34" UltraWide HD v 28" 4K

[Chairein]

Hello LTT Community,

 

So, I am a Costco member and I *believe* these are some decent bang-for-your-buck deals, but I am having trouble figuring out which one is the *best* deal - not necessarily asking which monitor is "better" (although that information is helpful too), but just trying to get a pulse on where the real value is:

 

LG 34" UltraWide Full HD IPS Monitor (34UM58-P) for $250 USD

Samsung 28" 4K Ultra HD Monitor (LU28E510DS/ZA) for $300 USD

 

I have purchased the LG 34" (though could return it, if needed) and my GTX Titan X (Maxwell) seems to handle Witcher 3 at Ultra settings without blowing up so...that's good so far 

 

Thanks,

Nick

[minibois]

The Samsung has not so great colors, the viewing are not great either. But it's a TN, so that can be expected.

[Guest]

I have high doubts a Titan X Maxwell can run TW3 at max settings with 4K res

[MrMcMuffinJr]

I would go LG because they make the best monitors. 

[MrMcMuffinJr]

7 minutes ago, Chairein said:

Hello LTT Community,

 

So, I am a Costco member and I *believe* these are some decent bang-for-your-buck deals, but I am having trouble figuring out which one is the *best* deal - not necessarily asking which monitor is "better" (although that information is helpful too), but just trying to get a pulse on where the real value is:

 

LG 34" UltraWide Full HD IPS Monitor (34UM58-P) for $250 USD

Samsung 28" 4K Ultra HD Monitor (LU28E510DS/ZA) for $300 USD

 

I have purchased the LG 34" (though could return it, if needed) and my GTX Titan X (Maxwell) seems to handle Witcher 3 at Ultra settings without blowing up so...that's good so far 

 

Thanks,

Nick

you can afford a titan but you don't want to pay at least $500-1000 for a monitor

[J.Munslow]

I'm a big fan of the ultrawide monitors now, especially for games. based on my experience, and the fact that running 4K is still pretty tough, i'd go for the LG

[Chairein]

Just now, MrMcMuffinJr said:

you can afford a titan but you don't want to pay at least $500-1000 for a monitor

I cannot, indeed, afford a new Titan X. I got it on FB Marketplace for $300

[MrMcMuffinJr]

2 minutes ago, Chairein said:

I cannot, indeed, afford a new Titan X. I got it on FB Marketplace for $300

Okay that explains it.

[Chairein]

6 minutes ago, Minibois said:

The Samsung has not so great colors, the viewing are not great either. But it's a TN, so that can be expected.

So...I sort of don't know what TN mean...:/ (sorry, am new)

[Chairein]

5 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

I have high doubts a Titan X Maxwell can run TW3 at max settings with 4K res

Okay - that is very good to know. Out of curiosity, do you think it could handle 4K res with a smaller monitor?

[minibois]

1 minute ago, Chairein said:

So...I sort of don't know what TN mean...:/ (sorry, am new)

It's the LCD technology used. The Samsung uses TN, the LG uses IPS.

The differences are that TN's are faster, but IPS panels have much greater colors and way better viewing angles. But TN's nowadays are not much faster than IPS, so for most use cases I would say IPS is preferred.

[MrMcMuffinJr]

2 minutes ago, Chairein said:

Okay - that is very good to know. Out of curiosity, do you think it could handle 4K res with a smaller monitor?

well AFAIK it was meant for 1080p - 1440p gaming

[MrMcMuffinJr]

2 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

well AFAIK it was meant for 1080p - 1440p gaming

wait just looked it up and it is good for 4k

[AndersT2]

5 minutes ago, Chairein said:

So...I sort of don't know what TN mean...:/ (sorry, am new)

Only thing you really need to know about TN is: "Never buy a TN monitor".

Look up TechQuickies video on it, and you'll see the horrible viewing angels on it, and the horrible colors.

 

The LG monitor you did get, it what I call a "sweet spot" for monitors. It's not to big, not to small, and the resolution is just right for most things, and the aspect ratio is perfect for games.

[Princess Luna]

11 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

wait just looked it up and it is good for 4k

Would have to completely turn off nVidia hairworks AND lower Shadows one tier OR disable all AA related options but then it would run butter smooth 60fps on 4k with the rest of settings still on ultra and such...

 

The processor is important too, in Novigrad if you have NPCs set to max it does punishes the CPU as much as Ubishit's AC Unity

[Zando_]

22 minutes ago, MrMcMuffinJr said:

wait just looked it up and it is good for 4k

Should be. The 980 Ti, basically a chopped down Titan X Maxwell, claims it can handle 4K, and it can if you turn some settings down. It's around 1060-1070 performance, so I'm guessing the Titan X is around 1080 level. 

[Guest]

18 minutes ago, Chairein said:

Okay - that is very good to know. Out of curiosity, do you think it could handle 4K res with a smaller monitor?

Resolution is resolution. GPU outputs pixels, smaller monitor will still have same amount of pixels so no.

[Chairein]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

Would have to completely turn off nVidia hairworks AND lower Shadows one tier OR disable all AA related options but then it would run butter smooth 60fps on 4k with the rest of settings still on ultra and such...

 

The processor is important too, in Novigrad if you have NPCs set to max it does punishes the CPU as much as Ubishit's AC Unity

@Princess Cadence Ah - that is good information. I have an i7-7700 that hasn't really gone past 50% utilization for...well, anything I've done on that computer so I would feel confident on that front. I know from other comments / threads that you prefer a 29" ultra (if I'm not mistaken) but that's, unfortunately, not a Costco option for me. What are your thoughts on my two options?

[Princess Luna]

22 minutes ago, Chairein said:

?

Why you have like the same rig as me then?

 

The only issue with 2560x1080p on 34 inches is that it gets pixelated, I rather 29 inches because pixel density is perfect in my humble opinion... I think either monitors are good to go though, the ultrawide will be easier to run on the Titan X than 4k for sure if you're satisfied with it already I don't see why bother changing.