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  • 00:00

    (host groaning)
    (host groaning)

  • 00:01

    (box slams)
    (box slams)

  • 00:02

    - We got the GR95QE from LG.
    - We got the GR95QE from LG.

  • 00:05

    This thing is a huge.
    This thing is a huge.

  • 00:08

    It's a 45-inch curved ultrawide OLED
    It's a 45-inch curved ultrawide OLED

  • 00:11

    that's gonna do 240 hertz.
    that's gonna do 240 hertz.

  • 00:13

    Oh, it's so fast.
    Oh, it's so fast.

  • 00:15

    (box slams) It's so fast.
    (box slams) It's so fast.

  • 00:17

    LG didn't even sponsor, whoa. (chuckling)
    LG didn't even sponsor, whoa. (chuckling)

  • 00:19

    - [Andy] Don't drop your knife.
    - [Andy] Don't drop your knife.

  • 00:20

    (host laughing)
    (host laughing)

  • 00:21

    - LG didn't even sponsor this one.
    - LG didn't even sponsor this one.

  • 00:22

    They're so confident that, you know,
    They're so confident that, you know,

  • 00:24

    these are gonna be beautiful displays
    these are gonna be beautiful displays

  • 00:26

    that they just sent it to us and said,
    that they just sent it to us and said,

  • 00:27

    "Hey, open it up. Check 'em out."
    "Hey, open it up. Check 'em out."

  • 00:29

    And I can confirm.
    And I can confirm.

  • 00:31

    I've seen a lot of these panels, specifically.
    I've seen a lot of these panels, specifically.

  • 00:35

    They're kinda the new hotness this year for OLED,
    They're kinda the new hotness this year for OLED,

  • 00:37

    so we're getting 'em in ASUS, in Acer.
    so we're getting 'em in ASUS, in Acer.

  • 00:39

    Like, everyone's making this monitor,
    Like, everyone's making this monitor,

  • 00:41

    but LG makes the panels.
    but LG makes the panels.

  • 00:43

    (styrofoam scraping) Ooh, okay.
    (styrofoam scraping) Ooh, okay.

  • 00:44

    I hate styrofoam. I hate it so much.
    I hate styrofoam. I hate it so much.

  • 00:46

    I actually opened this upside down,
    I actually opened this upside down,

  • 00:48

    which is a little unfortunate
    which is a little unfortunate

  • 00:49

    'cause now I've just got the panel kinda hanging out here.
    'cause now I've just got the panel kinda hanging out here.

  • 00:51

    I'm an idiot.
    I'm an idiot.

  • 00:52

    And there's handles here that's always gonna tell you
    And there's handles here that's always gonna tell you

  • 00:55

    whether it's right-side up or not.
    whether it's right-side up or not.

  • 00:57

    ♪ It's kind of expensive, but it's pretty good ♪
    ♪ It's kind of expensive, but it's pretty good ♪

  • 01:00

    We'll get a box.
    We'll get a box.

  • 01:01

    LG, life's good.
    LG, life's good.

  • 01:03

    We've got our remote.
    We've got our remote.

  • 01:05

    This thing does come with a remote,
    This thing does come with a remote,

  • 01:07

    so I'm actually pretty excited to check that out.
    so I'm actually pretty excited to check that out.

  • 01:09

    What else we got? A bunch of cables.
    What else we got? A bunch of cables.

  • 01:10

    We got a cable clip or something.
    We got a cable clip or something.

  • 01:12

    Yep, looks like that's for clipping cables
    Yep, looks like that's for clipping cables

  • 01:14

    on the back of your monitor.
    on the back of your monitor.

  • 01:15

    HDMI, probably a 2.1 cable
    HDMI, probably a 2.1 cable

  • 01:18

    since this is a 240-hertz monitor.
    since this is a 240-hertz monitor.

  • 01:20

    Yep, 8K60.
    Yep, 8K60.

  • 01:22

    Power brick, for you external power brick people
    Power brick, for you external power brick people

  • 01:25

    who love a slim design on the monitor, and then you're okay
    who love a slim design on the monitor, and then you're okay

  • 01:29

    with this big, beefy power brick on the ground.
    with this big, beefy power brick on the ground.

  • 01:31

    Power brick's rated for 210 watts.
    Power brick's rated for 210 watts.

  • 01:33

    I think this normally draws about 160, 170, but it can spike
    I think this normally draws about 160, 170, but it can spike

  • 01:37

    depending on how bright you're making your screen.
    depending on how bright you're making your screen.

  • 01:38

    What else they've got here is a USB A-to-B cable
    What else they've got here is a USB A-to-B cable

  • 01:42

    as well as a DisplayPort cable, probably just 1.4
    as well as a DisplayPort cable, probably just 1.4

  • 01:45

    since there's only 1.4 connections on this monitor.
    since there's only 1.4 connections on this monitor.

  • 01:48

    I know DisplayPort 2.0 is barely a thing,
    I know DisplayPort 2.0 is barely a thing,

  • 01:51

    but like, I'd really like to see it on more monitors,
    but like, I'd really like to see it on more monitors,

  • 01:54

    especially when you're paying a hefty price.
    especially when you're paying a hefty price.

  • 01:56

    Oh, okay, here we go. This is what I really wanted.
    Oh, okay, here we go. This is what I really wanted.

  • 01:58

    Display Quality Assurance Report,
    Display Quality Assurance Report,

  • 02:00

    telling us all the measurement conditions, which is nice.
    telling us all the measurement conditions, which is nice.

  • 02:02

    Like, the color temperature, they checked that,
    Like, the color temperature, they checked that,

  • 02:04

    and the input signal and test equipment and all that.
    and the input signal and test equipment and all that.

  • 02:06

    One piece, two piece.
    One piece, two piece.

  • 02:09

    We'll connect our stand in a little bit here.
    We'll connect our stand in a little bit here.

  • 02:11

    It's a 45-inch display with a 21:9 aspect ratio.
    It's a 45-inch display with a 21:9 aspect ratio.

  • 02:14

    You're getting an ultrawide here,
    You're getting an ultrawide here,

  • 02:16

    and it has an 800R curvature.
    and it has an 800R curvature.

  • 02:18

    So like, the reason why this box is so thick
    So like, the reason why this box is so thick

  • 02:21

    is so that it can actually support
    is so that it can actually support

  • 02:23

    the monitor's curved nature inside this box.
    the monitor's curved nature inside this box.

  • 02:26

    We've got our stand. We're gonna put it together here.
    We've got our stand. We're gonna put it together here.

  • 02:29

    Luckily, it's one of those super easy-to-put-together stands
    Luckily, it's one of those super easy-to-put-together stands

  • 02:33

    where you just pop it in
    where you just pop it in

  • 02:34

    and you get the screw and you screw it down.
    and you get the screw and you screw it down.

  • 02:36

    I love these.
    I love these.

  • 02:37

    (stand clicking)
    (stand clicking)

  • 02:38

    It clicks down, but like, this cardboard...
    It clicks down, but like, this cardboard...

  • 02:41

    I highly recommend that you actually do this on the ground.
    I highly recommend that you actually do this on the ground.

  • 02:44

    It's just gonna be easier to pull it outta the box.
    It's just gonna be easier to pull it outta the box.

  • 02:46

    You're not gonna have to worry about dropping it
    You're not gonna have to worry about dropping it

  • 02:48

    on the floor, but we're, you know, doing it the hard way.
    on the floor, but we're, you know, doing it the hard way.

  • 02:51

    And I'm gonna see if I can, like, just lift this thing up.
    And I'm gonna see if I can, like, just lift this thing up.

  • 02:54

    You ready? Okay.
    You ready? Okay.

  • 02:55

    - [Andy] Go for it. - Oh my god.
    - [Andy] Go for it. - Oh my god.

  • 02:57

    Oh no. Get out of there.
    Oh no. Get out of there.

  • 02:59

    Ah. (grunts)
    Ah. (grunts)

  • 03:02

    (host giggling)
    (host giggling)

  • 03:03

    Looks squeaky clean.
    Looks squeaky clean.

  • 03:05

    Don't get me wrong.
    Don't get me wrong.

  • 03:07

    I've checked out the Samsung Odyssey Ark,
    I've checked out the Samsung Odyssey Ark,

  • 03:09

    and that is also huge, but that's, like, arguably a TV.
    and that is also huge, but that's, like, arguably a TV.

  • 03:12

    This thing is still just straight up a monitor.
    This thing is still just straight up a monitor.

  • 03:15

    And oh my god, it's enormous.
    And oh my god, it's enormous.

  • 03:18

    Wow. What a peel.
    Wow. What a peel.

  • 03:20

    (plastic flapping)
    (plastic flapping)

  • 03:21

    One problem is that it's such a big display.
    One problem is that it's such a big display.

  • 03:25

    And this isn't LG's fault.
    And this isn't LG's fault.

  • 03:26

    This is gonna happen on just about any display this size,
    This is gonna happen on just about any display this size,

  • 03:29

    but it's kinda wobbly.
    but it's kinda wobbly.

  • 03:30

    Like, I'm definitely, you know,
    Like, I'm definitely, you know,

  • 03:32

    giving it a bit more than would normally hit it.
    giving it a bit more than would normally hit it.

  • 03:34

    I think that, ultimately,
    I think that, ultimately,

  • 03:35

    you're gonna wanna put this thing on an arm, and you can.
    you're gonna wanna put this thing on an arm, and you can.

  • 03:38

    It looks like it's 100 x 100 VESA mountable.
    It looks like it's 100 x 100 VESA mountable.

  • 03:40

    The stand isn't bad.
    The stand isn't bad.

  • 03:42

    It's definitely not the stand's problem.
    It's definitely not the stand's problem.

  • 03:43

    It's just the fact that this thing is huge.
    It's just the fact that this thing is huge.

  • 03:46

    It's gonna be a problem to do that as well
    It's gonna be a problem to do that as well

  • 03:47

    because this thing is 24 pounds with the stand,
    because this thing is 24 pounds with the stand,

  • 03:50

    and the panel itself is something like 18 pounds.
    and the panel itself is something like 18 pounds.

  • 03:53

    It does have a bunch of motion.
    It does have a bunch of motion.

  • 03:54

    You can do height adjustment,
    You can do height adjustment,

  • 03:55

    something the Xeneon Flex can't do, by the way.
    something the Xeneon Flex can't do, by the way.

  • 03:58

    There's no height adjustment on that guy.
    There's no height adjustment on that guy.

  • 03:59

    It can also swivel, not much.
    It can also swivel, not much.

  • 04:02

    You're only getting a few degrees in either direction.
    You're only getting a few degrees in either direction.

  • 04:03

    But you know what? It's better than nothing.
    But you know what? It's better than nothing.

  • 04:05

    You can definitely adjust it in your setup once it's there.
    You can definitely adjust it in your setup once it's there.

  • 04:07

    And then I think it can tilt.
    And then I think it can tilt.

  • 04:09

    It's not a bad amount of tilt either.
    It's not a bad amount of tilt either.

  • 04:10

    We've got two HDMI 2.1 ports, a DisplayPort 1.4,
    We've got two HDMI 2.1 ports, a DisplayPort 1.4,

  • 04:14

    optical audio, and a USB-B on the other side
    optical audio, and a USB-B on the other side

  • 04:17

    as well as two USB-As and our DC-in for power.
    as well as two USB-As and our DC-in for power.

  • 04:20

    And then there's also a headphone jack down here
    And then there's also a headphone jack down here

  • 04:23

    with DTS Headphone:X as well as Kensington lock.
    with DTS Headphone:X as well as Kensington lock.

  • 04:27

    I'm gonna put the cable cover on.
    I'm gonna put the cable cover on.

  • 04:29

    Yeah, that was easy.
    Yeah, that was easy.

  • 04:30

    It's a pretty beefy back here,
    It's a pretty beefy back here,

  • 04:32

    so while the rest of the panel itself,
    so while the rest of the panel itself,

  • 04:35

    thanks to it being OLED, it's super thin,
    thanks to it being OLED, it's super thin,

  • 04:37

    you've got a lot of the computer components inside here,
    you've got a lot of the computer components inside here,

  • 04:39

    like, your motherboard and everything.
    like, your motherboard and everything.

  • 04:40

    And honestly, that's kind of why I'm perfectly fine
    And honestly, that's kind of why I'm perfectly fine

  • 04:45

    with having the power brick, like, up here.
    with having the power brick, like, up here.

  • 04:46

    Like, if you're already taking up this much space,
    Like, if you're already taking up this much space,

  • 04:49

    take up a little more, and then I don't have to take it up
    take up a little more, and then I don't have to take it up

  • 04:51

    on the floor, but that's okay.
    on the floor, but that's okay.

  • 04:52

    I don't know if this is the UltraGear logo or the LG logo,
    I don't know if this is the UltraGear logo or the LG logo,

  • 04:55

    but either way, looks good.
    but either way, looks good.

  • 04:56

    We're gonna turn it on, find out,
    We're gonna turn it on, find out,

  • 04:58

    but not before a word from our sponsor, Secretlab.
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  • 05:02

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  • 05:04

    for those long nights of work and play.
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  • 05:06

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    Their TITAN EVO 2022-series chair

  • 05:09

    offers four-way lumbar support,
    offers four-way lumbar support,

  • 05:10

    comes with a magnetic memory-foam head pillow,
    comes with a magnetic memory-foam head pillow,

  • 05:12

    and is offered in different upholsteries
    and is offered in different upholsteries

  • 05:15

    like hybrid leatherette, soft-weave fabric,
    like hybrid leatherette, soft-weave fabric,

  • 05:17

    and Napa leather.
    and Napa leather.

  • 05:18

    Best of all, a five-year extended warranty is included
    Best of all, a five-year extended warranty is included

  • 05:21

    along with a 49-day return policy,
    along with a 49-day return policy,

  • 05:23

    so you're covered if anything goes wrong.
    so you're covered if anything goes wrong.

  • 05:25

    Head to the link in the description
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  • 05:26

    and check out Secretlab today.
    and check out Secretlab today.

  • 05:28

    But not before I set this up.
    But not before I set this up.

  • 05:31

    Oh, crap, we gotta move the other monitor first.
    Oh, crap, we gotta move the other monitor first.

  • 05:33

    This thing is huge!
    This thing is huge!

  • 05:35

    Look at the size of it
    Look at the size of it

  • 05:35

    when I'm just sitting right in front of it,
    when I'm just sitting right in front of it,

  • 05:37

    and we've gotta push, like, all the way back
    and we've gotta push, like, all the way back

  • 05:40

    to the edge of the desk.
    to the edge of the desk.

  • 05:41

    I'm definitely a multi-monitor kind of person,
    I'm definitely a multi-monitor kind of person,

  • 05:44

    but if I was going to go with a single, giant-ass display,
    but if I was going to go with a single, giant-ass display,

  • 05:48

    it'd probably be this one.
    it'd probably be this one.

  • 05:49

    I'm definitely a bigger fan of larger curvatures
    I'm definitely a bigger fan of larger curvatures

  • 05:52

    once you get into a screen that's this size
    once you get into a screen that's this size

  • 05:54

    or if you start going into 32:9 territory.
    or if you start going into 32:9 territory.

  • 05:56

    But otherwise, everything seems to be working just fine
    But otherwise, everything seems to be working just fine

  • 05:58

    right outta the box.
    right outta the box.

  • 05:59

    It's cranked up to 240 hertz, no problem.
    It's cranked up to 240 hertz, no problem.

  • 06:01

    We're using HDMI 2.1, HDR.
    We're using HDMI 2.1, HDR.

  • 06:03

    Enable HDR. Turn that on, boop.
    Enable HDR. Turn that on, boop.

  • 06:05

    Yeah, so now we got 10-bit color, high dynamic range.
    Yeah, so now we got 10-bit color, high dynamic range.

  • 06:09

    It lists 603 nits here in Windows.
    It lists 603 nits here in Windows.

  • 06:12

    I don't think that's right.
    I don't think that's right.

  • 06:12

    Their own specs say that it should reach about 1,000 nits
    Their own specs say that it should reach about 1,000 nits

  • 06:15

    of peak brightness in HDR depending on what you're doing.
    of peak brightness in HDR depending on what you're doing.

  • 06:18

    It's OLED, so it's gonna have a .03-millisecond
    It's OLED, so it's gonna have a .03-millisecond

  • 06:22

    gray-to-gray response time, which is just absolutely insane.
    gray-to-gray response time, which is just absolutely insane.

  • 06:25

    One of the nicest things about OLED is,
    One of the nicest things about OLED is,

  • 06:28

    on top of the, like, super inky blacks that everyone loves,
    on top of the, like, super inky blacks that everyone loves,

  • 06:32

    what you really want is that every pixel is a dimming zone.
    what you really want is that every pixel is a dimming zone.

  • 06:36

    It looks fantastic when you're watching HDR content,
    It looks fantastic when you're watching HDR content,

  • 06:39

    absolutely stunning.
    absolutely stunning.

  • 06:41

    The only problem is that with an ultrawide,
    The only problem is that with an ultrawide,

  • 06:44

    YouTube doesn't have ultrawide videos,
    YouTube doesn't have ultrawide videos,

  • 06:46

    so we're just gonna have black bars here.
    so we're just gonna have black bars here.

  • 06:47

    But you can see that they just look black because it's OLED.
    But you can see that they just look black because it's OLED.

  • 06:50

    It just kinda disappears, and if this was a dark room,
    It just kinda disappears, and if this was a dark room,

  • 06:53

    you'd hardly even be able to see it anymore.
    you'd hardly even be able to see it anymore.

  • 06:55

    It's such a good feature that you don't know you want
    It's such a good feature that you don't know you want

  • 06:57

    until you've actually experienced it for yourself.
    until you've actually experienced it for yourself.

  • 07:00

    I wanna try the remote. They've included it.
    I wanna try the remote. They've included it.

  • 07:01

    Pretty bare bones,
    Pretty bare bones,

  • 07:02

    you've just got, like, input, volume, brightness.
    you've just got, like, input, volume, brightness.

  • 07:04

    Oh, actually, having the brightness
    Oh, actually, having the brightness

  • 07:05

    on the remote's kinda handy.
    on the remote's kinda handy.

  • 07:06

    Wow, that takes forever.
    Wow, that takes forever.

  • 07:08

    I never wanna use this again.
    I never wanna use this again.

  • 07:09

    Yeah, the glare is actually kinda killing me.
    Yeah, the glare is actually kinda killing me.

  • 07:13

    It's not your fault, Andy. It's the studio lights.
    It's not your fault, Andy. It's the studio lights.

  • 07:14

    They're just at this, like, perfect angle
    They're just at this, like, perfect angle

  • 07:16

    where, no matter where I go, I've got this one bar of glare.
    where, no matter where I go, I've got this one bar of glare.

  • 07:19

    That being said,
    That being said,

  • 07:20

    they do have a pretty decent anti-reflective coating,
    they do have a pretty decent anti-reflective coating,

  • 07:23

    it looks like.
    it looks like.

  • 07:24

    So it's distracting to me, personally, but I always find
    So it's distracting to me, personally, but I always find

  • 07:27

    that these kinda blurred-out anti-glare coatings
    that these kinda blurred-out anti-glare coatings

  • 07:30

    are much more of a distraction for me
    are much more of a distraction for me

  • 07:32

    than if it was just glossy in general.
    than if it was just glossy in general.

  • 07:35

    When I've got the mirror finish,
    When I've got the mirror finish,

  • 07:36

    my brain tunes it out somehow.
    my brain tunes it out somehow.

  • 07:38

    I don't know how to explain it.
    I don't know how to explain it.

  • 07:39

    It's like when there's a blur, my brain is sitting there
    It's like when there's a blur, my brain is sitting there

  • 07:41

    trying to figure out what that blur is.
    trying to figure out what that blur is.

  • 07:42

    Anyway, to each your own.
    Anyway, to each your own.

  • 07:43

    Some people prefer gloss. Some people prefer matte.
    Some people prefer gloss. Some people prefer matte.

  • 07:46

    This is 1440p on a 45-inch screen,
    This is 1440p on a 45-inch screen,

  • 07:50

    so that's coming out to about 83 pixels per inch.
    so that's coming out to about 83 pixels per inch.

  • 07:53

    For design work, this is probably not ideal.
    For design work, this is probably not ideal.

  • 07:57

    Like, if I get in close, I can start looking at pixels,
    Like, if I get in close, I can start looking at pixels,

  • 08:00

    and you know, you can get a bit of a screen door effect.
    and you know, you can get a bit of a screen door effect.

  • 08:03

    It's not awful.
    It's not awful.

  • 08:04

    And when it comes to gaming
    And when it comes to gaming

  • 08:06

    or just watching content like this,
    or just watching content like this,

  • 08:07

    especially when you're sitting a little further back,
    especially when you're sitting a little further back,

  • 08:09

    particularly for a large 45-inch screen,
    particularly for a large 45-inch screen,

  • 08:12

    it becomes not nearly as much of a problem
    it becomes not nearly as much of a problem

  • 08:14

    as you might think it is.
    as you might think it is.

  • 08:17

    Wow, that's gorgeous.
    Wow, that's gorgeous.

  • 08:18

    As for the OSD, it's not bad.
    As for the OSD, it's not bad.

  • 08:19

    We've got our HDR telling us that it's on.
    We've got our HDR telling us that it's on.

  • 08:21

    It's got variable refresh rate.
    It's got variable refresh rate.

  • 08:22

    It'll do G-SYNC Compatible and FreeSync Premium,
    It'll do G-SYNC Compatible and FreeSync Premium,

  • 08:25

    not Pro, and you know, just Compatible, but that's okay.
    not Pro, and you know, just Compatible, but that's okay.

  • 08:28

    Game adjust, oh yeah, we got VRR on and off,
    Game adjust, oh yeah, we got VRR on and off,

  • 08:31

    crosshair, FPS counter, game reset.
    crosshair, FPS counter, game reset.

  • 08:32

    So those are features that you see
    So those are features that you see

  • 08:34

    in a lot of gaming monitors,
    in a lot of gaming monitors,

  • 08:35

    but I don't really know anyone that uses them
    but I don't really know anyone that uses them

  • 08:36

    outside of maybe the crosshair.
    outside of maybe the crosshair.

  • 08:38

    Picture adjust, we got brightness, sharpness.
    Picture adjust, we got brightness, sharpness.

  • 08:40

    A lot of these are grayed out probably because of HDR.
    A lot of these are grayed out probably because of HDR.

  • 08:43

    If I turn that off, I could probably adjust them.
    If I turn that off, I could probably adjust them.

  • 08:45

    And then our input and general.
    And then our input and general.

  • 08:47

    Ooh, hexagon light.
    Ooh, hexagon light.

  • 08:48

    Oh yeah, there's RGB on this thing.
    Oh yeah, there's RGB on this thing.

  • 08:49

    Okay, we gotta check it out.
    Okay, we gotta check it out.

  • 08:51

    My only disappointment is that it is there on the sides,
    My only disappointment is that it is there on the sides,

  • 08:54

    but it's not present on the top here.
    but it's not present on the top here.

  • 08:56

    It's a kinda minor thing,
    It's a kinda minor thing,

  • 08:57

    but I would've loved to see them actually complete the ring
    but I would've loved to see them actually complete the ring

  • 09:00

    and go all the way around
    and go all the way around

  • 09:01

    instead of just on the sides there, but it's pretty good.
    instead of just on the sides there, but it's pretty good.

  • 09:04

    So the Xeneon Flex doesn't have a height-adjustable stand.
    So the Xeneon Flex doesn't have a height-adjustable stand.

  • 09:08

    And they said that they tested it
    And they said that they tested it

  • 09:09

    with a ton of different people.
    with a ton of different people.

  • 09:10

    And like, people of different heights were totally fine
    And like, people of different heights were totally fine

  • 09:13

    with where the screen was,
    with where the screen was,

  • 09:14

    partly just because of how big it was.
    partly just because of how big it was.

  • 09:15

    But I gotta say that I don't like it way up here,
    But I gotta say that I don't like it way up here,

  • 09:20

    and I don't like it way down here.
    and I don't like it way down here.

  • 09:22

    However, right around the middle,
    However, right around the middle,

  • 09:24

    it's actually about perfect for me, personally.
    it's actually about perfect for me, personally.

  • 09:27

    And then we wanna go to Screen Calibration, HDR.
    And then we wanna go to Screen Calibration, HDR.

  • 09:32

    Like, below 100, you definitely see it, but plus 50, okay.
    Like, below 100, you definitely see it, but plus 50, okay.

  • 09:34

    I'm just gonna keep this at 50.
    I'm just gonna keep this at 50.

  • 09:36

    While we're searching,
    While we're searching,

  • 09:36

    I'll mention that this can do 98.5%
    I'll mention that this can do 98.5%

  • 09:38

    of the DCI-P3 color space.
    of the DCI-P3 color space.

  • 09:40

    That's a lot.
    That's a lot.

  • 09:41

    It's not quite like, you know, 100% would be better,
    It's not quite like, you know, 100% would be better,

  • 09:44

    or like, even over that would be fine
    or like, even over that would be fine

  • 09:45

    because HDR uses Rec. 2020 and it can do much beyond DCI-P3,
    because HDR uses Rec. 2020 and it can do much beyond DCI-P3,

  • 09:50

    but that's still really good.
    but that's still really good.

  • 09:52

    It's pretty respectable.
    It's pretty respectable.

  • 09:53

    Another point to make is that this thing
    Another point to make is that this thing

  • 09:54

    does not come with speakers.
    does not come with speakers.

  • 09:56

    It's a really minor grievance, and I know that most of you
    It's a really minor grievance, and I know that most of you

  • 09:59

    are never gonna use your monitor's speakers,
    are never gonna use your monitor's speakers,

  • 10:00

    but like, they're really nice to have,
    but like, they're really nice to have,

  • 10:02

    even if they're garbage,
    even if they're garbage,

  • 10:04

    for those few moments where you need audio
    for those few moments where you need audio

  • 10:06

    and you have no other options.
    and you have no other options.

  • 10:08

    Man, this is crisp.
    Man, this is crisp.

  • 10:10

    I'm sitting super close,
    I'm sitting super close,

  • 10:12

    and honestly, it feels totally fine.
    and honestly, it feels totally fine.

  • 10:14

    Like, I actually really like this display.
    Like, I actually really like this display.

  • 10:18

    I'm kinda leaning towards going with one big display,
    I'm kinda leaning towards going with one big display,

  • 10:22

    kinda like what Linus is doing.
    kinda like what Linus is doing.

  • 10:24

    I think that maybe I could get away with it.
    I think that maybe I could get away with it.

  • 10:26

    Like, you know, I like having Discord
    Like, you know, I like having Discord

  • 10:28

    and other chat stuff up on a secondary monitor,
    and other chat stuff up on a secondary monitor,

  • 10:30

    but having this curvature, when you're this close,
    but having this curvature, when you're this close,

  • 10:33

    on a 21:9 screen is about right.
    on a 21:9 screen is about right.

  • 10:37

    I don't like this much curve on a smaller display
    I don't like this much curve on a smaller display

  • 10:40

    or on something that's not ultrawide.
    or on something that's not ultrawide.

  • 10:42

    I just don't think it's necessary at all.
    I just don't think it's necessary at all.

  • 10:44

    But for something this size,
    But for something this size,

  • 10:45

    especially when you're sitting, like, about this close,
    especially when you're sitting, like, about this close,

  • 10:48

    man, is it ever immersive.
    man, is it ever immersive.

  • 10:49

    As for the vibrancy and the color and everything,
    As for the vibrancy and the color and everything,

  • 10:52

    it just looks fantastic.
    it just looks fantastic.

  • 10:53

    Like, it really pops when you've got that HDR-1000.
    Like, it really pops when you've got that HDR-1000.

  • 10:56

    No, BigT!
    No, BigT!

  • 10:58

    How could you do this to me?
    How could you do this to me?

  • 11:00

    But like, look at these lights.
    But like, look at these lights.

  • 11:01

    Like, these are getting nice and bright,
    Like, these are getting nice and bright,

  • 11:02

    and they're really popping,
    and they're really popping,

  • 11:03

    like, especially that glare right there
    like, especially that glare right there

  • 11:05

    and even the floor here.
    and even the floor here.

  • 11:06

    Like, it might not be 1,000 nits, but that's pretty bright.
    Like, it might not be 1,000 nits, but that's pretty bright.

  • 11:10

    For the first time in, like, a pretty long time,
    For the first time in, like, a pretty long time,

  • 11:12

    I'm actually really immersed.
    I'm actually really immersed.

  • 11:14

    There's something about just having the screen
    There's something about just having the screen

  • 11:16

    kinda wrap around you that just, like, feels right.
    kinda wrap around you that just, like, feels right.

  • 11:19

    So while some might complain
    So while some might complain

  • 11:21

    that 800R is too much curvature,
    that 800R is too much curvature,

  • 11:23

    I think, in a case like this, it's perfectly fine.
    I think, in a case like this, it's perfectly fine.

  • 11:25

    Now, one of the other major improvements on this display
    Now, one of the other major improvements on this display

  • 11:28

    over previous UltraGears
    over previous UltraGears

  • 11:30

    is getting OLEDs into that 240-hertz zone.
    is getting OLEDs into that 240-hertz zone.

  • 11:35

    120 should kinda be the minimum
    120 should kinda be the minimum

  • 11:38

    on gaming monitors these days,
    on gaming monitors these days,

  • 11:39

    just because we've seen how good it is compared to 60.
    just because we've seen how good it is compared to 60.

  • 11:42

    And 240, I'm still not completely sold on.
    And 240, I'm still not completely sold on.

  • 11:45

    I don't think it's necessary for most people.
    I don't think it's necessary for most people.

  • 11:48

    I honestly can hardly tell.
    I honestly can hardly tell.

  • 11:49

    Like, if this was playing at 120,
    Like, if this was playing at 120,

  • 11:51

    I'd probably be more than happy.
    I'd probably be more than happy.

  • 11:53

    But I gotta say, man, it's crispy.
    But I gotta say, man, it's crispy.

  • 11:55

    Like, you don't ever feel like there's any kind of lag.
    Like, you don't ever feel like there's any kind of lag.

  • 11:58

    You don't ever feel like things
    You don't ever feel like things

  • 12:00

    are taking forever to respond,
    are taking forever to respond,

  • 12:02

    especially when you've got that just (snaps) insanely fast
    especially when you've got that just (snaps) insanely fast

  • 12:04

    pixel response time that OLED's gonna give you.
    pixel response time that OLED's gonna give you.

  • 12:06

    There's honestly not a lot wrong with this monitor.
    There's honestly not a lot wrong with this monitor.

  • 12:09

    If anything, like, it's just good.
    If anything, like, it's just good.

  • 12:11

    The pixel density, sure,
    The pixel density, sure,

  • 12:12

    you can argue that you'd like it higher.
    you can argue that you'd like it higher.

  • 12:14

    And that's fine. I understand.
    And that's fine. I understand.

  • 12:15

    But when it comes to just consuming content...
    But when it comes to just consuming content...

  • 12:18

    I'm sitting pretty close you guys,
    I'm sitting pretty close you guys,

  • 12:20

    and like, this looks great
    and like, this looks great

  • 12:21

    until I start, like, actually getting in there
    until I start, like, actually getting in there

  • 12:23

    and start looking for screen door effect.
    and start looking for screen door effect.

  • 12:25

    The only real problem with this guy,
    The only real problem with this guy,

  • 12:27

    and honestly, it's not that bad
    and honestly, it's not that bad

  • 12:29

    when you consider all the other alternatives,
    when you consider all the other alternatives,

  • 12:31

    but this is 1,700 US dollars.
    but this is 1,700 US dollars.

  • 12:35

    Now, it's OLED, it's 45 inches, and it's 240 hertz.
    Now, it's OLED, it's 45 inches, and it's 240 hertz.

  • 12:42

    I think, at that price, it's honestly pretty reasonable.
    I think, at that price, it's honestly pretty reasonable.

  • 12:45

    Hold on. Sorry, I had to burp.
    Hold on. Sorry, I had to burp.

  • 12:46

    (upbeat synth music)
    (upbeat synth music)

  • 12:49

    Okay.
    Okay.

  • 12:49

    The Xeneon Flex, for instance,
    The Xeneon Flex, for instance,

  • 12:51

    is using basically the same panel, but you can curve it.
    is using basically the same panel, but you can curve it.

  • 12:54

    That thing is like two grand.
    That thing is like two grand.

  • 12:56

    Do you want to pay an extra $300 for a feature
    Do you want to pay an extra $300 for a feature

  • 12:59

    that you're honestly probably not gonna use that much,
    that you're honestly probably not gonna use that much,

  • 13:01

    or do you want a more adjustable stand?
    or do you want a more adjustable stand?

  • 13:05

    I personally would go with this guy.
    I personally would go with this guy.

  • 13:07

    I think that the stand is just pretty decent
    I think that the stand is just pretty decent

  • 13:10

    even if it's a little wobbly.
    even if it's a little wobbly.

  • 13:11

    Like I said, that's because the display is huge.
    Like I said, that's because the display is huge.

  • 13:15

    And just the ability to mount it,
    And just the ability to mount it,

  • 13:17

    personally, like, that just means the world of difference
    personally, like, that just means the world of difference

  • 13:20

    when it comes to a display this size.
    when it comes to a display this size.

  • 13:22

    I don't know, Andy.
    I don't know, Andy.

  • 13:24

    Maybe I gotta join the one-screen gang
    Maybe I gotta join the one-screen gang

  • 13:26

    and just live my life like this.
    and just live my life like this.

  • 13:28

    I probably can't afford it right now, so I'm not going to.
    I probably can't afford it right now, so I'm not going to.

  • 13:31

    (chuckles) But for anyone who's looking for,
    (chuckles) But for anyone who's looking for,

  • 13:33

    like, a super crazy screen,
    like, a super crazy screen,

  • 13:36

    I don't think you can go wrong with this.
    I don't think you can go wrong with this.

  • 13:37

    The only way you can is if maybe you're a graphic designer
    The only way you can is if maybe you're a graphic designer

  • 13:40

    and you really should have a higher pixel density.
    and you really should have a higher pixel density.

  • 13:43

    Other than that, this thing is killer.
    Other than that, this thing is killer.

  • 13:45

    Thanks for watching "ShortCircuit."
    Thanks for watching "ShortCircuit."

  • 13:46

    If you wanna check out another one,
    If you wanna check out another one,

  • 13:47

    check out the Xeneon Flex.
    check out the Xeneon Flex.

  • 13:49

    It's basically the same thing as this one,
    It's basically the same thing as this one,

  • 13:50

    but it's got a really cool party trick that,
    but it's got a really cool party trick that,

  • 13:52

    I don't know if it's worth the 300 bucks,
    I don't know if it's worth the 300 bucks,

  • 13:54

    but it's pretty sweet.
    but it's pretty sweet.

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IT'S SO BIG! - LG 45GR95QE

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(host groaning). (box slams). - We got the GR95QE from LG.. This thing is a huge.. It's a 45-inch curved ultrawide OLED. that's gonna do 240 hertz.. Oh, it's so fast.. (box slams) It's so fast.. LG didn't even sponsor, whoa. (chuckling). - [Andy] Don't drop your knife.. (host laughing). - LG didn't even sponsor this one.. They're so confident that, you know,. these are gonna be beautiful displays. that they just sent it to us and said,. "Hey, open it up. Check 'em out.". And I can confirm.. I've seen a lot of these panels, specifically.. They're kinda the new hotness this year for OLED,. so we're getting 'em in ASUS, in Acer..

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