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Zoomie
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8 years ago
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Any recommendations for a curved 34" widescreen monitor? (seriously, I'm not the spam guy)

I've been using a 32" as my primary monitor and used to have a 27" as a secondary.  The secondary died, so now I'm thinking a 34" widescreen with a slight curve would be perfect for my setup.  Essentially I want the vertical dimensions of the two monitors to be pretty much identical with the curved one being wider (of course).  

I don't play many FPS games anymore so it's more for games like Diablo or whatever killer MMO comes next.  I'm pretty sensitive to screen tearing so I'd love a low refresh.  I'm also very picky with image and colour quality, so I'm willing to pay a decent amount if it gets me a great product.  
  • Roming22's avatar
    Roming22
    8 years ago
    I have a 34" widescreen curved monitor (DELL), and would not recommend the 21:9 format. I bought it at a time when GPU could barely run 4K, so it was a way to increase HFOV compared to a 16:9 monitor, but in practice it is not a very comfortable format, even for gaming.

    If it died, I would just buy a large 4K screen, just as wide as my current screen.
  • nalex66's avatar
    nalex66
    8 years ago

    Zoomie said:

    It drives me nuts.  No enthusiast actually WANTS integrated speakers.  They just add cost, weight, and size to the monitor and no one in that price bracket will actually use them.


    I occasionally use my monitor speakers if I just want to hear a YouTube video but can't be bothered to turn on my 5.1 speakers. Two clicks and I have audio without reaching for the speaker power button. Yeah, I'm lazy, so what?

    I considered a 34" curved ultra-wide monitor last year. In the end, I didn't like the reduced vertical dimension, and I figured it would be more trouble than it was worth with some games not supporting the format, so I went for a nice 32" 1440p (16:9) instead. 

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  • Zenbane's avatar
    Zenbane
    MVP
    8 years ago
    Just use BigScreen or Virtual Desktop... you can have an Imax sized virtual screen that is curved to your liking. Sitting in a theater room or hovering in outer space.

    WTF is all this primary and secondary monitors measured in inches talk? That is sooo 1st Quarter 2016 ;)
  • Syrellaris's avatar
    Syrellaris
    Rising Star
    8 years ago
    not 34 inches but the samsung C24FG70 (23.5 inches) and C27FG70 (27 inches) inch curved 144 hz gaming monitors aint at all bad. They have excellent colors and a 1ms refresh rate. VA panel as well.

    and with 144 hz or higher, you don't need gsync or Freesync :)


  • Zoomie's avatar
    Zoomie
    Expert Trustee
    8 years ago
    @cybereality, the Predator looks good, except for the fact it has integrated speakers.
    Find me a consumer who is looking for a high end 34' curved display but who doesn't have an external surround system.  It's like when they used to sell 50' rear projection TV's with integrated 20W speakers.  Like anyone was going to dish out $4000 for a TV and not spend at least a few hundred on decent sound.
  • Syrellaris's avatar
    Syrellaris
    Rising Star
    8 years ago

    Zoomie said:

    @cybereality, the Predator looks good, except for the fact it has integrated speakers.
    Find me a consumer who is looking for a high end 34' curved display but who doesn't have an external surround system.  It's like when they used to sell 50' rear projection TV's with integrated 20W speakers.  Like anyone was going to dish out $4000 for a TV and not spend at least a few hundred on decent sound.


    Yeah, most gaming brands have intergrated speakers, you don't have to use them though.

    You only really have 3-4 choices at that size for gaming and they all have intergrated Speakers.

    Those choices are the Asus ROG Swift PG348Q and Acer predator X34A.
    and, if you want slightly lesser quality you can go with the LG 34UC79G.





  • Zoomie's avatar
    Zoomie
    Expert Trustee
    8 years ago
    It drives me nuts.  No enthusiast actually WANTS integrated speakers.  They just add cost, weight, and size to the monitor and no one in that price bracket will actually use them.
  • Syrellaris's avatar
    Syrellaris
    Rising Star
    8 years ago
    Speakers in monitors cost nearly nothing and weigh less then 200 grams together lol. And the Speakers do have a usefulness. Considering these monitors generally have more then 1 HDMI connection, so you can add multiple devices to it. Devices which, you might not have connected to a sound system or your pc speakers. Removing them, does literally nothing for the price or the weight so yeah, better to just include them.
  • Roming22's avatar
    Roming22
    Adventurer
    8 years ago
    I have a 34" widescreen curved monitor (DELL), and would not recommend the 21:9 format. I bought it at a time when GPU could barely run 4K, so it was a way to increase HFOV compared to a 16:9 monitor, but in practice it is not a very comfortable format, even for gaming.

    If it died, I would just buy a large 4K screen, just as wide as my current screen.
  • nalex66's avatar
    nalex66
    MVP
    8 years ago

    Zoomie said:

    It drives me nuts.  No enthusiast actually WANTS integrated speakers.  They just add cost, weight, and size to the monitor and no one in that price bracket will actually use them.


    I occasionally use my monitor speakers if I just want to hear a YouTube video but can't be bothered to turn on my 5.1 speakers. Two clicks and I have audio without reaching for the speaker power button. Yeah, I'm lazy, so what?

    I considered a 34" curved ultra-wide monitor last year. In the end, I didn't like the reduced vertical dimension, and I figured it would be more trouble than it was worth with some games not supporting the format, so I went for a nice 32" 1440p (16:9) instead.