38GN950-B

I had the lg 38gn950 (essentially the older model of that lg, but the same panel) for many years of heavy use until it started developing bad image retention at about 8000h - but honestly, fantastic monitor, great size, minimal screen curve and glare, good motion and colour, though blacks in dark scenes were little washed out, and the local screen dimming zones are huge, do turned that off. HDR is weak, but is fine without it. I wanted to upgrade from that, so recently went with the 40 inch samsung g7 - its 4k, 180hz and higher contrast than the lg, but has worse motion blur - it could be worth looking at, especailly at its price point compared to the lg

Yeh i was really worried about it too, and if you do the ufo test, and compare the two, yes the lg is pretty much perfect motion, looking at the g7, there is a small smear. If you look for it, you can see abit of blur in certain scenarios, mainly smaller detailed and high contrast forground/background fast moving objects. playing skate and watching the characters hands grab off a bright concrete ledge and swing back and forth, you can see a little blur on the fingers In reality, I never notice, the jump from 38 to 40 is sort of significant, there's so much to look at with a 4k screen so big, you'd have to really keep your eye out for any blur. I've decided the bump to 4k is so nice to have, it outweighs the pixel response in terms of the overall experience, even in faster games like Battlefield 6 and forza - i don't notice. Screen glare is a little worse than the LG, the bend is slightly more, the contrast is alot better, colours a little better, colour shift is only really noticable if I move my head around like a crazy Owl, which was another concern for me as I use for graphic design.

What model is it exactly ? Is it only oled ? I wanna upgrade my 38gn950, didn't want to go 32:9 so this seems to be the solution but I'm afraid oleds and burns. Oled doesn't seem to be ideal for productivity, code, console work mostly. Is there something better to recommend ?

I think this isn't really about which one is "better". It's simply a different form factor of essentially very similar monitor. I previously owned the 38GN950, which was an excellent display. For a long time, I was convinced that I'd move straight to its OLED successor as soon as one became available. However, the 45GX950A arrived first, and I figured it was at least worth trying. I was initially skeptical that 45 inches would be too large and that the 800R curvature might be too aggressive. That feeling did not last long. I adapted to the proportions fairly quickly, and now it feels just right. Now the release of the 39GX950B did not really spark interest for me anymore. I dont find myself wanting a smaller version anymore. I also feel that the generous 5K resolution and the level of detail 45GX950A provides are slightly better appreciated at this size. The PPI is still notably high, and scaling isn’t strictly necessary (though I personally use 125%). There's more of realistically usable workspace for productivity, and in games it's easier to admire the added detail that the higher resolution brings on a physically larger screen. Compared to traditional 4K 16:9 displays, these two are roughly equivalent in size to about a 37" and a 32" monitors respectively. That said, I completely understand that with different preferences, desk sizes, and viewing distances, the 39" model could be perfect.

Man I really want the Dual Up. Was hoping to pair it up with my LG38GN950. Would be a great combo

I'm currently rocking the LG 38GN950-B and have been dying for an upgrade in PPI and overall picture quality (to OLED!). I'm primarily a television and documentary editor, so I absolutely need the screen real estate for productivity. Going from a 1080 monitor to a 1600p monitor was great and I dream of getting even more space for my day to day work without sacrificing pixel density. 39" is also pretty much an ideal size for my current setup which pairs a 25" QHD monitor in portrait off to the left for scripts and email (main UW screen just for editing), and a 1080 "fullscreen playback monitor" off to the right. Besides the resolution boost, the OLED upgrade would also be huge. I also love the factory calibration so colors can be trusted. I'm not a colorist but I do need to do occasional FX work that requires reasonable accuracy. By night I do gaming. FPS games like Overwatch where the 165hz really shines (part of what convinced me to originally spend the dough on the LG 38" with high refresh rate) and also strategy, RPG, and simulation games that look incredible in ultrawide aspect ratios and HDR. I'd be ecstatic to take the **39GX950B** for a thorough spin for both my productivity and gaming needs.

I absolutely love my 38" LG (I have the Freesync version). However, I don't see it for sale anymore. I feel 38" is the perfect size, though I suppose a higher resolution would be good. Why not consider the  38WR85QC-W.AUS? It's basically the same as the 38GN except cheaper ($1200). The 40" 5k 2k is also a good option, but I use my UW for both work and gaming so I'd go with the 120hz one.

My LG 38GN950-B died a couple weeks ago, and thankfully I still had my secondary top ultrawide (which sadly is only 1440p) but the lack of vertical space is severely missed. Why did manufactures ditch this resolution? Was it just not popular? I loved it!

Just randomly stopped receiving power. LED ring on the back would show up, no picture, no OSD. To be fair, I did get like 5 yrs of daily use from it.

I have the WR85. The panel is nice and plenty of connectivity. KVM is a nice bonus. If you don't need KVM and the ports aren't a deciding factor just go for the GN950 IMO.

In that case the extra money isn't buying you anything of value. Get the GN.