Curved or ultra wide monitor
Curved. Many games don't support ultra wide resolutions :/
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I wish I could afford it, but yeah it is a very sexy monitor.
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I'd go curved. :3
Ultrawide are nice for work-space (or if you run other things on the side while gaming in a window), but like Death said, until more games support ultra-wide resolutions, you're probably better off with a curved.
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I didn't really like curved monitors. It felt like a cool feature but useless and didn't bring anything to the table.
I'd personally go with ultra wide.
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Ultrawide, I see no benefit in curved monitors visually.
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flat 24'' like a poor peasant </3
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Personally, I don't see any reason to go curved unless it's an ultrawide. O_o
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I'd go with ultrawide, but not 29". Either 34 or nothing :D
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If you don't play fast paced games 60hz is fine. Especially if you care about the panel (IPS/VA) and features (Gsync/freesync...) since there isn't much choice at this size.
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Sure when you taste 144hz+ you never go back at 60 but for people who are used to it, i would personally recommend checking other things (panel for better colors...) first. IF you're not into fast paced games or other stuff that benefit from it.
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I have an ultrawide and I love it. I don't see the point on getting a curved one, it doesn't add much imho
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Haven't tried curved yet, so don't really know. But have a bump!
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They have curved monitors now? My cat isn't sure about this idea...
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You just want to post your cat photos as much as you want.
It's nice cat, I don't mind : D
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If I had a curved monitor she'd have to sit on me - and then she sticks her claws on me when I move which isn't good...
Seriously though - I do think they sometimes struggle to find new things to sell. And until I can plug a datajack into my forehead I won't be impressed with any of it.
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Yeah. Change from CRT to LCD was rather smooth. And people don't quite get differences between TN, IPS and VA, so companies can't make money on it.
They pushed screen diagonal to the point where it would be unconvenient to up it more. And war on resolution won't boost sales, as it also require powerfull GPU, so it's not profitable, not in a long run.
They tried with 3D, but it was a mistake. So now they will push curved surfaces and ultra-wide stuff. Just like smartphones manufactures were fighting with bigger screens and more RAM. And as it won't boos sales anymore they start to swift towards curved screens, finger scanners, flexible screens and so son.
Another cat photo pls :3
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Myself, I only just bought a new GPU that reliably plays all my games on high settings at 1080p at 60 fps so I have no intention of buying a new display any time soon. And although there clearly are people with better graphics - I'd imagine the market for displays beyond mine is limited...
I'd love to post more pictures of my cat but unfortunately I'm not at my desktop and I'm stuck with whatever is already on my photobucket. Have a picture of me enjoying myself at work...
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I appreciate the effort but it doesn't seem right somehow - while I'm working I either like thinking about the cat having a better time than me or fantasise about it arriving in the form of a mutant dire sabre toothed cat with radioactive breath and taking vengeance on my enemies in the way it usually does blackbirds before abandoning them in the kitchen.
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Curved serves no purpose on monitors, it requires you to sit far away to actually see the benefit (and no the opposite, where the curved monitor distorts the image you are supposed to see). Even there it is more of a gimmick than an actual benefit; curved displays are usually used in really large-screen movie theatres and even there it needs almost IMAX size to actually see the difference (if they don't tell you that in advance, creating a placebo effect).
The problem with ultra-wide is yet again, you are watching it from too close. 21:9 is great as a workspace or as a movie screen watched 5-10 meters away, but if you want to put one game's UI on it, your eye suddenly needs to travel from one end to the other to see every player input. Even 16:9 isn't really good in this aspect (16:10 is way better).
So, in the end, the answer is probably: neither. If you have this much money, buy a 144 Hz monitor or a 4k one and a video card that could do either of those.
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You're like anti-technological progress person! People need to buy curved, ultra wide monitors, so that manufactures will be able to sell stuff!
Normal, flat monitors are bad and old-school D:
But really, I'm curious what they will came up with after curved monitors, as 3D didn't work out after all and didn't boost their excel bars the way they wanted.
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Neither, 27'' flat. Especially not ultra-wide. Why would I want the horizontal dimension expanded but not the vertical one?
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Like a few above, I'd put the extra money into better specs like 144 Hz or 4k rather than size/curve, or get an extra monitor on top of the one you're buying. Who can say no to more monitors?
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The right choice may be neither one. This is rather illuminating.
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That new Asus PG27UQ they just anounced looks like a gamer dream... ok, there will still be people complaining about the size (27" for 4K) but yeah. Downside, it's crazy expensive for now.
There was also an interesting one from AOC, 35" curved 21:9, Gsync, VA panel at 100hz. Not bad. :3
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From sides image will be more distorted.
http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/curved-tvs-the-pros-and-cons
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What are the other monitor specs and your current GPU?
Async refresh will provide a better experience than a curved or ultra-wide monitor.
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Curved ultrawide for sure... Although, like you, I still can't afford one. Currently using LG 29" Ultrawide (non-curved :( ) and I love it. Haven't found any games that do not support this resolution yet, and I mostly play older games. For some, I had to tweak .ini files, though.
Moving up to 34" curved eventually.
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I am going to buy a monitor tonight, but I am torn between a curved 32" monitor or a 29" ultra wide monitor. Both look pretty good. I will mainly use it for gaming. Please can you give me some advice?.
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