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21:9 Ultrawide Gaming
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AnotherOne
Member
21:9 is the cats ass... I wish it was the standard over 16:9.
Buggy Loop
Member
Uh? I don’t recall an issue with 21:9 in Cyberpunk except for some effects that have to be disabled because they amplify the effect too much outside the 16:9 box.
Anyway
There’s never a time I’m not blown away by 21:9, but I guess
Dirt 2
Was the first game I tried on the ratio actually, my mind was blown as I saw the environment zoom past the car, the feeling of speed seems to increase, it’s much more immersive.
Anyway
There’s never a time I’m not blown away by 21:9, but I guess
Dirt 2
Was the first game I tried on the ratio actually, my mind was blown as I saw the environment zoom past the car, the feeling of speed seems to increase, it’s much more immersive.
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partime
Member
MeatSafeMurderer
Member
...Look at that freaky robot, 16:9 is totally stretched to 21:9 for main view.
No...
That warping is just what happens with a higher FOV (and 21:9 necessitates a higher hFOV than 16:9...well that or a lower vFOV...but you don't want that)...
partime
Member
So warping effect happens in 16:9 also? Higher FOV doesn't give you anything more, it just stretches instead of the standard black bars and looks hideous.
MarlboroRed
Member
Red Dead II
3rd person games are just straight up better in 21:9 in my opinion. Shame that most have to be modded one way or another for proper ultrawide support. Red Dead II is one of the worst offenders, cutscenes are getting cut both on the sides as well as one the top and bottom. Yikes.
Gameplay and world traversal are unmatched though.
3rd person games are just straight up better in 21:9 in my opinion. Shame that most have to be modded one way or another for proper ultrawide support. Red Dead II is one of the worst offenders, cutscenes are getting cut both on the sides as well as one the top and bottom. Yikes.
Gameplay and world traversal are unmatched though.
MarkyG
Member
Treated myself to a 21:9 late last year. Got a really good Amazon Warehouse deal in the sales. It's the Alienware AW3418DW
Very happy with it.
Very happy with it.
MeatSafeMurderer
Member
Yup. It's inherent the projection used, it's just more noticeable at higher FOVs. When you increase the ratio of the width to height you also need to change the ratio of the FOV accordingly. You have two options, you can either increase hFOV, which makes that distortion at the edges of the screen more apparent (look at triple monitor setups to see incredibly W I D E bois in the periphery monitors!), or you can decrease vFOV, which means that instead of gaining extra information at the sides compared to 16:9 you're actually losing information at the top and bottom. You can combat the distortion using different projection methods but they look equally weird, just in different ways...and can cause motion sickness in somecases as the image bends and warps.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Yes it does. The farther from the center of the FOV, the more warped it is.
MarlboroRed
Member
Been eyeing that one myself when I got mine 2 years ago. I was torn between the AW3418DW and the PG348Q. I was so happy when the PG348Q went on a 33% sale on some random eBay reseller, and I'm still happy with it all things considered. I will probably stick with it for another couple years.Treated myself to a 21:9 late last year. Got a really good Amazon Warehouse deal in the sales. It's the Alienware AW3418DW
Very happy with it.
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partime
Member
Bad design choice IMO, it sticks out like a sore thumb when people are just off your FOV.
Krappadizzle
Member
Treated myself to a 21:9 late last year. Got a really good Amazon Warehouse deal in the sales. It's the Alienware AW3418DW
Very happy with it.
Got this exact same monitor on an ebay sale on black friday for like $650 a few years back. Amazing monitor.
Honestly every game is better at 21:9. Can't think of an instance when I don't prefer it. My buddy came over to watch my house and used my PC with that monitor, he was like, "So THIS is what you've been hyping all this time?" Yup. "Fuck, I want one bad now." He had never seen a 21:9 monitor or seen the reason for G-sync. He has now learned the folley of his ways.
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MeatSafeMurderer
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It's not really something that can be helped. Games pretty much all use rectilinear projection, which has actual straight lines, at the cost of high FOVs looking hideous. Here's an example of a couple of other projection options, notice how only the rectilinear projection has straight lines. The others might look fine in a screenshot...but once stuff is in motion shit gets weird and unpleasant as everything bends and warps very noticeably as you move the camera.
There's a lot I liked about 21:9 but two things had me ditch it. I play as many old games as new games and I like every genre of games so had to do a lot of ini, cfg, xml, etc. edits for fixes and way too much of the vertical was cut off for my liking in DCS and IL2. I need 21:9 and 16:9 to get it on and have a baby but until then, sticking with a 55" 16:9. 21:9 is bad ass for racing sims though. Don't need the vertical there.
Buggy Loop
Member
Treated myself to a 21:9 late last year. Got a really good Amazon Warehouse deal in the sales. It's the Alienware AW3418DW
Very happy with it.
Got the AW3420DW model when the pandemic started and I knew I was working from home.
Really amazing monitors and build quality is top notch.
Allforce
Member
Mortal Kombat 11 is great in 21:9. Wish more fighting games would utilize it if only for fucking around offline.
Warzone is great too.
Pretty much every single game that can run in 21:9 is better. Just wish I could get a giant TV in that aspect (and have console games give the option)
Warzone is great too.
Pretty much every single game that can run in 21:9 is better. Just wish I could get a giant TV in that aspect (and have console games give the option)
partime
Member
It's not really something that can be helped. Games pretty much all use rectilinear projection, which has actual straight lines, at the cost of high FOVs looking hideous. Here's an example of a couple of other projection options, notice how only the rectilinear projection has straight lines. The others might look fine in a screenshot...but once stuff is in motion shit gets weird and unpleasant as everything bends and warps very noticeably as you move the camera.
I never noticed, but I guess for platformers it's not an issue.
Rei dos Vermes
Member
Everything is better in 21:9, even old games! Once you go ultrawide, it's impossible to go back.
sunnysideup
Banned
Anyone tried it on lg oled with black boarders ?
longdi
Banned
Samsung new 32:9 stupid wide monitor with 2000 mini-leds soon 
wccftech.com
Samsung Odyssey G9 2021 Model Could Be The First Monitor To Don The VESA DisplayHDR 2000 Certification
The Samsung Odyssey G9 is a 49-inch curved monitor and might be the first monitor to with a VESA DisplayHDR 2000 certification.
wccftech.com
Bonfires Down
Member
What are the two middle games?It's amazing but some basic hex editor skills are needed (in reality copy and paste mostly
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
It’s the only way i would use a 48 inch desktop tv monitor..
But even then not worth it.
Can't wait.Samsung new 32:9 stupid wide monitor with 2000 mini-leds soon
Samsung Odyssey G9 2021 Model Could Be The First Monitor To Don The VESA DisplayHDR 2000 Certification
The Samsung Odyssey G9 is a 49-inch curved monitor and might be the first monitor to with a VESA DisplayHDR 2000 certification.
Armorian
Banned
Maid of Sker - solid game with amazing atmosphere
MadchesterManc
Member
Battlefield 1 is beautiful in ultrawide. Really makes the most of those vista's.
May as well ask here: Used a 5700XT previously that would pretty much always have 3840x1620 listed in games for supported resolutions, worked great for 1:1 pixel mapped 21:9 output with black borders on my TV (sit relatively close to a 50" so the borders were never an issue) Since switching out to a 2080ti that resolution has disappeared from games and trying to set it in custom res hasn't worked for me as of yet, any Nvidia users got any ideas? Whilst 4K/60 is simple now, I do miss the easy ultrawide I had before for some games with AMD
May as well ask here: Used a 5700XT previously that would pretty much always have 3840x1620 listed in games for supported resolutions, worked great for 1:1 pixel mapped 21:9 output with black borders on my TV (sit relatively close to a 50" so the borders were never an issue) Since switching out to a 2080ti that resolution has disappeared from games and trying to set it in custom res hasn't worked for me as of yet, any Nvidia users got any ideas? Whilst 4K/60 is simple now, I do miss the easy ultrawide I had before for some games with AMD
Rei dos Vermes
Member
You don't need any mod. The ultrawide support is perfect.
longdi
Banned
Acer EI491CRG9 49-inch 5K ultra-wide monitor features VESA DisplayHDR 2000 certification - VideoCardz.com
Update: VESA has issued a statement that DisplayHDR 2000 certification does not exist and therefore should not be used. ACER super-wide monitor with Mini LED and DisplayHDR 2000 certification Chinese retailer is now offering an unreleased Acer monitor called EI491CRG9 for preorder. The...
videocardz.com
Lol Acer doing their version of samsung 32:9 stupid wide screen.
seems like Samsung made a breakthrough with 2000 mini-leds at HDR2000...
sadly no g-sync module, which means hdr tone mapping in windows 10 sucks outside playing hdr sources!
GaviotaGrande
Banned
Death Stranding is a better game in 21:9
Krappadizzle
Member
I dunno. Started it twice and couldn't put more than 3 hours into each time before quitting from boredom. Ultrawide didn't make that game any better to play that I could tell.... Looks good though.
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GaviotaGrande
Banned
If you don't enjoy the gameloop then nothing will fix it for you. I played DS twice. On PS4 and on PC. I liked it on PS4 but I truly fell in love with the game on PC. 21:9, 90+FPS on VRR display, mouse and keyboard controls (especially for navigating menus which you a lot of it in DS). It's just a much nicer experience.
GaviotaGrande
Banned
That's exactly what I'm doing. I had a wide-screen monitor but low resolution and poor black levels were a no-no for me. I force 21:9 on my 65 inch CX. It's perfect.
Naked Lunch
Member
I dont have the setup to run this but it has be amazing to play something like Darius Chronicle Saviours.
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Kitbash
Member
The percentage is pretty high these days. High enough that it's surprising when a game doesn't support them. Fall Guys didn't at launch (but does now), Hades doesn't. Can't think of any more examples.
It's definitely worth taking the leap.
Armorian
Banned
Definitely most of games released in last few years, if something doesn't you just go to pcgamingwiki and fix is waiting there (hex edit or trainers for fucking gamepass games with no exe files
).It's the best version by far, I almost completed it (second DLC, main game was beaten) on PS4 with shit framepacing and 30fps lock. After some hex edit tweaking (or souls unsqeezed app) UW PC version is the way to go:
New automata ver is UW outside of the box
Detroit
AC games are unplayable to me without UW since Origins
