What's the deal with ultrawide monitors?

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mockzilla@reddit

I think there are two flaws in these monitors. They are usually not that high and usually you lack height in monitor and not width. I rather read word document on a higher and more narrow monitor than have multiple short documents side by side. It's easier for me to read when I see more of what is coming up (including pictures, tables and graphs). In some cases it is useful to have multiple documents side by side, but even on a regular screen you can have them 2 or 3 depending on the document. Antoher problem is that ultrawide is not standard, so there are multiple situations where you need to adjust things you do not have to adjust with the regular aspect ratio.

There are also good things in ultrawide monitors. For example, I like to use stacked monitors setup, because it does not take that must desk space. Having high monitor and another monitor above needs to be adjusted really carefully so that it does not hurt your neck. Having a bit shorter monitor it is easier to adjust and you get more screen, because the ultrawide monitor is filling the empy space on optimal area for your vision. The immersion is gaming is also better with ultrawide display. On the other hand, it is more demanding for you PC and all games do not support that.

It is highly dependent on your use case, which is the better option for you, but I think the regular monitor is the best for the most. If I am lacking the screen space, I rather go with more inches than to make the screen just wider. For me, any display do not replace the second monitor, because it is just so much easier to have two screens with an option to go full screen easily without any external software.

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HeyPablo2@reddit

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truce77@reddit

I was saying the 38” ultrawide has more height than normal ultra wides…I’m not sure why you mentioned tvs at all

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MadManChaos@reddit

I think I misunderstood your first comment. My bad.

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JozuJD@reddit

Wait really? I was buying a 34” LG 34GP950G which is I guess their 2nd best monitor (there is a 34GN850-B which has slightly higher rating for gaming) and it had power issues so I took it back for a refund.

The store had a 38” open box for $500 and I didn’t grab it, assuming 38” was just way too large…

I have a 3080 Ti and a 12700k, 64gb ram.

Is my system powerful enough to drive a 38”?

Should I go and get this thing..??

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DarkangelUK@reddit

The Alienware is the same res as mine though I'm at 175hz, I run it fine on a 3900x and 4070 Ti Super.

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JozuJD@reddit

Thanks. I have a 59” desk (custom cut down from a larger IKEA karlby) and a 34” Ultrawide takes up about 32” width. It leaves a beautiful amount of space when on a gas spring arm for my speakers on either side. I am strongly leaning to a 34” but in either case I think I will improve my setup by moving to an ultrawide. I game, but not 100% of my time on the PC.

It’s that or downgrade from my 27” 1440p 170hz monitor to a dual monitor setup which uses single 24” at 360hz 1080p for one of them. Seems crazy tho but if I would make a change, it’s either drastically faster refresh in a more focused gaming monitor (smaller 24” + a dual) or a 34” single monitor Ultrawide.

It’s tough lol

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LincolnshireSausage@reddit

I think you will be fine with a 3080ti. I have the 4060ti which only has 8GB of VRAM and is its biggest limitation. It causes some issues in games such as Diablo 4 which is VRAM Hungry.
The 3080ti is a faster card than mine, has more VRAM and supports DLSS. In games that support it, I use DLSS to render in a lower resolution and upscale to get better quality. Most games I can run at reasonably high graphics settings even without DLSS. I’m looking to upgrade my video card but it’s not something I can afford right now. The 4060ti cost me $300 which was a great deal when it came out. The 4070ti is about $800.

I have the same size and resolution gaming LG monitor. And difference between 1440 and 1600 in vertical space sounds small but it is huge in everyday windows use.

thelingletingle@reddit

Thanks! That helps.

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Several-Turnip-3199@reddit

I'm on 34"UW / 125% scale aswell; never heard or realised that issue is something people have tbh.
If you get one, install PowerToys (its Microsoft program) and you can set your own screen dividers anyway you want. I have a 27" strip in the middle + 2 thinner side panels - can have a game + discord + browser open at same time.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

At home i have 2x 27" 1920x1080p displays, and they're perfect for my needs, and it fits my desk setup perfectly, but at work, i'm stuck with whatever they hand me, so it's ultrawide until it dies or something

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gojira_glix42@reddit

I bought my own monitors for my office. Just got budget sceptre monitors. Boss provided monitor arms for me. The ones everyone else uses in the office are older Dell monitors that I can't even tell what the panels are, other than cheap office crap. It's actually painful to work on those monitors.

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RuddyOpposition@reddit

That's actually what I wanted to ask OP -- what would happen if he just took his own monitors in?

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atatassault47@reddit

i think i'd be fine if it was 2 panels without bezels,

You want a 32:9 for that. As far as productivity goes, 21:9 panels are good for running things like video editors where you dont really need 2 monitors worth of screen, but you do want to get more tools on screen.

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gakule@reddit

Look up Microsoft Power Toys, specifically Fancy Zones. You can effectively pretend that you have multiple monitors on one screen - that's how I split mine up.

I have a single 2560x1440 panel in the middle, and then I have 2 half screen (top and bottom) on both sides for a total of 5 zones on my 49" UW.

UW @ 1080p is a little whack though in my experience, makes some things a little distorted but also great for spreadsheets.

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Danny_J_M@reddit

I want to like ultrawides but I feel as though they would excel more when utilizing a curved screen (which I don't like) as opposed to a flat panel.

So for me it was flat IPS & OLED for media and gaming.

I feel their is advantage and disadvantages of each.

I feel as though splitting content over two separate 27" panels is preferable to running apps side-by-side on an UW and allows for more flexibility in this scenario.

I also feel as though an UW would be one of the best options for many games.

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LincolnshireSausage@reddit

The curve on my 38" LG IPS ultrawide is very shallow compared to most ultrawides. I do not notice it at all. The curve was my biggest issue with ultrawides when I was looking for one. I could not stand the steep curves in most of the ultrawides. Honestly, I now think a slight curve to one is better than none. If you are sat directly in front of the monitor, you are looking at the middle of it. If you want to look at one side or the other, you have to turn your head. The edges would be quite a bit further away if it was not for the curve.

I had a dual monitor setup for work for 10 years and loved it. I had the exact same worries and thought I would hate the ultrawide. After trying one, I much prefer the ultrawide (21:9) and will never go back to a 16:9 monitor again.

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Hawk13424@reddit

I just use the FancyZones feature of PowerrToys.

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InV15iblefrog@reddit

Does your monitor allow the functionality to do split screen? You can then run two cables, and you'll get the benefit of two narrow screens next to each other, which is a pretty good way of increasing your productivity

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Does your monitor allow the functionality to do split screen?

Yes, but not in a smart way, it just splits it down the middle, and has 2x 1920x1080 windows, and you can't adjust that resolution, so you get 2 tiny screens

bigloser42@reddit

Just out of curiosity, are you using win key + -> or win key + <- to set windows to the left and right half of the screen? You should be able to use it as dual screens with that. If that works better for you, there is software that can create 2 virtual screens on your single screen and you can effectively use it as dual monitors with a bezel.

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duplissi@reddit

I have two ultra wides. lol

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quietlydesperate90@reddit

You have a cheap crappy one, 34 in 3440x1140 is heaven

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

You have a cheap crappy one,

I mean, it's a work monitor, i don't need high fidelity, i just need it to be useful, my complain isn't with the quality, but with the concept of an ultrawide

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greggm2000@reddit

People’s preferences vary. It’s ok to not like ultrawides, and having multiple physical monitors can be quite useful.

Myself, I have an ultrawide, but most of the time I keep it in (non-ultrawide) 1440p mode. I don’t mind the black-bars on the sides when watching full-screen content, and when I am doing something that wants the full UW mode, it’s there.

As to “concept”, immersion would be a big one, you lose that with multiple non-ultrawides. Sometimes it’s nice to have everything on one desktop, there’s less cables, even sometimes less desk space taken up.

Use what works for you. It’s nice to have the choice of UW vs non-UW.

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mentive@reddit

For work and multi tasking yes, dual monitors all day. Being able to dock windows to any side of two monitors is much more useful. It's not very often that you have any productivity tasks that require the entire monitor... Therefore, a bezel around the outside of either isn't a big deal, especially if it's small.

However, I have a super wide at work with a 1080p monitor turned 90 degrees to the side for Teams / OneNote etc. Took a while to get used to it, and hated it at first.

At home I have two 34" ultrawides, though I only use one at a time (one is an oled and one is an IPS, lol)

You can also get super wides that take multiple inputs and split half of the monitor to act as an independent monitor. Eliminating the bezel. Best of both worlds.

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Ok_Date1554@reddit

Individual opinions are bad. Think like the group!

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NoImprovement439@reddit

If you're buying the ultrawide for work related tasks vs having two seperate monitors, yes you have less real estate and it probably makes less sense to go with the ultrawide.

But playing games on an ultrawide is a lot more enjoyable than on one 16:9, or even on two monitors considering the bezel in the middle.

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Danoga_Poe@reddit

Kevin5475845@reddit

Yep, not everyone's gonna like them and that's alright

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_Panjo@reddit

Absolutely.

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CipherX0010@reddit

I have two dual ultra wides and one regular, what's so inferior about something you've never tried?

Ultra wide brings in a whole new world of gaming and other stuff as well

Excel for example can be rough in a smaller window, however, it can also be a game changer if you use the full screen for a single spreadsheet. In those cases, the extra width offers amazing QOL.

I have 3 monitors for my work set up, my main is a 34” 3440x1440x I have a vertical 16:9 and a horizontal 16:9. I try to have all the options available.

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Proper_Front_1435@reddit

How large is the ultra wide?

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KJBenson@reddit

I like looking straight forward at my main task. Neck strain from either always looking a bit left or right can be bad after a day on the computer.

Plus my monitor is 5120x1440, so it’s quite easy to split up the monitor into 3 windows with the middle one being my main task. Plus another window above it for movies while I’m working.

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Monstot@reddit

The trick is to also have extra monitors with the bad ass ultrawide. They're really, really good.

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Old-Resolve-6619@reddit

It’s less space than two monitors but its got no bezel. I love it for gaming, amazing for working. Wouldn’t go back.

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Ok-Paleontologist244@reddit

No issues with rendering on multiple displays because there is only one
Seamless
Less Cables and power connectors because one moni
Insane amounts of space

How is it inferior? It literally just is big-ass monitor. Not more not less. For me 3440x1440 is perfect. The cons MAY be game compat and monitor position or how you sit, since it is curved you better make sure you are in the centre and looking from a certain distance.

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You're not wrong. Thankfully they make double-wide ultra-wide.

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relevant_rhino@reddit

3440x1440 is the sweet spot IMO.

Cinema is wider than 16:9 today and some YT channels too. Many games are more immersive on a ultrawide.

I can second this. It made working so much easier, Having 3-4 tabs open on the same monitor was incredible. It also saved so much space as I didn’t need 2 monitors on the same desk.

Although, my eyes definitely had to adjust. I’m also pretty sure it made my eyes go worse as I had to get stronger lenses after using the monitor for a couple of months. For anyone that buys one make sure to adjust windows scale to 125% or more.

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pittbullblue@reddit

Just bought a 3440x1440 and it's incredible. Far superior to 16:9 IMO

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ItsThanosNotThenos@reddit

This is it. 2560x1080 is not really an ultra wide. Go big or go home.

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Sinister_Crayon@reddit

Was going to say this. Complete game-changer. 120hz and 3440x1440 has been an incredible boon for my productivity and happens to make a really great gaming monitor as well. Totally worth the price.

I did add a second 1920x1080p monitor about a year ago, mostly because I could... but the big widescreen is still my fave.

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maw_walker42@reddit

Same here. 34” Dell curved ultrawide and I love it. I want another one or one like it but no room.

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AejiGamez@reddit

I gotta say, i don't get it either. They look cool, but are imo unusable at least for me. Just too wide. I use my PC mainly for gaming though

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Yeah, with gaming if you have a single panel, you can't do anything else other than having the game take up the whole screen, at least with multiple monitors you can use the 2nd monitor to see everything other than the game

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belhambone@reddit

That's why I have both. Having an UW doesn't mean you can't also have a second monitor.

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Sharrakor@reddit

Having an UW doesn't mean you can't also have a second monitor.

I don't think they mean work

I have a 5120p Ultrawide, it's cool but it's too wide for most games tbh.

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SagittaryX@reddit

p refers to the height in a resolution fyi, bit annoying for ultrawide but 5120p implies you probably have a ~10,000x5,120 monitor.

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Ultrawides give a distinct advantage in competitive fps, so I don't understand what you're taking about

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BespokeDebtor@reddit

They absolutely do not lol. Basically any competitive fps worth their salt will alter their resolution and FOV to accomodate.

For example: valorant has no ultrawide support, CS2 stretches the periphery but keeps native in the center, OW just zooms you in and crops the top

I think the only "competitive" shooters that support ultrawide with no edits are Apex and COD

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Clean-Trick5749@reddit

Overwatch 2 also supports it and gives wider fov with 21:9 than 16:9. I just tested it along with cs2. Valorant is the only one that doesn't.

You're a clown, arrogantly spouting misinformation.

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Clean-Trick5749@reddit

https://youtu.be/ySMQgVlXPLA?feature=shared

It's the same with cs2. There is some stretching but you get far more peripheral vision with 21:9. You're wrong.

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AejiGamez@reddit

Depends. I would just rather spend extra budget on better parts for the PC itself

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relevant_rhino@reddit

Ofc, if we discuss budget your miles may vary.

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JozuJD@reddit

Would you ever try a 24” high res monitor? It’s small and very niche but it sounds enticing.

What I mean is like 24” 360hz at 1080p. Alienware has some of them nowadays. 24” and 25” model

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I only feel that way for 32:9 monitors. Never thought the 21:9 were too wide as I can easily see everything without moving my head, even up to 45 inches.

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JackieMortes@reddit

They're definitely not for everyone. And given the overall lacking support for them I'd say they're still in a "gimmick" territory.

It's nice to have in Games but 5120x is a bit overkill and not well supported in some Games. It's cool in games like Dyson Sphere or other space games. Not so useful in RTS or FPS.

If you have the space for 3 Monitors, i would get 1x 3440 x 1440 "normal" ultrawide and a standard 1440p Monitor.

This way you still have the advantage of two physical monitors and one big screen for gaming without bezels. It's also less demanding then going full 5120p on the Hardware.

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newgirlie@reddit

If you have the space for 3 Monitors, i would get 1x 3440 x 1440 "normal" ultrawide and a standard 1440p Monitor.

Since the consensus is now visible in this thread (pro-ultrawide), I will share my experience which differs greatly:

I was a huge fan of ultrawide for 2 years (21:9, 3440x1440). Then I realized that if you get an extra large 4k screen, you get just as much horizontal real estate, with additional vertical real estate. And it is still cheaper (!!!).

This in combination with the fact that 16:9 is much more compatible with movies and games... huge 4k wins over ultrawide in every category

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markinthecloud@reddit

Ah man, I hadn’t considered large 4k… like an LG C2-C4 type display or still a monitor?

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Potatoes_Fall@reddit

If it's going on your desk, you want a monitor I guess. I currently have a Philips 328E1CA which is 32", quite happy with it. It's only 60Hz but I don't really do high fps gaming.

I guess one drawback is that they are quite tall - make sure you can raise your chair or drop your desk enough to get a comfortable neck angle.

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markinthecloud@reddit

Ah ok, I have a 32” 1440p so maybe if I had a 4 that would be enough resolution to have enough windows for productivity. My current 4K is 28” and it’s ok for 2 windows side by side but chucking 4 up is too small

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Potatoes_Fall@reddit

Yeah I found 28" to be just barely too small. Had to move the screen closer which can't be good for my eyes hahah. Returned it and got the 32". Although for the record I do have fairly good eyesight and don't mind small text. so I could imagine somebody else having trouble.

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Deep-Technician-8568@reddit

I use a 3 monitor setup. Even the 3440x1440 monitor is just 2 screens. Even if you split that into 2 screens, you will be sitting in the middle of 2 screens, which i find very awkward. I prefer having a centre monitor with 1 on each side. Also, 3x 1440p gaming monitors are still cheaper than an ultrawide. Just remember to get ones with small bezels.

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EngineerOfNightmares@reddit

I went from 3 1440 to a single 5120x1440. And I find the flexibility far superior. With 16:9 monitors, I found that windows were a good width at about 2/3 width, anything less was too narrow and so I was maximising windows to avoid unusable space either side.

Since moving to a single 5120x1440, I can make windows whatever size feels appropriate and arrange them so that I can see them all, with whatever I am focused on in the center. Sometimes I even take a single window and make it most of the width. The trick is to never maximise and rarely snap windows.

A disclaimer is that I don't often play games in this setup, this is mostly for work.

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I have both. Ultrawide is better for gaming. Things get distorted on the sides when using 3 monitors in games. But if you're using them for work, 3 monitors is where it's at. Hands down.

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beenoc@reddit

Why not both? I have a 34" ultrawide (the Alienware OLED) with a 27" on each side (so a total screen resolution of 8560x1440.) It's pretty great, though I did need to build an 80" wide desk to fit them.

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starman-on-roadster@reddit

I currently use a dual monitor setup (with a 27" and the older 24 to the side). I managed to get a second identical 24 monitor that will go on the other side in my new setup (moving soon). I tried an ultrawide at work and hated it (doesn't work well with what I do). I am in the process of designing a bew desk that can accommodate 3 27" monitors (I might eventually upgrade the 24s after all, and want the desk to last a long time). What I am wondering is If anyone is using an ultrawide with "normal" monitors on each side, as this potential configuration would require an even larger desk.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Currently contemplating an ultra wide vs 3 monitor setup!

Have you tried using such a setup with a single ultrawide? If yes, did you like how it all functions for whatever you intend to do with this setup?

As for a 3 monitor setup, i used to rock it, but i quickly realized that 2 monitors was enough for me 95% of the time, so i don't bother with it anymore hah

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looopious@reddit

Dual setup is still the best middle ground. 3 monitors is too much window management and head movements. Widscreen is beautiful until you realise the black bars and incompatibility issues.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

3 monitors is too much window management and head movements.

Yeah, but you gotta realize that for streaming games for example, you lose 1 monitor on the game, and 1 monitor on your streaming software/chat, so you pretty much need a 3rd monitor for everything else, for general use, 2 is really the sweetspot

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markinthecloud@reddit

Haven’t used an ultra-wide unfortunately, I’ve always been hesitant because of gaming.

I’m currently on a curved 32” 1440p for gaming and have another setup with a 4K for work.

Moving house soon and want to refresh it all for being able to stream, etc so either need 2/3 monitors or an ultrawide to allow other widows open either side but really not sure what’s best!

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I’m currently on a curved 32” 1440p for gaming and have another setup with a 4K for work.

Would you say 4k is lifechanging when it comes to productivity? I currently have 2x 1080p 16:9 displays for both work and gaming, and i've kinda been considering upgrading to 4k for work stuff

either need 2/3 monitors or an ultrawide to allow other widows open either side

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itsmebenji69@reddit

Why not just share the PowerPoint app and put it to 16:9 ?

That’s what I do and it’s very practical since you can display additional information on the sides like memos and whatnot

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ithilain@reddit

Teams was causing issues for some people when sharing individual windows for whatever reason. Also it wouldn't necessarily work for PowerPoints if you're going full-screen with them

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itsmebenji69@reddit

Personally I use presenter mode so you get a separate display window. I’ve definitely noticed Teams being shitty sometimes with singular app tho

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originaldonkmeister@reddit

I have to use a variety of communication apps, so the easiest thing is to share an ancillary 16:9 screen and drag whatever onto that.

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fueled_by_caffeine@reddit

Screen sharing is honestly the biggest drawback of an ultrawide, especially a super ultra wide. I have a 16:9 second display for this reason.

I then share just the application, which you should do anyways to prevent any awkward pop ups.

3440/=1720 which is a pretty good width for a 1920x1080 screen.

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26635785548498061381@reddit

That makes sense for normal apps for sure, there's also PowerToys which let's you set your own "snap" areas.

But what about PowerPoint specifically. I think there, when you go into presentation mode, it automatically wants to go full screen, you can't use the same approach.

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wiggles260@reddit

If I’m using PowerPoint, I will hook up an inexpensive 1080p monitor as a secondary monitor. Also handy to have as a dedicated outlook/teams display.

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alacorn75@reddit

You can also just run presentations in a window.

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26635785548498061381@reddit

Don't you have to edit a setting? Then if you save it like that, the setting stays for everyone when you send the deck, right?

I best most people don't even know the setting exists to change it back lol.

Would you ever consider a 38” or is that too big..?

I am looking at an open box Alienware AW3821DW

2K WQHD+ (3840 x 1600) 144Hz Curved Screen Gaming Monitor; NVIDIA G-Sync; HDR; HDMI Displayport; Nano IPS

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HeavenlyDMan@reddit

34” is my personal sweet spot

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JozuJD@reddit

I think for me too.

Snowrunner mentioned

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hooj@reddit

I have two ultra wides side by side, and will likely never go back to a dual 16:9 setup.

For productivity, it’s basically 4 smaller monitors side by side and I’ve used that to great effect. For gaming, the ultra wide is amazing on the primary and the secondary has things like discord as well as a browser window to look stuff up or reference things, without feeling like I have to have a compromised width for using more than one application at a time.

I'm coming from the perspective of an OG G9 user - so I'm sure you'd hate it even more than a 16:9!

i just don't get why people like them

It's apples and oranges, friend. Some of us like things others don't.

I don't see how they'd be good for gaming except for sim racing

It's very useful in War Thunder, ArmA and flightsims. The wider field of view gives you an easy advantage over others as well as a better awareness of things around you. Even in Factorio and strategy games, you get more screenspace so again: more awareness of what's around you etc.

I don't see how they'd be good for productivity since you're lacking height

Coming from a software dev work environment, it's great for those who want to compare code by putting it side-by-side, or with a test env on one side, code on the other, etc.

I don't see how they're good for viewing content because playing anything ends up with black bars on the left and right because everything is made for 16:9

Not necessarily and being fair, many users don't full-screen everything if it's right in front of them, but will just have it in a window immediately in front of them.

The content I want to view fullscreen and enjoy usually is fine - like Films, TV or similar.

I found flatter screens to be awful now and anything around 20-odd inches makes me cringe, as I like the curvature and extra screenspace. Moving to a 32' curved was awesome, the G9 even moreso.

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brispower@reddit

they suck, essentially two small square screens glued together with one psu and shell, manufacturers must love the fat margins.

i am specifically referring to stuff like 34" screens.

i wish i didn't have one on my desk at work, miss my 16*9 4k display i have at home

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cbai970@reddit

Curved wide-screen is key.

Another factor, I'm old. My eyes don't have to strain with that format.

Also, if you're doing log analysis or basically anything where preventing word wrap makes things easier. There is no substitute

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Flat-Assumption-3334@reddit

2 monitors would have u looking directly at bezels, no thanks. Idk who in their right mind would prefer that

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

2 monitors would have u looking directly at bezels

No... Just no... You have a monitor in front of you, and the secondary monitor on the side angled towards you, you sould like a child saying something like this

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Flat-Assumption-3334@reddit

The whole point of ultrawide is to have a wide screen without bezels. For gaming one monitor in front and one to the side is dumb as hell unless u need a map or sum open. The only reason for this is productivity, and with the price of 1080p monitors u can just mount one above the ultrawide for productivity. You are the one who sound dumb ass hell actually

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

For gaming one monitor in front and one to the side is dumb as hel

What about discord, or some other chat, or a youtube video playing? I tried doing the picture in picture thing when i had 1 monitor and it just sucks because it covers up a portion of the game

You are the one who sound dumb ass hell actually

Well thanks i guess

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Flat-Assumption-3334@reddit

Get a 50$ monitor and mount it? They’re cheap as hell rather have an ultrawide and a second monitor then 2 shitty monitors. Alt tabbing really isn’t that hard

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Get a 50$ monitor and mount it?

You just said that having a 2nd monitor is "dumb as hell"

rather have an ultrawide and a second monitor then 2 shitty monitors.

I'd rather have 2 great quality monitors compared to a single shitty ultrawide

Alt tabbing really isn’t that hard

How would you know to al tab though, if you have a game in front of you, there's no notifications or anything, so how can you know to alt tab to begin with, you just end up alt tabbing constantly which imo is annoying af

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Flat-Assumption-3334@reddit

I said having them side by side for gamine dipshit, maybe read? And sorry ur eyes are going, my 1440p ultrawide smokes whatever dogshit monitor u wanna use

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I said having them side by side for gamine dipshit,

That's not how you use 2 monitors, why do you immediately go for insults... You always want one monitor in front of you, that is the monitor you play the game on, your side monitor is for everything else you have open while playing the game, stuff like discord, chats, videos, movies, whatever you do while you're playing a game

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Flat-Assumption-3334@reddit

Problem is ur not using a good ultrawide and that’s just a fact. Get ur bands up

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

And i updated the post to point that out way before your first reply

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Flat-Assumption-3334@reddit

Maybe don’t shit on ultrawide then if u know ur using a shitty one?

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Maybe i just learned after i made the post that the one i was given was a shitty one?

2 windows on screen feels a lot more usable than 16:9

sounds like you don't know how to make the most of it. With an ultrawide the point is you have one full-size window for your main focus, and a second smaller one that you only need sometimes. Most applications don't need the full screen of a 16:9 monitor, every Microsoft office application is designed for square monitors, so you can have 2 side by side.

With games you get extra peripheral vision which is extremely helpful and almost like cheating if you're playing competitive. In any FPS game you can see more of the enemies, in side scrolling games it's easier to figure out attack patterns, in open world games it's easier to appreciate the landscape.

And you don't lose any vertical height, the extra horizontal height just makes it feel that way, vertically it's the same as normal 27" monitors.

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countsachot@reddit

I prefer 3 smaller screens.

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Scar1203@reddit

My desktop is setup at my recliner so my monitor is on a swing arm. Setting two up that way would be difficult so a Samsung G9 Odyssey 49" gives me more real estate to work with. If I were at a desk I would prefer a multi monitor setup but a 32:9 is better than a single 16:9.

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KingOfCotadiellu@reddit

I'm sold to my 21:9 monitor, but I think 35" is the minimum. for my GF we're now looking at 32:9 instead of her two monitors where she's staring at a bezel in the middle.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

we're now looking at 32:9 instead of her two monitors where she's staring at a bezel in the middle

Why would she stare between 2 monitors?

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KingOfCotadiellu@reddit

Why would you even ask that?

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Because i eon't understand why she'd be looking between monitors instead of being a normal human being and looking at one monitor, with the other on the side

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KingOfCotadiellu@reddit

OK, you don't understand ergonomics, nor have the ability to see things from another perspective. I don't understand how you fail to see that two monitors, by definition, have bezels between them. Even if you put one to the side. Why you would talk about looking between them is beyond me, or was it an attempt of being funny?

Some people have jobs where an ultra wide makes complete sense. Sure, it's a very specific use-case, and you clearly haven't met such a person, but you don't have to be a dck about it if you meet one and it is you who fails to understand.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

OK, you don't understand ergonomics, nor have the ability to see things from another perspective.

I have quite a good understandment of ergo, and there is exactly 0 reason to force yourself to look sideways for a prolonged period of time

I don't understand how you fail to see that two monitors, by definition, have bezels between them

Between them, yes, but they're not in front of you

don't have to be a dck about it

I'm def not trying to be dick about it, just don't get why she'd put the bezels in front of her instead of having a monitor in front of her

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RobertElectricity@reddit

My 3440x1440p 144Hz ultrawide monitor has been great! The resolution gives me extra desktop space for productivity. Most of my games have extra viewing area on either side. It's not as taxing on my video card as a 4K display would be.

Depending on the type of work a person is doing, they may be better of with more monitors with lower resolutions or one big 4K display.

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I LOVE my 21:9 1440p monitor. The immersion you get from games is second to none, and the vast majority of games i play do allow for it so I get to use the full screen

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Yeah, fair enough, i haven't really tried gaming on it since it's at work, connected to a work pc, and it's not really a gaming monitor (no freesync, 60Hz panel, >4ms response time, etc.), but i do see how if you got a curved ultrawide, it could be a good gaming experience with a regular monitor as the secondary

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Flat-Assumption-3334@reddit

That’s why. They are made for immersion in games, not for productivity

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RevMen@reddit

The natural thing to do at work is view 2 windows side by side. It's pretty rare for me to stretch a window across the whole thing unless I'm working in a map or something else where all the extra room helps.

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Sknowman@reddit

I have a curved ultrawide and a curved 1080p. The UW is amazing for games, but I also love it just in general, since it's like a compact triple-monitor setup. It's great for work too, where I use UW+laptop.

In either case, I can have two "full-screen" windows on the UW, while dedicating the other monitor/laptop to something else, like a TV show, my emails, discord, or Teams/Slack.

I agree that dual-monitor > single UW. But if you have the space, then UW + second monitor > dual 1080p monitors.

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PerfectHatred7@reddit

When I upgraded my pc from a 1080p machine to a 1440p, I upgraded my monitor to a 32” 3440x1440 and holy what a difference. The immersion on single player games is next level, and on competitive games the extra fov is really nice. Only downside is that when recording videos it leaves black bars and looks super stretched out, and of course games that don’t support ultrawide (looking at you, from soft) but there are mods for that.

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NetherGamingAccount@reddit

Ultra wide owner here

Been rocking a 49” with a 5120x1440p resolution for years.

It’s Amazing for productivity, I can’t go back to another form factor for this reason.

For gaming it’s great with games like Baldurs Gate, flight and race sim, Wow etc.

For things like FPS I usually set the resolution to 2560x1440 and just have the black bars on the sides.

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WheelOfFish@reddit

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BearBearJarJar@reddit

The vast majority plays 4:3 stretched to 16:9.

There is nothing inferior about having more screen space.

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NetherGamingAccount@reddit

Makes me want to vomit

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RCM94@reddit

Been rocking a 49” with a 5120x1440p resolution for years.

I have one as well being used as 2 monitors with a 3rd one on the side. Like this https://imgur.com/pmHCBxM

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I mean, there are 3840 x 1600 ultrawides available.

Also, a lot of websites are designed to be narrower than 1920, so having two slightly narrower windows with the extra height of 1440p would be ideal. Of course, a lot of programs are designed to use the full screen, but you can always offset it so that you have a window that's full 2560 x 1440 + a second narrow window for a chat program or something else.

I've also found that 3440 x 1440 is great for photo editing programs that have toolbars along the sides, as well as video editing programs that also add linear time lines across the bottom.

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tes_kitty@reddit

Of course, a lot of programs are designed to use the full screen

With all the different resolutions 'full screen' has lost its meaning somewhat. Also, running programs in full screen means you're limited to one program at a time. Nowadays we can do multitasking, so you want more than one program being visible and usable.

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Hokusai_Katsushika@reddit

The ultra wide you got simply is in the poor middle ground of not big enough to justify it's purpose, yet too big to be enjoyed as a lone monitor. I'd recommend getting a 3440x1444 monitor in either 34 or 38 to properly enjoy the benefits of ultra wide. Also it's almost mandatory to have a curved display for anything beyond 30" in my opinion, even 16:9

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NobleS088@reddit

Chrisbee76@reddit

I've had a curved 35" 3440×1440 at home for the last 5 years, and just last year managed to convince by boss that I need one for work, too.

Even when it comes to games, pretty much the only games I can imagine possibly having any benefit from either ultra-widescreen or curved monitors would be first-person shooters, which I hardly ever play anyway.

In general, I much prefer having two 16:9 monitors. 16:10 would be even better, but unfortunately those are hardly available anymore.

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SCMegatron@reddit

I was an anti ultra wide and anti curve till I tried. Now I regret not getting something more curved. East to West is a lot more important to me as an accountant. The ERP system we use for JEs is rather wide. It's so nice seeing everything. For spreadsheets. I'm more going back and forth between East and West. If I'm going north and south I'm probably just copying an equation, in which case I'm just end+down arrow. I'm searching for sometimes specific and just doing a find. The few times I do coding, it's pretty basic. I would certainly want more north to south real estate if I was a programmer. I'm sure there are a lot of other jobs that it isn't ideal.

Gaming is where I love it most. It's so much more immersive and fun. I'm not going pro I'm anything. I just play for fun. Some games it's not good on and others not. It's certainly not perfect. It does get me excited about maybe doing some sim racing in the future.

This is just me and my specific situation though.

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Potatoes_Fall@reddit

Yep, ultrawide is overhyped IMO. I used one for 2 years and was a huge fan. Later realized you can get a 4k screen that is just as wide and additionally has more vertical space. Twice as many pixels. For a smaller price.

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Thismomenthere@reddit

I dream of the ultra wide curved deal. Alas, I run house TVs from my comp and if they don't match I can't see edges while using my phone as a remote.

In 4 more years I'm building new systems. Then I'll turn the old ones into a Synergy (Jem and the Holograms) to run the house.

Before I get hate lol, I'm not rich, it's a Tony house but I like watching the same show while cleaning or playing music on the cheapest TVs out there.

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Reynbou@reddit

If you don't like it, you don't like it. Personal taste.

Using 2x 16:9 monitors is perfectly fine. Nothing wrong with that. But an ultrawide in gaming is just much better imo.

I don't see how they'd be good for gaming except for sim racing

More map to see in strategy games. More level to see in side scrollers. And a long list of etceteras. Why does a wider fov only apply for sim racing? You're not making sense.

I don't see how they'd be good for productivity since you're lacking height

Sure, for a productivity only machine, a larger screen real state makes more sense.

I don't see how they're good for viewing content because playing anything ends up with black bars on the left and right because everything is made for 16:9

That's 100% false. Don't lie.

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00and@reddit

Finally, a fellow 16:9 enjoyer.

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HeroicApple@reddit

Full HD monitor Benq for 15y already and the colours are still beautiful much more better than on most UHD monitors I have seen

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AlkalineBrush20@reddit

You got the bottom of the barrel, of course it sucks ass.

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iNobble@reddit

Basically the same as having 1.5 27" monitors without any bezel. Great for productivity work - think spreadsheets so you can see more columns, anything with a track bar, full size 16x9 images with room for a task bar etc etc.

Also great for games with a first person perspective, as you can see more on either side, and expanse games like city builders so you can see more at any one time

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ArcticSylph@reddit

I'm a video editor and having much more horizontal space for my timeline + room around the video preview is a godsend. I'd imagine this benefit goes for pretty much any professional work done on computers from making music to video game design.

AMv8-1day@reddit

29" and 34" 2560x1080 was always a terrible middleground size for the cheapest Ultrawides. They've long since gone the way of the dinosaur as 34" 1440p monitors have come down considerably in price. You can get a decent one for $250 on a good sale, $350 without issue.

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I can sort of understand what you mean with too wide/not wide enough for productivity stuff (especially 2560x1080 rather than 3440x1440). But not sure how 2 16:9 displays could possibly be a much better experience for a gaming setup.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

not sure how 2 16:9 displays could possibly be a much better experience for a gaming setup.

Have a curved 34" 3440 x 1440. Absolutely love it...could never go back to something smaller as a main monitor. (Running 2 others, a 27" vertical and a 24" above the curved)

Love my monitor setup.

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evanlee01@reddit

Ultrawide monitors need to also be curved, otherwise they're kind of pointless.

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Fearless_Coconut_810@reddit

I have a 3440x1440 and a 27in 1080 vertical next to it. Absolutely love the set up but I'm usually just gaming on the 34 and running discord and Spotify on the 2nd

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Queasy-Artichoke-282@reddit

Just moved from 34" ultrawide down to 32". Honestly, as a super casual gamer who primary works on my computer, I much prefer the normal aspect ratio and extra vertical screen space on the 32.

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7f0b@reddit

I had a flat 2560x1080 for many years a long time ago and liked it well enough. For workstation it's not as good as dual monitor, but for gaming it's better than 1920x1080. The main downside to all 1080 monitors is they just don't have enough real estate, especially vertically, anymore.

I've had a 3440x1440 curved for years now and it's just great. I use dual 16:9 at work though, which makes doing side-by-side tasks better. It's also generally more economical to go dual regular. But with UW you get the better FOV in games and you have fewer cords and stuff on your desk.

For a pure workstation I'd go dual 16:9 (or 16:10 if available), but for a gaming or mixed-use PC I'd go UW.

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jakesboy2@reddit

I have a 5120x1440 and i’ll never go back to 2 monitors. If you have a good window tiling app it’s just better than 2 monitors, and you can actually look in the center of your screen without the split between them.

As for games, I play most games in 2560 in the center, no reason to go huge though it can be fun for some games.

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boringNerd@reddit

I was very skeptical about the benefits of a ultra wide monitor. Then for my previous build, I decided to get a new monitor so I splurged on a curved ultrawide. I fell in love with the gaming immersion aspect of an ultrawide monitor.

But at the same time, I still felt I could live with a normal sized monitor and saved some money. Then covid came, I have been working from home ever since. Oh boy, a ultrawide monitor is awesome for work. I can open teams on one half of the screen, and my work on the other. Combine with Power Toys Fancy Zones, I can customize my layouts to make use of the entire screen estate. This is when I realize I can't live without a ultrawide monitor.

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multidollar@reddit

You don’t have to buy one if you don’t want one. It’s ok, mate. There’s people who like them and people who don’t.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

You don’t have to buy one if you don’t want one.

Of course, and i'm not planning on buying one, i just have to use one at work, so it got me curious on who likes these things, and why

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multidollar@reddit

Because the people that buy them find them useful. Did it really take critical thinking there?

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

useful for what though, that's the question i'm asking here

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multidollar@reddit

For my uses. If you don’t know or think you need it then you don’t need it!

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not_a_gay_stereotype@reddit

I like them because in games my HUD is way off to the sides instead of cluttering the main viewing area. You can also drag windows to the edges of the screen to snap them in place and have two things open at the same time.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

You can also drag windows to the edges of the screen to snap them in place and have two things open at the same time.

I mean, yeah, but then you get two 960x1080 windows, and no content is made for that, it just doesn't make sense to use it like that, the realistic choice would be to use a 1920x1080 window, and a 640x1080 window, but that smaller window isn't really that useful, and if you scoot your chair towards the center of the bigger window, so your neck doesn't hurt from looking at one side all the time, then it's also too far away to view the smaller one comfortably, you could go for 2x 320x1080 windows with the 1920x1080 in the center, but that is completely useless

16:9 forever. ZERO black bars on modern content.

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SagittaryX@reddit

A lot of movies are actually filmed in an aspect ratio close to 21:9, so you actually get less black bar on an ultrawide.

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Ded0099@reddit

My first ultra wide monitor was a ROGPG348Q (3440x1440 @ 100hz w/ gsync) in 2016/17 and I have never gone back

At work I had three 24" 16:9 monitors at 1080p but I work remotely now and I don't even have space for two monitors. I got an ultra wide 34" 1440p because it's at least 1.5x the space of just one of the monitors and also higher resolution while fitting on my desk.

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Tsukino_Stareine@reddit

It's cause it's a 1080p. Try a 1440p ultrawide

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

It's cause it's a 1080p. Try a 1440p ultrawide

i'm not sure i would classify a 2560x1080 as a ultrawide, through i guess it technically is

my 3440x1440 is an amazing singular monitor

Those 2 have the exact same aspect ratio

dont have space (or neck strenght)

Well yeah, that's basically my issue with this screen, lots of neck movement

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Nisktoun@reddit

UWs are super niche. It's sorta useless for office work, it's somehow useless in lots of games, it's pretty useless in movies - idk why someone loves it. I mean you can get just default 16:9 screen with bigger size and all will work just fine

It really is a personal preference but UWs require too much content picking for me to be daily drive useful

But they look great, it's true

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PinchCactus@reddit

Useless in movies? Movies are natively 21:9. The whole screen is used as long as your media is formatted properly. Amazon streaming does it right.

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Nisktoun@reddit

In theory - yes, in practice - mostly no. FIY movies are not filmed in 21:9, google it. Even if they filmed recently the format is still close but not exactly 21:9, you get bars or adjusting

PinchCactus@reddit

I personally would never recommend an ultra wide under 34" and 3440x1440, preferably curved. OLED displays do not magically get rid of black bars. And you're just wrong about 16:9 being better in every scenario. I suggest you try out an ultra wide display because you clearly haven't. There is a massive advantage in screen real estate for productivity tasks, and gaming is just a better experience on an ultra wide display. You don't get it because you've never experienced it. It's like the difference between CRT monitors in the 90s and the first 16:9 displays. There were people arguing that 4:3 was better back then, but I don't think anyone would say that today. My first ultrawide display I bought almost 10 years ago and never once thought a 16:9 display would be an improvement, it's that much better. And since then I've bought 2 more.(Admittedly I'm firmly in the power-user category) Seriously, if you have a chance to try one out, do it you probably won't regret it. I never once mentioned screen size so IDK where you got that from. You can think about it like this: is YouTube a better viewing experience on your phone in portrait or landscape mode? That is the difference.

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Nisktoun@reddit

OLED displays do not magically get rid of black bars

They do, not literally, but still... Black is black, not grey or smth, you see bars like physical border or don't see at all when room is dark. It really is the best way to get rid of bars

I suggest you try out

I tries UW for like month and it was meh experience. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good either

advantage in ... productivity tasks

Why? Just use bigger 16:9 and do literally the same or even more

gaming is just a better experience

Nope, I don't want to fuck up fov for nothing, sorry. And, yeah, it's true if the game has built-in support for UW, if not - good luck dancing with configs or some sort of soft to get it working. What if you want to play on consoles? Ah, no-no, forget about it

4:3 was better back then, but I don't think anyone would say that today

I would if modern content support it. I used CRT 4:3 and then LCD 5:4 for about a year recently and it was really good experience. I dropped them only because too little games support square ratio(somewhat approx the same number of games that support UW tho) and because of consoles

I personally would never recommend an ultra wide under 34"

Go check 36' and bigger 16:9 then, it's the same horizontal size but higher vertically - profit

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Until a week ago I ran 2x Acer Nitro XV340CK 34" 3440x1440 monitors. This was a rare FLAT 34" ultrawide. It worked well sitting directly in front of one panel and the 2nd canted to the left. I essentially got "three" useable full height windows and a 4th full high window to the far left where I keep my camera system live view up 24/7.

The viewing angle is certainly tough for that far left side of the left monitor, but the other display areas were amazingly functional.

Then a week ago the OSD started cycling on my left monitor right in the most useable space and would not stop. Its well out of warranty and the repair costs were $260 plus shipping. So I decided I needed more "height" and went to a 32" LG 32gi93u 4K and I'll pick up a 2nd in short order. It will be nice to get more row height for productivity and with DLSS and a RTX 3080 gaming @ 4K hasn't been a problem. I can always game on the 34" UW if it's a better fit for titles like Anno 1800.

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KILLEliteMaste@reddit

Ultrawides a perfect for software developers. In 99% cases you have next to your code some windows open from your editor (IDE) to show project files or some other things. With a 16:9 monitor it gets very tight. And you still need at least a 2nd monitor for your browser

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J_Paul@reddit

I've got an 3440x1440 ultrawide at work, and i love it. I do tendering at work, so i'm always looking at multiple plans/webpages/spreadsheets/etc concurrently. and generally need to be able to view a lot of complimentary information at once. I can very comfortably fit 3 portrait documents on the UW, or 1 portrait and 1 landscape, or 2 landscape.
I often wish i had the capability to stack a second one vertically.
I can't see myself enjoying gaming on a monitor that wide, but for productivity and making my life easier at work, i give it a big thumbs up.

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Antti5@reddit

How can a display be "too wide"?

I never have any application full screen on any display that I would have on my desk. There will be multiple application windows, and it's all about how they are arranged. An ultrawide fits more stuff on a single display.

In gaming, however, the ultrawide for me is superior. Why are movies wider than 16:9? Because it is more immersive. Why would this not similarly apply for games? I switched to 21:9 maybe ten or eleven years ago, have had zero regrets, and absolutely would not go back.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I never have any application full screen

Our company software only runs in fullscreen, and it just sucks at this resolution

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Antti5@reddit

That changes everything obviously, but this is not the norm for most people these days.

If it was only about my work stuff, I absolutely wouldn't mind one of those very, VERY wide curved displays that are literally the size of three 16:9 displays. It would give me the same display space but without the bezels.

You are high as shit.

Nah, not my thing

Like all movies are 21:9 games are WAY BETTER in ultra wide it’s not even close.

As i mentioned, i was given this monitor at work, to do work stuff, it's not used for watching movies and playing games

easily have 3 documents up side by side

Our company software is fullscreen, so on an ultrawide, it's just too wide, and that's it, and i started just setting the resolution to 1920x1080 whenever i need to use it because the experience is just bad when i have to break my neck every time i make a change on the far left side and need to locate the apply button on the far right

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aemich@reddit

it's just the worst of both worlds, and i just don't get why people like them, especially when i see people using a single ultrawide for their gaming setups where they could comfotably fit 2x 16:9 monitors instead, and have a much better experience

as i said. high as shit. its so much better having an ultrawide for immersive gameplay. WAY better than a smaller 16:9 monitor for anything other than competative shooters where you want 240+fps

I don't see how they'd be good for productivity since it's harder to organize due to limited window snapping configs unless you want to manually go about and create a profile for each type of work that you do and use 3rd party software to arrange windows for you

as i review and compare multiple documents side by side all day. having 3 open up next to each other on a single screen is much better. and windows has built in snapping for that. i literally have a shortcut bound to do it already. also for finances with big excel spreadsheets its better.. might not be productive for your VERY SPECIFIC COMPANY SOFTWARE IN FULLSCREEN

I don't see how they're good for viewing content because playing anything ends up with black bars on the left and right because everything is made for 16:9

Power toys is much more tightly integrated with Windows, it should work.

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URA_CJ@reddit

I have a smaller 25" 2560x1080 (LG 25UM56-P) that I got in 2015 to upgrade from a 19" 1440x900 LCD TV (fun fact - a 17" 4:3, 19" 16:10 & 25" 21.33:9 are practically the same height) that I had since 2008 and it has been amazing to play games at a cinematic aspect ratio than a 16:9 aspect ratio that was drafted in the 80's as a middle ground compromise between 1.33:1 TV's and 2.35:1 cinema for future TV's and consoles.

After using a ultrawide monitor for awhile, going to a 16:9 feels restrictive almost like trying to use a 4:3 display.

Anyways, I've tried using dual monitors before and found it to be a distracting experience.

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Autobahn97@reddit

LOL - when I was young monitors were 4:3 and weighed 50 lbs. Maybe that is why I love my ultra wide 38 inch 3840x1600. IMO 1440 is not enough vertical 'space'.

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indigomm@reddit

I remember paying something like $1,000 for a 17" Sony Trinitron, which was pretty decent at the time. It was certainly an upgrade from the 14" black and white screen I had previously!

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Autobahn97@reddit

You were a Highroller back in the day. I was slumming it with a Viewsonic, CRT, though I was able to trade up to a 19" to lug back and forth to my college dorm every start and end of semester.

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k_elo@reddit

I can see why 1080 21:9 is a bit too cramped. Maybe you can try those wonky 32:9 haha. Otoh i also agree a single 21:9 isnt enough my work around was to use my old tablet as a second screen. Then i settled on 21:9 stacked on top of each other. Its a lot of screen but it has its own compromises

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Maybe next time ill try dual 16:9 4k monitors.

If you need, have it off centre and use one half of it,

Then the other end isn't legible, and our company software is fullscreen only, so i can't really adjust it, currently i just set the monitor to 1920x1080 and use it like that

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N_GHTMVRE@reddit

Wider is just always more immersive, doesn't matter which game you play, if you ask me. That's personal preference, but to people in here it will be a straightforward decision.

Also nobody is replacing 2x 16:9 with a 21:9 when it's purely about productivity - you would probably want to just replace one of em with a 21:9 and keep the other 16:9.

Regarding content it's great for live stuff where you can keep the chat next to the stream. I also literally never fullscreen any video because I sit close enough to not care, but if I did, black bars wouldn't kill me either - I'm on an OLED tho, so they're actually black.

If we're talking movies, there's a decent amount shot in wide screen aspect ratios, I prefer my TV tho.

In general 2560x1080 is pretty niche, and it's probably just not that large of a panel either. Most people here will be using a 34 inch panel at 3440x1440 and base their experience off of that. That makes much more of a difference than the curved meme, although I do like a slight curve on ultrawides at 34 inch or above.

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obeymypropaganda@reddit

Isn't OP still on 1080p with this screen? So, quality will be low and stretched out. Everyone else commenting is saying they are on 1440p and love the size.

This might be the first issue you need to sort out.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

So, quality will be low and stretched out.

The screen quality is pretty great, no complaints there

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Repulsive-Aside7850@reddit

What size monitor was it? Needs to be at least 34”

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It's like dual monitor without the gap.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

It's just not, you have waaaay less space compared to 2 monitors

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awdrifter@reddit

For productivity, 21:9 is probably bad. But for games, especially racing and FPS, 21:9 is awesome.

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Cowcoc@reddit

Maybe it’s just too wide for you. I never liked the look of Samsungs ultra wide screens that feel like they’re almost wrapping around you. I use one 3440x1440 curved and it’s perfect. Programs with tool bars have a way bigger workspace. You don’t need as big of a POV setting in games since your view is already wider. The black bars don’t get too ridiculous when watching media. Give one with a less aggressive aspect ratio a try.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I never liked the look of Samsungs ultra wide screens that feel like they’re almost wrapping around you.

This one has the opposite effect where it just goes away from you to the sides, and the edges are basically useless since it's harder to see without moving your whole body to that side of the monitor

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iwasjusttwittering@reddit

I don't get ultrawides either, for productivity.

I've always sought to maximize the screen estate within my field of vision, and because I mainly work with text-based data (papers, code etc.), it's important to display as many lines of text as possible while maintaining reasonable size and line length.

There are good reasons why print tends to be around 2:3 or 3:2 aspect ratio.

I grew up with 4:3, i.e, two 2:3 pages side by side, briefly 5:4 and then 16:10, i.e., 4:3 + a bit of extra space for UI. From that point, 16:9 was a regression, basically cropped existing screen estate, and 21:9 is a massive regression.

Folks bring up 3840×1600 and how it's amazing in this thread. But, why not get a proper full-size 3840×2160 then? Sure, 40" is huge, hence it should go farther away, but that's usually better for the eyes and fills the field of vision better, there's less neck turning too (the closest I got was three 1600×1200 monitors in pivot, i.e., 3600×1600, and that gave me some neck strain). I wish it was at least 16:10, beggars can't be choosers though (it exists in medical monitors that may cost as much as $200k).

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jotunck@reddit

You're not old enough to remember back when monitors were 4:3 ratio, and then 16:9 came around and people were like "eh, too wide".

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

for sure, the first monitor i bought with my own money was 16:9

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Mopar_63@reddit

If the monitor is too wide to view comfortably then you're sitting to close to the display.

You are correct it is not the same as having dual displays. A 16:9 is a 30% width increase so you're getting 1.3 displays with it. While not enough for dual monitor functionality, it does offer better multi app viewing than a 16:9. If you want dual display functionality then get a 32:9 aspect ratio display which is the same size as two displays together without the bevel.

As for gaming, the 21:9 offers a wider view of the game and for many feel like it improves immersion. I love the extra view it offers for RPG and Strategy gaming.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

If the monitor is too wide to view comfortably then you're sitting to close to the display.

i'm at 90cm from the screen, and the screen has a 28.8" diagonal, def not too close

If you want dual display functionality then get a 32:9 aspect ratio display which is the same size as two displays together without the bevel.

i mean, sure, but this is what they gave me, it's not like i can choose

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iskow@reddit

They're great for everything. I own a 34in 1440p screen and its great to work and game on. It can be pretty meh if you're using a 29in 1080p one tho, not much better than a 24in 16:9

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Deep-Technician-8568@reddit

I wish they could release ultrawides that are as wide as 3 monitors. Then, I can just use it as a 3 monitor setup without any bezels. 5120x1440p monitors can act as 2 screens, but sitting in the middle of 2 screens is just awkward.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

honestly if this was a thing, i'd kinda be into it

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LadBooboo@reddit

I work with excel docs a lot and 21:9 is awesome for having two open side by side. Gaming is a hit or miss, most modern games will render just fine in 21/32:9 but cutscenes are usually still 16:9.

not wide enough to use as if I had 2 monitors

Request a 32:9 (3820x1080) monitor, it's "two" monitors without the bezels and most modern ones usually allow for PBP with two different inputs to emulate two separate monitors.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Request a 32:9 (3840x1080) monitor, it's "two" monitors without the bezels and most modern ones usually allow for PBP with two different inputs to emulate two separate monitors.

I mean, if i could, i'd just request a normal monitor, and i have last month, the reply was that they just got me a new monitor last year, and that i can switch it for one of the other monitors in the office that are unused if something broke, but they're the same models

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ALeX850@reddit

There is an issue when you don't even tell what's the actual diagonal size of you monitor... From the resolution it should be 29 or 30". All what you describe I can't understand one bit. Even going from 2 24" 16:9 to 1 30" 21:9 is world and day just from the wider real estate, you feel you don't need a second monitor that much or only as an auxiliary. 29 or 30" may not be enough to replace a 2 setup solution, but starting from 34" we are talking

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

you don't even tell what's the actual diagonal size of you monitor.

Its a dell U2917W, 28.8" diagonal

Even going from 2 24" 16:9 to 1 30" 21:9 is world and day just from the wider real estate

Sure, but it's just not really usable space since the content on the far edges is harder to see, so you end up moving around a lot

you feel you don't need a second monitor that much or only as an auxiliary

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

It’s much better than a single 16:9 monitor for productivity.

I 100% agree, but two 16:9 monitors feel much better than a single 21:9 with a 16:9 next to it

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wishalor@reddit

If youre on windows, you can use windows key+arrows to snap a window to half/quarter of your screen. On windows 11 you can even have it be 1/3 or 2/3 of your screen

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

our work software is fullscreen, so this doesn't really help

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HCharlesB@reddit

slightly colorblind

Your comment reminds me of a situation years (decades, actually) ago where a co-worker was explaining a control panel to me. He pointed to a red indicator and said that that this green indicator says that things are OK. He did the opposite with a red indicator. I asked him if he was color blind and he replied "yes, a little bit."

I'm not an expert and I can't comment on gradations of colorblindness, but I suspect that someone who cannot distinguish red/green is at a disadvantage when working with some displays.

This seems to me to be an accessibility issue and you might look into that rather than be concerned about the size of the monitor. I'm not sure what accommodations can be made, but adjusting the display or output to provide distinction between the colors you need to react to would be useful.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

The color issue was just the initial reason i got a different monitor, because i could see it fine on other monitors, just not mine, so the new monitor fixed the issue, but it brought new issues to the table, though, they're much easier to live with compared to literally not knowing that a part of our system is down

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shiki87@reddit

I have an 49“ monitor with 3840x1080 and it is great for productivity and gaming. Windows doesn’t work so well with snapping here, but I use free windows most of the time. As in gaming, I play many racing games but other games too. Some games don’t use the extra with, because they are not well programmed or too old to know about that aspect ratio.(PUBG just makes the picture smaller if you don’t change some settings to go back to 16:9) But most games use the extra space really good and in most games it is great.

All in all it is as if you use two monitors but without the big bezels that ruin the experience in games and the flow in productivity.

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GolgorothsBallSac@reddit

Ultrawide 1440p user here. Can split the screen in thirds to display 3 different windows at the same time instead of having multiple monitors so I have all my work at a glance.

And in FPS games they're fantastic. It takes time to get used to, but if your screen is large and wide enough you will notice the difference and have wider peripheral vision you won't be going back to 16:9

It no longer felt 'too wide' anymore, like my eyes had to work too hard to scan from one side to the other.

Gaming felt immersive now, instead of overwhelming.

I gave the 29" to my roommate, and now when I look at it, after having been on this 34" curved for so long, it's even more apparent how unnatural it looks and feels to my eyes.

As for productivity, I find just dragging windows into the corners or onto the sides does a good job of partitioning the screen space evenly, as least for my uses.

Most movies are shot in 21:9 (or close) too, so watching movies at my desk looks so good, I wish they made 21:9 TVs too.

And if a game doesn't look good at 21:9 or doesn't support it, I can still game at 16:9. The black cars don't bother me, and usually I'll use the extra space for discord or something.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Yeah, i've seen multiple people mention that a curve makes a huge difference, and i now believe that's the issue i'm having with it honestly, Thanks!

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WaRRioRz0rz@reddit

Step up to 3840 x 1600 and you'll get it.

That low of res would anger me too. Don't associate all Ultrawides with yours with lower res.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Step up to 3840 x 1600 and you'll get it.

It's not my choice, i get whatever the company buys

That low of res would anger me too.

I haven't had any issue with the resolution though, i use 2x 1920x1080 displays at home, and i'm perfectly happy with them, can't see any pixels or anything

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Sinister_Crayon@reddit

I think it might have a lot to do with workflow. I don't snap windows or fullscreen them as a rule; I keep my windows floating and pretty much always have, dynamically resizing them as I need to. It's just always been a comfortable workflow for me.

I have a 120hz 3440x1440 display that I've had for several years and after the initial adjustment it has been the best monitor I've ever owned. Whatever I'm working on is front-and-center with other windows floating around, some of them sized so I can see the content I need and nothing else. I move stuff around quite a bit when I'm actively working on something, but I will say this display is phenomenal for doing CAD and PCB design work (FreeCad and DipTrace respectively)

I only added a second 1080p display about a year ago so I could throw reference material on it as needed when I'm working on a complex part or board on my primary display.

Also, for gaming it's a complete immersion game changer for me. With the curved widescreen I have it's a much more engrossing experience.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I think it might have a lot to do with workflow. I don't snap windows or fullscreen them as a rule; I keep my windows floating and pretty much always have, dynamically resizing them as I need to. It's just always been a comfortable workflow for me.

I'm mostly the same, but we have some internal software that only runs in fullscreen, and has been the bane of my existence on this monitor because ui elements get spread around like butter across 2 pieces of toast, so i end up using the monitor at 1920x1080 whenever i need to run that software

but I will say this display is phenomenal for doing CAD and PCB design work (FreeCad and DipTrace respectively)

Hmm, i haven't tried cad on that monitor yet, the company doesn't need any cad, i just use it personally for designing stuff for 3d printing, i might givbe it a shot and see how it is, but i have a feeling that the entire left side is gonna feel like it's too far away from me

I only added a second 1080p display about a year ago so I could throw reference material on it as needed when I'm working on a complex part or board on my primary display.

Yeah, for me a 2nd monitor is a must for a multitude of reasons, and having the main display ultrawide kinda makes the secondary display kinda hard to position because it has to be more angled compared to 2x 16:9 displays like i have at home

With the curved widescreen I have it's a much more engrossing experience.

I've seen multiple people mention that curved is the way, the one they gave me is as flat as it can be, so that might be a part of the issue i'm having with it

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No-Second9377@reddit

Ultrawide is life. Your problem is it's a 1080p monitor. 3440x1440p is where it's at.

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tomashen@reddit

What is this shtpost. Ultrawide are best upgrade... The ultra ultrawide are a little too much though

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

What is this shtpost. Ultrawide are best upgrade...

Honestly not a shitpost, i was genuinely curious because i didn't get it, and honestly i'm still not sure where to stand because people mentioned that curved ultrawides apparently fix this issue i'm having, but to me it sounds like they just move the goalpost

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pvm_april@reddit

You had a shittty monitor and now generalize your thoughts to everyone’s experience? I was on ultrawide then tried 16:9 and after a year went back. Its great for gaming and for productivity

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

You had a shittty monitor

I have a shitty monitor, it's still in the office, and i still don't like it

generalize your thoughts to everyone’s experience?

No, i'm asking people about their experiences to see why they enjoy that sort of thing

Its great for gaming and for productivity

I understand the gaming part, but i don't game on that monitor, but it's been bad for productivity for everything other than coding, for that it's genuinely pretty nice not having to scroll left/right as much

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pvm_april@reddit

You can fit 2 windows side by side on one screen with no bezel/separation in the middle. Pretty valuable for many

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VruKatai@reddit

Odd situation some may find of use:

I basically have an ultra wide currently with a three monitor set up. I had an actual curved extra wide that I returned. I have more "real estate" with the three than I did with the singular curved but there some benefits I have with my current setup. The first is positional. The static curve of my old monitor wasn't giving me a viewing experience I liked. I almost felt confined like I need to keep adjusting the position of the monitor to one side or the other. It was a perception thing of personal preference. My three monitor setup has a more angular feel and a more natural positioning just by swing my chair just an inch or two.

The second benefit is I can simply turn off either side monitor or both while gaming where I want just the more robust Aorus fi27q-x to perform at its native 240hz. The side monitors are fantastic ( Dell G2724D) and are great when I downclock the Aorus to 165hz. While the Dell HDR is very close to the Aorus HDR, the Aorus is definitely more able to really bring out color saturation. I have settings saved for when I just use the Aorus but when I'm using all 3, another setting has all 3 monitors nearly identical.

The singular drawback isn't my setup, it's Nvidia. I can't stretch games on all 3 beyond 60hz when trying to upscale to 4k. There's a hack out there that allows native hz but it's risky.

tl;dr 3 monitors better than large single

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NotLunaris@reddit

The extra space (when running 1440p) is great for productivity.

I personally run two 2560x1440 monitors, one as the main and another in portrait on the side. Games and videos go on the main, discord and hardware monitoring (and documents, manga, etc) go on the side. Having one screen in portrait is great when displaying certain media like pages of a book or pdf docs.

It's not for everyone, though. It's only good if you can make good use of it, and that varies from person to person. Ultrawides are the same.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I personally run two 2560x1440 monitors,

Ultrawides are the same.

2560x1080: the problem, believe it or not, is not that the monitor is 21:9, but that you're still on 1080 pixel rows. On a 1440p 16:9 monitor I have the real estate to split the screen side-by-side for two reading-oriented tasks. Trying the same would be miserable with 1080. Ultra-wide is good once you go up to 1440, because, again, you'd have the real estate for a 2 to 3-way split, but at 1080 I agree there's no point in ultra-wide. Maybe it's nice for sound/video editing where tracks are browsed horizontally it's nice to have the horizontal real estate, and of course it's nice for more immersive gaming, but not for most work.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

2560x1080: the problem, believe it or not, is not that the monitor is 21:9, but that you're still on 1080 pixel rows.

i have no issues with two 1920x1080 monitors though, i'm not seeing any pixels or anything, it's just that i move my head around a lot more on an ultrawide because the screen is just too wide for any fullscreen software, and i end up setting the screen to 1920x1080 whenever i use anything fullscreen and just deal with black bars between my monitors so i don't end up with neck pain

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Ok-Seaworthiness-542@reddit

I have a 34" curved that is perfect to use as two monitors.

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reefun@reddit

I never thought of it to be usefull. Until I got a 34" 3440x1440 screen. After a year or so I went to a 49" 5210x1440 screen and honestly, best decision ever. The amount of extra space for both productivity and games is just awesome.

Games which support it (which most of them are, maybe a mod here and there is needed) is a whole other level of gaming. You will notice it best with 1st or 3rd person games or racing games.

Next step will be the 58" samsung screen. But thats 2x4K resolution and even the 4090 sweats with that resolution. So maybe in the future with a 5000 series card. Plus the monitor is well over 2k so can't really justify it rn.

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Capable_Meringue_912@reddit

21:9 is the default cinematic format for videos. So basically you can view movies as they were initially intended. If you are talking about gaming the new space while it consumes more resources makes the experience more immersive. For example in racing games the extra pixels actually help you view not only the wheel but could also help with the side mirror if you play in cockpit view. However the most improvement is in productivity tasks. If you edit videos on a daily basis powering up davinci resolve or premiere or any video editing program is a dream to work with.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

21:9 is the default cinematic format for videos. So basically you can view movies as they were initially intended. If you are talking about gaming the new space while it consumes more resources makes the experience more immersive.

I don't really have the time to watch movies and play games at work

However the most improvement is in productivity tasks

I'd disagree, it hasn't been an improvement at all, at best, it's the same, and it made using some software more difficult since it stretches across the screen, and you end up having to look around way more to read stuff, so i set the resolution to 1920x1080 to work normally, and it's annoying because i have huge black bars that make it harder to use my 2nd screen

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Capable_Meringue_912@reddit

You clearly haven't edited a video with many layers before. If you don't like the format then don't buy it. Making post about you don't liking the format then arguing with people who actually find it useful is just an argument for the sake of argument and it does not have a meaningful conclusion

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gaggzi@reddit

I have a 49” 5120x1440 and I love it. It’s exactly the format of two 16:9 side by side.

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hextanerf@reddit

Don't like it? Just don't use it. You don't need an opinion on everything

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Don't like it? Just don't use it.

My personal setup is a 21:9 primary for gaming/ watching videos, with a vertical 16:9 secondary for monitoring things and the perusal of text. My own takes are as follows.

A wider field of view makes ANY game better. 2x16:9 would not be a better experience at all for gaming than a single 21:9. I actually get an odd feeling in my stomach these days when a game does not support 21:9, worse than the initial switch to UW, actually.

Certainly, general content consumption is not improved, because that content is in 16:9 format. But if your primary purpose is gaming, it's a non issue.

Productivity is the only place I'd see 2x16:9 being better. Though a single 21:9 is better than a single 16:9 because you can have 3 windows across comfortably rather than 2.

Realistically, ymmv and your opinions are your own. If you don't like 21:9 you just don't, though there are maybe that will wholeheartedly disagree with you. Just as I wouldn't doubt that there are people that would unironically defend 4:3 over 16:9

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I actually get an odd feeling in my stomach these days when a game does not support 21:9, worse than the initial switch to UW, actually.

I never actually had any issues regarding motion sickness, but that's probably because i wasn't gaming or anything like that since this is a work monitor i use at the office, don't have much time for stuff like that at work hah

Productivity is the only place I'd see 2x16:9 being better. Though a single 21:9 is better than a single 16:9 because you can have 3 windows across comfortably rather than 2.

Well, i mostly pick my monitor size based on this because i don't do much gaming nowdays, i still pick my main monitor to be responsive enough for the gaming that i do, but that's it

Though a single 21:9 is better than a single 16:9

Of course, 100% agreed

though there are maybe that will wholeheartedly disagree with you.

Yeah, i noticed that, this thread blew up for no reason whatsoever, i thought i'd get like 5-20 replies, but i just checked and had over 100 notifications from this post hah

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Athos_AlThor@reddit

On the very last note, there is a subreddit called r/ultrawidemasterrace for a reason

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Secret_Time5860@reddit

I think the current trend or the best set up, is one standard 16:9 and one ultra wide.

Majority of people I've know that uses ultra wides use them vertically as a 2nd monitor. And have a standard 16:9 as the center display.

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slamnm@reddit

Try downloading Microsoft's Powertoys for windows, the Fancyzones app has been a game changer for me on large monitors (I also have a Dell 55" 4K that has the Dell version of FancyZones)

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

The monitor i got came with a solution for that, but i rarely use it because i don't really have a common layout that i use, i just resize windows depending on what i'm doing

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Eh, I would probably have gone with two monitors in the future.

They're large, they offer a nice option of full normal sized screen and smaller side screen that was great for school or programming. No barrier in the way for that either. Monitor lamp can be centred. The larger screen size is nice for full sized games. The monitor likely has it's own program for more easy ways to snap screens but win + arrow keys works well.

They have tons of minor annoyances the whole fucking time and some gaming issues. Playing in windowed mode helps most of that but you'll have some sites that don't work on a larger screen size or games that go wonky.

Really it depends on your vision. I have shit vision. I want one large monitor and large text. A second monitor causes some issues with that and reading along. One monitor where I can split screen stuff does not.

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DirtDevil1337@reddit

I have both a 32" 19:9 and 34" 21:9 side by side both curved and I only really bother with the 21:9 for MMO/ARPG and simracing, for shooters and sports I stick to 16:9.

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Dzsaffar@reddit

they could comfotably fit 2x 16:9 monitors instead, and have a much better experience

How would a gaming experience with bevels down the middle of the screen be better?

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

How would a gaming experience with bevels down the middle of the screen be better?

that's the thing though, you're not using 2 monitors with the bezels in front of you, you have a monitor in front of you, and the 2nd one is on the side, angled towards you, that's where all the secondary content lives, chats, music, videos, whatever

Windows 11 has a lot better built in snapping options

ok, but still you have all that extra width that you can't use for much, if you snap your window so you have one with 1920x1080 resolution, you're left with 640x1080 which you can't really use for much, like, sure, i can pull up internal chat there, and that's what i do, but it's an inferior experience compared to just having it on the 2nd monitor because i end up scooting left and right whenever i switch my focus from one thing to the other because something is always at a weird angle unless i do that, and i really wouldn't want to spend most of my time directly in the middle with my neck facing one way for those few seconds every few minutes that i look at chats

And if i snap so i have 2 somewhat usable windows at the same time, then i run ito the issue of the digital bezels being in the center of the screen

Except, uhh... movies?

sure, if you watch a lot of movies, might make sense, but i don't really, maybe once every 3-4 months, and it's usually just background noise, rolling on my 2nd monitor, if my full focus is on a movie, it's when i'm watching on a tv, not while i'm at my pc

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Dzsaffar@reddit

that's the thing though, you're not using 2 monitors with the bezels in front of you

Then it doesn't improve the actual gaming experience at all. It just gives you a place for secondary content

if you snap your window so you have one with 1920x1080 resolution, you're left with 640x1080 which you can't really use for much

Pretty much everyone who likes ultrawides uses at least a 34" 1440p one

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soljakid@reddit

I've had my PG348Q for a number of years now and even today I had to just sit there in awe when a wallpaper I had never seen popped up, and it took my breath away.

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TWS_Mike@reddit

For you 16:9 is better…you also have a shit resolution monitor…

3440x1440 is the best screen out there imo especially for the purpose of gaming/work balance.

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MidnightTrain1987@reddit

I hated UW at first. I felt like I was having to turn my head left and right to really appreciate it.

One day, after using my UW for a while, I grew to appreciate the extra screen real estate. It feels 100 percent natural now. I love it. I just wish I could get used to my monitor and not get as much eye fatigue with it. It’s an OLED 341CQP. Incredible display. It really is more immersive.

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D3X-1@reddit

I haven’t seen a definitive answer and thorough response here yet.

In terms of colorblindness, you may want to look into a color profile for your monitor, there’s specific recommendations for the type of colorblind condition https://www.lightroomqueen.com/community/threads/colour-blind-and-monitor-calibration.41767/

In terms of 2560x1440, I would consider that the worst resolution in terms of Wide monitors, so bad that I wouldn’t even classify this as UltraWide. It’s wider but not wide enough to be any extra space for more visibility. Productivity, videos and games won’t take advantage of the odd aspect ratio, adding that the 1080p vertical resolution would be too low for this size. So to base your judgement on all Ultrawides from this monitor experience would be vastly incorrect.

I use a Super UltraWide 49” 5140x1440 31:9 1400 curved monitor and it is basically 2 of your monitors at 2570x1440 stuck together without a bezel.

In terms of gaming, it’s phenomenal with the correct support and a powerful GPU to drive it. Games like Black Myth Wukong, Ghost of Tsushima, Red Dead Redemption 2, Borderlands 3 have been amazingly beautiful and immersive. I have yet even tried driving sims or flight sims, which I’m sure look amazing.

In terms of productivity, I’m a front end developer for software and deal with a lot of code. I use tools like Windows PowerToys FancyZones, which I won’t consider as 3rd party, it uses Windows native sizing and decides the desktop space anyway you wish, it’s customizable and allows for multiple Hot-keys to switch profiles.

Of course it’s all personal preference, and whether it fits you needs and workflow.

Overall, for me there’s no going back once you use a monitor of this size.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

In terms of colorblindness, you may want to look into a color profile for your monitor,

No need, when colors are accurate, i don't have issues, i basically just experience issues with the specific reds and greens the company used for stuff when viewing it on a TN panel, which the previous monitor used, so a new monitor fixes that issue

In terms of 2560x1440, I would consider that the worst resolution in terms of Wide monitors, so bad that I wouldn’t even classify this as UltraWide

Well, the one they gave me was 2560x1080, so it is wider, i'd honestly be happier with 2560x1440

to base your judgement on all Ultrawides from this monitor experience would be vastly incorrect.

That's partly why i created this post, to see peoples opinions, and from what i'm seeing it's pretty split, with some people claiming they'd never switch back to 16:9, and others claiming they'd never go back to ultrawide

Overall, for me there’s no going back once you use a monitor of this size.

This is my exact experience from just going to a larger monitor size, i switched from 19" to 24" and finally to 27" in 2016, and there's no way i'm coming back lower than that for my personal setup, at work i'm stuck with whatever i'm handed tho, and rn the thing i'm stuck with is this dell ultrawide

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neonas123@reddit

Ultrawide is more immersive while gaming cause you can see more POV I think. And dual monitor isnt that good for gaming cause of bezel between two monitors.

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BEERT3K@reddit

Switching to ultrawide was amazing. I shoulda done it years ago.

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SarlacFace@reddit

I have 2 ultrawides stacked, got the DWF as primary and the LG 83ab as the top one. I adore ultrawide and will never ever ever go back to 16:9.

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MxFnx@reddit

For productivity its way better since you literally have 2 displays in one, so you can split windows VERY comfortably.

For gaming it’s a more immersive experience by FAR.

It’s just better.

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Ouaouaron@reddit

Are you thinking super-ultrawides? The majority of ultrawides are 21:9, which is like having 1.4 displays in one.

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MxFnx@reddit

I'm currently on a 35 Gigabyte M34WQ which is 43∶18. I will eventually upgrade to a 4k ultrawide monitor, when it will be available.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

For productivity its way better since you literally have 2 displays in one

Doesn't feel like that at all for me, if i resize my browser window to view it comfortably, (so it's basically just 16:9), the other content is at a weird viewing angle so i always end up just moving it to my other monitor because it's angled towards me, so i can see the content better, it just feels like a waste of monitor space

For gaming it’s a more immersive experience by FAR.

I haven't tried gaming on it since it's my work pc, but i might try in the future

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Mandingy24@reddit

Is the one you have at work a curved screen or a flat screen? From some of the specs you gave in another comment and talk about bad viewing angles i'm assuming it's a flat panel. I'm willing to bet nobody here that's an ultrawide advocate would ever recommend a flat panel, myself included. The curve makes all the difference, it's what makes the wide viewing angles feel more natural with your peripheral vision

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Is the one you have at work a curved screen or a flat screen?

Flat

The curve makes all the difference,

I guess that makes sense yeah, but i haven't tried one so i couldn't tell much

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not_a_gay_stereotype@reddit

In windows 11 just drag the window to the edge and it will snap into place only taking half of the screen, then it asks you to select an other window if you want, and it will snap the other window to the other half.

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Bandrin@reddit

I have a 45" 5120x1440p monitor. I use it for gaming, that, and my ROG Ally. I mostly play RPGs with mixed r other genres as well. For me, my eyes adapted pretty fast, and I really love the resolution.

My spouse has a 49" 5120x1440p for work plus a side monitor as well. Which she split then into 3 displays. She does not want to go back to just ultrawide. She does a lot of work in Microsoft Power Bi and some programming.

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MxFnx@reddit

That’s not my experience. I can’t go back to 16:9.

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bobsim1@reddit

I found browsers dont need 16:9 most often. So 50:50 tends to be better. The weird viewing angle is a rather specific problem. You need the right size at the right distance and curved helps a lot.

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mov3on@reddit

Monitor size and resolution are also very important. For example, the user experience between a 29” 1080p monitor, a 34” 1440p monitor, and even a 38” 1600p monitor varies significantly.

If you are sitting close to the monitor (like on a desk that isn’t very deep) it can be extremely taxing on the eyes. It’s not unlike when people buy the largest TV possible with no consideration for the view distance.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

If you are sitting close to the monitor (like on a desk that isn’t very deep) it can be extremely taxing on the eyes.

I'm well aware, and it's far enough for that, i have no issues with eye strain

I'm in the DOOH business, so viewing distance is something i'm very familiar with both when it comes to small and very large displays (going from 0.01mm pixel pitch to 10mm pixel pitch)

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BearBearJarJar@reddit

Either the monitor was too big or it wasn't curved. A 21:9 ultrawide should be much less wide than 2 16:9 screens.

I will never ever go back from 3440x1440p The extra peripheral vision and generally extra screenspace is amazing for gaming. Its also great for multitasking. Watching movies on a screen with the proper format is great as well.

The only issue is that some games don't support it out of the box and modding is necessary.

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M3g4d37h@reddit

used them for 10 years now.

better experience in gaming, better display for theatrical movies. just perfect.

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Visual_Clerk_5757@reddit

They’re nice for immersion

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TheLobeyJR@reddit

I will never go back. I had a 1080p first then got a 34” curved 3440x1440 and it’s incredible. I mostly game and the extra immersion you get is so good. My main game is old school RuneScape, I play on one half of the monitor then use the other half for my browser. My 1080p UW is now portrait for discord.

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I use two 1440 ultrawides at work. Having references side by side is super effective. Now I just wish they were taller because 1440 is a bit limiting with CAD and modeling.

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JimTheDonWon@reddit

especially when i see people using a single ultrawide for their gaming setups where they could comfotably fit 2x 16:9 monitors instead, and have a much better experience

2x monitors is not in any way better for gaming. 3x..maybe, depends on the use case. But 2x, no way - nobody wants bezels down the middle of the screen.

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Reinjecto@reddit

Acer display tool let's you split up the windows better it might help a bit

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Dell has their thing too, and it works, but you have to set up the arrangement beforehand, and i rarely have the same setup more than 2 times per day, so i'd waste too much time on that, when it comes to window management it's ok, more annoying than a regular screen where i can just fullscreen whatever i want to, but managable

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CineDied@reddit

Good for productivity, for instance on editing and animation software the Timeline it's longer, allowing to view more without horizontal scrolling and you have more views expanded without the need to collapse some and expand when necessary due to limited space. For translation work sometimes it's useful to have three Word windows side by side. Some scope films when properly exported in their original format, not 16:9 with bars, fill the screen and look great. (On the other hand, everyone that exports scope films in 16:9, you suck.) And you can always have a window centred if you don't want it to be the full width of the screen. Don't know about gaming.

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Cautious_Village_823@reddit

Lol so for the snapping, there is software you can buy that will create 2 virtual monitors for you when you maximize (I know we do it instinctively vs using snap) and things like power toys add a lot to windows snap with fancy zones and things like that.

My current monitor (Samsung g9) has a dual input option - so for work, my 5120x1440 is actually two 2560x1440 cuz I'm using 2 inputs. So it's the equivalent of having 2 monitors side by side but when I switch to my gaming PC it's just 1 ultra wide, Ive always liked it for visuals and immersion it does work out in a lot more than just racing games.

I completely understand NOT liking it it took me some getting used to and exploration to commit, but now I'm hooked.

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HuanXiaoyi@reddit

Ultra wides can be great but once they reach a certain size they have to be curved. If they aren't curved, the distortion of colors at the edges gets really bad, and it becomes hard to see what's at the edge of the display. I'm currently using an ultrawide and absolutely loving it.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Ultra wides can be great but once they reach a certain size they have to be curved

I agree with you, but just letting you know that there are third party tools that restore the functionality.

I use explorer patcher and have the taskbar set to auto-hide.

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Iv4n1337@reddit

Double 24" vs 32" ultrawide Double monitor is ALWAYS better, unless you are into sim racing.

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PrettyOrc6382@reddit

UW is the most overrated thing in gaming. Its awesome for single player games but anything with a competitive aspect makes it terrible. Thus I never use mine when playing those type of games. However, they are really useful when multitasking and doing things like programming/working and every day stuff like browsing etc.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

However, they are really useful when multitasking and doing things like programming/working and every day stuff like browsing etc.

This is exactly what the company got mine for, and it's honestly a pretty bad experience overall, however someone mentiomed that it makes a huge difference when the screen is curved, and the one they got me is flat

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Cloudmaster1511@reddit

The trick is to get a CURVED ultra widr. Its a milestone of gaming tech

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I mean, also hardware quirks, you can't really adjust the angle at which you're viewing the screen, so one side would always just feel wrong

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Requifined@reddit

32/9 is a solution to what u experienced. Also, why not have 21/9 and a second monitor?

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OolonCaluphid@reddit

I use UW for both gaming and work and it's incredible. Loads of fov on flight Sims and driving games/Sims, more immersion in fps's, and using win 11 snap window settings I can have 2-3 documents tiled.

It's 3440x1440p though abs I think that makes a good difference.

I'm now UW for life. I hate having to use 16:9.

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thomaspeltios@reddit

I feel like it really depends on what you do, I loved mine because I only play games on my PC and of course having a wider field of view is better. Now I'm literally using a SUPER Ultra-Wide (32:9) and it's awesome, I was already used to black bars on the side because of the old shows I watch so this was an easy switch.

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SubstantialSail@reddit

I'll take two documents next to each other in 21:9 over the same in 16:9.

Hope this helps.

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Prestigious-Slide-73@reddit

I have 3 monitors and use them all the time. Usually, the side monitors are split between 2 windows.

I am dying to upgrade to an 49” ultrawide and do away with bezels between my screens and the arms that hold them that always shift out of line!

I guess it’s each to their own and what you use your computer for.

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ChloeOakes@reddit

I have a G9 Neo and I am never going back to anything smaller. I really LOVE this screen! ( 5120 x 1440 )

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Kamikaze-X@reddit

I've been using Ultrawide monitors for about 10 years now, started with a 29" 2560x1080 and I loved the extra width for immersiveness in games, but it did feel a bit cramped for productivity due to the height.

Personally, ultrawide kinda sucks at anything less than 38" @ 3840x1600. I am aware of how this makes me sound, and while I don't mean it like that, I do have to kind of own it. :/

UW at this size and resolution is just awesome. I can and often do use it as "two monitors," and since Windows 11 came out, the feature that auto-resizes multiple windows makes it much easier to do this. Heck, nevermind two monitors, I have enough screen real estate to comfortably work with three windows at a time. It's really nice. As far as productivity is concerned, I can't overstate the convenience and QoL it offers.

As for gaming, as long as you have a rig to drive it (which honestly doesn't take much these days) it's great. This is assuming you have a good version of the monitor. I'm not sure there's too many on the market, actually, so the choices are probably limited. Personally I use the LG 38GN950. A crucial aspect of this monitor is that the curve is very slight. There are larger UW gaming monitors these days, but they're all curved to such a degree that while they may be great for gaming, it kills any realistic productivity application.

I don't play any sim racing games. I'm into RPG, survival crafting/horror, action games, MMOs etc. Gaming is fantastic on this monitor. The wider field of view is just... nice? Like you just get to see more of the world at once; it enhances your virtual peripheral view to a degree that's difficult to explain, but so satisfying once experienced, like finally scratching an itch that you'd had for so long you'd just gotten used to it.

Finally, I do get where you're coming from though. I started off with a 35" UW monitor, and while it was 1440p, it was still not tall enough. I can only imagine it'd be worse at FHD. I didn't like my monitor at 35" and that resolution, but I had spent like $800 on it so I just put up with it. When the 38" went on sale I decided to jump on that to see if it would resolve my main gripe, and holy hell did it do just that in a big bad way.

I look at going UW as making the transition from SD to HD back in the day. Back in like the early 2000s, I was still running SD monitors. I didn't see the big deal when it came to High Def (1080p). Then I finally got one and it was like whoa baby. Okay I can never go back.

Years later, I could afford G-sync on a FHD monitor, because the prices had come down since new tech and higher resolutions were coming out, and that was a giant leap in quality for me as well. I guess what I'm trying to say is that despite how my "anything less than 38" @ 1440p is for plebs" intro comment makes me sound, I'm actually not some UW master race gatekeeping early adopter bleeding edge gigachad. I always lag behind on this sort of thing because I have to wait til the tech I want to check out is not cutting edge anymore so I can actually afford it.

...he said, while running a $1,600 monitor. I know, I know. I sound like a bougie asshole. :( To be fair I bought it on sale at Costco and sold my 35" to do it, so I was only out of pocket like $300. Well kinda. I obvs sold the 35" at a loss but still. It's not like I took my private jet to Korea and bought my monitor.

ANYway, ultrawide is fuckin niiiice man. Well. I can be, if you know what you're trying to get out of the experience and can pay the premium to get it. And can wait for a killer sale.

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bobsim1@reddit

Completely depends on what you do with it. For work it wouldnt help me much either. But for games all first or third person games are much better. Also for content you just skipped all movies and series in cinema aspect ratio.

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Nabeshein@reddit

UW 1440p monitors are AMAZING for racing games! Most will have enough of a FOV where you can use the Sideview mirrors.

I also have an UW for work, but it's 1440p, not 1080. The extra resolution over a 1080p UW makes it enough where it can be used as 2 monitors. Heck, when I have to remote into a bunch of computers at the same time (rare now due to my management tools, but still happens), I can divide the screen into 6ths and still see what the heck I'm doing.

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GachiBassMaster@reddit

I haven't tried two-monitor setups but ultrawide's been quite comfortable for me, I don't see how the extra space on the sides could diminish the viewing experience, most of the time it's nice to have it. It wasn't much of an improvement for gaming though. A 16:9 TV will always take it for single-player games and the wide aspect ratio is not that important for multiplayer, so idk. It's good enough for me and doesn't get in the way for now, which is just how I like it.

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Tz_Grim@reddit

I regret buying one. Too many problems in older games and even some new ones. They’re just good for editing and watching movies i guess.

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crazy_gambit@reddit

but it's just too wide to view comfortably, and not wide enough to use as if i had 2 monitors, it's just the worst of both worlds

This is spot on and the reason I decided against a ultrawide setup.

So I went with a super ultrawide instead! It's literally 2 27" monitors duck taped together, so you still get the same real state as 2 monitors, but don't have to deal with a bezel so you can divide your working area in 3, which makes it superior to 2 monitors and superior to 3, which is the other alternative I was looking at.

Of course, it's way more expensive than 2 (or even 3 monitors), but I felt it was worth it.

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Jolly-Vacation-6683@reddit

Maybe you're sitting too close? Also I can imagine that 1080p is too low of a resolution to comfortably sit far away enough to enjoy the real estate while being able to read text on reasonable resolution scale.

When I sat in front of a Ultrawide the first time, I hated it, too. But now I can never go back to 16:9 for my main monitor.

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ratshack@reddit

Maybe you’re sitting too close?

OP was sitting way too close to the screen, no doubt.

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PiersPlays@reddit

It's all marketing. Ultrawide is really just half-height.

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Wrathchild191@reddit

Small ultrawide monitors suck,but big ones are amazing. I have a 34" 3400x1440 Xiaomi Curved monitor and if this thing dies,I'm buying literally the same screen the next day. I love it.

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UncommonWater@reddit

Currently have stacked 3440x1440 monitors and I don't foresee a future where I do not have at least one. UW for life

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ApolloWasMurdered@reddit

For coding, ultrawide is amazing. I can put 4 VScode windows side-by-side rather than continually switching between windows - has definitely increased my productivity, reduced errors, and reduced a source of stress.

I also have 16:9, which is useful for screen sharing, and for running Node Red (because I don’t know how to build GUIs).

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Dijkstra_knows_your_@reddit

Had what you have and it was meh. Then I moved to curved 34” and will never go back

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goumlechat@reddit

I would enjoy ultrawide because I prefer having a single screen, but I need two for productivity and WFH. You can always use virtual desktops as a workaround, but two is better. Currently I have a 32" and my old 24" and I hate it, it's gonna be upgraded soon.

I can get one 49" or two 27". Two monitors is cheaper, much easier for screen sharing, more modular since I can rearrange them on the desk to fit my needs or quickly rotate one. Also means I can have a full screen game and something else, on the UW I would have to play windowed.

I just wish some (not all) UW enthusiasts would stop considering it the pinnacle of computer tech. If it works for you, great. But it doesn't fit everyones needs and it's not the endgame of it all.

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Admiral_peck@reddit

It's a huge advantage in games that do support it

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Yoursistersrosebud@reddit

Depends what kind of work you do. For video editing or research it’s ideal.

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TakeThatRisk@reddit

It depends on what programs you use. For web browsing on chrome I agree it's not useful. But softwares that use up horizontal real estate they are much better.

Ultrawide is the tits. I built a 3 screen system back when Eyefinity came out from AMD. I set it up as a sim for when I was playing Mechwarrior: Online. Replaced my triple set up with a Neo g9 a couple summers back and honestly this is the perfect resolution for almost every game.

I don't play competitive shooters so the immersion is great. Ended up replacing my top monitor with a 3440x1440 so now I can watch full screen youtube videos and still have discord up.

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AmbiguousAlignment@reddit

It’s amazing for games that support it. 2 regular monitors are better for everything else.

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EJX-a@reddit

I fucking love mine. I'll never go back. For games it allows for really nice field of view. For work it lets my context menus be much wider without shrinking my work window. I do a lot of programming and 3d modeling, and let me tell you, there is no such thing as too much screene space.

I will concede, if you have to make the choice between 2 16×9 or 1 21×9 for work, i would pick the 2 16×9. But if you are replacing a single monitor with another single monitor, then definitely go 21×9. I have found they work even better when you get in the habbit of not fullscreening everything.

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mrmoerkel@reddit

Get a 42 inch lg c2. You can use it as a native 4k 16:9 and if you want to enjoy the wider fov you can create a 21:9 windows in the TVs settings

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Slyons89@reddit

I don't see how they'd be good for gaming except for sim racing

It allows for setting a wider FoV setting in games without things looking crazy stretched. Allows you to see more things on screen at a time, which is advantageous (but to be fair, not all competitive multiplayer games allow a wide fov so it’s not always an advantage). I also enjoy the immersion of having more of my actual field of vision IRL filled with screen.

I don't see how they'd be good for productivity since it's harder to organize due to limited window snapping configs

A 3440x1440 ultrawide allows for viewing full sized websites, documents, spreadsheets, or a mix of those, side by side without any shrinking or scaling, on the same screen. That’s very useful for productivity. I also use 2 other monitors in addition to the ultrawide and it’s fantastic for desktop work (I do IT support so I often have documentation, a remote control session, teams, and outlook up on my screens and I love the ultrawide + 2x 16:9 screens for this).

I don't see how they're good for viewing content because playing anything ends up with black bars on the left and right

That’s actually backwards, the standard aspect ratio for movies is 2.39:1, which requires black bars at the top and bottom of a 16:9 screen because the aspect ratio is wider. Movie screens in theatres are significantly wider than 16:9. It almost fits perfectly on an ultra wide without black bars. Although, yes, a lot of content is created specifically for 16:9 screens, like streaming content, and that does get black barred. One of my second monitors is a 4k OLED so I just use that for streaming media and YouTube anyways.

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Badilorum@reddit

Got my UW a few weeke ago, loved it from day one. 3440x1440, 34’ pushed by a 7900xtx, mainly gaming and some random productivity.

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SadBrontosaurus@reddit

I run a 3440x1440 144Hz as my primary, but I also have three 16:9 monitors with it. One on the left of my primary, vertical, almost exclusively showing Discord. The two on the right will hold YouTube/Netflix/whatever, phone link, notepad, whatever else I want to be able to reference on the fly.

That said, 99% of what I do is just on the UW. I typically snap windows into a 2/3 and 1/3 configuration and it's plenty of space for both. Playing games that support 21:9 is incredible, likewise any movies that are in 21:9, which is quite a good number, feel much more massive when they're taking up the whole screen. And if there are black bars on the side while watching a movie or playing a game, those black bars still help with the immersion as they separate what I'm focusing on from anything else.

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fueled_by_caffeine@reddit

I have an odyssey neo g9 which is 5120x1440 so literally two qHD without the bezels. Amazing monitor.

Been using ultrawides for almost a decade now and wouldn’t go back, always with at least one additional monitor though.

Given the choice of a single ultrawide (especially a Neo g9, but even a regular wQHD) over two regular 16:9 I’d absolutely choose a single ultrawide.

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-Quiche-@reddit

Love ultra wide for work, but dual for games.

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Squid-Guillotine@reddit

I got no clue as well. I swear if you get 16:9 at the same width as an ultra wide it costs the same except you get a whole lot more vertical real estate.

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Also I went through many many setups in my life. Single monitor, laptop monitor + big monitor, laptop + big monitor + vertical monitor and variations in between. I found that you end up not using some of those extra monitors because it kills your neck it’s just not ergonomic

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I found that you end up not using some of those extra monitors because it kills your neck it’s just not ergonomic

The thing is, i'm getting this effect because of the ultrawide, i always move my neck and sometimes whole body around to read something all the way on the edges, with 2 monitors, i have the main monitor i work on, and the secondary for everything secondary like chats, and status updates, but now my secondary monitor is so far that i don't really use it anymore, and i still get neck pain occasionally if i end up looking fully left and fully right for longer

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disposable_gamer@reddit

Went from 24 fhd to 34 uwqhd and it was the best decision ever - absolutely no drawbacks for me but with a ton of advantages.. Few years later upgraded to 49 Samsung OLED and later to the 57 which i returned. 49 is nice but you get some drawbacks because of the weird Ratio. Netflix, some games etc with black bars, other than that an absolute beauty.

Produictivity wise nothing beats ultrawide. Windows does a good job with arranging tabs and i usually need at least 3 open at the same time. 57 was crazy in that regard - next gen i will definitely buy if this niche isnt dying before.

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Zatchillac@reddit

I don't see how they'd be good for productivity since it's harder to organize due to limited window snapping configs unless you want to manually go about and create a profile for each type of work that you do and use 3rd party software to arrange windows for you

This is a standard feature in Windows 11

I don't see how they're good for viewing content because playing anything ends up with black bars on the left and right because everything is made for 16:9 (except for mobile content, but you're not gonna be viewing that on a pc anyways)

Depends on what you're watching and how you watch it. Personally when I watch Youtube or something I don't maximize it and just have it off the to the side. But a lot of movies aspect ratio fit a lot better in ultrawide so it fills up the whole screen, do that on a standard 16:9 and you have black bars on the top and bottom

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EminemLovesGrapes@reddit

I don't see how they'd be good for gaming except for sim racing

It gives you a sense of peripheral vision which helps in a lot of games and is also pretty immersive. The days of nothing supports Ultrawide are over and most games either patch it in later or support it on release without issues.

It also helps that Ultrawide isn't as demanding as the next resultion up. So if you're deciding between 4K or "3K" UW like I was getting 3K UW is less demanding on your GPU despite it really changing how you experience games which is huge.

and use 3rd party software to arrange windows for you

There's nothing wrong with using Microsoft PowerToys. I've had powertoys installed for years and FancyZones is a great utility. I'd argue that if you have any setup that requires two monitors and they aren't side by side you need "third party" software anyways because Windows is garbage.

Even if I had bought a 4k monitor I still would've needed PowerToys because my other Dell U2515H is sideways and garbage Windows positions windows like this | | | by default. Because of course it does.

I don't see how they're good for viewing content because playing anything ends up with black bars on the left and right because everything is made for 16:9

Movies are often filmed in weird cinema aspect ratios. Ultrawide works better on that. I have multiple 4k movies that just work on Ultrawide without black bars or cropping.

For productivity it really depends on your work. I'm a software ~~engineer~~ developer and I would skip Ultrawide entirely and move toward Super Ultrawide instead. That would work much better than even two monitors for me. But that's all up to employer discretion ofc.

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PopularStaff7146@reddit

I have 5120x1440 (32:9). All the real estate of two monitors with no bezel in the middle. Some games you have to play with black bars on the sides, but more than you’d think simply expand the field of view. Great for sim racing, flight simulator, and just regular work. I had it through most of college and it was a big improvement over my single 16:9 in my opinion. Plus it has a picture by picture mode where you can run it as two separate monitors if you want/need to.

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Turtvaiz@reddit

I have a 42" 4K monitor and quite often I end up playing on 21:9 3360x1440. It's just so much nicer for a lot of games, because I also get extra performance

where they could comfotably fit 2x 16:9 monitors instead, and have a much better experience

Double monitors aren't usable for one game unless you want to stare at a bezel all day long

I don't see how they'd be good for productivity since it's harder to organize due to limited window snapping configs

You should try FancyZones PowerToys: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/fancyzones

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Xcissors280@reddit

32x9s are significantly more expensive especially when I’ll be using them as 2 separate monitors most of the time

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strider_bot@reddit

I completely agree with you.

During the height of the pandemic, I struggled with a single monitor and thought of purchasing a second one. I had a bright idea that more pixels equals better and hence purchased a 29 inch ultrawide.

I faced the same problems that you mentioned. It's too narrow for having 2 widows next to each other and too wide for a single window.

My regular 16*9 monitor failed after 10 years of service and now I'm left with only this wide piece of shit.

I've often thought of selling this wide screen monitor or even just throwing it away, but I had purchased it at the height of the shortage at an highly inflated price.

So I just live with my mistake.

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MingleLinx@reddit

I have a 2560 x 1080 monitor like you. For games in particular, I liked how I can see more at once which made for a better experience all around. When doing school work or something I never had a problem with how big the monitor is

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Lucosis@reddit

I don't see how they'd be good for productivity

Being able to have two mostly square windows side by side is fantastic. Beyond that, working in design environments for something like CAD, Photoshop, etc is great because you have an almost 16x9 work environment with all of your toolsets in the rest of the screen.

I don't see how they'd be good for gaming

They're phenomenal for basically anything but MOBAs and some competitive Shooters, because they reduce the vertical rendering to compensate for the horizontal. But they're fantastic for sim games like Civ or Rimworld because of the extra rendering space, for MMOs because of all of the extra space to put screen elements like group cool down trackers or damage meters, and for any other games that put a premium on immersion because the aspect ratio matches our actual eyesight more closely.

I don't see how they're good for viewing content because playing anything ends up with black bars on the left and right

Almost all non-TV content is produced for 2.4:1, which means you can actually watch movies without letterboxing/black bars. Cinema has started playing with aspect ratios a little bit more over the last few years, but for the most part every movie and some cinematic tv shows that have come out in the last 20 years has been in an aspect ratio that matches ultrawide monitors.

I absolutely love my 40 inch 21:9 monitor. It is the equivalent height to a 32 inch, and the equivalent width of a 50 inch tv, so it's actually just the best of both worlds. I also have a 32in 4k 16x9 to the left of it though, so I still don't just go single monitor.

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Cryostatica@reddit

So, I have an UWQHD monitor as part of my home office setup, and windows makes it pretty easy to just snap things left and right for work. However, it’s also not my only monitor, as I’ve got a standard 16:9 screen sitting next to it.

I don’t think I’d want to rely entirely on a single monitor setup. Before I started working from home, I had a three monitor configuration of 16:9 screens. I’d probably add a third monitor at home if I had the room for it.

I’ll agree that for a lot of work, more screens is better than a wider screen.

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coolylame@reddit

get an oled ultrawide monitor and never look back. Have an Alienware aw3423dw since 2022 and its the best monitor ive had. 3 year oled burn in warranty too so I used it without worry. It did get burn in but i used it for other things than games but got a new replacement last week no hassle.

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FirstImpact1011@reddit

It's good if it give you more advantage for your most fav game. But I would pay for better spec instead. Like 2k old 165hz+ but if you can get this kind of spec with unltrawide that's cool too

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Ciovala@reddit

i don't get it either it's just a bigger screen it didn't look any better it just ...is bigger which isn't a benefit imo

Kind of a detriment as it means less desk space for my monitor setup but that's just me.

i still use 1920x1080 and doubt ill ever go higher because there is no benefit to me.

I have used them before my friends have them and i have used their pcs and gamed on them and it's just.......not for me at all.

To each their own at the end of the day tbh whilst i may hate them i can understand people love them.

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EminemLovesGrapes@reddit

You'd be surprised how much content supports ultrawide.

I've been playing on 3440x1440 for years and I've only had a few games that didn't support it. Some didn't on release and needed a patch down the road but most did.

Ultrawide is so much more immersive for not that much gain in resolution which will help your GPU last. I could've either gone 1 4k + my old 2k or 1 2.5k UW + 2K. I'm very happy I didn't go 4k.

Some games ie. Factorio I even play with something like twitch playing right next to it despite me having 2 monitors.

You do need something like Windows Powertoys though. It has a "FancyZones" utility that allows yoi to divide up your screen any way you want so when you WIN+arrow key windows snap to whatevee grid you setup.

In 3440x1440 I have two zones setup, one 2/3 and one 1/3. On my second sideways monitor I have 3 small zones each about 1/3 of the screen. FancyZones is very cool.

For productivity i'd say you're better off getting either two monitors or skipping ultrawide and going Super Ultrawide. Super Ultrawide as a developer would be the dream. Having an IDE right next to whatevee device I'm deploying on right next to a browser would be pretty cool.

But again, if you're using Ultrawide, check out Windows Powertoys. FancyZones is really cool.

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TheIllogicalFallacy@reddit

Windows 11 has built in configurations for layouts so I almost always have 3 windows open at once and it's great. I will never go back to dual screens. It just needs to be at least 1440... 1080 just doesn't write cut it.

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ch4ppi_revived@reddit

Fully agree on 1080 uw being garbage, 3440*1440 is the way to go, becauee you can actually have 2 windows next to each other comfortably

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AdministrationWarm71@reddit

Ultrawide are great for productivity and gaming - more FOV, and essentially two screens in one without the bezel in the middle.

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captainstormy@reddit

Personally I love them, but they very much are a love it or hate it kinda thing.

It's fine for gaming, gaming isn't really why I like them. But most games do support 21:9 monitors these days.

I love it for general use and productivity. Personally I find that half of my 21:9 screen is the perfect size for many windows.

Even though it's only about 65% as wide as two standard monitors I find most programs have so much extra padding in the UI that putting two beside each other on a 21:9 is very usable.

Also, as a programmer I love the width for a single window as well. Sometimes I just need to look at a whole long ass line of code easily.

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Flashy-Cantaloupe-95@reddit

I have been through kind of all lcd sizes and their aspect ratio. My conclusion is, there is no such best fits for all needs. Ultrawide (3440x1440 or 3840x1600) are very good for video editing (bot for me tho, because i am mainly a software developer), indeed they are might be not ideal for content consuming. Ultrawide lcds are also very good for immersive gaming, as they give wider field of view.

For pure productive side, at overall kind of works, i humbly agree that 2 monitor setup is ideal.

Notice that i use "ideal" word, not "best". If you get what you need, fulfill your desire from a monitor(s), then you already have the best one. No need to argue with other people's best.

Peace.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

completely agreed, that's why i made the post really, to see why people like ultrawides since i really just don't

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Orava1988@reddit

I don't see how extra screen real estate is ever a bad thing, but the shape might be more useful some tasks than others. For gaming? The bigger the screen, the more immersive. I personally would opt for a larger 16:9 that has the same width as the 21:9. Do keep in mind some people experience becoming nauseous and/or dizzy from (sitting too close to) big screens.

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jeffcolv@reddit

It’s not for everyone. I’ve tried twice and I’m with you.

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MXXIV666@reddit

I prefer multiple smaller monitors. I have three, one nice big one for gaming, and two I got cheap/free for other things. The third one is awkardly mounted on the wall above and that's where I put the terminal when working and youtube/discord when gaming.

I guess maybe you can split the ultrawide to act like two monitors for work, but it is really easier for me to just manage 3 fullscreen windows than to manage tiling on one big monitor. Plus, the total monitor area I have is much bigger than ultra wide monitor at fraction of the price.

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Ok_Law2190@reddit

Honestly in my experience the ultra wide is an amazing monitor if you use a controller to play, but if you play a bunch of esport titles with mnk it’s not as comfortable as a normal monitor

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Maybe you are to close.

For gaming it is realy good. Wider field of viewalso helps immersion and generaly see more.

I use a 3440x1440 for gaming and left to that an old 1080p for youtube and browser.

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Been using UW for last 4 or 5 years and will never go back to a 16:9. Now I’m running two 34” UW monitors stacked and it’s perfect

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Smashcannons@reddit

Additional monitor > one widescreen monitor.

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Throwaway492531@reddit

I hate ultrawides. Seeing alot to the sides but little top to bottom literally feels unrealistic, that's not what my FoV looks like.

Gaming on UW Monitors is a pain in the ass.

Using them for productivity? I guess it can be beneficial but I'd rather have several monitors

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ActionJ2614@reddit

For productivity it is great, now mine main is an LG 38 WN95C for one of my home office setups. My partner in our other home office has an LG 34 inch ultrawide. I my recent work office I have a 40 inch ultrawide I just bought. I couldn't go smaller than a 38 again and if I did consider dual monitors it would be 2 34 inch.

I have a big home office desk 72x30 HM Jarvis adjustable height. My setup is flexible should I want to do anything else.

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Enough_Standard921@reddit

I have a curved 3440x1440 ultrawide and it is by far the best screen I’ve ever gamed on. The field of view almost exactly matches my eyesight (the edges of the screen pretty much sit where the frames of my glasses are in my view) and the curve makes every spot on the screen almost equidistant. That said I do still have a second monitor- it’s an ancient 4:3 1280x1024 display flipped into portrait mode and placed to one side for chats etc. cost me nothing (picked it up from kerbside rubbish) and gives me best of both worlds. I previously had 2x24” 16x9 displays and this setup is so much better it’s ridiculous.

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NascentDark@reddit

Personally the 57" are too wide for me I've found my sweet spot with the AW3821DW

38" gives me all the space for my needs 20% general use 80% gaming. For me, the edges are perfectly viewable and extra height from a 34" makes a big difference

EMMV

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lsmokel@reddit

Which 38" ultrawide do you have?

I have a 34" LG ultra gear, but there's always that part of me that wanted to get the 38" version.

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NascentDark@reddit

Aw3821dw 3840 / 1600. Not oled but very capable in all other areas

As soon as there's a viable oled, even at 45" and higher than 1440 I'm jumping on it

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JustThatOtherDude@reddit

They're great as vertical monitors

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Gerard_Mansoif67@reddit

I have both!

One ultra wide (29" 1080p) and one 4k 32" monitor !

Best of both worlds!

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

I mean, yeah, i have both too, 2560x1080, and 1920x1080, and i just don't like the 2560x1080 monitor at all, i don't see what the best of that world is

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Gerard_Mansoif67@reddit

In gaming that's a pleasure, more immersive.

When working, I can have both of word and Firefox, Word and Excel side by side with ease. Or, when working on PCB design (altium) I can use the more space for left and right menus.

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ficskala@reddit (OP)

Fair, i just never find anything useful to put there, and the positioning is always awkward

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SoftDragonfruit2402@reddit

me neither, don’t get the craze for this and can only see it’s use for sim racing too