Samsung - 49" Super Ultra-wide Dual QHD Monitor with 1800R curvature, USB type-C and LAN port (LS49A950UINXZA)

Yeah seems like a pretty good deal. I bought my QLED G9 for about $899. It has 240hz that I underclock to 120hz. I don't know how the QD OLED differs but it seems close to mine but newer.

OLED is great for game immersion and color accuracy, but not so great for productivity tasks you mentioned. OLED tends to have less sharp text, and you are at higher risk of burn in while doing productivity things. I love my 49" 1440p Samsung QLED monitor for productivity though. It is a bit of a pain if you have to share your screen in meetings. I found a work around on a PC, but I couldn't help you on a Mac.

The answer I was looking for. I have Samsung 49 non oled version and 77 C2. I have stopped gaming on 49 and game only on C2. Hoping with 45 5k2k I can move back to monitor gaming setup.

49" Samsung would be definitely better for work. I tried to work on 42" LG C2 as many really advise that TV as a main monitor. It was good for gaming because of OLED colors and 4k@120hz resolution, but text was blurry in some cases. I do a lot of diagraming, so it was really painful. I switched back go Samsung 49" non-oled and happy about it. Super good for productivity and good for gaming although it's not 4k and non OLED, the image quality is still good enough for gaming. 32:9 is also much better than 16:10 for both use cases imo.

I will say that even though it's not OLED, the monitor that you linked is also fantastic. I've been using it for about 60% work and 40% gaming (usually closer to 70/30, but I've been gaming more since I got the monitor) and I love it so far. The panel is a noticeable step up from any other monitor that I've owned up to this point

Triples are best, if you have the space. For sim racing, 49" 32:9 is much better than 38" 21:9, because, well, it's much wider. The most curved ones like the Samsung G9 (non-OLED) will have quite distorted edges when showing a single projection yes, but you can set them as triples with a shallow angle to counteract that. iRacing and ACC have native implementations to compensate for the curve, so they won't have this kind of distortion at all. BTW, tighter curves are preferrable for sim racing, the wrap-around effect feels more natural than having to squint to see the edges of a very wide and flatter screen. I would never consider paying triple the price of a 34" for a 38". There is a nice difference of course, but it's not massive enough to justify the massive difference in price.

I'll never buy another Samsung monitor. I have a non-OLED 49" Samsung. It hasn't had a firmware update since, at the most, six months after I bought it a couple of years ago or so. Sometimes, usually when switching inputs between my personal desktop and my work laptop, the screen will go completely black. Even the OSD won't display, although usually it'll still operate. The only fix is to power the monitor off and back on, using either the non-visible OSD if it's working, or just using the power switch on the surge protector I have it connected to. This happens anywhere from 4 to 16 times a week, I would guess. Also, updating the firmware did not work as easily as it leads you to believe. It was a lot of trial and error.

45. Although I'd personally seriously consider a Dell with built-in KVM and ability to control video source through the command line. I have the 49 (non-OLED) Samsung, and I wouldn't buy another one, but I can't justify getting rid of this yet. The screen itself is great.

My 49" works great for both my work and personal use. I do wish it had a built-in KVM so I didn't have to push separate buttons on the monitor, keyboard, and trackball, to switch, but 🤷‍♂️. Been using it for a year and nine months. I don't recommend Samsung, however (which is what I have, and I can't justify replacing it). I was recently tempted by the Dell ones which have a built-in KVM, but I wanted 1ms response, and I think all theirs had 5ms. I do wish Microsoft would use AI to figure out how people on modern equipment use windows. No, I don't ever want a window to be partially off-screen, et cetera. But that's not specific to ultra-wides and at least there are keyboard shortcuts to fix it.

Not sure if you're aware but the 57 you're using is also susceptible to burn in. The theory is the panels heat output wears the quantum dot layer. Search on reddit of people with Samsung VA's who have experienced this because it happened to my prior 49. The Samsung has a 1 year warranty while the LG has 2. I'd put my money on the LG lasting longer regardless.

Hi, I am also awaiting this monitor. My goal is to set 115 PPI as I have on my dual 32" inch (3200x1800) on Dell, it should be 5480 x 2280. I've had 57" TCL (returned it because of the VA panel and viewing angles), and I was able to get 6400x1800 and 120Hz with virtual screen. I've read that you set up runs only at 60Hz. Have you enabled "Enable resolution over 8K" in Better Display? Also, I've set 120Hz inside Better Display. Mac OS wouldn't give me this option I've used this guide to do it [https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/1hxi5tu/57\_samsung\_g9\_neo\_tutorial\_to\_get\_nonstandard/](https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/1hxi5tu/57_samsung_g9_neo_tutorial_to_get_nonstandard/) How are you satisfied with the 4200R curve? I used to have a Samsung 49" 1800R for 2 years, and it was great, probably the best monitor I've had for work (again, VA sucked) bur resolution was too narrow, 1440px is not enough for IDE

For what it’s worth: I bought a Samsung 49” super wide monitor a few years ago. It was nice and wide but I found that the curve wasn’t curved enough. To comfortably see the outer portions of the screen I had to move side to side instead of just pivoting/rotating. I ended up returning it and have since just been using 2 aux monitors.