An ultrawide monitor is a great way to increase the PC screen real estate you have available to use multiple apps and games without needing to purchase more than one display and then suffer from a split between them. We rounded up some of the best computer monitors, especially if you're now looking to create your own home-based office to work from there.
I recommend a few different types of displays in this page, if you want to learn more about some of the latest panel technologies check out our guide on OLED vs QLED vs AMOLED vs Mini LED to see which is best among them all.
Best overall
Offering a 144Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time, LG's ultrawide monitor isn't playing around. It has great color accuracy, providing 98% of DCI-P3 and supporting both HDR10 and being HDR 600 certified. As with all of the best computer displays these days, it also offers impressive gaming features since it's compatible with NVIDIA G-Sync as well as AMD FreeSync to eliminate stutter and tearing for a smooth viewing experience. You'll find two handy HDMI ports, two USB ports, a DisplayPort to connect any of your creative accessories to it.
Best budget
It's a few years old now, but we still can't help gushing over this monitor. Philips created a genuinely massive PC display for creatives and work professionals. This 49-inch behemoth monitor is a perfect replacement for two 1440p displays, allowing you to create a cleaner desktop environment. I'm talking DisplayHDR 400, color ratings of 91% for Adobe RGB and 103% for NTSC, USB-C 3. 1 Gen 2, HDMI 2.0B, DisplayPort 1.4, folding Windows Hello pop-up webcam, Gigabit LAN, and USB-C PD 2. 0 (up to 65W) to charge your laptop. When you need additional screen real estate but don't want to use multiple panels, the Philips 499P9H is an almost perfect choice.
Best QD-OLED (latest tech)
We've had OLED monitors and TVs for a long time now, but this Alienware display takes things to new levels with its Quantum-Dot OLED (QD-OLED) display technologies. What results is a very bright screen with a large color gamut that offers amazing color accuracy right out of the box. It provides a 175Hz refresh rate and 0.1ms response times with G-Sync Ultimate for one of the best viewing experiences we've seen yet.
Best for office multitasking
This is my pick for best ultrawide monitor overall for general use. As you can see in my Dell Ultrasharp 49 Curved Monitor review, this high praise is thanks to its great color abilities, easy assembly, and useful ports. It's great for multitasking anything from basic tasks to creative projects and can even handle some gaming with its 60Hz refresh rate. It features two HDMI ports, a DisplayPort, three USB-C ports, five USB-A 3.0 ports and an ethernet port to handle all of your connecting needs.
Best for gaming
There was a time when a 49-inch display was rare, but they've become far more common lately. This QLED curved monitor provides a fast, lag-free experience thanks to offering a 240Hz refresh rate with 1ms response times. It also supports NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync for upscaling gaming visuals. The QLED gets very bright compared with OLEDS and some other displays and the colors are exceptional. Connect whatever gaming peripherals you need using the HMDI port, two DisplayPorts, and two USB-A ports.
Best budget gaming
This ultrawide curved monitor is a few years old, but still offers many of the best features you want. Plus, since it isn't the latest and greatest model, it costs a lot less. This IPS display offers a 165Hz refresh rate with a 1ms response time for smooth visuals. It also offers amazing color accuracy as well as HDR10 for vibrant and crisp imagery. Connect to it using the DisplayPort 1.2 input, HDMI 2.0 port, USB-A 2.0 port, and 3.5mm headphone jack.
Helping you pick an ultrawide
Why you can trust Windows Central Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test.
These are the best ultrawide monitors currently available for PC (and Xbox Series X). The panels listed cater to different needs and requirements for gaming or productivity. When looking at ultrawide panels, you should be looking at the resolution, port availability, as well as refresh rates, and response times to pick the right one for you. We're partial to feature-rich displays, so if we had to pick just one, the best for screen real estate would be the LG UltraGear 38-inch monitor. It's big, bold, and reliable.
But if you want the most screen real estate possible for multitasking on projects, the Dell UltraSharp 49-inch Curved Monitor would be an excellent runner-up. It's not nearly as powerful as some of the other monitors listed here, but it's reliable and works plenty good for handling general tasks split among various windows.
Lastly, if you're looking for a good gaming monitor that also happens to be ultrawide, you can't go wrong with the Samsung Odyssey G9 49-inch monitor. It gets plenty bright thanks to that QLED panel and it's also very fast offering a 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response times while supporting both NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync for smoother gameplay.
