Best way to buy 2x Ultrawide Curved Monitors

Trojan Horse · 23 Apr 2017 at 16:43

I'm wanting to buy a set of matching 34" curved ultra wides.

Any idea what a good pair would be? Can I get it less than 1.5k

It's mainly for programming and some gaming

Wanting it to look like this setup http://imgur.com/a/J0Rhq

RobinGopher · 23 Apr 2017 at 17:24

As long as you don't want G-sync or quantum dot you can come under £1.5k with several options. The Acer XR342CK has been £600 for a while (OCUK seem to have run out atm) and then there are a couple of models from LG and Samsung that would also fit the bill. In theory you could also look at the AOC AG352UCG which is a 35" G-Sync MVA panel that may or may not come in under your budget (nobody that has stock has yet sold them at that price but things might improve when the volumes pick up).

Trojan Horse · 23 Apr 2017 at 19:46

RobinGopher said:
As long as you don't want G-sync or quantum dot you can come under £1.5k with several options. The Acer XR342CK has been £600 for a while (OCUK seem to have run out atm) and then there are a couple of models from LG and Samsung that would also fit the bill. In theory you could also look at the AOC AG352UCG which is a 35" G-Sync MVA panel that may or may not come in under your budget (nobody that has stock has yet sold them at that price but things might improve when the volumes pick up).

I want a monitor that will satisfy me for 5-10 years. Mainly just want aesthetics and pixels to push chrome and IDEs. I don't want to be like "I wish I had X or Y as that's the latest standard now". I'm willing to pay for GSync if it's as good as they say it is + it looks good.

This is what I want to follow - http://imgur.com/a/J0Rhq

RobinGopher · 23 Apr 2017 at 20:11

That is very nice, why not pick the same LG displays as that, people seem to like them and unlike gaming monitors they look professional with no stupid lighting, or other silly embellishments. Plus they have a decent number of up HDMI and DP ports in case you need to plug in a Pi or something.

Trojan Horse · 23 Apr 2017 at 23:10

I'm trying to wait for someone selling it second hand or something haha. I stop changing accommodation some time in Sept so that's when I'll probably buy it.

GoRedwings19 · 24 Apr 2017 at 05:36

I have two Dell ultrawides that I currently use. But I have recently added a third ultrawide but went for the Asus gsync ultrawide as I wanted to try out. If I am honest I think I prefer my Dells.

Greebo · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:33

RobinGopher said:
That is very nice, why not pick the same LG displays as that, people seem to like them and unlike gaming monitors they look professional with no stupid lighting, or other silly embellishments. Plus they have a decent number of up HDMI and DP ports in case you need to plug in a Pi or something.

This.

Trojan Horse · 24 Apr 2017 at 21:02

Greebo said:
This.

How much would you guys pay for a used LG34UC98? I can get one for 550. I don't actually need the monitors yet - it's for October, so I'll just pick one up if I can get it for cheap lol