Pro Display XDR 32-inch

Hello Ultrawide Master Race Peeps I’ve been using a 49" 32:9 for about a year and just switched back to a 34" 21:9. And honestly… I feel better. Am I crazy or is this more normal than people admit? Here’s what pushed me back to 21:9: \- Mental fatigue during long sessions on 32:9 \- Constant peripheral stimulation my eyes were always scanning the edges \- UI elements being too far left/right in games \- Subtle edge distortion/stretching in some titles \- Some games just not feeling “right” or properly supported \- I set to close to my monitor the I don’t see the edges at all, and if it did I feel distracted and cant game on it for too long. On paper, 32:9 should be more immersive. But for me it felt like sensory overload or over stimulation if that makes sense, The 21:9 feels more contained, more focused, and I can game longer without feeling drained. For FPS especially, it feels tighter and more natural. For sim racing, its works, I needed a monitor that does it all. So I’m curious: Is stepping back to 21:9 after using 32:9 for a year a downgrade… or just finding your personal sweet spot? Anyone else go through the same thing? Please let me know your Thoughts. ( **Update, I did the ultimate sin and switched to 16:9 4k Oled AW3225QF the visual leap in quality is so massive the only thing that will force to upgrade after that thing is a QD OLED 5k 2k 39” 21:9 but sadly samsung display did not release it yet so this will be my daily driver and I love it** )

Hey so I have been on the look out for a new 4k 32" monitor for mixed use for gaming and text-based productivity. I have had three monitors here for testing, a BenQ Mobiuz EX321UX Mini LED, an Asus PG32UCDP WOLED, and, as a baseline, the LG 32G810SA-W regular LCD. So I thought I'd share my thoughts for anyone else in a similar situation. TLDR: I expected to keep the BenQ for better productivity but ended up keeping it because of the freaking awesome HDR for gaming. So, as you can see the LG is clearly showing the drawbacks of edge lit LCD, black is grey, and also it had surprisingly bad view angles. Motion clarity was not horrible but subtly but noticeably worse than the other two in racing games. It is fine, it's not a bad monitor at all, refresh rate is high enough, and the image is decent, and it's less than half the price of the other two, so that's very fair. I heard stories about the bad text fringing on OLED, with WOLED having a better subpixel layout for text, so I went for that. I also need a USB-C connector and KVM switch so I landed at the Asus. It's a great monitor! It has the obvious OLED black levels and 240Hz with super fast refresh rate is fantastic for racing. Text clarity is superb, no problem at all, see also the close up images. It does get bright, and had I not have had the BenQ side by side for testing, I am not sure if I'd have understood the value of Mini LED HDR 1000 vs OLED HDR 400. But man, the BenQ really blasts it out of the water, it's no comparison. Yes, there's blooming, but you can switch it off easily with the remote control, and the monitor has several profiles. I ended up using HDR with local dimming on my gaming machine always switched on, and SDR without local dimming on my notebook, so the blooming is really a non-issue for me, and the brightness levels are fantastic. It's hard to describe but it really feels more realistic than any graphics update can give you. I've never seen computer generated images this realistic. Motion clarity is great, I use the AMA 2 overdrive setting and 144 Hz on it really does not feel relevantly different from >200 Hz on the Asus OLED when playing Dirt Rally 2.0. Sunlight and fire is actually bright. Even with calibration and playing with the settings I could never get the Asus to be this stunning. Yes, local contrast is better on OLED, no question, but overall with local dimming the BenQ looked almost the same in terms of screen-wide contrast. But when I tried HDR the first time on the Asus in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered, I was kind of unwowed. I didn't see that much of value of it over SDR, other than being a bit more balanced both in dark and bright settings. But the BenQ really blew me away and showed how great HDR can be, it is not replaceable by tuning contrast or anything like it. It's just brighter and looks stunning. When coming out of a forest on some fields in Dirt Rally I felt like I needed to lower the sun shades of the car, it really gave me a different level of immersion. You need to tune the settings of the BenQ to really use it to the fullest, and you can't get a perfect color accuracy, but I have found settings that work for me. So. The fantastic HDR in combination with stress-free productivity use (no burn in) makes the BenQ just the superior monitor for me personally, and I'd even go as far as arguing that if you are willing to do a little tweaking and make sure local dimming is off when you are not gaming or watching movies, the BenQ is actually the better monitor overall. At least if you value great HDR. Sidenote I already made the same decision for a TV, where I chose a mini LED over OLED, too. So. Maybe that's also just a me thing. Anyways, these are my thoughts, let me know if you have any questions. Also let me know if you want my BenQ settings.

Studio Display XDR and LG's GM9

I'm looking for a reliable **6K matte monitor** for my 16" M5 MacBook. I've considered the **Apple Pro Display XDR**, but used prices in Germany for the nano-texture version are still hard to justify for my current needs... **My Workflow:** * **60% Video Editing (Premiere Pro):** Mostly 10-bit H.265 D-Log M / D-Log from a DJI Mavic 4 Pro; [mostly landscape shots](https://www.youtube.com/@northlandscapes). * **40% Photo Editing (Lightroom Classic):** Nikon Z8 RAWs and drone DNGs. * **Delivery:** Strictly **SDR** for web (YouTube, Instagram, Portfolio). The **ASUS ProArt PA32QCV** seems like the strongest contender, but I’m curious about the **Dell U3224KB**. **My main questions:** 1. Does the Dell’s **IPS Black** panel provide a significant advantage for grading D-Log M footage compared to the ASUS? 2. How is the 10-bit (8-bit + FRC) handling on the ASUS for subtle gradients in landscape work (ice, water, sky)? [This is my type of work](https://www.youtube.com/@northlandscapes/videos). 3. Any issues with macOS scaling or Thunderbolt stability on either? Would love to hear from anyone who has moved away from Apple displays to one of these!