21:9 monitors has anyone got one

Angst · 16 Jan 2014 at 17:07

Im debating getting a 21:9 monitor but i want some opinions on them from people ho have them before i take the leap.

Angst · 19 Jan 2014 at 20:04

Well ive just bought one so we shall see what happens.

Angst · 23 Jan 2014 at 13:48

My korean monitor was out of stock so ive bought the AOC monitor instead, i take it dual link dvi has the bandwidth to overclock it a bit?

Angst · 25 Jan 2014 at 12:32

It just turned up, how do i disable the input not supported, im sure i saw it posted somewhere here.

Angst · 25 Jan 2014 at 13:25

Thanks, shame its not a permanent fix i really cba to do that everytime.

Angst · 25 Jan 2014 at 18:04

Lance9394 said:
My LG 29 widescreen is finally up and running at 2560x1080, battlefield 4 looks amazing

I cant believe how much difference it makes over 16:9, i am missing 120hz but i have managed to get it to 75hz without the stupid input not supported message.

Angst · 26 Jan 2014 at 00:21

ViRuS2k said:
75hz is the max you will get without the input not support poping up
make add another resolution 72hz for perfect judder free bluray playback

Its a shame i was trying to find a way to modify the monitors edid

Angst · 26 Jan 2014 at 14:40

ViRuS2k said:
you can modify the edid, you can extract the edid and modify it, though i dont think there is a way to reflash the edid to the monitor but you can convert the edid to a monitor.inf file that you install in windows and it overrides the edid

Anychance you can help with that i tried extracting it before but the program said it was an invalid edid :/

Angst · 26 Jan 2014 at 23:10

ViRuS2k said:
give me a email address and i will email you the edid.bin
edit ok there is a easier way, download custom resolution util ... click on your monitor as active monitor and then click on the pulldown and select EXPORT, then select datfile.dat, name the file and save then you can open it will EDID manager and edit it
once you have your monitor inf file you can also go and grab the latest monitor driver from AOC as it comes with a preoptimized color.icm file look at the driver inf file and add the strings to yours from the official inf driver so that you can add the optimized color profile and then once done install your driver and it will install the optimized color profile to

Actually come to think of it i dont even think a lot of people know about the better colors you can get from downloading that optimized color .icm file

Cool thanks

Angst · 26 Jan 2014 at 23:54

ViRuS2k said:
got 120fps working guys
though you still have to enable product mode to get rid of the input not support mesage
but the monitor is fully capable (even if there is frame skipping i cant see it in movies and games and on desktop

I thought modding the driver/edid would get rid of that message?

Angst · 27 Jan 2014 at 17:06

Make said:
I wish there was a list of 21:9 screens somewhere with overclockability @ native res.

I wouldnt buy one for 60hz as I got a 60hz 32" screen but at 100fps id go for it.

Edit: This screen goes up to 72hz but it introduces frame skipping at 61hz and up so you really cant.

Depends on the cable to get frame skipping and 61hz?

Angst · 7 Feb 2014 at 16:34

nutmonkey said:
I am considering a 21:9 as my next monitor but after a lot of googling I'm still not sure if counter strike source will resize to 21:9, as this is the main game I play I wonder if anyone has tried it or can confirm it works ?

It works fine for me in 21:9 looks great

Angst · 8 Feb 2014 at 12:07

nutmonkey said:
That's good to know, I presume you have to do some sort of resolution hack to run it?

Nope funnily enough it supports it natively. it says its 16:9 but it scales aspect ration properly.