Time to Start Looking for a New Monitor

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Good Moaning,

I'm currently using the Gigabyte Aorus FI32Q X (32" 1440p), which has been very good indeed,
though, due to an increasing need for greater screen space, I'm now seriously considering a new monitor.

I'm unsure whether the following criteria can all be met, but this is what I am presently weighing up:

Size: ideally greater than what I have right now, so 34" or more.
Resolution: minimum of 3440x1440 (up to 4/5K);
HDR: may as well step up to a screen that's fully capable of true HDR;
Refresh rate: preferably not lower than what I currently have (240Hz);
Panel Technology: LCD/OLED... I'm not sure whether OLED might be wise for some static applications; could be ill-advised due to 'burn-in'?
Additional: preferably flat for design work (small possibility where I might consider a screen that has a very mild curve, but not sure...);

I have no set budget and am quite prepared to spend good money on, IMO, what is the most important aspect of the set-up.

Any advice or suggestions based on experience is greatly appreciated, as choosing a monitor can be hard work!

Thanks. :)
 
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Thanks, I understand that 1800R has a less pronounced curve compared to some other examples, so maybe it's a possibility.
Regarding the HDR, I assume that this has true HDR? I've not seen it listed in that way before (out of the loop with monitors).

I'm going to have to read up on the differences between types of OLED technology.

This is another one I've seen that looks to tick most, if not all, the boxes:
www.overclockers.co.uk

CORSAIR 45" XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240 OLED 3440x1440 240Hz 0.03ms FreeSync/G-Sync Gaming Monitor

Order CORSAIR 45" XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240 OLED 3440x1440 240Hz 0.03ms FreeSync/G-Sync Gaming Monitor now online and benefit from fast delivery.
www.overclockers.co.uk www.overclockers.co.uk

Edit: on second thoughts, I think the resolution on this panel won't be adequate for the screen size, so I think it's probably a no-go.

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Another option would be to get two 32" screens, but I'm not 100% sure about this at the moment.
 
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Has anyone here moved down from, say, a 240Hz screen to something around the ~120-185 mark and not missed it as much as they were expecting?
 
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Grim5 said:
Does "true HDR" include HDR10+ Advanced, aka HDR 2.0 ?
Click to expand...
There seems to be a number of types of terms/implementation of it now, and what with me being out of the loop,
I guess I just don't want to end up with something that doesn't deliver a good experience.

Cheers for the video. Although these are only demos, it's still quite interesting to view the differences between the images.
 
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