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@AwankO

Жыл бұрын

It's a pass on ultrawide for me, besides space constraints, I don't like having to move my head left to right to see my next objective, whereas with traditional monitors, I only move my eyes mostly.

@mohammadislam2324

11 ай бұрын

This is an incredibly narrow take on ultrawide monitors and productivity, for a channel called The Display Guy, you forgot the other productivity uses other than video production and gaming. Seriously, not everyone is a gamer/content creator, I am an actual programmer and ultrawide non curved is great for my graphic design and actual code. On top of which, I advise anyone able to afford it, one ultrawide and one regular.

@Jebusite100

2 ай бұрын

@@AwankO That's why you get a 1000R curve.

I am on the same opinion. Do not buy ultrawide! You will regret it. Just buy super ultra wide. And there will be peace in your heart

@JohnnyADi

9 ай бұрын

This guy is stupid for making these claims on ultrawide, nobody is expecting an indie title to run on an ultrawide, no shit. Stuff like rocket league and cod will work just fine, working on ultrawide is 100x better than a 16:9

@zinzingames4k721

9 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@cypherx9

9 ай бұрын

I just buy a tv, theater screen, or projector

@JohnnyADi

9 ай бұрын

@@cypherx9 which is useless for everything work related. Nobody wants to work on a theater screen, and plus none of those have a wide aspect ratio, buying a projector or tv is the same as buying a very large 16:9 monitor which for gaming is just as poor. A theater screen is better but the latency for gaming is trash, and who the actual fuck is buying a theater screen for their computer???

@meteor1522

8 ай бұрын

yeah what about short narrow height of it? I’ll rake a proper 16:9 42” OLED over these UW and super UW gimmick anyday.

Ultrawide monitors are excellent for work, especially for using it over a double-monitor setup. It excels with the window snapping feature and when you use Win + , it turns it into two wider windows.

@FiR3Dr4g0n

10 ай бұрын

still having the same task bar for an ultrawide makes me slower to find my apps. i prefer to split it using PBP and two hdmi/displayport cables sto in the end it's like i have two monitor when working + powertoyz

@ajayatheist8749

9 ай бұрын

Ultrawides are unproductive, untill they have more than 200 ppi. It is better to buy two 24" 4k monitors than 34" 2k ultrawides.

@atmunn

9 ай бұрын

@@ajayatheist8749 Sorry, but what the actual hell are you talking about? Why would most people need 200 ppi to be productive? I have a a 34" 1440p (one of the original Predator X34 models) and it is fantastic for productivity. To give context, I work in IT and my work consists of running remote demonstrations, screen recording for creating training videos, writing and editing documents, running remote training sessions as well as all the normal office stuff (spreadsheets, email etc). Not to mention that 2 x 24" monitors provide so much less vertical real estate than a single 34" ultrawide, and I would be so much less productive on them than a single 34" ultrawide. A blanket statement that ultrawides are unproductive is moronic.

@atmunn

8 ай бұрын

@@imarocketman90 Are you talking about a 21:9 or 32:9 aspect ratio. Your two monitors (even with the second being a 24 in portrait mode) would be as wide or wider than a 21:9 34" ultra wide, so your neck would be turning more? As for curved and blurry text, maybe you were just using a crap monitor. My 34" IPS ultrawide is crisp. Great text. Maybe the one you tried had a BGR subpixel layout, making the text appear with fringing, or maybe it has only 1080p and not 1440p? I don't doubt your experience with text being blurry, but that is not due to the curved or ultrawide traits of the monitor.

@CajunReaper95

8 ай бұрын

@@ajayatheist8749uhm what I have no issues with being productive on an Ultrawide if you do that sounds like a personal problem.

With all due respect, UW is great for doing work, for anything other than screen sharing at least. As a developer, I can have 2 apps open at all the time, either a google search and a code editor or a code editor and a preview of my application. Video and photo editing is also being helped by the extra screen as far as I've heard from others.

@jarekzahary

Жыл бұрын

Buhahaha 😹 Miserable 2k and great 🤣

@aleXtreme_

11 ай бұрын

HE is desperate to make content or he has no idea. Nevertheless his opinion doesn't matter when is fundamentally wrong

@Spectralle

11 ай бұрын

Exactly

@zwenkwiel816

10 ай бұрын

You could just use 2 monitors for that though

@87Aequitas

9 ай бұрын

​​@@zwenkwiel816why two Monitors when u can have one instead ?😂😅

This is such a silly video. If you've ever used an Ultrawide you know how immersive they are. I have a 32" 4k 144Hz and a 34" Ultrawide and its a hard call. Titles like "Don't Buy!" Generate views. Thats all the credit this deserves.

@Hyper1555

Ай бұрын

Still in doubt between these monitor types... 32 inch 4k oled or ultrwide oled...

@deathsandman1396

Ай бұрын

Yea me too its been a month now, i cant decide 🤦🏻‍♂️​@@Hyper1555

@doomscyte

Ай бұрын

​@@Hyper1555 I own an Odyssey Oled G8 34" UWQHD, still didn't regret to this day

@LoavesChrozp

14 күн бұрын

​@Hyper1555 i just got the asus pg32ucdm but cant help watching ultrawide videos coz i llay dcs

@f.f.2260

14 күн бұрын

​@@LoavesChrozp I can't decide between that monitors of your and the G9 Oled

While the factors you've pointed out are mostly accurate, they are WAY less serious than you make them out to be, in my own opinion. I've been using a SUW for frequent competitive gaming, software and game development, and general use for 5 years, and the only noteworthy issue I have is screen recording/sharing. But I usually just record an app rather than the screen itself, and resize if needed. Game FOV is something that I do need to raise for most games, but is rarely anything close to an issue. Not having a seam between multiple monitors is great for me.

@MissMan666

11 ай бұрын

i agree with you on most parts as a previous owner of UW. But im puzzled to why you would raise FOV in most games, i found that the FOV had to be reduced quite alot in most games in order for the game not to apear stretched wierdly. If i increase FOV over the standard FOV in games, objects looks stretched and not how they where designed to look. UW already provides more "picture" on each side compared to a 2560x1440, and you still only have x1440 vertical on most UW displays, increasing FOV further just stretches the image with out scalling it propper.

@mugetz696

11 ай бұрын

I have a big issue with FOV in 99% of games with my new UW setup. Instead of going max POV you have go down to olmost the lowest setting to reduce the stretching on the sites.

@MissMan666

10 ай бұрын

@@mugetz696 yep that is how it is. By far most games do not scale horizontal FOV correctly, so you are forced to reduce fov to try and compensate and avoid stretching

It's funny, because I've heard people from all sorts of backgrounds and jobs, all saying that ultrawides have made them more productive. And even gamers especially those that play non-FPS games, in a huge majority tend to say that wide screens are better.

@thatfirstone

3 ай бұрын

They paid out the nose for it, so of course they'll defend their overpriced purchase. Ultrawide sucks.

@shervgordji

3 ай бұрын

Eh, no. @@thatfirstone

@mko7498

3 ай бұрын

@@thatfirstoneu dont have it, so u think it sucks. I dont have one, but I have experienced it at a friends house and even borrowed it from him for a few days, that shit was peak. Only reason im not getting one rn is because my desk is too small for an ultrawide

@thatfirstone

3 ай бұрын

@@mko7498 I've seen enough of it to tell you that it absolutely sucks for gaming. It also distorts images at the both edges of the screen space. Games, movies, and pretty much all media, are absolutely NOT made for ultra wide. They just aren't. Most games look weird, and especially when cutscenes come on, you have the image restrained to the center of the screen, because the wide FOV of ultrawides was never taken into account. 16:9 is still the best. Maybe for work, the ultrawide is better. Maybe. But it sucks for everything else.

@mko7498

3 ай бұрын

@@thatfirstone I agree 16:9 is best, as ultrawide is considered niche compared to that. But, still man, i dont know, the few games i played on the ultrawide looked gorgeous. Tho i admit i didnt try FPS games, just mostly single player story games. But again, only had it for a few days, so i dont wanna pretend like im an expert on it.

Ultrawide is great for work. Viewing 2 apps at the same time is a time saver when doing research papers and PowerPoint presentations.

21:9 aspect ratio is perfection for gaming. it just moves all the cloggy u.i to the edges. never have a cluttered screen again. you still have access to your minimap is just out of your vision when u don't need it. 21:9 is great for FPS games and MMOs.

@Mangomaniac

8 ай бұрын

do you know if it'd be good for reading long texts? Like doing research/writing emails or even coding/programming. Cuz I've heard from multiple reviewers that while watching moving and playing games is an amazing experience, the pixels for some reason seem alot more visible when just looking at text. (I'm specifically talking about OLED btw)

@O6i

8 ай бұрын

@@Mangomaniac its all up to you bud its personal preference if you want one get it if you dont like it sell it and try again xD

@ZaHandle

7 ай бұрын

@@MangomaniacPut the text off to a side (1/3 width) and use the rest for working

@ZaHandle

7 ай бұрын

@@MangomaniacPut the text off to a side (1/3 width) and use the rest for working

@waterbucket4358

7 ай бұрын

Streched 4:3 and 16:9 are the best for FPS

Ultrawide for work is 99% of the usecase for it. It's absolutely good for work. Most games these days that come out support ultrawide. I've had absolutely nothing but high praises for my LG 38" UW

@albertomedina4062

11 ай бұрын

For work is perfect. I do web dev and it's awesome but I guess if you do Excel with lots of rows, then maybe an ultrawide may not be ideal.

@LSDsloth

10 ай бұрын

@@albertomedina4062 I'm doing web dev too and its amazing having the possibility to have two windows side-by-side as a 16:9 ratio. You then don't have to tab out of the window you are using every time. Its also amazing for most games. If not you could just turn on picture-by-picture and use half the screen (1920x1080) for your pc, while also connecting another device to your monitor if you want. Don't see many drawbacks with an ultrawide/super ultrawide.

@trmtnzr

10 ай бұрын

21:9 is nice, 2x 16:9 is better in 99% of cases. (If you need 21:9 for coding - start linting your code!)

@Mangomaniac

8 ай бұрын

do you know if it'd be good for reading long texts? Like doing research/writing emails or even coding/programming. Cuz I've heard from multiple reviewers that while watching moving and playing games is an amazing experience, the pixels for some reason seem alot more visible when just looking at text. (I'm specifically talking about OLED btw)

@BombVial

8 ай бұрын

@@Mangomaniac I can only speak for my monitor but it's amazing for coding and doing school work specifically. Being able to split the monitor and have 2 24" monitors essentially is great. I wouldn't ever go back to something smaller.

For game devs working in an editor with a million windows and tabs like unity, the ultrawide upgrade offers a huge productivity boost, highly recommend ultrawide for game devs, and another 2x 1080ps for side displays

Use your ultrawide in PIP mode and connect it to two video input ports on your graphics card and you can then use this monitor as if it were two screens but without the bezel. This will be more like a physical monitor, in that you can actually drag the window to the right side of one half of the screen and it will snap to that side, allowing you to have up to 4 windows open and easily snapped to each side.

@MartilloB

6 ай бұрын

Does this only work with 32:9 ratio? Or also with 21:9?

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

@@MartilloB It can work on any monitor. The monitor just needs to support PiP, not all ultra wide and double wide (32:9 doubles 16:9's length).support it.

@kenvinmq

2 ай бұрын

Just use fancyzones, it will change your life.

@HowtoCalmLife

21 күн бұрын

​​@@albertmas3752are you saying to plug 2 cables in the monitor to the pc and we will be able to split the screen? That would be wonderful. Unfortunately there is only one display port connection.

@albertmas3752

20 күн бұрын

@@HowtoCalmLife I have 3 DP and 1 HDMI in my monitor and my RTX 3070. I just use 1 monitor with no PiP (I don't need it) but I can do it if I want.

The oled mouse trap was absolutely worth every penny and I would do it again. The color gamut, the instant response, 0 ghosting, infinite contrast, ill never settle for backlit displays again.

@pranze3484

4 ай бұрын

That's until you read text on your screen though.

@pranze3484

4 ай бұрын

@@user-ll4wu3kb2m what do you mean, everyone (but apparently you) knows oled is not good for text clarity yet due to weird subpixels arrangement, you get fringing etc. Please educate yourself before commenting on topics.

@pranze3484

4 ай бұрын

@@user-ll4wu3kb2m Given how you post like an angry 14yo 4chaner I'm going to assume that 'gaming' only consists of playing CoD for you and you haven't ever played a text heavy game, which is fine, to each his own.

@Just_Pele

4 ай бұрын

@@pranze3484 Run Better Cleartype Tuner, set the default to RGB 2200, reboot, and don't worry about it. This isn't an issue.

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

@@Just_Pele No app manages to eliminate the problem with text in OLEDs. They slignly reduce it but it's still big and will be unless screen makers find a better sub-pixel pattern.

I have to say that I disagree with almost everything you said in this video. Ultrawides are great for most productivity work. The only issue I have ever come across with productivity is screen recording or streaming if the job requires it to be done in a 16:9 format. Ultrawides are amazing for gaming, and except for legacy games (most, not all) the aspect ratio is not normally a problem. You mention that "Not many games actually support Ultrawide", and that may have been true 7 years ago when you had to make manual changes in .ini files to get the resolution to work. How many of the current top 100 steam games don't support 21:9? How many do? And I get that "supported" doesn't always mean good, but I have been daily driving an ultrawide for over 7 years and have found that for any game I have played that was released in the last decade; it has looked better on an ultra-wide than on a 16:9. My understanding is that pros don't use them because most tournaments standardise on 24" 1920x1080 monitors (although happy for someone with actual experience to correct me here). So unless you are going to be competing at the highest level, why limit yourself from the (subjectively) better experience? Everyone's experience will vary, and what you say may be true for yours, but c'mon... to say blanketly that ultrawides aren't good for productivity and aren't good for gaming is objectively wrong.

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

When that issue happens just turn desktop resolution to a 16:9 one and you'll be fine. You'll lose the advantages of 21:9 but can turn to the native resolution after streaming.

I used to be a competitive player who only got 1080p 16:9 24 inch TN Panel and whatever the max refresh rate I got at the time. Never liked the idea of Ultrawide, but once I got the Alienware AW3423DW, my god, it is too good. It was my first Oled, HDR, Ultrawide, Glossy screen and high refresh rate with lowest response time. I can never go back now 😂 waiting for 5k Oled Ultrawide now.

@robbieh440

9 ай бұрын

Agreed, it is an unbelievable monitor.. I can never go back, literally everything looks amazing in it, and HDR is mind blowing

@DigitalLiquid

8 ай бұрын

@@Stebbi2k give it a try and you’ll never go back 😂

@daniil3815

8 ай бұрын

Btw, do you know when are we going to get 5120x2160 @144hz. (aka 4k ultrawide) I can’t find it anywhere, only 60-75hz options

@ogremair803

8 ай бұрын

@@daniil3815 According to TFTCentral, LG is the only producing at this resolution at 165hz in a 45 inch panel. Presumably at Q1 2025. I personally prefer Samsung's QD Oled, hope they have their own solution.

@Kodyssey

8 ай бұрын

So “was” I.. till Samsung announced the odyssey G9 57”. I’m drooling with anticipation

I've been using a triple ultrawide setup for 8 years and it is an awesome experience. Yes it takes some time to configure and not all games work out of the gate but you can easily get it sorted out. Honestly when you compare what I can see vs what everyone else can see its almost cheating in fps titles and necessary in flight/racing or space sims for the immersion paired with head tracking. Yes half of the second and third monitor is stretched and zoomed but it also can be an advantage to see whats coming from far away almost like eyes in the side/back of your head. I don't think I can ever return to a single monitor even if it was an ultrawide.

@SeanMcDonnell33

6 ай бұрын

triple ultra wide! 🤯. you should make a KZread video of his I think a lot of people would like to see how that looks especially for gaming. please link here if you ever do 🙏🏻

@LoavesChrozp

14 күн бұрын

What fps lol

I don't normally comment but I actually disagreed with almost everything said in this video. Maybe it's because I'm a dual 38 Inch monitor user, but I find it very helpful for productivity and gaming both. And this is coming from someone who used to play on a normal monitor... I think this is just a hot take on his part.

@marcbrockhoff

6 ай бұрын

I think almost everybody disagree with his opnions.

@Scarpheon

Ай бұрын

When I heard him complaining about stretching on the sides because of the fov ON A ULTRAWIDE MONITOR, I knew this guy was bullshit

As a programmer and gamer ultrawide is by far the best for both. Ultrawide means I can side-by-side windows with more than enough space for windows to be useful. In the last 7 years I have yet to come across a game that doesn't support ultrawide. Are there games that look better on 16:9? Sure - just change the resolution and play on 16:9 - it makes literally no difference.

@i_zoru

2 ай бұрын

try valorant, riot games even said they did not support ultrawide to keep the competition fair which means they will kept the game only run at 16 by 9 ratios but your point still stands, most games must be able to fit any kind of resolution ratio, which is responsive UI design. it becomes a basic standart for developing games in the industry today. the only problem are minor to moderate performane loss for people who use older hardware. i want to own an ultrawide but for some reason i would rather go for 2 regular monitor which is a viable option, i do code, and i've tried ultrawide in my friends pc, the experience are top notch for productivity, but for game could cause a little headache since some part of the screen are streched if u use high FOV

@warriorofice33

2 ай бұрын

Well, you guys should develop games in UW and then adapt it to 16:9.

@i_zoru

2 ай бұрын

well if i am a game dev, i would do it the other way round since most of the users still go for 16:9 instead of 21:9. most games have responsive UI so yeah, it would've been easier, but the hardest part is most cutscenes would've been felt weird if the dev added pre-rendered instead of realtime cutscenes.

UW is fantastic for work, I edit videos on After Effects which can have a lot of windows and having the extra room for the timeline and still have a large video preview is essential. I always switch from my 24" 240hz to my UW AW3821dw when working just because the UW is that much easier to work with.

@kangsterizer

11 ай бұрын

yeah this guy somehow thinks work is recording you screen and thats it. Then shows a _super_ ultrawide. Just.. lol what.

@1stRanger

10 ай бұрын

@@kangsterizer This guy is fucking delusional. Ultrawide is a best format for productivity.

@CaseyHardman

8 ай бұрын

Went from an AW3420DW to a 42” LG C2. While I LOVE this TV, the text clarity just isn’t there and a 42” flat panel is sometimes rough. Editing videos is MUCH better on it than the 34” because of the extra vertical resolution, but tbh I’ve been missing the curved ultrawide. HDR OLED is great but I actually enjoyed the IPS panel and HDR isn’t a must-have for me. Do you think 3840x1600 is a solid best of both worlds?

I've had my Acer Predator x34 since it came out in 2016, what a pleasure it has been gaming, working and watching movies. Looking to get a newer model soon, was considering 4k but its more cost effective using 1440p.

I daily drive a G9 super ultrawide, and I love it . I don't know where all the hate comes from, but I don't do creative tasks like editing or work from home on my computer . I just play games and watch KZread. On the rare occasion that I do need a 16 by 9 display I just split into two. It's so nice only having one set of monitor cables on my desk.

@richarddcrossley

Жыл бұрын

I've just swapped round with a C42 and a G9 above or but I fully agree. Plus matte display is helpful. I've done this due to space in new house so I can use the C42 as a mancave TV but when I had space much preferred the G9 for work and the C42 for TV and gaming. Especially as a Mac user the scaling on G9 was brilliant.

@jarekzahary

Жыл бұрын

@@richarddcrossley How much did you pay for them? 💵

@richarddcrossley

Жыл бұрын

@@jarekzahary I got them both on sale at the begging of the the pandemic before all the prices went crazy. They are still expensive but a good bit less then nowadays.

@aleXtreme_

11 ай бұрын

He is clueless or trying hard to make content which can be controversial. Anyways poor thinking and execution, starting to dislike wannabe tech guys like him

I have been using my ultrawide for the last 6 years along side a normal monitor for the 2nd screen. Since I have both options for any situation, I believe I have a say in this. 1. Yes it's not that great for work. I did things from CAD, programming, trading, to typical Ms office works. I need to accept I prefer 2 normal monitor setup I have in my company office. 2. For gaming, I can't live without it. FPS, RPG, city building, flight/space simulation, fighting - you name it. Many games didn't properly support it but most of the time there were solutions. There weren't any situation where I'd prefer to use my 2nd standard monitor to play. Yes some time it was troublesome to look for a way to fix but trust me the experience is worth anything.

@GreatTaiwan

8 ай бұрын

wait i'm getting it for work u say it's bad ?

@thoraero

8 ай бұрын

@@GreatTaiwan Not good to me. 1. Too wide for programming/coding as well as normal office work. Wasting desk space. Better add one more monitor. It may not be "bad" if you're paying extra for the width. But if you need to trade the height for it, don't. 2. Curved monitor, esp. conventional 1500r, is problematic for my 3D CAD work. Better flat for me. Recently I bought 1800r which is better. But still it doesn't help in work productivity in anyway. 3. It helps in coding an excel datasheet with a large number of columns but that's pretty rare for me. Hope it helps.

@67steinip

7 ай бұрын

@@thoraero Im replacing my AGON 1080p 32inch they have a 1500R Curve VA panel for just a slight stepup, Im upgrading my system so I thought Id update my monitors so I am going with the AGON 1440p 32 inch instead, they will have same curvature and a VA panel, yes IPS is better color accuracy, and being just a "minor graphics dabbler" Im fine with the VA, but after scowering the reviews of all things Ultrawide, and G9 Odyssey and me being a programmer and systems administrator by day and minor enthusiast of 3D artwork by night when time is there, I still cant see the Utlrawide coming in here, I think im sticking to the Dual monitor, then adding one of the 1080p as vertical 3rd for reference screen.

@SpeedFragger

6 ай бұрын

I'm sold by your comment

@MartilloB

6 ай бұрын

Does your ultrawide monitor have a 21:9 or a 32:9 ratio? If it was the former I could understand why it would be inferior to two separate monitors.

Brother, I am curious how you do work with an ultrawide which makes it a con for you. I am not using an ultrawide monitor (yet) but I know how efficient it is to have a single monitor with windows side-by-side.

Isn't it possible with ultrawides to limit the screen that is being display to the middle? Like, just don't use the right and left side of the screen and shrink it to the middle as if it was a traditional 27/32 inch monitor to eleminate the worst compability issues. If that's possible, it wouldn't be a dealbreaker for me.

@thedisplayguy

11 ай бұрын

Technically, but sometimes there are issues.

@truerockspiritTV

9 ай бұрын

the benq UW has an extra setting to switch to 16:9 aspect ratio. then you would have on both sides black space but you run your game in normal wqhd.. the samsung might have this option too..

@TheMrComentarista

8 ай бұрын

Yes you can, just set the screen resolution to a 16:9 in Windows and that's it, it's very easy and not even troublesome, I do it every weekend to watch the UFC

@SeanMcDonnell33

6 ай бұрын

​@@TheMrComentaristathank you

21:9 34inch Ultrawide: -Made writing essay's & programming a pleasure with 2 apps open -Made any and ALL singleplayer games / campaigns look like a movie -Gave me have an advantage seeing enemies sneaking up from >90 degree angles in shooters -Allows me and my brother tons of room to see in our split screen games, as opposed to 16:9. It's one of those things you don't know how amazing they are until you've tried them.

Completely disaggree. It's wonderful for work, especially coding when in many cases you would need to have two windows next to each other. And in this case it's either ultrawide or two 16:9. Two monitors are fine if you plan to exclusively work on them but if its also your general purpose setup its definitely ultrawide. Gaming wise its also great. wide FOV makes games less tunneled. Most of them actully support 21:9 now. For most of those that dont there are often easy fixes. And for those that refuse to cooperate with 34" 1440p ultrawide you effectively get a 27" 1440p which is still nice.

If you're not a competitive gamer: Ultrawides are awesome! Even if you are competitive, it can be perfectly fine depending on the game. If you play single-player, they're easily the best choice. Even if a game doesn't support it, 99.9% of the time there is a fix.

@zachmakesstuff1368

6 ай бұрын

For games like valorant, I just play in 16:9 on an ultrawide. Doesn't really make a difference, and ultrawides are far better for nomal use

@flipmanonline

6 ай бұрын

I used to think I was a tryhard. Moved from console to pc with a 4080. Next week Ill get my oddyssey g8. Cant wait.

@MutantMasterRace

6 ай бұрын

@@flipmanonline nice

@FranciscoRodriguez-bq6bs

4 ай бұрын

Hi sir ! im thinking to buy the G8 too, how its works for you theese days ? i mainly play call of duty warzone and dota 2 and also some games in single player but no oftenly, did you recomend for these kind of game ? (warzone and dota) or is better go for a 16:9 monitor? @@flipmanonline

2nd Gen G8 or wait for glossy 16:9 competitive gaming ? If they ever relase such a display

Should I buy this or will the "new 2023 version" come out soon? My Alienware Aurora R15 RTX4090 is about 2-3 weeks away from being delivered to me so IDK

21:9 34" turns into 27" in one click. Works and games perfectly. And performs way better than useless 4K (8M pixels vs 5M on wide). Only problem - non-curved wides got noticeably longer distance to edges, thus should be placed further away or curved version be used instead (rarely IPS).

When I plugged in my UW first time I was like "wow, cool, now I've got a lot more space for work, gaming actually feels better. I don't even mind about black space on the edges of a sceen when watching youtube or 16:9 movies. Yeah, everying is a little bit strange but nothing overwhelming" But God, when I tried to use my previous 16:9 27" monitor just to check how it feels after using UW I immediately sweared to myself that i'll NEVER get back to 16:9. Ofc, this is only my experience and it all depends on a persons preferences. If we talk about monitors there's no best display technology, size or aspect ratio for everybody.

@warriorofice33

2 ай бұрын

1440p 16:9 isn't bad on a 32'' ips monitor

Thanks for your video, helped a lot! :) I got the Dell G3223Q 32 Zoll 4K monitor and am asking myself if it would have been better to buy a curved instead of flat one (still in return period). I use it for design, video editing, browsing and also gaming. It is around an armlength (or a bit more) away from me. What are your thoughts here?

@youtubecommenter8532

2 ай бұрын

Anything above 27inch should be curved

Been using a 32 inch was trying with 34 ultra wide but tbh using for gaming (rpg and rts) and working (fusion 360) and with work I’m thinking I prefer the idea of the extra heights and I think this has convinced me thanks

Agreed, plus if you use multi-monitor, the special ultra-wide resolution will screw up Apps when you move them throught screens

Is it possible to play games at a 1920x1080 window (basically not have it take up the entire monitor) and have the rest of the screen for youtube / discord? That's my main reason for wanting to get one.

@appakinggg

11 ай бұрын

Ive rarely ever had provlems with my ultrawide. Absolute loving it although i dont play so many fast FPS games. Ultrawide is definelty amazing for daily stuff on pc/work/ racing games/ strategy games etc. Just in some fast fps shooters sure the edges can be distracting but the big titles allow you to run it in 16.9 Note that if you get an ultra wide 3440x1440. And want to play on 16.9 u will still be playing 2k resolution 😁 Long story short; I had the same worries as you did. Googled around and found out i could just use 16.9 on my ulttawide too. Then ordered the ultrawide and i have never ever put the resolution on 16.9 even though i could. Its just such a pleasure in 21.9 Hope that helpex

@Nick-pc9tf

11 ай бұрын

Yes, that’s what I do

@yourick1953

3 ай бұрын

yes, you can use powertoys to split the screen in customizable segments, you could make the middle a 16:9 area and the rest for other things and run the game in the 16:9 area. will do once i get my hands on a super ultrawide in the future.

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

Just set the resolution to a standard 16:9 one (typically 1920x1080 or 2560x1440 depending on the screen resolution) and the game uses that screen space leaving black bars on the sides (like when you see a movie and the monitor shows black horizontal bars up and down due to aspect ratio).

i mean there is also the option to run some games in just normal 2560x1440 which should give you some black space on the left and the right side? problem fixed..

Basically, this guy says, don't buy this thing because it has CONS While not weighing it with the pros. A curved ultrawide rules on a sim setup and for FPS games.

I often see enemys in the corners of the screen when I watch a friend with a 16:9 monitor which he can not see

I have an older 1440p IPS LG where it is not glossy and I'm perfectly happy with it. I have had a ViewSonic IPS that had atrocious coating so I know what you are talking about, but the new Asus OLED 240, is the coating that bad. Can you link or make a video where you do a side by side or close up macro video or comparison?

@mz1929

Жыл бұрын

The coating is not noticeable if you're already use to matte. I've never had a glossy monitor. However... don't buy that PoS AQDM until they fix it with FW updates. I had to return mine

@JStevensdk7

Жыл бұрын

@@mz1929 Thx, what was the issue, sync flickering?

@MissMan666

11 ай бұрын

The coating isnt bad on the Asus OLED 240, it's a traditional anti glare coating. Glossy do look the best, but have massive reflections and does not work well in many scenarios, etc having a window behind you facing the monitor going to bring lots of reflection

super ultrawide where you can use PBP like the 49 inch Samsungs are amazing for work. When you have 16:9 compatibility issues, you just split it into dual 16:9 monitors. This is what I do when I need to share screens with a 16:9 monitor user.

Bro I need help, I need to buy a new monitor. I torn between going with 4k uhd or an ultrawide. I do stream and plan on making youtube videos too though. Is it just easier if I stick with a 16:9?

@thedisplayguy

9 ай бұрын

Way easier to work on 4K 16:9 if your capturing your screen.

The main limitation is for viewing videos and especially cellphone videos, often posted on social apps. The verticality is small and so is the viewable video size. The vast majority of websites are also designed for FullHD, this will make reading screen smaller vs standard format monitor. Third downside is in gaming, playing games not supporting the widescreen format and simply stretching the picture making content appear disproportionate.

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

Nearly no game stretches the picture. 99.9% of games keep the selected resolution's aspect ratio showing black bars to the sides. And web surfers have had a zoom option since...the last 20 years. Just set zoom to the proportion you like and will see the website perfectly. No monitor is good to watch vertical videos; you won't notice a difference watching them as most common 21:9 size is 34" while most common 16:9 size is 28" and at those average sizes 34" monitors are higher than 28" ones so the video social app video is literally bigger.

Coming from a AW3423DW I'm hoping the G9 will support Picture by Picture mode so I can 2 identical 24 inches screens on the 1 panel.

I have an UW... been looking at the G9 and the G8 OLED. Haven't been able to make up my mind. Super ultrawide or Ultrawide OLED? (They don't have the G9 OLED, plus is way more expensive if they ever bring it over here). But I'm so tempted.

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

Just remember that super ultrawide is commonly at least 5120x1440 (there are 3840x1080 but they're much less common nowadays) and that's 3K (the amount of pixels compared to 4K) compared to ultra wide that's 2.3K in proportion. So be aware you'll need a GPU that's up to the task.

Thanks for your input, I guess it's something to consider.

I wish there was a video that showed what it actually looks like in real world when you're trying to work on one of these. Like how does it look if I'm using it at work?

i never ever ran into a single issue on my 240hz 49 inch g9

what is the title of the game from 1:40?

I had to smile when I listened to this. First, I used it for work and play, and it was absolutely excellent for more application work. Ironically I mainly play FPS and just use it in a 27” setup with bars, it literally works fine. For full wide monitor supported games it’s fine, I cannot behind this logic. Never ever have a stretch issue, just run it in whatever mode the game supports. Fwiw I have an AW Aurora R7 and the original 34” AW monitor (IPS). Ultra wide just makes more sense long term as support is pretty normal and when it’s not, just use it with bars, no harm done.

Ultra wide is best thing i bought for work. You can put 2-3 windows next to each other and do your work without alt tabbing thats luxury.

After I switched to 34" ultrawide im never going back to that old flat square again!

The reason i want an ultrawide is because i need it for a racing sim setup because thats where all sim games fully support it and thats where a better fov really improves the experience

I switched my ultrawide to a 4k monitor. I don't hate ultrawide at all, but theres too many issues with games as stated in the video. Veritical FOV is typically messed up even if the game CLAIM to support it. And unless its an unreal game, its not always easy to fix. On top of that, its SUPER rare for UI elements to be allowed to moved to the center. Its just.. Eeh. Not worth the benifits. Only thing I miss is the extra side space for desktop use.

i use lg 34 inch 1440p uw curved monitor. Using it for cad and excel work and some gaming. Tried different setups, but ultrawide works for me, it's a best of all worlds. Second best setup was double 27 1440p monitors, even better for work, but I hated it for gaming.

21:9 is the only way to go.. 32:9 is too wide.. movies are released in 21:9 and it's only 6 million pixels to push.. sorry bro, but all these points are quite moot post-2023

So what's an automatical problems whith ultrawide monitors ? you didn't show one example

I went ultrawide 6 months ago with the aw3423dw and there is no chance I’m going back.

What is the best oled monitor that is not ultrawide? 1440p could be great so I can get most fps on highest settings.

I've been using an ultrawide for some years now- including for recording content more recently. Interesting thing I found when looking into upgrades and comparing a "standard" ultrawide (ie 3440x1440) to a 4k display (the Neo g8) is that in a newer game like Enshrouded the Ultrawide at normal FoV has more in-game "width" than the 4k- and that is even with moving the FoV slider all the way to max for the 4k. That and I have to choke the settings down to recoup fps. But back to width... It's like the game doesn't really support 4k. I can't think of any other reason I'd actually see less content in 3840 pixels of width (plus a maxed FoV) than 3440 (at default FoV). Clearly there is more sky and ground, but there should be more on the side too. Oh well... Maybe that's not the best example game (I have others, that was this from morning), but it's been harder for me to retool my settings to accomodate 4k- which is just a big ol' 16:9 than to stick with the 1440p ultrawide (ie 21:9).

Well an UW had been excellent for my extremely specific usecase: a need to rapidly switch between an hdmi tv and a monitor with win+p. All the other solutions that I found for this niche problem didn't work as seemless as getting an Ultrawide.as my main pc display.

I've been dailying a CRG9 Super Ultrawide for over 3 years now and I do agree with all the points except the productivity but then again it is subjective and if you need to record your screen often, it can be a pain to mess around with OBS to get the correct region. Where as a more traditional aspect ratio has less of that tinkering needed to just simply hit record on. I've used programs like Blender, DaVinci Resolve & even Spreadsheets and gotten accustomed to re-arranging my windows frequently if I needed more horizontal space instead of a usual 16:9 window. For me, productivity is a big win on these monitors. However for gaming it really falls apart because of the exact points that were mentioned in the video. Nowadays if I want to play any FPS shooter (CS, Siege) I just play at 2560x1440 with black bars and that usually is sufficient for me. I also play Sim racing games like Assetto Corsa which I utilize the full 5120x1440 resolution on because I can actually benefit from the extra horizontal space, so it really depends on the type of games you like to play. Im not extremely competitive so having the highest refresh rate etc... wasn't that essential to me. Though in hindsight I don't know if I would buy this monitor again, I personally didnt have a very high-end machine to run most games at a decent framerate on the native resolution so if anyone is buying something like this, be sure that your specs are up to scratch!

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

If you just record screen why not use Nvidia's Shadowplay (well now it's just Geforce Experience) or AMD's Adrenalin? You have nearly total control of your recording and works perfectly with any resolution/aspect ratio you may have. That was a real question, not a suggestion. Reasons not to use them would be as simple as you use a different codec that their software doesnt support and more.

i miss glossy screens. every monitor i had back in the day in the 2000s was a glossy monitor. it made everything looked great and the colors were amazing it was like HDR back then. i dont know why they stoped making them .

@janred94

9 ай бұрын

I agree... Especially since modern TVs are mostly glossy and some great at reflection handling. I want every monitor to be available in a glossy version too...

@kontoname

8 ай бұрын

Just use your bathroom mirror for that nonsense. Glossy is literally the OPPOSITE of that a perfect screen is. By definition a DISPLAY is an OUTPUT device - mixing in reflections from the room is literally the single dumbest thing on the planet you could ever do to a display aside from punching a hole in the middle.

@janred94

8 ай бұрын

@@kontoname Uh... You know that glossy screens still have anti reflective coatings and that almost every single modern TV is glossy? It just looks better. Fuzzy matte screens ruin the sharpness of the image. But you do you... 😶😅

Despite all these negative comments, I completely agree with the video. Some of the games I play suffer from that stretching which I find annoying. Also, I don't like the lower verticle FOV. Finally, far too often when I'm not gaming, something I want to read is too far off to the left or right with my head moving around too much. Will be switching to a 16.9 very soon.

I agree with this 100% and I have the 34 DWF but I just ordered the 27" to replace it now that they have oled in that size.

@Samukr.

26 күн бұрын

I’m returning the AW 27’ Oled and ordering the AW 34’ DWF

@grimer1805

26 күн бұрын

@@Samukr. I returned it too lol I love the 34

@Samukr.

25 күн бұрын

@@grimer1805 I just really wish the DWF was 240 Hz

I first jumped into wider aspect ratios in 2009 with 48:9, so I had time to get accustomed to the growing pains. Went to 32:9 in 2018 and this monitor is by far my favourite component of my set up. A vast many games support it, or at the very least can be patched and when it works, it's absolutely breathtaking. I showed off a few games to a friend (in person) and he commented, "I thought you were crazy for always going on about extra-widescreen, but I get it now." But if a game can't be patched, just don't ask about it in the Steam Forums or they'll try to cook you alive.

I can't even think of an application I use for work that is "made for 16:9" and doesn't work flawlessly with UW

4:08 Why would I use my feet to connect a monitor up? 🤔

Between this and your don't buy 1440p monitor take, you've been added to my block list.

Ultrawide gaming is fine, until you see black bars at the sides during cutscenes

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

You see black bars up and down when watching most movies too in 16:9 and that's not a problem. An inconvenience at most. But some games switch to cinematic aspect ratio (2,35:1 equals 21:9) in cutscenes and then ultra wide looks great but it is really uncommon.

I preferred 2 24" screens when I worked in it, I had the main monitor in the center horizontally and the second one vertically to the left with applications that better used it. A friend of mine does a lot of Excel spreadsheets that are horizontally heavy and he needs and uses ultra wide, but it seems to me that that is unusual. Ultra wide is more about immersion and cool factor, but ultimately, 24" monitors that are 1080p with high refresh rate with 1ms response rate are the gold standard.

I've used an 21:9 ultrawide for years (an Acer Predator) and am looking to upgrade to a 2K or 4K 16:9 now. While UW format looks great on many games and it's nice to have more screen real estate, I must admit I'm ready to go back to 16:9. Why? Because for me, the majority of the time, that extra real estate is unused or unnecessary. In most apps I use, the extra width ends up as wasted space and I end up resizing the window to the middle. (For example, I don't need a 32" wide code editor.) If my workflow had a ton of windows open simultaneously or a huge spreadsheet, then yeah, it would be nice, but I don't. Even when I do need to have two windows open at the same time, side by side, half a screen width for each window feels a bit cramped. A dual monitor setup would be better. In most cases I just alt-tab anyway. In most games it looks like they just stretch the pixels slightly wider to fit the full screen. Few games seem to be truly optimized for 21:9. Again, this is only my experience - ymmv.

@SeanMcDonnell33

6 ай бұрын

thank you for sharing this

Good information, funny commentary - especially the neighbor's kid part lol. Thanks for the info.

You're wrong. Our vision aspect ratio is not 21:9, but 5:4. So a 4:3 screen is closer to our real vision

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

That's not the complete story. Even though the vision's real aspect ratio is 5:3 (looks 5:4 because the eyes aren't round but an oval) there is a big difference between what the eyes can capture and what our brain simply ignores what's too high and too low. Our vision has evolved to prevent us from getting attacked by predators. For now, no bird has ever been lethal for us and animals who are too small usually cannot harm us. 99% of dangerous things are our "natural" predators or other humans and none of them flies or crawls but usually attack from behind and that's why our vision is much wider than high: a slight turn lets us see what was behind and thus our peripheral vision is much better on the sides than up/down. That's why we instantly see something coming from our side but usually trip over simple things on the ground and hit our heads with things unexpected. We didn't see them or best said: our eye caught them but our brain wasn't ready for them. This is the reason movies are made usually in 2.35:1 (equals exactly 21.15:9) it's the range we can see without needing to move our eyes to see with better details.

Is there a first person game that doesn’t have stretching at the edges on ultra wide?

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

If you mean not using all the screen space, nearly all stay in 16:9 when you change to a 16:9 resolution. I't very rare that a game expands to all screen when using 16:9 resolutions on 21:9 or 32:9 screens.

Is there anything NOT wrong with this review? I work, edit and play on 21:9 and even with my outdated Resolution of 1080p (ultra wide) i wouldn`t switch back to 16:9 at any cost. The ONLY exception is screen sharing and streaming, which can be annoying at 21:9. I wonder if he only put this video online to get the rant ans comments^^

At the edges? I always feel like many games make my character look like a dwarf. I can find mods for some games, but they often have quirks of their own.

As a software developer. my G9 is awesome for work. I can have my coding windows in the center and the other shit (debug, watches, project, properties, etc.) off to the sides,

I've been using a 21:9 display for gaming and work for about 4 years now and I have not once regretted it. I play a lot of games, from a wide variety of genres, and I can probably count the amount of unsupported games I've encountered on 2 hands and all of them were older games from a period where ultrawide wasn't even a thing yet. The only drawback I can think of in productivity use is the screen recording/ sharing but ultrawide is superior in pretty much every other situation. The points made in this video are real but they are wildly over exaggerated and whenever you do run into a problem that has no workaround whatsoever, you can always just run the monitor in 16:9 for that moment and switch back later.

I've been using a 3440x1440 display for a couple years (Acer Predator X34), and the only time I've ever had any trouble matching resolutions and having it look good doing it was when I was playing some 20-year old MMO like EQ or SWG. Everything I've played from the last 10-years has looked great. The only competitive game I've played has been World of Tanks, and it works great with that as well. Also, as a programmer, it works phenomenally for me. I don't do any streaming or video content creation, so I can't speak to that, but for everything else, I couldn't be happier.

you neglected media consumption though. most movies and many shows nowadays are 21:9, so having that fill the entire screen, no black bars, is extremely nice

I have a 49 G9 and love it. Waiting for the OLED version arrive in Brazil.

This feels like a video that was relevant in 2018.....

"Developers can barely be bothered to ship an optimized product let alone support a niche aspect ratio" best quote

I've already had an Ultrawide for about 4 years and yesterday I bought a second one. The video didn't work for me.

What if I want to plug in multiple systems and have each side by side ?

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

Are you talking about the 21:9 OLED he says or is a general question? If it's a general question you need to google them and see if it's featured in the monitor as not all ultra wide monitors (as it happens with 16:9 ones too) support Picture in Picture

I don't know if this guy has ever heard of changing the resolution of the monitor to a 16:9 aspect ratio resolution for "recording" or whatever but probably not.

This really needs to differ between UW ans SUW. SUW is exactly what makes Win11 centered icons make sense + the built in tools for windows arrangement. Best thing about using SUW for work is it fucks up the IT support on Teamviewer every time 😀 If you need/want Win 10 or the behaviour of two monitors, you can often connect through two cables and do PiP. Windows/applications think you have two seperate monitors while you are spared to have double screen edges in your center view. I have run X34 Predator since the first gen. at home. It's super easy in win11 to arrange AutoCAD on 2/3 and whatever refrence I'm using on the last 1/3

I have ultrawide for 5 years for gaming and havnt seen a game that wont fit the resolution.. Only game i had issues with was Elden ring on release but you can download a single app click once and have fix it. I had to use that app twice in 5 years. 21/9 is standard in 99% of new games. I would really like to hear examples

@Snargle

3 ай бұрын

Indeed most new games support uw right out of the box thankfully. The only games I could think of off the top of my head would be both of the Kotor games, but those games are 20 years old too. And even then something like flawless widescreen will fix the problem. I've only had uw for 2 years & couldn't imagine trying to go back to 16:9 now.

I've used only ultrawide for at least 5+ years and there is NO WAY I'd ever go back to using a 16:9 monitor.

Guys relax this is april fools

i enjoy playing on a super ultra wide monitor for gaming, but i also play on a 16:9 oled tv as well. imo, some gaming experiences are way better on a wider aspect ratio. but yes, it is not for everyone. 5120 x 1440 resolution essentially functions as dual 1440p monitors. just waiting to upgrade to a samsung odyssey qd oled g95sc.

@ThunderKat

11 ай бұрын

On OLED sure is for everyone, but not everyone knows how to set custom resolutions for each task... If you are On PC nothing but ignorance is stopping the user from using a 16:9 resolution on it for anything that compromise the ultra-wide aspect. You can even set other resolution like 16:8 (2:1) or bellow that if you 21:9 is way too much wide-screen and mess around with things like mini-map view, etc.

Let's pray for Gen 2 QDOLED to have 32" and 27"

@Ryan-gc3sd

Жыл бұрын

That would prob be gen 3 or gen 4

@jarekzahary

Жыл бұрын

Buhahaha 😹 Is still 1980? 🤣

@mz1929

Жыл бұрын

@@Ryan-gc3sd no they already announced they would be doing them.

This guy pulled the “trust me, bro” and expected the audience to agree…

Ultrawide has been heavenly for my work, gaming though has been bittersweet, lot's of screen space to cover and catering to 1440p has been a slight PITA

Lets say I want to record gameplay an upload it to KZread. Would it cause problems?

@albertmas3752

2 ай бұрын

None if you use the GPU's own app (for example Geforce Experience's Shadowplay in Nvidia, Adrenalin in AMD's side and Intel Arc Control). You just record, upload it and that's it. If you use a video capture device that's another thing, many of them don't support ultra wide resolutions.

What about sim racing? I have a Asus tuf 32' curved monitor. I don't have room for a triple set up.

@thedisplayguy

Жыл бұрын

Very good for a lot of sim games.

This is an extremely personal opinion. I use an ultrawide 49 inch monitor for work. It's very good. No issues with any application what so ever. All Adobe programs work great, music making programs work fantastic. All my work applications work great, all Office apps. It even makes certain websites that are work only better because you see more without having to scroll to the left or right. In Windows 11 it's super easy to dedicate certain applications to an area. The stretching is a non-issue. Been using ultrawide for years at home too and you just get used to it. The only downside is its size on your desk and the price if you want something high end.

instead of saying this is a bad take. think I'll try my best to actually say why it's a bad take. 1:00: "it's not good for productivity". I write software for a living, use blender, UE5 and have a fulltime job being a professional programmer. I love my UW for producivity. Instead what you should say is "OLED is not there yet for UW and productivity". your one anecdotal screen recording use case is bad, but most of us use our monitors for not recording our screens. 1:50 "games don't support UW". idk man there's been a ton of games that i've played that support UW don't know where this take is coming from. 2:37 "pro gamers don't use UW", yeah okay? comparing a 1% player to the rest of the player base and what they use isn't helping your case. they're the 1% for a reason think what we really should be talking about is OLED in these monitors cuz of the burn-in. really bad take man

What’s the plane game you were playing???

@heatnup6899

3 ай бұрын

microsoft flight simulator

gotta love how the entire video is him making shit up without any factual statements. "oh hey look im a monitor geek and all those bigger channels are wrong" "ultrawide is bad for work" really cracked me up