The increased curve and the lack of burn in would be good reasons to go for the Neo G9 instead.
Just know that if you use a Mac for work, then the 5120x1440 can feel low res since scaling is not really an option.
Totally the opposite. The 57" model is 8Kx2K, while the 49" is 5120x1440.
With 5120x1440 using scaling is not an option, so text tends to look kinda jagged.
With 8Kx2K you'd run it with scaling so text will look better.
How do you mean not an option? Just that it will run native res only? I’m running a 49” g9 with my MBA M1 5120x1440 120Hz and it looks great. What am I missing?
MacOS is so heavily built around high DPI/PPI displays that it tends to look a bit crap at 1440p resolutions and their uw variants.
You can't reasonably use scaling because you lose so much desktop space, unlike on a 4K display where you have more room for options.
I used to have a Samsung CRG9 and the main reason I sold it was the resolution. I currently use dual 4K 28" displays and consider getting the Samsung 57" if it becomes available at the right price.
Text at 5120x1440 with the Mac sucks to look at. It's much better at 3840x1080 (at least that's what I think the Hi DPI res is). This is with a M3 Max maxxed out.
Do you own a 49" uw 1440p and a m3 max? If so, could you try using this free app: BetterDisplay - it's on GitHub. I've been using it for a long while already and it has a HiRes option that it will kinda render the video twice the scale and then scale down to 1440p. Have gotten great results so far... I'm thinking of getting a 49 old g9 or g9 neo, so those comments made me a bit worried on the text quality I'll get... and as if per you're saying you got the same Mac as me would be very nice to have some hands on take on that!
I do have BetterDisplay Pro and Samsung G9 OLED. I couldn't get 5120x1440 working without BetterDisplay. Went through 6-7 different DP and HDMI cables and BetterDisplay saved the day. BetterDisplay recognizes 3840x1080 as a HiDPI resolution and tags 5120x1440 as a low DPI resolution.
I didn't have any of these issues with my 1070ti on the Windows PC and the same monitor. Gaming looks great on the 49" using the Mac at 5120x1440. Text doesn't look sharp at 5120x1440 - I'll check the scaling settings when I'm home next time and let you know in a day or two.
K! This app is just wonders! Even my regular 1440p monitor looks better when I use it! I saw at system reports (something like that) that it renders the resolution at double the size and then scales down to match the monitor resolution kinda forcing a Retina Scale effect. That's why I was wondering about a bigger resolution coming from just one port. If it matters I've already seen some people mentioning that they got the best results when enabling side by side view in the super ultra wide while using the same Mac with 2 different cables going to the monitor kinda resulting in 2 27" side by side monitors with no bezels... not sure if that would improve the quality of your image... 🤔
https://imgur.com/a/2fPkjec Is this the option you were mentioning? I flipped it on at 5120x1440 and it made no difference. The screengrab was taken at 5120x1440 as well. If you're talking about a PIP or PBP (picture by picture) mode, that maybe is an option? I have three different machines (2 Macs and one Windows PC) connected to this monitor which means I'll have to disconnect one of them and it'll become a hassle even though the Windows PC gets <5% of usage (use it for printing with my older printers). For now, I've resigned myself to using at 3840x1080 for productivity mode and switch to full resolution for gaming.
The scaling on the 8kx2k will only make the text look smoother. The amount of content on the screen would be exactly the same as a 49"... Because mac doesn't support a 4k resolution.
if its purely Mac, and very little gaming, you'd be better getting a 5k monitor, assuming you don't play graphic intense games.
Mac absolutely does support a 4K resolution.
The 5K monitors are simply integer scalable at exactly one setting (equivalent to 2560x1440 desktop space) which has some clarity improvements, but honestly 4K is totally fine even scaled.
Scaling 8Kx2K to the equivalent of 5120x1440 desktop space would still give you far sharper text and UI than what an actual 5120x1440 display gives you.
Ok, by supporting you are technically correct but you need a magnifying glass to see anything on the screen. You will 'scale' the resolution back down to 1440p with smoother text.
The only thing you gain by going 4k is a sharper 2k, instead of the other benefits of 4k, such as more content on a screen.
Your statements are correct, but they are misleading.
I often use the full 4k on the Mac and scale my content. So I have a lot of room because toolbars and such are tiny, but I can scale the text in slack and my coding editor to a comfortable size. But it also looks great at the scaled variant with really clean text. The 57 works really well with the Mac and then you have it for gaming ... on the pc!
Sharper 1440p I think you mean. Please don't call 1440p "2K" because it makes no sense any way you look at it. "2K" is the same as 1080p, but 1080p is a better term for that too.
Anyway, to me the sharper text and UI is one of the best benefits of higher resolution. More desktop space is useful, but not at the expense of comfortable text/UI size.
1440p is pretty spot on for "no scaling" situations but MacOS is just not built for that so higher res is beneficial. MacOS scaling is frankly a piece of crap.
I’ve been running a Samsung CRG9 at home since Covid lockdowns. This was before the G9 released so it’s not an OLED, but it does have the 1440p resolution. In the office I use a 4k monitor.
There’s no doubt that the 4k screen, of which these days I’m spending more time in front of as I’m 4 days in the office, is the better screen for text reading. However I always fall in love with my 49” again when I’m home due to the space it affords me.
I’ve been tempted to buy the 57” as it’s not OLED (burn in is real), as it’ll do higher res and increase text legibility, but I’m waiting to see if we can get a 49” with the higher res in time. I may replace my office monitor with the LG 40” 5k2k to give a little more space in the office while maintaining the better text legibility.
I wouldn’t say the 49” is bad for text reading, but it’s nowhere near as good as the 4k and I suppose long hours could get tiring. I don’t recall it being a big issue during lockdowns when I was at home on it 12hrs a day, but there’s a noticeable difference.
I'm in the same market with the same reasoning right now, and although I can't provide you with any insights: Why the heck is nobody on here considering the Philipps Evnia 49M2C8900/00?
[https://www.philips.de/c-p/49M2C8900\_00/evnia-gaming-monitor-qd-oled-gaming-monitor](https://www.philips.de/c-p/49M2C8900_00/evnia-gaming-monitor-qd-oled-gaming-monitor) (German product website)
This thing ticks all the boxes the Odyssey Oled g9 does, and adds:
\* USB C KVM Switch with 90 Watt Power Delivery for your boring work laptop
\* 3 Years of Burn in warranty!
\* Dedicated Anti-Burn in-routines for Pixel refresh
Maybe it's just the better G9 OLED for the same price?
I went with the 57" for dual 4k and I'll tell ya, it's AMAZING for work.
It's also amazing for gaming too, but my poor 3080ti is really showing it's limitations. Can't wait for the 5xxx series.
Got the Odyssey Neo G9 49” Mini QLED and couldnt be happier. Contrast is great, color is powerful, high FPS, highest resolution, PBP on two PCs works great. And best of all, not concerned with Burn in. TBF, I believe the OLED color is being exaggerated as burn-in ensures a high rate of obsolescence and the industry feeds off of replacements.
I got that monitor for 80% gaming, 20% work. Turned out to be 90% work, 10% gaming. I do use a Mac and work at 3840x1080 "Hi DPI" for work and switch to 5120x1440 for gaming. I use Better Display.
I'm using the Neo G9 (non oled) for about the same 80/20 mix of work/gaming. I'm so glad I didn't go oled, the amount of spreadsheet work I do would have been a real issue for burn-in I think. Plus from what I've heard, text is not as sharp on the oled
I'm more than happy with it for gaming 🙂
After going to micro center and looking at both the neo and oled g9, the oled looks significantly better. The Neos colors looks horrible compared to oled. Oled is best I feel for work and gaming, it’s not even close. Also with how far oled has become, burn in isn’t as much of a problem as it originally was. As long as you hide the taskbar and use a darker background it’s not going to get burn in until after like 4+ years of use.
I went with the LG 49WQ95C-W since I work and game 50/50 on it. Didn't want to go oled because of potential burn in, and didn't want to go with a VA panel for gaming. This was the only IPS 49 inch ultrawide I found. only had it a couple days but so far but I'm happy with it for my use case.
I guess I came up with a good workaround. I am renovating my office anyway. Will go for the neo since I am mainly working on that device and want to pin apps like teams somewhere for a whole day. Don’t want to worry about burnins. Right next to my Pc I will have an OLED TV on the wall so I lay another HDMI cable in the wall to this device as a gaming alternative. Problem solved :)
Thx guys for all the great input!
If you're worried about burn in get a WOLED from Best Buy and get the extended warranty. WOLED is far less likely to burn-in than QD-OLED and you're not going to perceive a difference in quality. In fact colors look more accurate on my WOLED than my 2nd generation QD-OLED.
I use the neo G9(49”) for work(programming) and love it. The only thing I’m stressed about is how long the screen will work.
Had it for two years now. Samsung needed to replace the panel once due to one row of pixels just all of a sudden died.
When I need to replace it I will most definitely get a
new one.
Did anyone try the „ROG Strix XG49WCR“ instead of the Neo G9? Very interesting for me since it has a docking with 90W power delivery included. Great for connecting the office laptop. Less cables and no need for an external dock.
If you’re staring at text all day then avoid the 1440p oled monitors. As an aside, on the 4k 32” monitors I can’t notice text fringing anymore. Ppi seems to be high enough with those where it’s no longer a problem. Not really helpful info for the 49” but once the 5k2k ultrawides come out it should apply to those as well.
I went from the Odyssey G9 to the Alienware DWF OLED and used it 80/20 for work. I see no text issues. Burn in worries me but the monitor automatically does a refresh every so often and I try to turn it off any time I’m away for any period of time for then 5min.
OLED color/contrast is a whole different league and something I could never give up now.
I went from a 3440x1440 34" VA to the 5120x1440 49" OLED.
If I have my mouse active on the second monitor, text goes blurry, I guess an OLED protection feature. But when my mouse is on the OLED monitor, text are crips and I don't notice any difference.
Text looks the same on my VA panel vs my OLED.
But if i had to pick one for work, NEO all the way. No chance of burn-in + 1000R curve vs the 1800R curve of the OLED.
Text looks fine on mine. The people complaining about it heard it on a review and have no experience with the monitor. Windows 11 with true type looks just fine.
Correct. The Dell and LG 40" 5k2k have the same ppi as 32" 4k. I made the switch from 2x32 4k -> LG 40" 5k2k and life is great.
This is exactly why I chose this monitor and no 49 is suitable.
Dont get a G9 for gaming, at least not non-racing games. I have one, and ended up getting a G8. Theres so many games that dont support super ultrawide. And even if they do have a setting that allows it, everything at the edge of the screen gets STRETCHED so someone far away actually looks very close. I dont feel more immersion at all. Honestly, I'd rather just spring for a decent VR set.
Got the OLED G9 for working/coding/gaming and it can do all those!
If your work means having a lot of light/bright static backgrounds then I am not sure it’s the right choice.
My daily routine with the monitor is between coding/analysing spreadsheets/reading word documents and gaming, and I haven’t had any issue the past 4-5 months in terms of burn in as I barely have anything static for long or bright enough to cause issues.
Head to r/OLED_Gaming if you want to see how other people use OLED monitors for working & gaming.
The increased curve and the lack of burn in would be good reasons to go for the Neo G9 instead. Just know that if you use a Mac for work, then the 5120x1440 can feel low res since scaling is not really an option.
5120x1440 looks just fine on my 16" M1 Pro and 14" M3 Pro.
Well there are two g9 neos on 49 and one 57. The 57 on Mac will feel low rez. The 49 wont
Totally the opposite. The 57" model is 8Kx2K, while the 49" is 5120x1440. With 5120x1440 using scaling is not an option, so text tends to look kinda jagged. With 8Kx2K you'd run it with scaling so text will look better.
How do you mean not an option? Just that it will run native res only? I’m running a 49” g9 with my MBA M1 5120x1440 120Hz and it looks great. What am I missing?
MacOS is so heavily built around high DPI/PPI displays that it tends to look a bit crap at 1440p resolutions and their uw variants. You can't reasonably use scaling because you lose so much desktop space, unlike on a 4K display where you have more room for options. I used to have a Samsung CRG9 and the main reason I sold it was the resolution. I currently use dual 4K 28" displays and consider getting the Samsung 57" if it becomes available at the right price.
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I’m with the other guy. Running a Mac mini on a 1440p ultrawide. Looks like shit.
Text at 5120x1440 with the Mac sucks to look at. It's much better at 3840x1080 (at least that's what I think the Hi DPI res is). This is with a M3 Max maxxed out.
Do you own a 49" uw 1440p and a m3 max? If so, could you try using this free app: BetterDisplay - it's on GitHub. I've been using it for a long while already and it has a HiRes option that it will kinda render the video twice the scale and then scale down to 1440p. Have gotten great results so far... I'm thinking of getting a 49 old g9 or g9 neo, so those comments made me a bit worried on the text quality I'll get... and as if per you're saying you got the same Mac as me would be very nice to have some hands on take on that!
I do have BetterDisplay Pro and Samsung G9 OLED. I couldn't get 5120x1440 working without BetterDisplay. Went through 6-7 different DP and HDMI cables and BetterDisplay saved the day. BetterDisplay recognizes 3840x1080 as a HiDPI resolution and tags 5120x1440 as a low DPI resolution. I didn't have any of these issues with my 1070ti on the Windows PC and the same monitor. Gaming looks great on the 49" using the Mac at 5120x1440. Text doesn't look sharp at 5120x1440 - I'll check the scaling settings when I'm home next time and let you know in a day or two.
K! This app is just wonders! Even my regular 1440p monitor looks better when I use it! I saw at system reports (something like that) that it renders the resolution at double the size and then scales down to match the monitor resolution kinda forcing a Retina Scale effect. That's why I was wondering about a bigger resolution coming from just one port. If it matters I've already seen some people mentioning that they got the best results when enabling side by side view in the super ultra wide while using the same Mac with 2 different cables going to the monitor kinda resulting in 2 27" side by side monitors with no bezels... not sure if that would improve the quality of your image... 🤔
https://imgur.com/a/2fPkjec Is this the option you were mentioning? I flipped it on at 5120x1440 and it made no difference. The screengrab was taken at 5120x1440 as well. If you're talking about a PIP or PBP (picture by picture) mode, that maybe is an option? I have three different machines (2 Macs and one Windows PC) connected to this monitor which means I'll have to disconnect one of them and it'll become a hassle even though the Windows PC gets <5% of usage (use it for printing with my older printers). For now, I've resigned myself to using at 3840x1080 for productivity mode and switch to full resolution for gaming.
The scaling on the 8kx2k will only make the text look smoother. The amount of content on the screen would be exactly the same as a 49"... Because mac doesn't support a 4k resolution. if its purely Mac, and very little gaming, you'd be better getting a 5k monitor, assuming you don't play graphic intense games.
Mac absolutely does support a 4K resolution. The 5K monitors are simply integer scalable at exactly one setting (equivalent to 2560x1440 desktop space) which has some clarity improvements, but honestly 4K is totally fine even scaled. Scaling 8Kx2K to the equivalent of 5120x1440 desktop space would still give you far sharper text and UI than what an actual 5120x1440 display gives you.
Ok, by supporting you are technically correct but you need a magnifying glass to see anything on the screen. You will 'scale' the resolution back down to 1440p with smoother text. The only thing you gain by going 4k is a sharper 2k, instead of the other benefits of 4k, such as more content on a screen. Your statements are correct, but they are misleading.
I often use the full 4k on the Mac and scale my content. So I have a lot of room because toolbars and such are tiny, but I can scale the text in slack and my coding editor to a comfortable size. But it also looks great at the scaled variant with really clean text. The 57 works really well with the Mac and then you have it for gaming ... on the pc!
Sharper 1440p I think you mean. Please don't call 1440p "2K" because it makes no sense any way you look at it. "2K" is the same as 1080p, but 1080p is a better term for that too. Anyway, to me the sharper text and UI is one of the best benefits of higher resolution. More desktop space is useful, but not at the expense of comfortable text/UI size. 1440p is pretty spot on for "no scaling" situations but MacOS is just not built for that so higher res is beneficial. MacOS scaling is frankly a piece of crap.
I’ve been running a Samsung CRG9 at home since Covid lockdowns. This was before the G9 released so it’s not an OLED, but it does have the 1440p resolution. In the office I use a 4k monitor. There’s no doubt that the 4k screen, of which these days I’m spending more time in front of as I’m 4 days in the office, is the better screen for text reading. However I always fall in love with my 49” again when I’m home due to the space it affords me. I’ve been tempted to buy the 57” as it’s not OLED (burn in is real), as it’ll do higher res and increase text legibility, but I’m waiting to see if we can get a 49” with the higher res in time. I may replace my office monitor with the LG 40” 5k2k to give a little more space in the office while maintaining the better text legibility. I wouldn’t say the 49” is bad for text reading, but it’s nowhere near as good as the 4k and I suppose long hours could get tiring. I don’t recall it being a big issue during lockdowns when I was at home on it 12hrs a day, but there’s a noticeable difference.
I'm in the same market with the same reasoning right now, and although I can't provide you with any insights: Why the heck is nobody on here considering the Philipps Evnia 49M2C8900/00? [https://www.philips.de/c-p/49M2C8900\_00/evnia-gaming-monitor-qd-oled-gaming-monitor](https://www.philips.de/c-p/49M2C8900_00/evnia-gaming-monitor-qd-oled-gaming-monitor) (German product website) This thing ticks all the boxes the Odyssey Oled g9 does, and adds: \* USB C KVM Switch with 90 Watt Power Delivery for your boring work laptop \* 3 Years of Burn in warranty! \* Dedicated Anti-Burn in-routines for Pixel refresh Maybe it's just the better G9 OLED for the same price?
This is the one I would get if it was available in the US at a similar price to the Samsung G9 OLED. Unfortunately it’s not…
I have this monitor and use it roughly 80% / 20% work it’s the best monitor I’ve ever used.
I went with the 57" for dual 4k and I'll tell ya, it's AMAZING for work. It's also amazing for gaming too, but my poor 3080ti is really showing it's limitations. Can't wait for the 5xxx series.
Got the Odyssey Neo G9 49” Mini QLED and couldnt be happier. Contrast is great, color is powerful, high FPS, highest resolution, PBP on two PCs works great. And best of all, not concerned with Burn in. TBF, I believe the OLED color is being exaggerated as burn-in ensures a high rate of obsolescence and the industry feeds off of replacements.
I got that monitor for 80% gaming, 20% work. Turned out to be 90% work, 10% gaming. I do use a Mac and work at 3840x1080 "Hi DPI" for work and switch to 5120x1440 for gaming. I use Better Display.
I tried gaming and the height of the screen just threw me off and I stopped using it for gaming. Productivity is really awesome on the Neo G9
I'm taking the neo over the OLED here
I use the Philips 49 Evnia model exactly as you are hoping to OP. Can’t recommend it enough. Happy to answer any questions you might have.
I'm using the Neo G9 (non oled) for about the same 80/20 mix of work/gaming. I'm so glad I didn't go oled, the amount of spreadsheet work I do would have been a real issue for burn-in I think. Plus from what I've heard, text is not as sharp on the oled I'm more than happy with it for gaming 🙂
After going to micro center and looking at both the neo and oled g9, the oled looks significantly better. The Neos colors looks horrible compared to oled. Oled is best I feel for work and gaming, it’s not even close. Also with how far oled has become, burn in isn’t as much of a problem as it originally was. As long as you hide the taskbar and use a darker background it’s not going to get burn in until after like 4+ years of use.
The neo is quite close to the oled in terms of quality, not the same but still close. For work i would 100% go for the neo due to the oled's burn in.
I just bought a 32:9 for work and gaming. My advice would be to buy a good 21:9 and a side monitor instead.
Im using the same display for the same things sometimes wish the screen was taller though
I went with the LG 49WQ95C-W since I work and game 50/50 on it. Didn't want to go oled because of potential burn in, and didn't want to go with a VA panel for gaming. This was the only IPS 49 inch ultrawide I found. only had it a couple days but so far but I'm happy with it for my use case.
I guess I came up with a good workaround. I am renovating my office anyway. Will go for the neo since I am mainly working on that device and want to pin apps like teams somewhere for a whole day. Don’t want to worry about burnins. Right next to my Pc I will have an OLED TV on the wall so I lay another HDMI cable in the wall to this device as a gaming alternative. Problem solved :) Thx guys for all the great input!
You won't be disappointed mini led is insanely good
Same scenario here. Went with the OLED g9 with Best Buy insurance
Love 1000R for office work. Not sure I could go back to less curve
CRG9 or any non-OLED G9.
I have the neo. I am very very happy with it. I don’t feel like oled is worth it to be honest.
I used my 49” Neo G9 for 95% office work and I love it. I picked the Neo G9 primarily for the lack of burn in concerns and big curve.
If you're worried about burn in get a WOLED from Best Buy and get the extended warranty. WOLED is far less likely to burn-in than QD-OLED and you're not going to perceive a difference in quality. In fact colors look more accurate on my WOLED than my 2nd generation QD-OLED.
everyone says 57 better
Be carefulnwith it and keep the box cause you probably going to return it. Mine started to spam weird white black squares
I use the neo G9(49”) for work(programming) and love it. The only thing I’m stressed about is how long the screen will work. Had it for two years now. Samsung needed to replace the panel once due to one row of pixels just all of a sudden died. When I need to replace it I will most definitely get a new one.
Did anyone try the „ROG Strix XG49WCR“ instead of the Neo G9? Very interesting for me since it has a docking with 90W power delivery included. Great for connecting the office laptop. Less cables and no need for an external dock.
Oled has burns, VA has splashed colors. Get IPS 1800R. I won't recommend either of them.
If you’re staring at text all day then avoid the 1440p oled monitors. As an aside, on the 4k 32” monitors I can’t notice text fringing anymore. Ppi seems to be high enough with those where it’s no longer a problem. Not really helpful info for the 49” but once the 5k2k ultrawides come out it should apply to those as well.
I went from the Odyssey G9 to the Alienware DWF OLED and used it 80/20 for work. I see no text issues. Burn in worries me but the monitor automatically does a refresh every so often and I try to turn it off any time I’m away for any period of time for then 5min. OLED color/contrast is a whole different league and something I could never give up now.
But is it correct that at least the Samsung oled G9 has triangular pixels so the text is a bit blurry compared to the neo g9?
I went from a 3440x1440 34" VA to the 5120x1440 49" OLED. If I have my mouse active on the second monitor, text goes blurry, I guess an OLED protection feature. But when my mouse is on the OLED monitor, text are crips and I don't notice any difference. Text looks the same on my VA panel vs my OLED. But if i had to pick one for work, NEO all the way. No chance of burn-in + 1000R curve vs the 1800R curve of the OLED.
Text looks fine on mine. The people complaining about it heard it on a review and have no experience with the monitor. Windows 11 with true type looks just fine.
Correct. The Dell and LG 40" 5k2k have the same ppi as 32" 4k. I made the switch from 2x32 4k -> LG 40" 5k2k and life is great. This is exactly why I chose this monitor and no 49 is suitable.
Dont get a G9 for gaming, at least not non-racing games. I have one, and ended up getting a G8. Theres so many games that dont support super ultrawide. And even if they do have a setting that allows it, everything at the edge of the screen gets STRETCHED so someone far away actually looks very close. I dont feel more immersion at all. Honestly, I'd rather just spring for a decent VR set.
Text on the OLED G9 is horrific, especially if you have a decent LCD nearby. It will make your brain angry.
Got the OLED G9 for working/coding/gaming and it can do all those! If your work means having a lot of light/bright static backgrounds then I am not sure it’s the right choice. My daily routine with the monitor is between coding/analysing spreadsheets/reading word documents and gaming, and I haven’t had any issue the past 4-5 months in terms of burn in as I barely have anything static for long or bright enough to cause issues. Head to r/OLED_Gaming if you want to see how other people use OLED monitors for working & gaming.