Curved vs Ultrawide

[Xolin]

So I am looking for a new monitor to replace my Dell P2319H (1080p | 60Hz | 8ms | 23.8") and I am trying to choose between a bunch of options for a new monitor. 
 

 

[LIGISTX]

Both... lol. Almost all ultrawides will be curved. 

[dizmo]

Why do you have to choose between those two?

[Stahlmann]

IMO go for a flat 16:9 panel. That way you won't get any distortion on flat lines (curved monitors) and won't have to deal with any compatibility issues (ultrawide). I had both in the past and i eventually got back to 16:9 because i didn't want all the hassle that's coming with ultrawide. Also you can get extremely good flat 16:9 monitors like the LG 27GN850-B for the price of an entry level ultrawide like the AOC CU34G2, which will not give a comparable experience.

[Naijin]

27 minutes ago, Xolin said:

So I am looking for a new monitor to replace my Dell P2319H (1080p | 60Hz | 8ms | 23.8") and I am trying to choose between a bunch of options for a new monitor. 
 

 

It depends on what you want to do with the monitor. Are you a content creator using video/photo editing tools? Are you just gaming? Or office applications?

I've had a 2560x1080 display when they first came out from LG, it was nice to do some video editing on it, since it's so wide for the timeline.

I've used a 4K display for gaming, but as time went on and gpu's became more expensive to drive 4K games properly, I switched to 2560x1440p at 165 Hz. Currently using a curved 27" Asus TUF monitor, and for me it's the sweet spot now.

[Elad.Evron]

1 hour ago, Xolin said:

So I am looking for a new monitor to replace my Dell P2319H (1080p | 60Hz | 8ms | 23.8") and I am trying to choose between a bunch of options for a new monitor. 
 

 

what is your budget, what are your needs, do you want high refresh rate? what else are you going to do on that monitor 

[Xolin]

34 minutes ago, LIGISTX said:

Both... lol. Almost all ultrawides will be curved. 

 

23 minutes ago, dizmo said:

Why do you have to choose between those two?

 

20 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

IMO go for a flat 16:9 panel. That way you won't get any distortion on flat lines (curved monitors) and won't have to deal with any compatibility issues (ultrawide). I had both in the past and i eventually got back to 16:9 because i didn't want all the hassle that's coming with ultrawide. Also you can get extremely good flat 16:9 monitors like the LG 27GN850-B for the price of an entry level ultrawide like the AOC CU34G2, which will not give a comparable experience.

 

5 minutes ago, Naijin said:

It depends on what you want to do with the monitor. Are you a content creator using video/photo editing tools? Are you just gaming? Or office applications?

I've had a 2560x1080 display when they first came out from LG, it was nice to do some video editing on it, since it's so wide for the timeline.

I've used a 4K display for gaming, but as time went on and gpu's became more expensive to drive 4K games properly, I switched to 2560x1440p at 165 Hz. Currently using a curved 27" Asus TUF monitor, and for me it's the sweet spot now.

I’m looking for a new monitor for gaming and basic web browsing stuff. 
 

The options are: 

1. Samsung C32F391FW 31.5” LED VA Curved 
2. LG 29WN600-W 29” LED IPS Ultrawide

3. Stay with my current Dell monitor 

 

The main reason that I want to upgrade my monitor is size. I think the bigger the better, ain’t it?

[Stahlmann]

18 minutes ago, Xolin said:

1. Samsung C32F391FW 31.5” LED VA Curved 
2. LG 29WN600-W 29” LED IPS Ultrawide

I wouldn't go for either of them, as they only run 1080p on these sizes. You should keep saving up for a better monitor. Bigger is not always better, especially if you don't scale resolution with size.

1080p is fine for up to 24".

27"-32" is the sweetspot for 1440p.

And everything over 32" is 4K territory IMO.

[Xolin]

1 hour ago, Stahlmann said:

I wouldn't go for either of them, as they only run 1080p on these sizes. You should keep saving up for a better monitor. Bigger is not always better, especially if you don't scale resolution with size.

1080p is fine for up to 24".

27"-32" is the sweetspot for 1440p.

And everything over 32" is 4K territory IMO.

Is the RX 5500 XT 8GB good for 1440p 60hz?

[Stahlmann]

8 minutes ago, Xolin said:

Is the RX 5500 XT 8GB good for 1440p 60hz?

In AAA games you'd have to go to medium or low but in competetive games yes.

[Xolin]

4 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

In AAA games you'd have to go to medium or low but in competetive games yes.

 

I really want a bigger monitor, I'm not sure I understood the problem with a 27”/29”-1080p monitor. Does it look bad?