Ultrawide OLED Just Peaked! - 5K2K LG UltraGear 45GX950A is here

The World’s first 5K2K resolution ultrawide OLED gaming monitor is here! We test the new LG UltraGear 45GX950A OLED gaming monitor, with a “5K2K” 5120 x 2160 resolution, upgraded 125 PPI pixel density, 165Hz refresh rate, 21:9 aspect ratio, 800R curvature, 1300 nits peak brightness for HDR and Dual-mode function for 330Hz gaming.

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🔷 LG 45GX950A Best Settings Guide:    • Best Settings Guide for the LG 45GX950A OL...  
🔷 Calibrated ICC profile and settings: tftcentral.co.uk/icc
🔷 Our current top OLED gaming monitor recommendations: tftcentral.co.uk/guides/the-best-oled-gaming-monit…

Note: LG UltraGear includes a 2-year limited warranty, including the OLED display panel

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USEFUL LINKS

◾️Bendable model (LG 45GX990A) specs and news: tftcentral.co.uk/news/lg-announce-45gx950a-and-45g…
◾️ Why Haven’t We Got the 45″ Ultrawide 5K2K OLED Panels with 240Hz Refresh Rate Yet?: tftcentral.co.uk/articles/why-havent-we-got-the-45…
◾️ DisplayPort 2.1 video:    • The 5 Big Problems with DisplayPort 2.1  
◾️ OLED Black Depth testing:    • The OLED Black Depth Lie - When Panel Type...  
◾️ OLED coatings comparison: tftcentral.co.uk/articles/glossy-vs-matte-oled-pan…
◾️LG.Display WOLED Gen 4 Panels and Roadmap:    • Gen 4 LG.Display 2025 OLED Panels and Impr...  
◾️Our HDR demo video:    • HDR 4K Demo Test Video from TFTCentral  

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro, Specs, features, 5K2K
03:00 SDR testing, Brightness etc
11:40 Gaming, Dual mode, Lag, Consoles, Curve
21:00 Office uses, Text clarity, 5K2K res, Curve, OLED Care, warranty
27:10 HDR performance
31:48 Wrap up, pricing, availability

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