The return of CRT monitors? Not quite but we’re getting there.

LG have announced new additions of its UltraGear OLED monitor lineup for 2024, featuring 32-inch 4K and 39-inch ultrawide renditions. The star of the announcement without a doubt has to be the 32-inch model, called the 32GS95UE.

The LG UltraGear 32GS95UE represents the company’s inaugural design incorporating the innovative “Dual-Hz” feature. According to the official announcement, this monitor offers support for two distinct resolutions and refresh rates: 4K resolution (3840×2160) at 240Hz and Full-HD (1920×1080) resolution at 480Hz with the option of seamlessly switching between these modes is the key feature.

Equipped with a dedicated hotkey, the monitor enables gamers to effortlessly apply an optimal combination of resolution and refresh rate tailored to the specific title they are playing. LG suggests utilizing the 1080p 480Hz mode for fast-paced shooters, while recommending story-driven games to be enjoyed at 4K with 240Hz for an enhanced gaming experience.

OLED has been a gamechanger for the past decade in terms of producing the best possible image quality on consumer grade devices, only recently has it become available in small enough form factors for gamers to be fleeced with, with both LG and Samsung providing 34-inch ultrawide or 27-inch 1440p OLED displays for more “gamer” oriented users.

For the e-sports crowd there has been no better option than one of LG’s 27-inch 1440p displays featuring a 240Hz refresh rate that simply blows away LCD panels in terms of clarity and motion smoothness even up to as high as 360Hz.

LG promotes the UltraGear 32GS95UE with a touted 0.03 ms gray-to-gray response time. The specifications highlight a 98.5% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage and an impressive 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio. Noteworthy is the 32-inch monitor’s ability to strike an optimal balance for a 4K display, considering its pixel density.

However this monitor doesn’t come without caveats, namely in the lack of support for Dolby Vision, a key staple when it comes to supposedly high-end LG monitors, for instance HP and Dell will be offering a rendition of a 32-inch OLED display with support for Dolby Vision HDR, though I’m unsure whether or not those will leverage LG’s WOLED panel or Samsung QD-OLED.

Secondly and this is the key issue with this specific monitor, it does not come with a DisplayPort 2.1 output, meaning if you actually intend on using it at a 4K 240Hz display, you’re shit out of luck and will enjoy the splendors of chroma subsampling.

Even with DSC (Display Stream Compression) and its so-called “lossless” compression your image quality will be hindered, for a supposedly high-end monitor the last thing you’d want is the lack of actual display connection to actually drive the goddamn thing at it’s refresh rate, otherwise to maintain a seamless 4:4:4 output you’ll have to create a custom resolution inside of Windows to limit your monitor’s refresh rate down to around 180Hz so long as you’re driving it via a HDMI 2.1 connection.

So again, it’s another waste of money. Especially considering the potential issues with driving a 1080p resolution on a screen as large as 32-inches, while the possibility of leveraging OLED’s instantaneous pixel response time on a 480Hz panel, to run a resolution as low as 1920×1080 on a rather enlarged screen should most likely appear “washed out” but it’ll still be the most clear image for FPS e-sports enthusiasts.

But the overall lack of DisplayPort 2.1 connectivity which effectively makes the 4K 240Hz dream redundant if you actually favor sublime image quality with zero compromises, and the lack of Dolby Vision HDR. I’m not particular excited for or interested in this monitor a single bit, rather I’d prefer to buy one of LG’s smaller C4 televisions providing that the rumors of them providing a 144Hz refresh rate combined with LG’s MLA technology are true.

Better luck next time LG, come back when you stop milking gamers with subpar garbage.