The First SUPER UltraWide 144hz IPS Monitor.... Holy Moly! 😮 [LG 49WQ95C Review]
2022 ж. 30 Қаз.
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Setup & Review of the LG 49WQ95C - the 1st IPS 144hz Super Ultrawide monitor! The 49-inch 5120 x 1440 is equivalent to TWO 27" Quad HD Monitors - is this the ultimate productivity display?
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Hey Chaps! What would be your DREAM Monitor? (for me... 38/40" 21 : 10 Ultrawide OLED 144hz, TB4, 1000nit)🤑
LG 42/48 OLED 4 a lot less :)
waiting for DP2.0 5k2k OLED 200hz monitor
My dream monitor is the same the LG 38" that you already use - and I bought it and love it. While I like the width of the LG 49", I dislike the shorter height (1440). If it had 1600, I'd be more eager.
My dream display would be a 4K, 16:9 OLED display at 240hz, able to hit 2000nits/2500nits on a 40% window and also have BFI - Black Frame Insertion at 240hz too (so it's not limited to 60hz like on the LG C2 or 120hz on the LG C1). But that shit truly is dreaming. 🤣🤣
24" 1920x1280 3:2 120 Hz
That monitor looks absolutely amazing. The widescreen optimizes productivity at all times. Thanks for the review.
A great productivity monitor loving this ultrawide 💯
Great video fire 🔥🔥🔥
I loved this video!, and could you make a video on best laptops for programming and gaming
Thanks for the video, I was very impressed! I've seen it several times. I'm currently using three LG 27GN850 UltraGear Gaming Monitor 27" QuadHD Nano IPS 1ms HDR, 2560x1440, G-Sync Compatible and AMD FreeSync 144 Hz for about a year. Honestly, they tired me out and your video made me fall in love with the 49". I bought it today, I hope I'm satisfied!! thank you very much and I'll let you know 👍
what's the verdict? I have two of the 27s and want to upgrade, wondering if this is a good upgrade. Let me know! Thanks
I think it's good for productivity, better than two monitors, but overkill for anything else. 21:9 is perfect for my needs.
I've had the same LG ultrawide monitors (both 38 & 29" versions) in the last year and then bought a Samsung Super Ultrawide 49" at 120hz, and I must say...this LG monitor is tempting! Samsung is known for their screens but something about the LG monitors has felt more well rounded from the settings to overall reliability.
Like the first OLED 240hz 27inch monitor LG releasing next month december 2022? Which is better than any IPS.
I am now using LG 40" 5K2K UltraWide 21:9 Monitor. It's gorgeous and sharp. The best monitor I've ever used!!
On rtings it has only medium level text clearity. So dealbreaker for text intensive work.
Thanks to your video I just ordered two of those 49 inch monitors. They will be here next week.
im a 38" addict now. i cant give up the extra height that 3840 x 1600 resolution provides. i wish an oled option at 38" ultrawide would come out but until then im happy with my current alienware 38"
what about a 32 inch 4k?
Great video. I torn between this model and 49" Odyssey G95T Curved QLED DQHD Gaming Monitor from Samsung. Same price here in Australia. Which one will you pick?
This will be perfect for a dual screen setup, with a 4k panel on top. Editing will be nice for that timeline stretched all the way.
Beautiful panel and great review! I don't game but have been rocking the Samsung CRG9 and for productivity it is fantastic! I am using Fancy Zones to split it into 4 sections and run some of my software (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) over 3 zones while file manager, chat, etc. in one; others are snapped over the two central zones. Yes, something this size is really great to have.
Something like this would be really nice with a daisy chain display port to allow one to run two stacked using the kvm function - if the is bandwidth for it... Woul also be nice to have enough usb inputs to match the video inputs.
Small correction @TheTechChap: It's not a 5K x 2K monitor. Just DQHD (double). The LG 34BK95U-W is a 5K x 2K monitor @ 5120 x 2160. Fact: 2K, a cinema standard, is having 2160 pixels in one dimension, contrary to what marketing and 90% of humans call all 2560x1440 monitors - e.g., 2160x1080. Ergo, 1920 x 1080 is closer to 2K. Marketing, eh. 😀
Lg my favorite monitors and ips panel , I own one 34 ultra wide 1080p is very good for office work and a little video and the colors the brightness is what you need to work many hours without problems. I order now one 27gn880 144hz 2k for a little gaming to see the nano ips how it looks . All these heave monitors need a good office arm to be more stable and locking the orizontial possition
Are there any drawbacks to running this i n PBP?, like can it maintain it's 144hz on both sides?
In my region, this and Samsungs Odyssey Neo G9 are about equal in price. For gaming, the Odyssey would be the better choice therefore, if you are prepared to deal with the downsides, which also come in the form of Samsung's inferior quality control and firmware issues as discussed in countless forums around the web. Then again, if productivity is a big focus, I would prefer this for the KVM switch and USB-C capabilities alone. Really nice to have the option in any case, while not going back to 60 Hz.
Only issue I have on my Neo G9 is HDMI on PC. It's just problematic all around. Using the DisplayPort works flawless though. I keep mines at 1440p 240hz and love it. I will say HDMI using any other devices like Mac Mini, Apple TV, and consoles works perfectly fine. It's just using HDMI from my PC that causes unstoppable flickering. I was going to upgrade to the Ark, but it's wouldn't be an upgrade since you can't use picture in picture or side by side with two separate inputs. That was a dumb move on Samsung's part.
This good or recommend for video editing?
Really liking the monitors LG are doing lately, like the LG Dualup. I currently have their ultragear gaming one and it's really nice! On that ultrawide in the review, I'd probably play Forza Horizon first :D
Totally agree. If the Dualup came in a 144hz option I’d own one
Finally, a worthy follow up to the previous 49" screen. About time LG gives a high refresh rate support.
You mentioned it has 8 bit + FRC? Is haven’t seen it say + RFC anywhere. Are you sure this is correct? I had the 38wn95c and upgraded to 40wp95c yesterday but now debating on keeping the 40 or going to this 49. How well is mac compatibility?
Does it give you any scaling issues with your MacBook Pro M1?
I am currently using a Late 2013 27” iMac and also work from home with a Windows 10 Laptop. But in a few months, I will be upgrading to the latest Mac mini for personal use and a MacBook Pro for work. My plan was to get an ultra wide monitor to not run into any dual monitor issues with either computer. My work laptop is just web and Microsoft Office stuff. But my personal Mac I would be doing web stuff, but often also using Photoshop and Final Cut Pro. I have no intentions of gaming on either computer. Would you recommend this monitor based off what I would be using it for?
I have the 1080 49" and love it
This monitor is exciting but I wonder if it Carrie’s over a major design flaw of previous LG Ultrawides. The ribbon cables connecting the lcd screen to the primary pcb can overheat partially melt. Causing horizontal lines going across the entire screen becoming more evident and making it unusable over time. I’ve heard of this happening in the range of 6 months of use to 3 years of use. The next issue is the LG warranty lasts only 1 year, whereas most companies, like Samsung, will issue a 3 year warranty for their monitors. Do you think LG has addressed or fixed this in this model?
I have the previous version of this. There's two things that drive me crazy. When using picture by picture for two devices in a 2:1 ratio I can only have the smaller side on the right but I really needed it on the left, seems insane to me that both weren't an option although it seems to be fixed on your newer monitor. Also I really wish it had 2 USB C ports for two devices.
After having used a 49" CRG9 for the past 2 years, I would rather go for the 38" because of the screen height. 49" 32:9 makes for a good productivity monitor, but it's iffy for gaming, as you get extra.... but mostly unneeded peripheral vision that are mostly distorted due to rectilinear scaling. Then there's the fact that you're still effectively using a 27" monitor... though one that's twice as wide. I'd rather get an ultrawide monitor with the height of a 32" 16:9 .... something ultrawide of that height would be a 40" 21:9. So an LG Ultragear 38, Alienware 38, or MSI MAG38 would be nice. But what I hope to see are 5K2K 40" 21:9 screens. The upcoming Ultragear 45 looks attractive. But at 3440x1440, the PPI is poor. They should have gone for 5K2K.
That's about what would be ideal for me as well, a really big 5K2K or 6K 21:9 for a main screen My next setup will be a 40ish inch 4K TV or monior, really wish I could find a 6K or 8K at that size though, paired with two small touchscreen ones bellow it, that will replace my current 50 inch 4K My most common window setup is the top two thirds of the screen with the main application, and some messaging or music apps at the bottom, and I constantly have the instinct of trying to touch them instead of using the mouse because the vertical movement is so big, so I'll just to that, change to a little smaller main and use touch one tilted up for those apps, not to mention it will allow me to play games at full screen while streaming
This is why I prefer the 45 inch ultragear. I hate the height of the samsung, alienware, and this monitor. The height just lacks
@@undead9189 Yes, the 45" ultragear is on my consideration list for upgrade. Unfortunately, it's only 3440x1440. That's gonna be very poor DPI/PPI for the size. I heard there's a 5120x2160 45" coming in 2025. I might just wait for that.
M2 Mac mini Pro with 2 stacked LG 49WQ95C's for home trading (and a bit of MSFS via Xbox SX). Perfect.
This is probably the best all-rounder in the 49" class. Awesome to see an IPS panel and 4ms response time is fine for most gaming. If you are more of a gamer then as you mentioned the Samsung 49" Neo Odyssey G9 is still the best...until next year when MSI bring out an 8k OLED 49", 240hz beast. Agree, the mailbox slit 32:9 ratio isn't for me. I do stock market trading, and many (like you mentioned) stack an extra 49" on top for charting. Sounds obvious but it's actually counterproductive as getting a 48" or even the 42/43" TV size monitors would be the better choice.
Would anyone recommend an ultra-wide setup? I'm currently having 3x 24 inch monitor, but I recently purchase a mac and need to revise my setup, I want to keep the desktop but having option to bring the mac in if needed, the inbuild KVM and USB-C seems a good option, but I'm a bit unsure about the black bar on the side (I rarely watch video full screen though) thank for the review!
Something like this with more curve would be the ultimate for racing games. Because it kind of immitates how your real vision would be looking straight ahead in the cockpit of a car being able to see what your passing on the left and right out of the corner of your eyes. For first person shooters though, it would be cool but too much to keep track off having to turn your head too much. But if your main use was just using dual display mode, it would be quite nice.
VR will beat monitor anyday for racing
While using the PBP mode, does each side get up to 144hz? I have been trying to find the answer to this all day. Please help!!
I'm very much waiting for the release of a Dual-4K display - purely for productivity use not gaming but these are very tempting...
I'm honestly not sold on these Ultrawides for these prices. They have their use cases but are just too expensive. You can buy two 4K 120hz 42" or 48" LG OLEDs once they go on sale next year (they always do) for that price. I'm not saying they can replace this for very productive work which can of course cause burn in but the prices are just ridiculous.
Heck they are on sale now the 42s are going for 999 at best buy for Black Friday and even next year you won't see them much lower than that. The older C1 isn't dipping below that to much at this time to back that up.
Your case is wonderful. what is the case brand? very beautiful case
Any window manager recommendation for Mac?
Traded usable height for neck twisting width and low pixel density. Hmmm tempting
Can you use this with m1 mac @FullRes/hz ?
Can it act as dual monitors with a fullscreen borderless windowed game on one half and a fullscreen youtube video on the other half? I currently have 2x 27" monitors and would want to use it like that for 90% of the time and just go full bore on some games.
Do you still use that 42inch oled as a monitor, wondering what it might have done to your neck?
Have laid eyes on the Alienware QDOLED 34" UW, that thang is amazing. Will wait for 32" 4K 144Hz OLED. That is perfection.
agreed :)
You have to buy 2 monitors 34 Oled and new LG 27 2k OLED
What’s the wallpaper on the thumbnail? Looks pretty cool
Just picked this one up in the US for $1100 shipped from Amazon which is a steal! I had to return my Samsung due to issues with popping etc. Looking forward to picking this getting delivered.
Do you like it vs 2 27" 4k monitors??
Had to do the same thing, excited to see the differences Especially in the ips panel
Hey Tech Chaps, If they were the same price would you rather have the Alienware AW3423DW or this 49WQ95C-W for mostly gaming? I am torn as I do like IPS but OLED and HDR seems like a must for $1000+.
Alienware AW3423DW for regular gaming, 49WQ95C-W for sims (like sim racing etc)
7:13 - Magna? I cannot find anything like that. Could you provide a link?
Even though I will never be able to afford these monitors I still love watching your videos 😂. Great video as always
I have Samsung 49" CHG90 for some time, in my experience best way to use a big monitor like this one is to connect it with 2 cables to your PC, and keep one side 21:9 (in my case I have only two modes 2x16:9 or 21:9 and 11:9 ), it is much better because you can use "full screen" mode on each "side" of the screen. Keeping it like one big screen is not natural at all.
I feel the same, I wish MACOS & Windows would both provide better window support for ultra wide monitors as they become more main stream.
PiP possible? Right side PS5 and left PC?
Can quadro t400 run it at 144hz?
Is this the best 49” monitors out there. I’m after 70% work & 30% gaming. I need two to three spit monitors.
Holy moly for real Broda
Starting to think about upgrading to a single 49”. Currently running dual 34” Samsung curved QLED 21:9’s. Do not need the real estate and want to clean up the desk. Hmm decisions decisions. No gaming just productivity stuff, O365 and Gsuite stuff mostly.
have you succeed using the side USB as usb Hub with mac? mine wont work
Whats the difference in this model from the previous version?
Where did you get that storm trooper from?
Not in to the 49"ers but 40" 3440x1440 is the best because of the monstrous size IMO. AOC has announced AG405UXC but it is NOT a Curved IPS display ( Why AOC, why it's a flat one ?) A 40" 3440x1440 Curved IPS (or SSVA) panel monitor with 1-2ms GtG will be my dream monitor... I really hate the ghosting/black smearing of typical 4ms GtG VA panels !
I’d love to try tetris on this thing…. That experience must be crazy 😂❤
I am thing of getting these to fix my neck strain from 2x 27 monitors
I recently got one of these to replace my busted 43" Samsung and im returning it. The reason is the flatter curve, for me it just not going to work. Its so wide that for me to read the extreme left and right i need to shift my body or i would need to place it so far away that i cannot read it. I just received my new LG 40" and i like it a LOT better.
if your going this big you may as well get the 48 inch LG C2 OLED TV...and its probably cheaper as it's always on sale ! That's 4 x 24" equivalent in stacked format.
Yep exactly. I call it the grid ratio lol which is ideal for stock market trading. Four x 24" monitors.
Can you use lg c2 as a screen monitor im not very familiar with monitors cuz i use only laptops and tablets for a long time now?
That's what I did and love it
@@ffmde8268 yes
@FF MDE I run mine and 21:9 and it's great with oled
I am still getting used to the 21:9 screens. This one will definitely overwhelm me big time.
Has this been discontinued by LG?
The height of the monitor looks quite short. Is it really equivalent to 2 x 27"? Seems more like 2 x 25"
I want this for programming reasons, but the price tag though ... ouch.
Do you get 144hz from Thunderbolt 4.0?
when was this launched
I've had quite a few monitors even an older dell 49 inch monitor. I loved it but the refresh rate being stuck at 60hz was a bummer. I am on a 32 inch gaming monitor now and it's just not quite big enough, during work I always have to open my laptop to move a meeting over to it. It's such a hassle. I ordered this because it's basically what I wanted, two 27 inch monitors with higher refresh rate but without all the hassle of deciding where to put them. I can throw this right in front of me and be good. No power brick and usb-c/displayport/power pass through are almost needed. One thing I am looking forward to is trying to use picture by picture with one computer to make it work more like two monitors. I know that sounds odd but when it comes to screen sharing in meetings it's easier to share one side of it to have a more normal view. Kinda wish they could have done the hdr 10 with this version though. OLED and VA are cool but I'm not quite ready to go all in on OLED and VA never really did it for me.
interesting point you made on this ..'one thing I am looking forward to is trying to use picture by picture with one computer to make it work more like two monitors. I know that sounds odd but when it comes to screen sharing in meetings it's easier to share one side of it to have a more normal view' my hesitation ern with the ultrawide is needing to share the screen with customers for work , e.g. sharing presentation or a demo of an APP/website,. the customers will all be on 16:9 raio so this will make it look very odd. I;d also prefer not to have to open up the laptop to do the sharing. is this PbP a solution to this?
@@simon75uk So short answer is yes. I have an m1 macbook pro 14 for work so I use the usb-c and a displayport to usb c cable to do the two. With an m2 mac you might be able to use the hdmi ports since they support hdmi 2.1. I didn't know the hdmi ports on the monitor were 2.1 but that allows me to connect my desktop pc to this monitor with the hdmi cable it came with and get full resolution/full refresh rate. I didn't notice it at first and tried to use just whatever cables I had. Definitely use the ones that come with the monitor. The displayport to usb-c/thunderbolt cable I had to buy separately. Now I can leave the mac closed and zoom/google/teams/macos sees it as two monitors. If you go fullscreen you might have to disconnect a cable cause it'll still think it's plugged in to two and you might lose your mouse and some app windows. Sorry this is long, hope it helps!
Got the Monitor 2 days ago. It's awesome. It's my first ultrawide. But I hate using it with mac. Even with Magent the window snapping isn't the same as in windows.
Yea, MACOS needs better support. I wish you could make full screen video cover one side of the screen so that you can work with the other half of the screen.
Maybe a dumb question but is there a way to snap 3 windows (vertical grid) on Windows 10? Or do you need an app to do that? I know you can do 4 windows in each corner but I’m specifically wondering about 3.
Is there a 29inch version of this monitor? 49 inches is way too big for my needs.
I use the 49" AOC and the 48" LG C1
Coming from G9, i was hoping for higher resolution since that is my only problem with it. You can literally see the pixels! Which I couldn't on any 4k monitor ....and it is 2022, we shouldn't go back comparing it with 2k and 1080p pixel densities.
Now we need that but with miniLED!
These super ultraswides have been on the market for ages and they do not sell!!
Can the m2 air handle that?
It should be wide = 2x monitors Ultra wide = 3x monitors wide was used for 16:9 but people just say HD or 16:9 As an answer to his questions. I currently run 3 24" 16:0 1080p panels. Would like to upgrade to a 3 wide panel but what he just showed is actually 3 4:3 panels? or some kind of wonky in between 4:3 and 16:9. But I think I'm waiting for the right one to pop up on the market. 144hz demining zones HDR Color 3 wide.
8-bit panel?
0:54 You should share this wallpaper though, and the one in the thumb 🙏
I don’t need it but I need it
I had the G9 and I sold it. For gaming not good because left and right it stretches everything and for office the hight was too low
Impressive but I hate the letterboxing effect. 5120 x 2160 or 5K2K IPS @ 120 Hz would be the one monitor I would splurge on without any regrets. I just want that sweet spot in versatility.
exactly, we still want to watch 4K content!
@@domi1kenobi OK that also but mainly I want to be future proofed and have the versatility of decently high DPI to have Retina-like crisp fonts if I'm going to code all day, and still be able to game when I need destressing.
They only have 72hz atm 😢 I got it yesterday all around good monitor. Came from 38wn95c as well
8 months after this review and we still don't seem to have a 32:10 IPS option. It's so weird that not even one of these exists :( (that I could find, at least)
The downside of ultra wide is the lack of support in many things like you mentioned, youtube has black bars, games have black bars, videos have black bars... I was thinking about getting the Dell Alienware AW3423DW, oled screen, 21:9, 175hz and so on, but im not sure yet, as im about to upgrade to an rtx 4090 as soon as there is any stock here in Canada. Cheers The Tech Chap, I love your videos.
The Alienware is worth it. I have one and I had the same doubts. Definitely makes game so much better and immersive. Also with oled blacks, you won’t really notice black bars unlike ips
@@AntDknator okay, good to know, thanks mate
Is there no monitor out there, 38-40" IPS UltraWide, with KVM, USB-C with pd BUT with higher than 60Hz refresh rate? Dell UltraSharp series is the closest I could find but they are all 60Hz...
Great review! I see you have your macbook connected to it. Can the macbook output the full resolution 144hz signal? or is it stuck at 60hz?
Yep, via TB3 I can get the full resolution at 144hz (and HDR) 👍
Can we do 8 multiview
Let me share my own experience. First of all, I'm using the Samsung one. I'll start with the positives : 1. Good for multitasking 2. Increases productivity for work-related tasks 3. Gaming on a 49 inch monitor provides a unique immersive experience 4. Can be used in dual screen to avoid black bars 5. The 5120x1440 resolution is very sharp Negatives 1. Compatibility issues for the 5120x1440 resolution on iOS (at least with my 2019 Macbook Air) 2. The 5120x1440 resolution is not available for many video games (however, there's a way to hack it with some softwares) 3. It is impossible to play in 4K. You have to sacrifice some graphic quality but you gain in immersive experience. It depends on your preferences 4. You sometimes need to physically move when you focus your attention on a different side of the screen. It could be more curved
If you don't have the budget for a 49 inch monitor, you can use Samsung's 32 inch curved monitor. It is compatible with 4K, the immersive experience is less impressive but still very good, multitasking remains very acceptable. The price-quality ratio is perfect.
I have been looking out so far to a similar widescreen monitor, that is also IPS, has at least 144hz but is 4K, thus not 2K. Could not find such a monitor. If someone knows a monitor like that, please let me know. Thanks in advance.
Why are none of these Curved UW screens touch screen?
Can someone suggests monitor that works for Mac pro m1 and windows as well?
I'm looking to buy the LG 38WN95C-W. Can't find any other real competitor on the market 😉
But will it work with the new macbook pro???????
1:45 To Overwatch's credit, at least they support 21:9 now compared to in the "first" game
LOVE THE IDEA OF 32X10, HOW ABOUT 6K?
I have the dell ultrawide from years ago, sadly it has VA panels tho
Just give us a pro monitor like this with a OLED panel. Hope a OLED monitor with power output for laptops comes out soon.
Yeah but does the mac give you 144hz or just 60?
My first game i would play is Star Citizen
I purchased the 40" version of this (40WP95C) around 5x weeks ago but it's still in the box so can't comment on how good it is yet - the 49" was just a tad to big for my set-up :-)
why is it still in the box? :D
@@gianpaj been away with work then was on holiday for a fortnight. It's out now though ;-)