Why You May NOT Want An Ultrawide Monitor For Gaming

After my first time trying a 34 inch Ultrawide monitor, I realized there was one big reason to not get one for gaming.
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[@AnnaDoes]

I can attest to the fact that Dawid was very sad with his previous monitor when he switched back to it after his time with ultra 😅

[@FlowMichael]

The description of how going from 16:9 to 21:9 is underwhelming, but going the opposite direction is a huge difference is how I felt getting a high refresh rate monitor. At first 144hz felt no better than 60, until I tried going back to 60.

[@davidhodge0201]

21:9 is criminally underrated. I swapped to a 1440 144hz 34" a few years ago and I can't go back. Such a nice experience, if you have a pc to push it properly of course. It's not easy to run in some modern titles.

[@DevonElmore]

If you play MMOs at all, Ultrawide is amazing. It lets you move UI elements off to the side that you don't need to see 24/7 (but still want to be able to see the information at a glance) and gives you extra FOV.

[@OmairArif]

A lot of games let you adjust the HUD area so stuff like the minimap doesn't get pushed into your peripheral vision. I tend to push the hud to be roughly where it would be in 16:9, which also allows me to crop the capture in OBS if I want to stream or record in 16:9 while actually playing in 21:9

[@cee_M_cee]

having a vertical 16:9 beside my 21:9, I instantly felt the huge positive impact the ultrawide provided for my daily work

[@MrXaniss]

I got an ultrawide a few months ago, and my god, it won't transform your gaming experience, but it will definitely enhance it, and in 3rd person games especially its amazing.

[@tbray]

I've had a couple of ultra wide screen monitors - kept selling them and getting "regular" monitors until I realize that I actually really like them for gaming - and working - so much space! I've got a Huawei Mateview GT and I absolutely love it. Love your videos - still binge-watching :D

[@ManducaFlown]

I have used curved monitors for a while and now I find it hard to use flat. However it is always best to put them on a vesa mount so that you have more flexibility over height and angle. Then it’s amazing. You are right that the curve somehow makes the positioning of the monitor relative to your head more important.

[@Azurantine81]

Went ultrawide back in 2017 and haven't looked back (flat though for me not curved). There are some tiny annoyances but ultrawide support has come a long way since even then. Flawless widescreen was almost a must have at that point.

[@ernieoporto1111]

Please do a 32:9 monitor now. I've been using a Samsung 49" Super Ultrawide for the last year for gaming and for work, and will NEVER go back to anything less! I'd LOVE to see your take on it!

[@ankur313]

I have had a flat LG UltraWide for 4 years now and I love it. Once you start using it, you can't go back to 16:9. Most games support 21:9 now. A lot of the games also allow you to adjust the Hud size/location now, but it never bothered me that much. I would always recommend 21:9 over 16:9. Not sure what to think of the curve as i have never experienced that.

[@vadimkavecsky3698]

Backlight flashing, overshoting and blury motion is VA panel's fault. When I upgraded from the old LG IPS 1080p ultrawide to 1440p 34" VA, I instantly disliked it for the same reasons. There was a ton of ghosting, black colors were getting smushed, blurry movement etc. But as luck would have it, the monitor had a cluster of dead pixels, so I was able to return it and get IPS 1440p 34" ultrawide and all of the issues were gone. Yes, IPS does have it issues like glow, but its not nowhere near as annoying as having multiple VA problems.

[@nightbirdds]

Some games have Ultrawide options in their settings that can move HUD elements further in. Sometimes this happens automatically, other times you have to enable them. Still other times, and most of the time, really, you just get stuff moved off to the periphery. Mileage may vary depending on the game.

[@sebastianschmitt4448]

Love the videos! You put so much time and work into them and they make my day better

[@AlphaDango]

I have a 34" Ultra-Wide and I love it in productivity and gaming. Mine got a Samsung VA Panel with really good colors and contrast.

[@CMDZamora]

Dawid i had the exact same reaction as you. Initially wasn't that impressed, was thrown off by the curve, then went back to matching 24in monitors and i realized right away i could never do this again. Awesome vid as always.

[@aleemmohamed6920]

I went from a 16:9 to a 21:9 back to a 16:9 (OLED). I really liked the ultrawide. My only issue was that it seemed like there was always a "thing" you had to do or live with when using ultrawide resolutions. Either you must edit the executable to "support" ultrawide, have some screens 16:9 only, or have things like videos stretched. Amazing for productivity though!

[@CheapBastard1988]

I just switched to a 21:9 1440p QD-OLED monitor. And I agree that it's a bit disorienting at first. Top tip: Get the program named "Flawless Widescreen" to fix the FOV on games without an FOV slider or where cutscenes have 16:9 and black bars.

[@unifairsum21]

Switched to a 32 inch 1440p 144hz about a month ago and it has a 1000R curve which I really didn't like at first but after a few days I got used to it and absolutely love it it feels kind of like a flat display to me amazing what you can get used to