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I upgraded recently, by buying a friends old Samsung Odyssey G9 49" curved monitor off him (he was emigrating). Before that I had 2 x 27" monitors, a setup I ha

I upgraded recently, by buying a friends old Samsung Odyssey G9 49" curved monitor off him (he was emigrating). Before that I had 2 x 27" monitors, a setup I had used for ~10 years. I honestly think the curve is essential when dealing with such a wide display. The alternative would be - as article states - to set it back a little and have a deeper desk so you can actually see the edge of the screen properly. I don't see the point in having a large screen with high pixel density if the edges are not actually easily visible to me without moving my head or body laterally. The lack of bezels is great though - I'd definitely agree on that front, having 3 web browsers or editors open side by side suits me really well.

colechristensen 2y ago
32" Odyssey G7 is the pick for me, I wouldn't mind an upgrade to the 4k version, but the 1440p version is more than good enough. I also don't see the point in having a screen so big I have to move my head, or contrarily a screen so big that I have to push it back so the pixel density matters much less.
AnthonBerg 2y ago
It’s different from person to person!, whether the curve is good or not. I have a ruler flat 55” OLED TV as main monitor. It’s perfect for me. I’m like… 1-1.5 meters from it where I’m closest to it, haha. The edges are further away. It’s fine! – imo / ime. (The need for the curve is also subtly different depending on how the panel was made. I tried a flat 43” IPS 4K monitor, expecting IPS to be good. And it wasn’t very good. The IPS features in that panel were large enough to affect viewing angle.)
- jsheard 2y ago
  > It’s different from person to person!, whether the curve is good or not. The amount of curve also varies a lot between models so there's some nuance even within that. The curve might be as strong as 800R or as weak as 2300R depending on the monitor, where the number corresponds to the radius of the circle the panel follows in millimeters.
spondylosaurus 2y ago
As weird as the aspect ratio can be on a curved ultrawide, I think it's also more natural and ergonomic to keep your head/eyes at a constant height and just move them side to side. With a monitor that has a lot of verticality you're gonna have to tilt your neck back more.
jamalaramala 2y ago
Why are these monitors sold as "gaming" monitors?
- wcoenen 2y ago
  Low response time (i.e. time it takes for a pixel to change color) to reduce ghosting, and a high refresh rate up to 240 Hz. These monitors are expensive and do not have very high resolution. If you're not a hardcore fast reflex gamer, and you spend a lot of time looking at text, then IMO it's better to buy a higher resolution monitor for less money.
  - jsheard 2y ago
    4K gaming monitors do provide a reasonable middle-ground between "extremely fast but only 100-110ppi" and "extremely high res but only 60hz" now though. You can get 163ppi at 144hz without breaking the bank, which isn't quite retina by Apples definition, but it's good enough for me considering the benefit of high refresh rate.
  - bufferoverflow 2y ago
    These days you can buy 4K/240Hz displays that have a 1080p/480Hz mode. Even 240Hz is usually enough for really good players. 480Hz is just for the 0.01% who can take advantage of it. https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Swift-Gaming-Monitor-PG32UCDP/dp/B0D7NNK43H/ https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Swift-Gaming-Monitor-PG32UCDP/dp... https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UE-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-DisplayPort/dp/B0CV1Y7NLT https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UE-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-Dis... https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UV-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-DisplayPort/dp/B0DH8PT8TJ https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UV-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-Dis... https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Monitor-FreeSync-Premium-1000nits/dp/B0D9PCJ3TR https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Monitor-FreeSync-Premium-100...
    - jsheard 2y ago
      Note that these are all 32" panels so the PPI is on the lower side of 4K monitors. If you want pixel density first and speed second then you should go for a 27" 4K instead.
kennethrc 2y ago
I have the 57" version, 7680x2160. It's ... indispensable ... all my Konsoles, app windows, etc. all on one screen with no overlaps. Got it on a Samsung sale for ~$1500 IIRC, one of the best upgrades I'd ever done.
- bbor 2y ago
  Same, though I'm also on 49" (5120x1440). They're selling them for extra cheap on Amazon with extended (36mo) warranties because they're prone to breaking, but I had the Samsung contractors out here this month and they did a great job fixing mine that randomly died one day -- for free! If you're a chill soul, I'd say it's worth the risk. I sound like a shill, so Samsung plz hmu. $999 for a beautiful OLED monitor that fits a terminal, a browser, and 4 (font size 8...) 100col text editor windows is a gamechanger.
  - kennethrc 2y ago
    > OLED I use mine for productivity only (I don't game at all) and it seems the consensus is OLED's no good for things like Kconsole/xterm (-style) windows and general text readability, though.
    - bbor 2y ago
      Huh, interesting! The pure blacks are gorgeous to me, but it’s possible I don’t know what I’m missing. Never noticed a problem with size 8 font

colechristensen 2y ago

32" Odyssey G7 is the pick for me, I wouldn't mind an upgrade to the 4k version, but the 1440p version is more than good enough. I also don't see the point in having a screen so big I have to move my head, or contrarily a screen so big that I have to push it back so the pixel density matters much less.

AnthonBerg 2y ago

It’s different from person to person!, whether the curve is good or not. I have a ruler flat 55” OLED TV as main monitor. It’s perfect for me. I’m like… 1-1.5 meters from it where I’m closest to it, haha. The edges are further away. It’s fine! – imo / ime. (The need for the curve is also subtly different depending on how the panel was made. I tried a flat 43” IPS 4K monitor, expecting IPS to be good. And it wasn’t very good. The IPS features in that panel were large enough to affect viewing angle.)

jsheard 2y ago
> It’s different from person to person!, whether the curve is good or not. The amount of curve also varies a lot between models so there's some nuance even within that. The curve might be as strong as 800R or as weak as 2300R depending on the monitor, where the number corresponds to the radius of the circle the panel follows in millimeters.

spondylosaurus 2y ago

As weird as the aspect ratio can be on a curved ultrawide, I think it's also more natural and ergonomic to keep your head/eyes at a constant height and just move them side to side. With a monitor that has a lot of verticality you're gonna have to tilt your neck back more.

jamalaramala 2y ago

Why are these monitors sold as "gaming" monitors?

wcoenen 2y ago
Low response time (i.e. time it takes for a pixel to change color) to reduce ghosting, and a high refresh rate up to 240 Hz. These monitors are expensive and do not have very high resolution. If you're not a hardcore fast reflex gamer, and you spend a lot of time looking at text, then IMO it's better to buy a higher resolution monitor for less money.
- jsheard 2y ago
  4K gaming monitors do provide a reasonable middle-ground between "extremely fast but only 100-110ppi" and "extremely high res but only 60hz" now though. You can get 163ppi at 144hz without breaking the bank, which isn't quite retina by Apples definition, but it's good enough for me considering the benefit of high refresh rate.
- bufferoverflow 2y ago
  These days you can buy 4K/240Hz displays that have a 1080p/480Hz mode. Even 240Hz is usually enough for really good players. 480Hz is just for the 0.01% who can take advantage of it. https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Swift-Gaming-Monitor-PG32UCDP/dp/B0D7NNK43H/ https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Swift-Gaming-Monitor-PG32UCDP/dp... https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UE-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-DisplayPort/dp/B0CV1Y7NLT https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UE-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-Dis... https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UV-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-DisplayPort/dp/B0DH8PT8TJ https://www.amazon.com/LG-‎32GS95UV-Ultragear-DisplayHDR-Dis... https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Monitor-FreeSync-Premium-1000nits/dp/B0D9PCJ3TR https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Monitor-FreeSync-Premium-100...
  - jsheard 2y ago
    Note that these are all 32" panels so the PPI is on the lower side of 4K monitors. If you want pixel density first and speed second then you should go for a 27" 4K instead.

kennethrc 2y ago

I have the 57" version, 7680x2160. It's ... indispensable ... all my Konsoles, app windows, etc. all on one screen with no overlaps. Got it on a Samsung sale for ~$1500 IIRC, one of the best upgrades I'd ever done.

bbor 2y ago
Same, though I'm also on 49" (5120x1440). They're selling them for extra cheap on Amazon with extended (36mo) warranties because they're prone to breaking, but I had the Samsung contractors out here this month and they did a great job fixing mine that randomly died one day -- for free! If you're a chill soul, I'd say it's worth the risk. I sound like a shill, so Samsung plz hmu. $999 for a beautiful OLED monitor that fits a terminal, a browser, and 4 (font size 8...) 100col text editor windows is a gamechanger.
- kennethrc 2y ago
  > OLED I use mine for productivity only (I don't game at all) and it seems the consensus is OLED's no good for things like Kconsole/xterm (-style) windows and general text readability, though.
  - bbor 2y ago
    Huh, interesting! The pure blacks are gorgeous to me, but it’s possible I don’t know what I’m missing. Never noticed a problem with size 8 font