I’m in the market for a new monitor and I wanted to get a ultrawide, I almost exclusively play videogames on my PC. I found some good candidates, but because of price I’m heavily leaning towards a flat panel instead of a curved one, namely AOC U34G3X.

Is a flat ultrawide panel much worse than a curved one for gaming? I’ve used flat panels since they started selling it, but the longer diagonal scares me a bit. I’m currently using a 27" flat panel.

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!

  • Carighan MaconarEnglish
    6•1 year ago

    I went the easy maximum-compatiblity route:

    • 3 monitors
    • Middle is 1440p, sides are 1080p
    • All 16:9
    • Bought specifically so the real per-pixel size is ~identical to minimize perceived object size changes across monitors.

    I end up using it with the game on the middle monitor, the right is the browser, the left is chats.

    • @bec@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      0•1 year ago

      I’m not that social and play SP games almost exclusively, so three monitors would be overkill and definitely over budget (the ultrawide I want to buy is $300 converted); even if I wanted to keep my current monitor, finding two 1080p that would match its ugly colors and all other stuff would be a huge hassle, and I’d still have to bear the ugly side bezels on the middle monitor. A ultrawide sounds like a better choice in my case!

      Thanks for the input though!