Its 49" 32:9 VA panel is essentially two 27" 16:9 monitors stitched together without the bezels in between. With so much on-screen real estate, you can view large spreadsheets and easily multitask with PBP and PIP modes.
Always wanted an ultra wide. Seems to work fine. The picture does distort in the ultra wide mode. if you do not view in ultra wide the picture is fine but you lose 1/6 of the image to blank black space on each side. In other words to view the image correctly you are forced to use only 2/3 of the available screen. Haven't figured out how to use all of the features yet and Samsung support is terrible. When I called with about the problem the tech could not find the monitor on his list and said the model number was non-existent. I told him I was looking at the monitor online while we were speaking but he still could not find it. Finally, he told me I had a business version of the monitor and since he was a gaming tech he could not help me. Then he just hung up without giving me a chance to respond. For this reason, I certainly will not buy another Samsung product. After trying the many functions of the monitor for about an hour I was still unable to solve the problem on my own. So for now I only use the ultra wide mode when distortion does not matter. I have always used multiple monitors in the past, Most recently two side by side 27" screens. I am seriously thinking about going back to that configuration. This monitor cost $1300. The two 27" side by side were $400 a piece.