49" Super Ultra-wide Dual QHD Monitor with 1800R curvature, USB type-C and LAN port (LS49A950UINXZA)
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peakhuntermy stack is about 27" tall. i have a samsung neo 49" 1000R on the bottom. cheaper samsung 49" VA 1800R on top. the difference between this and a 55" ark is that the top portion can tilted down and more pixels. bottom monitor is used for gaming and both used for productivity. mine don't go off the desk. you want a decently sized desk for these size monitors
guidauxYeah 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.
fognar777OLED 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.
sur6eI think my G9 49" QLED is great for both.
coolcatricThe 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.
leshq49" 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.
nuclear_fizzicsI 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
Reputation-SpecialTriples 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.
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