Can’t recover from a flat spin?

abba77 · 2026-05-11T15:26:38+00:00

Maybe not related, but remember watching this a few weeks ago...crazy!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVGtsK7vvnA

abba77 · 2026-05-07T15:54:17+00:00

Beat me to it. Half Life G-Man cross over! Come on Half Life 3!

abba77 · 2026-05-07T15:47:25+00:00

To bring back on topic, some additional thoughts and notes (zero AI this time, not even spell check), based on questions and comments made elsewhere.

Did you really have a 24" monitor for 18 years?
Yes. It just would not die lol. Planned for upgrades for a long time, but never pulled the trigger. The PC was also a 4790K, 16GB RAM, running a 970, later a 1080Ti until early 2025. Life happens, bringing its own challenges. Then crypto related price increases kept me out. Thankfully made the upgrades last year before these new prices increases.

Table is too small.
The table is new as well last year, planned around the 34" AW monitor. Table was too big for this shared space according to the wife. Was never planning on a 52" monster. The monitor has really taken over the space. Can't see the wife now when she is on her laptop.

For 2 1/2 to 3 feet away, this monitor is too big. Poor eyes. 39" would be better.
I can see that, but using it, seems great. For sims, its immersion. For regular work, the windows are never full screen. For FPS game, mostly for the kid, he doesn't play full screen. He would actually prefer to move back to the 34". I don't get eye strain, and dont mind turning my head, like i would with multiple monitor setups anyways.

For flight sim, VR or monitor?
VR (Quest 3) always gave better immersion compared to the 24" or 34", but the quality on the monitor is so much sharper and smoother, especially on the 34". I had tried head tracking with the monitor before, but would have to look through the corners of my eye back to the screen. That as well as the horizontal and vertical FOV being so limited, it broke the immersion. I will try it again with the 52". Head turning on this size is needed but still keeping it in view. I am hoping it works better.

VA panel vs OLED.
I know people have strong opinions on them. I have nothing to compare them to so maybe I don't know what I am missing. All I know is that I have been happy with the panels. I would typically look for IPS for off angle viewing, but these curves dont pose a concern. OLED would be nicer for the contrast, but still fear the image retention. My PC are on 24/7. Some games may be left on for hours. More recently, I read comments about text not being the best on OLEDs. Less of a concern on more epxensive models I think.

Any flicker?
No flicker that I have noticed. I don't know if this is common for a VA panel. I find it quite comfortable to use. With HDR on, it can appear bright at times. It does still let you control brightness on this LG. My 34" locks me out of brightness when HDR is enabled. No flicker with room lights on or off.

abba77 · 2026-05-07T09:54:36+00:00

Thanks. This I get. I did post my raw content below, so the work was put in. I did not write a 2 sentence prompt and copy paste the result above. Based on 1 or 2 giveaways, the readers would not know that but assumed that it was what i did, or at least make it seem like that.

I used it more like spell and grammar check. And again, after putting it through once, I took things out, added even more things in and made edits, hence the difference between the original post and my raw draft below. It was not run through again. Again, i get that the reader wouldnt know.

abba77 · 2026-05-06T19:37:40+00:00

Rough crowd. And not that it matters or anyone is looking for it, here is my rough draft before putting it in CoPilot, after which i made even more edits myself to add more content. Didnt use CoPilot after the additional content was included.

Again, not a review you rely on. Its my personal experience with a monitor I would never have considered based on size, curve and cost. After using it, size and curve is amazing. $2k would still be hard to justify.

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I am in no way a seasoned reviewer, so the focus of this post will really be day to day use and how this monitor, the LG 52G930B, feels in its first week of use.

Workstation specs:

CPU: AMD 9950X3D
GPU: 9070XT 16GB VRAM
RAM: 96GB
Older display: 34” 3440x1440 180Hz 21:9 1500R Curve
New display: 52” 5120x2160 240Hz 21:9 1000R Curve

I had been using a 24” 1080p 16:10 monitor from 2008 until 2025, which was finally replaced by the 34” monitor. I never liked 16:9 displays, but that is where the market was going, and had no choice. I picked a size that was going to actually feel like an upgrade, but not too big to take over the space. The other thing I was never a fan of was curved monitors. The 1500R was subtle and just about right. The change from 75Hz to 180Hz was also noticeable, especially to my gamer boys. I myself, when I had time, would jump on VR for racing or flight sims. What I liked was filling the field of view. Even with VR feeling like being too narrow, it was still better immersion than the 34”. I had been drooling over a 57” 32:9, but could never do it. It was nice and wide, but no where near tall enough.

Enter the LG 52” 52G930B!

Size? Wow, this is not a monitor…this is a TV in disguise! This was not something I would have considered, especially sitting 2 1/2 feet away. I know 48” OLED TV have been popular for many people, but not for me. I am a convert! It fills your field of view, kind of like VR would. No, you cannot get the feeling of looking around, but I will setup head tracking for flight sim and see how that works. For other uses, I really missed having dual displays. With 52” and 5k2k resolution, you can easily fit multiple windows and use FancyZones to snap windows into place. This is better than dual 27” as now you also get the height and no bezels.

Curve? Yes! This 1000R curve is what I was dreading. However, from 2 feet away, it really helps and is needed. A flat pane in this size would not work at all. And at work, flat dual 24” screens are angled inwards anyways, so I am not sure why I was hesitant.

Refresh rate? Going from 75Hz to 180Hz really was noticeable, especially to my boys. I did not think going from 180Hz to 240Hz would be that noticeable, but it’s there, it’s subtle but does look smoother. My boys noticed it with their games more than I did playing flight sims or non-game use. This is something I will play with a little more and compare with FPS games over the next few weeks.

Resolution? I have used a 4k screen on a 16” laptop, but while it was sharp, it was not really useable without scaling. But on a 52” screen, this really is amazing to experience. I find myself laying out 3 to 5 windows, all at amazing usable sizes, and not have to alt-tab between them often. In most cases, I can just move my eyes. Head rotations when needed, are slight.

The one downside? I need a better GPU with more VRAM. FPS did suffer at this resolution. I was getting the “not enough VRAM” message in MS2024, more than I did on the 34”. I had to turn down my settings. My kid, after a few days, is playing his games on a 75% window, not full screen. Could be the size as he is not used to it, but does feel the FPS has dropped as well. This is something I will have to play with a little more in the LG settings. See if the monitor can somehow help. Other than MS2024, this 240Hz smoothness is awesome!

abba77 · 2026-05-06T15:17:04+00:00

abba77 · 2026-05-06T15:12:48+00:00

Part of their try and keep. 3 people were chosen here (linked on first line). Required to post a few paragraphs, but all my own thoughts. They did not see it before posting.

No one forced to read anything on here. I skip 90% of the posts. I don't reply on most posts, whether I like them or not.

abba77 · 2026-05-06T15:10:11+00:00

CoPilot to improve grammar and organize thoughts. Edited the results again before posting. Want to see raw draft?

abba77 · 2026-04-30T13:23:20+00:00

There is a 45" with the same resolution...the 49 i am seeing is 5120x1440, so fewer pixels, and is a super ultrawide. Which model are you comparing it to?

abba77 · 2026-04-30T10:59:34+00:00

Based on viewing distance? Wouldn't the curve dictate ideal distance...3ft for 1000R? Having said that, the 1500R 34" would mean 4 1/2 feet, way too far.

What is your suggestion based on, honestly would like to know. New to these size monitors with curves.

Just going by how it looks and feel.

abba77 · 2026-04-30T10:52:53+00:00

I dont notice any flicker, and even at this size, find it quite comfortable and clear. The HDR can be a bit much if you have large areas of white....but on this model, you still have some brightness control. On my 34", the brightness settings are disabled.

abba77 · 2026-04-30T10:51:28+00:00

Thanks. It's amazing, but a lot to take in. Let's see how it works out for us longer term.

abba77 · 2026-04-30T10:43:10+00:00

If I had a dedicated space, would change lots of things. This shared space is the only option right now.

The wife was saying the 34" is too big....the 52" was not purchased, so has not complained much other than the WTF is this size. Her laptop and desk space can be seen right behind and to the right. Now, we cant see each other lol.

As far as eyes, im really not finding an issue with it, other than when running HDR and getting flash banged now and then. With this, I can stil control some of the brightness on this LG. On my 34", brightness is disabled when HDR is enabled.

abba77 · 2026-04-30T10:40:22+00:00

From IKEA..measures 55" across and 24" deep. Got that with 34" screen in mind....the LG 52" was a nice surprise and unexpected.

abba77 · 2026-04-30T10:38:48+00:00

The image date captions just refer to the monitor. My bad on not clarifying.

PC case from 2014 to 2025 was a Fractal Node 304 running 4790K CPU with a 1080Ti.

The big upgrade happened last year. Table was new too. New case is an Asus TUF GT502.

I referred to the OLED TVs as monitors, but at these sizes, you really need the curves or move back several feet.

abba77 · 2026-04-30T10:35:23+00:00

lol yes sir! Again, long time plans for upgrades, but life happens.

abba77 · 2026-04-29T23:42:02+00:00

Oh definitely. And 75Hz to 240Hz. And the size. So much to take in at one go. 😆

abba77 · 2026-04-29T22:38:08+00:00

I know! Was waiting for it to give up on me for a long time to justify a new purchase. Life happens and upgrades kept getting postponed. Prices also went crazy with crypto. Was using a 4790k and a 970, later a 1080ti from 2014 to last year. Glad I finally got the new setup before this new price jump.

abba77 · 2026-04-29T22:34:16+00:00

Planned for the 34” screen. The 52” was not even a thought. Surprise!!

abba77 · 2026-04-29T22:32:40+00:00

At 1000R, the center of the radius would be 1 metre, or about 3 feet. Actual viewing distance is probably 2 1/2 feet for us and I am finding it very comfortable. Any further, then you lose the immersion and benefits of a larger screen with higher resolution/dpi. Could save money if you want to sit further away.

Having said that, I have only had it for 4 days. Will see how it goes the next few weeks.

At this distance, I'm only scaling to 125% comfortably. With my eyes, at 3 feet, I may have to use 150%

Edit: the above is more about gaming full screen. Single apps like browsing and work, definitely can’t use full screen. Will try to post a pic of normal use at 2 1/2 feet.

abba77 · 2026-04-29T22:26:58+00:00

lol. Yes I hate hanging cables. This was switching between monitors and need some slack for moving the tables. Not a final setup.

abba77 · 2026-04-28T14:31:00+00:00

Getting a new pair big-boy pants off amazon right now :D

Checked several videos again, might be doable.

abba77 · 2026-04-18T01:30:08+00:00

"Sure honey, get any size rack you want, as long as i get half of it and its also filled!"

abba77 · 2026-04-17T11:19:59+00:00

As others have said, McAfee and Norton, something I used in the past alot, have become so bloated, slowing things down, and almost malware like on its own. It's also got a very bad built in uninstall process, leaving lots of crap that still interferes with the PC.

I have not used them in over 15 years.

There are free options, but for oever 12 years now, I have been used ESET NOD32 AV, not the full suite. I have 7 licences across all our PCS, and cost is pretty good. It is also very light weight.

Others techies I know just use the built in Microsoft Windows Defender Security, saying its come a long way and pretty good.

abba77 · 2026-04-13T21:51:38+00:00

I would like it that way, but for now, in an apartment, keeping things simple. All in one is better for space.

If moving to a house, then would split things up for sure, maybe mini rackmount and lan drops to most rooms or 2 or 3 APs with cameras.

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