Review LG UltraGear 45GR75DC Gaming Monitor Review: Wide Screen, Wide Gamut, and Speedy Gaming

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LG’s UltraGear 45GR75DC is an impressive 45-inch curved screen that fills the viewer’s peripheral vision with a 5120x1440 pixel image. Running at 200 Hz with Adaptive-Sync, HDR600 and wide gamut color, it delivers a unique gaming experience.

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[Roland Of Gilead]

Have to admit, I really do like these Ultra wide monitors. My issues is that I'm partially blind in one eye, so something this wide would be ruined on me.

Nice to dream though.

 

[brandonjclark]

Have to admit, I really do like these Ultra wide monitors.

What is it you like about them? I find them downright useless. It's like your squinting the entire time or something.

 

[anonymousdude]

What is it you like about them? I find them downright useless. It's like your squinting the entire time or something.

I mean it's just a borderless dual 16:9 monitor setup. So if you're accustomed to that setup, it doesn't feel out of place at all. It's also neater since you have one less stand/arm and cables.

Gaming wise it's more immersive. Downside is a lot of games don't properly support it.

 

[brandonjclark]

I mean it's just a borderless dual 16:9 monitor setup. So if you're accustomed to that setup, it doesn't feel out of place at all. It's also neater since you have one less stand/arm and cables.

Gaming wise it's more immersive. Downside is a lot of games don't properly support it.

Aspect ratio does not equal dimensions. Take a look...

Dell S3220DGF Gaming Monitor Review: High-Performance Work and Play

A 32-incher fit for office work and speedy gaming.

www.tomshardware.com

My monitor ^

Dell S3220DGF​

Panel Dimensions WxHxD w/base

27.9 x 18.6-24.4 x 9.8 inches (709 x 472-620 x 249mm)

LG UltraGear 45GR75DC​

Panel Dimensions WxHxD w/base

42.7 x 17.7-22 x 12.9 inches (1085 x 449-559 x 328mm)

Notice the height.* This thing is literally shorter, by nearly an entire inch. Keep in mind this is a 45inch vs a 32inch, too.

Sure, the aspect ratio might be the same, but it's literally shorter, by a lot.

 

[brandonjclark]

Here is a monitor that I think is nice which is very wide, but also very tall.

Alienware 38 Inch Curved LCD Gaming Monitor - AW3821DW | Dell USA

View the Alienware 38 Inch Curved LCD Gaming Monitor (AW3821DW) featuring NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate certification, or shop all Gaming Monitors at Dell.com.

www.dell.com

 

[anonymousdude]

Aspect ratio does not equal dimensions. Take a look...

Dell S3220DGF Gaming Monitor Review: High-Performance Work and Play

A 32-incher fit for office work and speedy gaming.

www.tomshardware.com

My monitor ^

Dell S3220DGF​

Panel Dimensions WxHxD w/base

27.9 x 18.6-24.4 x 9.8 inches (709 x 472-620 x 249mm)

LG UltraGear 45GR75DC​

Panel Dimensions WxHxD w/base

42.7 x 17.7-22 x 12.9 inches (1085 x 449-559 x 328mm)

Notice the height.* This thing is literally shorter, by nearly an entire inch. Keep in mind this is a 45inch vs a 32inch, too.

Sure, the aspect ratio might be the same, but it's literally shorter, by a lot.

Here is a monitor that I think is nice which is very wide, but also very tall.

Alienware 38 Inch Curved LCD Gaming Monitor - AW3821DW | Dell USA

View the Alienware 38 Inch Curved LCD Gaming Monitor (AW3821DW) featuring NVIDIA G-SYNC Ultimate certification, or shop all Gaming Monitors at Dell.com.

www.dell.com

I mean yeah, aspect ratio and dimensions aren't the same considering that the ratio is width/height or more accurately our case horizontal/vertical pixels. Also the dimensions youre looking at are with the base. This LG is equivalent to 2 x 25in 16:9 monitors next to each other, so it's not going to be as tall as a 32in 16:9 or 38in 21:9 which are roughly the same height. The difference between the LG and the two you listed is around 3.5 - 4in in height. So yeah a big difference in absolute height. I'm not going to deny that. My point though is that if you've ever used 2 x 20, 22, 24, etc 16:9 setups (i.e your common office setups) this is basically the the same thing just without the border in the middle. Personally I've never found those setups to be "squinty" for lack of a better word.

If your preference is for absolute height, I get it. Everyone has their own preferences and it really depends on your use case. Out of curiosity, do you find yourself squinting at anything smaller than than 16in of height in a monitor? Even a 25in 16x9 has a foot of height. Do you find things like phones and other small displays "squinty"?

 

[StevoReno]

The article reviews and gives the discounted price for the LG 45GR75DC but links to it's less capable and cheaper twin, LG 45GR65DC, on Amazon. The difference is the 45GR75DC has USB-C for video input and 90W power delivery.