Best ultrawide monitor under $500 that "just works" with M1 MacBook Pro (14")?

[izzy0242mr]

I'l looking for a good ultrawide monitor for a home office setup. Will be buying later this year. I occasionally game but nothing too crazy; will otherwise almost exclusively use the monitor for work. Higher refresh rate might be nice but not a must-have feature.

I've heard that some ultrawides have issues with macOS and scaling. I know there are software workarounds but was wondering if people have any ultrawide monitors that "just work." I'll be using it with a 14" MBP.

I want to buy used (both for financial and environmental reasons), so I'm looking for monitors that are like $500~ range when new, as I can probably find them for cheaper if used.

Recommendations welcome!

 

[crescentmoon]

What about this.... https://www.costco.com/lg-34"-class-ultrawide-full-hd-ips-monitor.product.100519075.html
or this... https://www.costco.com/lg-35"-class-ultrawide-curved-wqhd-hdr10-monitor.product.100695387.html

 

[MacRazySwe]

Coming from the 14” MBP, that 34” display will be a massive eye sore I think. At 109 pixels per inch, it will be blurry compared to what you’re used to.

I was in your shoes and decided on a 27” 4K display instead of the 34UW. Loving it!

Good luck.

 

[sierrablue]

Get a 4K monitor at the minimum. Anything else will not look as good. I returned a 32 inch FHD and bought a 27" LG 4k.

 

[QuietOC]

MacOS doesn't look good on unscaled displays. I recommend getting as many pixels as you can. Standard 16:9 UHD "4K" 3840 x 2160 displays tend to be best inexpensive option. 27" is small for a single monitor. People seem to have trouble with 5120x2160 displays.

 

[Fishrrman]

I'd suggest you consider OTHER display form factors besides "ultra-wide".

1080p, 1440p, 4k.
27" or even 32".

A list that might be of some use:
IPS Monitor List: Best AHVA, PLS & IPS LCD Displays

 

[ascender]

Unless your budget can stretch to something which is ultra wide and has a 5K resolution, I'd forget it and get a nice 4K 27" screen instead.