40WP95C-W

With the lights on the blacks will be much deeper on the GX9. Lights off they should be the same.

This monitor also does that res by making 2x2 pixels into a single pixel! Fun.

It will work great for all that. The only thing is burn in from long days of doing that. The only thing I wouldn’t really use it for is graphic design etc because it’s fairly aggressively curved. I love the curve but it makes lines not look straight heh.

Just to clear up confusion the 5k2k naming is kind of stupid. This is a 4K-ultrawide in a sense. It’s a 4K monitor with pixels added to make it wider. In the same way we call a 3440x1440 ultrawide a 1440 ultrawide. WQHD Instead of QHD. So there are more pixels to drive but the pixel density is the same as a 36” 4K monitor.

I purchased the 45GX950A several months ago, and ended up returning it. Here's why: • The curve was way too aggressive, and I found it very distracting. • The monitor was too big. When viewing it at a regular distance of about 24", I felt like my neck was straining whenever I looked towards content in the corners. I ending up pushing the monitor farther away towards the back of my desk. However, then it was no longer within the optimal focal distance of my computer glasses, so it started to look blurry. Another thing I noticed: Whenever you see video reviews of the 45GX950A, notice how the reviewer has the monitor towards the back of their desk. This monitor is just too large to keep at a typical 24" viewing distance. That's fine if you prefer to put your monitor farther away. However, it also means that a 39" monitor will have the same apparent size as the 45" that is pushed farther away. You might as well get the smaller monitor, and keep it closer. It'll save money, save desk space, and work with computer glasses.

I agree. I have the LG 40WP95C-W at work, and the Dell U4025QW at home. 40" 5K2K is the perfect size.

Oh that's a hard one to answer, because different Macs scale in different ways. For example, the LG 40WP95C-W worked great with my M1 MacBook Pro. It was able to scale the display to 3840 x 1620, which was the perfect resolution for productivity work. Text size was comparable to what you see on most Apple displays. However, then I upgraded to an M4 MacBook Pro, and suddenly the LG 40WP95C-W wouldn't scale to the desired resolution. You could either use the full 5120 x 2160 resolution which was way too much resolution and text was tiny. The next step down was 3360 x 1418, and the text was too large. There was no in-between. The Dell U4025QW works great with the M4 MacBook Pro. It supports these resolutions: * 5120 x 2160 * 3840 x 1620 * 3360 x 1418 * 3200 x 1350 * Many resolutions below that Which Mac do you have?

I agree. I have a 5K2K monitor with a 5090. I was surprised by how much I need to play with my settings to find a good balance between image quality and performance. I like to run games around 120 FPS, and even the 5090 can have trouble with that on these 5K2K displays.

Just gone from G9 to LG52K. LG at 5120x2160 is better.

Just bought the 5K2K coming from a g9 oled and I gotta say the glossy screen on the g9 is noticeably more vibrant in the colour department. I was testing out some games and the biggest thing I noticed is fire doesn’t seem to have the same punch on the 5K2K. That being said I do think the overall experience on the 5K2K is better. Better pixel density, with a much more immersive format makes a huge difference.

The 40" Dell is 2160p which gives more vertical pixels and is beneficial for work situations, more rows in Excel, etc. Higher pixel density, but at 40" it equals out. You can either read specs, or use Pythagoras theorum to calculate how many pixels per inch (PPI) a monitor provides. Instead of manually doing that, you just ask AI, and it'll do it for you; leading to result: A 39.7" monitor with a 5120 x 2160 resolution has a pixel density of approximately 140 PPI. Your existing HP monitors don't state PPI, but you can directly convert the pixel density specs, so 0.23x0.23mm is roughly 110 PPI. This eliminates your wife's issue that it's "too big" at 2x 27" as 24" at 1440p is only 122ppi. For gaming you can indeed always use monitor in a different way. Most ultrawides for example allow you to connect multiple inputs and dedicate part of the screen as a smaller monitor. This can usually be controlled via buttons on the monitor, or via software. Using a different resolution and lower refresh rate is always an option as well, especially if your GPU isn't sufficient for maximum specs. Just have to strike right balance between spending lot of money on a new monitor vs buying better videocard. Now for your panel question, VA panels should be avoided at all cost if you ask me. Only very specific scenarios would be suitable, but the moment you say "work" and will use the monitor for long periods continuously staring mainly at static text there's no question. OLED is amazing on dark levels, so if you enjoy dark-mode interface it is superior to everything, Samsung QLED is different tech, so view them in person to decide for yourself. The burn-in risk can be mitigated with settings like a 1min screensaver. As long as screen content doesn't stay "static" the risk factor is greatly removed, and new generation panels have also improved on this. That's why you should take the new LG 45" 5K2K into account as well. Just don't fear banding and run a few pixel cleans as you need to "work in" those OLED panels. Don't buy at MSRP though, it's already on sale. Personally with the occasional 10h+ light themed coding sessions, I'm looking at the LG 40WP95C-W, and plan to create my own mini holodeck with three of them. Just need price to drop to $1k, and came close at $1200 earlier this year, but waiting till BlackFriday 🤗

The problem with ultrawides are that they are mostly dual QHD monitors. That’s like having 2 1440p monitors which resolution is too low for Macs. I’ve had 1440p monitors and I can’t stand the pixelation of the screen. Macs don’t do sub pixel rendering so you’re stuck with the Macs approach for 2x resolution for its hi-res mode. High res ultrawides are quite expensive like [this 45” OLED one](https://amzn.to/4oMpOhG), [this 40” IPS one](https://amzn.to/3Xy7rll) from LG and [this 40”](https://amzn.to/4pL20eF) one from Dell.

5k ultrawide is my baseline now after getting the 72hz LG - second hand for a 3rd of rrp. Productivity has gone through the roof since I go it. That ppi (141 ppi?) is the standard for me now. Now I just wait till I find one with better refresh rate and right connections and computer upgrade haha. Honestly the monitors we have now in 2026 are amazing. Back in the day you were cool having a 27" 1440p monitor and overclocking it to 100hz. Or running 3x 1080p 120hz monitors.

On FB MP I got a cheap 40WP95C-W - 39.7" Curved UltraWide™ 5K2K Nano IPS Monitor and although it's 72hz and a tad slow on refresh but still it's amazing! Fast paced shooters yeah it's not the best but manageable and everything else is fun and fine. My kids noticed the quality of the picture straight away and colour when compared to a lg ultragear 144hz ips 27" 1440p For me this is now the benchmark, no smaller and no less DPI going forward. I only run a 3070 and is doing fine for me. Productivity has increased and enjoy having multiple windows open and having clear text. So what is say is maybe look at monitors like this than chasing high refresh if you can't get the fps anyways. My 2c

Yeah we are waiting for the control boards and HDMI alliance to drip feed the tech. Which will mean new GPUs and monitors to handle the handshake. Right now I'm kicking back with a used 40 5k LG I got for 1/3 of Retail. It's Soo good for multitasking. The 72hz is bummer but honestly my kids don't notice and I don't on the games I play. The PPI at 141 is the standard for me now, I will not go any less than this in the future. So if your looking for a ultrawide and do a 50/50 split between productivity and gaming and tight on budget then try to get a 5k 40" monitor second hand while the chumps buy the new expensive monitors.

I think people need to be realistic and focus on what they actually use their monitors for. When I broke it down honestly, I’m about 90% productivity and maybe 10% gaming. I looked at what was on the market around Xmas, knowing most CES monitors won’t really land until April at best, and I needed to improve my setup now. Then I checked my system specs with a 3070 GPU and realised there was no point buying a high-end gaming monitor when I’d just end up needing a GPU upgrade, maybe even a whole new PC. On top of that, we all know 6k, 7k, even 8k ultrawides aren’t far away, and they’ll likely need new HDMI and DisplayPort standards anyway. That probably means a new GPU as well just to handle the higher resolution and frame rates. So I went practical. Picked up a second-hand LG 40″ 5k ultrawide, 72Hz, ~140 PPI, for about a third of retail off Facebook. Perfect for what I actually do day to day. See you all in two years to reassess 😄