Samsung - Viewfinity S95UC

I had a 49” with 1440p that I got explicitly for productivity and I returned it after a week of use. The text clarity on that screen wasn’t the best and it was hurting my eyes and giving me a headache. I decided to try a 40” 5K2K screen and it’s a much better experience. The text clarity and 120hz refresh rate is a significant improvement. I highly recommend 5K2K resolution over anything for productivity. If you really want the screen real estate and don’t mind the 1440p, get the 49”. You can also consider the Samsung 59” if you are looking for 2160p resolution. For me, 40” 5k2k is the sweet spot.

I had the Samsung Viewfinity S9 which isn’t the best 49” screen they sell. I got it because of the USB-C power delivery. I ultimately decided that I didn’t want to keep it due to the eye strain and headaches I was getting when using the screen. I now have the Dell UltraSharp U4025QW 40” and I am happy with this screen.

Doesn’t have to be OLED? I just picked up a Samsung ViewFinity S95UC 49” 120Hz and it’s great for work. Plug and play over USB c with my MacBook as you described. 120hz but not OLED.

I have a 49” and will go 45” - miss the 21:9 height and the far edges of the 49” aren’t that useful.

I use mine for 99% productivity and I went from 2x 27” 4K flat monitors to a 49” 1440p super ultra wide with a 1000R curve. Love the curve and horizontal real estate without the bezels getting in the way but hated the drop in resolution/ppi. Really feels like you have so much more screen area without the bezels but I feel I need more height and less width. Really considering the new LG 45” 5K2K.

I went for a cheap and cheerful Samsung ViewFinity S95 with a 120hz VA panel - this thing [Samsung ViewFinity S95UC Curved 49" 5120 x 1440pixels VA 32:9 120Hz (LS49C950UAUXEN)](https://www.dustin.no/product/5011367846/viewfinity-s95uc-curved) which I do regret and wish I'd got my company to pay for a better panel - I wanted 49" at the time though and there's not much choice in that size. I avoided OLED previously because of the problems with text clarity but the new OLED panel has a different subpixel layout that helps along with the higher PPI because of the 2K resolution compared to the 1440p I have. I'm not too concerned about burn in with the newer OLED panels - 1, because they are more resistant than they used to be and, in addition, LG's WOLED tends to be more resistant than Samsung's QD-OLED to burn in and 2, because hopefully my work will buy this for me. :D Although, if they don't I will probably get myself one for Christmas anyway.

I went with the first option on the list, the Samsung Viewfinity S95UC. The KVM capability is great and works as I had hoped, though I wish there were a single button I could press to switch. There is a configurable button, but it doesn't appear to support switching in this way, only for the picture-by-picture mode (and probably picture-in-picture too) as far as I can tell. Still, it's just three clicks to switch source. Simple enough. I love the 1000R curve and wouldn't go with anything flatter! I was worried spreadsheets and other software or activities with straight lines would feel weird, but they don't. And you don't have to lean side to side to see the screen. Everything is the right distance away. Plus, if you sit at the 1M mark, it echos back at you when you talk which is a cool effect :-) I don't think anyone would sit that far back for use, so it's not an issue when I'm on meetings; plus I wear headphones. The monitor also has an interesting feature to reduce the impact of going from dark to bright windows. For example, if you have a dark background and pull up a bright document or spreadsheet, it will dim it initially and then bring it to full brightness over a few seconds. I think it can be turned off, but I like it and haven't looked for the setting. If you were using this primarily for gaming or movies, you might want to disable it, but for productivity work, it's a nice feature. There have only been a couple times where it makes it harder for me to see something right away. Overall, I like it. There is a bit of a darker region along the very bottom edge of the screen, but it's thin, not that dark, and there's not much content there, so again, not a big deal to me. The space to plug in some of the connectors on the back feels a little cramped, but once they are in, you don't typically mess with them. The stand works fine and that's what I'm using. The speakers aren't anything to write home about, but they work if you don't have anything else hooked up or just need something quick. You can control the volume with a couple clicks on the button array under the middle of the monitor. Overall, I love this monitor. The KVM is exactly what I needed. The 1000R is perfect. Visually, it's solid. 120Hz and 5ms response time is fine for my needs and works for the minimal gaming I've done (Minecraft). If you have further questions, let me know! Edit: I forgot to mention, the 90W USB-C port was also key. Some of the other monitors I reviewed only supported 18W which will charge a cell phone, but not a laptop. I wanted fewer cables and this made that possible.

I have the Samsung S9 viewfinity. (Don't know the exact model number off the top of my head). It's a 49 inch 32:9 @ 5120x1440p. I use it for working remotely from home and love it. What I really love about it is the picture by picture feature and built in KVM switch.. I use three PCs during the work day and it allows me to just flip my source which also flips my keyboard and mouse to that source. I combine the picture by picture mode with software called Synergy+ and I can bring up two separate computers up on the screen and move my mouse between them, even sharing clipboard contents.

Once you go ultrawide, you will never go back. I'm on a 49" 5120 x 1440 120hz ultrawide as a daily driver. Ultrawide is a totally different experience, so much more scree real estate.

For a single? 49” 1000R, and add an extension rod to your real base so you can get all the fov.

i have both, the curvatures are the same, the 57 is 2 inches taller though and a bit wider

considering samsung are one of the pioneers of curved tvs, and even curved monitors and nearly every super ultra wide is a samsung screen, i dont know what you've been looking at. if i took like 6 neo g9's side to side id have a circle, a perfect circle. thats how this whole thing works, mine doesnt have flat sides, did youre little brother jump on it on the ground. the 57 is identical to every single 49 inch 1000r monitor out there, except 2 inches taller and 5 inches wider

Just measured my 49" Samsung og-G9 (1000R) and yeah, it's 45" wide and even with an 1800mm desk, it takes up a lot of room and it's a bit of a struggle for space with my PC, medium-sized speakers, work laptop (upright in cradle), mic arm, camera, lights, desk fan and dac/speaker/headphone amp stack. As it's a standing desk too, everything has to be on top. I am a bit concerned with the height of the monitor though, and importantly for me, the new height the camera will have to be with this lens and still look normal - could you measure the height please? I reckon I'll still get this one over the bendy one but am also temped by the future 40" screen in the timeline though this might be bit small (better dpi though), Have to wait till available in Australia though \**sigh\**

Make sure to get the 1000r over the 1800r.

Yeah I forwent the OLED to get the 1000r on the Samsung G9. Only thing that I don't like on the 49 is the triple projection setting left the image with weird warping that wasn't present on my 34 inch 1500r UW. You could see the where the 3 images were being stitched together. I turned it off and got more fps with my 4070ti super but there is a bowtie effect that you can minimize with some fov and settings adjustment. This probably makes no sense as I have a hard time explaining it but regardless I am very happy with the 49 inch over my 34 inch and can boost the settings to the max.