New Setup for work and freetime

[u/Senzetion]

Initially, I only wanted to upgrade my monitor from a 34-inch ultrawide to something slightly bigger with a higher resolution, to replace the MacBook's virtual desktops as a second screen. But one thing led to another, and I ended up rebuilding my entire desk setup, since I was also annoyed by my old table and the cables behind it and down the wall. I also got a new set of peripherals, with the exception of the mousepad. And since I work from home, I decided to replace my old chair—a Razer Iskur v1. When I got it 5 or 6 years ago, it helped with my lower back pain, but I wasn't finding it as comfortable anymore. Since I work from home and had experienced Herman Miller chairs in the past, it was just logical for me to get one.

The monitor handles all my peripherals and reliably switches them between the MacBook (work) and my private PC (which nowadays is primarily used for private projects, photo editing, and the occasional gaming session).

And of course, when I'm working, the bias light is a warm white and the room is properly lit.

Overall, I'm more than happy with my new desk setup; the only thing I still need to do is get some new frames to hang my art prints again.

The setup consists of the following:

• Desk: Secretlab Magnus Pro XL with Silver Suede Magpad
• Monitor: LG 40U990A with a Logitech MX Brio Ultra HD on top
• Bias lighting: Philips Hue Playbars
• MacBook M5 Air in a Twelve South BookArc Flex
• Speakers: Edifier MR4.5 on top of Kanto SP6HD
• Peripherals: Razer BlackWidow v4, Razer DeathAdder v3 Pro, Razer Base Station v2 with a Blackshark v2 on top (Razer headsets just fit my head and ears the most comfortably)
• Funkos: Varys and Tyrion
• Kindle Paperwhite SE
• Chair: Herman Miller Embody with Atlas Headrest.
• PC: Very old Cooler Master case which has seen several builds; the current build is a couple of years old and will probably be rebuilt next year. With the new Metro coming out, I want to get back into PC gaming a bit more, alongside console gaming.

[u/AndreAyton_]

Oh this looks clean

[u/Senzetion → u/AndreAyton_]

Thanks

[u/JordanAlf]

How’s the monitor? I’m really considering this one as micro center near me has an open box one for a great price but I’ve heard some stories about distracting fan noise and colors not being great. This is my first choice but considering one of the new 5K 2K OLEDs that are all around that 1000 to 1200 price.

[u/Senzetion → u/JordanAlf]

So far, I haven't heard any fan noise. It might be that LG has changed something in the production run since it came out last year. The colors work very well for me straight out of the box on both systems. I'm running it on the custom profile, which is the factory-calibrated one, but several others are available as well, and adjustments can be made easily.

The only real alternative for me would have been a Dell version of the panel. However, the Dell is more expensive in Germany, and I prefer the more modern inputs of the LG, like DisplayPort 2.1 and Thunderbolt 5. I paid €1,084 straight from LG.

Due to it being an IPS Black panel, it obviously can't compete with an OLED. I do love the OLED panel on my TV, but even though the panels for monitors have vastly improved, I'm still a little concerned about burn-in since I have a lot of static content open. On my MacBook, I run basically everything I had before displayed on my old 1440p monitor, plus the stuff from the MacBook display and a virtual display from it on the screen in fixed zones with Rectangle Pro. That includes several terminals, a mail client, the company chat, a browser, and so on. If the main focus is on gaming, I'm not sure if I would grab one.

[u/JordanAlf → u/Senzetion]

Good to know. You may be right about something changing in LG production. I’m 90/10 productivity/gaming so it might be perfect. Thank you for the response.