I just got a 32” monitor and I thought it was already too big. I couldn’t even dare to use 40” let alone 48”.

I went from a 34" ultrawide to a 48" OLED. At first I thought it was too much, but after a week I quickly got used to it. I tried going back to my 34" for a little bit and it felt like looking at a phone screen! Large format isn't for everyone, but with the screen at the back of my desk, I never have to turn my neck to see all four corners.

The trick is to use a 42" screen, behind a 36" depth desk, and wall mount the screen. Much more balanced in terms of neck and eye relief

49” neo g9 was life changing and i will never go back to a small monitor, yes i have to look across the room to see my mini map but i love every second

Been using my giga monitor 4K 55" LG B9 OLED w G-Sync since 2019. Sit about 6' away and game from the couch with wireless keyboard and mouse, Xbox controller. Its been great! edit: I have 17,340 hours on it now and have practiced very good burn in prevention (auto hiding task bar, local dimming, and lower screen brightness setting overall).

I have the 42" ROG PG42UQ on my desktop and it's great! Took a week or so to get used to, but it's fantastic. Going from 1440p IPS to 4K OLED is glorious. :)

FoV is important on large monitors, as you discovered. I run an older Asus 43" (non-OLED, sadly), and sit probably a smidge closer than you with that one. I tend to run anywhere between 110-140 FoV depending on the game.

I've used a 4k 49" screen with my PC for over 4 years now and in 4k 60 with proper configuration it's super clear and a pleasure to use and view. Playing on anything smaller seems like I'm looking at a postage stamp!

My PC is currently connected to a 43" TV. I sit about 8 feet away so you are pretty spot on.

I’ve been using a 48 inch LG C1 OLED for about a year now and it’s been pretty incredible. I wall mounted it and it sits about a foot away from my desk, so this setup definitely isn’t for everyone, but it’s been the best monitor/tv I’ve ever bought by far. High refresh rate, excellent response times, HDMI 2.1, 4k, HDR10, perfect blacks, it is a no compromises display.

Currently using the 42 LG OLED C2 and I freaking love it, but I think 48 would be too big for me

I have a LG curved 38" ultrawide ips and it's as big as I'd want to go, but I'd also never want to go back to a smaller monitor😁

I use a 28” 4k display and upscale UI and it is extremely sharp, I adore it. I had always used 24” 1080p monitors and this felt like a massive upgrade.

I got a 24 inch display and I'm considering adding another, I think I rather go for the 2-screen setup than a massive one. Nonetheless, a top video as usual Dawid. Loved watching it!

I've been asking a lot of channels to review it including you and I am glad you did

I upgraded from a 23" 1080p to a 27" 1440p display last year and I'm certain that if I go 4K, I'd top out at 30" or 32" at most. Else I'd just be looking around constantly.

Optimal display size has always been part personal preference and a lot sitting distance. This looks like a great monitor, as mentioned in the video, for an in between of a traditional monitor and a tv. If your monitor position is a short distance from your head and you find a 32" monitor a tad bit small for your preference, then this would be a great consideration instead of a traditional tv, or as an option if you just want to be able to lean back and play with a remote, as demonstrated in the video too.

You need to judge size with distance. Also, I think most pc gamers recommend 90 FOV minimum

"Can a ..... be TOO big" sounds like the beginning of a dirty joke Dawid would tell.

Completely understand what you're talking about with MOBAs. I picked up an Aorus 48 inch monitor earlier this year and it's hilarious how you have to physically turn your head to look down at the map. I got caught out because of that more than a few times hahha

For scenarios where you need to focus to a smaller space like with gaming, you play windowed and leave the desktop black and empty. The point of these large high resolution monitors is to have a larger workspace, not to use everything necessarily in full screen. Like instead of multiple monitor setups.

Went with a 32 inch monitor and I feel it's about the perfect size for my uses. However, I'm quite jelly of my friends Samsung G9 Monitor. I recommend trying one if you can. :)

I recently bumped up to a 65 inch TV for my home theatre setup and playing first person stuff on it initially took some getting used to. As you said, it kinda felt like being in a wormhole or something haha. Now I've adjusted to the extra viewing angle it's great but it'd be awful being sat too close to it. Definitely feel like bigger screens don't work out very well as PC monitors.

I've been using a LG C1 48" as my only monitor for around a year. 4k 120, gsync, and amazing pixel response time. And I kind of treat it like a multi monitor.

If your going to go big just make sure your ppi is high. I'm running 4k at 43in and I feel it's really good all around. It's a TLC TV and I got it a few years ago for Hella cheap at $189 at target black Friday sale. Which is why I bought it instead of a 1080p TV as the 4k TV was actually cheaper lol. I now have a 1440p monitor that I got for free from a friend and it's terrible compared to my 4k TV. I want to upgrade to oled 144hz 4k at 43in or perhaps larger. I recommend being 30inches away or more from a 43in or bigger monitor or TV. I'm planning on getting a rolling TV stand that's height adjustable so I can perfect my viewing angles. I also use my TV as my TV for my bedroom for watching movies so going bigger would make a better movie experience as my TV is 12 ft away from where my eyes would be in bed. I love how immersive my large 4k TV is. Playing games like red dead redemption 2 is an absolute dream and I even get a bit of a competitive advantage in games like battlefield because I can see further due to the sharp crisp 4k resolution and the large format allows me to crank up the fov if I want. Overall it's going to be a personal preference but be careful as once you go 4k large screen you will never go back!

I have a 50" 4K 120Hz monitor and I wish I would have went maybe 42" or something a little smaller. I have 2 other 32" 4k 120Hz on each side for my normal computer stuff. When I try to use the 50" for certain tasks I just move them over to one of the 32" monitors.

1:58 I thought he was gonna say that the "Hexagon is the best-a-gon" 😭

Fair assessment. I'm in the market for a monitor, and this kind of information is very helpful. Thanks

I prefer 32~34 inches for 4K. This is certainly entering the "too big" range for me, at my usual arms-length sitting distance. But the color and response time of OLED is wonderful. My dream monitor would be 4K 75~144hz 32~34inch OLED with freesync (and optionally, >=HDR600). If that existed, I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

I tried playing with a 60" tv. Trust me dawid if you love your neck and eyes you shouldn't go bigger than 27" 😂

I love my 42" OLED set up in my living room, its great for the older games I tend to play. To your point, the racing games are just a fantastic experience on larger screens.

For a desktop monitor, maybe a 32" would be ideal. If you have a big living room, and can sit relatively back from the monitor, a 39" to 42" is good. However, if you are about 6 feet away from it, a 55" is about perfect. It depends on the distance from the monitor versus the field of view.

You play on 55fov normally? That doesn't even cut it on a 27" display, wtf?

Awesome, honest unbiased reviews of products Dawid, put you way above most youtubers. You would find something bad on a diamond and that is exactly what we need. We don't need to hear all superlatives and what not, but real pluses and minuses of each product you get your paws at. Good job.

I use a 48 inches LG OLED C1 as a monitor. Wall mounting it made a big difference in comfort, specially with the amount of stuff that's is on the bottom of screen (game dialogue, for example).

Bigger isn't always better ;)

I have a 42" LG C2 as my primary monitor.. Does the job,, that's for sure. 120hz (well 119hz to be accurate) with G-Sync capability.. And holy Hemostat does it ever feel amazing. Though my eyes strain a bit because of it. So i am going to have to get some gaming glasses i think. :)

I tried my 48 inch T.V as a monitor like two weeks ago with HDR on. Man that thing made my eyes feel like they were two rotating stars ready to collapse in on them selves at any given moment

I've been using a 55" OLED C1, it's been a pleasure all around.

The proper sitting distance for a 4k display is the distance where it takes up most of your field of view but you can see it all, all the time, just a little eye movement to focus on different sides/corners. I sit about 3-4 ft away from my 55". I bought a 1080p 42" TV back around 2010, and just a few months ago I upgraded to a 55" 4k QLED. And I would happily take something at that size and resolution at 60 Hz over something smaller (27") 1440p and 120 Hz. I bought a monitor to go alongside the TV, figuring I'd use the TV for watching whatever video I'm streaming and then see what all the fuss was about for high FPS gaming at 1440p on the monitor. The 1440p monitor might have been okay as the only upgrade from the old 1080p TV, but after experiencing the joy of 4k at 55" I couldn't go to anything under 4k now. And I'm the kind of person that as long as my FPS is stable at 30 FPS or more I can't really tell the difference. Right at 30 FPS I kinda can... but 40+ is great and I feel like I'm wasting money on a display that does more than that. I spent hours trying to find the magical difference in the 120 Hz of the 1440p monitor (and before people ask, I was deliberately running games where I was getting at least that output shown by a Windows app overlay and in game FPS counters, usually games a few years old running on my 3060ti, so it's not like my GPU was only outputting 60 frames on a 120 Hz display). And I couldn't tell. The only thing I'd notice is that things didn't look as sharp at 1440p as they did at 4k, even when having them take up the same amount of my field of vision, and I'd just get the urge to go back to my 4k display. If I got farther away from the 1440p it was simply "fine". So I returned the monitor because it felt like a waste of money. My TV was $450 for 60 Hz, and the monitor was like $300 for 120 Hz. Bigger and higher resolution for me any day, over smaller and lower resolution with a higher refresh rate.

I have two 50" "monitors" on my desktop. I don't game on them often, but I don't really have any issues with neck pain or anything and I spend hours every day on them. I think you get used to it and the extra screen real estate comes in handy.

Been using the same 42" 1080p Insignia as a monitor for 7 years now. Love it

I've got the ROG XG43UQ (43" 4K UHD 16:9), on the ROG x IKEA UPPSPEL desk (80cm / 32" deep), and it's just about perfect. That size at that distance basically fills my main field of vision, and doesn't really need you to be actively moving your head around in normal use. It was a leap of faith to choose to go that big, took a little getting used to and some tuning of desktop scaling and stuff, but I'm glad I did. It's highly immersive in games, and the image quality is awesome. Pixel density is clean and crisp, you don't see the individual pixels. Going big also gives you extras like HDR1000, compared to HDR600 on typical premium 32" monitors. No regrets, and I'd go for roughly that size again if I had to start over.

I loved all the extras sensory and the water that felt like a residue was my fav

I use a 65" LG Nanocell (4K120 Gsync capable version) as a PC monitor with my eyes 1m from the screen for desktop use. It's crazy but I love it.

Currently my lounge setup is using a HTPC with an LG CX 55” OLED is a dream to use for single player titles and the colours are 🤤🤤🤤🤤!

Had this monitor for about four months now, and this thing is sweet, perfect size for me, because I am not sitting up under the monitor .

great analogy at the end. nailed it

Well done for resisting the 'that's what she said' moment after declaring it the 'longest screw ever'. True professional.

After 2 years on a 49” I am comfortable with this size as a Monitor if you have room to place a small table for your peripherals or use a game pad. Just scored a Warehouse deal to get this for 700 bucks(used-acceptable). Hopefully it’s a scratch or chip that’s not on the front 😅.

It really all depends on what you're used to. I sit 3.5 feet from a 65" television everyday and I don't have neck issues. I just move my eyes.

I'm watching this video on this exact model and it's perfect. That's coming from an Alienware 34" Ultrawide. I love this monitor. I watch lots of videos and the screen space makes it easy to multitask and actually see what I'm looking at.

27 really is the optimal size for a desktop monitor, especially for esports where you need to be able to reliably track information displayed on the edges of the screen. These 48 inch OLED monitors would be great for a couch gaming PC, but not for a desk.

No, you just need to look at it from a propper distance. 15 cm phone screen in hand is same angular field of vision as 24 inch monitor on a table or 55 inch tv few meters away... approximately.

Those ports facing rearward were a major oversight.

I wish I had "company sending their product to Dawid for review" level of confidence.

I'm currently using a 43" 4K TV for a monitor. I've been using bigger displays for years. What I've personally found is you must train yourself to move your eyes and not your neck. 42-43" is perfect to cover your field of view and immerse you into the game. And, moving just your eyes, you do not need to move your head. Any larger, depending on how far back your monitor is, of course, and you will have to move your head. Plus, gaming aside, screens this size in 4K allow 2-3 windows at the same size with large, crisp content.

I've been using various 40" TV's as my main monitor for YEARS now. Gotten so use to the size, I'd struggle to go back to a tiny monitor, lol

Using a Philips Momentum 55" for 2 years, before that I was using a Sony TV 49" ... depending on your desk size the sweet spot is between 43 and 55". For 55" I have a 90cm width desk and that's perfect. I use it mainly for productivity (Visual Studio), but also for games and movies.

I just got this exact monitor a few days ago and have been playing a lot of Warzone on it. And I absolutely love it. I don’t have the neck issues people talk about (and I play PC). Am curious tho what settings did you change on the monitor?

I just ordered this on sale…but unlike most I primarily brought this to use with my PS5/SeriesX. I’ve found console gaming on a monitor has been really nice for me and bit more immersive than the classic couch/big screen set up. Currently on a 32in and I think 48 will be perfect for what I use it for.

It's called a "random several years old Funai TV found in the basement" and you should try it. Worked great for me.

LG C1 user here. Love it. Won't ever go back to a tiny monitor. The emersion factor just isn't there with a tiny screen.

i play on a 43" Lg monitor since many years, and i can definitely say you dont have the right position yet. First, get in fully back of your seat, next, put your feet on the desk. you are now, at least, 10 feet from your screen, finally enjoy :D

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i'll be making my switch to this monitor very soon. I'm excited

Dude, the neck howling from dota had me rofl. 😂

Three factors.. Pixels per radian/degree (retina) Filling the right amount of your field of view. And an appropriate focal distance.. I wonder what the optimum focal distance is for the eye.. One way to use a huge display is sit close and set FOV to approximately 90 degrees, but only focus on the middle 50% of the screen area. It gives a degree of peripheral vision which you typically 'see' but dont focus on. This may increase your immersion.

What a coincidence, I just installed not 1 but 3 large 4k tvs for my rig; 50+55+50. For my driving simulators. I also got a neck injury, but that was because of a fall on the ice yesterday; not related to the displays 😀 It's like I'm running 8 24" and 4 27" 1080p monitors and I love it

It depends mostly how far you are sitting from your monitor for the screen size.

I recently replaced a 42" TV I had been using as a monitor with a 32" actual monitor due to the TV being too big for my desk set up.

i have a 31" lenovo screen and i was baffled at the sheer size of it for like the first week but the quality on colors and overall how much better the games looks really grew on me and i dont have to squint my eyes when i play fps games anymore edit: i have a retractable arm mounted on it so i can move it however i want and sometimes i just put on a movie and watch it from my bed

I think my primary gaming monitor is a 35" curved display? I should probably know for sure but I think that is the size and it felt perfect for FPS titles. A 48" flat screen is crazy although I used to play Elite Dangerous and Rocksmith on a 65" 4K TV. That was sweet.

Thanks for your review. I bought this monitor and waiting patiently to receive it :)

All depends on the viewing distance. What is still "good" for the eyes in my point of view.: 42"-48" 4K need at least 1-2 meter viewing distance. 32" flat around 80cm. 32" curved a bit less around 60-70cm. 27" 50-60cm.

I’ve always loved your Chuck Norris level OC vids, can you do one on the Amd apus like 5600g/5700g with absolutely ridiculous cooling sub zero?

I used to play on my 50in 4k Samsung TV when I first got my PC, and it is great if you get the right distance from the display. I got small portable desk for the setup.

I like out the back ports, trying to feel out hidden ports always a pain.

I've been using my 55" TV as a monitor for 4 years, from maybe 2 feet away! Not being able to see everything at once is great for immersive games. However, if I need to see the whole screen (e.g. a 3 hour progressive raiding session), then I simply choose to play in a smaller window! I open up an full screen application that gives a nice blank background, then put the game and discord on top. I am used to 27" 1080p displays, so it is equivalent to 4 of those; I've never had the 27" 1440p experience, so don't feel like I missed out, though that sounds like a great experience

Perfect size, been using tv as pc monitor since 2001, but I do not sit that close to the screen, more like tv distance. Will get one like this one when it gets cheap enough.

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Been using an LG 48" OLED as my gaming monitor for 2 years now. Don't think I can ever go back.

I replaced my AOC 24.5" display with a curved 32" Samsung G5 yesterday, and even this size is borderline too big for pleasant gaming at around 50 cm distance. My dream is a 42" OLED, and if that happens someday, I will wall mount it and distance my gaming desk appropriately.

The analogy with the Pagani Zonda was very ilustrative.

Hello from Australia and Lucky you! I'm still stuck with a 720p monitor 😭 my gigabyte Rx 6700xt oc must hate me 🤣 also keep up the good work I absolutely love the videos!

What is nice is that 4K at 48 inches scaling is not necessary.

When I was a kid anything bigger than 22" was considered too big because it required too much eye movement. That still kinda holds because if you get a large screen they recommend you sit further away so there doesn't appear to be any advantage. I don't remember the viewing distance formula, but for this size I think you sit at the desk in the middle of the room with the screen attached to the wall in order to get far enough away (people actually do this) which makes you look like you lost your damn mind. I think people are just buying big screens because they are enthusiastic about technology.

Very nice comparison at the end

On sale for $699 right now. Got a deal on one of the 240Hz LG OLED ultrawides but returned it because it was used and the power on hours made me question the value, even at 40% off MSRP. Got this direct from LG and its been great. Coming from a 180Hz IPS for years now I can say confidently that the 138Hz is not noticeably different to me at all. It could be the significantly lower latency on the OLEDs that makes up the difference for lost refresh rate. Either way its been going great with about 36" between me and the screen. 42" would have been my preference, but 42">48">32" is my opinion on the 4K OLED panels.

It has kind of become a standard, even on TVs, to have all the video ports to point down rather than towards the back. Strange that they didn't do that here.

I used to use a 24 inch 1080p monitor but after upgrading to a 48 inch LG OLED C1 TV, I would never want to go back to any normal sized monitor.

Love your videos dawid

I’ve had a 40” monitor for over 7 years now and played a lot of dota on it. Can confirm, that large sized monitors are not great for it because you need to always be aware of the minimap and not have to turn your head for it. To adjust, I focus between the minimap and the center of the screen.

I've been using a 48" LG C1 for a couple months now and the experience has been incredible

Having used a 42inch OLED since April, it's fantastic, never going back.

Next vid Dawid somehow finds a way to hook up a cinema projector to his gaming PC.

You literally unboxed on it on the same desk I have and then set it up on a smaller desk. I think with the first desk it really wouldn't be bad

that shipping just looks like some usual best buy shipping lol, swear everything ive bought from there comes to you looking like it just left fight club

I use 48 inch c1 almost a year now and i cant agree on hurting neck thing at all. There is no drawbacks to size. I would even consider 55 inch display.

Been waiting for this one