Question Real world experience on Normal, wide screen and wide screen curved monitors

winr

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I have 2 x 32" Asus normal monitors

Have been looking online at 34" normal monitors and wide screen and curved wide screens

I found a few wide screens that are of course wider than my 32" monitors but 2" or 3" taller horizontal as well

What are yalls opinion as to the 3 different monitors typed please ??


Ricky.
 

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I went from a 24" flat 1200p to a 1440p UW the Nixeus 34 edge one. I can't remember the curve number. But I honestly don't see the curve at all.
My desk is an L shape and it sits deeper back into the 90 that the 24 " did which allowed for better speaker placement.

Only gripe would be if something, a game didn't support 3440*1440p.
Diablo 4 loading screen used to fill entire screen then after s3 patch it's now a 16x10 aspect until the next loading screen. Then it's UW all the way.
BG3 was UW I don't remember any black bars there.
Btw old monitor was a Dell Ultrasharp from 2007 the expensive one. High quality IPS.

The 34 edge is a VA panel.

I don't find myself having to turn my head, sometimes adjusting mouse dpi to get across whole screen but I usually use a lower dpi.

No headaches no blurred peripheral vision. Looks same as if it was flat to me.

Edit. I also have a height constraint where my monitor is placed. (top shelf on one side of desk.)
 
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mindless1

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I found a few wide screens that are of course wider than my 32" monitors but 2" or 3" taller horizontal as well
That's not how math works. ;)

What are your intended uses? Gaming?

Are you looking to keep using the current 2 x 32" and add one 34" curved to them, or replace with 1 x 34" curved or 2 x 34" curved or some other combination?

I could see using a single curved widescreen but not so much in a multi-monitor setup unless you aren't trying to integrate the image across multiple monitors for gaming... which I doubt you were doing previously with only two monitors anyway.

How about a larger flat monitor in the center, then on each side of it, the 2 x 32" monitors turned sideways? ;)
 
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winr

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Thanks guys

I will probably only use 1 monitor each for my 2 PC's, I like having a large monitor so I can sit back in my chair

I mainly read web sites about history, geology and such


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Thanks guys

I will probably only use 1 monitor each for my 2 PC's, I like having a large monitor so I can sit back in my chair

I mainly read web sites about history, geology and such


Ricky.
I think that makes a difference. I am able to push mine deep.into the desk space with keyboard in front and mouse to the right.
My nephew has I believe a 27" curved and for me personally it's too close. Plus I think he's using his old one on the side for streaming stuff. But he's all squished up in that room.
 
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