REVIEW - LG UltraGear 45in 240HZ 800R Curved OLED Gaming Monitor

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When looking for the best gaming monitor, there are some key features you need to prioritize. Particularly when it comes to a curved Sim Racing screen, you’ll want something with a high refresh rate, low input lag and response time, a good contrast ratio, and enough screen space to give you as realistic a POV as possible.
On paper, the LG 45″ Ultragear OLED Curved Gaming Monitor delivers on all these fronts. With an aggressively curved 45″ screen, and a lightning-fast 240Hz refresh rate. Is this the best monitor for your Sim Racing Rig? Or are these impressive stats just overkill? We put this beast of a monitor to the test to find out.
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0:00 - Intro
0:35 - Important Information
1:25 - Pricing
1:50 - Resolution & Size
2:58 - 800R Curve
6:04 - OLED Advantages
9:46 - 240Hz Test - First Person Shooters
16:28 - 240Hz Test - Sim Racing
22:18 - Conclusions
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[@aqulex84]

Hey Will. Great review. I already missed the „Hardware“ reviews and the Tech talk about things like „tuning the pc“ and stuff. I know it’s not the main purpose of the channel but still I enjoy those kind of videos

[@CalanReichel]

I just picked one up for ~1300$ open box from best buy. Other than text (which isnt terrible at all), it is easily one of the best experiences I have had so far. The hdr is an absolute game changer with per pixel lighting. Buy it open box or wait for the price to drop.

[@LMMSDeadDuck]

I'm curious how you tweaked the font settings, if at all. Out of the box it was very blurry for me with weird light-blue shadowing by the text. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

[@CalanReichel]

@@LMMSDeadDuck sorry for the late reply. Dark mode is the answer

[@LMMSDeadDuck]

@@CalanReichel No worries! I appreciate the answer; I hadn't even thought of that. I'll give it a try tonight.

[@SmaxyMiguel]

How is the dead pixel count? I have an LG 32" and after 4 months of owning it I've gotten a few dead pixels up front. This is the second LG in a year ive gotten that have these excessive dead pixels.

[@countykingaj_nyc6828]

Yea ima save up for black friday

[@sylehu7056]

At last the first review that precise the heigth. Thanks Sir

[@styles3way]

I just got this and hooked up my Mac mini and PS5 and all I can say is WOW!! Super fast and super clear on both. COD and Red Dead 2 look awesome on this on my PS5. I was sceptical because every video I've watched talked about the games being stretched on the PS5 but in my opinion I can't see anything that looks bad. Every game I've played looks great no stretch picture. All super clear, bright and fast. Golf 2k23 looks amazing and is fast if that's your style of play.

[@zhodraa]

Who cares if Golf 2k23 is fast xD

[@styles3way]

@@zhodraa I do 🤷🏽‍♂️who cares what you think? 🤔 Could have kept that to yourself buddy😉

[@zhodraa]

didn't mean to offend, the joke was on the fact that high refresh rate is less appreciative in a game like golf then it is in a fps or a sim racing game @@styles3way

[@DigiAccuracy]

Hello @styles3way, please could you talk about the PS5 compatibility, I would like to get it for GT7.... thx

[@chrisindeherberge5645]

I want these in a triple screen setup. That would be soo immersive when sim racing. And sitting perfectly at 800mm. What a dream setup that would be.

[@IwinMahWay]

Austin evans did that

[@Cereal_Killr]

I ran through a Sceptre 40" nebula 2560x1440 , Innocn 40" 3440x1440 , Samsung G9 32x9 (was disappointed and returned it) , and now an LG C2 42" which is where I stayed. I love it...OLED is really what its said to be. the Nebula 40" Nebula is whats currently on my rig. Like it...but not happy as I want. Might get a 48" C2 for the rig. I prefer 21x9 if large enough or 16x9 for sim racing. The current 32x9 panel sizes are just not big enough for me...as you said Will the loss in height just take way to much from the immersion for me.

[@meneo13]

Hello thanks for the review, I'm deciding between this monitor and the samsung odyssey g9 oled. Wich one do you recommend for simracing ? Thank you.

[@EXIST_Gamer]

wow what a gaming setup! thanks boosted Media ❤ And Happy Ramadan 😃❤️

[@IlVenturetto]

Your channel is pure gold. Also, makes me want to spend a lof of money that I don't have 😹😹😹

[@viniciusmacie1]

I think it's a good alternative between a 34in 21:9 and 49in 32:9 for people with not too much space.

[@MaximZharov]

Hello my friend! Do you think this one monitor is enough for simracing? Now i am having triple 32 full hd, should i go for one lg 45 oled? Thank you very much!

[@adrianlikesoda]

I have no idea how to mount to my TR120. My screws arnt long enough to mount onto rig! Any help?!

[@RogerFilkin-mv1ru]

Great review, love the honesty from boosted media. Keep up great work guys Yr legends!

[@kevmarkwell5713]

hiya, i've just brought this screen thanks to your review, I have a question for AC and ACC . what FOV do you have as I am struggling to find a good setting for real feel of the car, for example on AC, i turn in and doesnt feel like its turning in like it does when was on the TV 16:9.

[@rtatunay]

Hi! Mind sharing what your setup is for surround sound? Do you use a sound bar?

[@Minnesotastar]

Can you set three of these up as a triple monitor setup, or would that be too much of a resource drag for something like a 4080 or 4090 (at, say 140 hertz)?

[@GForceIntel]

I got it for 1000 will pick it up tomorrow. First time owning a monitor and of this size. Have always played on my TV

[@rflopes3]

So. I have a samsung Neo G9 and always want a taller screen because of the FOV. So, what you guys think about switching from the G9 to this one ?

[@XBOW83]

Have mine for a few days, love this monitor 👌 I was in trouble to find how found Real Fov with this curve but i will found 😅

[@claydellacava1673]

I bought 3 of these LG 45's for my sim but I can only get 2 to work. The 3rd won't communicate with my PC (new 14th gen I9 with 4090 card). Anyone know how to fix this? It must be a different setting I'm not aware of.

[@qwertandrew8720]

i want this monitor BUT the only problem with it is the Oled . Im not just a gamer , I wanna use it for music production therefore My concern is the burn in screen. what you guys suggest or think ? thanks !!

[@alec7568]

Austin Evans did a crazy video where he made a triple screen set up with 3 of these. Imagine combining that with a sim rig...

[@networkguy3152]

Hey man just wondering if you have a review for the new Track Racer TRX in the works?

[@SlyNine]

You're miss understanding a bit on different led tech. Edge lite and field array local dimming are only relevant for HDR display. Cheaper displays have neither. Edge lite generally only lights in columns. So there wouldn't be converging lights from the ranks and columns, just a vertical column of light going from the top to the bottom. Stay clear of edge lite if you want HDR. Most you can disable the local dimming completely, which is what I do.

[@snyper1377]

Hey hey Boosted Media, thank you for the in depth review! was there any issue with the monitor auto dimming based on bright pixels?

[@boostedmedia]

No none that I noticed.

[@HunterGT-X]

Hi will. I’m really struggling with the decision of a monitor. I think I’ve got it down to either a 49 inch ultrawide or maybe the LG ultragear 45. If you were about to press the purchase button on either. Which one would you choose? My primary use is ACC but also play AC, Beam, and ETS 2. I’ve watched every review video I could find and I just need to make a decision lol. Pls help

[@evanhunterblbier]

Do you think this monitor would be better than a single 49" UW?

[@devonport1978]

Can this monitor be easily removed from the stand and mounted onto an VESA 8020 rig like Trak Racer? Anyone with this screen done this?

[@javimontes05]

I bought this here in the US for black Friday week for $999 and absolutely love it! The clarity and color is insane and that curve 🤩

[@jmossnz]

Damn I wish I knew I needed this on Black Friday. Its $1299 now, the 45GS95QE-B has been released as new model but can't find any comparisons between the 45GR95QE-B and 45GS95QE-B yet. 3 months in how's it been for you?

[@javimontes05]

@@jmossnz pretty sure it's mostly cosmetic to keep the price low. No RGB and smaller plastic stand as far as I can tell.

[@captainslav6528]

It doesn't matter at all if you can tell the difference or not that is not where the advantage is. You are still been presented with an image earlier in time to react sooner to all the small things the car does and at the higher end of sim racing you bet this makes a difference. Is it going to shave second off , no but it will shave a tenth or two and make you more consistent and in the long braking zones from higher speeds it is much easier to brake exactly on the point you need to.

[@starshipupdates5217]

I would really like to see a frame counter here. I dont know if you are actually seeing 240+ or if your computer is even hitting 240.

[@carnageq8976]

Does it run 4k 120hz smoothly on windows and in gaming ?

[@powerhouse884]

I am considering this monitor, I have the Samsung Neo G9 49” Super UW but I really really don’t like the narrow vertical view limitation. I like the Wide field of view but I wish it was taller. Outside of RACING games is really a bit annoying to lose all that Screen real state vertically. So I am definitely considering replacing it with this one even if it’s smaller on the Wide size.

[@palps797]

This monitor just dropped in price to 1199.99

[@dennisa7784]

Great review mate

[@bobbymayse9926]

I have a 49" 5120x1440 Samsung monitor. I am getting some stretching at the ends of the screen that I can't get cleared up. I have checked everything in Iracing and windows. It's not terrible but noticeable. The resolution is right everywhere.

[@peterfalkner4436]

I watched a review of the Neo G9 wow that really popped amazing colours. The LG dose not pop amazing blacks

[@cuezaireekaa]

beautifully shot video will. stay real man :)

[@turbo-treesloth]

Think that 240hz would be more noticeable on a larger screen. Got the Benq 120hz projector on 110 inch screen and have been thinking about getting the newer model that supports 240hz.

[@peermancolin]

excellent as always. Keep it up

[@27schmidty]

What was your fov in iracing for this monitor

[@RahulKumar-vh4xr]

I just got the Neo 49” mini LED a few weeks before the LG came out. And just got the LG in the office. I actually thing the. Neo mini LED competes really well and the 1000R is my preferred radius.

[@boostedmedia]

Good to know! Thanks :)

[@powerhouse884]

I have that Neo G9 mini LED 49” UW and I am considering replacing it with this LG45 OLED. I am tired of the narrow vertical view on the Neo G9, I wish it was taller. Is great for Racing games but sucks for everything else iMO. I’ve had it for 2yr now. The 21:9 Aspect ration looks much better to me and provides great wide view plus great vertical real state. (I wish it was 50” instead of 45” tho)

[@LeoHenning-th2xb]

Can't wait for later in the year when the Samsung 57" Ultrawide gets released, and hoping Boosted can test one before I ditch my triples in favour of one.

[@miyagiracer]

that is also a perfect monitor/tv for a triple setup ! not soo much pixels then 4k, and it has display port input, because the most of gpu has 3 display port

[@davefromnortherncalifornia9074]

Got mine yesterday from Best buy

[@DazSharplesSim-Racing]

Is this available in the UK?

[@jc1382]

Did you try hooking it up on a ps5 and give gt7 a go ?

[@NylonStrings46]

It would be interesting try it out in a Flight Simulation----X-Plane 12 or MSFS 2020....

[@WreckageMG]

What's the best Fov for this monitor mate just picked it up in I racing?

[@VaultTecc]

15:03 I seriously doubt the rtx 3080 ti is pulling off 150+ FPS there, let alone 240. I think about the refresh rate impact, when we start saying things like "maybe", "perhaps", "it's somewhat possible that i am maybe able to see a difference", we should just attribute that "difference" to placebo effect and call it a day.

[@TG-Maverick22]

What about how it runs ps5 and xbx series x?

[@MaxPower-cv3pd]

Did you configure 12ppc colour in NVIDIA Control panel? It adds much and reduces colour banding. Try it if you have not already.

[@boostedmedia]

Yep I did.

[@misterred76]

Flickering whit gsync ?

[@realryanward]

I'm also approaching 40 but am super sensitive to the difference in 144hz and 240. I have a Samsung g9 at both my Office /gaming desk and my sim rig. Due to Displayport limitations it blue screens my computer if both get turned on at 240hz. I tried at first running my sim rig in 120hz mode so i could have them both on but hated it. Perhaps its all my years of FPS gaming. Hell back in the 90's I was running high refresh rates in Counter-Strike on CRTs.

[@RalonsoF1]

Brilliant Monitor, there! I'd need this one for my racing rig as well.. but I'm wondering if running this on my laptop would force me to lower down some in game grafics details due to the higher native resolution this device comes with, compared to the one of my laptop which is 1080p...

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

Yes. You'd struggle to run a game on this monitor from your laptop if your laptop was designed for 1080p. Once you increase resolution, you'll need to think about how you'll manage to run a game for that res. My general rule of thumb is to invest in the rig (PC) first, then the monitor.

[@RalonsoF1]

@@JoeJacksonGT3 Yes, thank you for the informations. I think you're completlely right..! Unfortunately.. 😜😉

[@davidjenkins1484]

I bought one of these. I got a terrific deal on an open box from Best Buy for 45% off and not a single scratch or dead pixel. I am running it with an RTX 4090 and a somewhat underpowering over clocked i5-13600K but it is more powerful than both the i9-11900K and RTX 3080 TI used for this review. I get great gaming performance at ultimate resolutions, but I don't reach the 240 Hz monitor capability setting. I doubt that even an i9-14900 would peg it at 240 Hz. One thing I did not hear in your review was just what was your FPS you were actually achieving. Ultimately a monitor only can display the FPS it is getting from the system. So you report not much difference between a setting of 144 Hz and 240 Hz in the racing game and Cyberpunk but they are very CPU and GPU intensive games. The monitor may not have been able to display a full 240 Hz refresh because it was not getting 240 FPS from the system. If you have to turn settings down to get a 240 Hz refresh than are you actually comparing apples to apples? Also I think a site such as UFO clearly demonstrates the difference between 144 Hz and 240 Hz display of a monitor on a level playing field.

[@jimpfitzinger9604]

Will, get video! If trying to run triples of this monitor, would I even benefit from the specs on this monitor with the below system specs? I am concerned that the computer would not get the most these monitors. Intel® Core™ i5-13600KF Processor NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 4070 TI TUF Graphics Card ASUS Z790 Wi-Fi Motherboard DDR5 for Intel 13th Generation Processors 240MM CPU Water Cooler 32GB of DDR5 6000MHz

[@benmullard4886]

Be good to see a review of upcoming slightly larger G9 monitor

[@roadi7]

ya!

[@dmitrijolejnitsch3313]

The high refresh rate at 240Hz makes real difference in gaming experience - when the frame rate is more than 200 FPS (at best when 300 fps or more), the gameplay smoothness is way beyond of some 144Hz. Of course that is if your perception are able to handle that many information or frames at same time.

[@CC-tb8mn]

Yes I agree, been using a Samsung G9 for roughly 3 years but you really need to utilise all that refresh rate, at 150fps from the GPU and 240hz screen yeah youll see 0 difference from 144/240hz because the GPU isnt sending all that information, at 240hz with my GPU cranking out 275 its hypnotisingly smooth the gameplay racing

[@eastwind240]

Has anybody run this triples for racing sims?

[@02stampede]

Nice looking monitor. I don't need one but I want one.

[@RocceFella187]

i´m rocking the 38GN950 which is 38 inch and 3840x1600 res and 144 (160)hz ips panel. why they make a 45 inch with 3440x1440? PPI is way to low imo... give me that 45 inch with higher res and i´m in.

[@RocceFella187]

@@kolysion164 nice for u. still, going up in size with even smaller res is kinda braindead to me, but ye... switched to 49 inch g9 (32:9 with 5120x1440p) and i will never think about buying 21:9 agian^^

[@joedinsmore8334]

Really would love to see you get the sponsorship to show and review this in Triples

[@DarkDrift.Rx8]

The old 35" would of been good if it was a 1440p, most likely had 1080p giving you a more zoomed looked at the same size screen

[@DJaquithFL]

Their DisplayPort 1.4 uses DSC (Display Stream Compression) the HDMI port does not, otherwise DisplayPort caps out at about 175 Hz @8-bit with 3440x1440. Therefore, to experience 240Hz with no compression and it's latency you can only use HDMI. 2.1. Uncompressed bandwidth 3440x1440, 240Hz @ 10-bit is about 43 Gbps 3440x1440, 240Hz @ 8-bit is about 36 Gbps DisplayPort 1.4 (max 25.92Gbps) : 3440x1440, 175 @ 8-bit is about 26 Gbps

[@NuttGreez]

3080 on HDMI 2.1 (included cable) I'm getting full 10- bit hdr 240hz no DSC. People wish it was 4k, but I don't think even the 4090 could handle 4k/240hz.

[@DJaquithFL]

@@NuttGreez .. Did you read anything that I said? Why don't you try to reread it.

[@NuttGreez]

@@DJaquithFL Yes, no disputes here. Just confirming you will get the full uncompressed bandwidth over HDMI 2.1 on this model and emphasizing 4k/240hz is a pipedream at this point as far as bandwidth. Thanks for presenting the relevant data.

[@MondoRockable]

Weird LG make 49", 41", 27", but no 32" at 240Hz. Samsung does a 32" 4K at 240Hz, though not as an OLED.

[@LucasRodriguesFPS]

And question of Burn-in?

[@blueferrari397]

I understand LG will bring this monitor out in a true 4K, 2160 perhaps in a larger size. This would have many advantages over the Samsung G9 49", which again isn't a 4K monitor. If you're like me, you just can't go back from 4K.

[@BruteLee]

He said the price and my brain turned off I need monitors to drop in price

[@boost800]

yea the top of the line stuff gets a bit ridiculous

[@boostedmedia]

THe tech trickles down over time to more affordable stuff. Remember when we first got our triple 65 inch 4K monitors they were $10K AUD EACH! Now you can get better panels for less than half that.

[@seatslider]

My brain didn’t switch off. I really appreciate Wills input and thoughts and enjoy drooling over cars and tech I can’t afford. 👍🏻

[@secularist1969]

Do you really expect leading edge tech to be cheap? C’mon…that’s just being intentionally ignorant.

[@BA-rh5hy]

We need more affordable options.

[@goname31]

The only this missing for me is a segment on FOV. Can you see at least a mirror, on what type of car etc, comparatively to a flat single screen.

[@boostedmedia]

That would depend entirely on your setup and how far you sit from the screen.

[@goname31]

@@boostedmedia yeah of course but we could see on you setup as an exemple, what kind a field of view you had. And what you had to sacrifice to have a good compromise for Sim racing. I'm on the fence for this monitor but I struggle to find a good in car view of what this screen offers.

[@boostedmedia]

With a “correct FOV” and a viewing distance of 800mm the mirrors weren’t visible in an F3 car.

[@goname31]

@@boostedmedia thanks of lot!

[@fan2hd277]

@@boostedmedia that’s a bummer i guess on GT cars its worse.

[@p1st0ls44]

my only issue with this display is the resolution is incredibly low for a 45 inch display. it's a hard sell for me. It is simply too large.

[@Remzly]

I found the exact same result. I have equal pace on my xbox at 60hz compared to my pc at 360hz. The higher hz only helps with immersion and very slightly with catching slides if you go over the limit. My opinion is that 165hz monitors are the sweet spot, given how cheap some of them are now.

[@cozymonk]

I can see sim racing being different than something like an FPS in that regard. FPSs benefit a lot from higher refresh rates, because of twitch reaction time and pixel accuracy. Sim racing is more of a "flow." You learn the track and learn where the reactions are going to happen, so you condition yourself to a pace. Even going down to 30fps might not impact that pace so much as it's not necessarily twitch reaction times that you're using. There are twitch reactions, sure, like catching a skid, but many of them get input from other places, such as sound or force feedback and the interaction is more intuitive and natural (if you're already familiar with driving real cars). There are instances, like avoiding a wreck, that seem like maybe they'd benefit from higher response rates, but I think these things still happen more slowly enough compared to the reaction moments in an FPS that the benefit is negligible. Personally, I think 120Hz is a sweet spot, but I made that determination years ago. If 165Hz is cheap, now, then that's the new sweet spot. I have a 144Hz monitor and I run most games at 120Hz because I like it better when the game runs consistently at 120Hz then jumping around as I can't play most games locked at 144Hz. On games I can lock at 144, I can barely tell the difference between 144 and 120. I can if I pay close attention, but it's not worth the inconsistent frame times. The only time I can feel a clear and definite difference between 120 and 144 is in VR. anything less than 120 is an absolute no for me in VR, now. 90Hz makes me nauseous in about 10-15 min, but I can do 120Hz for about 2-3 hours before getting woozy. I have no idea how long I could play at 144; I never play for more than a couple hours at a time and it's never caused me any nausea. Only simple games like Compound can run at 144Hz.

[@Remzly]

@@cozymonk Agreed. I got this high refresh rate monitor for FPS games specifically, and it definitely helps there. Racing games it doesnt help pace, because hooking up a good lap is all about timing of your inputs, which you can see coming as you approach a corner. Only helps in the specific other situations that you pointed out.

[@Spinelli__]

@@cozymonk I pretty-much agree with every word you said.

[@kronzomg]

I thought 800r meant if you put a series of these screens together, It would create a circle with that radius. Never heard the 800 mm thing before?

[@boostedmedia]

That’s correct. The radius of the circle would be 800mm and the diameter would be 1600mm

[@kronzomg]

@@boostedmedia ah yes and your head would therefore be in the centre of said circle, 800mm from screen. Makes sense.

[@boostedmedia]

Exactly

[@roadi7]

same thing

[@zzmadd]

As always, great review! Samsung released a 57" 1000R 32:9 that is also very insteresting. It would be great, even if Samsung doesn't ask you to review such monitor, to see how they compare. The 57" might be wide and tall enough to be the ideal screen. Also I have a triple 1000R 32" screen setup and I have to say I'm not so happy about how triple curved monitors are handled by Sim apps. The screen setup works for flat screens while developers should add a curved triple setup as well, because where the side screens curved join you have a way less engle coming from the center screen. The angle is performed by the curvature and not the joining angle alone. If you setup the right engle between curved screens you get a very narrow visual at the sides, if you insert the right overall angle you get a bad transition from the center screen.

[@boostedmedia]

Yeah that’s always been my concern with curved triples. Good to have that confirmed. Thanks.

[@22Uzbekistan]

That 57" is not released yet, is it? I have not even seen a price for it.

[@zzmadd]

@@22Uzbekistan It has been announced, there's a page for it but I haven't seen it around yet

[@boostedmedia]

It was shown at CES apparently but no further details on pricing or availability.

[@LupusAries]

@@22Uzbekistan I think just like on the 47'' that would be one of those cases where as a german I would ask my polish friend what the prices are over there, as it would be way chesper, even with postage included. ( We checked with the 47, just for shits snd giggles and the price difference was anout 600 to 900 euros.) If he wants to buy Smartphones though, he asks me for the german price, as they are cheaper.

[@peterfalkner4436]

Dose not look very bright can you increase the brightness

[@boostedmedia]

It’s plenty bright enough. I have to run it at about 60%

[@DJaquithFL]

I personally own the Corsair Flex which is the same essential technology and to me the 800R is the perfect curvature, but I too can make my screen flat. My three complaints are no DisplayPort 2.x, PPI is clearly noticeably low in comparison to its counterpart that I also own the 175Hz Alienware 34-in OLED and lastly, ideally I'd like to have seen an Nvidia Ultra version. However, clearly even the RTX 40 series lacks DisplayPort 2.x which completely blows my mind because both my RTX 3090 and RTX 4090 can easily saturate DisplayPort 1.4. Ideally we're all heading towards 1kHz 5K-8K wide ratio, large screens and the technology is certainly available at least from monitors. It may take another one or two generations to drive them at high refresh rates. However, monitors out last GPUs by at least two generations if not three or four. I play FPS games and I need the responsiveness. CPU-Z JJU8GT CPU-Z 9MM3CZ

[@jackweta]

drinking the oled cool aid you can never go back.

[@jaden4833]

Why would you test this monitor on a open wheel racing -_-.... Can you try it on a GT car or any car not open wheel

[@fan2hd277]

I would love to buy a triple of these but VR is also progressing and the next Pimax Crystal shall be the way to go if you’ve got 4090. Expensive monitors will be a thing of the past in a few years.

[@diegonavarro1594]

I would love to see him review slightly less expensive products more in the mid range. The monitor is cool but you can buy 5 decent monitors for the same price. I'm sure these reviews are for someone but definitely not for me. Keep grinding though.

[@TheAndy009]

I don't know whether to go with this or the Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo. I am completely torn between the two

[@roadi7]

G9

[@IwinMahWay]

This. G9 is trash

[@roadi7]

@@IwinMahWay have you used one?

[@demarcopowell1835]

Why can’t we have a true ultrawide 4K gaming monitor. I been waiting 3 years for a proper 21:9 4 k gaming monitor

[@gheorghepetean836]

You can’t really feel the difference in 240 hz unless you play FPS games as Cs Go and similarly ones.. in cs go the biggest difference is not only the smooth imagine flow but it’s also hitting the targets much better .. so 240 hz is mostly not FPS games not those that use G-Sync or Freesync

[@jayr.1523]

I just picked up one for 999.00 for black Friday deal

[@jonathonschott]

The ppi though...... I saw one in best buy and oof.... The fuzziness..... I was quite interested in this panel when I saw it announced, until I saw the resolution. I'm sorry, I feel that the ppi for this size is horrible and noticeable, even from a distance. I already have a 34" 3440x1440 and it just stood out and once seen I couldn't unsee it. LG has announced a 39" for ces this year, but I'm waiting on the 2160p versions, I think the 45" might actually be too big for my taste, but a 2160p 39" ..... I did the math and at 5120x2160 that's 134 ppi... Yeah buddy. My panel is still going strong, I can wait until those are released

[@franciscobernard8721]

Same with me. I had both the Alienware 34” and the lg c3 42”, and returned the Alienware. Even at 34”, I found the 1440p to look res compared to the 42”.

[@Rhythmic_Hammer]

“My New Triple OLED Sim Setup” Will Ford. Sometime in 2023. 😂

[@boostedmedia]

Dangerous prediction. 😂

[@jeffdobell4821]

Did u have any burn in problems

[@boostedmedia]

Used daily and none so far. I’ve always been very careful to turn it off whenever I walk away though.

[@jeffdobell4821]

Are you still using it was looking at it as I don’t have room for triples just concerned about burn in it will just sim racing

[@tarnishedd]

As a new sim racer, im surprised people dont talk more about HDR. HDR can truly change the experience, and if you have an OLED, its night an day

[@fan2hd277]

Yeah but you need a 10 bit panel 4:4:4 than you can display some real HDR. Anything under HDR1000 is pure marketing.

[@andyr5321]

For 1,600 I expect way more than a measly 3000x14000. The pixel density on this panel is horrendous! I love LG, I am typing this on my C2. But I need more pixels for what I am paying.

[@whiteandnerdytuba]

Ideal sim racing monitor is as wide and tall as 3 65inch tvs curved around you.

[@operation4wheelz]

Me - Goes to Big W and spends 900 bucks on a no name brand 85” 4K tv and is stoked

[@pattyrafter88]

Me: wow that display does look good. As I’m watching this review through my current tv 🤦‍♂️

[@boostedmedia]

HAHA! Thats exactly why monitor reviews are hard! Hopefully I did a good job of conveying the expereince.

[@pattyrafter88]

@@boostedmedia 100%

[@stranger.granger]

3440x1440 at 45" is kinda crap pixel density wise, though..

[@boostedmedia]

As I mentioned in the review I was concerned about this. I recall years ago when Samsung first released their 49inch Ultrawide I only held off because it had a vertical res of 1080 and I thought it would look awful. In the case of this monitor, it is a noticeable step down from what I was used to (4K on a 27in), but I've grown used to it and it hasn't bothered me like I thought it might. That's just me though. Others could well be more sensitive to it, especially if they're sitting very close. I have my desk set up so the monitor is 800mm away from me when I'm sitting properly. SO when I slouch it's probably closer to 700mm.

[@SebWMK]

I'm not sure that a blind test would be the best solution to try a screen... 😅

[@boostedmedia]

Lmao. Blind as in not aware of what the refresh rate is set to. 🤣 I knew someone would call it out. 😝

[@piggehdeluxe]

For me 60-144hz you see the difference, 144-240hz is more of a feeling of more smoothness rather than seeing it, you feel it, when playing shooters

[@boostedmedia]

Yep. I completely agree.

[@PrettySavage22]

I agree with you. Had a 60hz Asus gaming monitor and upgraded to 144hz and the change was crazy!

[@theblaznee]

You should ask LG for 2 more and do a triple setup add on review :)

[@boostedmedia]

I did ask but they weren’t interested

[@LeoHenning-th2xb]

@@boostedmedia In your opinion would it be a awesome setup? Or just too wide?

[@boostedmedia]

Hard to say. I think 16:9 aspect ratio works better for triples generally speaking.

[@bjornromermann5080]

Interesting Monitor, but the Price let me instantly think "For that amount I can get a good 32" Triple-Setup with the Monitor-Stand". Kind of a Dealbreaker imho.

[@muchthump]

I still love my Neo G9 49in... for other gaming, I upgraded my tv to a 55in LG C2 OLED. Love the pair of them. One for racing, one for everything else. Great review, though!

[@alandean691]

another very well presented and honest review. Great job guys . I have a gigabyte 165hz . definitely better than 60 for racing lol

[@Spinelli__]

Honest? There's nothing honest about this review. He doesn't shed any light on any negative aspects like low resolution, atrocious PPI, very poor brightness levels and in both SDR and HDR, brutal auto-dimming feature which cannot be disabled, aggressive matte finish, warranty that doesn't cover burn-in., etc. This channel, like so many, is beholden to it's sponsors and to the companies giving free samples to test (and often keep for free).

[@alandean691]

sry ... gotta disagree strongly there . if Will thinks a product is not fit for purpose... he won't even give it a review until the company has sorted out the issues.

[@Spinelli__]

@@alandean691 B.S. There's been many reviews where he just lightly addresses negative aspects as if he wants to "gently" point them out in a very understated way so as to appear honest and objective but at the same time not giving those negative aspects the attention and depth they deserve so as to not rattle the company's feathers. In the case of this monitor review, he just about completely ignored an entire list of negative aspects all together. It's disingenuous and reeks of bias and company appeasement.

[@alandean691]

ok ... thats your opinion and that's fine . no need to be rude about it though. tbh you sound bitter mate .

[@Spinelli__]

@@alandean691 It's not opinion. It's a fact that he continuously just very lightly glosses over negative aspects of products, or, worst yet, completely ignores an entire list of negative aspects of a product...all while doing the complete opposite - showing great enthusiasm - for the products' positive aspects. This has nothing to do with rudeness. I'm calling out a person who has a decent amount of influence over thousands and thousands of people and potential buyers and is using that influence in a dishonest and company-shilling way by portraying/reviewing products in a company-and-self biased, misinformative, and disingenuous manner. By that definition, I'm sure most would agree who the true rude person is.

[@bystander85]

Considering the refresh rate wasn't a big selling point for you I'm surprised the majority of your video focused on that. How was the brightness and peak brightness limiter behavior?

[@roadi7]

ya but what fps were you putting out? 240 hz or not ...if you're not pushing at least 240 fps there simply will be no difference

[@boostedmedia]

As explained in the video multiples times we had the frame rate locked to match each refresh rate. So we tested 240Hz at 240FPS (we checked we were actually getting 240FPS).

[@roadi7]

@@boostedmedia where multiple times ~ then there'd be a difference ~ there is no fps shown