Is a 42-inch OLED TV good as a desk monitor?

Excellent, if you have the desk depth. At 28-32 inches of viewing distance, 42 inches is immersive without requiring excessive head movement. The pixel density at 42 inches (105 PPI) makes text perfectly readable without scaling.

Will a 42-inch OLED get burn-in from desktop use?

The risk is real but manageable. Enable the TV's built-in pixel refresher, use auto-hide taskbar, vary your desktop wallpaper, and run the pixel refresh cycle monthly. Modern OLEDs have much better burn-in resistance than earlier generations.

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