***21.9 Ultrawide Thread***

The difference between the 3440x1440 and 2560x1080 panel at 34" is that the former is nice and sharp and the latter is very soft in comparison. It's not a case of seeing big pin-sharp pixels everywhere, that's not really how it works. It's more like you're looking at everything through a sheet of perspex in comparison.
 
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In game I don't really notice anything as I'm moving around so not concentrating on the detail I suppose, if I stop and look then absolutely you can tell it isn't as sharp as a smaller 1080 screen.

This slight negative is totally overwhelmed by the experience of playing on an ultrawide screen imo, it just makes every fighting scene or map screen look epic. I'm going to have a quick run-through of some completed games like the old blood maybe, and then see if I can get total war working on it..
 
it's really not a small difference. 3440x1440 has 80% more pixels than 2560x1080 does, that's how much more detail is being displayed. You're right, you dont notice it all in movement but that's only one aspect of it. we might not appreciate the extra detail displayed in textures when running around a map in cs:go, for example, but that extra detail still translates in to objects being rendered sharper, lines being more defined, aliasing being less of an issue. And then there's the desktop when your not gaming...

I moved from a 27" 1080p (same dpi as a 34" 2560x1080UW which is a bit sharper than the 35" version) to a 29" 2560x1080 UW, so march sharper in everything. I wouldnt ever go back to anything with a DPI that low.
 
I'm not saying it isn't a compromise, but for a cheap jump to ultrawide there is no way I would go back to a higher dpi standard screen. And the pure size of the thing makes work tasks that bit easier. Off to some more Rebel Galaxy!
 
Nexus18 said:
IMO not worth anywhere close to that:

- using an extremely old panel now
- complete rip of for a basic old LCD panel that is being pushed to its max to achieve 100HZ and as a result will either have scanline artifact issues under certain conditions as well as coil whine (obviously this is down to your hearing, generally the older you are, the less likely you are to hear it)
- panel lottery with regards to either backlight bleed and/or severe IPS glow issues

Essentially you are paying for gsync tax and 100HZ (of which you might not even get anyway, most have to settle with 80-95HZ)

If you have the room and don't mind 21ms of input lag as well as the lack of gsync, cough up the extra £500 to get a far superior display in every other way i.e. OLED 55" 4k HDR TV
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Agreed. Its a bit dated now. Just sucks that theres nothing on the horizon UW wise that will look to truly best it.
 
godinman said:
In game I don't really notice anything as I'm moving around so not concentrating on the detail I suppose, if I stop and look then absolutely you can tell it isn't as sharp as a smaller 1080 screen.

This slight negative is totally overwhelmed by the experience of playing on an ultrawide screen imo, it just makes every fighting scene or map screen look epic. I'm going to have a quick run-through of some completed games like the old blood maybe, and then see if I can get total war working on it..
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Depends on what games you're playing, and at what distance. Driving games, sure will look fine lower DPI, but others wil not and also at closer distance.

I may get a 34" 1440p and accept lower fps with 480, as long as it's not a slideshow- because in a couple of years 1440p UW will be fine with gaming GPUS's and have monitor already. I think a 34" 1080p will be a bad choice in the long run
 
Soon be joining the UW club! Ordering the LG 29" on this week only. Really tempted to order a 470/570 now so I can have a play with free-sync.

How is 4GB with the 2560x1080 resolution? Currently using a 2GB 7870XT with a 16:9 1080p screen which is fine at medium settings. I expect for such a minor bump 4GB should be plenty.
 
4GB is plenty for 2560x1080, at least for now..... However, I would be wanting at least 8GB if you're planning on keeping the card for 2 years.... The only games that demand more than 4GB are a handful i.e. rise of the tomb raider and even then, the difference between very high and high textures is so minimal and not worth the extra 3+GB of VRAM it requires....
 
With Vega (and Volta) round the corner I see myself upgrading to a more powerful (and hopefully compact HBM) GPU within 2 years. But I thought similar back in 2012 when I bought an HD7950 from which I downgraded.

It should do for now. The itx 570 will make a cheap stopgap and I'm fine with turning setting down a notch nowadays. Just need to be patient with the eta for stock!
 
So I thought VA panels were not meant to really incur the glow / blacklight bleed problems of their IPS brethren. Bought a Samsung 34 CF791, and while I am surprised at how much I like 34" ultra widescreen (it really is good), I am disappointed at black levels (alongside reading text which is a little uncomfortable). When I compare it to my 902b TV there is a night and day difference.

Is the below normal / acceptable (brightness at 35%)? Bearing in mind it is the bottom left corner where it is truly noticable that black isn't really black. I mean it is not like it is a bad monitor (it has zero dead pixels and is pretty as a monitor and the curve is perfect) it is just at £800 when I compare it to the TV I spent £1400 on (but which is 240% bigger and has a FALD) I do feel the picture quality is notably worse.

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jeff83nz said:
So I thought VA panels were not meant to really incur the glow / blacklight bleed problems of their IPS brethren. Bought a Samsung 34 CF791, and while I am surprised at how much I like 34" ultra widescreen (it really is good), I am disappointed at black levels (alongside reading text which is a little uncomfortable). When I compare it to my 902b TV there is a night and day difference.

Is the below normal / acceptable (brightness at 35%)? Bearing in mind it is the bottom left corner where it is truly noticable that black isn't really black. I mean it is not like it is a bad monitor (it has zero dead pixels and is pretty as a monitor and the curve is perfect) it is just at £800 when I compare it to the TV I spent £1400 on (but which is 240% bigger and has a FALD) I do feel the picture quality is notably worse.

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Looks fine to me, that's quite uniform really... backlight bleed is more of a problem when there is a huge disparity. Your phone camera has even exacerbated what's there.

If you want blacks to be actual black, your only option is OLED... do you have £4000 for an OLED monitor?
 
crinkleshoes said:
Looks fine to me, that's quite uniform really... backlight bleed is more of a problem when there is a huge disparity. Your phone camera has even exacerbated what's there.

If you want blacks to be actual black, your only option is OLED... do you have £4000 for an OLED monitor?
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Thanks, I pretty much thought as much. Guess it shows how much difference FALD makes. And no, I would pay the TV OLED price of £1700 but not the iron price.
 
blackmonday said:
I've not seen a date yet and continue to wait patiently.
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Hearing people on another well known shopping site, name relating to the Rainforest have had their pre orders starting to send out now, not sure the issues reported in the last couple months are fixed though, flickering on G-Sync, though apparently Nvdia has said its a driver problem & be fixed with update..

So tempted with this, but decisions, either this at 100hz, or my 144hz 1440p Acer Predator
 
rmonkey100 said:
Hearing people on another well known shopping site, name relating to the Rainforest have had their pre orders starting to send out now, not sure the issues reported in the last couple months are fixed though, flickering on G-Sync, though apparently Nvdia has said its a driver problem & be fixed with update..
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I've also heard it's an effect of VA-panels using Gsync. Like you say, hoping it's fixed now (if that's possible).
 
Theres a few threads on reddit about the issue from people who have had it a few months in other countries, but hopefully its a driver issue that can be fixed, not hardware..
 
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