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.

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

I've been using this Samsung 49" LS49C954UANXZA for the last year with my work MacBook + my personal Windows machine, the kvm is a lifesaver. It lets me switch off work at the end of the day when needed so I can work on side projects and learn new skills.

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.

I use a Samsung G93SC (the 95 "smart" version is proper shit imo) with a HP G4 TB4-Dock. Dock TB4 port cable goes either into the laptop for work or into the back of the gaming PC. (The cable is quite short - grrrrrrr) So the pc and the laptop use both the same peripherals over the dock (ports just fit for cam + mouse + keyboard + benq-halo) except for the monitor, which has a separate connection to the gaming pc. This gives the full 240 Hz with HDR and native resolution (5120x1440) using compression. The only real hassle is sharing the screen in teams. If the native resolution of your colleagues monitors don't match an ultra wide resolution, then they have to zoom in. I am considering getting a second monitor to avoid this, but I would prefer not to (looks a lot neater without). Does anybody have a different solution? Sharing half a screen somehow maybe?

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

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\**

> but it would be a poor racing game that does not expect the triple (or more?) monitor set up > > Absolutely not. That's like saying it would be a poor AAA game that does not expect a 5070 Ti or more powerful GPU. The reality is that most people do not have a triple monitor + cockpit setup. Most people have a cheap Logitech wheel bolted to their desk with a 27" work + gaming monitor. Some fancier people have VR or an ultra wide. Only those with money and more importantly space have a full triple monitor setup. I personally have a 49" 1000R Samsung monitor attached to my cockpit. While I technically can afford a triple monitor setup and have a 5070 Ti, the space would be a challenge.

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.

With a 49" 1000R I never had to move my head...the 57" 1000R, sat far enough back is very minimal head movement and when gaming none at all.