Xbox Series X / Old PC and Ultrawide?

[MoFish]

Hi all,

My son plays games using a mouse and keyboard on an xbox series x and is complaining the monitor he is currently using is too slow and old (60hz).

I have been looking into alternatives for him in the short term until we can build a gaming machine in a few months time.

I have a few questions (apologies I have never owned a ultra-wide screen before)

• Will the xbox series x work on any monitor I choose? e.g.
  (Samsung Odyssey G9 or Gigabyte G34WQC Curved 34")

• If I buy a ultra-wide screen, can this be used on an older PC with on-board graphics or will this not work? will it complain it cannot support the resolution?

Thank you.

 

[mjeccs]

The Ultrawide will work with the Xbox but the screen will display black boarders (2 vertical either side) as the Xbox does not display in wide screen format.