I have a LG 45 GS. The size is perfect for gaming productivity and film (especially cinema format film which is basically full screen)
I've tried a 49 Samsung and it wasn't a good experience. I feel like the monitor was way smaller in height than my old 34 (even though they have the same height) just because of how wide it is. The 1800r didn't help, the far left and right were almost unusable because they weren't facing me.
UI in games was also too far on each side making me move my head left right a lot. And it was just a 10 minutes test. Except for sim racing I don't understand the appeal of those monitors.
To most people, there it doesn't make that much difference. Everything will be sharper but at this point it is like going from 360 to 540hz.
And you lose the extra space. For gaming it is quite clearly a downgrade as the sharper image is really hard to notice and you lose in immersion going for a smaller and less curved screen.
Simple answer in my case.
I got the 45 gs so 3440x1440 which is amazing and is the single best upgrade I did in the tech world in the last 15 years. 5k2k was 2x more expensive and my work laptop can't really drive it. In games, I will notice the difference but it will be subtle and even though the 45GS isn't perfect, the 45GX isn't too. I'm waiting for the tandem oled so a 30% boost in brightness and better color separation as well as uhbr 20.
Also to drive it like I want it to, I would need a 5090. I changed my pc 2 years ago after the old one died and was forced to choose fast otherwise I would have waited for the 5090.
For phone, same things. Just upgraded my 8yo Oneplus 6 to the 13 because it had quite a few issues.
Also phone screen are overkilled. I've upgraded from a 1080x2280 to a 1440x3168 and there is no difference whatsoever. We can't see the difference past a certain PPI.
For monitor we are not quite there but I think size matters more than very high PPI and are easier to drive my computers.
I can almost guarantee triple 5k2k, even with a 5090, will not be a great experience. There are people running single 5k2k that struggle to run some games natively. Without DLSS, you're not going to get high framerate. Triple 1440p 45" should be really good though. I run a single LG 45GS95QE with a 4070 Super and get above 200 fps in most situations. The plan is to upgrade to triple 45s at 1440p when space and budget allow.
I have a 4070 Super that I use with my LG 45GS95QE (1440p version of the 45"), and I feel that for this specific GPU, you can't get a whole lot better visuals. Sure, you could run it at 4k. But at the cost of a LOT of frames. The 4070S is really the perfect 1440p GPU. If you want to go 4k or even 5k2k, it would be a waste without also upgrading your GPU.
I run an LG 45GS95QE (45" 1440p) with a 4070 Super and get great performance. You should have no problems with a 5070 and a 45-49", as long as you're not running 4k.
I went from 32 4K OLED to 45 ultrawide 1440p OLED and I love it for gaming (not by choice exactly lol, the 32 stopped working and in my country the only option they could replace it with was the 45GS95QE).
I was a bit skeptical at first reading so many people saying that the PPI is too low, that it would look horrendous, and imo it is a gorgeous screen. Sure, it ain't as sharp as 4K, but the 45 screen has been beautiful for gaming and watching movies/series. I don't do work on it anymore, but text isn't that bad, I sit around 2-3 feet away (around 1 meter or so) from the screen so I am able to watch almost all screen without turning my head or anything, I play some games on controller so I am able to lay back a bit more and just enjoy, it definitely feels a lot more immersive compared to the 32 4K.
I have this monitor - I sit just far enough away that the pixel density isn’t a concern for gaming - in fact it looks very good. Web browsing, text is quite bad though. I wouldn’t dream of doing any productivity with it. Thought of upgrading to the 5k2k version but I fear my 4070ti Super may have a tough time pushing all those pixels, and I’m not dissatisfied with my current setup.
I have a 4090 and downgraded from a LG CX 48" (4K widescreen) to my current 45GS95QE (1440p ultrawide).
The main reasons are that:
1. I care about frame rate more than resolution. Maintaining 100+ FPS is important to me. 1440p ultrawide is 5 million vs 8 million pixels for 4K. You can expect ~1.7x more frames with 1440p ultrawide vs. 4K.
2. I had been using a custom ultrawide resolution on the LG CX already and enjoyed the immersion from the extra width. However, the CX is flat and the distortion was a pain. The curve on the 45GS95QE basically eliminated the distortion to improve immersion.
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