Quad 4k Monitors Vs 55' OLED TV

[AlEbnereza]

For those curious, all the automatic TV dimming features on the C2 can be turned off. Just requires either a service remote or software that allows you to tweak things on the TV.

[mavfan]

I’ve had a 42”LG C2 OLED for over a year as my main monitor. The auto dimming doesn’t bother me at all and I’ve had zero burn in.

[eriksark]

after many years of my own monitor journey ... my latest ideal setup is 2 panels. 35" curved ultrawide mounted 1" off of desktop surface, with a 49" curved TV mounted above and tilted downward toward the viewing position. The slight curve of both screens seems to help with the corners not "feeling" so far away. I built 2 vertical frame rails on the back of my desk - mounted the upper TV with a simple tilting mount that is flush against the rails, and the monitor below is mounted using a telescopic / accordion type mount where it can be pulled forward 12" closer to the viewing position (my desk is also very deep). The monitor's factory stand would not adjust low enough for my liking, so I removed it and mounted it as low as possible to the desk surface to reduce the overall mounting height of the TV above (in an effort to reduce neck strain from long hours of staring at both screens). I've had this setup for a couple of years now - and it is by far my favorite! keep experimenting my man!

[PeteCocoPhoto]

Lee, it's been fun watching your monitor journey. I'm figuring out this same thing for my studio so it's been very helpful!

[Sbnelson]

It's been fun to watch your process Lee. I went through a similar on a few years back and opted for a 42". I recently upgraded from an old LG 43' LCD (HORRIBLE color, maybe 73% sRGB) to a LG C2 42" and it's been AMAZING, the size can be a little big from time to time, but for the most part is absolutely amazing. I think that the 55" would be too big for me

[TaskerTech]

You should have gotten the 42inches one, I got it and it's perfect! Another thing is we often ignore how contrast plays a big role in resolution perception.

[brown]

I think the ideal setup is 3 monitors (2 "smaller" ones & one larger one on the end to use as an output display) I would much rather look left and right slightly with the monitors angled towards me, than deal with 4 looking up all the time. I think you need to compromise, 3 is the sweet spot imo.

[PianoWithOli]

I bought a used 48 inch LG C1 2 years ago and use it together with my old 27 inch monitor. I do a ton of productivity and the occasional gaming on it. No burn in so far. I bought a cheap service remote to get rid of the auto dimming. Because the TV is so big I've put it on a TV stand so that I have more distance between me and the TV. I'm really happy with my setup.

But there's one negative point. Because the TV is sitting on a stationary stand, I can't use one of those adjustable tables. So to get a bit of movement in between working session I'm just doing pullups on my pullup bar lol

[CupOfTeeeee]

@4:21 Now I can't unsee that dead pixel ....

[kmo]

I use a 42" C3 and it works really well for me, from programming to gaming and consuming media I really have no complaints.

[ekortelainen]

I'm using LG C2 48". The ABL isn't a problem. It only dims when nothing is moving and just like C3, it becomes bright again when you move your mouse.

[ElementaryWatson_fafo]

I work on 43" 4k Dell monitor for 5 years. The key to use it comfortably is to use a standup desk. That allows you to shift a bit right, left, closer, further away to comfortably see at the edges and larger or smaller windows. A multi-monitor setup is better if you are sitting in one place. B.t.w. in Win 11 there are many choices of screen partitioning and snapping options, which is very useful for large screen monitor.

[scottlewis]

Love what you are doing here. A couple of things.... 1) in YouTube just use the theater mode (2 left of the full screen choice). This is how I watch most videos on my OLD Dell 32 inch monitor (with the browser set to a comfortable size... more later). 2) I get you like to full screen within each monitor. At work (when I worked in the office pre-pandemic) I never full screened anything with a 2 monitor setup. I sized all my "windows." Way too much white space in the tools I use. As for at home, with the 32"... I want bigger. And since I like sizing all my apps ("windows"), I am seriously considering that LG C3 at 42 inches (it's in my Amazon wish list). Some time after February I am going to be turning my dining room into an office... and I think I "need" that bigger monitor. So.... thanks for all your testing. It helped me out a lot. Not sure yet on that expensive dock. BTW... I too HATE the menu bar on my MacBook air (but I try my best to never use it) and not a big fan of the Dock (I was a PC guy until 2 years ago), so let us know when you and your friend come up with a fix for it.

[PatchedBandit]

You should give curved superwides a try. I have the LG 38" 38WN95CP-W UW4K, IPS and I love it!

[daniebello]

a curved 8K display about that size along with some software updates from macos to support the features you described would be dope

[ritrattoaziendale]

Still working with a 24" 1080p display, bought almost 15 years ago; for my work I don't need anything extra for now. Great IPS panel (my monitor is by HP, but the inside LG panel was used at the time in Eizo monitors), still calibrates with a DeltaE inferior to 0, 3, that's a workhorse for color correction. Will change it only when it will die, or if I'll start recording in 4k, which is not needed at the moment by my customers.

[GordonCato]

I use a 55 inch LG OLED TV instead of the multiple BenQ monitors that I used to. One feature that I love is that I have have much more variety about where on the screen I an put the programs I am using. On 4 monitors I could use 4 different programs, but on the OLED TV I can arrange those programs anywhere I want. I can have 4 programs arranged on the screen just like the 4 monitors, but on the OLED I can pull a program right to the middle of the screen if I want to.

[undone]

I just jumped from a 42C2 for almost two years to a 48C4 for 3 weeks and now finally on the 55S90D. I love it! I figured id get rid of my 2nd monitor and use a 55 inch! I have my screen set up into 4 squares. My chair is reclined back a bit. I'm at least 3.5 feet away and its great! If gaming, i just push my seat back a bit.

[goodwinyt]

Next test i would love to see.. two ultrawide 49 on top of each other.... with 2 inputs per monitor so they can still behave as 4 independent monitors.

[MegaWeitzel]

The C3 does have a "dual PC" mode, where you can connect two HDMI inputs. This way mac os would at least see it as two separate monitors, give you two menu bars, etc....