1440p Ultrawide experiences

[easyrider]

Yup
eh? That makes no sense, that is exactly what 21.9 monitors are suppose to be, hence the name super/ultra wide

My point was he might as well save up as gaming on a 24" sucks

Just like gaming on a 27" 1080p

Gaming on a 27" 1440p is ok but superwide is much better.

 

[nashathedog]

If I don't feel so rich, can I go for ultrawide 1080p ? Or not worth it? I am on 16:9 1080p atm, and wanted to go to 16:9 1440p but I might reconsider after reading this....

I went from a 27" 1080p screen to a 34" 2560x1080 screen and although theyre the same height the res didn't do it justice I suppose because I've been upping the res on my 1080p monitor via DSR for so long, In the end I sent the 2560x1080 back and now I'm on 3440x1440 which looks a lot better.

Also note that AMD do not support DSR for ultrawide, I don't know if Nvidia's VSR does or not.

I also think that if your buying a new monitor for gaming an adaptive sync models a must.

 

[GinG]

Something worth noting:

A 34" 21:9 has the same screen height as a 27" 16:9 has.

I think you'll find that a 29" 21:9 has around the same screen height as a 24" 16:9 but you'd need to double check that and depending on what your moving from decide if it's what you want.

I know the 34" matches a 27" as I had both side by side.

Currently have a 22" so either way it will be slightly taller.

I just like the idea of the games being moe immersive on an ultrawide.

 

[HEADRAT]

Wolfenstein Old Blood/New Order are great in 21:9

 

[old gamer]

I keep meaning to reinstall half life 2 just to play in 21.9

 

[Bantu]

Currently have a 22" so either way it will be slightly taller.

I just like the idea of the games being moe immersive on an ultrawide.

I went from a 22'' Dell Ultrasharp to the 1080p 29'' LG 29UM68-P.
I would not switch back to 16:9 now. Amazing to have that extra width and the addition of Freesync on the monitor makes a huge difference to me. Good monitor aside from the awful stand... easyrider after seeing your cantilever bracket i bought the same one, huge difference.

 

[Kali81]

I will buy one, just waiting for something with a higher refresh rate than 100hz

 

[GinG]

I went from a 22'' Dell Ultrasharp to the 1080p 29'' LG 29UM68-P.
I would not switch back to 16:9 now. Amazing to have that extra width and the addition of Freesync on the monitor makes a huge difference to me. Good monitor aside from the awful stand... easyrider after seeing your cantilever bracket i bought the same one, huge difference.

Just what I wanted to hear! Also I notice you have the nitro 480, handles the games ok with the extra width on pixels?

 

[nashathedog]

I keep meaning to reinstall half life 2 just to play in 21.9

If you get the time check out Black Mesa on Steam, It's Half Life 1 rebuilt on the Half Life 2 engine. I played it a few months back and really enjoyed it.

 

[Vertigo]

Wow thats a lot of time to put into that game i agree it was a great game but i thought my 150 hours i put into it was a lot. I think i spoiled it for myself using all them keys to get all the best guns, i should have just farmed them and i would enjoyed doing it.

To be fair a lot of that time was spent farming legendaries or trying to beat raid bosses solo

I game at 4K, and have to admit I feel like I've missed out on something with 21:9 gaming.

I'd switch in your shoes. The aspect ratio makes far more difference than the resolution

 

[old gamer]

If you get the time check out Black Mesa on Steam, It's Half Life 1 rebuilt on the Half Life 2 engine. I played it a few months back and really enjoyed it.

Will do, sounds good

 

[oldestgregg]

I wouldn't got 34" superwide 1080p

I also wouldn't go 29" superwide 1080p

The former would mean a loose pixel pinch and the latter like gaming on a wide 24" monitor.

34" 1440p is where its at...

Save up

This. Dont go any lower than that res for 34".

23" is the max you should go for 1080p

27" for 1440p

34" for 3440x1440

40" for 4k

1080p @ 34" will be blurry and pixelated and for me,1080p was too low for 27". Sharpness goes out the window

 

[Nexus18]

This. Dont go any lower than that res for 34".

23" is the max you should go for 1080p

27" for 1440p

34" for 3440x1440

40" for 4k

1080p @ 34" will be blurry and pixelated and for me,1080p was too low for 27". Sharpness goes out the window

Just to clear the 1080P for 24/27" part up, yes 23/24" 1920x1080 is the max you should go for a satisfactory PPI but 29" 21.9 is 2560x1080, not 1920x1080 so the PPI is actually slightly higher than 1920x1080 23/24"

Here are some PPI calculations to give people an idea

16.9 screens

• 24" 1920x1080 = 91
• 27" 2560x1440 = 108
• 32" 3840x2160 = 137
• 40" 3840x2160 = 110

21.9 screens

• 25" 2560x1080 = 111
• 29" 2560x1080 = 95
• 34" 2560x1080 = 81
• 34" 3440x1440 = 109
• 35" 2560x1080 = 79

Viewing distance should also be taken into account, the further you sit back from a screen, the sharper/clearer said screen will look since you can't see/notice the pixels as easily. Personally I find with these 21.9 screens, even 29", you want to sit further back to really appreciate the extra FOV/wideness.

 

[Nasher]

1080p @ 34" will be blurry and pixelated and for me,1080p was too low for 27". Sharpness goes out the window

For gaming it's not bad, you don't really notice it.

 

[lurkio]

went from a 27" 1920 x 1200 screen 16:10 (don't like 16:9 - I do work on my PC as well as games)
to a

34" 3440 x 1440 100Hz, I do like the new screen ...............

But , the amount of pixels you have to push onto the screen as a LOT more
so be prepared for a Fps drop

I love arma3 and DCS on my 21:9 its great , older games .. well you got bars sadly

The 21:9 is also not as tall as my old 27" 16:10

My ideal screen would have been a 30" or 34" 16:10 @ 2560 x 1600 with gsync but sadly no such screen exists

 

[oldestgregg]

For gaming it's not bad, you don't really notice it.

Everyones different Nasher, but for me personally it was to blurry. I admit I'm a graphics snob and being from an art background,part of what I love about games are the graphics and the fidelity a nice sharp picture brings. I just found 1080p @ 27" on a monitor where you sit so close was far too noticeable.

On a 46" TV sat on the couch its cool but 23" was all I could stomach for a monitor. My X34 @3440x1440 is definitely the lowest resolution I would go for the size as well

 

[oldestgregg]

went from a 27" 1920 x 1200 screen 16:10 (don't like 16:9 - I do work on my PC as well as games)
to a

34" 3440 x 1440 100Hz, I do like the new screen ...............

But , the amount of pixels you have to push onto the screen as a LOT more
so be prepared for a Fps drop

I love arma3 and DCS on my 21:9 its great , older games .. well you got bars sadly

The 21:9 is also not as tall as my old 27" 16:10

My ideal screen would have been a 30" or 34" 16:10 @ 2560 x 1600 with gsync but sadly no such screen exists

Gsync helps A LOT with 3440x1440 I found and really helps out with the drop in framerates. Having a 1080 does ease the problems as well though

 

[Aberfala]

I went from the Swift to a X34 and have no regrets at all.

144hz vs 100hz - little difference to my eyes
TN vs IPS - IPS is much better
Yeah FPS will be lower but that's what G-Sync is there for.

 

[DarkMatter]

23" for 1080p

27" for 1440p

34" for 3440x1440

40" for 4k

As a crude rule of thumb I think this serves as a pretty good guideline.

 

[nashathedog]

Currently have a 22" so either way it will be slightly taller.

I just like the idea of the games being more immersive on an ultrawide.

They are and being used to a 22" means as you said a 29" will be a step up in every way, Plus 2560x1080 will be more than enough pixels to look great and not be too demanding.