21:9 monitors

[The Crazed Child]

I'm thinking of getting one, because if I got a second 1080 display I would have the bezel obstructing my view when gaming. Also I wasn't wanting to get triple 1080 displays, mainly because it's too expensive and my 280X will struggle running them at a reasonable frame rate. I took a look at some 21:9 displays, but I'm a bit worried that my games won't support that aspect ratio and menus will be stretched, etc. 

 

Please enlighten me.

[Guest]

AOC's new 3440*1440 is out in October from memory. 

[cluelessgenius]

I'm thinking of getting one, because if I got a second 1080 display I would have the bezel obstructing my view when gaming. Also I wasn't wanting to get triple 1080 displays, mainly because it's too expensive and my 280X will struggle running them at a reasonable frame rate. I took a look at some 21:9 displays, but I'm a bit worried that my games won't support that aspect ratio and menus will be stretched, etc. 

 

Please enlighten me.

what games do you play? at the moment to my knowledge not many games do support it or even if the do they just strech the image its certainly not for everyone but i hope in future more games will support it because im getting that aoc 34" for sure

[The Crazed Child]

AOC's new 3440*1440 is out in October from memory. 

I was looking at 2560 x 1080 displays myself. I'll take a look though.

[cluelessgenius]

AOC's new 3440*1440 is out in October from memory. 

their site says august

[The Crazed Child]

what games do you play? at the moment to my knowledge not many games do support it or even if the do they just strech the image its certainly not for everyone but i hope in future more games will support it because im getting that aoc 34" for sure

Arma 3, Team Fortress 2, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Sniper Elite 3, CSGO and GTA V when it comes out on PC.

[nsyedhasan]

I have a neutral position on 21:9 monitor they sound cool but the price isn't very attractive. I would assume most new games should support 21:9 but if a game doesn't there will be black bars on both sides.

[The Crazed Child]

I have a neutral position on 21:9 monitor they sound cool but the price isn't very attractive. I would assume most new games should support 21:9 but if a game doesn't there will be black bars on both sides.

Yeah, that was something I was worried about.

[nsyedhasan]

Yeah, that was something I was worried about.

I would just wait for 4K and then upgrade/add another GPU. 4K 60Hz IPS (Dell UP2414Q) is already around 750$ now and even less when used so it shouldn't be long until they are even cheaper. The monitor 

[cluelessgenius]

Arma 3, Team Fortress 2, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Sniper Elite 3, CSGO and GTA V when it comes out on PC.

arma3 i dont know may not but tf2 got a huge community still so would think there will be some way to make it work, truck simulator i can only laugh about sorry and csgo and gta i dont know either these are all first person so i dont really know i personaly cant wait to try some rts games on it

[The Crazed Child]

I would just wait for 4K and then upgrade/add another GPU. 4K 60Hz IPS (Dell UP2414Q) is already around 750$ now and even less when used so it shouldn't be long until they are even cheaper. The monitor 

I was more wanting a 21:9 display for the field of view.

[cluelessgenius]

I would just wait for 4K and then upgrade/add another GPU. 4K 60Hz IPS (Dell UP2414Q) is already around 750$ now and even less when used so it shouldn't be long until they are even cheaper. The monitor 

yeah but he said he wanted more scren real estate and that thing would be the same size as a reagular monitor only with more pixels

[Guest]

I was looking at 2560 x 1080 displays myself. I'll take a look though.

The issue with 29: 2560x1080 is they're too  short in terms of height in comparison to their width.

[cluelessgenius]

The issue with 29: 2560x1080 is they're too  short in terms of height in comparison to their width.

you mean they have widened pixels? 

[Geekazoid]

The issue with 29: 2560x1080 is they're too  short in terms of height in comparison to their width.

Well it depends on what size monitor you're used to. If you're used to 23" 1080p displays then a 29" 21:9 should be quite fine for you.

Here's a visual comparison: http://www.displaywars.com/23-inch-16x9-vs-29-inch-21x9

[Guest]

Well it depends on what size monitor you're used to. If you're used to 23" 1080p displays then a 29" 21:9 should be quite fine for you.

Here's a visual comparison: http://www.displaywars.com/23-inch-16x9-vs-29-inch-21x9

I've seen a lot of the new monitors - 21:9 in a 29" is just too height restricted

[Tacitus]

Yeah, that was something I was worried about.

Most AAA titles are fixed promptly by a plugin called Flawless Widescreen. There's also Widescreen Fixer to take a look at for fixes.

[The Crazed Child]

Well it depends on what size monitor you're used to. If you're used to 23" 1080p displays then a 29" 21:9 should be quite fine for you.

Here's a visual comparison: http://www.displaywars.com/23-inch-16x9-vs-29-inch-21x9

I'm running a 24 inch display at the moment, if I was to want the same height as my current display I'd have to get a 32 inch 21:9 monitor. 

[GeekySole9354]

Like all of the games i played support 21:9, like seriously all of them, and it's freakin great, so it's a must buy if you're considering it, and also all of the games you listed have support for 21:9. (Not sure for the games that hasn't been released yet, but almost all new games works native, not shitty Ubisoft console ports though)

 

Btw WSGF is a great forum to find out if a game works in 21:9.

[Geekazoid]

I've seen a lot of the new monitors - 21:9 in a 29" is just too height restricted

Well my comment wasn't for you specifically, just in general. But it seems that 29" 21:9 displays aren't everyone's cup of tea. That's quite fine. I wouldn't expect them to be. I know 34" displays with a res of 3440x1440 is where most people are at right now and that's the direction that most people will take...but it does come with a 4 figure price tag to match unfortunately .

[Xquisite]

IMO I find those monitors a little to wide for their height and it just looks strange, plus I need  some wiggle room in terms of vertical space.. sadly they're the opposite of that.

[The Crazed Child]

IMO I find those monitors a little to wide for their height and it just looks strange, plus I need  some wiggle room in terms of vertical space.. sadly they're the opposite of that.

It doesn't bother me too much, the field of view is really important to me in FPS games, etc. 

[The Crazed Child]

I was looking at this monitor today:

 

http://www.aocmonitorap.com/root/anz/product_display.php?id=408

 

It's the cheapest 29 inch I could find. Is it good for gaming?

 

Also does Mini Displayport support 2560 x 1080 @ 60Hz?