Underwhelmed: LG 39GX950B vs AW3423DWF
After hastily selling the Alienware monitor to a friend, I am stuck with either exchanging the LG with an exact replacement or just return it and purchase what I basically already had.
To say the least, I am essentially disappointed in the "upgrade" that was this new $1800 monitor. I purchased the AW for about half the cost of this LG in early 2023 and I must admit that it is easily better than this new 2026 Tandem WOLED.
From Monitors Unboxed to TFTCentral, I watched many videos before purchasing the monitor, where they all stated that this monitor was just outright brighter. While I can see that argument for certain scenarios in SDR, the same cannot be made for the everyday average use case and video games alike.
I have tried every different type of setting option on the LG, Windows, and even the NVIDIA control panel with limited success. While the resolution is certaintly nice, alongside the increased size, the lack of "punch" across scenes truly make this monitor lackluster.
I've tried multiple games, including the recently launched Forza Horizon 6, and I'm left disappointed each time. The panel and monitor hardware seem to be working properly as well; it just does not get bright/vibrant enough.
I am open to all suggestions and advice, but I really did think this 5K2K panel at 39in would be the sweet spot, and unfortunately, it does not seem that there any other options.
Thank you for reading this and hopefully this can just be the misconfiguration of settings and not a valid piece of purchasing advice.