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BAcon

BAcon

BAcon

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Hi all,

Currently I have a 25" 1440p Dell U2515H which I bought back in 2014 or so, since building a rig at the end of 2024 I bought another Dell, a G2724D, 27" 1440p with higher refresh rate and better for gaming.

Both are sat on the desk right now, I dual screen on the main pc and have just the 25" attached to a Dell dock for working from home with a work laptop, I don't have a KVM so I have to switch sources manually on the monitor (pain in the *). The mismatched height irritates me also! As you can imagine, the desk is a bit of a mess, 2 keyboards, 2 mice, work laptop on the dock etc on one side.


So I want to clean it all up, I was tempted to relegate the 25", and add an UW 34"/39" to the setup, either just the UW 34" or 39" on it's own and buy a KVM, or keep the 27" and buy a 34" UW, so screen heights are the same.

Feedback I would appreciate:
  • is OLED worth the premium? My main pc is a gaming rig so I know it would be wonderful that for.
  • Curvature seems common, what's the recommended radius of curvature? IF they are all curved it might look naff next to a flat 27", so the 27" might have to go also.
  • Any negative feedback for gaming on an 1440p 21:9 UW? - I have a 7900XT/7800X3D so should be fine with this resolution.
  • What are my options at ~£500ish? Happy to buy used to save £££. Budget not set, but I don't fancy dropped a grand on a monitor!
  • If UW not the best option for my usage I could just buy another 27", or go to a single 32" 4k.
Thanks all
 
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Curvature is down to preference but not much of a big deal for gaming IMO. Depending on what type of work you do a lesser curve might be better suited but in most cases its unlikely to matter much.

39" screens may be a bit out of your budget but there should be plenty of 34" screens within your budget.

I use a 34" for work and its great, easier than working across 2 screens but that is just me. Same with OLED's unless you get a good deal on a used screen. More likely to find a good deal on a VA panel and you dont have to be concerned about burn in.
 
Which games do you play? Different monitors are better for different games. If you play driving sims or flight sims or space sims then an ultrawide monitor will be of huge benefit. If you play competitive FPS games then refresh rate is everything. If you play sniping games then the higher the resolution the better.

I don't currently use an ultra-wide, but I had one in the past (and broke it). It had a slight curve, but at 34" it wasn't really necessary IMHO, though I'd want a curve on a wider monitor. I've just purchased a 6k/3k 16:9 monitor and am still getting to grips with it.
 
I don't play competitive games at all, maybe join mates on Hell Divers or Arc on occasion.

Otherwise it's single player stuff, Satisfactory, Expedition 33, Cyberpunk etc. I like to play a variety of types of games.
 
1440p 21:9 Ultrawide will be great for gaming, although older games may not support 21:9 so you'll get black bars down the sides of the screen.
 
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I'm on the fence when it comes to OLED - some aspects of it are awesome but it is a technology which isn't quite there yet made to work with a lot of crutches some of which can be seen in use especially for more general PC use vs games or movies.

Both UW and curvature are very much a personal preference and not for me - I had UW monitors alongside my main monitor for several years but in the end just swapped back to 16:9 or 16:10 setups.

Some of the newer monitors have a built in KVM which can be handy.
 
BAcon said:
Curvature seems common, what's the recommended radius of curvature? IF they are all curved it might look naff next to a flat 27", so the 27" might have to go also.
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Very much personal preference. My 34" UW is 1900R and to be honest it's barely noticeable, not sure I'd want anything under 1500 though. Certainly no issues using this one with flat 27s on either side.
 
I play the same games you do, and swore by my 34” predator monitor, until my son picked up an OLED. The difference is crazy and I am definitely going that way for my next purchase. I find the 34” is perfect, but m tempted to go bigger for the next buy.
 
Fellow U2515H owner here. I added a 34" QD-OLED and have the U2515H in portrait next to it.

The flat screen next to the curved UW looks fine to me.
 
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There is a 34" MSI on b clearance I fancy, cqpx.

Though also tempting to boycott oled and go for an IPS again, don't fancy VA! Back in the day IPS was for picture quality and VA for gaming due to response times. But the VA panels back then were washed out. I worry it's still the same comparison.

Unsure what ultra wide IPS panels are available though. Will research those next!
 
BAcon said:
There is a 34" MSI on b clearance I fancy, cqpx.

Though also tempting to boycott oled and go for an IPS again, don't fancy VA! Back in the day IPS was for picture quality and VA for gaming due to response times. But the VA panels back then were washed out. I worry it's still the same comparison.

Unsure what ultra wide IPS panels are available though. Will research those next!
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That MSI is very tempting you probably could get a few more pounds knocked of if you make an offer but check it's go no pixel problems, etc.
 
I've asked but they couldn't give me any additional or specific information about it unfortunately, other than it was likely a return and could have been used.
But they did say a return is possible if unhappy etc. hence mulling it over!
 
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I've asked but they couldn't give me any additional or specific information about it unfortunately, other than it was likely a return and could have been used.
But they did say a return is possible if unhappy etc. hence mulling it over!
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Decent price also at £250 cheaper than new , offer them £400 if you decide to go with it and check customer reviews on Overclockers.

 
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