Whats so bad about 25" Ultrawide Monitors?

[Jacob Canale]

I just recently bought a LG 25UM58-P off Ncix.com because it was on sale for a good price, but I'm not sure if I should be regretting my decision due to large amounts of hate being thrown at 25" Ultrawide monitors. Personally, I think that some rich person who bought 3 34" ultrawides said that 25" ones are bad because they are too small, and everyone lese jumped on the bandwagon. Let me know what you think.

[magnumkobra]

i dunno, id rather have that than my crappy 1400x900 screen. probably just the usual rich people thing. 

[Jacob Canale]

1 minute ago, magnumkobra said:

i dunno, id rather have that than my crappy 1400x900 screen. probably just the usual rich people thing. 

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[Illumination]

Well, the main thing is that they are really small. The further you go away from 1:1 aspect ratio, the smaller overall size of the monitor is with same diagonal size. For example, 25" 4:3 monitor is a lot bigger than a 25" 16:9 and then the 25" 21:9 is even smaller. Just imagine that there can be a 25" diagonal in a 1mm x 25inch rectangle and eventually it just becomes a straight line as you change the proportions further away from 1:1

[Jacob Canale]

Just now, Illumination said:

Well, the main thing is that they are really small. The further you go away from 1:1 aspect ratio, the smaller overall size of the monitor is with same diagonal size. For example, 25" 4:3 monitor is a lot bigger than a 25" 16:9 and then the 25" 21:9 is even smaller. Just imagine that there can be a 25" diagonal in a 1mm x 25inch rectangle and eventually it just becomes a straight line as you change the proportions further away from 1:1

I'm sitting pretty close to the monitor normally, so will the size affect my situation at all really?

[Alphinon]

I have the 25UM57, a 25" 21:9 ultra-wide monitor, and the amount of hate thrown at them is a bit unfounded. I sit an arms-length away from the monitor, which I am sure is normal, and moved from a 24" 1080p monitor as a primary to the ultra wide as a primary and the 24" BenQ as a secondary monitor. They are smaller then you would think- I initially thought I would hate the monitor for being so small height wise, but I love the ultra wide. It might take a bit getting used to, but I love the monitor and wouldn't second guess purchasing another.

[Illumination]

10 minutes ago, Jacob Canale said:

I'm sitting pretty close to the monitor normally, so will the size affect my situation at all really?

The monitor is physically smaller. 25" is diagonal. Imagine if you had a square with 25" diagonal and a rectangle. The rectangle would be physically smaller.

[Illumination]

13 minutes ago, Jacob Canale said:

I'm sitting pretty close to the monitor normally, so will the size affect my situation at all really?

http://www.displaywars.com/25-inch-21x9-vs-25-inch-16x9 See? 25 inch 16:9 is bigger than 25 inch 21:9

[Enderman]

24" 16:9 monitors are already very tiny, when you stretch it to 21:9 it becomes even smaller with less screen realestate.

[Jacob Canale]

11 hours ago, Enderman said:

24" 16:9 monitors are already very tiny, when you stretch it to 21:9 it becomes even smaller with less screen realestate.

 

11 hours ago, Illumination said:

http://www.displaywars.com/25-inch-21x9-vs-25-inch-16x9 See? 25 inch 16:9 is bigger than 25 inch 21:9

I'm used to using a 17 inch laptop screen, so will this be bigger or smaller than my screen.