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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 went through this same decision process about 6 months ago, and owned several of the monitors that you mentioned. Here are my thoughts: * **34" ultrawides**: Yes, you should rule out all 34" ultrawides. None of them have enough pixel density. * **LG 40WP95C-W:** I had this monitor which is similar to the 40WP95XP that you mentioned. You are correct: The refresh rate is too slow. However, I thought the pixel density was good enough. * **LG 45GX950A**: I tried this monitor for a few weeks, but ended up returning it. The pixel density was a bit too low. I was also annoyed by the aggressive curve, and the monitor was just too big. I had to push it all the way to the back of my desk for it to be comfortable. I think this is a good monitor if you only want it for gaming. However, it's just too much for productivity. Nobody needs this much immersion for productivity. * **Dell U4025QW**: This monitor is just about perfect, and it's the one I ended up keeping. The pixel density isn't as high as your 27", but it's good enough. Text is just a tiny bit soft when compared to my 16" MacBook Pro (which has a ridiculous 254 PPI). I'm pretty sensitive to text sharpness, and this monitor makes me smile. It's a keeper. * **LG 39GX950B**: I'm intrigued by this upcoming monitor from LG. It'll have slightly higher pixel density than the Dell U4025QW. After all, it's the same resolution, but 1" smaller. However, I'm concerned that it won't be as good for productivity, because it's an OLED, where the Dell is an IPS display. I may end up keeping the Dell. I have the same computer as you also, an M4 MacBook Pro. I'm using a scaled resolution of 3840 x 1620 with the Dell U4025QW. That makes everything on the display appear at a normal size, and text looks pretty good. I think you'll find that everything is too small if you use the native 5120 x 2160 resolution. Also, text is a little crunchy at 5120 x 2160.

I tried the 45”, and it was too big for me. I had to push it to the back of my desk to feel comfortable. Then I thought, why not get the 39” and move it closer. The apparent size will be the same.

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.

What do you do that is unique because there are many posts saying text cannot be sized correctly. My understanding is there is no HiDPI support because of the 8K buffer limit.

Coding + Office Work. I have a vertical monitor too (Dual Up). It’s been a great setup.

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.

So tempted to pre-order this to replace my LG 40WP95C but I need to see what people say about text fringing. I know this is a gaming-first monitor, but I'm 99% productivity.

The 39/40" LG and Dell 5k2k 21:9s are solid for productivity. On my Mac I use the older LG at 3840 x 1620 HiDPI resolution. It gives me 3 full columns for apps/windows. ETA: LG just started taking pre-orders for their 39" 5k2k OLED. Remains to be seen how bad the text fringing will be as no one has one IRL to review quite yet. Some OLEDs are bad for this. Others not so bad. We'll have to see for this one.

I'd definitely get the 39/40" Dell or LG 5k2k. 3 columns at a sufficiently high DPI that they work well.