LG's 45-inch UltraGear OLED curved gaming monitor drops by $700
Inky blacks on a massive display - perfect for a gaming battlestation
One of the most important parts of any gaming setup is your choice of screen or screens. There is so much variety available for personalizing a setup, whether you prefer a separate screen for each app, or maybe just one display that makes use of a split-screen layout. If it's the later, then a larger monitor certainly makes it easier to host multiple applications on the one screen. Today's deal is on an LG screen with a large luscious OLED panel, that is also curved so that is wraps around the peripheral vision to provide more immersion in gaming especially.
If you take a trip to Best Buy's website, you can find today's deal on the 45-inch LG UltraGear OLED curved gaming monitor for $ 999, a saving of $700 from the original $1,699 MSRP. This is still a fair amount of cash for a monitor, and you can certainly pick up larger OLED televisions for less, but you won't find the same refresh rates, or connectivity for connecting to a PC.
The LG UltraGear 45-inch OLED monitor (model: 45GS96QB-B.AUS) is a curved gaming monitor with a WQHD (3440 x 1440) resolution and rapid 240Hz refresh rate. The response times for this OLED panel is a mere 0.03ms, with very high contrast ratios of 1,500,000:1 and a screen ratio size of 21:9. This monitor is compatible with both AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync and is also HDR400 certified.
LG UltraGear OLED 45-inch curved gaming monitor: now $999 at Best Buy (was $1,699)
Featuring a large 800R curved 45-inch OLED panel, the LG UltraGear monitor is a rather large gaming screen with a WQHD (3440 x 1440) resolution and superfast 240Hz refrest rate. Being an OLED display the response times are very low with a 0.03ms response time. This monitor is certified HDR 400 and compatible with both Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync.
Housed in a black chassis the LG UltraGear is of a modern design, has thin bezels and a sturdy stand. The monitor includes speakers and has connectivity for both PC and games consoles with the inclusion of 1x DisplayPort and 2x HDMI ports and 1x USB-C.
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Geef I use a huge 43 inch monitor (Samsung Neo G7 4k) and if I set it to 1440p resolution while gaming I can see the blockyness of lines. It only goes away totally at 4k.Reply
I think a 45 inch LG might do the same. Size matters unless the fact it is OLED changes something you might be buying a guaranteed jagged edge pic. Its not horrific but it is noticeable.
You might not care if the monitor is only for FPS gaming though. -
Giroro I was looking at getting one of these used for Uber $800, but these panels are just way, way too curved.Reply
I was struggling to just read a web page on the demo unit.
You can't properly look at photos on them, so forget about editing video. -
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The G7 you have isn't an ultra wide, so it's a larger screen (it's 3 inches taller vertically). At that size 4K is preferable due to PPI. But, also, it's a 4K native screen. 1440 looks strange on 4K screens because it's not a 1:1 change in size (unlike 1080 which is exactly half of 4K).Geef said:I use a huge 43 inch monitor (Samsung Neo G7 4k) and if I set it to 1440p resolution while gaming I can see the blockyness of lines. It only goes away totally at 4k.
I think a 45 inch LG might do the same. Size matters unless the fact it is OLED changes something you might be buying a guaranteed jagged edge pic. Its not horrific but it is noticeable.
You might not care if the monitor is only for FPS gaming though.
I suspect the LG looks fine at 1440, since that's its native resolution. It's a little low in PPI (84 vs 104 for yours), but that's really not bad enough to be an issue. -
nabiljem I do not like titles like this specially in a reputable technical review and news site. This feels like a cheap click bait you see on less reputable spam sites: It does not matter how much a product is discounted for what matters is the final price and if it is still of good value or not. I prefer if the title was :Reply
LG's 45-inch UltraGear OLED curved gaming monitor drops by $700 to $999 MSRP.Now you have my respect and attention.