LG - UltraGear evo GX9 39" 5K2K OLED 165Hz 0.03ms G-SYNC FreeSync Premium Pro Gaming Monitor with DisplayHDR TRUE 500 - Black

Coming from a 240hz 32" QD-OLED monitor, I was concerned this WOLED wouldn't live up to my expectations for picture quality, but I must say the color volume and saturation on this monitor doesn't make me miss my old QD-OLED. Also, the 39" is just the right size to be immersive but not overwhelming or nausea-inducing (I tried a 57" ultrawide for a few days but I could not overcome the motion sickness before returning). I also love the 1500R curve, it is there but not too aggressive and coming from a flat monitor, it is the perfect curve to not get overwhelmed. The monitor is also extremely bright (I have brightness set to 70% but I may even reduce it to 50% later), making my other monitors right to next it look dull in comparison. I am running this with a RTX 5090 and while I was concerned about being limited to only 165 hz, I haven't found a game where that has been a problem in actual gameplay. Plus, the wider field of view adds so much additional benefit that make up for the lost FPS ceiling (in my opinion). I always run DLSS Quality when the game I am playing offers that and so my FPS always remains high while my picture quality remains exceptional. Just some examples, at 5120x2160: 40-50 FPS in Marvel Spider-Man 2, ~150 FPS with DLSS frame generation set to 3. 40-45 FPS in Crimson Desert, 140-180 FPS with DLS 4.5 and frame generation set to 4 110 FPS in Dragon's Dogma 2, 165 (capped) with DLS frame gen on. When I am not gaming, I use this monitor for productivity, video editing, and occasional YouTube / TV apps watching. I have no problem reading text on this monitor even with resolution scaling set to 100% and of course, the 21:9 ratio makes video editing so much more enjoyable with the wider screen real estate. I even love the fact that when I put a browser on one half of the screen and watch a YouTube video, the additional width this monitor provides compared to a 16:9 means that the video almost covers the entire vertical length of the screen while only taking up half of the width. The monitor has vent ports on the top (pictured) and an extremely large power brick, but the monitor has never radiated heat that I could perceive while intense gaming or made a loud enough fan noise for me to complain about. I like the monitor stand, but I quickly abandoned it for a desk mount so I could push the monitor back closer to the wall it sits in front of. LG has software called LG Switch (pictured) which allows you to adjust monitor settings (e.g., picture mode, brightness levels, source, dual-mode, AI optimization, etc.) and establish keyboard shortcuts via software, so you don't always have to use the joystick on the back of the monitor. It works well enough but I feel like it is a little sluggish when switching between the picture options and anything else. It also allows you put on "Life Mode" which displays artwork as a screensaver for the monitor or your Google Calendar. I don't think I will use that but I assume some people will find value in it. I don't really have any cons about this monitor. I would say that the bezel around the screen image is slightly larger than most modern displays but its not a big deal because you got 39" inches of real-estate to work with (I added 2 pictures of it side-by-side with a 32" monitor for comparison). I also have no problem with the matte finish of this monitor. In my opinion, I can't even tell the difference between this and my previous glossy finish QD-OLED except when the monitor is off and lights are reflecting off of it. Finally, I do not notice the RGB light behind the monitor at all except with all the lights off in my room.

This is a Gorgeous Display, as it should be for the price. My old 24" monitor died, so I went to Best Buy for a replacement. Looked at displays, OLED really stood out, and THIS was the brightest clearest sharpest most beautiful display in the place by far. Agonized over the price then bought it. After 3 weeks it has been flawless! Picture perfect, easily runs 2 full-sized windows side by side, motion is clean, picture is beautiful, text is crystal clear. Hope it holds up over time. My old Dell XPS PC with NVidia graphic card pushed it fine, but I HAD to get an Asus ROG Gaming Desktop to really push it properly, which it does easily at max resolution of 5120x2160x165Hz. So my 24" monitor replacement cost me $4K, but I LOVE my new system - as Ferris said, "It is so choice, if you have the means I highly recommend picking one up!".

I was running a 42" LG C2 as my desk monitor, I have had it for a few years and after a year of heavy daily use getting started back up in my masters program it started showing uneven brightness on dark backgrounds. I was choosing between this 39" 5K2K and the 45" models; the 39 won for my setup. It's nearly the same width as the C2, and the curve let me push it back into the corner and open the desk up. I raised it to eye level, which gave me room underneath for my Mac mini and drive, and it sits cleanly between my MacBook and iPad on vivo mounts! Text is razor sharp at 5120x2160, which matters because I write and study on it for hours every day, mostly on dark backgrounds. Blacks are true OLED black, and the panel is bright and clean. This monitor is TOP SHELF! Shout out to the manager at the Yuma store. He's taken care of me for five years and walked me through the protection plan options so I bought with confidence. Get the plan if you use an OLED as a daily monitor.

So far it’s one of the best monitors I’ve bought. I have no complaints in. The 4K is real good. It’s duel purpose works very good when watching videos but also very good when I’m playing my games no problem like it very much.

I can’t stand blurry text. You need the pixel density but that’s usually not available for a larger screen. This monitor keeps everything crisp and an Ultra Wide, which is incredibly difficult to find. I could not be happier. I run it in a slightly lower resolution than 4K so that everything can be larger on the screen we still taking advantage of the pixel density and pixel pitch.