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[Pre Order] LG UltraGear 45" OLED Dual-Mode 5K×2K Gaming Monitor - $2,624.25 Delivered @ LG

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[Pre Order] LG UltraGear 45" OLED Dual-Mode 5K×2K Gaming Monitor - $2,624.25 Delivered @ LG
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Labowen on 10/04/2025 - 10:15 lg.com (4070 clicks)
Last edited 17/04/2025 - 08:56 by 2 other users

Shipment starts 25th April in order

Can stack with other coupons e.g.

  • $50 sign up bonus
  • 20% education discount (.edu.au email + SPEND2000 coupon via edu hub) but not valid with cashrewards (see comments)
  • 5% additional discount if registered interest by MyLG member by 9th https://imgur.com/a/Lb0TJ0q but you can try ask the chat for same discount & lose cashrewards apparently
  • 1.9% cash rewards (previously 8.5%, double check if they change it back)
  • Partner store discounts

Lowest I've seen someone claim is $2007 (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16435911/redir)

Key specifications

  • 44.5" OLED
  • 5120x2160 @ 165Hz or 2560x1080 @ 330Hz
  • 800R (the curve ensures equal distance to your eyes at 80cm)
  • 125ppi (no scaling required to be usable)
  • HDMI 2.1
  • DisplayPort 2.1
  • GSync and Freesync compatible
  • DisplayHDR 400 True Black
  • 100x100mm mountable
  • 14.5kg with stand, 9.4kg without stand

Notes

There's not many 5k2k options with 120Hz or higher

The 49" 5120x1440 is back on sale at previous low of $1399
https://www.lg.com/au/monitors/ultragear-gaming/49gr85dc-b/

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closed Comments

        • GReeeeN on 10/04/2025 - 14:02

          thank you!

  • lammi on 10/04/2025 - 13:06

    anyone planning to go to this from a 42C2?

    • xenoic on 10/04/2025 - 13:37

      Me!

    • nomoneynoproblems on 10/04/2025 - 15:24

      Nah. 42 c2 is still good and i can barely game over 120hz at 4K anyway

    • DracZ on 11/04/2025 - 15:10

      Nah waiting for the LG 32" WOLED 4K glossy monitor that's reported to be released later in the year

  • Osiris on 10/04/2025 - 13:16

    If you are using side monitors and want to continue using them just keep the curve in mind. Have yet to see a nice set up using side monitors with this thing. Vertical seems to be what a number of redditors are doing

    • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 13:42

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV5rm0twqXU

      42" flat OLED + 2*24" in vertical. Best of everything. I just don't have table space

      • Osiris on 10/04/2025 - 13:45

        Have the 42C2 and same set up for side monitors, works well with a flat display of course but not going to go well when the central screen has that curvature.

        • xenoic on 10/04/2025 - 16:48

          42" as a side monitor. How BIG is your desk?? :D

        • caprimulgus on 10/04/2025 - 17:11

          What's the issue with curved central screen?

          I havent seen setups with this monitor in particular, but have definitely seen setups with a curved central screen. (I have a curved main screen, but only one secondary side screen, due to OS limitation.)

          Not suggesting that you are wrong - just curious what the issue is with a curved central screen, as I havent heard this before.

          • Osiris on 10/04/2025 - 17:56

            @caprimulgus: I had the Samsung 49" and it's a much shallower curve so you can have monitors on the side and they still fit in well, back far enough, align them nicely etc.

            On this monitor the curve isn't shallow, so think this monitor in the center, the extent of that curve and where your side monitors would end up.

            This is one of the few pics using side monitor. It kinda works but you can see how close that side monitor will be when hes sitting at the desk to fit in with the angle of the curve
            https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/1jfdto…

            • caprimulgus on 10/04/2025 - 18:23

              @Osiris: Ah right - so you just meant how steep the curve is (not all curved monitors). That makes more sense!

              Fwiw, I reckon that setup looks alright! (My side monitor is probably closer than that!) :)

  • Benni85 on 10/04/2025 - 13:28

    And what gpu do you need to run this bad boy and distance for working on documents etc for work.

    • Bruceflix on 10/04/2025 - 13:32
      +1

      I'd guess you'd want a 5080 as minimum to do it some justice but a 5090 probably better

      • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 13:41
        +4

        Still shocked people are paying $6000 for a GPU. I thought $2000 was crazy when it first happened but here we are

    • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 13:39

      Work
      Recommended distance is 80cm from eyes to the screen, as everything is equivalent distance
      Make sure your GPU supports HDMI 2.1 or DP 2.1 to be safe

      Gaming
      Depends what the game is, and what your expectations are regarding resolution, graphic settings, minimum frames, etc.

      You could run this on a $500 7600XT if you drop the resolution to 2560x1080 and happy with 60 FPS in most games

      But if you want to run it closer to 5120x2160 and 100 FPS, you'd want a 7900XTX / 9070XT or 5070 Ti / 5080

      Value for money, 9070 XT probably the pick of bunch if can find one for <$1200, and the games you play support FSR4

      Realistically only a 5090 would let you run everything maxed out but that's like $6000

      • Bruceflix on 10/04/2025 - 13:44

        Value for money, 9070 XT

        When spending $2.5k on a monitor, value for money doesn't really come in to the equation.

        • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 13:50
          +1

          I don't quite agree there

          For like 20 years I've been buying and building PC's.
          If I was to use napkin math, I'd say my GPU was always about half the price of monitor it was designed to drive
          Even in this scenario, I'm using my 7900 XTX which I got for $1400 to drive a $2400. Not far off that rule of thumb

          All of a sudden having the top tier GPU at 2.5x this monitor is insane to me

          Hell, I still think it's crazy that AMD's "mid-range" GPU is $1200+

          COVID really messed with pricing

          • Bisky1 on 23/04/2025 - 01:47

            @abowen: Whilst it did, reality is that scaling wise some components are gonna feck with ratios over time.

            Gfx cards are simply incredibly intensive to produce cf monitors, especially at the level of tech being done.

            A power supply or case hasn't kept up with rest of components for example.

  • Bruceflix on 10/04/2025 - 14:05

    I'd say my GPU was always about half the price of monitor it was designed to drive

    Looking back over the past few years I have to disagree there when aiming for high end. Numbers all over the place.

    When I go back years to 2017 1080ti - $1249 which I paired with Acer Predator XB271HU - $888
    Then much more recently AMD 6800 - ~$1000 (can't find receipt) paired with Samsung G7 32" UHD - ~$1000 (receipt in my son's Samsung EDU account so guessing)
    Then 2023 RTX 4080 - $2000 paired with (2024) Dell AW3225QF - $1500 (missed the sales)
    Now 2025 RTX 5080 - $2499 paired with this $2,243.73

    In summary, it's really bad value for money unless invested in gaming

    • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 14:41

      Well I did say my numbers, not everyones

      Other purchases for me from my (poor) memory

      • 5700 XT for $700 with $1100 LG 34"
      • 6900 XT for $1500 with $1800 AOC 49"

      I also don't think post-COVID GPU prices should be entering this equation, as my point was COVID pricing has made things absurd

      Yours are more 1:1 ratio, that's why I'd still say the 2.5:1 ratio is absurd

      Then in saying that, if the 9070 XT is half the price of this monitor, isn't that the "value for money" option?

      In summary, it's really bad value for money unless invested in gaming

      Issue is the Dell 40" is still $2250 it's the only aspects it will be better at are rendering text + no burn in, but every other metric this monitor smashes it.

  • Vancomycin 1000mg on 10/04/2025 - 14:16

    Already expired ?

    • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 14:42

      No idea why, I'm still getting that it's in stock. I removed expiry warning until proven otherwise

      Maybe people don't know they're supposed to be registered with MyLG for extra 5%

      • Bruceflix on 10/04/2025 - 14:55

        According to chat the code UGMNT5 had to register interest by end of the 9th. So yesterday. No way to claim that code otherwise. However they did give another code for 5% through chat but that would make cashrewards ineligible. But got it through edu anyway.

        • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 14:56

          Thankyou, I'll update

        • mthucs on 21/04/2025 - 17:53

          Did edu stack with the 5% code?

          • Bruceflix on 21/04/2025 - 18:02
            +1

            @mthucs: I got a 5% code through chat. But cancelled the next day and reordered as they dropped a 10% code. Details are somewhere in this thread.

  • pharkurnell on 10/04/2025 - 15:05

    You'd want a big desk and office to get the most out of screens this size so you can sit back far enough

    • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 09:36

      I'm going to be sitting back 80cm for the curve to work as intended

      The desk is 180cm in width to ensure I can fit bookshelf speakers on the side but I'm sure can get away with a 160cm desk

  • GReeeeN on 10/04/2025 - 16:12

    anyone else's order status showing as "on hold"

    • Acrius17 on 10/04/2025 - 19:38

      Mine is too

    • tjhogwash on 16/04/2025 - 12:17

      Yeah mine too, I presume that's just the pre-order status

  • botchie on 10/04/2025 - 16:42

    safe to assume that 2k resolution on 45 inch will look bad as?

    • sidesw1pe on 10/04/2025 - 22:26

      safe to assume that 2k resolution on 45 inch will look bad as?

      as bad as what?

      • botchie on 11/04/2025 - 10:41

        as bad as 1080p resolution on 4k tvs bad
        as bad as free to air tv on 4k tvs

    • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 23:31
      +1

      129ppi, look pretty good to me.

      I have no issue on 109ppi

      But if I was a graphics person, I'd probably go for 150pp+ and scale

    • abowen on 11/05/2025 - 16:30

      Mines arrived and happy with it

      Maybe others could nitpick text but I can't notice any issues

  • J4ckal on 10/04/2025 - 20:24

    What are the actual dimensions of this screen? Yes it's 45" but the spec sheet only talks about the unit as a whole, not the screen height/width? Perhaps put another way, what would this equivalate to as two screens?

    • abowen on 10/04/2025 - 23:32

      Without stand 991.6 x 460.7 x 225.5mm

      Press the "See all specs" link when you're on the Spec page

      • J4ckal on 11/04/2025 - 11:27

        I saw that, but wouldn't that include the bezel?

    • caprimulgus on 10/04/2025 - 23:50
      +1

      It's a "21:9" (a marketing term, not an exact aspect ratio) ultrawide, so there isnt an equivalent for two screens. (You might be thinking of 32:9 super ultrawides, which are equivalent of two 16:9 stuck together.)

      It would be the equivalent of a 36" (16:9) 4K screen (if such exists), stretched out to 21:9 (ie. a 36" 4K stretched 1.33x wider).

      In the same way that a 40" (21:9) 5K2K is a 32" (16:9) 4K screen stretched to 21:9 (ie. a 32" 4K stretched 1.33x wider).

      Rough comparison:
      https://www.displaywars.com/45-inch-21x9-vs-36-inch-16x9

      If you mean pure number of pixels (for bandwidth / processing power), it would be closest to 2x 3200x1800 (16:9) screens.

      If you mean width on the desk, it seems to be roughly the same width as 2x 24" (16:9) screens - in terms of width only (will be much taller):
      https://www.displaywars.com/45-inch-21x9-vs-24-inch-16x9

  • basketballfreak6 on 10/04/2025 - 21:01
    +1

    Sooooo tempted but worried that the 800R curve would be a bit too much for me especially for photo editing.

    Also I feel like with such a strong curve the sweet spot would be pretty small…not sure how it'd be if I want to kick back legs up watching videos.

    Might just have to wait and see if the self bending version comes out towards the end of the year and hopefully see what the 39" variant would be like as well.

    If all I did was game I'd probably jump on this.

    • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 09:34
      +2

      +1 waiting on self bending

      Keep checking site every week to see if they offer another registration discount for preorders

      • tjhogwash on 11/04/2025 - 16:03

        We've yet to see a bendable display with a VESA mount though

  • ibilateral on 11/04/2025 - 01:54

    Cashback offer only showing 1.95%, just wondering what Im doing wrong?

  • beniSpurdo on 11/04/2025 - 09:56
    -7

    2560x1080 👏 IS 👏 NOT 👏 "2K" 👏

    It's like then mouthbreathers didn't even have the braincells to realise half of "5K" is just "2.5K"

    • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 10:51
      +1

      5k2k refers to 5120x2160, not the second WFHD 330Hz mode

  • GReeeeN on 11/04/2025 - 14:34

    Not really sure what to do with my order at this point, given all the buzz about a 240Hz version coming next year with the updated LG OLED panel.

    The only thing keeping me on the 45GX950A is the discounts mentioned in this thread - $1000 off for pre-order, plus the 10% EDU discount and another 5% off. It's a pretty good deal on a new $3500 monitor, but then again, all these discounts may be "priced in" for the 240hz varient coming soon and this 165hz model will be quickly outdated and heavily discounted even further.

    It's likely the 240Hz version won’t come with the same offers and might end up costing a lot more….

    • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 16:27

      SPEND2000 for another 10% off edu emails

      Issue is like most things, there's always something around the corner

      I played my monitor on 120Hz and 165Hz mode. 165Hz was a bit smoother but not enough that I cared if went back to 120Hz.
      Can only imagine the 240Hz would be further diminishing returns

      Also having a GPU that can drive it to that high frame rate is another story

      Each to their own though

  • Metzy187 on 11/04/2025 - 14:54
    +3

    looks like a new coupon just got added to my EDU account, hopefully its for everyone.

    SPEND2000
    Spend $2000 Get 10% Discount
    Expires 31 Dec 2025

    Brings the total down to $2,125.64

    https://imgur.com/a/8X4tRAI

    • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 16:11

      Didn't seem to work for me with generic gmail

      https://imgur.com/a/MZBT1TR

      I went in via cashrewards and standard, neither worked

    • tjhogwash on 11/04/2025 - 16:12

      Awesome I just cancelled my original order and reordered with the greater discount

      • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 16:18

        Education email or generic?

        My guess is education specific :(

        • tjhogwash on 11/04/2025 - 16:21

          Yeah education, but you can use alumni addresses

          • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 16:25

            @tjhogwash: My university killed my email address :(

            It's going back 15 years, so fair enough

            • tjhogwash on 11/04/2025 - 16:27

              @abowen: Me too I graduated in 2002, but Melbourne Uni give out edu.au alumni addresses

    • ChaosDogg on 12/04/2025 - 10:35
      +1

      Can confirm I got the $2,125.64 with EDU account and the spend $2000 discount as well

  • Aced21 on 11/04/2025 - 16:59

    Very tempted… looks like the best value is going through the partner store and adding the SPEND2000 code? Any other stacking we know?

    • abowen on 11/04/2025 - 17:44

      Yeah, edu seems like the best

      Seems about 40% off total once finish stacking

  • Meteor Anarcom on 14/04/2025 - 16:59

    Code expired? Showing "SPEND2000" is a code that is not available on the product or is not valid. Using edu account

    • Aced21 on 15/04/2025 - 07:33
      +2

      Need to go to the education hub, from what I read on this thread. It won't work on standard store even if you're logged in to your edu account.

      For the corporate partner store : https://www.lg.com/au/partners/login/

      Including SPEND2000 - Total came to $2007

      • thelute on 15/04/2025 - 08:41

        How did you get to $2007? After SPEND2000 the total goes from $2,361.82 to $2,125.64 for me. Anything else stack?

        • Aced21 on 15/04/2025 - 09:01
          +1

          The partners store has the price at $2230.61 + extra 10%. Access is provided through work.

          This is separate to edu.

          • siruba on 22/04/2025 - 17:22

            @Aced21: Did you get SPEND2000 to work without an .edu email? The price shown on partner store is ~$2450 and can't use the code there.

            • Aced21 on 23/04/2025 - 14:36

              @siruba: I purchased using my work email via the corporate partners portal, and it shows the SPEND2000 promotion. The code will not work without being on the partner website i.e. if i went directly to LG website, and used the code, it will not work and I expect the same for edu. I'm not sure what edu uses for their portal, but have you tried going through here? https://www.lg.com/au/partners/login/

      • Meteor Anarcom on 15/04/2025 - 09:14
        +1

        Thanks! It works. Got final price $2125.64 from through edu email

  • Ryxxi on 15/04/2025 - 18:52

    What is the warranty like on this ? they dont even mention it !! Dell has burn in warranty.

  • Ryxxi on 17/04/2025 - 08:22

    Ohh, for people who ordered this, does lg charge on ship or on purchase /preorder ?

    • abowen on 17/04/2025 - 08:55
      +1

      I'm yet to be charged

      So my uneducated guess would be 23rd of April before shipping out on 25th.

    • tjhogwash on 17/04/2025 - 09:12

      I was charged on pre-order

      Edit: I paid via PayPal

      • Ryxxi on 17/04/2025 - 10:37

        that makes sense, because paypal cant do temporary hold

  • Grayjay on 21/04/2025 - 11:58

    Has anyone had any luck getting discount codes through sales chat? No access to any EDU emails here :(

    • abowen on 21/04/2025 - 13:17

      Someone else said they got 5%. Have skim the comments

    • mthucs on 21/04/2025 - 18:02

      Tried. It was pointless. Maybe with different staff post PH.

      • Osiris on 21/04/2025 - 22:36

        fwiw I got 10% off through chat last week, just said I wanted to upgrade my current lg oled - that said, the 10% coupon couldn't stack with the 5% off one.

        • Ryxxi on 23/04/2025 - 08:15

          lg sa8d coupons dont stack

  • Ryxxi on 24/04/2025 - 16:51
    +2

    Heads up, edu price is showing up ass $2007 now. SO i cancelled my old and re ordered.

    • Acrius17 on 24/04/2025 - 18:09
      +2

      Confirmed, I just did this as well. Thanks!

    • tjhogwash on 25/04/2025 - 09:21

      Damn! The deal just keeps on getting better! Shame it's out of stock now so I'm too scared to cancel my existing order

      • RNDM on 25/04/2025 - 09:53

        I think preorders were only up until this morning - for this round anyway, so too late to cancel and reorder.

  • Mantzy on 24/04/2025 - 23:43
    -1

    I was trying to buy one just now and website was struggling to load Paypal and Credit Card payment and cleared my basket 3 times, and now it's marked as Out Of Stock.

    FFS. I wasn't going to get the edu price either. Gutted I've missed out on the 25% pre-order price as this was my monitor to replace my OG Samsung G9

    • NigerianGirthLord on 25/04/2025 - 15:21

      you've had 2 weeks, why wait until the last possible moment???

      • Mantzy on 27/04/2025 - 02:00

        Because I only saw the deal last week thanks to a reddit post and it's school holidays so been busy with the kids and family and hadn't run through the whole justification with my partner - some things it's okay to buy first and then talk about, but $2.5k is a chunk of cash and I like to discuss larger purchases with her in detail first.

    • Osiris on 25/04/2025 - 18:54

      I feel ya pain Mantzy, I ended up in same boat.

      I couldn't decide between this or another monitor then in the end about 11.30 went bugger it ill just get the 45" but to my surprise it was gone. Naturally go to buy the other one and its discount which was meant to run until the 26th had ended early so I missed both. That's indecision for you.

      • raybies on 25/04/2025 - 21:23

        Better than paying X, and then as soon as it ships, it gets reduced by 20%… 9 out of 10 times this happens to me. Even with this deal, it was reduced by 5.2% after I applied every possible discount.

        If it's any consolation, in my experience, display screens lose more value than anything else—except maybe EVs/Teslas, so by B-Friday the 44.5"er will probably be $1400… almost guaranteed if my order arrives.

        • Kentrolla on 26/04/2025 - 00:29

          Can't wait! 28 Degrees price protection is the best. I'll happily take further post-sales reductions. Get the monitor early AND the lower price.

  • mthucs on 25/04/2025 - 17:12

    People on reddit are saying they're getting apology emails for Mid May (13/5) deliveries when the pre-order was made 10/4.
    I reordered last night via edu after noticing the price drop, guess I might be a June delivery aha.

      • mthucs on 25/04/2025 - 17:16

        When did you order? I'm 39 orders behind you so might be like a Mid May batch.

        • RNDM on 25/04/2025 - 17:28
          +1

          I actually placed a replacement order yesterday.

          After it was found out that we could get this for a further discount

    • RNDM on 25/04/2025 - 17:27

      From a email update:

      Leo here from the LG.com Customer Service team, we hope this finds you well.
      We wanted to let you know that your order, XXXXXXXX16 has had an unexpected shipping delay, with an expected dispatch date of 13/05/2025.
      We're sorry to keep you waiting, and understand this may be an inconvenience.
      To keep up to date with your order status, visit https://www.lg.com/au/my-account/order-list/.
      We thank you for your understanding and sharing our excitement of the newly launch LG 45GX950A-B.AAU.

    • tjhogwash on 25/04/2025 - 19:36

      My order was placed 11/4 delayed until 13/5

    • raybies on 25/04/2025 - 21:03

      what price drop… shows $3,499.00 and edu $2,974.15 OOS.

      • abowen on 25/04/2025 - 22:08

        Pre-order has finished. I think yesterday was last day

        • Ryxxi on 25/04/2025 - 22:29

          He is talking about the 24th Price drop on Edu storefront i think lol.

      • mthucs on 25/04/2025 - 22:09

        The whole point of this deal. There was a pre order discount.

      • Ryxxi on 25/04/2025 - 22:28

        Read comments..

    • abowen on 11/05/2025 - 16:31

      I got email for 13th, but arrived on the 9th

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