LG UltraGear 49GR85DC-B 49" Curved Dual-QHD 240 Hz
The LG 49GR85DC-B is an enthusiast 49-inch 32:9 Dual-QHD (5120x1440) 240 Hz curved VA monitor — a no-bezel single-screen alternative to triples for sim racing. It is ideal where one panel must replace three on a space-limited rig. Skip it if you want OLED-grade blacks and HDR (it is edge-lit VA) or a true triple-wide wraparound. Note: retailers are clearing it out as of 2026, so watch stock and price.
In Setup Gear Guide's cockpit
Hands-on · I own this
Kyle Romero — I own and use this
One 49-inch ultrawide instead of triples — and for me that's a footprint decision, not a performance one. My rig shares a 10×10 room with my music studio, so three monitors were never realistic. The 32:9 curve fills a lot of your vision without a single bezel in the way, and at 5120×1440 / 240 Hz it's plenty sharp and fast for iRacing.
Honest tradeoffs: it's a VA panel, so blacks and HDR aren't OLED-grade, and a single ultrawide still can't show what's beside you the way real triples can — workable, but less immersive in close racing. It's also being cleared out by retailers now, so if you want one, it's a watch-the-price situation rather than a sure buy. If you have the wall space, I'd genuinely recommend triples instead — and for me the real next step is VR: I'm eyeing the Pimax Dream Air for its compact form and OLED, once a PC upgrade can drive the extra pixel and frame load.
This is gear I genuinely own and use; I just haven't staged a separate photo of this particular piece. Owning it never changes its score — how I score. See the full rig: my cockpit.
Scores
BreakdownHideOverall65±6Caliber-forward blend — tier caliber + within-tier price rank 30%, value 25%, confidence 20%, compatibility 15%, upgrade path 10% — renormalized over applicable dimensions; excluded here: compatibility (no ecosystem dimension).
Scores
BreakdownHideCaliber-forward blend — tier caliber + within-tier price rank 30%, value 25%, confidence 20%, compatibility 15%, upgrade path 10% — renormalized over applicable dimensions; excluded here: compatibility (no ecosystem dimension).
Tier 'enthusiast', adjusted for in-class price position and source coverage.
No ecosystem requirements declared for this category.
1 independent/primary source(s), 3 cited in total; 0 field(s) flagged for verification.
Tier 'enthusiast', adjusted for in-class price headroom, sourcing, and verification state.
Tier 'enthusiast' baseline with 0 native ecosystem(s) carrying into higher-tier setups.
Priced in the 100th percentile of its enthusiast-tier peers in this category.
The ± band on the overall score reflects sourcing confidence — wider when fewer specs are verified.
Specifications
| Spec | Value | Verification |
|---|---|---|
| size (in) | 49Sourced | Sourced |
| resolution | 5120x1440Sourced | Sourced |
| refresh (Hz) | 240Sourced | Sourced |
| panel | VASourced | Sourced |
| aspect ratio | 32:9Sourced | Sourced |
| curvature | 1000RSourced | Sourced |
6/6 detail specs sourced. Amber rows are flagged for verification — we show them as reported, not confirmed.
Verdict
Best for
- Single-screen sim racing as a no-bezel alternative to triples (32:9 fills peripheral vision)
- High-refresh cockpit-view racing at 5120×1440 / 240 Hz
Who should skip this
- Buyers wanting OLED-level blacks / per-pixel HDR (VA panel, edge-lit DisplayHDR 1000)
- Anyone needing a true triple-wide wraparound beyond a single 1000R panel
Where to buy
Discontinued
This product is no longer in production — any listings below may be limited or third-party. See the Samsung 49" Odyssey OLED G9 (G93SC) →
List price $1,300
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Compatibility
No platform-specific compatibility requirements — this works in any standard sim racing setup.
Upgrade path
Buying today, the Samsung 49" Odyssey OLED G9 (G93SC) scores higher for less — the smarter pick in monitors unless you specifically want this one. See it →