LG unveils its first curved OLED gaming monitor, with 45"and a professional screen that follows the user’s view

Not all gaming hardware announcements appearing these days come from Gamescom. In Germany, the IFA 2022 will be held shortly, an event of some relevance at the level of consumer electronics and which, due to its inertia, usually drags the occasional product that would normally be presented at some other previous event. This is the case of the LG UltraGear 45GR95QE, the first curved OLED monitor from the South Korean manufacturer. It will be accompanied at the Berlin fair by another monitor, this professional one, which has the peculiarity of automatically moving its screen to focus on the user even if they change posture.

As usual when we talk about OLED monitors, the LG UltraGear 45GR95QE is a model of generous dimensions, with 45 inches with 800R curvature and a resolution of 3440 x 1440 pixels, which implies an aspect ratio of 21: 9. It stands out for its enormous contrast and an almost nominal response time (0.1 ms), although the variable refresh rate is also notable, with a maximum of 240 Hz.

Other features to note about the latest member of the UltraGear family is compatibility with HDR10 and the presence of a remote control to access functions such as PBP (Picture by Picture) and PIP (Picture-in-Picture) modes. Curiously, despite its size, it does not have integrated speakers. The connection ports are the usual ones, with two HDMI 2.1, a DisplayPort 1.4, three USB 3.0 and an audio output point.

A screen that always looks for the user’s face

On the other hand, the UltraFine Display Ergo AI (32UQ890) is a new monitor aimed at professionals who spend long hours in front of the computer. Its purpose is to reduce neck and eye fatigue, using an integrated camera and AI algorithms that allow the screen to subtly move in vertical travels from 0 to 160 mm and tilts of 20 degrees. The idea, says LG, is to facilitate the natural movement of the body, preventing the user from being in an excessively static position.

Otherwise, the UltraFine Display Ergo AI provides a 31.5-inch 4K IPS panel with good coverage of the DCI-P3 space (95%) and 1,000:1 contrast. It has clearly not been designed for games, and that is easily seen in details such as the refresh rate at 60 Hz and a response time of 5 ms, although curiously it has a pair of integrated speakers. The list of ports includes one HDMI (no known version), one DisplayPort 1.4, three USB 3.0, and audio out.

LG has not provided the price or release date of any of its new monitors.