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[kiphalfton]

I played Wolfenstein The New Order and Wolfenstein The Old Blood on ultrawide 34" Alienware AW3420DW monitor. It was great. However, I decided to play Wolfenstein II on my OLED LG TV and although the colors obviously look better, I think it's a mistake playing FPS games on a standard 16:9 TV/display.

I'm thinking once you go ultrawide it's hard to go back.

Thoughts and opinions?

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Curved 21:9 (or higher), or fuck it. Ultrawide is superior than having better colors in my opinion. Immersion beats all, and you can't get that with a limited FOV. Plus ultrawides always support higher framerates. They are honestly built for different purposes. 21:9 is meant for gaming and content creation (flat panel, ugh).

 

[nixcm]

I’m also looking into going ultra wide to replace my 3 mismatched screens, maybe keep one of them as an additional portrait display. But I use my pc for work too, so wonder how it will affect zbrush, maya etc; and I like to stream to my tv via steam link, which might not play well with my pc screen being super wide…

 

[HerpDerpstreit]

I have a curved super ultrawide,49" 32:9. Upgraded from a 27" 21:9, each upgrade has been worth it IMO. Hard to go back to standard after having the wider view area and most games are supporting the native 3840x1080 @ 144 fps.
Here is a 21:9 from DOOM 2016. The rest are from the 32:9, DOOM Eternal, Destiny 2 and Cyberpunk 2077.

Edited to add screenshots.

 

[bender]

16:10

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

I have a curved super ultrawide,49" 32:9. Upgraded from a 27" 21:9, each upgrade has been worth it IMO. Hard to go back to standard after having the wider view area and most games are supporting the native 3840x1080 @ 144 fps.

There are rarely any games that don't support it, and if they don't, there are ready community fixes. Even Xbox Series is supporting ultrawide monitors. It's definitely the future for gaming.

 

[Larxia]

If I had a perfect vision I could be interested in ultrawide, but with my glasses my peripheral (even just slightly peripheral) vision is really bad, quickly turns into chromatic aberration mess, so I couldn't really properly use an ultra wide monitor. I think even a 16:9 27" monitor would be a bit too big, currently with a 24". Yes it's sad, wish I could find a fix for this.

Also not really sure I would be into a curved monitor, but maybe for ultra wide it makes a bit more sense.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Love it. I plan to go Ultra Wide, too. I want it all, though. so I am putting together a budget around 2k for a good fucking monitor.

 

[SF Kosmo]

I don't really understand the benefit of an ultrawide monitor as opposed to one that is simply bigger. Would you ever want a monitor that is shorter than the one you have? Because that's essentially the deal.

 

[Moochi]

21:9 is perfection. You don't have to turn your head much and all the details just stream in from the limits of your peripheral vision. 32:9 is too wide for me--I have a disease that makes turning my head a problem, and I don't want to sit so far from the screen to compensate that everything becomes too small.

 

[Spukc]

U L T R A W I D E

above 21:9 is kinda meh because movies

 

[Phase]

There are rarely any games that don't support it, and if they don't, there are ready community fixes. Even Xbox Series is supporting ultrawide monitors. It's definitely the future for gaming.

I'm planning on going UW soon, but I'd love to use it for both PC and future consoles. Are there any with hdmi 2.1 or will we have to wait a bit longer?

 

[Armorian]

Ultrawide is better for everything. But japanese devs... even using UE4 they can fuck up PC version of the game.

Scarlet Nexus requires some tweaking (hex edits) but looks glorius in UW:

Nier

ACV

 

[Armorian]

There are rarely any games that don't support it, and if they don't, there are ready community fixes. Even Xbox Series is supporting ultrawide monitors. It's definitely the future for gaming.

I'm planning on going UW soon, but I'd love to use it for both PC and future consoles. Are there any with hdmi 2.1 or will we have to wait a bit longer?

Consoles won't support UW properly any time soon, it requires more processing power and % of people with monitors is too small.

 

[Raonak]

A normal screen, because I don't want to lose vertical ratio.

 

[bender]

Everyone report Armorian for putting Assassin's Creed next to Nier.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

I’d play every game in UW if it was properly supported.

 

[Armorian]

A normal screen, because I don't want to lose vertical ratio.

You don't, you get more X while maintaining the same Y

Everyone report Armorian for putting Assassin's Creed next to Nier.

Sorry

I’d play every game in UW if it was properly supported.

You can make them, pcgamingwiki is your friend and every PC player should have knowledge to copy/paste some hex strings

 

[longdi]

It is been 10 years, wow
i remember seeing this 21:9 TV in stores

TBf, you can take a 16:9 and use custom resolution to make it 21:9, at least for PCMR, works best with Oled becase of the black bars

LG's 105-inch, 21:9 curved UHD TV is wide enough to be a tanning bed

LG already has a big 77-inch curved Ultra HD OLED TV, but why stop there? The Korean company has just announced that it will be unveiling a 105-inch version at CES next month, but with a twist: this one uses LCD instead of the more expensive OLED, courtesy of improved TFT technology for an even...

www.engadget.com

 

[MadchesterManc]

I've been using the 3840x1620 custom Res method with a 4k TV for a few years now, on a game by game basis tho as some games that have support can still be iffy. Battlefield 1 is probably my favourite for ultrawide, not just for the added competitive bonus, as the sweeping vistas on the larger maps are just glorious to see without needing to pan the camera. Once you've done 21:9 on a game it's tough to go back to 16:9

 

[Kenpachii]

Problem with 21:9 is, the 1080p version is dog shit. Its way way way to small vertically.

So that leaves only 3440x1440 which takes a ton more resources of the GPU. The screens also are mighty expensive. And the support is still to this day kinda shit.

 

[Self_Destructive]

21:9 Ultrawide baby.

I have a 3840x1600 38'' LG 38GL950G-B and it's phenomenal. Pretty much the perfect resolution to look amazing and drive at high framerates.

Once you go Ultrawide, it's impossible to go back IMO.

 

[Armorian]

Once you go Ultrawide, it's impossible to go back IMO.

Yes, same for VRR so it's the best to get both at the same time

 

[Bonfires Down]

I play on a TV so I don’t really have a choice unless I want to waste a third of the screen

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Ultrawide anyday!

 

[Rikkori]

Ultrawide for sure, but since it's all about size I stick to TVs, so most of the time I'll be playing in 16:9. I used to play on both a 32" 16:9 monitor and 29" 21:9 monitor before I made the jump to 4K TVs, and tbh the monitor has to be 34"+ else it feels like you're looking through a keyhole, it's too damn short vertically. In the future I hope we'll get modular TVs so I can piece a huge ultrawide TV together.

 

[DonJuanSchlong]

Ultrawide anyday!

*EVERYDAY*

 

[Krappadizzle]

I play on Ultrawide. Can't go back.

My first major monitor purchase was a 16:9 144hz G-Sync monitor and I loved it, got an Alienware AW3420DW a few years back during a Black Friday sale and have never gone back, now I use that 16:9 monitor as a second monitor and always use the 21:9 for gaming and everything else.

 

[Miles708]

Ultrawide is nice if you're an horse.
16:9 is good.
4:3 is perfection.

 

[Armorian]

Ultrawide is nice if you're an horse.
16:9 is good.
4:3 is perfection.

 

[Rbk_3]

Ultrawide is better for everything

It is most certainly not better for competitive shooters and esports.

 

[baphomet]

depends.

The only ultra wide monitors that I would consider using arent cheap. Minimum 1440 vertical, 144hz, not curved, and a gsync module.

I'd probably buy a 144hz 4k gsync monitor before I'd buy an ultra wide.

 

[Armorian]

It is most certainly not better for competitive shooters and esports.

??

You see more than 16:9 users unless game is forcing cropped image on UW (like overwatch)



Many people ITT just don't get what UW offers...

 

[nightmare-slain]

16:9. i think ultrawide would be good but i aint touching it unless it's standard. i'm not messing about with games modding them to get them "working". nor am i playing with black bars. fuck that shit. if ultrawide monitors become the standard and developers make games run in ultra wide then i'll jump in. but until then it's 16:9 for me.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

I like ultrawide. Gives a lot of space.

 

[RoboFu]

16:9 is fine just like 4:3 was fine.

 

[GreenAlien]

You don't, you get more X while maintaining the same Y

So.. buy a bigger 16:9 monitor with just as much X, and you will get additional Y as a bonus.. The rest should just be a matter of fov.. no?

 

[Armorian]

So.. buy a bigger 16:9 monitor with just as much X, and you will get additional Y as a bonus..

I was talking about FOV, not pixels. You see more on 21:9 always - unless devs are fuckers that forces image cropping (see blizzard, overwatch)

Watch the video I posted above

 

[GreenAlien]

Watch the video I posted above

The comparisons always seem to be made with smaller 16:9 screens. That seems arbitrary. You might as well match length instead of height. In that case, the 16:9 has more space available instead of less, and you should be able to get the same 21:9 picture and see even more.

 

[baphomet]

The comparisons always seem to be made with smaller 16:9 screens. That seems arbitrary. You might as well match length instead of height.

That isn't how aspect ratio works.

 

[Armorian]

The comparisons always seem to be made with smaller 16:9 screens. That seems arbitrary. You might as well match length instead of height. In that case, the 16:9 has more space available instead of less, and you should be able to get the same 21:9 picture and see even more.

You don't get how it works.

Resolution and screen size doesn't have anything to do with how much you see in games, aspect ratio has.

 

[eNT1TY]

21:9 on PC since LG released their first ultrawide. Have replaced my monitor 3 times since. Have been rocking an LG 38GN950 but might return it to Costco and wait for full HDR panels with FALD in the 38" range and going back to my 34GK950G which has served me quite well as it strikes a nice balance of refresh rate and rez for a 2080ti. Wished the Series X and PS5 supported ultrawide.
The only thing lacking in the Ultrawide space compared to top end 16:9 displays is HDR support and proper HDR is a game changer for me, the impact is much more appreciable than resolution alone could ever offer. So Ultrawide for PC but 4k HDR for consoles, both offer unique experiences and both can impress.

 

[longdi]

i think 32:9 is too wide, so much i have to turn my head, and many games will distort at that wideness

 

[GreenAlien]

Resolution and screen size doesn't have anything to do with how much you see in games, aspect ratio has.

Get a bigger 16:9 screen while maintaining the same size of the car via fov adjustment instead of having it appear bigger due to the bigger screen.. The center image stays the same, you get the additional length of 21:9 screens and the additional height from your bigger screen..

You just choose a higher fov that would make the car appear further away on your old screen.

Let's say I usually play Cold Steel 4 with 45 fov on my 16:9. If I change the fov to 70, I see more on the sides just like I would with a 21:9 screen.

I really don't get why that shouldn't work.

Edit:

FOV, horizontal data won’t change because you buy a bigger 16:9 monitor.. unless you tweak but a high FOV on a 16:9 looks like a fish-eye while on an ultrawide it looks natural.

Well, that might be the main issue..

 

[Buggy Loop]

The comparisons always seem to be made with smaller 16:9 screens. That seems arbitrary. You might as well match length instead of height. In that case, the 16:9 has more space available instead of less, and you should be able to get the same 21:9 picture and see even more.

FOV, horizontal data won’t change because you buy a bigger 16:9 monitor.. unless you tweak but a high FOV on a 16:9 looks like a fish-eye while on an ultrawide it looks natural.

OP, I have the same monitor, AW3420DW since a year now and I just can’t go back. Barely used the TV for gaming since then. The monitor upgrade in other aspects was also mind blowing, I mean I went from an old 16:9 1080p 60Hz monitor to an ultrawide 1440p 120Hz Gsync. Gsync/freesync also is a something I could not live without now, it’s so good.

I mostly play single player games / sims, so the immersion is bringing a lot to the table. First time I played Dirt 2 on it I was so much more stressed than all previous runs because the sense of speed is simply higher with having more road/trees in your field of view.

There’s still some bonehead devs who don’t give the option even though the community finds the hex hack within a few minutes of release, which tells a lot about some dev’s porting laziness, but overall the support is pretty good for 21:9 and more and more supported natively with new releases.

Some 2D indies do not support ultrawide which is a shame, like Hades. I buy those on Switch. But again, I barely touch the thing anymore.

edit: oh also, eliminating letter boxing for 99% of the movies is

 

[SLB1904]

Ultrawide is nice if you're an horse.
16:9 is good.
4:3 is perfection.

Anything that makes you move your head to look is bad.

 

[Armorian]

Get a bigger 16:9 screen while maintaining the same size of the car via fov adjustment instead of having it appear bigger due to the bigger screen.. The center image stays the same, you get the additional length of 21:9 screens and the additional height from your bigger screen..

You just choose a higher fov that would make the car appear further away on your old screen.

Let's say I usually play Cold Steel 4 with 45 fov on my 16:9. If I change the fov to 70, I see more on the sides just like I would with a 21:9 screen.

I really don't get why that shouldn't work.

Edit:

Well, that might be the main issue..

You will still see more on 21:9 with higher fov...

Days Gone

16x9 FOV 87

21x9 FOV 87

16x9 FOV 100

21x9 FOV 100

Spoiler: Bonus

 

[brian0057]

16:9, 16:10 > 4:3 > Every other aspect ratio.
Also with a max FOV of 90. I despise FOV's above 90. They always look like shit.

EDIT: I haven't tried ultrawide monitors so I can't opine on them.

 

[longdi]

16:9, 16:10 > 4:3 > Every other aspect ratio.
Also with a max FOV of 90. I despise FOV's above 90. They always look like shit.

EDIT: I haven't tried ultrawide monitors so I can't opine on them.

21:9 is real deal, i didn't believe it until i got x35 on clearance.

tbf, you need at least a 34" for 21:9, anything smaller, the lower height is not ideal

 

[Miles708]

Anything that makes you move your head to look is bad.

I understand for competitive enviroments, where everyone is out of his mind to not get a real job, but in normal circumstances using your "peripheral vision" is not a convenient, or even comfortable way to play.

But this is the PC enviroment where any FOV lower than 185° is a crime against humanity, because apparently PC gamers are chameleons with independent eyeballs.