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Re: Ask HN: What is your Monitor setup?

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Post by 1024kb »

vednig wrote: post #3

just want to point out that ultrawides are bad for movies and games(at least currently), even though they're great for coding and other research related tasks from experience

I'm curious why you say ultra wides are not so good for games? I feel it's more immersive, and the wider viewing angle can be helpful in some games. The only negative I have experienced is the need for a beefy graphics card to power the extra pixels.

Re: Ask HN: What is your Monitor setup?

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Post by mrdependable »

I have a 38" LG curved monitor (LG 38WN95C-W). I personally feel like anything larger than what I have would be too big. I'm also not sold on it being curved, even after 4 years. It doesn't really add much value and becomes annoying if I need it to be a more standard aspect ratio. If I were to choose between the 3 I would get the Dell 43". I switch between PC and Mac pretty regularly so the built-in KVM would definitely be a nice thing to have. On a 38" screen I have two windows side by side that are more than big enough, but if you seriously need 3 windows up then get the 49". Just be prepared for a comically large monitor.

Re: Ask HN: What is your Monitor setup?

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Post by namrog84 »

Lots of games still have issues with ultra wide.

If you ever plan to do any screensharing for fun, support, or any purpose. It's all terrible. I screenshare with people daily and those with ultrawide are unusable. Most switched off for this reason alone.

Movies and productive they are just fine. But I'm not a fan but know lots of people who love. I'm just a regular 3 27" monitor person.

Only time I'd consider ultrawide for gaming is for sim games. Racing or flying but I don't play those games enough to justify.

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