The 5 Best 34-49 Inch Monitors - Black Friday 2024

The Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95 is the best monitor with a 49-inch screen we've tested. It has a 32:9 aspect ratio, known as a super ultrawide display. With a 5120x1440 resolution, it's the equivalent of placing two 27-inch, 1440p monitors side-by-side, so there's plenty of screen space to use. It's designed as a gaming monitor and it's fantastic for this as it has a 240Hz refresh rate and sharp motion handling.

It combines its incredible gaming performance with outstanding picture quality thanks to its QD-OLED panel. It displays deep and inky blacks in dark rooms without blooming around bright objects, and it gets bright enough to make small highlights pop. It even displays a wide range of bright and vivid colors in HDR, so it's fantastic for HDR gaming or watching movies. However, QD-OLEDs like this have the risk of permanent burn-in when exposed to the same static elements over time. If that's a concern for you, you can also consider the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9/G95NA S49AG95, which has a 240Hz refresh rate and Mini LED backlighting, but it's a step down from the OLED G9 because it doesn't display the same deep blacks.

If you don't need the super ultrawide screen of the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95, there are smaller ultrawides with a 21:9 aspect ratio instead. The next size down is 45 inches, but they're hard to find, and below that, there are some 40-inch monitors that you can get, like the Dell U4025QW. It has a 5120x2160 resolution, so it has the same pixel density as a 32-inch, 4k screen, resulting in sharp text clarity. However, it has fewer gaming features than the Samsung, and it has worse picture quality, but it's a better choice for productivity, which is great if you need such a big screen for multitasking.

It's feature-packed as it has a massive USB hub with five USB-A ports and five USB-C ports, so you can easily connect many devices. One of the USB-C ports supports Thunderbolt 4 with up to 140W of power, which is great if you have a power-hungry laptop, and another USB-C is meant for the KVM switch, making it easy to switch between sources and use the same keyboard and mouse connected to the monitor. However, this monitor is expensive, and if you don't need all these features, the LG 40WP95C-W is similar and costs less, but it doesn't get as bright as the Dell.

Although 40-inch monitors tend to be focused on productivity, there are some 38-inch displays with more gaming features, like the LG 38WN95C-W. This monitor offers a good mix between gaming and office use as it has a higher refresh rate and better motion handling than Dell U4025QW, and it has some productivity perks like a USB-C port with Thunderbolt 3 support, but it has a lower resolution than the Dell, so images aren't as sharp. That said, it's still a good choice if you want to use it in a well-lit room, as it gets bright enough to fight glare and has okay reflection handling.

If you want a monitor in this size range purely for gaming, there are some 39-inch OLED monitors available with a 240Hz refresh rate, like the LG 39GS95QE-B, which offer deep blacks and sharp motion handling. However, we have yet to test those monitors, so you can vote for them in our Review Pipeline if you'd like to see them tested.

While 38-inch and larger monitors offer the most screen space, many more monitors are available with 34-inch screen sizes, and the Dell Alienware AW3423DWF is a great option if you want the best 34-inch gaming monitor. It delivers better overall picture quality than the LG 38WN95C-W due to its QD-OLED panel, similar to the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95. This means it displays perfect blacks in dark rooms and delivers an incredible HDR experience thanks to its bright highlights and vivid colors.

The Dell is excellent for gaming, as motion looks extremely crisp, thanks to its near-instantaneous response time. It has a fast 165Hz refresh rate with support for FreeSync VRR and is G-SYNC compatible to reduce screen tearing. If you have an NVIDIA graphics card and prefer a monitor with native G-SYNC support, consider the Dell Alienware AW3423DW instead. However, it also costs more and performs similarly, besides the VRR support.

If you find that the Dell Alienware AW3423DWF is out of your price range and you just need something simpler and cheaper, check out the Dell S3422DWG. It has a 34-inch, 3440x1440 screen like the AW3423DWF, but the differences come down to their panel types and picture quality. The S3422DWG doesn't have an OLED panel, and while it doesn't have the same risk of burn-in, it can't display the same perfect blacks with bright highlights. That said, it offers great SDR picture quality with a good contrast ratio and very good SDR brightness, but it just doesn't offer the same HDR experience as the AW3423DWF.

The S3422DWG's 144Hz refresh rate is good enough for most gamers, and while it has a reasonable response time with most content, there's black smearing with fast-moving objects. Unfortunately, it isn't versatile for different uses as it has narrow viewing angles and is limited in extra features, but this is what you have to expect for a budget-friendly monitor.