Looking for new display

[BaronVonVaderham]

I’m looking for a new main display. It’s not only for dcs, but also for work (lots of diagrams, excel and documents).
Needs to be at least 4K. 
I got the following in mind:

ROG Swift PG42UQ  (Aug 2022)
philips evnia 42M2N8900/00 (Feb 2023)
ROG Swift PG38UQ (Jun 2023)

Not doing Samsung. Last year I had to return 5 of them in the span of weeks due to being defective out of the box. 
Don’t want 49” ers, because they are too wide (I already have a 32” 4K). The latest LG 40” 5K monitors perform abysmal for gaming (otherwise that would have been my choice)

Suggestions?

[LucShep]

Let's split that in two parts...

IPS vs OLED. 
I think you already know where I'm going with this... 1) reliability and 2) color/contrast accuracy as well as general picture quality.
Instead of writing a wall of text for such matter, I suspect that for 1) reliability, you're already aware that you'll need to baby an OLED if you're doing a lot of prolongued time with static images (you mention this is also for work). Search for mitigation solutions and routines to avoid "burn in" with OLED screens.  FWIW, no such issue with IPS.
As for 2) color/contrast accuracy and general picture quality, you're probably aware that nothing beats OLED. That PG38UQ has a really good IPS panel, good in that aspect but, still, it won't be as good for that as the other two OLED models you list. 

38'' vs 42'' screen size.
The 38'' screen size is a good balanced size for daily use monitor but, IMO, if you have the space and will for a 42'' screen size, definitely go for that instead and never look back - especially if coming from a 32''.
The bigger screen allows for a more "real life scale" of things, which is no less important for immersion. Especially in flight sims with 99,9% of the time spent in the cockpit.
Also, the bigger screen size allows you to have separate windows almost like a multi-monitor (see here for example), which may come very handy for work as well.

Lastly, let me add suggestions for other models in your research list:

• The KTC G42P5 OLED --> https://us.ktcplay.com/product/g42p5/ 
  This a less known brand, which also translates to a more competitive price (around $950, depending from where it's bought and location), which may or not be a factor for your purchase.  Like others, it's based on an LG OLED panel, which is already a big positive.
  I don't have first hand experience with this monitor, but there are reviews on that model's website (scroll down in there), also others on the internet (google it) from well known reputable and exempt sources, and all rate it very nicely.
   
• Of course, can not forget the well know LG OLED42C2,  OLED42C3 and OLED42C4, which are TVs but work great as monitors too, so are worth a look as well.

Edited October 27, 2024 by LucShep