Ultra Wide Monitors

Skeffing

Anyone using an ultra wide monitor? I am thinking of getting one but don't know if they are worth it. The option to have multiple applications open side by side would be nice.

dmigsy

I got a cheap one, second hand, on adverts about a year ago. Crossover 34U100 - 3440x1440 resolution, 100hz. One of the best tech purchases I ever made - only regret is not buying one sooner. Had been close to buying a fancy Alienware one but glad I went for the one I did. Don't need a higher resolution or faster refresh rates. 3 browser windows open side by side is fantastic. Been brilliant for working from home. Use it for the PS4 too.

Squidgy Black

Have a Samsung 34". To be honest, only complaint I would have is that I sort of wish I'd gone curved as can be a bit of a pain for work sometimes, but other than that had no issue transitioning from 2 24" monitors and couldn't see myself going back to separate screens.

dmigsy

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Have a Samsung 34". To be honest, only complaint I would have is that I sort of wish I'd gone curved as can be a bit of a pain for work sometimes, but other than that had no issue transitioning from 2 24" monitors and couldn't see myself going back to separate screens.

Yeah, mine is curved - defo an advantage.

Samuel T. Cogley

34" curved UW here using it for years. Great for work and play. The only issue is if you're into FPS games you can end up 'scanning' the screen as it's so big.

Homelander

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

34" curved UW here using it for years. Great for work and play. The only issue is if you're into FPS games you can end up 'scanning' the screen as it's so big.

This was my experience. It was good for work and single player games but I play a lot of competitive FPS games online and I found it pretty much useless for those as it was too big. 34" UW as well.

Rebel Rebel

When i was setting up a work station at home during the first lockdown i got a Dell U4919DW, 5120 x 1440 pixels, aspect ratio 32:9, to work off my work laptop over HDMI.

It is effectivly 2 monitors in one, i have the screen set up into 3 sections and with the laptop acting as the 4th for emails.
i can have multiple applications open at the same time whike working on a spreedsheet, great for looking at multipe drawings/plans at the same time.

I was so impressed i got another one for the work office.

I have not used it yet for gaming, but did play a litte poker on it, plenty of room for loads of tables at a good size.

bennyx_o

Another ultrawide user, definitely recommend one, couldn't go back to a normal monitor now

Skerries

yeah I have a 34" Samsung for around 3 years now 1440p, 100hz curved and it is great
as others have said I couldn't go back to a smaller screen and they are a lot cheaper now for the same or better specs

Fitz II

dont listen to these fithy casuals......49'' Ultra Wide is the way to go.

vintagecosmos

Fitz II wrote: »

dont listen to these fithy casuals......49'' Ultra Wide is the way to go.

Very tempting for my flight sim setup....I mean work....

tusk

Fitz II wrote: »

dont listen to these fithy casuals......49'' Ultra Wide is the way to go.

How much?

My setup is almost identical, minus the monster :pac:

tusk

Lol same keyboard and everything.

A man of taste

Inquitus

Fitz II wrote: »

dont listen to these fithy casuals......49'' Ultra Wide is the way to go.

Very Nice!

Fitz II

tusk wrote: »

How much?

My setup is almost identical, minus the monster :pac:

Its a samsung G9 monitor.

Homelander

Is that an Asrock mini PC on the left?

Fitz II

Homelander wrote: »

Is that an Asrock mini PC on the left?

Yep a little desk mini, has a 8700k in it and does duty as a plex and Roon server. Amazing the power you can fit into a little yolk like that these days

Overheal

Yikes I'd kick the power cable out every other day

ED E

EOS Webcam beta Fitz? Doing the same, usually gets comments on Zoom/Meet.

Fitz II

ED E wrote: »

EOS Webcam beta Fitz? Doing the same, usually gets comments on Zoom/Meet.

got it in one, you have to have a sharp webcam game these days, people who are using a potato dont exactly ooze professionalism. It works very well, would be great if they could get the audio through the camera too as I have some decent mics for the cannon, but for the moment have to stick with the snowball which IMHO is not that great. Working on a more elegant mounting solution for the camera and some fill lights.

ED E

Lighting is my gripe, colour on the 27" makes me look like the incredible hulk. Got a headset (modmic) for audio.

Anyways, dragging the poor OP off topic.

Nedved85

Fitz II wrote: »

dont listen to these fithy casuals......49'' Ultra Wide is the way to go.

I managed to get the same monitor for a really good price from Amazon.fr on Prime day - 20% off

It's unreal. Have it vesa mounted and it's really tidy.

It's brilliant for work too. So much space.

Fitz II

Nedved85 wrote: »

I managed to get the same monitor for a really good price from Amazon.fr on Prime day - 20% off

It's unreal. Have it vesa mounted and it's really tidy.

It's brilliant for work too. So much space.

A G9? Mine was on pre order for months. Is yours a CHg90?

Nedved85

G9 , 5140 x 1440 120hz. No way I'd buy the 1080p one.

Fitz II

Nedved85 wrote: »

G9 , 5140 x 1440 120hz. No way I'd buy the 1080p one.

G9 is 244htz, HDR, 1000 nit peek brightness and 1000r curve, that one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Odyssey-Curved-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B0866C4BM7/ref=sr_1_2?adgrpid=107297456773&dchild=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxNT8BRD9ARIsAJ8S5xaAXRGiwoG4M0z888Vj27mQ4vYkCkT7i5eR2MnlfxMEQaizTlhzjUoaAqWeEALw_wcB&hvadid=459796175456&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007850&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=318938748183654374&hvtargid=kwd-307222683489&hydadcr=28427_1766933&keywords=g9+samsung&qid=1603657905&sr=8-2&tag=googiehydra-21

Nedved85

Fitz II wrote: »

G9 is 244htz, HDR, 1000 nit peek brightness and 1000r curve, that one?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Odyssey-Curved-Gaming-Monitor/dp/B0866C4BM7/ref=sr_1_2?adgrpid=107297456773&dchild=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxNT8BRD9ARIsAJ8S5xaAXRGiwoG4M0z888Vj27mQ4vYkCkT7i5eR2MnlfxMEQaizTlhzjUoaAqWeEALw_wcB&hvadid=459796175456&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1007850&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=318938748183654374&hvtargid=kwd-307222683489&hydadcr=28427_1766933&keywords=g9+samsung&qid=1603657905&sr=8-2&tag=googiehydra-21

Sorry my mistake, my one is basically the same just 120hz.

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B07NL27TCK/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_track_package_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Fitz II

Nedved85 wrote: »

Sorry my mistake, my one is basically the same just 120hz.

https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B07NL27TCK/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_track_package_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thank god, I waited months if I though I could have gotten one in a prime day sale if would push me over the edge. Yep they are lovely monitors yours going well?

Nedved85

Fitz II wrote: »

Thank god, I waited months if I though I could have gotten one in a prime day sale if would push me over the edge. Yep they are lovely monitors yours going well?

Just have it the week. It was 'used like new' so that's how I got 20% off. Delivery was late too so they refunded me that as well it's unreal, I'll have this monitor for 3/4 years I'd say. Happy as well?

tusk

Nedved85 wrote: »

I managed to get the same monitor for a really good price from Amazon.fr on Prime day - 20% off

It's unreal. Have it vesa mounted and it's really tidy.

It's brilliant for work too. So much space.

Gis a look at it mounted

Nedved85

tusk wrote: »

Gis a look at it mounted

tusk

Nedved85 wrote: »

Niiice.

Where would we all be without the alex drawers :pac:

gizmo

tusk wrote: »

Niiice.

Where would we all be without the alex drawers :pac:

Sitting there at home, with the Alex page bookmarked in Chrome, checking it a few times a day to see is it available for order online yet...

x43r0

38" LG 38GL950G 3840 x 1600 Curved

Love it, previously using two screens (and a laptop screen when working) and wouldn't go back. The convenience of dividing the screen space into zones and snapping windows to each zone has become second nature now

TheValeyard

For the dubious here,

Can you split the screen?

I love my dual monitor setup. One screen for gaming, while boards and prime video say on two tables in the other screen.

Fitz II

TheValeyard wrote: »

For the dubious here,

Can you split the screen?

I love my dual monitor setup. One screen for gaming, while boards and prime video say on two tables in the other screen.

If you have a picture in picture option you can split the screen across two inputs.

lawred2

dmigsy wrote: »

I got a cheap one, second hand, on adverts about a year ago. Crossover 34U100 - 3440x1440 resolution, 100hz. One of the best tech purchases I ever made - only regret is not buying one sooner. Had been close to buying a fancy Alienware one but glad I went for the one I did. Don't need a higher resolution or faster refresh rates. 3 browser windows open side by side is fantastic. Been brilliant for working from home. Use it for the PS4 too.

how cheap?

Sneachta

I got the following second hand Asus Rog Swift Pg348q. Would never go back to dual monitor. Can anyone recommend a monitor arm for it? It's 34 inch. Thanks.

dmigsy

lawred2 wrote: »

how cheap?

300 I think it was.

Cyrus

right i shouldnt be in here, i gave up messing around with pcs as a hobby years ago, then i stumble on this and see fitz's sexy set up....

anywho, i only use pcs for work now, atm i have dual dell 24" ultra slim bezel jobbies vesa mounted, what would be the benefit to me of a superwide and how big one would i need to give similar screen real estate?

i suppose there is also the issue of being able to drive that resolution....

Fitz II

Cyrus wrote: »

right i shouldnt be in here, i gave up messing around with pcs as a hobby years ago, then i stumble on this and see fitz's sexy set up....

anywho, i only use pcs for work now, atm i have dual dell 24" ultra slim bezel jobbies vesa mounted, what would be the benefit to me of a superwide and how big one would i need to give similar screen real estate?

i suppose there is also the issue of being able to drive that resolution....

driving 2d tasks at ultrawide resolutions can be done by anything even integrated graphics, its only gaming that needs GPU horsepower. If you want super high refresh rate, or ten bit colour for professional applications (important to me but mostly thats a niche thing) a decent modern GPU is needed.

I much prefer a single monitor having run a tripple monitor setup for a long time. Colour is more consistent, view angles are better and you dont end up moving your head as much. Look cool too.

Cyrus

given that i wouldnt be gaming on it what would folks recommend as the best 49" UWS for business use (would still want it to look reaosonably slick with slim bezels etc)

Squidgy Black

Cyrus wrote: »

given that i wouldnt be gaming on it what would folks recommend as the best 49" UWS for business use (would still want it to look reaosonably slick with slim bezels etc)

Probably something like the Dell Ultrasharp

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/dell-ultrasharp-49-curved-monitor-u4919dw/apd/210-argk/monitors-monitor-accessories

ED E

Cyrus wrote: »

given that i wouldnt be gaming on it what would folks recommend as the best 49" UWS for business use (would still want it to look reaosonably slick with slim bezels etc)

We've some 34" units in our office. I reckon 49" will look like a cinema not a workstation in nearly any office.

Cyrus

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Probably something like the Dell Ultrasharp

https://www.dell.com/en-ie/shop/dell-ultrasharp-49-curved-monitor-u4919dw/apd/210-argk/monitors-monitor-accessories

is it appreciably better than this say?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LC49J890DKUXEN-49-Inch-Ultra-Wide-Curved-Monitor/dp/B07C7YNLBW

Nedved85

ED E wrote: »

We've some 34" units in our office. I reckon 49" will look like a cinema not a workstation in nearly any office.

49" is much better than a 34" from a productivity point of view, even splitting a 34" into two leaves you with two small ish sized areas to work with.

A 49" gives much more flexibility - especially when combined with Powertoys (https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys) to split the screen as you like.

Cyrus

ED E wrote: »

We've some 34" units in our office. I reckon 49" will look like a cinema not a workstation in nearly any office.

well it would be replacing two 24" ultrasharps so i dont think 34" would cut it

Squidgy Black

Cyrus wrote: »

is it appreciably better than this say?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-LC49J890DKUXEN-49-Inch-Ultra-Wide-Curved-Monitor/dp/B07C7YNLBW

1080p on a 49" probably wouldn't be great to be honest. Especially if you're using smaller text sizes to get the full use of the screen size

Cyrus

Squidgy Black wrote: »

1080p on a 49" probably wouldn't be great to be honest. Especially if you're using smaller text sizes to get the full use of the screen size

good shout i assumed they were the same res

ED E

Cyrus wrote: »

well it would be replacing two 24" ultrasharps so i dont think 34" would cut it

If you can try one. Comfortably do three regular "document" windows tiled across.

Cyrus

ED E wrote: »

If you can try one. Comfortably do three regular "document" windows tiled across.

ok thanks, unfortunately im more likely to be using excel and the width really comes in useful especially if looking at two side by side

Rebel Rebel

Cyrus wrote: »

ok thanks, unfortunately im more likely to be using excel and the width really comes in useful especially if looking at two side by side

Have the dell 49" and use a lot of excel, at 100% Zoom,

1nr new sheet open Covers columns A to CA; Rows 1 to 56
2nr side by side covers A to AM and Rows 1 to 56
3nr side by side covers A to Z & Rows 1 to 56 (perferred setup)