Why You May NOT Want An Ultrawide Monitor For Gaming
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- After my first time trying a 34 inch Ultrawide monitor, I realized there was one big reason to not get one for gaming.
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The description of how going from 16:9 to 21:9 is underwhelming, but going the opposite direction is a huge difference is how I felt getting a high refresh rate monitor. At first 144hz felt no better than 60, until I tried going back to 60.
@Mr Pais if you search 144hz monitor you get multiple options for $150-200.
@Mr Pais ???
@Mr Pais no.... no they are not lol, a 360hz is 500
Right there with ya. 60hz is so unplayable now.
Indeed, I can't go back
21:9 is criminally underrated. I swapped to a 1440 144hz 34" a few years ago and I can't go back. Such a nice experience, if you have a pc to push it properly of course. It's not easy to run in some modern titles.
Yup, I went from a 27" 144Hz to a 35" 100Hz and that loss of Hz in almost all games won't bother me nearly as much as the loss in screen real estate. I do think the frame sync on the ultrawide really helped smooth things out.
i dunno, i went with a 16:9 with the specs you listed. still get a lot of that periphery feel, but it plays nicer with text and movies and such. it's only on some fps'es where my housemate's ultrawide is more enjoyable.
That’s true, although modern GPUs do handle it way better than they did five years ago. 😁
A GTX 1060 handled 3440 x 1440 very well back in 2016-2017 titles imo. Battlefront, The Witcher 3, Mass Effect Andromeda, ESO, DOOM 2016, Rise of the Tomb Raider were graphically demanding games that could run well in the 50-60 fps margin with medium to high settings.
I guess 3360x1440 would do really well for proper 21:9
A lot of games let you adjust the HUD area so stuff like the minimap doesn't get pushed into your peripheral vision. I tend to push the hud to be roughly where it would be in 16:9, which also allows me to crop the capture in OBS if I want to stream or record in 16:9 while actually playing in 21:9
And in most games you can just play in windowed mode to play at 16:9 I do that if I want a video on in the background
That's a really good point! Also, any games that just plain don't support that, there's the option to run them in a 16:9 resolution then set the resolution scaling to "No scaling" & "Perform Scaling on GPU" in Nvidia Control Panel (I'm sure there's a similar option for AMD cards, I just don't have experience with AMD), so you get black bars on the left and right of the monitor.
That’s a good point, although I couldn’t find that setting in Dota. I’ll go have a look again, thanks for the suggestion.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff MANY MANY FPS games have a screen "SAFE" Zone or "HUD" area adjustment. I game on a 35" 1440p Sceptre and my HUD is always at 16:9. That Cropping idea for OBS is Legendary @O-A thanks for that. As for DOTA? If they don't have HUD adjustments... that would REALLY suck. I wonder if League does...
@@DawidDoesTechStuff If you find out you can change the HUD elements for your favorite games, we need a youtube short of you finding the setting, saying "no waaaaay" and facepalming yourself so hard, you fall out of the chair. But Dota may just be lame when it comes to HUD adjustment honestly.
having a vertical 16:9 beside my 21:9, I instantly felt the huge positive impact the ultrawide provided for my daily work
the added FOV in ultrawide-supported games, not so much, but it is still very appreciable, especially in exploration-type games like No Man's Sky
For me the extra width par nice with a 1000r curve, i finetune the fov ingame so that when im in the sweetspot my peripheral vision feeds info from the flanks while the larger 34" makes 1440 a little bigger image so it counters the increased fov shrinking the centre of the image. The curves compensate for the distortion on the sides for the peripheral view :)
if you spend a few hours fiddling with this it makes the world of difference for fpv and racing games. In the races u now see a car if it come up on your sides, its quite cool?
to get this effect just 10 years ago u had to have minimum 3 monitors. And finding models that matched and had small bezels was a HARD game
I can attest to the fact that Dawid was very sad with his previous monitor when he switched back to it after his time with ultra 😅
Did he have to give back then? I thought he got to keep it.
Anna Pog
once you go ultrawide you never go back
Was there a noticeable difference in framerate?
@@andiharvey4110 i think less than 10 frames because u have some more pixels to render in.
Some games have Ultrawide options in their settings that can move HUD elements further in. Sometimes this happens automatically, other times you have to enable them. Still other times, and most of the time, really, you just get stuff moved off to the periphery. Mileage may vary depending on the game.
Backlight flashing, overshoting and blury motion is VA panel's fault. When I upgraded from the old LG IPS 1080p ultrawide to 1440p 34" VA, I instantly disliked it for the same reasons. There was a ton of ghosting, black colors were getting smushed, blurry movement etc. But as luck would have it, the monitor had a cluster of dead pixels, so I was able to return it and get IPS 1440p 34" ultrawide and all of the issues were gone. Yes, IPS does have it issues like glow, but its not nowhere near as annoying as having multiple VA problems.
That does make sense considering when I tried a Samsung VA panel a while ago it had the same weird ghosting and smearing issues. Maybe a should do a “Why VA sucks” follow up.
I do notice the amount of ghosting on my 165hz VA monitor, but one thing for sure is those blacks are much nicer than IPS's. I think both are still generally good with each having its own up and downs.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff Most gaming VA panels are terrible when it comes to response times, AKA blurry/ghosting. For low-end to mid-range displays you want to go with IPS or TN. I say MOST though, high end Samsung has the best of both worlds, the contrast of a VA and the response times close to TN. My Odyssey G7 is amazing. The new Neo G7 and Neo G9s are even better apparently. The G9 range is Ultrawide if your interested. They are very expensive though. But since your running super expensive DIY speakers price probably isn't an issue.
Also one of the reasons i never buy a VA monitor, and always go for a IPS monitor.
Hmm a bit urlateable, but i nust bought this asus vz24EHE budget, 75hz, IPS, amd freesync and some other eye care features, but smh when i try to read stuff for research on the internet it gets hard to read, and very tiring to the eyes, also may be ilusionary but specialy when its a white page i start to see some black things in white that kind of confuse my eyes a bit, with other display i really don't see this happen thats why i find it weird, so could somebody help me? Or am i just going crazy with this?
Note: on gaming it gets a little better because at least it has Colours so its not as bad, my eyes are ok there, just for reading i feel those issues.
I have had a flat LG UltraWide for 4 years now and I love it. Once you start using it, you can't go back to 16:9. Most games support 21:9 now. A lot of the games also allow you to adjust the Hud size/location now, but it never bothered me that much. I would always recommend 21:9 over 16:9. Not sure what to think of the curve as i have never experienced that.
Linus and dawid upload a gaming monitor video at the same time, weird
coincidence? I THINK NOT
It's the collective Canadian conscience
they're both running on the same Canadian brainwaves
Sus😏
@@SMUltra hahaha it's the Canadian 5G syncing us.
I've been using the Acer X34 Predator that I bought back in 2015ish and I'm still using it today, it was about 1100$ when I bought it but man has this been worth every penny. There are few items in my house that have gotten as much use as this monitor. ZERO regrets 7 years later.
I went from a 16:9 to a 21:9 back to a 16:9 (OLED). I really liked the ultrawide. My only issue was that it seemed like there was always a "thing" you had to do or live with when using ultrawide resolutions. Either you must edit the executable to "support" ultrawide, have some screens 16:9 only, or have things like videos stretched. Amazing for productivity though!
i've got a 21:9 monitor and if a game has problems with these proportions i just set it to 16:9 with black bars on the sides, i have plans to get a 1440p 144hz one after getting an rtx 3070 😃
I've been gaming on ultrawide since 2018, and I CAN'T go back. I love playing single player games with the added immersion, and the extra fov is a huge help for pvp.
I've got a 3440x1440 144hz 21:9 monitor and it's simply beautiful
I play mostly indie and older games and 21:9 monitor is pretty much useless... Also for coding and lot of productive stuff vertical space is still most important, I still hate that manufacturers stopped making 16:10 displays.
Had a 34" 16:9 since 2015, upgraded to 49" 32:9. It is exactly the same when going from 16:9 to 21:9. I was really surprised how big of a chance it was (again).
Finally... Wide Dawid
You kept saying "envelopment" when I think a more proper term is "immersion". I walked by a curved ultra-wide at a computer store playing Metroid Prime Remastered and within seconds was sucked into the game. It was the Corsair Xeneon Flex 45-inch and I found it on online on sale for $500 off bringing the total down to $1,500.
Pretty pricey but worth it for me. The monitor I got actually addresses the issue in the video of it being curved and not usable for programs that require a more flat screen since as the "Flex" in the name suggests, the monitor is flexible and you can bend it. It has retractable handles on the side that you can pull towards yourself to make it curved and push it away to make it flat again.
ive been gaming on ultra wide on a curve 1440p 120hz monitor. i absolutly love it. but there are a few drawbacks. you cant really have a second monitor side by side. so i have 3 monitors. 2 ultra wides stacked then the 3rd is in veritical mount on the right. this is th ebest layout i have used thus far.
i love the FoV i have... im running on a 72" tv and 2 42"s in portrait mode... (im only missing a motion simulator/treadmill) the trick is to sit back far enough so it still takes up most of your active FoV so you can run it at max FoV and use the FoV to its max. the curve makes it easier for your eyes to adjust and focus.
21:9 ideal for Racing, Flight Sim, or games that scale horizontal over vertical. Some FPS game work great with 16:9 but not a lot in my experience. Example: Worked great with RDR2, not a lot of fast paced vertical movements, but increased peripheral helped in the open world. 21:9 with DOOM eternal is terrible, went back to 16:9
Just built a new gaming rig and decided to try the ultrawide. Purchased an inexpensive one in case I didn't like it. Like Dawid said I can't go back. Great for gaming and productive. Thinking about that OLED UW.
You should try 49 inch minitor. You will see crazy ultra wide.
I upgraded from a 24inch monitor to a 34inch ultra wide monitor earlier this year because I work from home and didn't want to have a dual monitor setup at home. Definitely is better for productivity and gaming in my opinion. The curved screen may seem awkward at first but it not only makes gaming feel more immersive but it also allows you to sit closer to the screen. A flat 34inch monitor would require you to sit further away to see the whole screen. The versatility of an ultra is good too because you can also change the screen to run at 16:9 resolutions if you want to for some reason. You can either leave the black bars on the sides or stretch the resolutions out across the screen. The main downside I have experienced is the need to upgrade my graphics card since I went from gaming at 1920x1080 to 3440x1440. 1440 ultra wide is about 25% more pixels than 1440 so you need a fairly powerful graphics card to run games at good frame rates. You can usually see 10-20 less fps at 1440 ultra wide compared to 1440. I don't see myself ever going back to 16:9 gaming now.
Same experience here, I have 2 monitors vertically stacked 1440p ultrawide as main and gaming and curved 34 in 16:9 240hz for eSports titles. BEST OF BOTH WORLD
You can still play games in 16:9 if the HUD is awful at 21:9. For me half of my games are amazing in 21:9, one quarter is rubbish and the rest has pros and cons.
I got a WQHD IPS 21:9 yesterday and oh boy, I will never go back to 16:9.
Dawid casually writing an essay about fruit flies and their revolt due to poor working conditions 6:05
I play on Ultrawide for 5 years now. I wanted to switch to a 27" 165Hz IPS Panel for competitive gaming. After I tried the 16:9 Display for about a week, I returned to the 100Hz ultrawide. I missed it so much from gaming, productivity, and media consumption aspect. Even doe my Ultrawide panel was quite a bit worse than the 16:9 IPS panel I switched to.
So i will not go back to 16:9, even if its a bit better for try-hard gaming but I prefer the immersion and extra real estate you get from 21:9. As a tip in most games you can move the HUD more towards the centre like BF or COD, that it's not that far away from your eyes.
Who knew Dawid could take 34 inches?
But he can't really ... he said it hurts his neck.. Didn't u watched the video? 😅
I picked up an ACER 38 ultrawide IPS last week off craigslist for $300... kind in love with it... especially for like a giveaway price... it coexists with 2 Dell 27 inch 4K IPS screens and 2 LG Ultra Gear 32 Inch GN650s
In September 2021 I took the plunge and purchased a VIOTEK GNV34DBE2 34-Inch curved ultra-wide which I was a bit skeptical at first not knowing the brand but at the price I had to give it a shot and I will never go back to 16:9 It has been an amazing screen. 10/10
I really like the down to the ground reviews of Dawid, them being sarcastic and still professionel - I really hope he gets more subscribers due to the fact that channels like LTT are getting more and more "sensational" crap that just lost its magic over time - due note that some videos from Linus are still good and valid.
LTT turned into the Jackasses of tech half a decade ago.
I used to have the Samsung 49" 32:9 monitor. Minimaps was a nightmare when trying to game on that massive screen. It was epic playing Forza or Dirt Rally and flight/space sims. Red Dead Redemption 2 had it's moments with the envelopment when out in the wild. But looking at the minimap felt like actually pulling out a real map and scanning for you location. And yes I do miss it...
I just switched to a 21:9 1440p QD-OLED monitor. And I agree that it's a bit disorienting at first. Top tip: Get the program named "Flawless Widescreen" to fix the FOV on games without an FOV slider or where cutscenes have 16:9 and black bars.
I went from 21:9 back to 16:9. Having big black bars on the sides for lots of videos and games was annoying, and I really didn't like the curve.
I converted to an Ultrawide 1440p monitor about 3yrs ago 🥰👍 and I find going to a standard 16:9 monitor constrictive 😢. I got my brother an ultrawide for his DOTA2 gaming as he’s into some MMORPG / RTS game titles and he said he now prefers the ultrawide aspect to 16:9 as well. I know that ultrawide scan be polarising and disorientating for some, so it’s not for everyone. I love mine for single player titles and some FPS titles 😇🥰🤯
Racing and flying games are amazing on a 40 inch 4K TV not only does it fill your horizontal peripheral, but also your vertical/diagonal peripheral vision
I still haven't got an ultrawide monitor yet either, so thanks for your honest review.
You certainly would love it.
VESA
Curve have big plus, colors should not get impacted, because on flat one, colors from edge will pass through front layer at different angle that one's in front of you, so it will affect colors
I'm on a Sceptre 35 inch Ultrawide 120hz from a 55 inch Sony 4k 60hz TV for my monitor and for gaming (I don't play RTS games) I could never go back. Online competitive gaming is where I seen the biggest improvement in my performance in matches.
that jackfrags battlefield video really made me want to own one of these
When I switched to UW1440p after years of waiting, it was everything I imagined.... at first. But after a few weeks, the novelty of a new kind of display was gone as I got used to it. And like David, I never want to go back. My old 16:9 1440p monitor is just now a 2nd screen in portrait mode.
this is why dawid is the best youtuber.
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my 27 inch VA 144hz Curved samsung monitor died and was on repair duty, used my secondary 1080p 24 inch TN for a week and it wasnt that bad until i got my samsung monitor back with a new panel and OHH BOI MY MIND WAS BLOWN AWAY AGAIN..
I like that you went back to a 16:9 to see how you felt going away from the 21:9. It's always easy to feel like it's minimal improvement when upgrading but, as the saying goes, "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone." A few months ago I upgraded from a 1080p TV from 2011 to a 4k TV with HDR. I kinda noticed the upgrade and appreciated it, but I didn't feel it was a game changer. Then a few weeks later I decided to get a secondary display. I got a 1440p standard ratio display that didn't have HDR and I realized that I was already spoiled by 4k HDR. I had to return the 1440p display, even though it was still technically better than the last TV I had played on for 10 years it felt like a big downgrade compared to the 4k.
However, your complaint about now seeing your room behind the monitor in your peripheral seems like a non-issue to me lol. To me that just says that your standard display is too small. My 4k is a 55" and it mostly fills up my vision from where I sit, about an arm and a half length away. So even if you get an ultrawide as wide as my TV, now you're missing the vertical part and can see beyond the display that way. And I can usually just scale my UI to free up more visual space in most games. And the ones I can't aren't usually the kind where it matters, anyways.
Anyway seems that those ultrawides are not in 4k versions only 1440p...
You sit way too close to that 55 inch. You have to constantly move your head around if the game or task fills stuff beyond the center. So you end up missing things live and/or tire out your neck
Rocking a G9 Neo by over a year now and its the best purchase i ever made. It offers a lot of screen real estate that makes working so much easier and all games are working great on it with some exceptions that do not support it. Good thing about Ultrawides is that you can always reduce the aspect ratio if you want to play at 2560x1440 (or you have to if you play games from devs like FromSoftware) so i don't see a problem where an Ultrawide will create issues in playing MOBAS, for RTS i already play in 5120x1440 and it doesn't bother me.
Also you can turn on 16/9 mode on most of ultrawides and have black bars. But it gives you versatility
I used to use stacked ultrawides haha, great for music making, having gone back to one ultrawide and a normal monitor hurts still a little :) But yeah it's very hard to go back to normal if even able to..
I was looking at ultrawide displays but decided to get myself 16:9 32" 4K display instead. For gaming 32" is plenty for not to worry about peripheral view - it's there, but for any content consumption it's just use the entire 32" of the display instead of drawing black borders to the left and right.
Much better choice!
In regards to the HUD issue there are at least Some games where you can change its placement from within the settings, switching it from the 21:9 position back to the 16:9 position if you so please. I'm not sure if all games have such an option, but I do know that it's very much a thing!
I have a curved 27 inch 240hz 0.5ms rt monitor, with a va panel and the coloring is amazing. My second monitor is mainly just used for discord and things like that, its a curved 24 inch 75hz 1ms rt with an ips panel.
I'll wait several years to go ultra wide. It took me 8 years to go from 1080p to 1440p. And that 1080p screen was an upgrade from 1024x768 85Hz in early 2014 (screen was used with my second ever desktop pre 2009 - Celeron D+SiS board),
First of all, weird to see Cooler Master doing a monitor, secondly, have been forced to using 32" ultrawide at work but personally prefer having two smaller discreet 24-27" monitors for productivity.
I think there’s specifically something about using two or more separate programs at once that makes multiple monitors nice. Trying to put multiple programs on a single large screen gives me flashbacks to the war days of having limited space (one not large monitor) and trying to find some crazy arrangement of all the windows that worked. But for gaming it’s the exact opposite, the little division between the two monitors no matter how small, breaking the field of view is distracting.
You could always run the thing at 16:9 (so basically same res as normal 1440p screen - 2560x1440) in games that dont let you move UI elements.
Recently just got a 34" Asus TUF Ultrawide and upgraded from a 16:9 27". Love the upgrade and could never go back!
I got a 34-inch LG ultrawide monitor during the pandemic. Instead of using the work laptop I would hook it up to the ultrawide to make split windows easier to read and work on. But beyond that though an ultrawide is great for third-person games and is a game changer for racing games. I just love that extra real estate seeing the world around me. I can't go back, and it makes me hate the games that don't support the 21:9 aspect ratio.
I've had a 21:9 for a couple of years and I won't go back - flat panel. I only play World of Warships and MS FS 2020, but the total immersion works for me. Also frikkin' awesome for watching films!
Notice how Dawid started out as this Cave Man type person at the start, and then after the weekend we see the evolved and more distinguished Dawid, more cleaned mainly the beard. See, Ultra Wide Screen Monitors do change lives.
Welcome to club. I have older LG 34 inch ultra wide @1080p, but I love it and I cant imagine going back to, say, 27 inch one ...
Edit - talking about productivity, my wife loves it. She can have Teams call, spreadsheat and Chrome open at same time without using Alt+Tab or something. Try that on 17 inch laptop, ha 😅
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I have two Gigabyte G32QC curved 32" displays side by side. I've been gaming on them for almost 2 years and have been happy with them.
I seem to recall that they took a little getting used to. No Man's Sky was great on them.
Do you have a screenshot from Follow Freeman as your wallpaper? True gamer move. That's such a great chapter.👍💪🔥🔥
Fwiw, many games let you switch to 16:9 even on a 21:9 monitor. It wastes space with black bars, but can solve the minimap problem. Then you still have 21:9 for when it's pog.
The business with the minimap being way away from the centre of the display is a UI error on the part of the devs. It's down to them using vert- for the UI rather than hor+ so basically they squash the aspect vertically rather than stretching it horizontally. Many devs have adapted and UI elements are set at position from centre rather than position form edge which is SO much better!
Oh and if you got that stoked for a 34" monitor you really need to try out a 49" one as it's even better. Plus being able to switch it to effectively a pair of 27" monitors for work is glorious.
I have a samsung odyssey g9, which is my first ultra widescreen. When games support such a wide 32:9 aspect ratio it is incredibly immersive with games such as Star Wars Squadrons and Witcher Wild Hunt. For games that don't do well in wide screen I use Powertoys to create a 16:9 section in the center to run the game and use the left and right spaces for other apps, OBS, web browsers, etc. For one game that allows dual boxing I've had an instance open on the left and the other on the right. Once I got used to the curve I really enjoy it, even when editing videos and other productivity work. I think one of the biggest reasons I prefer a single ultra widescreen is that my computer desk is on the small side and it would be difficult to have two or more monitors.
The AMD gpu software can turn 2 or monitors into 1 monitor, makes it heaps easier to get all the screens working with any games, way more usable the the ultra wide monitor and an extra 2 monitors, all as one 64:9 display. I have a left 24", a ultra wide 48" curved centre, and another 24" , total aspect ratio is 64:9. Cheers
i have my 35" widescreen for a while now (3 or 4 years)
it cost me 850 euro when i bought it 120 hz and g-synch and i cant imagine not using an ultrawide anymore
My biggest issuse with gaming on an ultrawide is a lot of older games don't have ultrawide support so having something like flawless widescreen is a must. I will never go back though, I love my ultrawide :D
I have an ultrawide monitor and there is one thing very important you didn't mention :
I games like PUBG, you can litterally see other players without them seing you because of the extra width. And that is a real advantage ^^
I did the opposite, I've recently replaced my X34 Predator with the XB273U Predator (27" 240Hz) and it's so much better. I haven't missed the extra width for productivity as I just focus on 1 thing at a time.
i used one for 5 years. no regrets.
now i'm back on 16:9. it was hard to adapt back at first, took me a few weeks, but i'm okay now. it's worth it for the oledness of it.
also i could just use a ultrawide resolution in this screen if i wanted. black bars that are actually black don't bother me much, and i could get a larger ultrawide picture out of this 48" lg c1 than i had with my old 34" uw
DUDE! Can you do another one of these but get the Lenovo 34" g34w-10 ultrawide? That's the one I have. It's pretty cheap (Under $600 CAD), I just wonder what some content creators think about it.
I run three 27" MSI Optix curved monitors, and though I deal with thin bezels, its a rather immersive experience. Even when I got the first curved monitor, one blew me away. Enjoy the experience. Took me a few days to get used to, but now I don't think I would want to go back to flat monitors.
As far as HUD issues, you can change the safe zones I would imagine. But not every game has that option.
I too have a 27 inch optix monitor xD
If you get a desk arm stand with that you can back the monitor up a bit and get and not immediately get motion sickness
In most games you can also change the aspect ratio so you're not stuck with 16:9
I have an ultrawide since forever. Mostly for work. Mind you I've got an order in for the new alienware OLED which I don't doubt will take a month to ship
Can imagine the disappointment going back to 16:9! Interestingly, I used to have a 38” ultrawide and then switched to a 34”. Expecting to be somewhat disappointed at least (which would have to be compensated by the superior refresh rate and panel quality of the 34”) I was surprised I hardly noticed the difference. If anything, the 34” is more pleasant to work with as you have less ‘anxiety’ of something going on in your peripheral vision - after all, we humans only can see properly for quite a limited angle.
It's curved because it's an LCD VA display. The color changes for many viewing angles for those displays unlike IPS ones
I filled my peripheral vision with a 60 inch 16:9 curved display, it filled it so well that I got the motion sickness I get with VR and had to go back to a 32 inch display.
I never did. I actually play very close to an LG 48C1OLED, and because it is too close to me, I make a custom 2:1 3800x1900 resolution at the bottom of the screen, really like this aspect ratio, gives a little extra FOV and a nice actual size of about 39".
For games that don't accept custom aspect ratio, I play full screen and back away with a controller instead of going with 21:9.
by the way, the flickering, what Dawid described as "Backlight pulsing" could be a cronic Gsync VRR issue.
dude ultrawides are nice. I currently have triple 32 1440s for sim racing and let me say the wide fov is so helpful for cars on the sides.
If you don't mind, Dawid, I'll copy your little essay for my phd thesis. Thank you very much! You wrote that master piece just for illustrative purpose anyway, right?
I'm a Forza and racing game gamer, so I'm getting the ultra wide.
If I do play other games that don't work with the ultra wide I can just crop into 16:9. Like for valorant, cuz you use the map quite often in that game.
I'm also planning on getting a wheel set up. So having the extra wide real estate will add to the immersion.
I used to use a 21:9 x2 for work productivity and only 1 while gaming, it was fantastic.
I now have a 32:9 Super ultrawide and I cannot go back. You should try this!
Some annoying issues though are things like some games just cannot play at that ratio, local dimming zones aren't great etc, but Damn, when you play No man sky, Skyrim, Forza etc it's incredible!
I've loved my LG GN850 since I got it, and I can't imagine going back, in any games, and even in some games where I have to spent 5+ hours just to get it to scale properly, like with mods in Fallout 4, it's just worth it.
I've had a 40" non-curved ultrawide monitor for about two months now and I really love it.
Sure, there are some drawbacks, such as some games not supporting 21:9, but in some cases there are solutions to them.
Overall, I'm more than happy with it.
Dawid, love u
Just wanted to say that curved monitors for gaming are the greatest thing in PC gaming since sound boards came to be (yes I'm that old 😂)
Once you play on a curved monitor you will never seen you're flat monitor the same again.
Ever since I got a 29" ultrawide, I knew I couldn't go back to a 16:9 display. Right now I use a 34" 1080p 144Hz LG 34GL750, and I really like it though 1080p kinda sucks, I plan on upgrading to a 1440p 165Hz 34" or maybe even one of those super ultrawide 32:9 displays, only problem is the cost.
I've been using ultrawide monitors for work and mostly play for about 7 years now. First a 29" (equivalent to 27" 16:9 in height) non-curved and now recently a curved 49".
After so many years using them i think the brain adapts so i have no problems playing even mobas on them
Ever since buying my dell 32” ultrawide curved monitor a couple years ago I can’t play games on anything other than an ultrawide curved monitor. Personally it’s the best experience I’ve ever had with a display when gaming.
As someone who has been gaming on an ultrawide (Acer Predator X35) for a handful of years, I'd have to stand in opposition that, with time, one easily adjusts their habits to fit their new monitor. MOBA games, like League of Legends (which I play time to time) I don't even think twice about checking my mini-map in the bottom corner. RTS games, like AOE2 (which I often play), I've also yet to have an issue.
Only real downside to ultrawide monitors is that good ones cost an arm and a leg. The market is plagued with FakeDR monitors and generally overpriced compared to non-ultrawide counterparts.
For dota/league. Im pretty sure u can 1920x1080 setting but you get black bars each side of of the screen
I had switched to curved 34" ultrawide a few years ago and for most games I absolutely love it. I had a smaller 29" UW that I had picked up on a prime day bargain that had become my primary work monitor due to the ability to have essentially two 5:4 screens side by side which feels like the best configuration for my workflow (lots of terminal work). The only annoyances for me are when I watched 16:9 content; I didn't notice the curve at all in productivity but definitely prefer it for gaming where it makes for a more relaxed, natural-feeling field of view. That being said, I got bit by the 4K bug and recently went to a 43" 16:9 and I flip between which I prefer...for FPS I still prefer the UW I believe (even though you can fake the aspect ratio with a custom resolution on a large format display).
8:55 This is how it was for me when I got my 1440 monitor after being on 1080 for as long I have been gaming
09:40 you seemed like Jeremy Clarkson with his pearls of wisdom
I've been playing DOTA for like 5-6 years on my 34" ultrawide and have had no issues at all. Just move the monitor back a little bit if you are moving your whole head to look at the minimap
I play on the neo g9, it’s great, once you go ultra wide you can’t go back. I love it for FPS, I see people right and left that no one else can. It doesn’t look great on the side but I’m looking in the middle. I turn I shoot, I live they die.
I love my 34"Curved UW ... i can't go back to a flat monitor .... FPSs are so cinematic in 21:9 ... it's great
I have the 49 inch g9 wide screen and i love it. It takes a while to get use to it but they work pretty nicely.
I love my AW3821DW for both gaming and productivity. I did upgrade from a cheap 10 year old 16:9 1080p 24" 60hz though...
38” 3840x1600 144hz for me. Has to be almost 2 years now? “downsized” from a 43” 4k, just because the “fewer” pixels, made it easier to drive. But. Definitely no desire to go back. The 38” is virtually the same width as the 43”, it’s just had some pixels cut off the top\bottom.
Getting the right FOV seems to be a super important thing to get used to changing, because it seems to matter SIGNIFICANTLY more on an ultrawide. For me at least.
Fantastic banter based summary of a product as usual.
Its like once you go for higher refresh rate you never go back its the same for ultra wide as for the minimap etc you get used to it also some games has an option to bring it closer. The ips 220 hz 1080 ultramonitors are dope like the asus and msi one