LG UltraGear 34GS95QE vs LG UltraWide 40WP95C
The LG UltraWide 40WP95C is 13 pixels per degree sharper at a desk distance — 59 against 46, and both sit in the sharp band. Every other published specification for both is in the table, with the rows where they differ tinted.
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LG UltraGear 34GS95QE
46ppd · sharpReal HDR~$800
At 34 inches an 800R curve stops being a stunt and starts doing what it claims: the panel edges sit at roughly the same distance from your eyes as the centre.
Best for: A curved 21:9 gaming panel that still holds up for desktop work
- 2×HDMI 2.1· full speed(DSC)
- DisplayPort 1.4· full speed(DSC)
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LG UltraWide 40WP95C
59ppd · sharpNo HDR~$1,800
5120×2160 across 40 inches gives two 2560-pixel-wide desktops side by side at the pixel density of a 32-inch 4K screen, which is why this one has outlived several generations of flashier ultrawides.
Best for: A wide code-and-timeline desktop driven by one Thunderbolt cable
- 2×HDMI 2.0· below the panel's maximum
- DisplayPort 1.4· full speed at 8-bit
- Thunderbolt (DP 1.4)· full speed at 8-bit
| Specification | LG UltraGear 34GS95QE | LG UltraWide 40WP95C |
|---|---|---|
| Approx. price | ~$800 | ~$1,800 |
| Type | Ultrawide | Ultrawide |
| Screen size | 34 in | 39.7 in |
| Resolution | 3440×1440 | 5120×2160 |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 21:9 |
| Pixels per degree | 46 — sharp | 59 — sharp |
| Pixels per inch | 110 | 140 |
| Panel | WOLED | IPS |
| Finish | matte | matte |
| Curvature | 800R | 2500R |
| Max refresh | 240 Hz | 72 Hz |
| Response time | 0.03 ms GtG | 5 ms GtG |
| VRR | G-Sync Compatible | FreeSync |
| HDR tier | Real HDR | No HDR |
| HDR certification | DisplayHDR True Black 400 | None |
| Peak brightness | 1,300 nits claimed | 300 nits claimed |
| SDR brightness | 275 nits | 300 nits |
| Local dimming | Per-pixel (emissive) | — |
| Static contrast | effectively infinite | 1,000:1 |
| Colour gamut | 98.5% DCI-P3 | 98% DCI-P3 |
| Colour depth | 10-bit | 8-bit+FRC |
| HDMI | 2 × HDMI 2.1 | 2 × HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | 1 × DisplayPort 1.4 | 1 × DisplayPort 1.4 |
| DSC | Supported | Not supported |
| Port speed | 2 of 2 inputs at full speed | No input reaches the panel's maximum |
| USB-C | None | Video in over USB-C |
| USB-C power | — | 96 W — 14-inch class laptop |
| Thunderbolt | No | Yes |
| KVM | None | None |
| USB hub | 2 ports | 2 ports |
| Speakers | None | Built in |
| Stand | height, tilt, swivel | height, tilt, swivel |
| VESA | 100x100 | 100x100 |
| Burn-in cover | 2 years | — |
| Weight | 20.5 lb | 27.1 lb |
| Released | 2024 | 2021 |
| $ per inch | $24 | $45 |
| $ per megapixel | $161 | $163 |
LG UltraGear 34GS95QE: what it gives up
- No USB-C of any kind, so a laptop brings its own dock and its own power brick
- No speakers and no KVM: audio and a second machine each need separate hardware
- 275 nits full-field in SDR, so a bright room washes it out whatever the 1,300-nit peak says
- Ultrawide 21:9 still means letterboxing on most video and awkward scaling in some older games
- The WOLED subpixel layout fringes thin text, which makes it a poor first choice for a code editor
LG UltraWide 40WP95C: what it gives up
- 72 Hz is the ceiling, which leaves FreeSync almost no range to work in — this is not a gaming panel and does not pretend to be
- 5 ms response leaves visible smearing when dragging windows quickly
- LG claims HDR10 and no DisplayHDR tier at all, over a 300-nit backlight with no dimming-zone count — HDR here is a signal it accepts
- HDMI is 2.0, so the full 5120×2160 at 72 Hz needs DisplayPort or Thunderbolt
- No KVM despite being built for two machines
Full specifications: LG UltraGear 34GS95QE · LG UltraWide 40WP95C