The 5 Widest Monitors of 2022

Overall Widest Monitor Best Pick: Samsung CRG9

What a fantastic offering this is.

Boasting the widest monitor aspect ratio today of 32:9,  the CRG9 is not just a super ultrawide display; with its enormous size and 5k resolution at 5120 x 1440 pixels, this 49-inch Samsung monitor is the equivalent of 2 1440p 27-inch screens in 1 unit.

While marketed as the widest gaming monitor, its specs and price offer what we consider to be a better value than any choice on the market.

In other words, we rank the CRG9 as the best choice for nearly any type of user after a super ultrawide display.

Arguably the best multitasking monitor on the market, it’s really hard to articulate just how effective the screen real-estate is. With the additional ability to plug 2 devices in at once if required (e.g. a work laptop and home PC, side by side as 16:9).

The screen is made even better by the superb picture quality on offer; with HDR1000 and a QLED IPS panel that achieves excellent color accuracy, anything from media to general content browsing will look fantastic on the CRG9.

But let’s talk about gaming.

If you are interested in playing big titles on this monitor, it’s one of the best screens in any category to provide an immersive experience.

On top of the aforementioned picture quality, the monitor also boasts a 120hz refresh rate, 4ms GTG response time & FreeSync Premium Pro support to effectively mitigte screen tearing/ghosting issues.

With the plethora of titles that support ultrawide resolutions, the CRG9 is perfect for losing yourself in immersive single-player titles while also boasting a latency and refresh rate more than capable of a premium experience in competitive/esports games.

Speaking of losing yourself, the CRG9 is also the widest curved monitor. With 1800R curvature, we much prefer this over a flat form factor, especially for very wide displays, which more ergonomically accommodate the natural curvature of the human eyes when they have even a soft curve to match.

Not only does this give the feeling of your immersive content “engulfing” your vision, but it’s simply easier to view the end-to-end screen real estate comfortably.

The exception here is if you demand large viewing angles (say, multiple users needing to view the monitor). This is the one area where a flat screen will improve over the CRG9.

If your primary focus is gaming and you have the extra budget, we would highly recommend upgrading to the second Amazon listing; the Odyssey G9.

Featured many, many times on What in Tech, the G9 includes the same great picture quality as the CRG9 while also boasting a 240hz refresh rate, G-Sync compatibility, 1ms GTG response time, and a stronger 1000R curve.

These specs make it a formidable premium gaming monitor and more than worth the price difference (though if you can’t afford it, the CRG9 is still an excellent choice and the top of our list for a reason).

Finally, no corners have been cut on the physical elements of the CRG9/G9. With incredible, sturdy build qualities that you would hope for in their large form factors, as well as some striking futuristic designs, these Samsung offerings are so much more than just the widest monitors in the world worth buying.

CHG90 vs CRG9

We wanted to touch briefly on comparing our top pick to another popular wide Samsung model; the CHG90.

While the CHG90 is a great choice in itself, it is an older model compared to the CRG9 with a noticeable spec loss: a 1080p resolution instead of the CHG9’s 1440p.

This means, despite being the same width/size, the CHG90 has a notably lower DPI. It’s still a decent runner for gaming, but the value you get from spending that little bit more for the CHG9 is in pretty much every case, a no-brainer.

If you’re budget-focused, a 1080p ultrawide is a good option, but we have cheaper ultrawide 1440p choices further below too.

Be it gaming, productivity, video editing, media, or general use, we are simply floored by how the CRG9 ticks all the boxes.

Yes, it is expensive, but we’ve seen offerings with significantly lesser specs charge more for a premium ultrawide. The CRG9 (and the Odyssey G9 for gamers) aren’t just high-quality, they provide a deceptively high value for their premium price tags.

Not only is this the widest monitor ever, but it’s also one of the best offerings in any category of PC display.

2022 update: While the CRG9 is still our top all-round pick for the best widest monitor; if you are looking at the G9 for a gaming focussed setup, SAMSUNG has released a new Odyssey Neo version. The Neo boasts a lot of the same great specs as the G9 but with HDR2000 & mini-LED technology that gives the screen some incredible blacks, whites, and pixel precision. The Neo is fantastic, but also significantly more expensive. We continue to recommend the G9 to gamers more unless you have a seriously big budget.