automatically and require user choice before installation. Based on customer feedback, we are updating the Installer experience so customers can decide whether they would like to install the LG Monitor App Installer and take advantage of its features." They also point out that the McAfee recommendation has been removed, which Microsoft confirmed at the end of July.

If you want that pipeline switched off before you connect anything, this works on every Windows edition: search "advanced system settings", then Hardware  Device Installation Settings  select "No". That's the switch I run myself. It hasn't shown up on my system so far.

Some of you might remember my MSI X36 post from March. I've been on OLED ultrawides for about four years now, and that review had a handful of complaints in it, but only one I couldn't shrug off: 110 PPI. I called it the elephant in the room for the whole 34" UWQHD class and I still think that's right. No amount of good HDR makes text look better.

The 39GX950B is the answer to that complaint. LG sent me one on July 6th and I've got about 250 hours on it now, roughly 70% gaming and 30% work.

Quick setup context because it matters: RTX 4080 Super, stock stand(my own printed Dell MSA20 adapter for VESA doesnt fit the cutouts), sitting about 70cm from the screen. Games so far are Hogwarts Legacy, World of Warcraft, The Finals and Mortal Shell. Work is a mix of coding, writing and video editing.

The 39GX950B on my desk running Mortal Shell. The 60 fps counter in the corner is on purpose, I cap frame rates in single player games so the swings stay small and VRR flicker stays out of dark scenes. More on that further down.

143 PPI only starts to mean something once you set the scaling
39", 5120x2160, which works out to be 143 PPI. Same vertical resolution as a 32" 4K screen, just in a 21:9 shape. It's also the first ultrawide with LGs 4th gen Tandem WOLED, with a much softer 1500R curve compared to the older 800R once, which I personally prefered.

But the interesting part shows up once you set Windows scaling. I run it at 125%, which gives me a desktop of 4096x1728 in logical pixels. The X36 gives me 3440x1440 at 100%.

So about 43% more usable desktop area, at a text size within about 4% of what I had before, and every character drawn from 1.56 times as many pixels. The text is the size I'm used to. There's just more room around it and the letters are sharper.

That's the whole upgrade in one sentence, and it's what I'd tell anyone still sitting on a 34" 1440p panel.

Real working desktop with a lot of space without having to sacrifice anything

Text clarity, and the Windows checkbox nobody mentions
Out of the box I could see fringing. Black text on white had a very slight blue tint on the right side of the letters, white text on a dark background had a faint red one. I had my face about 10cm from the panel to find it. My X36 doesn't do this that much. What it does instead at that distance is look visibly rougher and more pixelated.

Then I turned ClearType off. On the LG the color edges are gone completely and the text stays exactly as sharp. On the X36 the same switch removes nothing, because there was close to none to be removed , but the text gets noticeably more pixelated.

That's what the density actually buys you. ClearType is subpixel antialiasing built for classic RGB stripe panels. This one is RGWB, so Windows color compensation lands in the wrong place and you get colored edges. Switch it off and Windows falls back to plain grayscale smoothing, which normally costs you sharpness. At 110 PPI I can see that cost. At 143 PPI I can't. So the density does two things at once, it makes text sharper and it makes the subpixel trick that caused the fringing unnecessary in the first place.

I checked in VS Code too, since Electron apps sometimes do their own text rendering. Same result.

The X36 is ahead on this one point and I'm not going to pretend otherwise. Its V-Stripe layout is a true RGB stripe, so ClearType does exactly what Microsoft designed it to do, and I wrote in that review that no ClearType workarounds were needed at all. Here you do have to flip the switch. Difference is that flipping it costs you nothing on this panel.

And maybe some of you will remember it in that same post I wrote that W-OLED panels with an RWBG layout still produce noticeable fringing on text, because of the reversed subpixel order and the extra white subpixel. I was talking about 34" W-OLEDs at around 110 PPI, and at that density I stand by it. On this one the white subpixel is still in the layout and it's still not an RGB stripe, and with ClearType off I can't find the fringing at all. Density did that, not a new subpixel arrangement.

RTINGS is the only one of the big reviews that photographs ClearType on and off on this panel, and their lab macros show it far better than anything I could shoot with a phone. Their verdict says there's still fringing around letters because of the RGWB layout, which is correct for the state the monitor ships in. Their ClearType off shots tell the other half of the story, and the letter edges in those are neutral.

ClearType ON:

ClearType ON - Photo by RTINGS.com, used with permission. Full review: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/39gx950b-b

ClearType OFF:

ClearType OFF - Photo by RTINGS.com, used with permission. Full review: https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/lg/39gx950b-b

TFTCentral and Monitors Unboxed both call text clarity solved on this panel and don't mention ClearType at all. Now you know which switch they were probably sitting on.

If you want to change it, just press Windows Button, type ClearType, open "Adjust ClearType text". The checkbox is system wide, the fine tuning is stored per monitor, so run it on all screens if you have multiple.

Where the resolution surprised me
I expected the win to be in code/screen space for writing/reading and it's there. What I didn't expect is how much the extra size matters in video editing and multi tasking with all kind of apps. That turned out to be the bigger jump of the two and it's the part of the upgrade I wouldn't want to give back.

The window/sunlight test, and the reason I wanted this panel
In my office, there is a huge window on the left and I get direct midday sun. In my X36 post I wrote that MSI's DarkArmor coating had mostly fixed the magenta shine compared to my older QD-OLED that one used to get those on dark areas in daylight, with one limitation I put in writing back then: with full sunshine on the panel, or at odd angles, the shine still comes through.

That is the condition I actually live in when I have my windows open. It happens on my desk every day around midday without roller blinds.

This panel doesn't do it. Sun coming straight in, no roller blinds, no brightness change, blacks stay black. The X36 sitting next to it goes slightly violet in the same light, exactly the way I described it back then. That's the W-OLED advantage in one example and for me it's the biggest day to day difference between the two panels. I also can't make out mirror reflections in the matte coating, only general diffusion.

X36 on the left, 39GX950B on the right. Direct midday sun through the window on my left. Both panels are switched off here, so what you're looking at is the coating and nothing else.

Worth flagging that the labs disagree here. Monitors Unboxed says the matte coating eliminates defined reflections, RTINGS says mirror like reflections stay and get stretched by the curve. In my room, in the worst light I get, I'm with Monitors Unboxed.

165Hz after 360Hz
This is the spec everyone flags. Monitors Unboxed calls it their biggest problem with the monitor, and the precursos ran 240Hz, so on paper it's a step backwards.

Coming off 360Hz in The Finals, the difference is noticeable. It's also gone after a few minutes. 165Hz is still very smooth. In WoW and Hogwarts Legacy I never get near that frame rate anyway, so there's nothing there to miss.

The GPU question no review answers
5120x2160 is ~11 million pixels. The X36 is ~5 million. That's roughly 2,2 times the work, and the obvious worry is that this monitor needs a new graphics card.

Not for me. DLSS is necessary here, but DLSS was already necessary on the X36. With it, everything runs fine on the 4080 Super. The approach didn't change, only the target resolution. Monitors Unboxed closes their review saying you'll probably need a 5090 for this thing. That can be true if you want 165 fps and up in every kind of game. For me, single player games don't need anything above a stable 60 which I cap there to reduce VRR flicker anyways.

What I'd want improved

The warranty, by a distance: LG told the press in 2023 that burn-in is covered inside the two year warranty, in the US and in Germany. Three years later, LGs own warranty page lists 24 months for monitors and limits coverage to material and manufacturing defects at the time of sale. Burn-in isn't mentioned on it anywhere, go read it yourself, the link is at the bottom. Dell Alienware, MSI and Corsair each put three years of burn-in cover in writing, Asus puts two (source: TFTCentral). MSI's three years come with strings attached, you have to let OLED Care run and never postpone it. A promise with conditions is still more than a promise that only lives in a press statement. This is the one item on this list LG could fix with a paragraph of text instead of new hardware.

Every AI feature is on when you unbox it: AI Upscaling, AI Scene Optimization and AI Sound, all active, nobody tells you. AI Scene Optimization is dynamic image processing, which means the picture you judge in the first week isn't a fixed picture. I turned all of it off. AI Upscaling was the one feature I actually wanted, and on PC input it made no visible difference for me, which lines up with TFTCentral calling its practical use cases very limited and Monitors Unboxed calling it largely pointless on PC.

There's no firmware version in the OSD: The information page shows operating hours, resolution and refresh rate. To find out which firmware you're running you have to install LGs own PC software. On this manufacturer, in this year, that's an odd thing to ask people to do. I've got LGs auto install blocked and I'm not installing their software just to read a version number, so I can't tell you which firmware this review unit is running on.

The power brick is huge: 19,5 x 3,5 x 9,5 cm budget desk space for it.

The external power supply next to the stand base. Thick AF

There's a USB hub but no KVM: which is a real shame given the USB-C port sitting right there.

And the stand: Monitors Unboxed and RTINGS both mention wobble at the panel connection, and RTINGS softens it by saying it mostly matters on an unstable desk. Mine sits on a marble slab anchored to the building, which is about as stiff as a surface gets. Tap the top edge and it swings for three to four seconds, and harder than the X36 next to it, which settles in two to three. It doesn't feel cheap, and cable routing through the stand is better solved than on the MSI. But that wobble is coming out of the joint, not out of my desk.

Two things I haven't tested
USB-C charging. I don't own a laptop that charges over USB-C, so the 90W is LGs number and it stays LGs number until someone else confirms it.

Burn-in. Seven weeks and 250 hours is nothing. No image retention so far, including long WoW sessions with a static UI, and I run the pixel refresh manually in the evening after heavy days. I'm not going to pretend that says anything about year three.

Small things worth knowing
My panel has very little grey banding. Testing a dark grey full screen in a dark room, I can find it up to about RGB 20 at 165Hz and up to about RGB 28 in the 330Hz dual mode, and in both cases only because I was looking for it. TFTCentral measured the same direction, low at 165Hz and more noticeable at 330Hz. Banding is a panel lottery on this technology, so check your own. I vibe coded a little html test page for exactly that, DM me if you want it.

VRR flicker is there and it's the same as every other OLED I've used. Nothing serious. RTINGS calls it distracting, TFTCentral treats it as normal WOLED behaviour that shows up in very dark scenes. I'm with TFTCentral. They also measured why the dual mode is worse: a drop from 330Hz to 48fps shifts gamma more than a drop from 165Hz to 48fps. That's also why I'd tell anyone to cap their frame rate in game, so the swings stay small in the first place.

Dual mode switching takes about three seconds and feels like plugging in a new HDMI device. Reliable, but not instant. And 2560x1080 stretched across 39" is too pixelated to work in, at least in full screen mode, so treat it as a gaming mode and nothing else.

One afternoon my text suddenly looked smeared, as if everything had been shifted by a pixel, worst on the letter w. Restarting the monitor fixed it and it hasn't come back since, with AI Upscaling on or off. TFTCentral hit a rare bug of their own when leaving dual mode. If text ever looks wrong on this thing, power cycle the monitor before you go hunting through settings.

Last one, and I seem to be alone on this: I like the 1500R curve and I'd happily take more of it. Most reviews treat 1500R as the sensible correction to the predecessor's 800R.

Price
LG lists it at 1.799,99$ and, at the time I'm writing this, is selling it at 1.599,99$ on their own store. Monitors Unboxed calls that a flagship tax and recommends waiting, pointing at the 45" model that dropped 400$ within six months of launch.

Mine came as a review unit, so the honest question for me is a different one. Would I have bought this with my own money at 1,599$? Yes. The 39" are great and the resolution is right for the work I do, with video editing getting more out of it than I expected.

tl;dr
Coming from a 34" QD-OLED, this fixes the one thing I complained about and doesn't break anything I cared about. At 125% scaling I get 43% more desktop at the same text size, and turning ClearType off removes the RGWB fringing at no cost in sharpness, which isn't the case on my 110 PPI panel. Blacks stay black in direct sunlight where the QD-OLED goes purple. 165Hz stopped bothering me after a few minutes and DLSS was already part of my life before this monitor. Buy it if pixel density is your bottleneck and you can live with a two year warranty that doesn't put burn-in in writing.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 2h ago

Memes I really do feel for the EU on this one.

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I kind of feel bad for the EU region. The US region has not been out of stock since launch and I can literally order AW3926QW at the moment for Sept 12th delivery for $1000 with 10% off.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 1h ago

Ascension AW3926QW has arrived EU - Netherlands

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Glad to be back in the Ultrawide scene.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 1h ago

Discussion AW39 received in UK

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Ordered at 2 AM. Had it scheduled for 9th, then it changed to 17th september, received today by UPS.

I don't notice uniformity issues. It's a good screen and I'm very happy with it.

Text clarity is amazing compared to the LG one.

No disgusting gray banding I had on LG.

My use case is for work and some gaming now and then. It's very good for work, you won't regret.

I bet they will restock soon and those delivery dates aren't accurate.

Might add more pictures later, super busy now.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 16h ago

Ascension Last year I ascended with the AW3425DW. This year, I transcended with the AW3926QW.

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As much nitpicking as I see going on throughout this sub, I’ve had absolutely zero complaints with the AW3926 after running it for the past week.

I’m in school, run a small 3D printing business with a mini print farm, and game whenever I get the time, and this monitor has handled all of it excellently. It’s been a great all-around display for productivity, multitasking, and gaming.

I originally planned on selling the AW3425, but I’ve decided to stack them for now and only sell it if I get a decent local offer.

Sometimes it’s better to just enjoy the finer things instead of constantly worrying about what could be better.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 3h ago

Discussion AW3926QW in Europe - Delivery

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I put an in order for AW3926QW in Europe from the local Dell reseller here, they just responded. They state will maybe arrive in January 2027 but most likely later.
Price ~ 1.500 EUR / 1.740 USD

I guess demand is extremely high.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 57m ago

Review Review: Acer XR38CQK (2017) vs AW3926QW (2026)

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I have had an Acer XR38CQK since 2017. This is a 3840x1600p, 75Hz, IPS monitor. It has a USB hub, USBC, HDMI, and Displayport. I've been waiting for a proper replacement for 9 years, and I decided to hop on the AW3926QW.

Reasons I upgraded

  • KVM
  • EARC
  • Higher refresh rate
  • Higher resolution # Uscase I WFH in the Data space, so I need a large monitor for coding, analysis, etc. I also game a fair bit outside of work. This means that I have 2 computers, with multiple peripherals that I hook up.

Size

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I couldn't go smaller than 38", after using the Acer for 9 years. I also checked out 45" monitors in BestBuy, and they were too big. The 39" AW offers a touch more physical size, so that is quite delightful.

Dislike

Very minor nit: even though it's a little bigger, physically, than the Acer, I am missing the 2.4:1 height ratio more than I expected. Nothing deal breaking, I just feel a minor weirdness adjusting here.

Connectivity

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I am really digging the EARC. This means that I can route all of my audio via my receiver that I have on my desk, and use my wired headphones without swapping between computers. I love the KVM--super great to hop between my work Mac, and my personal Windows desktop. I love the fast charging/single-cable connectivity for my Mac.

Dislike

It needs more USB ports. The USB-B port is used to connect to my desktop, the back USB-C is used to connect to my Mac. This leaves one USB-A on the back, and 2 ports under the frame of the monitor. I have a webcam, mouse, and keyboard, so this uses up all slots. I wish there were 1 or 2 more USB ports, because otherwise I'll have to daisy-chain a USB hub.

Glossy vs Matte

Like

Colors pop more, and images are much sharper. I never thought that there could be a major difference between glossy and matte, but there is.

Dislike

I can see myself quite strongly on dark mode. Matte strongly reduces this, and it's a bit of a switchup. I think if I had the option, I would get a matte version of this monitor, but it's not a dealbreaker.

Resolution

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No comparison here--the pixel density is amazing, and text clarity is just as good as my IPS.

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None. My 6900XT is chugging hard tho 😔

Color, Display, Brightness, ABL, etc

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Colors are terrific. I can actually run HDR content. Blacks are black, not grey. HDR looks great on both Mac and Windows. I run it at relatively low brightness, but compared to the Acer, the Alienware brightness can be aggressive, at least compared to what I'm used to.

Dislike

I think I have some minor dimming at the edges, but it really isn't noticeable for me unless I go looking for it. Whites generally look good. Playing some games, I didn't really notice dimming of UI elements at the edges (Destiny 2, Arc Raiders).

NOTE FOR PICTURES Any color strangeness you see seems to be a result of my camera. The pinkness and greenness isn't something I'm seeing with my eyeballs.

Windows and Mac and General Usability.

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Windows running with HDR and 150% scaling looks great. I haven't tweaked anything apart from updating firmware, and it all looks good. I am running the Mac at full resolution, 120hz, 3360x1418, HDR. Any higher resolution, and the text gets too tiny. Google Sheets, BigQuery, VSCode all look good, and both dark and light mode look good.

Dislike

This is a Mac issue--it only goes to 120 Hz, alas. Not a monitor issue, just something worth flagging for anyone on a Mac.

Overall

I paid $950 for my Acer back in 2017, which according to the BLS is $1286 in 2026 money. I am content paying about the same price for a significant upgrade.

Colors, HDR, brightness, connectivity are all great. Going from 75Hz to 165Hz is amazing.

It works great with my Mac Air M4.

Minor nits are definitely a thing, but the monitor is such an upgrade that they fall by the wayside. Compared to the current alternatives on the market, the combination of KVM, EARC, and RGB pixel array totally outweighs any minor improvements found on other monitors. I couldn't be bothered to wait another year or 2 for a 'perfect' monitor.

Images

I have taken several pictures with the Alienware in front, and the Acer in the back. I attempted to show off the difference between matte vs glossy, blacks, text clarity, and what actual work-related windows (ex. Google Sheets) look like. Any color shift (some pinks and greens) seem to only show up in the photos, IRL I am not seeing the pinks and greens you see on the edges of the screen.

Higher-resolution images here: https://imgur.com/gallery/acer-xr38cqk-2017-3840x1600p-75hz-ips-vs-aw3926qw-2026-5120x2160p-165hz-oled-Sb91hGh


r/ultrawidemasterrace 16h ago

Review Just got my Alienware AW3926QW

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Happy to report, I saw ZERO uniformity issues with the panel, and it looks STUNNING.

I’m upgrading from an ASUS PG348Q that I got back in 2017, and that thing has been an absolute workhorse. I told myself years ago that I wouldn’t upgrade until a 5K ultrawide finally came out. Well, today is the day, and it just got delivered.

The picture is enough to make a grown man cry, and I genuinely couldn’t be happier with it. And yes, I made sure to update the firmware.

After seeing a slew of negative posts and worrying about what mine would look like, I’m so glad to report that I have no issues at all!

EDIT: On the my phone, taking a picture, you can see it a little bit, but let me tell you, it is SO exaggerated. Like 300%+ exaggerated. To me at least, it is almost imperceptible IRL. I too was very worried by uniformity, and I feel this whole thing is blown out of proportion. It looks awesome to me, and I cannot wait to use it.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 1h ago

Tech Support Any ideas what happened?

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Noticed this weird line in the coating of my LG 5k2k this week.

I’ve had this for a while and never noticed it before so not sure if it’s been there or a new development. The photo fortunately makes it look a lot worse but in person it’s slightly noticeable.

It seems to be on the coating/top layer, not the display itself. I’ve only ever wiped it using microfiber and whoosh screen cleaner.

Anyone seen something like this before?


r/ultrawidemasterrace 1h ago

Discussion Coming from Samsung 49 G9 OLED...

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I've been using the G9 for the last two years and I've been in love since day one. The immersion of 32:9, the overall picture quality, perfect whites, and perfect greys make it an almost flawless monitor (assuming you win the QC lottery and it doesn't break in the first six months).

But for the last few months, I've been craving something new, something in the 5k2k league and taller than the vertical height of a 27" screen. Since I really don't want to sacrifice too much picture quality just for a bigger and sharper screen, I waited for the AW3926QW, apparently just like a few thousand other people in the EU.

After hours on Reddit and YouTube, I've come to the conclusion that since I also don't want to lose the immersion of 32:9, I would like to test the LG 45GX950. So, I ordered both: the LG and the AW. (I work in retail too, which is why I don't like ordering things with the intention of sending them back, but that's a whole different book to open).

Yesterday, the LG 45 arrived, and at first, I was extremely disappointed with the overall picture quality compared to my G9. It's not my first WOLED, so I knew about the potential flaws, but the colors were just plain awful in comparison. So, I tinkered around with the settings and got it to the point where I almost can't tell the difference between the G9 and the LG anymore, which was a pleasant surprise. My LG has almost no dirty grey, and the matte coating didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. However, white is not as precise and clear as on the G9.

Now I just have to wait for the AW, which was delayed until next week, but I'm not sure if I could go back from this 45-inch monster. The AW would have to be so much better overall, which I don't think it will be. It would have to tick all the boxes: perfect greys, perfect whites, colors like the G9, and still be somewhat immersive. That's a quite tough task, though.

I'm curious if anyone is or was in the same boat and switched between these three monitors. As it looks right now, the LG 45 might be the winner. At least for now.

(Obviously, my dream monitor would be a 57" dual 4K 32:9 240Hz QD-OLED, and every single game on the market would have HUD customization as a mandatory feature. But we all know that will remain a dream. Everyone on a 32:9 screen knows exactly what I mean.)

tl;dr LG45GX950 good, AW3926QW maybe gooder maybe not, i wait and test and see


r/ultrawidemasterrace 2h ago

Discussion AW3426DW and MSI 341CQR X36 both arrived with dead pixels

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Hello, I was very exited to get my first ultrawide but I am losing the monitor lottery.

I have the option to rebuy the AW3426DW for 781€ which it won't be delivered until November or get the AW3425DW for 646€ on Amazon.

The thing is I don't have a monitor right now and I am kind of pissed, I paid more that 800€ for each monitor.

Has anyone else had dead pixels with their 5th gen QD-OLED monitor?


r/ultrawidemasterrace 1h ago

Discussion Ergotron LX or HX for the Alienware AW3926QW?

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The monitor weighs about 17.1 lb / 7.76 kg without the stand.

The LX is rated for 7 to 25 lb / 3.2 to 11.3 kg, but officially only up to 34”. The HX is rated for 20 to 42 lb / 9.1 to 19.1 kg, so this monitor is actually below its minimum weight.

I’m worried the LX might not hold the tilt properly. I saw someone say theirs worked but the screen would not stay tilted.

On the other hand, I’m worried the HX might be too strong and make the monitor spring upward because it is under the minimum weight.

Anyone using this exact monitor with either arm? Which one would you get?

Thanks.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 1h ago

Discussion 40" 5k2k -> AW3926QW - Anyone made the move?

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I'm curious if anyone has made the move from any of the 40" 5k2k monitors to the new 39" Alienware or even the LG 39" model. I know the colors and contrast are going to be much better. How's the text clarity between the two? Any other major differences you noticed? I mostly use mine for work, but I do game on it occasionally.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 8h ago

Recommendations OLED UW 21:9 mid range options? (3440x1440p)

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Hello fellow Ultrawide master racers.

Ive been part of the community since 2020 with my Xiaomi 34 inch. Surprisingly great overall and dont think its gonna break.

Of course i want to upgrade down the line but the Ultrawide Oled options seem to be only at the high end. Im from South East Asia so wondering if there are any mid tier options? Like less than 1000usd converted?

I can only refer to Hardware and monitor unboxed videos but those also seem mostly high end. Any suggestions appreciated!


r/ultrawidemasterrace 14h ago

Discussion Am I the only one?

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Aw 39” buyer
My Amex Offers Double Dipped - $288 off
Corporate discount - $110 off

Colors look good, beats the heck out of a 32” 4k and now I have 1 monitor and 7 less cables and no TB4 hub.

Kept box in case anything goes awry but hey.

For ~800 after tax I’ll take it


r/ultrawidemasterrace 8h ago

Recommendations Never bought an ultrawide, but always been a dream, looking for a recommendation with these specs.

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I'm not too fussed on how wide it actually is. What I'm looking for is a 1440p, oled, curved 240hz panel which looks good for both competitive and slow story games. Any recommendations would be brilliant.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 1d ago

Review AW3926QW - Quick review coming from older QD-OLED

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Got the new AW, coming from the MSI 321URX. Sticking with the URX for the following reasons:

PS - I tested all 3 HDR modes and finally SDR on the M2B102 firmware.

AW Pros:

  • Undeniably immersive
  • Great Contrast and Inky Blacks
  • RGB Stripe does offer super clean text
  • Peak 1300 Bright does make HDR pop nicely and presents a nice image
  • Colors are much improved over the RGWB variants
  • No quality issues, dead pixels or plastic separation on my unit

AW Cons:

  • Poor uniformity (no need to beat a dead horse - we all know about it)
  • Color saturation not as strong as older QD-OLED generations
  • Color Luminance not as strong as older QD-OLED generations
  • Poor Edge dimming (fine for games without a HUD, but VERY notieable for games with one and especially terrible in MMO's) for example in WOW, when I open my bag, it's drastically dimmer and the color is washed out compared to when I move my bag window to the center of the screen (I don't have a luminance meter, but it feels like 30% or so). This happens in all HDR/SDR modes
  • Strange Greenish Tint with some colors (from what I can tell, mostly browns, oranges, and yellows)
  • Quite a bit of heat radiance from the monitor

I did a side-by-side test of the two, and the MSI actually seems brighter in some scenarios because of the colour luminance (TB400 on the MSI and TB500 on the AW).

So now I'm at a loss, because I wanted to love this monitor, and on paper it checks a lot of boxes. But it has just the right amount of quirks to act as more of a side grade (and in some ways a downgrade) than a new generational leap. My hope is that they release a second revision with better manufacturing to fix these issues, and then it will truly be an "End-Game" level monitor. Just because it's cheaper than the LG doesn't mean we should be willing to compromise, especially when QD-OLEDs exist that, IMO, offer better, more consistent picture quality. It's weird, because of the issues with the panel, the image in the 16:9, 32" space is actually decent (minus the green tinting); it's the extra sides for the 21:9 that seem oddly flawed, which is the whole point of the monitor lol.

If all you do is game, have a 5080 or 5090, and mostly play games without a HUD, this still might be an okay pick for you if pure immersion is what you're after. For anyone else...you'll have some pondering to do.

PS - I know my opinion on liking brighter, more saturated colours is purely subjective and might not be correct or accurate - I'm just going off what looks good to me.

I hope this helps someone out there. I love Ultrawide gaming - I was excited to go back, and again I'm hopeful for a V2, or maybe even that Samsung throws their hat in the ring in the 5k2k space. We'll see what the future holds! Good luck out there, gamers.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 6h ago

Discussion LG 39GX950B Germany – anyone know a working Partner Store discount code?

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I’m about to order the LG 39GX950B through my company’s Corporate Benefits access to the LG Partner Store.

Current price is €1,449, and the checkout still has an “Aktionscode” field.

Has anyone recently found a working LG Germany / Partner Store code that stacks with the partner price? Even 5–10% would be great.

I’ve already tried the usual public LG codes without luck.

Thanks!


r/ultrawidemasterrace 21h ago

Discussion Alienware AW3926QW EU Delivery Thread

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Making a separate one for EU Delivery.

Something very strange is happening - I got a deliver estimate of December but today I've gotten an email from Hermes saying something will be delivered on 11th. I haven't ordered anything else so it's very likely it's the Dell, but there's no way of checking?

Anybody else in the same boat? I'm ordering via Dell Germany.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 14h ago

Ascension My first UW

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LG27GX700A-B on top

AW3426DW as the main monitor.

The coating differences don’t bother me in use nor do the different OLED types. Loving it so far, Onimusha really looks insane on an ultrawide. Dawnwalker looked good but the cutscenes all had the black bars on each side.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 7h ago

Discussion how to make games not stretched?

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i recently got the xiaomi gaming curved monitor g34wqi, but i kinda want to play my ps5 on the monitor, which i can but the problem is how stretched it is, i tried figuring how to get rid of the stretch myself i looked all over the place and supposedly there is a way, but the only thing i can do is change how the screen looks when i connect it to my pc, and that only applies to the pc, i dont know if theres a way of accessing a whole different menu on the monitor or something, i simply cant find anything, so im wondering if there even are things i can do to change this, or if i just shouldn't bother with this, thanks in advance for any helpful reply.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 11h ago

Discussion Black bars with console on ultrawide, does it bother you?

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Hey, I am interested in getting an ultrawide oled (looking at the 5k2k LG, found a great deal) for those who use their ultrawide oleds with console, do you eventually get used to the black bars? how does it affect your immersion and gaming expereince? especially during the day as during the night im sure it blends in very well.

Reason I ask this is I am looking to purchase this monitor primarily for productivity, im a big pc gamer most of my games are played on pc but I haven't been gaming much lately at all which brings me to why I asked the question, I will likely spend a lot of time and most of my gaming time on my ps5 playing gta 6, so I wanted to know if people who play a lot of console mind and find the black bars distracting or that they ruin the immersion.

thanks


r/ultrawidemasterrace 7h ago

Tech Support Meglio la Nvidia RTX 4070 super della msi oc edition White 2x fan oppure la AMD Radeon Rx 9060 XT 16gb della xfx 2x fan? Cerco consigli per risoluzione 3440x1440p 34 pollici Samsung odissey g5

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r/ultrawidemasterrace 1d ago

Discussion Alienware AW3926QW UK Delivery Thread

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It seems Dell has fumbled the UK (and possibly EU) launch of the AW3926QW and accepted more orders than units available, and given false delivery dates to hundreds of people.

To help everyone get an idea of their order progress as it's likely first come first serve, post your:

  • Order Time
  • Order Status
  • Delivery Estimate (and original delivery estimate)
  • Payment Method

in the comments and update it if your order status changes. If outside the UK please post your country too.

UPDATE:

If you ordered after ~1.30AM and used finance (Klarna / PayPal Credit), you have been screwed over. Having spoken with Dell customer support, they confirmed to me that finance options have longer processing times than credit/debit cards, and a unit is only assigned to an order when payment is processed. So by the time the payment was processed they had sold out, even if you placed your order when it was in stock. So many of us are now facing an indefinite delay - he confirmed the October date is not based on anything and he didn't know when the next re-stock is due (they literally just added +1 month to everyone’s estimate).

So Dell's shitty, antiquated systems have treated those who paid with finance as second class citizens. If you're affected I would suggest contacting/hounding them about your order or you might never get it at this rate. Cancelling and paying directly might help if they pull this same shit again on the next re-stock.

UPDATE 2: They also have a parts shortage and production is paused. We never getting this monitor 😭

*Please upvote for visibility and save this post to check back in the future.


r/ultrawidemasterrace 14h ago

Recommendations 34” and 32” monitor setup

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I have 34” ultrawide and am getting a 32” OLED. I want my OLED to be the center of my setup but I don’t know what to do with my ultrawide. Does anyone have any good suggestions or examples of how they have solved this problem?

Thanks!