LG has Announced A Dual-Hz OLED Monitor Featuring 4K 240Hz And FullHD 480Hz Settings

LG has revealed the UltraGear OLED gaming displays that will be on display at CES 2024. The new 32GS95UE, in particular, has an intriguing trick up its sleeve.

LG names the 32-inch 32GS95UE’s display Dual-Hz. This enables the monitor to transition between two modes: one in which it runs the display at its native 4K (3840×2160) resolution at a maximum refresh rate of 240Hz, and another in which it runs it at a reduced FullHD (1920×1080) resolution but at the panel’s maximum 480Hz refresh rate.The user can simply switch between these settings by using a hotkey or the monitor’s joystick. When you change modes, the system should recognize the display as 4K 240Hz or 1080p 480Hz and scale accordingly. It appears that the screen is artificially limited to 240Hz at 4K, but no existing display standards allow you to access the full 480Hz at 4K.

The 32GS95UE also has 98.5% DCI-P3 coverage, 0.03ms GtG reaction times, DisplayHDR True Black 400 compatibility, and two HDMI 2.1 connectors. Unfortunately, the single DisplayPort is only certified at 1.4, rather than the latest DisplayPort 2.1, so you’ll have to rely extensively on Display Stream Compression (DSC) to get the full resolution and refresh rates the panel is capable of.

Finally, the 32GS95UE includes a built-in speaker system with dual woofers. The speakers are located directly below the OLED panel and use the front surface to emit sound, which LG refers to as Pixel Sound technology. DTS Virtual:X is also supported via the speakers and the headphone jack.

LG also launched five new OLED monitors, including the 34-inch and 39-inch 34GS95QE and 39GS95QE, which have curved 3440×1440 displays with a 240Hz refresh rate, 800R curvature, and similar connections to the 32GS95UE.

The 45GS95QE and 45GS96QB are both 45-inch 3440×1440 240Hz curved OLED displays, with the main difference being that the 45GS96QB features built-in speakers and USB-C 65W charging. Finally, the 27GS95QE sports a 27-inch 2560×1440 240Hz flat panel with features comparable to the preceding models.