I have a triple monitor setup right now, but am thinking of trying a single ultrawide monitor. What is your preference?

  • GCanuck@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    As others say…. Multiple monitors for work. One big ultra wide for gaming.

    My only “complaint” about ultra wide is that most gaming ui’s aren’t configured for them. Meaning that to look at the mini map in a game like Cyberpunk, you have to take your eyes off the centre of the screen. Then you will crash your car.

  • LucidNightmare@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I bought an ultrawide monitor, and it has over the years, become my least favorite part of my setup. The games that I play usually do not even support ultrawide, movies don’t support it, and Youtube videos do not support it.

    Basically, I spent the extra amount of money on a monitor that shows black bars 90% of the time I am at my desk, and that has really soured my experience with ultrawides.

    The next monitor I get will be a flat, 2 or 4k OLED monitor.

    • GoodEye8@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      But when it works it’s excellent, reminds me of going from 4:3 to 16:9. Playing 16:9 feels jarring, like I’m playing with blinders on. I’m not sure what you’re playing but most of the games I play do support 21:9.

      And YouTube actually supports 21:9, it’s just that most content creators don’t make videos in that format.

  • Uncle@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    as someone who games on 3 27" curved screens, i think id like a single screen with no bezel much better