Anyone gone from superwide back to 16:9

FishLicker · 21 Nov 2017 at 11:24

I'm mulling over the idea of getting a new monitor. Currently I have an LG 34" superwide, its 1080P, 60Hz, non-curved. My original plan was to go for a QHD curved G-Sync/Freesync model, but these don't seem to represent particularly good value for money. You can however get a 32" QHD monitor for considerably less money it would seem. This would mean that I would lose a little bit of width, but gain some height.

I am really only an occasional gamer, and do in fact watch a lot of videos and do a lot of browsing, so perhaps it wouldn't be so bad for me? Anyone done, or doing a similar move?

PS. Can't really consider a 4K TV as even a 40" model would be too big for my (not exactly small) desk, and I feel as though it might be too large even if it did fit.

FishLicker · 21 Nov 2017 at 12:28

Thanks @Liquid - some food for thought there. It does sound as though our use cases are quite similar. When I game its generally FPS or driving sims with a wheel. My current GPU is a GTX 970 which might struggle a little but as you say with less AA that would lighten the load. I did spot that monitor for £200 which does seem a good deal, I probably would have preferred a curved screen but I guess you can't have it all, and I guess on a narrower screen it wouldn't be quite as essential.

FishLicker · 21 Nov 2017 at 13:56

Yeah, must admit I don't mind the monitor I have, just kind of wish it was curved, a bit sharper and with a high refresh rate and some form of syncing technology - makes my monitor sound really lame I know, but it's honestly not bad. Other than that, it has a lovely picture. I'm just struggling to justify the extra expenditure - it might be easier to do this if I used it loads, but I am pretty much just a casual once or twice a week gamer. Perhaps I just need to be happy with what I've got!

FishLicker · 24 Nov 2017 at 10:59

Yeah I use VLC for movies or there's a Firefox plugin (whose name I can't remember) which helps with streaming vids like youtube.

FishLicker · 24 Nov 2017 at 17:28

That is pretty insane

Anyways, I think I'll stick with my ultrawide. I may go for curved 1440p freesync / gsync when they go under £500, which, looking at the current deals, wont be this year. Oh well...

FishLicker · 1 Dec 2017 at 15:01

I don't need it for work so 2x 16:9 monitors would be pointless for me.

Haven't got the space for a 40" TV either (which seems to be where 4K kicks in) and I think I would find it too big.

The monitor I have now is a perfect size for me (the 49" one would be nice but it's not happening!) I just like a curve and a higher resolution, but at the moment, I ain't prepared to pay the premium. Surely next year though, we'll see a breakthrough in price to sub £500.