Where are the 36"-38" 16:9 monitors?

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Can't say I've extensively researched this, but took a look and there seems to a huge hole between 32" and 43" monitors @ 16:9.

I have a 34" Ultrawide. I was wondering about changing to a 16:9 monitor that would preserve the width I've become used to, so I wouldn't have to downgrade in that area to get more vertical goodness.

Where once ultrawide gave extra room on the sides, now it feels more like it's deducting from the vertical.

Using an online calculator, surprisingly it would only take a ~36+" monitor at 16:9 to match the horizontal of my 34" ultrawide.

So where are these monitors? I can either downgrade to a 32" 16:9 or go hyper-massive at 43" from what I'm seeing (and arguably those 43" seem to be more TV-like than PC-monitor like)?
 
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So where are these monitors? I can either downgrade to a 32" 16:9 or go hyper-massive at 43" from what I'm seeing (and arguably those 43" seem to be more TV-like than PC-monitor like)?
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How about a 38" ultrawide which would give you some extra height & pixels over a 34" ultrawide

There also the 40" ultrawide which would give you even more height & pixels over the 38" ultrawide
 
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Don't think I'll go going ultrawide again. I was an early adopter getting a 34" Dell U3415W in 2014, using SLI GTX 970s to run it. Previously I had some random 25" 1080p monitor.

Can't believe it's been eight years. We're in a different world now, and although the resolution has held up pretty well, many games have a lot more vertical eye candy. 4K TVs especially dwarf the relatively stagnant 34" UWQHD standard. Ultrawide now feels like a car with a bog standard windscreen, while large 16:9s feel like cars with panoramic windscreens/roofs. How the tables have turned.

Shame there's a huge hole between 32" and 43" 16:9s (with the larger sizes either being TV panels or extremely expensive with 4K and 100hz+ refresh, the latter also being a must).
 
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Vexr said:
Can't say I've extensively researched this, but took a look and there seems to a huge hole between 32" and 43" monitors @ 16:9.

I have a 34" Ultrawide. I was wondering about changing to a 16:9 monitor that would preserve the width I've become used to, so I wouldn't have to downgrade in that area to get more vertical goodness.

Where once ultrawide gave extra room on the sides, now it feels more like it's deducting from the vertical.

Using an online calculator, surprisingly it would only take a ~36+" monitor at 16:9 to match the horizontal of my 34" ultrawide.

So where are these monitors? I can either downgrade to a 32" 16:9 or go hyper-massive at 43" from what I'm seeing (and arguably those 43" seem to be more TV-like than PC-monitor like)?
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Wise man you are :)

I would never ever go UW. Just hate that small to none vertical space - atleast on a 34 inch - just the same as on my PG279Q!

Im waiting for a 32 and up - same as you and OLED is a must. Just cant use any pardon me - POS - LCD for gaming, since going CX55 in April 2021. So all my gaming goes on the telly. But would love to have a great desktop OLED monitor, for convenience and just that close up feeling :)

LG just announced a 27 OLED. But I want bigger. Give me atleast a 32 inch and say up to 40 inch with 144hz plus and im all set. Im sure they Will Come. It's just the Boring wainting game right now :/
 
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