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I prefer the Samsung chg90 as the alternative, as its curvature helps with viewing items on the far edges.

For KVM type of features, the logitech flow, multi device keyboard and mouse are the best. Especially if each device has their own screens.
 
This, basically.

"5K" makes it sound like this is a high-DPI display, but it's not. It is literally more than five thousand pixels wide, and fits the moniker in that sense, but a 5K iMac has twice the pixels despite being half the width, because it has double the density in each dimension.

If you want a "Retina" display, this one isn't it.
If you need a large display, the 5K iMac isn't it. Right tools for the job may be different for different users
 
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This, basically.

"5K" makes it sound like this is a high-DPI display, but it's not. It is literally more than five thousand pixels wide, and fits the moniker in that sense, but a 5K iMac has twice the pixels despite being half the width, because it has double the density in each dimension.

If you want a "Retina" display, this one isn't it.
Correct. I have a Dell 34” Curved 21:9 UW. Same 1440 pixel height. Not 4K or 5K. Doesn’t have 2160 pixel height. 4K and 5K should not be overall pixels due to width but should refer to lines of pixels.
 
Can't speak from experience with an ultra wide monitor, but BetterTouchTool allows Mac users to enable window snapping in the same manner as Windows 7.

By default, it'd allow you to snap a window to each side, so it'd be like two 27 inch monitors, but you can create custom snap areas, so it can be divided up however the user wants.

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Excellent app. That's the kind of feature you'd expect Apple to implement into the OS by default.
 
Screens this large highlight the problems with a universal menu bar. The Windows approach (menu atop a window) would seem to be better.

I was thinking the same thing. The Mac approach was based on very solid research showing that users could find a universal menu bar faster even with very large displays. But that was based on the largest displays contemplated at that time. At a certain size -- and this should be measurable -- the Windows approach would seem to make more sense. I'd like to see Apple weigh in on this issue, since there are strong use-case arguments for very large displays.
 
The use cases for "ultrawide" monitors like this are too small, IMO.

5120x1440 at 49" is simply too wide (regarding its physical size) to be practical even for normal office use.

3840x1080 at 41.5" is far better for productivity.
 
I run a 1440p / 27" monitor flanked by 2 1080p / 21" monitors (all Dell). I'd love one of these, though they're a bit out of my price range at the moment.

I chose my triple monitor combination to add width to a 27" screen, whist avoiding a bezel in the centre (the 21" screens have a similar dpi to the 27"). The setup works great for me, though I'd trade 1300 horizontal pixels to reduce the physical width a little and get a cleaner look. Having 1440p across the whole width would be a bonus too.

My current setup is around 60" wide, and only feels a little wider than ideal. These 49" screens are only equivalent to 2x 27" (and with zero bezels), so aren't as crazy as they sound. There's no reason to go smaller, and 1080 vertical across the whole screen is too low IMHO.
 
I'd agree with that, simply because I feel like you need more than 1440 as the vertical resolution on a monitor that large. It's nice being able to have all that horizontal space, but you still run into issues if you can't see much at a time vertically. (EG. You might open a large Excel spreadsheet where you can finally see all the columns across, but it doesn't save you from having to keep scrolling down to see the contents in each of the rows.)

Interestingly? I could definitely see a great use-case for one of these displays if you wall mounted it in portrait position, and made it a digital sign-board. As long as you were free to design custom screen images for it to show any way you wished, you'd be able to make some eye-catching and interesting content to show on a display that long and tall.

Among other things, I'm envisioning one in a lobby between elevators in a skyscraper, where it displays a list of companies on each floor.

At 34", LG 34WK95U-W is smaller, but I think it's superior in almost all other aspects -- higher resolution (5120 by 2160, or 5K horizontal and 4K vertical) with HDR output (600 nits) and Thunderbolt 3 input (although I think there's a bug that requires the monitor to use USB-C for full resolution for now).
 
Sooooo....we have to believe that Apple will (finally) release new standalone 5K and legit-5K ultra-wide monitors when they (FINALLY) release the new Mac Pro. Yes?
 
I don't think this is something that has an effect on every device. But I am having problems getting this display to run at the native resolution (5120x1440). The only usable resolution, for now, seems to be 3120x1080. (I tried it with both 2013MacPro and a 2017Macbook, also I have read forum entries about people having this problem with newer macbook pros as well.) (if anyone here happens to have a solution to this problem, it would be amazing if you can comment.)
 
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I have a Samsung CF791 that I've been using with my 15in MBP (Mid2015) for about a 6 months now at work. It's 3440x1440 so not quite as wide as this DELL but the same vertical resolution. It's also curved. It replaced an LG 4k monitor. I really like this Samsung monitor. I frequently have to switch between multiple programs so being able to have them all side-by-side is incredibly helpful. I've never wanted a multiple screen set up because I always want the main screen right in front of me. This monitor is definitely a great alternative to the Dell for about $800. The only fault was that it didn't play well when I plugged the DP into the TB2 on my MBP. The color was way off. I think they were both trying to compensate for color and just fighting with each other. When I switched to the HDMI connector, everything was fine. (I haven't tried going back to the TB2 port with the mojave upgrade.)
 
DisplayFusion is an excellent program to have for multiple monitors - it will create per monitor task bars and segregate the icons by monitor. It can also auto-open applications in certain monitors, and add toolbar buttons for things like move to next monitor, move to next monitor maximized, move to certain size or place. It also supports dragging maximized windows to other monitors. And it is very extensible in C#.

Yeah I used something like that in a different job.

Tried it at this job and our access is really locked down on installing software etc. We also use laptops here with docks and one program I tried didn’t seem to be able to deal with the different resolutions.
 
I gather with only one USB-C port you can still "use a dongle" like we do today..

And unlike it being noticeable on a phone, this is at the back, so it will be hidden. Therefore, your probably more likely to use one..

I'd still prefer 2' 27' displays than one huge one. You can't separate one huge display, so better make double-y sure.
 
These 49" screens are only equivalent to 2x 27" (and with zero bezels), so aren't as crazy as they sound. There's no reason to go smaller, and 1080 vertical across the whole screen is too low IMHO.
I have two dell 27” thin bezel, absolutely love them.
The 49” is about a third smaller in height, imo this is too thin, at this length.
 
We bought two of them today for a neurologist physician at a major USA hospital I support - The neurologist will stack the two screens on top of each other and use them to keep all of his patient charts open simultaneously. Great use case for these, I think. (Dell sells the appropriate stacking stand - Model: Chief KTP230B - $160 education) Also, the monitors are only $1206 - education.
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I was going to say, stack two and then maybe it’ll make sense. But having been looking at monitors for a while now (and not being a gamer) I think the best display is honestly Apple’s 27” 5K unit—that is unfortunately attached to a Mac computer. (And I’m speaking about PC or Mac monitors...anything less than $2K anyway.) When Apple lets their products languish, like with the current iMac, it has a domino effect. In this case, the screen itself become a worse and worse buy because it’s attached to a Mac. Or—and this is beyond crazy—if Apple were to create an “input” port on the iMaaa... No, no. That’s crazy talk. What was I thinking.

I’m not sure if we’ll see a new display this year with a redesigned iMac. There was talk of a new display from Apple. But who knows. It’s too bad they didn’t sell their 27” 5K screen separately, like they did their QHD 27” Cinema Display. I hope they don’t do that again—especially with a new Mac Mini finally in the wild.
 
Screens this large highlight the problems with a universal menu bar. The Windows approach (menu atop a window) would seem to be better.
Sorry, could you explain what you two are talking about?
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LOL, please. Are you saying that because it doesn't have an Apple logo on it? Dell makes some really good monitors. Check out the Dell U2717D... solid monitor for real work (only thing it's missing is a faster refresh rate for gaming).

Stop lying.

But he's an IT guy! Some people have never seen or used Dell or HP IPS displays meant for professional use. Interpreting IPS = professional is their first mistake.

As great as a retina IPS display is, and it is, it doesn't have the market penetration to make it viable as a standard. Yet. No one's going to give up Eizo monitors to color grade on a Mac display.
 
Sorry, could you explain what you two are talking about?
If you look at the top of your screen, you'll see the Apple logo at left, and then a bunch of menu options that, when clicked, drop down more options. That's what they're referring to as a universal menu bar; the drop-down options change depending on what program has focus, but the bar is always at the top of the screen, and the things you can click always goes from left to right. By comparison, Windows has those menu options embedded at the top of each program window. The Mac way of doing things is cleaner, in a way, but on an extremely long display like this it means that you would need to move your mouse all the way to the upper left corner of the screen if you wanted to access that menu... which seems very inefficient from a productivity standpoint. If you were to use this monitor with Windows, your menu options would be in the program window you were using, and you wouldn't need to mouse around as much. (As far as I remember, the Windows menu options can also be accessed via keyboard; you can do this on the Mac, too, but whereas pressing "alt" on Windows tends to highlight the menu bar, you need to use control+F2 on a Mac to give the menu bar focus... which is far less obvious, and which I admit that I just learned despite 10+ years of Mac usage while researching a bit before writing this reply.)
 
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If you look at the top of your screen, you'll see the Apple logo at left, and then a bunch of menu options that, when clicked, drop down more options. That's what they're referring to as a universal menu bar; the drop-down options change depending on what program has focus, but the bar is always at the top of the screen, and the things you can click always goes from left to right. By comparison, Windows has those menu options embedded at the top of each program window. The Mac way of doing things is cleaner, in a way, but on an extremely long display like this it means that you would need to move your mouse all the way to the upper left corner of the screen if you wanted to access that menu... which seems very inefficient from a productivity standpoint. If you were to use this monitor with Windows, your menu options would be in the program window you were using, and you wouldn't need to mouse around as much. (As far as I remember, the Windows menu options can also be accessed via keyboard; you can do this on the Mac, too, but whereas pressing "alt" on Windows tends to highlight the menu bar, you need to use control+F2 on a Mac to give the menu bar focus... which is far less obvious, and which I admit that I just learned despite 10+ years of Mac usage while researching a bit before writing this reply.)


Gotcha. Having used both OSs since the early 90s, I've always preferred the Microsoft method over the Apple method. Though the Apple method is great when using software that takes over the theming of whatever OS theme you have running and makes the menu system easier to use due to clarity.
 
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