Question Regarding Ultrawide v Widescreen

[Dbenttduo]

Hey all.

 

Going to be buying a new display today to replace my Samsung C32HG70 and I need some input before I pull the trigger.

 

Right now I'm tossed between the Acer Predator XB271HU (27" wide 1440p, IPS, G-Sync, 144-165Hz, 4ms response time) and the Acer Predator X34 (34" ultrawide 1440p, IPS, G-Sync, 100-120Hz, 4ms response time). I was also looking at the Z321QU but it has since gone out of stock. I was also considering a quite nice looking 4k display (Acer Nitro XV273K) but I have doubts about scaling down to 1440p on a 4k monitor.

 

The only thing stopping me from going Ultrawide without questioning it is compatibility worries. 95% of my time using the monitor will be for gaming. Will I encounter any serious problems with compatibility? I don't want to deal with a stretched out or cropped picture. I'm also interested to hear if anyone has a suggestion for anything better than these two (I have scoured the internet to come up with these two honestly. My current buying conditions require the unit to be eligible for Amazon's 5 month payment plan so I can't buy the absolute best available as a result).

 

Thanks.

[Chen G]

The ultra wide is 3440x1440 right?

So even if a game is incompatible, you still get 2560x1440 image with black bars on either side, it's not any different from a regular wide screen yes?

 

[Dbenttduo]

Yeah 3440x1440. If it's just black bars then I'll go ultra wide. Probably won't run into trouble unless I go for an older game I guess anyway. 

 

Thank you. 

[Donut417]

3 hours ago, Dbenttduo said:

ultra wide

Its worth the hassle. I have an Ultra Wide, best decsion I made. Works great surfing the internet. You can have two windows open side by side and it works. Games wise, it may be a mixed bag. Though I think more games are starting to support ultra wides.