21.9 Ultrawide Thread

beany_bot · 10 Jun 2016 at 11:12

String said:
That would be OCD too far.

At least some black trunking then.

LambChop · 10 Jun 2016 at 11:57

I'd go for white against the white wall

Dirk Diggler · 10 Jun 2016 at 12:23

I finally settled on settings for the X34:

Install the icc profile from TFT
Set to "Graphics" preset in the OSD
In Nvidia Control Panel, set Hue (2) and Digital Vibrance (+63)

Colours are really rich and vibrant now.

Shogun9 · 10 Jun 2016 at 21:35

old gamer said:
no nothing also all good on coil whine and scan lines

Great, thanks!

Blackjack Davy said:
Nope, no flickering, and all that stuff works fine for me colours are very good with very good viewing angles as you'd expect from an IPS. I have one too but with a Fury X.

Bet that runs it a bit better than my 390x would ha.

Unless my CPU takes so long to get sent back after being returned to Intel that something new is soon to come out I'll probably get this to arrive at a similar time.

Nexus18 · 14 Jun 2016 at 13:56

Just catching up on 21.9 news, some exciting new monitors coming:

Acer XR382CQK 37.5" 3840x1600 2300R curved IPS adaptive sync, possibly 60-75HZ
Acer Predator X34P 3440x1440 100HZ gsync curved IPS
ASUS Designo Curve MX34VQ 3440x1440 curved IPS
Dell Ultrawide U3417W

LG Display to Produce 144Hz IPS Panels Including 34" 1440p

Perhaps the most interesting panel is planned for Q1 production 2017 at the moment. This is a new version of the LM340UW3 panel (revision tbc). This is a 34" curved ultra-wide IPS panel (1900R curvature) with a 3440 x 1440 resolution. It will offer a 144Hz refresh rate as well! Current 34" widescreen displays are making use of a native 60Hz IPS panel from LG.Display, overclocked in some cases to 100Hz maximum where a G-sync module is added to the screen. With the arrival of this 144Hz native panel we assume it will also need to use DisplayPort v1.3 connectivity but this will allow refresh rates to be significantly improved in this sector. With a native support of 144Hz we may also see some screens paired with blur reduction backlights which would be welcome in the 34" space as well. Nothing else staggering from the current listed spec which is updated in our panel parts database.

Additionally there is a 2560 x 1080 resolution IPS panel of this same size (34" ultra-wide, curved, 3800R curvature) planned for production a little sooner, in August 2016. The LM340UW1 (revision tbc).

Just to make the distinction as well, we are talking about LG.Display as a panel manufacturer here, not LG as a monitor manufacturer. Once panels go in to mass production it's usually 2 - 3 months before we see them picked up by a monitor manufacturer, and then another couple of months usually before those monitors are widely available to buy. So although it's exciting news that we will see some 34" 3440 x 1440 IPS panels at 144Hz eventually, it won't be until mid 2017 by the look of it - at least based on these LG.Display panels.

New Panels Planned from LG.Display and Samsung

The LSM290DP01 panel comes in two versions, one 60Hz and the other 144Hz. This is a rather unusual 29" mega wide panel with VA technology. The resolution is listed as "FHD+" which we believe to be 3840 x 1080, with a 32:9 aspect ratio. The 60Hz version of the panel is 3000R cuvred, while the 144Hz version is 1800R curved.

The LTM340YP03 we knew about before, but not by part name. This is a 34" 1800R curved ultra-wide screen with 3440 x 1440 resolution. It's based on VA panel technology and will offer a 3 side frame less design and refresh rate support of 100Hz. We know LG are pushing their 34" 1440p IPS panels up to 144Hz, so perhaps this will change with Samsung by the time it goes in to production, currently planned for September 2016. On the other hand, maybe they've not been able to drive response times low enough on the VA technology to make anything more than 100Hz practical.

johnnystuff · 14 Jun 2016 at 16:11

Finally some really good news for us, new panels!! Only problem is that those will come in 2017 and I already panic thinking at how much they'll price an IPS 3440x1440 144hz gsync monitor or likewise the new 3840x1600 37.5''

Only "minor" issue is that it looks like they're all curved. Not sure I'm happy about that.

Legend · 14 Jun 2016 at 19:20

Some interesting and exciting stuff there, although does seem we'll be waiting quite a while for it.

chaparral · 14 Jun 2016 at 19:32

Nexus18 said:
LG Display to Produce 144Hz IPS Panels Including 34" 1440p

So although it's exciting news that we will see some 34" 3440 x 1440 IPS panels at 144Hz eventually, it won't be until mid 2017 by the look of it

Saw this on sunday so I went and ordered an Asus ROG Swift PG348Q 34" ultra-wide as i did not want to wait till mid 2017...

But i won't be happy if IPS 144hz 34" ultra-wide G-sync monitors do end up getting released this year

Reality|Bites · 14 Jun 2016 at 19:32

I've not long had my monitor, it'll be another 5 years or so before I upgrade again.

Dirk Diggler · 14 Jun 2016 at 19:34

My next move is 4k ultra wide@100Hz minimum, so I think I'll be"stuck" with the Acer for a wee while.

It's good to see the popularity of these going well, I've had mine for a week and honestly wouldn't want to go back to 16:9!

ronski · 14 Jun 2016 at 21:26

Been out of gaming for a while - however the some nice releases out (mainly OverwatcH- I have been sucked back in and got a Asus ROG Swift PG348Q delivered today and am really pleased with the screen.

Good to see the 144hz tech coming - 100hz is plenty for my eyeballs

JediFragger · 15 Jun 2016 at 11:12

Well, I've finally settled on UW and couldn't be happier tbh. X34 + 1080 is a match made in Heaven imo, lovely :cool:

4k is fantastic but SO SO taxing it's unreal :eek:

Dirk Diggler · 15 Jun 2016 at 11:26

JediFragger said:
Well, I've finally settled on UW and couldn't be happier tbh. X34 + 1080 is a match made in Heaven imo, lovely

4k is fantastic but SO SO taxing it's unreal

Get DSR enabled and do some ultra wide 2160p benches :eek:

old gamer · 15 Jun 2016 at 11:41

JediFragger said:
Well, I've finally settled on UW and couldn't be happier tbh. X34 + 1080 is a match made in Heaven imo, lovely

4k is fantastic but SO SO taxing it's unreal

heard it all before, you change your mind more than my mrs

JediFragger · 15 Jun 2016 at 12:12

old gamer said:
heard it all before, you change your mind more than my mrs

True, but this is final

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=29630047#post29630047

winwin · 16 Jun 2016 at 14:37

Thinking of getting the acer predator x34a. whats the viewing pleasure like from about 2 meters away and do you have to be in the absolute center to appreciate the view? (planning to use watch movies from my bed which is beside the table where the monitor will be)

VincentHanna · 16 Jun 2016 at 14:41

2 metres away? Not great.

It's a desktop monitor designed to be sat fairly close to.

JediFragger · 16 Jun 2016 at 15:08

Mine is about 50cm from my face and I love it

bimbleuk · 16 Jun 2016 at 15:39

My X34 is .65m away and that's a comfortable distance. I also have a 35" XR3501 on my sim setup and that's 1.1m away and again perfect for the lower 1080 res when racing/rallying etc.

2m will be fine for media watching and IPS is more forgiving for off angle viewing. The XR3501 with a tigher curve and MVA panel suffers gamma shift with much less angle than the X34 with IPS.

However the betters blacks and contrast on the MVA panel are better for film viewing when sat right in front of it.

old gamer · 16 Jun 2016 at 18:05

JediFragger said:
Mine is about 50cm from my face and I love it

My face is so close I lick the screen to clean it

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