Z-Edge 30 Inch Curved Gaming Monitor 200Hz 1ms MPRT 21:9 Ultra-Wide 2560x1080 R1500 Curved Screen, FreeSync, HDMI & DisplayPort, with RGB Light, Built-in Speakers, Black

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inch monitors are suitable for working, playing games, watching films on Netflix, YouTube, etc. It’s very important to choose a model that fully fits your needs, wishes and purposes. Few viewers would normally be that far from the screen, except perhaps when watching movies in a group. When you do move closer, especially with a large ultrawide monitor, the curve makes for a panoramic experience as the screen's edges almost seem to wrap partway around you. This creates a three-dimensional, immersive effect and is often said to reduce eyestrain.

With 49 inches of screen real estate, the Philips Brilliance 499P9H is a delight for multitaskers. Its curved ultrawide screen with 5K native resolution lets you work with photos and intricate diagrams or view two or three program windows side by side. It's bright, it supports HDR, and it has good color coverage. Like others in its class, the 499P9H is on the pricey side, but it's a highly capable display that's easy to recommend for any office seeking a multitasking monster and a good user experience. Who It's For The curved, ultrawide Asus ProArt PA34VC is a great choice as a professional monitor for photographers, videographers, and other creative types. Features such as a 100Hz refresh rate and support for AMD's FreeSync adaptive-sync technology will appeal to game designers, and it can do dual duty for artistic pros who like to get some light gaming in. The panel is bright with HDR enabled, has an excellent contrast ratio, and covers the full sRGB color space. Who It's For The experience of using a curved display is often described as immersive. It draws you into the scene, lending a feeling of dimensionality that you don't get with a flat panel. Many recent ultrawide monitors, including all the 49-inch gaming and business monitors we've reviewed, are curved, which gives the user a wider field of view with minimal distortion at the edges. Generally, ultrawide business displays have an abundance of ports: at least one HDMI and one DisplayPort input, both upstream and downstream USB ports, and USB Type-C ports are typical. With many newer ultrawide business monitors, the USB-C port can transfer data as well as the video signal (the latter using the DisplayPort over USB protocol), while simultaneously powering or charging the laptop from which it's displaying the image (if applicable). (Credit: Zlata Ivleva) The slim, feature-rich Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is a feast for the eyes and the 32:9 aspect-ratio curved monitor to beat for immersive PC gaming. Its slim, sleek frame, paired with a gorgeous OLED panel, means that this 49-inch curved monitor is sure to impress even the staunchest of ultrawide naysayers. The OLED G9 has exceptional color accuracy and color-gamut coverage for a gaming monitor, not to mention the magnificent contrast that’ve come to expect from an OLED screen. It is also a smart monitor, which means it has access to Samsung’s online gaming hub, as well as other media features you might see on Samsung TVs, including plenty of streaming apps. If money’s not an object and you need to go big and broad, then the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 is the monitor to beat. Who It’s ForIf you look beyond general-purpose use, you can lump curved monitors into three categories: for multitasking (productivity work with several application windows at once), for professional use, and for gaming. Gamers have additional potential concerns. Depending on the specific game and your playing style, ultrawide monitors can be a boon or a hindrance for multiplayer gaming. The panels can deliver benefits in many MOBAs, battle royale titles, and real-time-strategy (RTS) games. But hardcore esports competitors may actually want a smaller, more focused view of the proceedings without, say, being distracted by enemies that appear suddenly at the periphery of the screen. Some esports pros strongly prefer a compact 16:9 monitor to keep the action in the primary field of view. (Credit: Molly Flores) Many ultrawide gaming monitors are available as well. Not every gamer or game will benefit from an ultrawide panel, but they're particularly suited for racing games, flight simulators, and other genres that give players a panoramic vista or reward gamers by letting them see areas in their peripheral vision. When choosing a PC monitor, you need to get the one that will nicely fit on your desk and give you a lot of screen space. People used to buy 20-inch monitors in the past. You can’t find many 1440p 32-inch monitors on the market as the majority of them are 4K. 1440p are usually the 27-inch monitors.

Philips' Brilliance 499P9H is a valuable addition to offices that can afford and have room for it. Its enormous curved screen makes it easy to work with multiple application windows at once, and between its high resolution and spot-on color coverage it handles photos and videos deftly. Extras like a Windows Hello-compatible webcam and a built-in KVM switch complete the picture.

Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

Gamers get a more three-dimensional, immersive view with a curved monitor than a flat panel provides. Curved gaming displays are particularly good for racing games, flight simulators, and other games (particularly non-shooters) that provide panoramic views. One thing to note, however, is that some older games don't support the ultrawide aspect ratios typical of curved gaming panels. The type of monitor depends on the features you want it to have. Some people are looking for a nice display, some value connectivity the most.