Switch u2711+u2410 for single equivalent monitor?

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Looking for some advice as much as anything.

Made some big hardware changes at home, main one being scraping my desktop as i now have a surface book 2 15in

but i want to keep the large monitor(s) set up.

little bit of gaming, photography, 3D design.
with that in mind a nice IPS panel with good colour space is more important than 144Hz.

my surface book will probably struggle to drive games at 4K but anything else will be ok at those resolutions.

FYI hardware is
i7 8650U quad core cpu
16GB ram
Nvidia 1060 6GB GPU

im considering one big monitor rather than 2 smaller ones
 
Yes, I was thinking of a curved ultra wide. With monitors like this now available it seems pointless having an arbitrary bezel in the total real estate
 
I switched from a u2711 with a 23" 1080P each side to 32" 4k with a single 23" - more due to lack space than other reason.

I still like having a separate monitor when running games fullscreen/borderless windowed full screen though given your applications it really does sound like a widescreen would fit the bill nicely.

Dell have a few nice options...
- the more gaming oriented aw3418dw curved screen which includes gsync (and can be had for below listed price if you contact them via web chat looking for a better deal)
- for productivity take a look at u3818dw for a larger curved screen and higher resolution at 3840x1600

LG also have a monitor built with the same 38" panel available now or if you fancy waiting bit they a 5120x2160 hdr600 monitor coming this year (summer I think) - they'll also be refreshing some of their other widescreen lineup
 
Ive been reading about g-sync and I'm not even sure if my surface book 2 supports it.

If not I guess the dell alienware would be a waste and the dell u3415w would be sufficient and much cheaper?

I don' tthink I need any bigger than 34. I sit quite close to the monitors at present
 
Interesting - you're right about the gsync - had a quick read around and it appears that despite having an nvidia gpu that it doesn't support gsync

U3415 definitely a good choice and good price, you can't argue with Dells build quality and support where monitors are concerned. On price the U3415 is the same as I paid for the U2711 about 6 years ago which seems like reasonable value to me.
 
413x said:
little bit of gaming, photography, 3D design.
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413x said:
Yes, I was thinking of a curved ultra wide.
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And then throwing away that one area where even worst LCDs actually improved from CRTs: Image geometry not being distorted by screen curvature...


413x said:
my surface book will probably struggle to drive games at 4K but anything else will be ok at those resolutions.
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With power&heat limitations it won't be exactly hot performing for just little lower resolution.
Surface Book simply isn't some big and heavy draggable gaming stone sled.
So wouldn't expect it to be that great for any higher resolution gaming.
Actually 4K can show 1080p image without detail loss by simply doubling size of pixel.

And super low screens give miserably low image height for their hogging of desk space:
34" super low screens don't give any more image height than 27" 2560x1440 while consuming lot more desk space.
32" 4K would give also vertically more image for consumed desk space.
Here's visualization: https://goo.gl/JiJfV5
And as far as I know there are no apartments with roof at 1½m height from floor limiting monitor height...
 
Squid Vicious said:
Interesting - you're right about the gsync - had a quick read around and it appears that despite having an nvidia gpu that it doesn't support gsync
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Laptop monitors use embedded DisplayPort which has had variable refresh rate for long time.
(as power saving measure)
That's from where Nvidia actually copied it for G-Sync.
 
EsaT said:
Laptop monitors use embedded DisplayPort which has had variable refresh rate for long time.
(as power saving measure)
That's from where Nvidia actually copied it for G-Sync.
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The bit that really surprised me was why it wouldn't support gsync when you have an external display plugged in given that it does have a discrete nvidia graphics card.

Some stuff on reddit suggesting that video output goes via the native graphics on the cpu - I assume for power saving reasons when the discrete isn't required - but would present some challenges for integrating gsync.
 
yes it surprised me too.
but it does take any decision out of it.

i dont really play game that require this anyway.im more of a borderlands/civ/fallout kind of player.

more of concern is from the curvature affecting any graphics work. im not really sure if it makes a difference or not.
 
EsaT said:
And then throwing away that one area where even worst LCDs actually improved from CRTs: Image geometry not being distorted by screen curvature...


With power&heat limitations it won't be exactly hot performing for just little lower resolution.
Surface Book simply isn't some big and heavy draggable gaming stone sled.
So wouldn't expect it to be that great for any higher resolution gaming.
Actually 4K can show 1080p image without detail loss by simply doubling size of pixel.

And super low screens give miserably low image height for their hogging of desk space:
34" super low screens don't give any more image height than 27" 2560x1440 while consuming lot more desk space.
32" 4K would give also vertically more image for consumed desk space.
Here's visualization: https://goo.gl/JiJfV5
And as far as I know there are no apartments with roof at 1½m height from floor limiting monitor height...
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thats a very good point that i could run games at 1080p and scaling would be fine due to the simple x2.
 
Never used 4K screen myself so couldn't comment on that but I've been using 34" ultrawide for a while now and its very good for productivity.

Indeed compared to a 16:9(10) 32" the vertical real estate would be lower, although I would've thought the fact that it is 34" 21:9 had given that away anyways.

The real attractiveness of a 34" ultrawide is the horizontal estate, it essentially allows three documents opened side by side by side and still look perfectly proportional.

As per graphics work, I've always used 3800R curved monitors, and it does not distort graphical work unless you are publishing professional work.

& gaming - 4K gaming gives a more detailed look to games while 21:9 gives a lot more immersion - depends on what suit your taste.

Just my two cent, not trumping on 4K at all, just thought I should provide the Pros since only Cons were discussed in the above posts.
 
Gonna have to do some research. A lot seem to say curved is a no no if you are doing photography type work
 
413x said:
Gonna have to do some research. A lot seem to say curved is a no no if you are doing photography type work
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Depends on how serious you are regarding said work doesn’t it.

As with everything, most commments you found on the internet are made by ones who feel it matters enough, which more often than not is the minority of population.

& if you were to look at ultrawides, do note on the curvature measurements - like 3800R in U3415W and 1900R in AW3418DW and U3417W.

3800R has a very minor curvature whereas 1900R is significant more curved (which i adore for gaming immersion).
 
Good points. I'm not a pro.
Minor curvature would probably be best for a 'fits all' scenario
 
413x said:
Good points. I'm not a pro.
Minor curvature would probably be best for a 'fits all' scenario
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I sincerely reckon that as well.

If you were to do photography work, 3800R will be fine. Stay away from 1900R coz that’s a lot more curved. (So don’t get the U3417W or AW3418DW since they’re both 1900R)
 
deFiniLoGy said:
I sincerely reckon that as well.

If you were to do photography work, 3800R will be fine. Stay away from 1900R coz that’s a lot more curved. (So don’t get the U3417W or AW3418DW since they’re both 1900R)
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I'll make my decision soon. I'm getting to decide between 4k and ultra wide 1440p
 
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