r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 2h ago

Tech Support LG 45 5K2K are there Issues before ordering EU

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Hey,
I have decided to order myself the 45 inch 5k2k monitor (the one without AI upscalling). Here in Poland its currently for 5500 PLN with tax included which translates to around 1260 Euro or 1400US dollars. I am curious before ordering if there are any issues with this lg i should be aware of, and how is the process of EU LG warranty and returns. For example my alienware oled which i own right now had a known black screen bug with somehow the driver or whatever blocking the screen and not turning it on, i didnt know this and this bug actually appeared after like 3 months and i had to return and i got replacement easily with no issues. I was pretty happy with the Dell service for any of my previous momitors, yet i never had an LG one thats why I am asking around experience with them here, and for any potential known issues with the monitor itself.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 2h ago

Ascension Samsung Ultrawide Game View Mode

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Anyone else using this on a 32-inch monitor? I tested it on Assetto Corsa Rally & Evo, and after adjusting the cockpit view, the image looks great—but only at 120Hz. At 3840x1600 resolution, the image is sharp and HDR looks fantastic. I also tried forcing the resolution to 3840x1600 in the Nvidia panel and running ACR in automatic and windowed mode, but the colors seemed slightly off and not as good as in Samsung mode.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 4h ago

Tech Support 40 Inch ViewFinity S8 S85TH 5K2K with Mac Mini 4

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r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 6h ago

Discussion Meet DisplayWeave: A lightweight Windows tool to split your ultrawide into custom fullscreen/maximized regions

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I have a 57" Neo G9 (7680×2160). Maximizing anything, or playing a game in borderless fullscreen, stretches it across the whole panel, which is awful. Shrinking the Windows work area messes up the taskbar, and FancyZones doesn't keep borderless-fullscreen games in a zone. So I built DisplayWeave.

What it does

You draw up to 9 regions on your monitor with a ruler-style editor, e.g. 1980 | 3720 | 1980.

When you maximize a window or a game goes borderless fullscreen, DisplayWeave automatically fits it into the region it's in.

Your desktop and taskbar stay normal size. Nothing is loaded into the app; it only moves the window from outside.

Per-app rules for the exceptions, when an app doesn't behave with the automatic fit:

Borderless in region, for games that resize themselves back to the full screen.

Centered fullscreen, which uses your GPU's centered scaling for exclusive-fullscreen games in the middle region.

Ignore, for apps it should never touch.

An opt-in Force fullscreen for apps that need it.

Layout profiles, remembers which region each app was last in, and you can hold Shift while maximizing to skip it once.

Why it might be useful to you: if you have a 32:9 or 49"/57" panel and want a 16:9 game in the middle with Discord or a browser on the sides, without black-bar hacks or changing your resolution.

Honest caveats

Windows 10/11 x64 only.

Exclusive fullscreen is never confined (that's what the Centered option is for).

Force fullscreen loads a component into the app, so anti-cheat may flag it. Don't use it on multiplayer games. Everything else stays outside the app.

Apps that aren't DPI-aware come out the wrong size when Windows scaling is above 100%.

It's an early 1.x, so expect rough edges with some games.

Free and open source (MIT), and code-signed. The installer needs no admin rights, and updates are signed and checked before they install:

https://github.com/alexchaoss/DisplayWeave

Feedback and bug reports are welcome. There's a "diagnostic report" button that strips your paths and usernames before you post one.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 6h ago

Discussion AION 2 massive PvP can drop to ~14 FPS base on a 9950X3D + RTX 5090 at 5K2K Max Settings (DLSS + 4x MFG)

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Recorded during AION 2 Global Abyss Artifact Siege and the PvP fights afterward.

System: Ryzen 9 9950X3D + ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC + 96GB DDR5
Resolution: 5120×2160 5K2K HDR
Settings: Max Settings + DLSS + 4x Multi Frame Generation

During the heaviest fights with a huge number of players on screen, displayed FPS can fall to around 40–50 FPS while the underlying/base frame rate can drop as low as ~14 FPS.

Interestingly, it still feels much smoother than 14 FPS would suggest with 4x MFG enabled.

The video is about 12 minutes long and almost entirely uncut with no commentary. Performance stats are visible at the top-left.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 6h ago

Screenshot My first time experiencing Ultrawide

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I've been a console gamer all my life and made the switch to pc recently. I was content with playing on my TV, but after a bit of research and having always thought that Ultrawide looked super cool I ended up with a G9 OLED. I had concerns about going to 1440p since I usually game in 4k but the experience has been fantastic so far.

The wider view is an experience I've never had before in gaming and time will tell if it's my preferred method.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 8h ago

Discussion What is your thoughs

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r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 10h ago

Tech Support AW3926QW owners: try running SDR games in HDR - reduces panel dimming/desaturation for me

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I was playing around and seem to have come across a solution that I haven't seen posted here, so I thought I'd post it. The dimming/desaturation issue is worst (for me) with strategy games that have lots of static elements in the corner. The two I play most at the moment are CIV VI and Total War Warhammer 3.

Since neither game has HDR, when I got the new monitor I obviously played them in SDR mode (with the standard preset). This is when dimming is most obvious. In CIV VI the corners dim significantly while in TW:Warhammer 3 the desaturation is quite noticeable.

Today I tried HDR mode (gamer mode preset) with both games and noticed that the game looks just as good (better actually, not sure why) as SDR and the dimming/desaturation reduces to the point where it's not super annoying anymore.

The SDR standard mode preset seems to be the worst for dimming.

Thought I'd post this here in case it helps anyone.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 12h ago

Recommendations Which one should i go for?

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Or some other monitor? Around 300$


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 12h ago

Discussion I got tired of digging through my ultrawide's OSD to switch inputs, so I made a free tray app that does it with a keyboard shortcut (Windows + Linux)

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Hi everyone, I hope this post is allowed on here.

My AW3926QW is shared between my desktop (DisplayPort) and my work laptop (USB-C). Every switch meant reaching behind the screen and clicking through the on-screen menu to Input Source. Several times a day. It got old fast.

I looked around first. The monitor makers' own apps are usually heavy and Windows-only, and the open-source tools I tried felt cumbersome for something that should be one key press.

So I wrote my own: Monitor Input Switcher (very clever name, I know !).

What it does

  • Switches the input from the system tray or a global shortcut (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+1, 2, 3... by default, all configurable)
  • A "Next input" shortcut that cycles only through the inputs you actually use
  • With the monitor's built-in KVM, the keyboard and mouse follow the video, so one shortcut moves everything to the other computer, and either computer can switch back
  • Sets itself up on first run: it asks the monitor which inputs it has and names them (DisplayPort, HDMI-1, USB-C...)
  • Also has a command line (monitor-input-switcher switch USB-C) if you want to script it

How it works

It sends the same DDC/CI command your monitor's own menu uses (VCP 0x60, Input Source). No drivers, no background service, no runtime: one small binary.

It talks to the monitor directly: raw I2C on Linux, Windows' built-in monitor API on Windows. The command goes out instantly; the rest is just your monitor changing input.

It runs on Windows 10/11 and Linux (KDE Plasma).

I built and tested it on my AW3926QW, but nothing in it is model-specific: it should work with any monitor that supports DDC/CI.

If you try it on yours, I'd love to hear whether it works, especially on other ultrawides.

Free and open source (GPLv3).

Feedback, bug reports and feature ideas welcome!


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 12h ago

Discussion TCL 34C2A Mini Review:

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r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 13h ago

Recommendations UK based. I got a bad one :(

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Ordered on day of release and was expecting it in November after the changes of delivery etc but it actually arrived today.

The first thing I noticed when I switched it on was significant dimming on the right and figured it was just my eyes adjusting as my laptop is there on the right so assumed those oleds were playing havoc with my focus.

Did a test and it's not looking good.

I've tried turning hdr off and it's still the same, checked the software of the monitor and it's up to date.

Am I right in thinking the only next step is a return/replace?

I wouldn't be so bothered but I'm using it for a lot of productivity and well, it's a grands worth of monitor...


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 13h ago

Discussion Ultrawide roadmap?

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Is there a roadmap of what coming? Like a mini led ultra wide? For productivity the Dell 40 in 5k seems the best.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 19h ago

Discussion Deco 49” 1440p

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Finally looking into ultra wide monitor. Im going to keep my 4k monitor for gaming and want to use the ultra wide as non gaming stuff. I have a dual monitor setup but I want to get rid of the bezel. I’m not looking for 4k for it just a 1440 one. I came across Deco brand and seems to be good. Anyone have any input from their experience in it short/long term use of it?


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 19h ago

Recommendations Ultrawide 4K Oled

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Currently have a Samsung Odyssey G5 Ultrawide, looking to upgrade. Love the aspect ratio that I currently have but would love better graphics. What is a good Ultrawide with an Oled display that can do 4K?


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 21h ago

Discussion Pixel refresh on Alienware AW3426DW?

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Do you manually run the pixel refresh? It is supposed to do automatically on stand-by after 20 hours of overall use. I saw it happen only once, as the power button starts flashing green for a few minutes (but no previous reminder that it will happen). Shouldn't it be done like once a day? I feel like after 20 hours it is a long time.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 23h ago

Discussion changing to OLED and ultrawide monitors

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r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 1d ago

Discussion Best monitor arm to vertical stack studio display xdr and LG 45GX950A?

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my goal is to mount the LG above the apple studio display. currently looking at this: M/Flex for M8 Pro Stacked Dual Monitor Arm with Extended Reach | Humanscale Shop. Yes, it is very expensive but tbh I am happy to invest the money considering how expensive the monitors are and would rather not have anything break. but if anyone has any experiencing mounting the LG above a regular monitor and what arm they use that would be great. Cant find any evidence of anyone owning the humanscale online which makes me hesitant to pull the trigger. Thanks!


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 1d ago

Review My Ultrawide Setup Odyssey G9 + MacBook Pro

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Finally got my setup looking clean! Here's what I'm running:

Setup specs:

Monitor: Samsung Odyssey G9 (2021) 49", 240Hz

Monitor Arm: https:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4B3BW8C

Monitor Arm Adapter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4M2T7YT⁠

Mouse: Logitech MX Master 2S

Laptop: MacBook Pro 14"

Really enjoying the ultrawide experience so far, especially for productivity and coding.

Let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions for improving the setup!


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 1d ago

Discussion New AW3426DW…. Extremely underwhelmed.

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As the title says, my AW3426DW showed up today and I immediately swapped out my Dell S3422DWG. When I first booted it up, colors looked washed out. No big deal, disable HDR and add a touch of saturation and it looks better to my eyes. Then I reenable HDR (which causes the color edits I made to vanish into thin air), boot up No Man Sky to test HDR in game, and my disappointment cannot be measured. RDR2, same thing. Colors look washed. Cyberpunk. 007 First Light. Everything just looks like ass. This doesn’t feel at all like an upgrade over my old Dell VA, someone please tell me I’m doing something wrong or don’t have the right settings/hdr mode or something. Or is HDR just not that great? I’ve read that HDR in windows is terrible, but I thought it’d be decent in game at least.

Edit: thanks to some of your suggestions I think I’ve got it mostly sorted out. As someone who has never had an HDR monitor, I didnt know there was additional steps beyond plugging it in and turning it on.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 1d ago

Discussion Samsung Odyssey G9 57" - any higher resolution panels that would power a replacement

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Does anyone know if the Samsung Neo G9 57" could have a replacement in the works with a higher resolution screen?


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 1d ago

Discussion AW3926QW arrived in UK, what do you think of the brightness?

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Tested for dead pixels, banding, uniformity, colour dimming etc. All looks good to me, perfect in fact.

I have windows HDR on by default, pc is 9800X3D with RTX5080 connected to LG C4 77" for video and the Dell/AW for games and browsing.

The AW replaced a 27" IPS LCD and I find it a little darker. I ran the HDR calibration tool in windows, made it look better and for general browsing and apps it is fine. For gaming, a little darker than I am used to.

If I turn HDR off and have brightness maxed, not quite there, compared with the old IPS LCD.

I'm happy with it, just wondering about thoughts on this?

EDIT - Here is a side by side of my new AW39 and my LG C4 for side by side comparison of brightness

Side by side AW39 with LG C4 - LG C4 a little brighter

r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 1d ago

Screenshot Made these RTSS overlays on my 5120×1440 (32:9). Free, with versions for 21:9 and 16:9 too

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Most RTSS overlays look tiny or end up crammed in a corner on super-ultrawide, so I designed this set on a 32:9 monitor from the start.

- Every overlay comes pre-positioned for 5120×1440, 3440×1440, 3840×2160, 2560×1440 and 1920×1080, centred at the top, or on the right edge for the side panels

- Wide bar layouts that make use of the extra width without blocking the middle of the screen

- Dark, White and Clear themes

- FPS, 1% / 0.1% lows, frametime graph, CPU/GPU temps, power, clocks, VRAM, GPU limit warnings and a 12V cable monitor

Needs RTSS + MSI Afterburner (+ HWiNFO for extra sensors). Free and open source:

https://github.com/realHfde/Apple-Style-Inspired-RTSS-Overlay

Happy to add more resolutions (5120×2160 / 7680×2160?) if people want them.


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 1d ago

Tech Support DP1.4 or HDMI2.1 AW3426DW?

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Which should I use, DP1.4 or HDMI 2.1 with the Alienware AW3426DW? Card is a Gigabyte Aero 4090, so it has 1 HDMI 2.1 port and 3 DP1.4 ports. Thanks!


r/ultrawidemasterrace • • 2d ago

Discussion PHILIPS Evnia 49M2C8900 for a low Price for mostly work?

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Hi guys
I saw a PHILIPS Evnia 49M2C8900 for converted 643 EUR (592 CHF) and i thought about upgrading to Mini-Led or OLED for some time now. Currently i use two 2k 180HZ IPS monitors (Xiaomi) they're pretty great but 49 inch OLED for that price seems to be a steal?
I know that OLED is not perfect for work (i don't game a lot but sometimes) however with current tech like pixel shift, dark mode and stuff i guess it would be fine for at least some years?

It seems to be extremely cheap and to try out two new techs (49inch and oled) it would be the cheapest option for me i guess.

Please help me decide. (I'm a student and IT worker and use mac with a TB4 Dock as well as a Windows and a switch 2).

Thanks guys