At CES in January, LG revealed its UltraGear evo GX9 display (39GX950B), which it says is the world’s first 39-inch ultra-wide 5K2K OLED gaming monitor, offering a large, curved canvas in the increasingly popular 21:9 aspect ratio with the added benefit of OLED technology for enhanced contrast with true blacks, standard refresh rates up to 165Hz, and more again.
While LG began taking pre-orders for the UltraGear evo GX9 last month and a few early orders have already been released through various channels, LG says the official kickoff for order shipments begins next week.
LG touts the UltraGear evo GX9’s gaming prowess, but its specs allow it to deliver a premium experience across a variety of use cases, from productivity to media consumption and more.
OLED technology delivers a contrast ratio of 1,850,000:1 on the 5,120 x 2,160 resolution of the ultra-wide display. On a large 39-inch screen with a 1500R curve, this translates to a density of 143 pixels per inch, which is solid but not enough for true retina-level quality. However, the large curved screen means that many users will often be sitting further away from the screen than usual to be able to enjoy all of the content on display, which should look very sharp in most situations.
The UltraGear evo GX9’s Tandem OLED panel supports up to 335 nits of typical brightness, which is probably enough for most uses, but lags behind some other displays, including those in Apple products. OLED contrast, color fidelity up to 98.5% of the DCI-P3 spectrum, and HDR support that can push brightness to 1,500 nits at 1.5% APL and 600 nits at 10% APL should, however, help deliver a quality viewing experience.
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For those who want to game on that display, the UltraGear evo GX9 supports AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G-SYNC, as well as 0.03ms response times to keep up with fast-paced content.
On the connectivity side, the UltraGear evo GX9 offers a USB-C port with 90 watts of power to a connected computer, as well as DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1.
We’ll look to test the LG UltraGear evo GX9 as soon as possible, and report back on how it works for Mac users, but for now, LG is taking orders on its own site for $1,799.99, and it’s also available on Amazon for the same price with shipping quotes starting around June 8.
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