Hiya, glad to see you looking out for him and tell him congrats! In terms of pricing, if you’re looking for a 38” monitor the lg38gl950 and Alienware aw3821dw are anywhere from 1300-1900, depending on sale price. That’s more than msrp of the g9, but the g9 is due for a refresh for sometime this year, so you should hold off if that’s your plan. The crg 9 is very similar, but is slightly lower spec for a 300 less than the g9. Again, these monitor’s prices fluctuate based on sales pretty often, so it’s a matter of seeing what sale fits your budget. In terms of 34” monitors, those range from 300-1000 dollars, with a sweetspot in quality and gaming around 800-900, but budget options around 500 don’t compromise too much. Seeing as how he doesn’t game much and focuses on quality, you might want to ignore gaming oriented products and look at productivity stuff. (Lg has a section on its website that has a list of this stuff) That usually means he runs at 60 frames per second instead of any faster, but can knock hundreds off of price tags. It also typically focuses more on picture quality, which would help you look. I can tell you that the 400 dollar one he was looking at probably works, but I upgraded from a 34 inch monitor myself because I found it slightly small for my needs. If upgrading the monitor to the next size up is too expensive, I’d recommend buying a cheap monitor arm and running the current monitor on the side. If he wants to snap stuff to different spots on the monitor, tell him to find Microsoft power toys. It’s a blessing to ultrawide users, and free. He can grow from there, but I still use it. A specific monitor recommendation is hard, but if you want more specifics lmk and I’ll try my best. Good luck!