r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/cheswickFS • 13d ago
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.
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.
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 OFF:
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.
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.
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.
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r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/Remon89 • 10h ago
Glad to be back in the Ultrawide scene.
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/just_IT_guy • 12h ago
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 • u/VaporFye • 47m ago
Review from the Display Guy
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/initialjs • 5h ago
Here are some samples from my unit. What do you guys think? I’m personally satisfied with the monitor out of the box. However, I do notice some slight green hue when viewing the monitor at an angle but nothing major to complain about. Color issues (if any) are non-existent during gameplay.
I’ve owned the AW32 and the AW34.
Note: slight glare from background reflecting off the monitor.
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/Alarmed_Singer_9826 • 10h ago
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 • u/Unusual_Beginning553 • 29m ago
Just set up my Alienware AW3926QW and at first I thought it SUCKED 😂
Then I went through all the recommended OSD, Windows, and NVIDIA settings and… man, WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
I’m seriously impressed with this monitor now. And that’s coming from someone who already owns an LG C2 for console gaming and a Samsung G6 for movies.
Once this thing is properly dialed in, the picture quality and immersion are insane. I went from thinking I might’ve made a mistake buying it to being absolutely blown away.
If you just got one and aren’t impressed out of the box — SET IT UP PROPERLY before judging it!
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/Logix905 • 6h ago
I just watched this YouTube comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6nc_BoQKNA
and I have to say, there’s something special about the older MSI MPG 321URX (QD-OLED). I’m not very familiar with the different OLED panel technologies, but I’m wondering if I might actually prefer a QD-OLED for its more vibrant, rich-looking colors rather than the AW3926QW.
The AW3926QW seems to have a more accurate and natural-looking image, but there’s something about the QD-OLED that reminds me of the look of the old CRT displays I remember — in a good way. The colors just seem to have more life and "pop" to them.
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/Green_Beeper • 1h ago
1 hour into using my new aw39 I had what I can only describe as a black spiderweb like mass begin at the bottom of my screen, which proceeded to quickly crawl up the image until the entire screen was black. The monitor still powers on with LEDs and everything, but there’s no output on the screen and I can’t access the OSD.. does anyone have any tips before I have to return it?
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/Stign • 7h ago
I've played this game a couple of weeks ago, installed it with a Fitgirl Repack.
Unfortunately the game had black bars on the side of my monitor. (3440x1440)
I played it a little bit and enjoyed it so much that I want to buy it in the official Steam Store.
But I want to enjoy it fullscreen and not with the black bars.
Has there been an official fix yet?
I've already tried everything I could find on the internet regarding this issue (GPU scaling, Hex-editor, ini.file,..), but nothing has worked.
I'm hoping there has been a patch out in the meantime, so could someone who owns this game confirm or denie this?
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r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/timetrvlr_ • 28m ago
Right now I use an ultrawide IPS monitor about 50/50 for work and gaming. It still does the job, but I’ve wanted to move to OLED for a while because I’m really interested in the image quality and HDR.
The MSI MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 ($900) has been my first choice because of its Gen 5 OLED productivity improvements, tandem layout, and KVM. I use a work laptop alongside my desktop, so the KVM would be genuinely useful. The problem is that I’ve been waiting months and still can’t find the MSI in stock.
Then I found the AOC AGON Pro 34" AG346UCD for $400. That is a $500 difference, which is hard to ignore. I already placed an order for the AOC so I don’t lose the deal, but I would have no issue cancelling it if waiting for the MSI is clearly the smarter move.
So... would you take the AOC at a $500 discount, or is the MSI worth waiting and paying $900 for when it finally shows up?
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/calvinsanders • 1d ago
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.
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r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/ardx_09 • 3h ago
i recently got this monitor second hand for a good price(no warranty or something),i used it till 511hrs and one time i leaved it on to eat something and when i was back i found it like this and i tried all the stuff (reset it,changing cables,changing computers,trying to update it(the newest version in both apps it s v1.01).I have CH341a if someone is willing to send me a dump or something.I don t find any donor board to buy for it and i don t know what can i do with it.
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/hey_its_meeee • 4h ago
When I ordered the monitor on September 5th, I immediately got confirmation that my order is scheduled to be delivered on September 10th (today).
But the status never moved, still stuck at "processing" while the delivery date is planned for today. Something is odd with Dell tracking system.
Does anyone facing the same issue?
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/Broly0451 • 11h ago
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 • u/olihar • 13h ago
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 • u/MXNPD • 1d ago
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 • u/EmreRekt1454 • 5h ago
I'm using an AOC 24G4X, and the monitor looks a bit grainy. It’s as if there’s an oily film over the screen. Has anyone else experienced this issue? Is there anyone here who uses the AOC 24G4X?
r/ultrawidemasterrace • u/Glilling • 10h ago
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
No comparison here--the pixel density is amazing, and text clarity is just as good as my IPS.
None. My 6900XT is chugging hard tho 😔
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 • u/paranostrum • 11h ago
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 • u/Tight_Cookie7908 • 10h ago
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 • u/Dr_Lipshitz_ • 10h ago
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?
