LG40WP95C-W 40” UltraWide Curved WUHD (5120 x 2160) 5K2K Nano IPS Computer Monitor, DCI-P3 98% (Typ.) HDR10, Thunderbolt 4 w/ 96W PD, 3-Side Virtually Borderless Design Tilt/Height/Swivel Stand,Black

My use case:I'm a designer. Mostly software, but also hardware (mechanical design and schematic capture/PCB layout)I work in Windows 10 using a Radeon Pro WX7100 display card and professional driver. My experience has been pure plug and play, though I did need to select 5120x2160 resolution in display options. I don't game. Driver certification for my CAD software and stability are what matters to me. I'm driving the display via Displayport at 60 Hz. Haven't tried 72Hz because it has no advantage to me. I have no experience with using the monitor on Thunderbolt or HDMI. (Note that HDMI limits you to 30Hz at native resolution. Boo!)My impressions:It's really wide! However, not so wide as to be unwieldy. Build quality is really nice. Looks and feels solid. It's fairly heavy at about 25 lbs. You'll need a sturdy monitor arm if you don't use the supplied stand. I'm using the Ergotron HX arm which works really well with it. I haven't tried the supplied stand.This monitor replaces an LG 31MU97-B which had the most resolution I could get when it came out (4096x2160) It offered a distinct advantage over standard 4K, but this monitor puts it to shame. It gives you 1/3 more screen width than a standard 4k. If you have a lot of context to display in your work as I always do, it makes a huge difference. The biggest advantage is in PCB layout. If there is a better monitor for that job I haven't seen it. Being able to view fine detail over such a large area of the design is a huge advantage!Image quality:The screen has a matte finish, but it isn't overdone. I think it's a really good compromise. It limits glare and reflections, but doesn't compromise contrast and sharpness noticably. It's an IPS panel so as you'd expect, contrast isn't all that great, but it's quite good. Brightness is so-so, but again, I find no reason to complain. Off axis color and overall image quality is really good as you'd expect from an IPS panel. My unit has no noticable light leakage around the edges which is a common complaint with IPS panels. LG seems to have really gotten this panel tech right finally. Color accuracy seems really good though I haven't done any measuring. I use it at 100% scaling and I find that the text in Windows native interfaces is very sharp and readable though quite small. (If you need larger text, use scaling. Don't run the display at lower resolutions. You'll be wasting the money you paid for the resolution this monitor provides.) This monitor runs 140 dots per inch. This is about the same as large (31") 4K monitors.Otherwise:The Displayport cable LG provides is just long enough for me at about 6 feet.The super-thin bezel on top and sides looks nice when it's off, but it's something of a scam because the actual screen area is smaller. There is about a 1/2" effective border all around.Bottom line:If you need lots of sharp, effective screen real estate, this is your monitor. I'm really pleased with it and already seeing real advantages in my work.Additional thoughts after some time living with the monitor:The screen curvature is a good compromise. It's not so great that it's distracting. I don't find the curvature to be an issue when doing mechanical CAD work which I had worried might be the case.You'll see a lot of complaints about scaling issues in other reviews. This is a Mac thing. It isn't an issue in Windows 10 or 11 which do scaling really well.I use the monitor in a well controlled environment. If I had big windows with tons of uncontrollable sunlight or super-bright office lighting not under my control I would likely find the modest brightness to be an issue. But in my environment it's not a problem. I'm running the brightness at 100 and the contrast at 73 currently. I find this gives about the best photo image reproduction and looks good across my other uses.The joystick controlled on-screen setup menus take a little getting used-to, but they are pretty comfortable once you get the hang of them.The sharpness adjustment can get you in trouble if you aren't careful. Leave it at around 50 to 60 which seems to be the neutral point. Like sharpness enhancements in photo editing software it uses 'overpeaking' to increase apparent sharpness. It creates artifacts that aren't part of the original image.Note that the other monitors of this size from Dell, Lenovo and others all use the same LG manufactured panel. There isn't much to choose between them unless one offers specific connectivity advantages to you.I can't comment on the built-in speakers. I Haven't used them.All in all, after using it for a while, I'm satified I made the right purchase.Update after nearly two years use: Still looks and works great. No issues. My best monitor purchase so far.

I've had two LG 4K monitors attached to my Macs, both at home and in the studio, for years, and have always thought they were absolutely perfect in every way. That made the choice easy when I decided it was time to go "ultrawide". I chose the best LG full 5K2K monitor I could find, and now that I have worked with it for a week, I couldn't be happier. This monitor is just plain gorgeous. With a 72Hz refresh rate at a full 5120x2160, the image quality is superb and smooth and responsive. The ability to drive it with Thunderbolt 4 was an important consideration for me. I have my MacBook Pro on Thunderbolt and my Mac mini M4 Pro on DisplayPort, both connected at the same time. A quick little input selection switch, and I can bring either one of them up on the screen at full resolution. The curvature is not extreme, and feels so natural. When I work in my Digital Audio Workstation of choice (PreSonus Studio One), being able to spread the whole UI out to 5120 pixels is a great boon to productivity. Everything just looks so good. Crisp and clear. I really like this monitor, and I would recommend it to anyone looking to move to this format.

I had high hopes for this monitor, given my excellent experience with my other LG UltraFine monitors (LG 24MD4KL-B). However, for a monitor with a premium price tag, it feels cheap, and mine died after just 40 days of use. When it died, the monitor would power on, but nothing would display on the screen - no "no input" graphic, no on-screen display, nothing.LG Technical Support could have been more helpful; their only resolution option was for me to ship the monitor to a repair center, where it would take 7-10 business days to repair and then ship it back. This is (was) the primary monitor I use for work, and being without the screen real estate I need for three weeks isn't an option. Fortunately, Amazon customer service was much more helpful - they allowed me to return the monitor for a refund even though it died outside of the 30-day return policy window. Thank you, Amazon!Notes on Features:Despite my initial research, I should have delved deeper. While the monitor is marketed for Mac customers with its Thunderbolt 4 support, it does not integrate seamlessly with macOS.- The Thunderbolt ports are somehow "one-way." You must connect the monitor to your computer using the designated Thunderbolt port and daisy-chain a secondary monitor using the other port.- You have to set a configuration setting to daisy-chain another Thunderbolt monitor.- You cannot natively control the volume with the up/down and mute buttons on the Mac Keyboards (I did find a third-party utility that could make this work, but not a native experience)- The display brightness is dim compared to my MacBook's native screen and other LG UltraFine Thunderbolt monitors that I have sitting next to it (they can get much brighter, but this monitor cannot).My previous LG monitors have been superb; this one misses the mark for quality and user experience. I expect more from a monitor with a premium price tag.