2 34 in monitors or 38in or 49in for UW gaming

[General Winter]

so im considering getting 1 or 2 of these 34 inch LG monitors (LG 34GK950F-B) or one of these 38 inch LG monitors which is coming out later this month(lg-38GL950G-B) or samsung's newest 49in mammoth (LC49RG90SSNXZA)

now i have an amd GPU (a 5700xt paired with a i7 4790K @ 4.8ghz) so i don't care for the G sync on the 38in monitor (im not sure if there is a freesync version for the 38inch)

the 34in has the less latency or on par with the 38in and is far cheap
38in gives more screen space if i were just going with 1 screen and has the lower latency
samsung has full HDR and even more screen space but suffers from poor viewing angles and i think i'd be better off with 2 better 27in monitors than this option


feel free to throw any other recommendations but really i want high PPI, low latency and more usable screen space

i think since i already have a working great 27 inch monitor i might pair that with the 34 inch since they both have the same screen height and would be the least expensive option; I'm still open to other options
 

[Streetguru]

51 minutes ago, General Winter said:

 

What budget/Country?

There's plenty of 1440p 21:9 100-120hz displays around $400 in the US if you don't need high color accuracy.

[General Winter]

Just now, Streetguru said:

What budget/Country?

There's plenty of 1440p 21:9 100-120hz displays around $400 in the US if you don't need high color accuracy.

i've tried those plenty $400-600 UW, they suffer from high input lag (among multiple defective units, thankfully the returns for those went smooth), noticeable ghosting and a myriad of other issues of other issues that these higher end UW monitors don't suffer from; for instance the 34in monitor i mention got a firmware update that drastically improved its response time and increased its freesync range, making it much more inline with its price tag of $800 right now

im in the USA so location isn't an issue but i don't want a UW monitor i would want to can within a year which most UW in that price range are


 

[Streetguru]

15 minutes ago, General Winter said:

 

Monitor HDR still seems to be a bit of a joke, what about just one of the 4k 120-144hz displays? You'll never have to replace it, and you can just use the upscaling in the drivers to start at 1440p or like 70-80% of 4k to get the fps higher.

[General Winter]

32 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Monitor HDR still seems to be a bit of a joke, what about just one of the 4k 120-144hz displays? You'll never have to replace it, and you can just use the upscaling in the drivers to start at 1440p or like 70-80% of 4k to get the fps higher.

you're outright ignoring the whole point of an UW, the greater field of view while having the low latency of a regular monitor

why would i waste money on a display that'll be half its price by the time 4k 144hz is usable anyway so that dumb, short of videos and movies, i would like everything to be at native resolution, 2K/UW 2K resolution hits that sweet spot perfectly between high res, PPI, and no where near as demanding as 4k and thus no need to upscale

HDR can go in the bin; good HDR monitors typically have higher response times and input lag, making them not ideal for FPS games or anything fast and competitive; both LG monitors have the bare minimum in that reguard


anyhow if you don't have any worthwhile recommendations why respond?

[Streetguru]

14 minutes ago, General Winter said:

 

I just shoot for the best value displays in general, it sounds like you really want the 38" nano IPS display, so probably just go for that?

 

a 43" 4k 120hz monitor contains all of the pixels for 21:9 displays in it if you're willing to live with black bars sometimes, but i dunno how the pixel response time compares. They are only around $1000 though with like the Wasabi Mango one.

[General Winter]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

I just shoot for the best value displays in general, it sounds like you really want the 38" nano IPS display, so probably just go for that?

 

a 43" 4k 120hz monitor contains all of the pixels for 21:9 displays in it if you're willing to live with black bars sometimes, but i dunno how the pixel response time compares. They are only around $1000 though with like the Wasabi Mango one.

i like value too; but with UW are inherently more expensive than typically 16:9 monitor which is why the good ones are on the higher end; i've been there with "value" UW and high refresh rate monitors, if given the choice, for $400 i would rather get a good 16:9 monitor than a "value" UW and conversely "value" 4K/HDR and a quality UW

i'm not going to say money isn't a concern but i'm financially better off than i was before and want something better for my new 118in x 29.5in desk (two big chunks of wood from ikea and the frame of my old desk and other parts did the trick, never had a custom desk before)

also im not interested in 4K period, maybe like 3-5 years down the line when GPU speeds are on par with the demand for higher resolutions; UW enhances my gaming experience and increases my FoV without the comprise and expense of a 4K monitor and lack of increased FoV; for 65in+ displays, aka TV, 4K makes a much more noticeable difference since at that size pixels are spread thin on a typically 1080p tv compared to a 4k tv, but again, suffer from high response times, terrible for gaming

the 38" isn't out yet, but its on my watchlist if i don't pull the trigger on the 34"

[jones177]

20 hours ago, General Winter said:

so im considering getting 1 or 2 of these 34 inch LG monitors (LG 34GK950F-B) or one of these 38 inch LG monitors which is coming out later this month(lg-38GL950G-B) or samsung's newest 49in mammoth (LC49RG90SSNXZA)

now i have an amd GPU (a 5700xt paired with a i7 4790K @ 4.8ghz) so i don't care for the G sync on the 38in monitor (im not sure if there is a freesync version for the 38inch)

the 34in has the less latency or on par with the 38in and is far cheap
38in gives more screen space if i were just going with 1 screen and has the lower latency
samsung has full HDR and even more screen space but suffers from poor viewing angles and i think i'd be better off with 2 better 27in monitors than this option


feel free to throw any other recommendations but really i want high PPI, low latency and more usable screen space

i think since i already have a working great 27 inch monitor i might pair that with the 34 inch since they both have the same screen height and would be the least expensive option; I'm still open to other options
 

 

 

I use a 38" 3840 X 1600 75hz monitor (LG 38WK95C-W).

 

To give you an idea on how demanding 3840 x 1600 vs 3440 X 1440 is, I did some tests using game benches. Settings are mostly ultra. 

Tests with a FTW3 Ulta 2080 ti with +100 on the cores, + 800 on the memory and 124% on the power limit. Along with an i7 8086k at 5.1ghz.

 

Assassin's Creed Odyssey               = 67fps 3840 X 1600

                                                         = 72fps  3440 X 1440

 

Shadow of the Tomb Raider(no RT) = 106fps 3840 X 1600

                                                         = 122fps 3440 X 1440

 

Metro Exodus Ultra(no RT)             =  57fps 3840 X 1600

                                                        = 72fps 3440 X 1440

 

As you can see even with a 2080 ti I am too far away from 144fps on AAA games to justify a LG-38GL950G-B.

I will get one anyway since I am giving up on 4k monitors for now and just using that resolution for TVs.