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Is ' LG 25UM58-P ' 21:9 UW worth it?

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Check this out:

LG 25UM58-P

 

Monitor specs:

Aspect ratio: 21:9

Diagonal length: 25"

Panel type: Full IPS

Resolution: 2560x1080

Contrast ratio: 1000:1

Brightness: 250

Respnose time: 5ms

Refresh rate: 60hz

 

#I currently own a 16:9 1080p full IPS LG monitor 

 

My system:

i5-4460 3.2

4x8gb

gtx750ti 2gb OC asus

 

What I do on PC:

- play GTA V on max settings (except high res shadows is off and MSAA is just x2)

- play Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Battlefield 1 on max settings (I don't play other games at all)

- watch 1080p movies, youtube videos

- browse web

 

What I like:

- playing games with high FOV (field of view) such as GTA V, BF4. I even use an application for increased FOV called "Flawless Widescreen".

- arrange many windows next to each other while doing things on desktop

- IPS panel

 

What I don't like:

- multiple monitor setup (for several reasons: my desk isn't spacious enough, I hate the vertical lines that cover my screen and I don't think my graphics card could handle multiple 1080p monitors or even 720p monitors.)

 

What I don't mind:

- letterboxes on movies or YouTube videos (vertical black boxes)

 

My budget:

Low...enough to buy this though.

 

 

So, could any of you tell me if this monitor is worth it? Has anyone ever used it? If this sucks, could you recommend a 21:9 monitor that's awesome?

 

Thanks!

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It sucks. Get at least a 29" ultrawide

 

edit: just to clarify. The monitor itself is great. The panel has great colors and is nice for gaming. Its just too damn small.

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34 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

It sucks. Get at least a 29" ultrawide

 

edit: just to clarify. The monitor itself is great. The panel has great colors and is nice for gaming. Its just too damn small.

25" ultrawide is 20" non ultrawide, which is perfectly fine, I can see the pixels on my 23 & 24" monitors clearly and that's not good, so it's probably fine if you're not sitting 2 meters away from the display

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45 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

It sucks. Get at least a 29" ultrawide

 

edit: just to clarify. The monitor itself is great. The panel has great colors and is nice for gaming. Its just too damn small.

Why everyone I met recommends a 29" ultrawide while I don't have money for it?

 

Anyways I got a 24 monitor that's better than this

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10 minutes ago, mikat said:

25" ultrawide is 20" non ultrawide, which is perfectly fine, I can see the pixels on my 23 & 24" monitors clearly and that's not good, so it's probably fine if you're not sitting 2 meters away from the display

meanwhile I'm fine with 27" 1080p, i guess its very subjective. But still, you get an ultrawide for the screen area, right? A 25" 16:9 offers almost 20% more screen area.

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Just now, SCGazelle said:

meanwhile I'm fine with 27" 1080p, i guess its very subjective. But still, you get an ultrawide for the screen area, right? A 25" 16:9 offers almost 20% more screen area.

but a 25" 16:9 has worse PPI and doesn't give you the same immersion :)

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Just now, mikat said:

but a 25" 16:9 has worse PPI and doesn't give you the same immersion :)

have you used a 25" 21:9?

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11 minutes ago, mikat said:

No but I have seen a 34" 1440p 21:9 & 27" 1080p and the ultrawide does take up a lot more of your peripheral vision which is very nice

Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about 34" and 29" ultrawides, they're great. But 25" ultrawides are just too short. I have one and I have used it for gaming and it is a very poor experience. While it does fill up more horizontal space, the vertical space doesn't fill up my central vision which makes what peripheral vision it fills up not worth it. If you are looking to fill up your peripheral vision, look elswhere.

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7 minutes ago, SCGazelle said:

Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about 34" and 29" ultrawides, they're great. But 25" ultrawides are just too short. I have one and I have used it for gaming and it is a very poor experience. While it does fill up more horizontal space, the vertical space doesn't fill up my central vision which makes what peripheral vision it fills up not worth it. If you are looking to fill up your peripheral vision, look elswhere.

Is 24" big? I think it's the length of two rulers

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

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4 minutes ago, mikat said:

I don't know how long your freedom rulers are but 24" = 61 cm and my ruler is 30 cm so that would be about right

30cm=11-12inches

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

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2 minutes ago, mikat said:

Is that how long your rulers are?

Yes, I want to measure my desk I it's enough for a 24"

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

Spoiler

My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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Okay, so aside from being "too small" as it's just 25", is there any other problems with this monitor? Maybe it's too expensive? It's like $190 in my country.

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