LG announces new UltraGear, UltraWide, and UltraFine monitors at CES 2021

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What you need to know

  • LG announced new UltraGear, UltraWide, and UltraFine monitors at CES 2021.
  • The monitors range from gaming displays to ones built for creators.
  • The lineup includes the 5K2K UltraWide 40WP95C monitor.

LG announced several new monitors to meet the needs of gamers and artists at CES 2021. The new monitors come from LG's UltraGear, UltraWide, and UltraFine lines and range from 27 inches up to 40 inches. LG hasn't shared the pricing details or availability plans for its new monitors at this time.

The new LG UltraGear gaming monitors, the 27GP950, 32GP850, and 34GP950G, have a 1 ms response time and cover 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. They also all support HDMI 2.1.

LG UltraWide monitor 40WP95C is built for multitasking. It has a 40-inch curved display with a 5K2K (5120 x 2160) resolution and a 21:9 aspect ratio. Creators should love the fact that it covers 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut and 135 percent of the sRGB color space and that it's HDR10.

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CategoryUltraGear 34GP950GUltraGear 27GP950UltraGear 32GP850UltraWide 40WP95CUltraFine 32EP950
DisplayNano IPSNano IPSNano IPSNano IPSOLED
Display Size34-inch27-inch31.5-inch40-inch31.5-inch
ResolutionUltraWide QHD (3440 x 1440)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)QHD (2560 x 1440)5K2K UltraWide (5120 x 2160)4K UHD (3840 x 2160)
Color GamutDCI-P3 98 percentDCI-P3 98 percentDCI-P3 98 percentDCI-P3 98 percentDCI-P3 99 percent
Refresh Rate144Hz (180Hz OC)144Hz (160Hz OC)165Hz (180Hz OC)72Hz60Hz
Response Time (G2G)1ms1ms1ms5ms1ms
HDRVESA Display HDR 600VESA Display HDR 600HDR10 HDR101M:1 C/R Pixel Dimming, HDR, VESA DisplayHDR 400, True BlackRow 6 - Cell 5
FeaturesNVIDIA G-SYNC ULTIMATE, DP Adaptive-SyncNVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, HDMI 2.1 VRRNVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible, AMD FreeSync PremiumAMD Radeon FreeSync, Thunderbolt 4USB-C

We covered the LG UltraFine 32EP950 in more detail yesterday. It's an OLED monitor with a static contrast ratio of 10,000,000:1. As it's an OLED monitor, it delivers deep blacks and color accuracy.

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