LG - UltraGear Curved Gaming Monitor 45GR65DC-B

I have an LG 45 inch ultra wide (I think the model number is 45GR65DC-B) and it's been pretty reliable so far. Its a VA panel but I use it for productivity mostly. It's 200hz, has USB-C and and a KVM switch, so it can charge my laptop and I have my mouse/keyboard connected to it. Only issue is that it's a bit too short, I could use a bit more vertical space.  I think generally speaking LG monitors are more reliable than Samsung?

just over a year now. It regularly goes on discount btw so if you're considering it then keep an eye out for when they discount it

Currently using a LG 45GR65DC-B. Though the 21:9 ratio along with OLED is the sweetspot for me. Best for both gaming and productivity.

I’m in the same boat and I am in love with my LG 45GR65DC-B. 5120x1440 resolution in a slightly smaller form factor (45” instead of the typical 49” you see this resolution come in). Great PPI, great image. USB-C + KVM is so convenient.

It looks crazy at distance, I agree. And I thought I would hate it. But that's not how it is intended to be used.When you sit at the correct distance \~80cm in front of it, you adapt really quickly to it and only really notice if you move further away. It is actually great at 80cm, because the center and the sides are the same distance from your eyes. Without the curve at similar distance I would have to move my neck to see the whole display, I have an 1800R 45" 32:9, and if I sat at that distance, it would be painful. It is really a good choice for this size in real life use at that intended distance as it fills your vision without neck strain. And instead of hating it, I now think it is perfect.

I'm using an oled now, but my 200hz 45" LG VA 32:9 panel is bright and has very accurate color when calibrated correctly and oversaturated colors that some people seem to enjoy if desired. It had a slight VA blur trail on fast moving objects, but at 200hz it was imperceptible to me outside of anything but a test designed to highlight it. Modern VA panels are much better than they used to be.

I thought about 32:9 when I had my first 21:9 which was a 34, and was like... this isn't enough vertical space, I thought about S:UW and then i saw the 45" LGs, found the 1440 one on ebay for a damn fine price and man, I don't think 32:9 would be a very good choice for me, this 45 is PERFECT and mines only 1440, as 5k2k is overkill for what I can generally afford, or feel comfortable affording.

I love it, for my uses. My M2 Mac mini had 32" Dell Ultrawide (HDMI 3440x1440 60Hz) and a 45" LG Ultrawide (DP 5120x1440 60Hz). The HDMI wouldn't do 5120x1440. I recently upgraded to the M4 Pro Mac mini and it's running the same monitors but with the inputs reversed, because the Dell can only do 60Hz, and the LG can do 200Hz, which it now does, over HDMI. I do believe the base M4 Mac mini can run this same setup.

Had the DWF, the picture was truly amazing, but the size of the 5K2k and upgrade to 4K made me sell the DWF, too be fair I was on the Ultragear 45 1440 over the DWF already, really love the 45 for immersion

Been an avid 21:9 user for like 4yrs and can't go back, only drawback is that I'm still in the OG 3440x1440 group and want a bit more crispiness to the text (OLED) and a smidge more screen real-estate. So far I've had the LG UltraGear, the Alienware one, then the Samsung G8 (current). Been eyeing a 5k 2k for a long time and curious to hear other reviews (if I get sent one LG, I will deep dive so hard into the things that I look for in a panel so be warned lol). OLED brightness, HDR, VRR, color banding are things that are very important to nail so praying ya'll nailed it. I used a Dell 32:9 (forget the model) and returned it within a week. Tried to make it work, but didn't like that it's a huge performance hit for the added peripheral you technically never use and for normal day to day, hurts my neck moving windows around. And thats before I get into getting games to do 32:9 was a nightmare vs 21:9. So sweet spot if you're a gamer imho is 21:9 -- perfect FOV to performance for modern mid-high end+ GPU's.

Msi is cheaper compared to LG alwell. It is 140hz while lg is 160hz.

Get the MSI one. I had to get the LG ultragear because MSI wasn't available at my location.

You wont notice the difference between 144hz and 165hz I found LG decent enough as well.