34+" monitor

WolfgangS wrote:
Anybody here working with an XXL monitor, 34 inches or more?

Samuel Murray wrote:


Not me, but my children do. If you do get such a monitor, get a bracket that attaches to the wall or to the desk, so that you don't have to use the monitor stand. The monitor stand for such a large monitor has to be quite large and takes up a lot of space on your desk.

If I were going to buy such a monitor, I would go for 3840x1600 (they're usually 37").

I see the cheapest 34" monitors are all 2560x1080. Is that what you're aiming for? In other words, you want a larger monitor so that every on the screen appears larger? Or do you want a larger monitor with the same dot pitch as your current monitor, so that you can fit more stuff on the screen?

WolfgangS wrote:
My concern is, will the characters in my CAT tool be large enough to be readable without straining my eyes?

Samuel Murray wrote:


You have to calculate the "dot pitch" of the monitors. This is a measure of how large (physically) the pixels are. So, calculate the dot pitch of your two existing monitors, and then calculate the dot pitch of any monitor that you're thinking of buying.

https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/technology/ppi-calculator.php
You can also ask ChatGPT "How tall is a screen with these specifications:" to compare screens. But the screen height doesn't tell you anything about how large or small the text/icons on the screen are -- for that, you need the dot pitch.

If your Apple monitor is a 23", then the dot pitch is 0.258 (and its screen height is 31 cm). The new LG monitor's dot pitch is 0.2316 (and its screen height is 33.5 cm). The dot pitch of both screens are very similar, so the text/icons etc. should be roughly the same size on the new monitor as on your Apple monitor. (In fact, the text/icons will be 11% smaller on the new screen, but that's close enough to be the same, if you ask me.)



[Edited at 2026-01-28 22:32 GMT]

Sebastian Witte wrote:

I am not familiar with this monitor and am not a huge fan of LG's design (although I believe they are technically fine), but please, by all means, use a price comparison site.

I have seen this monitor priced at 279 euros over at galaxus.fr, for example, including shipping.

https://www.trustpilot.com/review/galaxus.fr

https://www.galaxus.fr/en/s1/product/lg-34wr55qk-b-3440-x-1440-pixels-34-monitor-47484403



[Edited at 2026-01-28 19:11 GMT]

WolfgangS wrote:

Hi,
anybody here working with an XXL monitor, 34 inches or more?
If so, what are your impressions?
I want to get rid of my two monitors, too many cables everywhere.

Tom in London wrote:



I get a neck pain just thinking about what this must be like. Worse than being at Wimbledon.

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/men-and-women-turning-heads-back-and-forth-during-stock-video-footage/1117-30

PAS wrote:

"...fit everthing on one monitor, mainly CAT tool, terminology app, mail client, browser."

Not wanting to criticize the organization of your workspace, but do you really need to have your mail client visible all the time? And your browser?
I use my work laptop screen for my email (and for the browser, for that matter). If I need to get the big picture, I just drag a tab to the monitor.
I have a 27 inch monitor (3840 x 2160) with 150% magnification (as recommended by the display settings), my eyes are ca. 50 cm from it and I see everything clearly (wearing reading glasses that is, but I need to wear them anyway). In terms of screen area it's plenty enough.

Also, in my experience, it is not a good idea to get the cheapest monitor (or cheapest anything for that matter...). We spend enough time in front of them to warrant getting something a bit better and easier on the eyes.

[Edited at 2026-02-03 09:18 GMT]

PAS wrote:

OK, I understand
Maybe try borrowing a 27" monitor from somewhere to test drive it for a few days - maybe it would be enough.

Erik-Martin Jansen Hesshaus wrote:

I use a 42" Philips Evnia 4K monitor with great satisfaction, connected to 2 PC's. Last decade I've had some 32"s. I just upped the eye-distance a bit accordingly. It's good to move your eyes, neck, a bit. For us translators, 32" is the bare minimum for multiwindow workspaces.