Dell - U4924DW

Dell U4924DW uses Dell Display Manager software for easy switching and has to be installed on both machines. It’s only 60 Hz so not really for gaming. I use its sister model Dell U4025QW which is 120 Hz, more vertical height but smaller. Switching is good via keyboard.

Yes. For creativity work, in North America and 49”, the Dell IPS panel is the best. LG used to make a nice one with higher refresh rate, but not currently available. Image quality on the Dell IPS 49” is way better than the Samsung VA panel, though it is pricey.

Yeah. It’s really sweet for productivity and design, and the PiP and KVM work great. Only downside is sides is I wish it had a more aggressive curve and was faster than 60Hz refresh. But apparently we can’t have everything with an IPS panel this size since OLED is taking over the market. Side note, I had an OLED first and returned it due to horrible text fringing. Games looked great, but text and pictures suffered.

I just returned my Alienware OLED 21:9 due to fuzzy text fringing making work terrible. I’m replacing it with the Dell IPS 49” monitor and it will arrive within the week. I also tried the Samsung Neo G9 49” and the text was better on the Samsung VA panel than thebOLED by a long shot. My other monitor is an Asus IPS which is superior for text clarity, hence why I switched to the Dell 49” IPS. As far as I can tell the Dell 49” IPS is one of the only remaining IPS panels in the 49” format, with the ones from LG no longer available in my area.

I just got rid of my OLED widescreen that was 109ppi. If you go OLED make sure you go 140ppi or higher with a 4k2k monitor. I went with the Dell 49” IPS display. It 100% kicks butt on productivity compared to the Samsung VA panel. Text is crystal clear. Text fringing on OLED was not tolerable for me.

For productivity, the Dell with IPS display is one of the only IPS 49” monitors still in production. Only downsides are 60Hz refresh rate and very shallow 3800r curve. Everything else in NA is VA (OK for productivity) or OLED.

I have the U4924DW, I tried a G9 and an OLED, for productivity the Dell U4924DW is a hands down superior winner. LG used to have a 165Hz IPS panel 49”, but that’s discontinued. Regarding the Dell, KVM works great. 60Hz is OK, but the screen still looks great for gaming. The curve is pretty shallow, I much prefer 1800r for a screen this size, but the clarity from the IPS panel is amazingly superior. I searched for about a month and the market is now dominated by OLED and VA. This Dell may be the last IPS panel to be offered in 49” configuration.

My use case is similar to yours, I went with the Dell U4924DW and I’m fairly happy with it. I have my laptop, gaming pc (and C64) connected to it, and switch between them with kvm. But the curve is definitely not as strong as you would want. Also the 60 Hz refresh rate is a bit meh.

Similar boat, needed one mostly for work (sw dev), and for some casual gaming. I went with the Dell U4924DW, just arrived a week ago. I agree that it is not curved enough, but other than that I really like it. No complaints about image quality, and most importantly I don’t need to babysit it like an oled. Love the usb hub and the kvm, I have my work laptop, my gaming pc and my C64 all plugged in, and can switch between them easily. Love the little pop down usb hub in the front as well, very handy when you need to plug in some random crap. Probably my only complaint is that the audio out is for speakers only (line out), there's no headphone jack, so I have to plug my headphone in and out all the time when switching inputs.

I went from a Dell 34" UW to a Dell 49" UW and honestly the 49" is too wide for productivity. Now admittedly the curve on the Dell is not as aggressive as some of the Samsungs, but the edges of the screen are out of my field of view and require too much rotation of my neck to be useful to me. When I bought the monitor, I thought I was going to make greater use of the picture-by-picture feature to run a customer laptop and my work laptop at the same time but turns out that was not a scenario I really needed (most of my customer's would rather give me a VDI than send me a laptop). I like it for gaming, but I am considering moving to a 38 or 40" 21:9 monitor after tax season.

M2 Mac mini pro with 49" Dell gaming monitor (way cheaper than two massively overpriced Apple monitors) is the best setup I've ever had. You will need menuwhere, though. https://manytricks.com/menuwhere/

Yeah, I just looked up the Dell IPS 49". Price is around $1400. The color accuracy, built-in KVM, and USB-C hub seem great for visual work. I'm guessing the Picture-by-Picture mode helps when switching between devices?

I have a 49" Dell and if I'm honest, I spend 99.9% of my time using the 27" LG Dual Up monitor that's off to the side of it. The 49" is too squat, short. I just bought a 40" curved Dell and the Samsung 57" (that's basically two 49's stacked on top of each other without the bezel.) I'll try them both on the desk for a few days then send the one I don't like back. I'm learning towards the 57 because I love the width, it was just the height of the 49 that I couldn't live with.

Hi, I don't know if this will help you but I use a 49“ ultrawide from Dell 5120x1440 at home and a Lenovo 40” with 5120 x 2160 at work. The text is not blurred on either of them. But i have to say, i also use the native resolution, so there is no scaling

I love my AVP, and with the included strap that goes over the top of your head it makes it much more comfortable for those long sessions when you’re using your AVP as your monitor. I have 2 49” dell ultra wides stacked vertically for my office setup, and I use my AVP at home to get my close to that same feeling. Ultra wide screen support with your Mac is just fabulous! It’s worth the money. And If you’re a dev, you’ll get more use for your money out of an AVP vs a single function monitor. Just IMO from a day one AVP user and someone who was just thinking about buying an ultra wide for my flight sim setup I just built. Then I remembered I have my AVP and now I’m flying in VR which is wayyyy better than the monitor I would have bought.

I would try it yourself first before getting a new monitor. What it is is that Apple removed some sub pixel text antialiasing from macOS a few years ago, so monitors under a certain pixel density can display text “blurry”, but often this isn’t noticeable I used a Dell ultrasharp 49” 5210x1440 ultrawide (it’s the equivalent of 2x 27” 1440p monitors side by side with no center bezel) and the text has always been fine for me. It’s obviously not going to be as sharp as something like a 27” 5K monitor or other “retina” screen (like the MacBook built in display), but it’s not an issue whatsoever