LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 44.5" Black 2025
HP Series 5 524sa 23.8" Black & Silver 2024
What Buyers Say
LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 44.5" Black 2025
The LG 45" UltraGear OLED Gaming Monitor is a high-end curved display with a 5K2K resolution and an 800R curvature. It offers impressive specs like a 0.03ms response time, up to 330Hz refresh rate, and versatile connectivity including DisplayPort 2.1 and USB-C with 90W power delivery. Users appreciate the built-in speakers and VESA compatibility for wall mounting. Overall, it is well-regarded for gaming and productivity, though the limited number of reviews prevents a definitive assessment.
Pros
- High 5K2K resolution
- Fast 0.03ms response time
- Up to 330Hz refresh rate
- Versatile connectivity options
- Built-in speakers
Cons
- Limited number of user reviews
- No detailed negative feedback available
HP Series 5 524sa 23.8" Black & Silver 2024
Overall, users are very impressed with the monitor's design, picture quality, and ease of setup, often buying multiple units. However, reliability concerns are significant, with multiple reports of HDMI ports failing or the monitor dying shortly after the warranty expires, which is heavily criticized due to poor HP support and a lack of repairability.
Pros
- crystal clear picture
- easy to set up
- attractive design
- vivid colors
- great value for money
Cons
- HDMI port fails after short use
- poor HP customer service
- no repair options after warranty
- cable management issues
- OSD volume controls inconvenient
Scores
Specifications
| LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 44.5" | HP Series 5 524sa 23.8" | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | ||
| Size | 44.5" | 23.8" |
| Resolution | 5120 x 2160 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Panel Type | OLED★ | IPS |
| Aspect Ratio | 21:9 | 16:9 |
| Curved | ✓ | ✗ |
| Curvature | 800 | — |
| Screen Finish | matte | matte |
| Performance | ||
| Refresh Rate | 165 Hz★ | 100 Hz |
| Response Time | 0.029999999329447746 ms★ | 5 ms |
| Adaptive Sync | FreeSync Premium Pro★ | — |
| Color & HDR | ||
| Brightness | 1300 nits★ | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 98.5% DCI-P3 | 99% sRGB |
| Color Depth | 10-bit★ | 8-bit (6-bit + FRC) |
| HDR | DisplayHDR True Black 400 | — |
| HDR Support | HDR10★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| HDMI Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| DisplayPort | 1★ | — |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | N/A |
| Speakers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Headphone Jack | ✓★ | — |
| Ergonomics | ||
| Height Adjustable | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Tilt | ✓ | ✓ |
| Swivel | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pivot | ✓ | ✓ |
| VESA Mount | 100x100 | 100mm |
| Features | ||
| Webcam | ✗ | ✗ |
| Touchscreen | ✗ | — |
| PIP/PBP | ✓★ | — |
| Power | 66W | 21W★ |
| Weight | 14.00 kg | 2.58 kg★ |
Pros & Cons
LG UltraGear 45GX950A-B 44.5" Black 2025
- Strong display (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong color (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong performance (97th percentile)97th %ile
HP Series 5 524sa 23.8" Black & Silver 2024
- Strong social proof (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong portability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong ergonomic (71st percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average feature (21st percentile)
- Below average display (22nd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 13 of 31 specs.