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 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 play a lot of heavy dialogue games which it's been great with.
I'm not sure about productivity, curved screen in general isn't the best? I do basic work applications on mine and it's fine. Heavy workloads may be a different experience
If you haven't tried it, make sure you do. The curve is only really noticable from a higher viewing point after a little while.
I love my 800R. Other screens seem to curve the wrong way now lol. Mine is the 45"
I've had a 45" LG from each of their 1440p, 240 Hz model years - 45GR95QE (2023), 45GS95QE (2024), 45GX90SA (2025) - I currently have the 2024 & 2025. In my opinion, they're head and shoulders the best overall - (key word being overall) - gaming monitors on the market (the only competitor could have been the Samsung 57" 32:9 if it A. was OLED, B. had a true constant radius curve, not Samsung's "fake" and "distorted" "more like a piece of paper folded in the middle" type of curve design).
If you're talking about pure competitiveness, it helped me because I'm the type that needs to be really close to the screen and have a really big screen (that's why I hate playing in your typical living room / TV / couch setup)...HOWEVER, for the super competitive players, eSports, etc., I'm pretty sure those guys highly prefer smaller screens of like 24" to 25", 27" absolute max. I believe the reason is that having the entire game-view "condensed" in your centre view "right in front of you" - so you can basically look straight ahead, barely move your eyes, and see the entire game-view / screen - outweighs having a bigger picture but that bigger picture being spread all over your real life view.
For "fun" and immersion, it's amazing.
240 Hz is a game-changer too as anything under 200-ish Hz is a blur-fest regardless of pixel response times, LCD VS OLED, etc. because the sample-and-hold blur AKA persistence blur is the defining factor and a huge "motion clarity bottleneck" at anything under 200-ish Hz (again, regardless of pixel response times). Of course I'm not talking about strobing/pulsar and BFI - that's a whole different story.
45" ultrawide (ie. 21:9) is basically an ultrawide version of a standard (ie. 16:9) 36" monitor so it's on another level from even standard 32" / 39" ultrawide, let alone standard 27" / 34" ultrawide.
If you have any questions for any of the 1440p, 240 Hz models, just let me know.
Samsung's fake curve design is HORRENDOUS.
Instead of a constant radius curve (like part of a circle) like LG employs, Samsung's "curve" is essentially a flat piece of paper that's been folded in the middle, or like severely punched or dented in the middle, and then the final 1/3 of each side is completely flat.
Samsung's distorted "fake curve" can bring all sorts of problems.
It causes visual distortions, fish-eye, etc.
It can also mess with your brain/senses especially in terms of speed and distance of objects, scenery, etc. as they pass into and out of different "curve" areas (eg. severely sunken in center, flat sides, etc.).
It can also cause normal/flat monitors to look like their center is bulging out towards you for the first 10–20 mins. Then, when getting used to the flat monitor again, it'll cause the Samsung to look like it's center is sinking-in away from you for the first 10–20 mins until you get used to it again (and repeat the cycle every time you switch).
I experienced all the above with a 32" "1000R" (more like 750R–900R in the centre, then higher away from centre, then completely flat) Samsung G7. After 3 whole months, I still couldn't get used to it (regardless of gaming or work). I didn't know about Samsung's terrible "fake curve" design at the time but could feel and see that things were big-time messed up — visually and to my brain/senses...I thought it was simply a case of curved monitors just not being for me (it was my first curved monitor)...so I went back to flat monitors for the next year.
I then couldn't pass up an opportunity to get the LG 45" 800R. Within less than 2 minutes — literally just 2 minutes — the LG basically felt like a flat screen. No weirdness, no distortions, no messed feeling that things are "off", no having to get used to curved/flat when switching back and forth, nothing. Games, daily stuff, work; everything just felt like a regular flat monitor almost immediately.
It's almost a crime that most/all monitor review sites/channels don't mention Samsung's (and the companies/models that use Samsung panels) horrendous fake-curve design.
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