Tom's Hardware called the LG UltraGear 52G930B a standout luxury gaming display, citing its 52-inch 5K2K panel, 240Hz refresh rate and unusually low input lag for an LCD.
Testing found 94.4% DCI-P3 coverage, more than 450 nits in SDR and 625 nits in HDR, with strong out-of-box accuracy and contrast rising to about 16,000:1 using dimming.
The review said the monitor's 1000R curve, built-in speakers and DTS Headphone:X add immersion, while DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 can drive full 5120x2160 at 240Hz.
Its main drawbacks were the $1,700 price, the need for top-tier graphics hardware—an RTX 4090 struggled to stay near 200 fps in Doom Eternal—and missing extras like a remote and backlight strobe.
Tom's Hardware concluded the screen is best suited to buyers who can afford both the premium monitor and the PC needed to exploit it.
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