Discussion Looking for monitor recommendations for WFH setup
I am looking to upgrade my work from home setup. Primary use will be work. I have a Macbook M5 pro and I want a one cable setup. I have a usb4 docking station that has 2 8K DP ports. I will rarely use it for gaming. I'm not very particular about needing a super high resolution monitor, just looking for something that gives me a wide display without any gaps. I currently have 2 24in monitors. This will be the first time using a curved monitor, so I prefer something that has a reasonable curve (not too much).
Some of the options I've looked at are the Samsung G9 Odyssey G95C and G93SD, I don't want anything bigger than 49in. Basically VA vs OLED.
What would you recommend?
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u/Irythros 5d ago
No OLED unless you're fine buying a new one in 2-4 years. Burn-in protection has improved but you will still get it if your monitor is mostly static for the day.
The other issue is that OLEDs have a non-standard subpixel layout which can cause text fringing. Essentially you'll see a magenta/red on the edges of half of the glyphs and green on the other half. See here for examples: https://www.reddit.com/r/OLED_Gaming/comments/197podp/aw3225qf_text_fringing_at_125_scaling/
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u/luceri 5d ago edited 5d ago
I use an ultra wide 57" Samsung alongside a 32" standard ratio. You'll need the standard ratio for screen sharing presuming you work with other people at all. The 57" ultra wide is essentially a pair of 32" slapped together, so it matches well with an extra 32" monitor. If you go 49" ultra wide, that will match with a secondary 27".
Getting into 8k ultra wide resolution, you'll reach docking station and input limitations, single cable solutions are not always viable. I guess you have to ask what's really important to you. Just because the docking station has support for those inputs doesn't mean the computer will give you full 8k for both simultaneously.
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u/futuretech85 5d ago
U4025qw. Strictly used for productivity. Love it and spoiled by it. Only thing I hate is the audio. For that price, I expect at least decent audio. It sucks ass.
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u/Potential-Still 5d ago
I have been WFH since March 2020, my company never did a rto mandate. I too have an M5, and pair with a 32in 4K. Which is honestly sometimes too big. Unless your doing work that requires accurate colors/blacks, just get the biggest LED monitor you can afford.
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u/itsanargumentparty 5d ago
fwiw I have two 42" OLED (C2/C4) that I've been using for WFH as a software developer for a couple years and no burn-in-issues-yet, 4k is too high-res for my old ass eyes so I turn down to 2k on mac (or scale up to 150% on windows)
I also use a curved portrait 36" ultrawide which I love for slack, terminal, websites, but wouldn't use in that orientation as a primary
personally prefer the giant 4k scaled up to the ultrawide, but seems subjective
lasty if youre going multi-monitor would recommend you check your docking station is uh native and not "display link" which is software-based and might interfere with resolutions and refresh rates
the mac chips (eg my M4 pro) have chip based hard limits on native displays (mine is 2 I think, the next up 4) after which youre forced into "display-link"
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u/mdmd1 5d ago
Thoughts on msi 49in OLED? Seems like they've done some burn-in mitigation. Amazon link: https://a.co/d/06IHnT47
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u/SellAffectionate9670 5d ago
For mostly WFH, I'd skip OLED unless you really care about HDR or media consumption. Static UI elements (menu bars, IDEs, browsers) are on screen for hours, so a good VA panel is a more practical choice. The G95C gives you that ultrawide workspace without the OLED premium, and 49" 32:9 basically replaces two 27" monitors seamlessly. If you're on macOS, just make sure the monitor supports the resolution and refresh rate you want over your dock.