Monitors

[Gewiz90]

Hey I’m looking to buy a new monitor for work.

I don’t have a budget and I don’t do any gaming at this workstation.

Any advice?

[Vuk]

My suggestion would be any of the 34/38 inch Ultrawides from Dell or LG. Though Id rather go with Dell. To be more specific you could go with a single 34 like a U3417W or a U3419 this years model and add an additional 24inch display as secondary monitor or add another ultrawide like the dell p3418hw which is a cheaper 34 variant and good for a multitasking secondary unit.

If you feel like spending more money go with the 38inch model and in that case that might just be enough to use without a secondary screen. In my case no matter how big the first screen is I always need more space so a second screen is a must for me:).

[jamesdowling]

Hi Gewiz90

Not a recommendation on a particular screen but I have been super impressed with my BenQ main monitor, It's a BenQ bl2710 27inch that's about 5 years old and still going strong. I believe they have just released some new Design monitors so it might be worth reading some reviews on them.

If possible I would definitely try out some screen sizes before you purchase the biggest one possible, for me personally I like 27inch. Avoid high gloss screens, seeing every ceiling light/window reflected in your screen like a mirror is very distracting. My 2nd monitor is just a standard dell 24inch.

Try to read reviews for creative/art monitors and not gaming monitors. Good colour accuracy is key, 100% adobe rgb etc.

[1equals2]

Long time Eizo user here. Currently using CG2730, but it is  expensive one - selfcalibration and 5 years warranty is something few brands offer.
Many people suggest Dell, but I have never managed to properly calibrate two Dells, despite the fact they had been same models. Dell is still really viable option though.

Go with IPS / AH- IPS. Main players in this industry are LG, Panasonic and Samsung and high end, expensive ones are usually from LG and Panasonic.
Believe You can find something properly priced from LG  with IPS panel and at least 2,5K pixels.

Ergonomically speaking, working with two monitors or one >32" soon or later will bring physicall pain due to the fact one keeps rotating head around.
I would go with either 27" or 24 " with 4k support.

Good luck!

[Gewiz90]

What are your thoughts on curved monitors? I heard that it can distort the image?

[1equals2]

A month ago, I happened to visit event here, in Sofia, where game studios  revealed what is going on behind the curtains of some of best selling games.
There were some questions regarding hardware aspects, mostly concering the GPUs, Monitors and VR sets.
Frankly, all speakers shared similar insights about  the Nvidia RTX, 144hz and above  curved monitors and VR. Currtently all these are still marketing trends and tech-gimmick, even in game industry, which tends to develop faster.

If one has to approach the  dilemma  between curve monitor or flat one, he should probably consider the  service he offers and also what type of devices most people will be looking at.
Do not have hands on experience with such monitors. Think they will probably reflect more or have glare, no matter if matte of nor due the curvature, so the effect of IPS will be worse than flat monitor. I would also expect  colour shift and  brightness drops off as you get the to edges. This can easily bring eye fatigue.

As a rule of thumb, a person is more likely to change hardware specs than monitors, and I would personally bet on something that  is proved to work and then eventually change within 3-5 years timespan, rather than hop on trends. Flat monitor is probably still better choice for majority of professionals.

[Gewiz90]

Is this lg monitor any good 34WK95U-W?