For many, we sit hours on end in front of a screen. So, naturally the monitor we choose to use
is an integral part of a home office setup. Today, I managed to get my hands on a pretty special
monitor a new 5K 40 inch curved ultra wide monitor by LG and besides its size and resolution...it's a
really interestingly unique monitor. So, in this video today let's unbox this monitor set it up
together and explore if this monitor is worth your time and money especially for those considering an
ultra wide because there is a lot to consider when making that switch this monitor is named the LG
40 WP95C honestly don't know why we can't use cooler or more uniform monitor names but anyway
no surprises this monitor arrived in a huge brown box with the included stand the monitor comes in
at almost 100 centimeters by 41 centimeters or 40 inches by 16 inches and weighs a pretty heavy 12.3
kilos but it is expected of a 40 inch monitor just make sure you have enough real estate on your desk
to fit this behemoth i did run into a hiccup early on though the new monitor is just a tad
too big and heavy for the dell ms820 monitor arm which i'm currently using for the alienware 38
inch ultra wide so i had to park everything to the side until i found a new monitor arm so i settled
on a new heavy duty monitor arm rated to hold up to 43 inches and 20 kilos thank god for next day
delivery i got this one in white rather than the previous black i had used to match the wall so it
blends right into the background mounting the new monitor onto the arm was seamless
just slot it right into the vesa mount when with a little cable management you have yourself a
40 inch monitor levitating on a sit-stand desk it stretches across the entire span of the grovemate
desk shelf here and elevates the home office space as the focal piece when it comes to the design of
the monitor it's clean simple and professional as lg's are typically known for we have thin
bezels a clean pure white outer case and lg's iconic and rather large one-click c-curve stand
the back side features a kvm switch to hook up all your peripherals to a thunderbolt 4 port two hdmi
2 ports display port 1.4 3 usb 3 type a ports and a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack there are built-in
downward speakers of 10 watts which get the job done and is a nice inclusion but if you're serious
about sound please hook up your dedicated speakers to the monitor the degree of curvature for this
monitor is rated at 2500 r which is slightly above average curve radius considering that 4000 r is
the upper end of the spectrum with this level of curve and at 40 inches it's more than enough to
wrap your entire field of view which is super immersive when sitting about a meter away it's
worth mentioning that the thunderbolt and port connectors on this monitor allow daisy chaining
which just means you're able to connect multiple devices or multiple monitors together using a
single connection and so we're able to reduce cable clutter and simplify the monitor connection
currently i have the monitor connected to the cal digit ts3 dock so i get access to expanded
ports but if you want to keep it simple and budget friendly you can always just get away with just
using the thunderbolt 4 port which is more than enough to power your entire setup and essentially
turn a laptop into a desktop configuration it's extremely nice to be able to take your laptop
you know dock it and get access to your laptops through a huge ultra wide screen or any screen
really with all your peripherals like my keyboard mouse and dedicated speakers and that thund4 port
will help you do that and there's nothing too fancy or outlandish with the build the focus is
on the huge quality display as it should be but what makes this monitor unique and a standout
there's a few things of course we have a beautiful and crispy 5k nano ips display specifically 5k
by 2k which is an unusual 5120 by 2160 resolution at this really high resolution
it's the equivalent of two qhd panels in one it looks super crisp even coming from a 4k
resolution and it really shines here with the custom 8k wallpaper i've designed on blender the
5k resolution translates to ultra clear small text even with multiple windows or documents open and a
lot more detail when editing a 4k video or large images the refresh rate of this monitor is oddly
72 hertz 12 hertz higher than the typical 60 hertz monitors we see this refresh rate is
more than enough for the average user especially given the focus of the monitor is productivity
the other unique factor is the inclusion of intel's thunderbolt 4 on this monitor
with a thunderbolt 4 monitor you just need one cable for power display and data which will
reduce cable clutter on your desk and also packs 40 gigs of data throughput across the display port
and usb packed with 100 watts of power delivery in a single cable so it's no surprise that the lg
40 wp95c is catered to the home office crowd and productivity enthusiasts and its extra features
support this the auto brightness switcher function in the screen auto dims the brightness through a
sensor depending on whether the room is darker or brighter which helps with eye strain especially
when you're working for extended periods and then you also have the hdr10 capability of this screen
which basically boosts color vibrance and contrast pretty important feature for consuming media and
also for creatives speaking of color the panel's color reproduction is amazing too with the panel
rated as dci p3 98 which basically means it's able to display 98 of the entire dci p3 color spectrum
and fun fact dci p3 has a color gamut of at least 25 percent wider than srgb bundle this with a
plethora of ports and thunderbolt 4 and you have a pretty stellar workstation and powerful screen
but let's not forget about gaming how does it fare in a gaming setup i decided to hook it up to the
new gaming pc i just built featuring the radeon xt to see how it fares the display features a
very quick five millisecond response time and amd freesync so it'll lock the refresh rate to
the frame rate of the graphics card but this monster has a maximum refresh rate of 72 hertz
and it's enough for most games outside of fast paced fps's to max out games at a constant 72
frames per second at the 5k resolution which has 33 percent more pixels than 4k by the way
you need to be running a relatively high end pc the radeon 6900 xt here seems to do the trick
if you do manage to get it running smoothly it's a treat you'll be wrapped in 40 inches of 5k
gaming goodness at the end of the day though it isn't a gaming monitor and you will be giving up
things like a 144hz refresh rate and 1 millisecond refresh rate for example of course let's go over
the areas where the monitor drops the ball this monitor just isn't that bright and that's an issue
especially if you're sitting this monitor right near a sunny window
the peak brightness is a lackluster 300 nits and to give you a comparison my 14 inch macbook has
a maximum sustain brightness output of a thousand nits this also renders the hdr10 support a little
redundant because it cannot reach a higher peak brightness in the first place the contrast ratio
is also mediocre since it's an ips panel and i wish there was just a little more oomph in the
brightness and contrast department particularly at the price point of two thousand dollars to be fair
though most ultra wide 5k screens at the size are very similarly priced like the hp c40c or dell u40
while i'm upgrading the display now is a great time to change the desk setup a little
with this newly dropped grovemade matte black desk shelf we all know and love the
iconic wooden grovemade shelf of course and the matte black takes it to an ultra modern level
and i find it fits the new 40 inch look and its bezels really nicely all together these couple
changes have freshened up the home office space and helps me stay in the zone and motivated to do
my best work day in and day out when it comes to the monitor the lg 40 wp95c it's possibly
the best ultra wide display for work and productivity available on the market right now
the combination of its huge 40 inch size curved ultra wide 5k clarity topped with a terrific
build quality and those thunderbolt 4 ports make this a beastly pick for professionals work from
home enthusiasts and to an extent creative specialists here is my recommendation though
it comes down to ultimately what your priority is is it work or gaming at the end of the day a work
specific monitor or gaming specific monitor can do both you can both work and game on either of them
but there are features that make your experience that much better depending on what you're buying
the monitor for and depending of course on your budget if your priority is work and extreme
productivity this beautiful and powerful 40 inch behemoth will be one of the best investments
into your workspace that you'll make as for me personally i'll be keeping both this monitor
and my 30 inch alienware monitor and hopefully soon i'll be setting up a separate
space for a gaming setup featuring the 38 inch alienware monitor and another space purely for
working and it'll feature the 40 inch lg monitor if you want to see these setup videos be sure
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thank you to lg for sending out this mantra in the first place and as always thank you for watching