38WK95C-W

so far ok, but sometimes a bit annoying because the preview is so far away(i am now always sitting in the middle of the monitor) lg 38WK95C-W, 3800x1600px 39" ultrawide curved, also 32" 4k and 27" left and right for multitasking

I also work in IT (web development) and use Photoshop/Lightroom privately as a hobby photographer; I also play games on it. I generally like using my ultrawide monitor (LG 39" 3840x1600px 75Hz, using it for 6+ years now), it's also good for gaming, but unfortunately, there are still some games that don't support ultrawide (Dragon Ball Xenoverse, Digimon Story Time Stranger(relatively new game)). With these games, I either use windowed mode at 1440p or have black bars on the left and right. When working/programming, I use it in split-screen mode, meaning two windows side-by-side in Windows 11. Additionally, I have a 4K 16:9 monitor as a second screen on which I have other programs, Outlook, designs/templates, etc., open.

I had a 3 monitor setup and I went to a 1 monitor setup, I'll describe below: **Original setup - 3 monitors** Monitor 1 = LG 38wk95c 38" 21:9 WQHD+ 3840x1600 Monitor 2 = Dell U2713HMT 27" 16:9 WQHD 2560x1440 Monitor 3 = Dell U2713HMT 27" 16:9 WQHD 2560x1440 they were setup with monitor as my main and 2 and 3 above as below. Monitor 2 Monitor 3 Monitor 1 **New setup - 1 monitor** Monitor = Samsung 57" Odyssey Neo G9 27" 32:9 DUHD 7680x2160 My main objective was to reduce physical desktop footprint and maximize productivity. I work from home and game so was looking for compromise between both use cases. In my research I considered the LG 5K2K and Samsung 57". My main metric I looked at was the screen real estate - specifically the resolution area I would have to play with. Original setup provided 13,516,800 total pixels LG 5K2K would provide 11,059,200 total pixels Samsung 57" would provide 16,588,800 total pixels With this in mind I decided on the Samsung 57".

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.

Did you choose it, and are you happy with it? I have a very similar use case and had the predecessor until it was broken. I did not like the edge bleeding, HDR with only 8 zones, and relatively low ppi of only 111. Other than that, it was a really nice monitor. Great colors, good contrast, a lot of real estate to place windows, and a good height. Now, I am looking for a new one, but it is discontinued, and everything is only an expensive 16:9 OLED with only a 24-month warranty against burn-in.

I am trying to make the same decision - but the LG roadmap having a OLED screen in the same size as the Dell has me waiting - I have the UW3818 and its time for an upgrade - but OLED has me paused waiting for CES sadly