LG 40WP95C-W

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About

A 40" 21:9 "5K2K" (5120x2160) curved ultrawide whose sheer pixel count locks the panel to 72Hz to stay within Thunderbolt 4's 40Gbps ceiling — MacBook Pro M1 Pro owners report outright kernel panics negotiating the Thunderbolt link under certain thermal loads, with fractional scaling down to a perceived 3840x1620 as the community's standard workaround.

Specs

DP Alt Mode
Yes
Power Delivery in
96W
Max resolution
5120x2160@72Hz
Requires DisplayLink driver
No

Ports: 1× Thunderbolt 4 (ascendente, PD 96W), 1× Thunderbolt 4 (descendente, daisy chain), 1× DisplayPort, 2× HDMI and 2× USB-A (descendente)

Confirmed with

  • Notebook (generic)

    MacBook Pro M1 Pro owners report severe instability (outright kernel panics) tied directly to Thunderbolt link negotiation with this monitor under certain thermal loads — the community's standard workaround is fractional scaling down to a perceived 3840x1620.

    Source: www.reddit.com
    Confirmed — caveat
  • Steam Deck

    Mixed reports — the screen cuts out or stays black for some users at 5120x2160 over USB-C, while others report it working fine.

    Source: www.reddit.com
    Confirmed — caveat
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