I am thinking of getting a new display and getting something larger than my Dell UltraSharp 34 Curved Monitor - U3415W as it is about 5 years old.  If I get something bigger, based on my specs below would there be any issues with performance if I upgraded to something in the 40-49" range?  I'd like to stay with a curved monitor and i mainly fly IFR and with tubeliners.  Not being super technical, what should I be looking for in terms of refresh rates, resolution, panel technology, etc.  Thanks!

Edited January 30, 20233 yr by Zimmerbz

I have same questions as you currently. Can you advise what your research came up to?

On 1/29/2023 at 7:56 PM, Zimmerbz said:

I am thinking of getting a new display and getting something larger than my Dell UltraSharp 34 Curved Monitor - U3415W as it is about 5 years old.  If I get something bigger, based on my specs below would there be any issues with performance if I upgraded to something in the 40-49" range?  I'd like to stay with a curved monitor and i mainly fly IFR and with tubeliners.  Not being super technical, what should I be looking for in terms of refresh rates, resolution, panel technology, etc.  Thanks!

You've heard the old saying that "size doesn't matter?" Well, in this case it's true - all that matters when it comes to performance impact is resolution. 40"-49" I wouldn't even consider unless it's 4K, which is fine if you have the horses to drive it - I'd say you do other than being a bit light on GPU memory.

3440*1440 is 4.95m pixels. 3840*2160 is 8.3m.

That’s roughly 50% more so you’ll need to take that into consideration if you buy a 16:9 4K display. Size is irrelevant.

I’m pretty sure there are no curved 4K displays. They’re 16:9 flat.