LG’s 32-Inch 4K OLED Monitor Goes on Sale for a Scary $3,999

[Dan_D]

Sure, 43” would be better, but nothing wrong with 32”. It’s just the rest of the feature set that’s lacking for what I want.

I fixed that for you. You got your numbers backwards there. 34" isn't a 4K resolution and I've had LCD's from 20" to 43". I wouldn't have a primary display under 38" in size anymore.

 

[Endgame]

I fixed that for you. You got your numbers backwards there. 34" isn't a 4K resolution and I've had LCD's from 20" to 43". I wouldn't have a primary display under 38" in size anymore.

I’ve got an IKEA Gallant Desk, and the gaming computer is on the narrow side. That gives me 23 5/8” of depth - even pushing it back to the absolute edge of the desk, there is no way you want to sit that close to a 43” monitor. I’m pretty sure a 38” screen would be too large as well, but it might be the absolute maximum size. Would probably feel like sitting in the first row of an imax.

 

[Dan_D]

I’ve got an IKEA Gallant Desk, and the gaming computer is on the narrow side. That gives me 23 5/8” of depth - even pushing it back to the absolute edge of the desk, there is no way you want to sit that close to a 43” monitor. I’m pretty sure a 38” screen would be too large as well, but it might be the absolute maximum size. Would probably feel like sitting in the first row of an imax.

I sit about two and a half feet back from my 43" Acer Predator. Text sizes on a 34" are similarly sized without using font scaling and I don't in either case. I actually went from a 34" to a 43" after coming down from a 48" TV. Basically, 34" wasn't enough real estate for productivity or immersive enough for me while gaming.

I seem to have to point this out a lot, but you don't need to sit super far away from big displays. If anything, that defeats the purpose of having a big display. You want to fill up as much of your peripheral vision as you can use effectively. 48" was too big but 40-43" is perfect in my opinion. I've got a 40" 4K TV on the test bench and the 43" on my main rig.

I didn't arrive at these conclusions lightly. I've had every size of display you can think of and often more than one. I've had 48" and 60" TV's, 43" monitors and even 3x30" displays in NVSurround for a total of 7680x1600 pixels. I've had 3x2560x1440 27's in portrait and landscape modes, etc. I also spend upwards of 18 hours a day on a computer, sometimes more.

That's the side effect of having gaming as a hobby and doing two jobs that both require the use of computers. I still have other displays in use around the house. 32" 2560x1440, 28" 4K, etc. I wouldn't have anything less than a 38" or 40" in use on my main gaming rig. That's also the one I right my reviews on. Sometimes, I could do with additional monitors on that one.

I also had a Galant from IKEA back in the day. Although, I had the full wrap around / L-shape desk and used the corner for my main display. It worked fine for large monitor arrays.

 

[Moro310]

Your summary overall fits my expectations, thanks for sharing!

Glad to. We're a GPU gen from running 4k/120+ reliably, I'm hoping some good high refresh OLED panels will coincide with that. For now I feel like a 48/55 at ~$1200 plus a $500-800 IPS will easily trump any single first gen miniled or 4k small form factor OLED for gaming. Still very exciting to even see something like this in production. Miniled seems to be another half-baked interim tech like the FALD HDR panels, the next year or so should bring some exciting new gear.

 

[Moro310]

I sit about two and a half feet back from my 43" Acer Predator. Text sizes on a 34" are similarly sized without using font scaling and I don't in either case. I actually went from a 34" to a 43" after coming down from a 48" TV. Basically, 34" wasn't enough real estate for productivity or immersive enough for me while gaming.

I seem to have to point this out a lot, but you don't need to sit super far away from big displays. If anything, that defeats the purpose of having a big display. You want to fill up as much of your peripheral vision as you can use effectively. 48" was too big but 40-43" is perfect in my opinion. I've got a 40" 4K TV on the test bench and the 43" on my main rig.

I didn't arrive at these conclusions lightly. I've had every size of display you can think of and often more than one. I've had 48" and 60" TV's, 43" monitors and even 3x30" displays in NVSurround for a total of 7680x1600 pixels. I've had 3x2560x1440 27's in portrait and landscape modes, etc. I also spend upwards of 18 hours a day on a computer, sometimes more.

That's the side effect of having gaming as a hobby and doing two jobs that both require the use of computers. I still have other displays in use around the house. 32" 2560x1440, 28" 4K, etc. I wouldn't have anything less than a 38" or 40" in use on my main gaming rig. That's also the one I right my reviews on. Sometimes, I could do with additional monitors on that one.

I also had a Galant from IKEA back in the day. Although, I had the full wrap around / L-shape desk and used the corner for my main display. It worked fine for large monitor arrays.

Agree with this 100%. I feel like the best compromise is moving the desk out away from a wall a bit and wall mounting. I used to use a 43" 4k tv this way as a monitor, and have been a little over a foot away from a 34" UW and 32" 4k. The sweet spot is 40-43 16:9 at a little over 2' away. My 2080ti can run most games at 105-115% supersampling, between that and running text at 125% I don't need to sit any further.

 

[Dan_D]

I hate wall mounting. I dislike the flexibility of it. Also, my desk is really deep so that would put me at over 3 1/2' away.

 

[Moro310]

I hate wall mounting. I dislike the flexibility of it. Also, my desk is really deep so that would put me at over 3 1/2' away.

Yeah, I'm thinking for the guy with a shallow desk.

I use swivel/tilt arms mounted to my desk, but in a pinch have had decent experience with articulating mounts for tvs