Still doesn't stop people from running 2560x1080 on their 2560x1440 monitors.
You simply have less monitor for the money.
and some of those games are not running properly despite what he's claiming
It depends on how the FOV is calculated, mainly hor + or ver -. Some games keep the same FOV and chop off vertical portions for wider screens, others keep the vertical FOV and extend the horizontal (which is how all should be done but sometimes aren't). What completes the equation is what type of FOV you're defining (horizontal or vertical and number) and how the game applies it.FOV is 100% dependent on pixel count.
FOV is 0% dependent on physical screen size.
21:9 = 2560(wide) x 1080(tall)
16:9 @ 1080p = 1920(wide) x 1080(tall)
16:9 @ 1440p = 2560(wide) x 1440(tall)
Therefore, a 21:9 1080p has a lesser FOV. It has the exact same width FOV as 16:9 1440p. The 1440p will have greater FOV in height, making it a larger FOV.
To repeat, 1440p has greater FOV than 21:9 @ 1080p.
FOV is 100% dependent on pixel count.
FOV is 0% dependent on physical screen size.
21:9 = 2560(wide) x 1080(tall)
16:9 @ 1080p = 1920(wide) x 1080(tall)
16:9 @ 1440p = 2560(wide) x 1440(tall)
Therefore, a 21:9 1080p has a lesser FOV. It has the exact same width FOV as 16:9 1440p. The 1440p will have greater FOV in height, making it a larger FOV.
To repeat, 1440p has greater FOV than 21:9 @ 1080p.
you are completely wrong.FOV is 100% dependent on pixel count.
FOV is 0% dependent on physical screen size.
21:9 = 2560(wide) x 1080(tall)
16:9 @ 1080p = 1920(wide) x 1080(tall)
16:9 @ 1440p = 2560(wide) x 1440(tall)
Therefore, a 21:9 1080p has a lesser FOV. It has the exact same width FOV as 16:9 1440p. The 1440p will have greater FOV in height, making it a larger FOV.
To repeat, 1440p has greater FOV than 21:9 @ 1080p.
its not ridiculous at all. 21:9 on a 27 inch 16:9 screen is just fine if someone wants to do it.OP - buy one. If you don't like it, or it doesn't give you what you expect, then return it.
Greater horizontal field of view is more beneficial. There is a reason that movies are in this wider format.
I can attest that I can definitely see more with the wider monitor.
For those that would do 21:9 on a 27" monitor, that sounds ridiculous. The reason to get a 21:9 monitor is to have it be BIG without have to get a 30" monitor and push all those pixels. Why pay the same and then use less of your monitor that is already smaller (in a horizontal sense)?
@cbrunny - we are talking about the "width" of FoV here, not the absolute value. Our ability to see is much greater in the horizontal sense than up and down.
its even confirmed in the widescreengaming forums that the ME games dont work 100% right and that FC 3 and Metro LL stretches. you can take screens but unless you also show the game in 16:9 then where the issues are may not be apparent. I will have to check on some of the others listed. and also none of the Assassines Creed games or Witcher 2 even work at all.Which ones? I'm happy to post screenshots.
its even confirmed in the widescreengaming forums that the ME games dont work 100% right and that FC 3 and Metro LL stretches. you can take screens but unless you also show the game in 16:9 then where the issues are may not be apparent. I will have to check on some of the others listed. and also none of the Assassines Creed games or Witcher 2 even work at all.
you are NOT making any sense. nearly everyone has a 16:9 screen so all you get is black bars when running 21:9 games just like you would with movies. on a 27 inch 16:9 screen its hardly a big deal at all. would you rather have distorted images, stretched screens and huge black bars on the side or would you rather small black bars on the top and bottom for the games that actully "properly " support 21:9? and the upcoming game The Evil Within will be 21:9 only so nearly everyone is going to have black bars. do you think they should go buy a 21:9 screen since according to you its ridiculous to have a 21:9 game on a 16:9 screen?Then you can play these games at 1920*1080 easily... and the monitor is still nice and big and all those other things (color, latency, etc.) If we are cool using other resolutions on our nice monitors and you need to play one of the games you mentioned, its really easy.
Plenty of games work in 21:9. The OP looks like he is going to play about 5-6 games out of the gate on the thing and they look like they work.
I am disappointed about FC3 and LL. I've got them on my too play list, but it may have to be at "just" 1080p. Of course, I doubt I'll get to them this year (ever?) because they are behind so many games on my too play list and I don't own them yet.
have you seen one in person? it's very underwhelming. it's a 29" monitor that's the same height as a 23" monitor. a 27" 16x9 screen has more physical screen area as well as all that added vertical resolution.
you are NOT making any sense. nearly everyone has a 16:9 screen so all you get is black bars when running 21:9 games just like you would with movies. on a 27 inch 16:9 screen its hardly a big deal at all. would you rather have distorted images, stretched screens and huge black bars on the side or would you rather small black bars on the top and bottom for the games that actully "properly " support 21:9? and the upcoming game The Evil Within will be 21:9 only so nearly everyone is going to have black bars. do you think they should go buy a 21:9 screen since according to you its ridiculous to have a 21:9 game on a 16:9 screen?
yes but black bars top and bottom probably feel more natural since we already got that with movies and on our 16:10 and 4:3 screens when games were first going to 16:9.Actually it sounds like you are talking past him and are making a bigger issue out of this than there really is. He is stating that a lot of games support 21:9 (which they do) and if they don't you run them in 16:9 with vertical bars on the side. If it stretches and distorts then run in 1920x1080 until WSGF finds a way to fix it
Horizontal bars or vertical bars. Take your pick. :whiste:
bet your ass there will be tons of complaining especially those with the silly 1280x1024 screens. lol half of their screen will be black bars.Gotcha. And only that aspect ratio, too. Interesting.
you are NOT making any sense. nearly everyone has a 16:9 screen so all you get is black bars when running 21:9 games just like you would with movies. on a 27 inch 16:9 screen its hardly a big deal at all. would you rather have distorted images, stretched screens and huge black bars on the side or would you rather small black bars on the top and bottom for the games that actully "properly " support 21:9? and the upcoming game The Evil Within will be 21:9 only so nearly everyone is going to have black bars. do you think they should go buy a 21:9 screen since according to you its ridiculous to have a 21:9 game on a 16:9 screen?
the 21:9 monitor is the one with the most compromise though
it does NOT have the most upside. again, as I have said over and over and over many if not most games do not properly support it. so many people just think if the game fills the screen that it is working and they have no clue. thats not even talking about the tons of games that do nothing but leave massive black bars on the side. its a FACT that it is way less supported than surround or eyefinty for now. so for right now it has too many compromises compared to 2560x1440.For gaming, I think it also has the most upside. If it works for you (given many of the compromises posted in this thread), it *really* works.
It also looks like 21:9 will be a supported aspect ratio for the majority of games going forward.
it does NOT have the most upside. again, as I have said over and over and over many if not most games do not properly support it. so many people just think if the game fills the screen that it is working and they have no clue. thats not even talking about the tons of games that do nothing but leave massive black bars on the side. its a FACT that it is way less supported than surround or eyefinty for now. so for right now it has too many compromises compared to 2560x1440.
