I could use recommendations for an ultrawide monitor

Wulfsta
2025-10-17T21:49:24Z

I recently had a bad monitor failure after six or so years of normal use. Specifically, my LG 34GK950F-B had an electrical failure that, in a limited sense, caught a ribbon cable inside on fire. It is exactly the same failure as shown here, and I add a few images of documentation of my case here.

Anyhow, I am now in the market for a new ultrawide, and I need one as soon as yesterday since my desktop currently has no display - I have been tunneling into it to do anything. General recommendations would be nice - but a few things specifically:

what is the burn in situation like on modern OLED monitors?

I would prefer not to spend a massive amount, is that doable while still supporting the following use cases?

lots of coding, needs to render text nicely as the top job

photo editing, needs to have good color accuracy or be trivial to calibrate such that it does

occasional gaming, I don’t game on my desktop much these days, but I don’t want the monitor to feel clunky when I do

This post is a bit stream-of-conscience, so if any other questions or requirements come to mind I will edit it.

Edit: I guess as much as I don’t want to spend a ton, I will also end up using this display for at least another five years - I don’t mind spending a little more to account for that.

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