£400 UW 34“ monitor that's decent?

[Deleted member 68110]

I've just sent back an 43" Acer monitor which was ridiculous but faulty, and genuinely a bit tiring to use!

On reflection a curved 34" UltraWide is probably a better bet from a usage perspective.

I mainly do document review, and some gaming.

Is there any screen that fits the bill?

 

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that isn't a lot of money. the one my mate bought cost like £1K the alienware

Yeah - there's a lot more expensive panels out there for sure.

I'm not after 9999Hz and -5ms response time.

Some LG and Samsung 1440 and 75Hz options seem within the price range.

 

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Changed tack and ended up going for a Dell - the S3220DGF, which I managed to find for £350

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x DELL S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 VA 4ms 165Hz FreeSync 2 LED Backlit Curved Gaming Monitor= £449.99

Total: £461.69 (includes shipping: £11.70)
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So.....you didnt in fact want an Ultrawide at all ?

No - I did. And then the comments here and the research I did subsequently persuaded me to change tack. Is that alright?

 

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The monitor Dell you've chosen is fine and all, especially at £350, but I'm curious what research told you that UW was inferior? If it just comes down to price and you didn't feel your budget would stretch to the spec you wanted, that's fair enough.

Pretty much exactly that.

I had hoped that a decent UW was in my price range - but in that price range there were too many compromises. My ideal set up would - I think - still be an UW, but with a much higher budget...

My Gfx1070 was also a limiting factor (that I failed to mention in the op)...

So really a better gpu would be part of a better set-up!

I *may* get some cheap small monitors to go either side of the Dell for when I want better scope for doc review, but we'll see.