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UltraFine 40-inch Nano IPS Black 5K2K with Thunderbolt 5 (40U990A-W)

LG UltraFine 40-inch Nano IPS Black 5K2K with Thunderbolt 5 (40U990A-W)

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Sentiment score69% positive
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Last updated: Apr 17, 2026

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Reddit IconAffectionateDiver839
2 months ago

Lg 40U990-A. Ive made a comment on both devices at another post

2 months ago

Na its just the fan noise of the LG which made it unusuable

Reddit Iconangaston
3 months ago

I have the LG 40U990A-W. No fan noise for me. I want to buy a second one and daisy chain it to screen nirvana.

3 months ago

Running a MacBook Pro, no discernible fan noise. I was pleasantly surprised after reading the reviews and taking the ‘risk’. Also applied the LG firmware update.

Reddit Iconbabeal
6 months ago

I have the 40U990A. If you have Mac’s go with that one for the thunderbolt 5. Initially I didn’t see much of a difference between my 38, but after some time, it’s definitely an upgrade. The text is much sharper. It’s a good monitor.

Reddit Iconbeefy_b
7 months ago

That monitor is almost perfect. I really want a new IPS that is around 40" for 90% productivity and the rest gaming (couple of hours a week). The 5ms response time puts me off that when I do play BF6 for example, it will be annoyingly noticeably slow

Reddit Icon_Bob-Sacamano
6 months ago

You mean the LG U990A-W? It's the same panel. Just slight differences in connectivity.

6 months ago

I run that for gaming and the Dell for work. I don't wanna mess with OLED for my all day work monitor.

Reddit IconBrianRin
6 months ago

Also a coder here who recently purchased the GX9. I came from 27 + 34 IPS monitors (both @ 1440P) and while the GX9 indeed blows IPS monitors out of water when it comes to vibrancy and gaming immersion, text clarity is just lacking - my eyes feel so strained looking at fuzzy texts, which never happened with the IPS panels. If you are sensitive like me, you would have to go for the 40U990A, which based on the Dell U4025QW (same panel) would be nowhere near as good in both colors and motion handling (the Dell one is really slow per Rtings). I'm also about to place an order for the 40U990A and return the GX9 after evaluating both side-by-side.

Reddit IconCareful-Inflation-43
8 months ago

LG 40WT95UF and 40U990A are the same monitor, just LG doing their usual crap of creating a ton of different names for the same product. They're also not available yet for there to be any reviews - EU amazon has it listed for delivery in September, reviews should start appearing by then. The Dell uses the same panel as LG, Dell has some agreement with LG Display to have exclusivity on these IPS Black panels for around a year. Main difference will be the more modern connectivity on the LG with thunderbolt 5 (80gbps) and DP2.1 (54gbps, should be 80 like thunderbolt but what can you do). On the other hand Dell has 140W PD (LG has 96W) and 2.5gbps ethernet (LG doesn't specify, probably gigabit only then)

8 months ago

Different marketing terms for the same thing

8 months ago

Different marketing terms for the same thing

Reddit Iconcleannow99
4 months ago

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions. I have decided on the LG 40U990A-W. The Samsung 40 G75F was also a consideration, but given the slight price difference compared to the former (in my country) and the fact that Samsung has a VA panel, whereas LG has a Nano IPS, I opted for the LG, as I could get a good deal on it.

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