Best size of monitor for general office work

[MassiveJim]

Typical usage (open at same time)
outlook
excel (one specific sheet needs at least 1920 width due to the way it has been designed)
Several web pages, quite often comparing side by side.

Alongside diagnostic programs, having extra space to view these to keep an eye on them.

Currently on an ultrawide 2160 x 1080 29" and its not quite big enough.

I'm torn between a 28" 4k IPS or a 34" 3440 x 1440 IPS

I know for sure if I go 28" @ 4k I will need scaling. so that choice would be more about the better image quality from the higher pixel density.
I am quite likely going to end up with a 1920 x 1080/1200 24" monitor in portrait at the side of whatever monitor I choose (I already have a couple of old Dell monitors I can use for this) as occasionally I need to break out VBA editor to fix broken macros on the spreadsheets we use., it will also likely be handy for outlook thinking about it.

Thoughts and experiences welcome.

 

[MassiveJim]

Maybe it just me but for only work use i find 2 separate monitors of either x2 27" 2560x1440 or 2x 24" 1920x1200 is better then using an UW
But everyone work use is different


monitors with only a 1080 height i have never liked at all.

I think I'm leaning this way tbh.

widescreen will be batter for your usage of side by side web pages and speadsheets. thats why I love my AW3821DW

Its 3840 x 1600 so you can have two 1920 x 1600 pages side by side.

I would need scaling on a monitor that size so wouldn't get 2 x 1920 side by side
Also How much ??

 

[MassiveJim]

Some people saying 2 monitors is better and some saying a 38" UW is better

Sounds like it be best if you just buy two 38" UW

Why should I cheap out with 2 x 38", I might as well go dual 49"