Ultra Wide Monitors

Wonda-Boy · 21-01-2021 10:32pm

Dcully wrote: »

Didnt do much noob hunting lastnight at all, i was your nemesis in Hell Let Loose killed you 6 times on Omaha map
Enjoy the monitor sick yoke!

Never even coped you fella, I was on the Guinness last night so that prolly didnt help.

I will get my revenge, you obviously not Dcully in HLL

Wonda-Boy · 21-01-2021 10:43pm

Luck100 wrote: »

That looks pretty sweet. What monitor did you have before that? I have a predator 27" QHD 144Hz, I'm wondering how it would compare.

I went from a 10yr old 24" 60 hz to the LG27850GL that I had for about 2 mths, really like that so tried to get the 38" version. But with the brexit ****e nowhere had it taht got deliver it, then I was suggested the AW3821DW by a friend and I am delighted he did tbh. They are more or less identical panels but the stand and the warranty on the Alienware is streets ahead.

Obviously its a big monitor but not stupidly so, the gentle curve is the plus for me. If it was that extreme curve I would not like it, very good to gamed on with Destiny 2, Forza 7, Hell Let Loose, MSFS2020 and Control all tested and no probs.

TBH, I would have paid the €1700 asking price Im so happy with it.

Only downside I can find is that the monitor stand does not go as high as I would like....but its personal preference. I say another inch or so would be perfect.

Luck100 · 22-01-2021 1:11am

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

I went from a 10yr old 24" 60 hz to the LG27850GL that I had for about 2 mths, really like that so tried to get the 38" version. But with the brexit ****e nowhere had it taht got deliver it, then I was suggested the AW3821DW by a friend and I am delighted he did tbh. They are more or less identical panels but the stand and the warranty on the Alienware is streets ahead.

Obviously its a big monitor but not stupidly so, the gentle curve is the plus for me. If it was that extreme curve I would not like it, very good to gamed on with Destiny 2, Forza 7, Hell Let Loose, MSFS2020 and Control all tested and no probs.

TBH, I would have paid the €1700 asking price Im so happy with it.

Only downside I can find is that the monitor stand does not go as high as I would like....but its personal preference. I say another inch or so would be perfect.

Any issues using it on the monitor arm? Or do you prefer the stand for some reason? You've got me seriously considering it. But then I think I'd have to upgrade my 1080ti...

Wonda-Boy · 22-01-2021 3:02am

Luck100 wrote: »

Any issues using it on the monitor arm? Or do you prefer the stand for some reason? You've got me seriously considering it. But then I think I'd have to upgrade my 1080ti...

No issues whatsoever on the monitor arm, its only a cheap ErGear one off Amazon. But once its 100 Vesa mount and takes 8kg its all good, Its just alot cleaner off the stand.

You deffo would have to upgrade the 1080ti to power this. I find that my rig is running warmer now that the 3090 is getting a good workout, id say it was barely working out on the 27" 1440p.

dmigsy · 22-01-2021 10:13am

Now I want the Alienware 38. Did anyone try it with a PS4? Black bars on the side or stretched image?

Dcully · 22-01-2021 10:49am

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Never even coped you fella, I was on the Guinness last night so that prolly didnt help.

I will get my revenge, you obviously not Dcully in HLL

No just Cully.

T-b0n3 · 22-01-2021 11:10am

dmigsy wrote: »

Now I want the Alienware 38. Did anyone try it with a PS4? Black bars on the side or stretched image?

You're not the only one with the itch to upgrade to the 38" Alienware.

This thread could cost me a lot of money.

grogi · 22-01-2021 11:19am

mossym wrote: »

What is this TV bench?

mossym · 22-01-2021 12:06pm

grogi wrote: »

What is this TV bench?

one you won't find anywhere else, it's my own design. houses all my gear, the power amps (3 of them for the 7.2.2 setup),processor, turntable, switches etc)

grogi · 22-01-2021 1:04pm

mossym wrote: »

one you won't find anywhere else, it's my own design. houses all my gear, the power amps (3 of them for the 7.2.2 setup),processor, turntable, switches etc)

Excellent. Is it DIY or a carpenter did it for you with your design?

I'm looking for something exactly like that

mossym · 22-01-2021 2:20pm

i had it built by a local joinery place(no longer there), but more out of time than anything, woudln't have been too difficult to make.

K.O.Kiki · 22-01-2021 3:53pm

Dcully wrote: »

You mean the chat support crowd on the site?

Yes, there's options to talk to the Sales people. They care more about making commission than selling for RRP.

Wonda-Boy · 22-01-2021 4:05pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Yes, there's options to talk to the Sales people. They care more about making commission than selling for RRP.

Thats what I did and haggled like a mad bastard...:pac:

Dcully · 22-01-2021 5:43pm

So im looking now at the S2721DGFA reviews are great but its out of stock on the .ie site but instock on the uk site i also got €140 of via codes so its a great deal but what can i expect with customs?
Sales chat just said shipping is free.

mossym · 22-01-2021 6:24pm

i'd be waiting on it to be in stock on the .ie site to be honest, you'll get hammered with charges bringing it in from the UK.

for reference, the right hand monitor in my 3 in the pics above is the S2721dgfa (replaced hte s21719 which was a TN panel, the 21 is an IPS). cracking monitor. was going to be my main unti i ordered the Alienware

Dcully · 22-01-2021 6:49pm

I think ill hold off for a bit, my current 2560x1440 1ms 144hz gsync Dell is a great yoke, colours are almost as good as my 21"LG IPS 2 years old.

Squall · 23-01-2021 4:59pm

Dcully wrote: »

So im looking now at the S2721DGFA reviews are great but its out of stock on the .ie site but instock on the uk site i also got €140 of via codes so its a great deal but what can i expect with customs?
Sales chat just said shipping is free.

I ordered one of these on Monday from the .ie site. The estimated delivery was march 1st and I was happy to wait. Got invoiced for it yesterday and its shipped already. Should be here soon.

I will be taking a very good look at it when I take it out to make sure it isn't a return from someone else... but just an FYI. You might get it sooner than you think if you do order.

Will let you know what its like when it arrives

Dcully · 23-01-2021 5:30pm

Squall wrote: »

I ordered one of these on Monday from the .ie site. The estimated delivery was march 1st and I was happy to wait. Got invoiced for it yesterday and its shipped already. Should be here soon.

I will be taking a very good look at it when I take it out to make sure it isn't a return from someone else... but just an FYI. You might get it sooner than you think if you do order.

Will let you know what its like when it arrives

I would appreciate that thanks, it looks the pick of the bunch for 1440p with the exception of the alienware AW2721D but thats a lot more expensive.

K.O.Kiki · 23-01-2021 5:35pm

Work in progress - going to put a shelf on the wall & organise a bit more, but for now this will do.

Wonda-Boy · 23-01-2021 6:51pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

Work in progress - going to put a shelf on the wall & organise a bit more, but for now this will do.

Well, 1st impressions fella?

K.O.Kiki · 23-01-2021 7:58pm

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

Well, 1st impressions fella?

It's. So. BIG!

And colours really pop.

23-01-2021 8:10pm

So tempted to upgrade to a 1440p ultrawide and use my current monitor in portrait mode for charts and other things when playing flight sims.

But I guess it's a bit pointless with a GTX 1070?

BloodBath · 24-01-2021 8:41am

I'd be thinking of a gpu upgrade first. 1070 barely cuts it for 1440p, nm uw.

Trying to upgrade a gpu atm though is impossible unless you want to pay way over the odds.

dmigsy · 24-01-2021 12:27pm

I've had the Alienware 38 in my cart for the last couple of days. Couple of things that are stopping me pulling the trigger:

1) Whether there's that much of a benefit over the budget 34" 3440x1440 monitor 100hz (Crossover 34U100) I have already. Anyone made a similar move? Thoughts?
2) OLED FOMO. The OLED TVs that like the LG 48 CX look amazing and if a sub-40" inch once came out I'd want that instead. None seem imminent though

Think I might sit on it for a while.

24-01-2021 12:36pm

^^ There is a 38" CX out already.

dmigsy · 24-01-2021 12:50pm

Deleted User wrote: »

^^ There is a 38" CX out already.

You sure? Can only see the 48" and larger

Headshot · 24-01-2021 12:52pm

dmigsy wrote: »

You sure? Can only see the 48" and larger

There's no LG 38 CX monitor/tV

dmigsy · 24-01-2021 12:54pm

Headshot wrote: »

There's no LG 38 CX monitor/tV

Thanks. That's what I thought. Thought my googling had failed me there for a minute.

Headshot · 24-01-2021 12:57pm

dmigsy wrote: »

Thanks. That's what I thought. Thought my googling had failed me there for a minute.

God I wish they were though.

24-01-2021 1:21pm

My bad. Yizr right. 48" is the smallest.

K.O.Kiki · 24-01-2021 2:03pm

dmigsy wrote: »

I've had the Alienware 38 in my cart for the last couple of days. Couple of things that are stopping me pulling the trigger:

1) Whether there's that much of a benefit over the budget 34" 3440x1440 monitor 100hz (Crossover 34U100) I have already. Anyone made a similar move? Thoughts?
2) OLED FOMO. The OLED TVs that like the LG 48 CX look amazing and if a sub-40" inch once came out I'd want that instead. None seem imminent though

Think I might sit on it for a while.

32" OLED are coming.
https://m.hexus.net/tech/news/monitors/147261-lg-intros-32-inch-uhd-ultrafine-32ep950-oled-monitor/

Luck100 · 24-01-2021 2:27pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

32" OLED are coming.
https://m.hexus.net/tech/news/monitors/147261-lg-intros-32-inch-uhd-ultrafine-32ep950-oled-monitor/

Also LG 42" OLED tvs on the way. But I doubt any of these OLEDS will be anything other than the usual UHD format (16:9 aspect and 3840x2160 resolution).

https://www.techradar.com/news/new-42-inch-oled-tvs-are-on-the-way-but-which-tv-brands-will-get-them

Dcully · 24-01-2021 2:28pm

I just realized myself and a few more have been going a bit OT in this thread with our 1440 monitor discussions in an ultrawide thread.
Apologies boys.

Squidgy Black · 25-01-2021 10:48pm

Seeing all the alienwares has me mighty tempted to upgrade from my Samsung SJ55W.....

Must resist.....

deceit · 25-01-2021 11:18pm

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Seeing all the alienwares has me mighty tempted to upgrade from my Samsung SJ55W.....

Must resist.....

Seeing the Alienwares all be delivered easily is tormenting me as I can't get one in Germany until March (New electric standard here has Dell holding it back until then) and the Acer X38P was supposed to be in the store today for pickup but I've heard nothing yet on my order. I even had to spend at least 600 more for the Acer than people seem to be getting the Alienware for here

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Wonda-Boy · 26-01-2021 2:10pm

One thing I will say which I totally did not count on, the extra heat coming from the 3090 powering the new monitor is no joke, the LG27GL850 1440p must not have been even poking the dragon. This res 3840x1600 woke the 3090 by standing on its balls!

System temps up by about 6-7c and the card is up about 10c. with serious gaming sessions. Overall my rig is still extremely cool and working well the temps are well below average but still went up a fair bit.

Gaming for hrs I am now late 60c on both card and cpu...I do have an aggressive OC on the 3900x @ 4.5ghz all the same.

Just something to be aware of.

mossym · 26-01-2021 2:20pm

i would check one thing. i don't think it's the 3090. i have a 3090 too, when i connected my 34 inch, like you i noticed my system temp go up 8/9C. what i found was that some alienware software was automatically installed (presume by windows update). killing the software and the temps went back down to normal, even though the overall load looks low i think it's making the CPU boost spike and raising the temps. have uninstalled the software and my temps are right back where they were

cnocbui · 26-01-2021 2:24pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

32" OLED are coming.
https://m.hexus.net/tech/news/monitors/147261-lg-intros-32-inch-uhd-ultrafine-32ep950-oled-monitor/

I think my son would have liked that but would now likely find it hard to trade down from his 55" OLED monitor.

deceit · 26-01-2021 4:00pm

My Acer just arrived, quickly set it up and at first glance the colours seem a lot better than my old 34GK950F.
The response seems just as quick as the 34GK950F which is an big improvement on my old Acer X34.
I haven't bothered overclocking it yet. Will try upload a picture later after work.

Icyseanfitz · 26-01-2021 4:13pm

is there a go to 1440p UW high refresh monitor in and around the 500 range?

deceit · 26-01-2021 4:24pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

is there a go to 1440p UW high refresh monitor in and around the 500 range?

IIYAMA G-MASTER GB3461WQSU-B1 RED EAGLE is a 3440x1440 144hz ips monitor which is around that price with the only limit really being its not curved. I was very tempted by this one.Its about 465 over here in Germany so should get in Ireland for around 500.

Squall · 26-01-2021 6:56pm

Dcully wrote: »

I would appreciate that thanks, it looks the pick of the bunch for 1440p with the exception of the alienware AW2721D but thats a lot more expensive.

So my S2721DGFA arrived today and I am really liking it so far. Went overkill and put on some latex gloves before opening (was convinced it was a return!). Thankfully doesn't look to be. Packaging was all fine and only noticed a few small smudges on the back and didn't look to have been wiped down so paranoia satisfied.

I did a dead pixel test and thankfully all good. No dead pixels. Hooked it up at lunch time and have been using it all afternoon for work. I'm coming from a 1080p monitor so that extra screen real-estate has been very handy (also justifies the part rebate work will be giving me)

Was waiting until dark to do a proper check on IPS glow. Most noticeable in the corners as expected. Its fairly minimal and really only noticeable on a full black screen. For me, very easy to live with. No backlight bleed as far as I can see. Colors are all good as well. Text is sharp (honestly will be very handy for work)

Overall I'm very happy with it so far

I cant really test it gaming yet though as my new components are spread around the island at the moment! Hopefully will get to put it together shortly and give an update

Icyseanfitz · 26-01-2021 7:13pm

deceit wrote: »

IIYAMA G-MASTER GB3461WQSU-B1 RED EAGLE is a 3440x1440 144hz ips monitor which is around that price with the only limit really being its not curved. I was very tempted by this one.Its about 465 over here in Germany so should get in Ireland for around 500.

Interesting, see that they also have the GB3466WQSU-B1 which is curved but is a VA panel.

deceit · 26-01-2021 7:39pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Interesting, see that they also have the GB3466WQSU-B1 which is curved but is a VA panel.

I've tried a few VA panels and I have to admit they wouldn't be for me, I'd only ever pick Ips or TN.

Wonda-Boy · 27-01-2021 2:22am

deceit wrote: »

I've tried a few VA panels and I have to admit they wouldn't be for me, I'd only ever pick Ips or TN.

I agree.

dmigsy · 28-01-2021 10:05pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

My friend reminded me of the oldest trick in the book:
Get a sales rep & ask for a discount.

Got it for 1142 EUR :cool:

Just ordered the Alienware 38. For 1133 :cool::cool:

K.O.Kiki · 29-01-2021 12:28am

dmigsy wrote: »

Just ordered the Alienware 38. For 1133 :cool::cool:

Oh you jammy...! :pac:

Enjoy!

deceit · 29-01-2021 12:35am

I feel a bit ripped off spending about 2100 on the Acer X38p. Only thing keeping me being pissed is the zero backlight bleed or dead pixels.

BloodBath · 29-01-2021 2:24am

Isn't the Samsung G9 a lot better than that both in specs and price.

deceit · 29-01-2021 3:22am

BloodBath wrote: »

Isn't the Samsung G9 a lot better than that both in specs and price.

One word VA. I tried it in store and even though its better than most VA panels it still have the wierd blurry issue that wrecks havok with my eyes.

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