Dell - UltraSharp U4919DW

I have used my M4 Mac Mini for productivity with a Dell U4919DW that is 5120x1440 and it is perfectly legible for my old eyes and glasses, but could be better. I am currently using it with a 32” Samsung S32D850 2560x1440 and a 27” Auria Eq276WN 2560x1440 in portrait mode with better display so the text size matches on the monitors. These two monitors provide slightly better quality text, but that may be because I can scale them better than the 5120x1440. I think you will be fine and suggest you try better display to see if it helps your experience.

I'm currently using a Dell U4919W, and have used a variety of 34" ultrawides before that and don't have any issues. The text won't be as crisp or sharp as the Macbook, and that is fine. The Macbook Airs and Pros pixel density is much higher at 224 ppi, and 254 ppi respectively, when compared to the 110 on the 34" and 49" ultrawide (assuming both are 1440p). As far as I know, I don't think that you can get that kind of pixel density in a monitor. Even Apple's very own studio display and pro display xdr only do 218 ppi. However, with a monitor, you will also be sitting further back, which negates some of the loss of sharpness. If you are doing graphic design or photo editing, your best best would be to go with Apple's own native solution, if sharpness is really that important to you, but you will be playing a pretty penny. If you're just doing regular productivity stuff, and/or enjoying content from the web, I don't think that any blurriness from the monitor would have a massive negative impact on your experience.

I think that is a good thing. So you can fit the whole screen inside your field of view. I got this 49" with 3800R, and that definitely was an early mistake by Dell. I can't see the sides at all, because it's barely curved.

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.

My Dell 49" does this, though it splits into 2 2560x1440p monitors. I've mostly used the feature to get the outputs from two different devices (work laptop and customer laptop, personal pc and xbox etcetera) but could drive it with one device (had considered this for work purposes as screen sharing a non UW monitor is easier, but instead stacked a 16x10 monitor on top)

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/

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 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

I have been running a 49 inch curved Dell monitor for like 5 years. Love it and have had BetterSnapTool for most of that time. I think there is a way to set snap spaces in the new OS but haven’t messed with it since The snap tool I’m using is working fine.

Sorry for the late reply. At first, the strong curvature takes some time getting used to. Less so when gaming (that looks fanatical and you don’t really notice the curve at all). But when working, it does take some time to adjust. That can take a few days. I sit about 95–100 cm (3–3.2 ft) away, which should be about the limit for this kind of curvature and resolution (LG recommends 80 cm / 2.6 ft). Speaking of resolution: I’m using a Mac mini M4 Pro at the native resolution of 5120x2160. Some text and labels do appear a bit small (and I’m not exactly a spring chicken anymore ;D). Sure, I *could* lower the resolution a bit, but then the image becomes a bit too soften for my taste.. I’m still experimenting with it a bit. That said, I’m very happy with the text clarity on the LG. Before this, I had a Dell 49” (5120 x 1440) with a lower pixel density (109 ppi). But honestly, I don’t notice any major difference now.

I’ve used different models across Dell, LG, Samsung, Lenovo, and Cepter for 49” IPS. I don’t think 57” is realistically anymore viable than 49”. Might be better to just double up (or more) on 49” if you need the real estate. The Dell Ultrasharp was definitely my favorite, but I recently picked up the Lenovo ThinkVision P49, and so far it’s giving Dell a run for the money. Albeit it is more expensive.