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rlap38Very happy with my single LG Monitor 38UC99-W. I can have multiple apps up including a mind boggling 2 foot wide waveform edit window.
ExoMonkI think LG has a relatively newer version of 38" in IPS. It's the W model. I've worked on both 34 and 38 ultrawide and the 38 is way better. You really grow to appreciate the extra vertical height that 1600px gives you.
xxDailyGrindxxI have a 38" 3840x1600 monitor (same aspect ratio), that I've been using for work and gaming for the last 5 years and absolutely love it!
IMO, 38" 3840x1600 IPS is the sweet spot for work + gaming. I've been using a discontinued LG monitor for the last 5 years and have been very happy with it.
Prior-Equal2657Thanks for the review, much appreciated. At the same time I believe the issue with productivity is caused by OLED G9 curve - 1800R. Previously I was running LG 38" 1800R ultrawide. It was barely usable for me at the edges, had to run 125% zoom in windows to use it somehow. At the same time currently writing this comment on Neo G9 49 (1000R), and it's a major difference. Currently Windows Zoom set to 100% with having an IDE, browser, MS Teams set o 120%. So far so good, 3 decently sized windows side by side, no issues with text clarity and it's pretty comfortable. Still can use 100% zoom, but text is too small for me. At the same time, it's 125 PPI for LG vs 109 PPI, so most like 125% zoom is minimal acceptable for LG, at least for me.
BobzyouruncleI absolutely love my 38" LG (I have the Freesync version). However, I don't see it for sale anymore. I feel 38" is the perfect size, though I suppose a higher resolution would be good. Why not consider the 38WR85QC-W.AUS? It's basically the same as the 38GN except cheaper ($1200). The 40" 5k 2k is also a good option, but I use my UW for both work and gaming so I'd go with the 120hz one.
laz_thomThe same panel is used in the LG 38" widescreen monitors. I'm having one of the Lg with freesync instead of g-sync
AccidentalChefI think the sweet spot is in the 45-50" range for a 5k2k monitor. I've been wanting something in that range for a very long time now. I have a 38" 3840x1600 LG monitor now, and as great as it is, I would love more size and resolution.
AmbitionOdd5834Ultrawide, every day of the week. The only question is which. I use the 40" LG 5kx2k, but I really wish there was something larger with higher dpi. The previous 38" LG 4xk1.6k was at that point probably one of the best tech related purchases i'd made in a decade or more, it was enough to make me removed my 3x27" 1440p screens from my desk and NEVER want them back. Currently eyeing that dell 52", but I'm not sure if the DPI drop would annoy me. 4K has always sort of been the most disappointing upgrades for me, I disliked my 4K laptop and last two generations I bought 1440p ones (even at 18", currently have an alienware area 51 18" 5090 with 1440p screen). You want to balance screen size \*and\* DPI/pixel count, and for almost all scenarios, i think 21:9 ultrawide does that best.
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