LG has simply introduced the first-ever gaming monitor to mix a 1,000Hz refresh price with a 1920×1080 decision. LG describes the UltraGear 25G590B as “a brand new efficiency benchmark for aggressive gaming”, and it’s tough to argue with that kind of velocity on supply.
Whilst you’ll discover a number of dual-mode 1,000Hz screens available on the market at this time, all require compromises on decision. Extra particularly, these shows run at 500Hz with a 2560×1440 decision, with 1,000Hz solely accessible for those who drop the decision to 1280×720. Provided that these screens use 27in panels, operating them at 1,000Hz/720p leads to a less-than-optimal pixel density of 54 pixels per inch (PPI), massively decreasing the sharpness and even legibility of textual content and targets in some video games.
Nonetheless, with its 24.5in panel and native FHD/1,000Hz combo, the UltraGear 25G590B doesn’t endure from the identical drawback. Whereas the display dimension is smaller, it guarantees 92PPI, due to that increased decision, boosting sharpness by 70% in actual phrases, making it a lot simpler to tell apart targets from their environment.
As a lot as I’m enthusiastic about getting hands-on with the UltraGear 25G590B, there are nonetheless a number of key particulars that LG is but to disclose about this monitor. We all know the corporate expects to launch it within the second half of 2026, however there’s no phrase on pricing. Nonetheless, I’d anticipate a world-class panel to command a big premium.
Importantly, we additionally don’t but understand how the 1,000Hz panel holds up when it comes to response instances nor gamut. The previous of the 2 is essential in dictating the success of this refresh price, as there’s little pleasure in having fun with the movement readability introduced by so many hertz if that comes half and parcel with ghosting and different artefacts. Whereas I’ve religion LG received’t saddle the UltraGear 25G590B in such a manner, nothing is definite till launch.
Whereas all of us patiently look ahead to this monitor to reach, take a look at my MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 assessment to be taught extra about how the quickest OLEDs proper now form up.