Ultra Wide Monitors Pro's And Con's?

[Manage My Cables]

So i'm finally almost done with my new computer but still haven't decided on a monitor yet. I'm interested in a ultra wide monitor but heard there not the best for gaming. I mostly play story driven games with a fair amount of BF4 and a few other shooters. I would like to hear about your experiences with ultra wide's and what you would recommend. Oh and i'm running a R9 390x so a free sync enabled monitor would be desired. Budget of $800 AUD or $550 USD

 

Thanks  

[ImBleu]

Hi,

 

I use an LG ultrawide for design, content consumption and gaming [also mainly story games] and love it. A few esport games wont support it though.

[reptileexperts]

LG34" UW's go for about 400 in the states now. I love mine, but don't utilize the freesync on it since I'm team green.

 

Pros: More screen area without going dual monitor. IPS panel are much better than TN. No bezel to worry with. More games are becoming compatible with 21:9

Cons: Not all games are compatible out of the box (bf4 is), harder hit on the GPU, expensive in comparison to a nice IPS 27" 144hz panel, very expensive if you want 1440p / 144hz.

 

I ended up using mine as just an accessory monitor now on top of my triple surround display rig (I got use to the bezels quick). However, mine has about 2 weeks left in the warranty and my first line of stuck pixels came, so I'm waiting for LG to respond.

 

  

[Manage My Cables]

2 minutes ago, reptileexperts said:

LG34" UW's go for about 400 in the states now. I love mine, but don't utilize the freesync on it since I'm team green.

 

Pros: More screen area without going dual monitor. IPS panel are much better than TN. No bezel to worry with. More games are becoming compatible with 21:9

Cons: Not all games are compatible out of the box (bf4 is), harder hit on the GPU, expensive in comparison to a nice IPS 27" 144hz panel, very expensive if you want 1440p / 144hz.

 

I ended up using mine as just an accessory monitor now on top of my triple surround display rig (I got use to the bezels quick). However, mine has about 2 weeks left in the warranty and my first line of stuck pixels came, so I'm waiting for LG to respond.

 

  

That's fucking sexy!

[reptileexperts]

2 minutes ago, Manage My Cables said:

That's fucking sexy!

lol. got there over time

[porina]

I have a single UW on my main desktop at the moment. Great for games that support it, but some will be stuck in 16:9. Desktop usage I find myself treating it as two virtual monitor side by side as for many things it is a bit too wide. I think multiple monitors would be better for desktop usage, but I wouldn't give up the UWA for gaming.

[BrightCandle]

Pros:

Wider FOV in games which gives you an advantage

 

Cons:

More pixels to render means lower FPS

Not all games support it

Expensive

[Bl00dgod]

2 hours ago, BrightCandle said:

Pros:

Wider FOV in games which gives you an advantage

 

Cons:

More pixels to render means lower FPS

Not all games support it

Expensive

true that but IMO a great immersive experience should always be worth the money

 

 

[Badger906]

got my x34 today... WORTH EVERY PENNY!! and considerably less demanding to run than my 4k monitor its replacing!

[Bl00dgod]

9 hours ago, Badger906 said:

got my x34 today... WORTH EVERY PENNY!! and considerably less demanding to run than my 4k monitor its replacing!

28.mai - 6.th june on computex they might show the new models of acer and asus    maybe with less bleed problems etc or higher hz

otherwise i´ll look for a x34 instead of the aoc too

[Badger906]

17 minutes ago, Bl00dgod said:

28.mai - 6.th june on computex they might show the new models of acer and asus    maybe with less bleed problems etc or higher hz

otherwise i´ll look for a x34 instead of the aoc too

you'd need one hell of a pc to run 3440x1440 at 144hz! I'm more than happy with 100hz.

 

that and they aren't going to be cheap if they did release a 144hz model..! 

considering the x34 was £500 more than the aoc.. I'd recon a 144hz would be 700 more at minimum 

[Bl00dgod]

2 hours ago, Badger906 said:

you'd need one hell of a pc to run 3440x1440 at 144hz! I'm more than happy with 100hz.

 

that and they aren't going to be cheap if they did release a 144hz model..! 

considering the x34 was £500 more than the aoc.. I'd recon a 144hz would be 700 more at minimum 

thats why i'm waiting for the 1080ti hopefully released at the begin of 2017 (the 980ti came 6months after the 980 if i'm not wrong) and maybe with HBM2 because the ti and titan are the enthusiast cards that need some bonus features for the bonus price