{"id":24235,"date":"2025-12-30T05:45:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24235"},"modified":"2025-12-30T05:45:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:45:35","slug":"lgs-next-ultragear-gaming-displays-include-a-true-5k-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=24235","title":{"rendered":"LG&#8217;s Next UltraGear Gaming Displays Include a True 5K Monitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">LG is preparing to debut three new flagship 5K UltraGear gaming monitors, including one with a true 5K resolution. The company has announced that during CES 2026 next month, it will show off the monitors, two of which are 39-inch and 52-inch 5K2K ultrawides, while the third is a 27-inch MiniLED flat panel display. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Because we&#8217;re heading into the year 2026, there&#8217;s a big AI component shared by the new 27-inch and 39-inch monitors: built-in AI upscaling. The company pitches this as a way to get higher-res graphics without upgrading your GPU, but I&#8217;ll eat my hat if it&#8217;s anywhere near the quality of tech like Nvidia&#8217;s DLSS 4 or AMD&#8217;s latest version of FSR.<\/p>\n<p><output class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-313219616\"><img alt=\"LG's new UltraGear displays, from the 27-inch 5K GM9 (left) to the 52-inch 5K2K G9 (right)\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image article-image article-image-full-size jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><figcaption data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-479945570 article-image-caption\">LG&#8217;s upcoming UltraGear displays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/output><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Let&#8217;s talk about the UltraGear GM9 (27GM950B) first. This 27-inch monitor&#8217;s standard 5K resolution (presumably 5,120 x 2,880) should mean more densely-packed pixels and sharper text, like the LG 5K UltraFine of old. If you&#8217;ve ever seen a 5K retina iMac display, which used LG-made panels, that&#8217;s kind of what this is, but maybe better. The company says the new display has 2,304 local dimming zones and high 1,250-nit peak brightness, which should mean near-OLED contrast and great HDR performance. It ought to be great for regular office work or content consumption, and may even compete with IGN&#8217;s favorite gaming monitors, thanks to a 165Hz refresh rate when at 5K resolution and up to 330Hz refresh rate at QHD resolution. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Next up is the new 39-inch GX9 (39GX950B), effectively an upgraded version of the existing WQHD 39-inch GX9. The difference is that the new model gets a higher resolution, at 5K2K (LG doesn&#8217;t list the pixel count but in the past, that has meant 5120 x 2160). It also has a deeper 1500R curve compared to the GX9&#8217;s 800R. At a wide FHD resolution, it can reach a 330Hz refresh rate, while at 5K2K it can get up to 165Hz. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Then there&#8217;s the egregiously wide UltraGear Evo 52-inch G9 (52G930B). Like the GX9, it&#8217;s got a 5K2K resolution, but, unlike that display, it won&#8217;t feature built-in AI upscaling, is limited to a 240Hz refresh rate, and has a shallower 1000R curve, and has neither an OLED or miniLED panel, at least as far as LG has revealed. The company writes that the G9 &#8220;features the vertical viewing height of a standard 42-inch 16:9 display, stretching horizontally for an expansive 12:9 panoramic view.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">I\u2019m guessing that last bit is a goof, since 5K2K resolution would be closer to 21:9. 12:9 is the same as 4:3, and based on both LG\u2019s image above and common sense, I seriously doubt this thing has the aspect ratio of the old Sanyo CRT TV I used to play my GameCube on. (Then again, I\u2019d love the absurdity of plopping a curved, 52-inch-wide 4:3 display on my desk.) We\u2019ve reached out to LG for clarification on this, and we\u2019ll update as soon as we hear back. But for now, it looks like it\u2019s actually a 21:9 display.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">LG didn&#8217;t go beyond the headlining specs, so things like port count, VESA mountability, or whether these displays have built-in speakers remain a mystery. The company also didn&#8217;t reveal prices or release dates.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Wes is a freelance writer (Freelance Wes, they call him) who has covered technology, gaming, and entertainment steadily since 2020 at Gizmodo, Tom&#8217;s Hardware, Hardcore Gamer, and most recently, The Verge. Inside of him there are two wolves: one that thinks it wouldn&#8217;t be so bad to start collecting game consoles again, and the other who also thinks this, but more strongly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/lgs-next-ultragear-gaming-displays-include-a-true-5k-monitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LG is preparing to debut three new flagship 5K UltraGear gaming monitors, including one with a true 5K resolution. 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