You can now place your order for the LG UltraGear 25G590B, but you’ll need to cough up a penny shy of $1,000 for the privilege of securing this 1,000Hz monitor for your setup. This makes the display one of the most expensive screens on the market, right alongside top-tier OLED screens that I strongly suspect will prove smarter buys.
LG unveiled the UltraGear 25G590B back in May 2026, as the world’s first FHD (1920×1080) gaming monitor with a native 1,000Hz refresh rate. The 24.5in TN panel has naturally piqued the interests of enthusiasts, myself included, keen to leave dual-mode 720p alternatives behind for a better balance of resolution and motion clarity.
Alongside the monitor’s price, LG has also confirmed, via the screen’s specifications table, that the panel’s response grey-to-grey response time will meet the 1ms requirement for a true 1,000Hz experience. However, I remain highly sceptical that the panel’s liquid crystals will consistently hit this target, let alone without any noticeable ghosting or overshoot.
We’ve already seen 1,000Hz IPS monitors fumble at this hurdle, proving far too slow in practice. The TN panel inside the UltraGear 25G590B stands a better chance, but we’re still talking liquid crystal technology. Simply put, if the monitor can’t meet this response time requirement, its refresh rate is ultimately meaningless.
Should the best case scenario come to pass, and LG’s contender can consistently run at 1ms, then this would be an exceptional esports monitor. That said, I’d sooner steer all but the biggest diehard esports players to 500Hz+ OLEDs, with their reliably instant response times, lower prices, and vastly superior image quality to TN.
The AOC Agon Pro AGP277QKDC comes to mind as a great alternative, costing £700 with a 540Hz refresh rate and QHD resolution. If you simply can’t entertain the idea of gaming with response times closer to 2ms than 1ms, this monitor can stretch to 720Hz albeit at 720p. I could point to several other alternatives as well, such as the 500Hz MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50.
Suffice to say, I wouldn’t put in a pre-order for the UltraGear 25G590B, even as someone keen to experience FHD/1,000Hz gaming. It shouldn’t be long now until reviews for the monitor materialise, and then we’ll know whether it’s worth such a big pile of cash.
In the meantime, check out our picks for the best gaming monitors on the market.
