In searching for a new ultra-wide office monitor (>=34"), I realized that it was extremely difficult to systematically compare between monitors of separate brands. I also realized that some monitors still ship without features that could be taken for granted (e.g. swivel). I put together a ranked spreadhsheet of 19 monitors across 9 brands with a USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3 connectivity. My monitor of interest needed to (a) be >=34", (b) charge my laptop through a USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3, (c) allow for adjustable height/tilt/swivel, (d) have a curvature > 1500R (lower values give me dizziness), and (e) have blue light protection. For the 6 monitors that abided by these pre-requisites, I also included important display-related characteristics and other features to help rank them. I hope that you find it useful and that it saves at least a few minutes for at least a few of you!
It wasn't included here because all selected 38" monitors have the same resolution (3840x1600 pixels) and all selected 34" monitors have the same resolution (3440x1440 pixels), so it doesn't really help us rank them. Nevertheless, I've now added another column with resolution for clarity.
In my case, I'm only looking at monitors that have macOS Retina scale resolution, so the vertical would have to be at least 2k, if not more. I'm not finding much in that space beyond your standard 4k 16x9 monitors, which I've already got. If I'm going to upgrade, I would be interested in looking at a wider monitor with higher horizontal resolution, but I'm not giving up on Retina.
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It wasn't included here because all selected 38" monitors have the same resolution (3840x1600 pixels) and all selected 34" monitors have the same resolution (3440x1440 pixels), so it doesn't really help us rank them. Nevertheless, I've now added another column with resolution for clarity.
In my case, I'm only looking at monitors that have macOS Retina scale resolution, so the vertical would have to be at least 2k, if not more. I'm not finding much in that space beyond your standard 4k 16x9 monitors, which I've already got. If I'm going to upgrade, I would be interested in looking at a wider monitor with higher horizontal resolution, but I'm not giving up on Retina.
Much appreciated! Thanks again!