LG’s new 39-inch 5K2K OLED is definitely my favorite new PC monitor at CES 2026 and it would simply be the gaming panel I’ve been ready for

CES 2026 has been a little bit of a blowout for the PC. Nvidia and AMD had principally squat to indicate off, leaving Intel’s Panther Lake as the one main tech launch. Except, that’s, for displays and what appears to be like to me like essentially the most thrilling gaming show of 2026.

I provide the LG UltraGear Evo 39GX950B, all 39 inches of it. This new gaming monitor has a lot going for it. It will get LG’s newest OLED panel tech (albeit minus the RGB-stripe subpixel format) and a 5K2K native decision.

That’s 5,120 by 2,160 pixels. It’s principally a 4K 16:9 pixel grid taken out to 21:9 side ultrawide. More particularly, it is primarily a 32-inch 16:9 monitor stretched out to 21:9.

That means the 140-ish DPI pixel density is identical as a 32-inch 4K panel. Personally, in relation to the perfect compromise between crispy precision for day-to-day computing and possibly artistic workflows, total panel dimension for immersion and tolerable GPU load for gaming, 32-inch 4K makes extra sense than 27-inch 4K.

The latter has higher pixel density, for positive. But that is barely noticeable for video games, and but you’ll really feel the smaller, much less immersive panel dimension. And 32-inch 4K remains to be fairly sharp and provides very nice fonts and textual content.

Personally, I additionally simply love ultrawide kind components and far want them to, say, a dual-monitor setup. A single ultrawide is simply, effectively, a lot extra seamless.

Likewise, 39-inch ultrawide strikes me as a comparatively ergonomic panel dimension. As a lot as I like 49-inch and 57-inch panels, they’re fairly unwieldy.

LG has even realized classes from its 45-inch 5K2K OLED, the LG Ultragear 45GX950A, and reduced the panel curvature from a silly 800R to a more sensible and gentle 1500R. So, 39 inches, 4K pixel density, ultrawide immersion, what’s not to like?

Well, the price, no doubt. That said, the LG Ultragear 45GX950A has already dropped from $1,999 at launch to $1,499 now. And you’d must assume this new, smaller 39-inch mannequin will probably be cheaper. So, I think about it is going to be accessible for about $1,000, if not at launch then a couple of months later.

OK, that is nonetheless removed from low cost. But once you assume that you need to get 5 years of fabulous gaming and computing out of it, $200 a yr for that privilege would not appear so unhealthy.

All of which implies I’m left with two remaining reservations. First, I do want the UltraGear Evo 39GX950B had LG’s new RGB-strip subpixel format talked about above. Not due to the higher font rendering, however as a result of pure RGB offers zingier, punchier colors than the RGWB format with the added white subpixel.

Ultimately, I’d most likely moderately have this panel format with Samsung’s attractive QD-OLED tech, which has by no means relied on a white subpixel to spice up brightness.

The different apparent concern is ye olde OLED burn-in. This is an costly show which makes most sense as a long-term funding. Thus far, OLED burn-in in PC displays has not proved to be the issue that many feared.

But five-years-plus stays a reasonably large ask. I’d nonetheless most likely be prepared to take the chance. It’s only a pity the burn-in worry would linger behind my thoughts.

That apart, this factor appears to be like very, very candy. If there’s any monitor introduced at CES this yr that may simply persuade me to fork out myself, it is this new LG. It’s principally the show I’ve been ready for over the previous couple of years. I actually hope it would not disappoint.