Atriox 16 ENE 2024 a las 14:23
4K or 1440p Ultrawide for OLED?
I'm on the fence over what next monitor I should buy.

On one hand, there are 34 & 39 inch Ultrawide monitors which sound great, but I am put off by FOV stretching in games.

The other option is 4K at 32 inches which uses a normal 16:9 aspect ratio, however I'm not sure it's worth swapping to and if 4K really is much of a jump in quality from 1440p.

I could also just go for a 27 inch 1440p display, but I prefer to have at least a 32 inch size both for immersion and so that I can see better whilst playing shooter games.

Anyone have any advice?
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De Hollandse Ezel 17 ENE 2024 a las 15:12 
Publicado originalmente por C1REX:
Publicado originalmente por Atriox:
Right now I am most likely going to go for the PG32UCDM.
It's a very impressive monitor. It even comes with glossy finish. It's basically perfect.

I oersonally dont like glossy bessels as they mirror liight and thus are morw distracting.

as for the specs.. they are fine but 32 inch is to small for 4k.
also : i cannot see a price yet as it is listed here as "announced" meaning no dellivery date or price is known yet.
aka it aint on the market yet.

Última edición por De Hollandse Ezel; 17 ENE 2024 a las 15:15
C1REX 17 ENE 2024 a las 15:17 
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It's a very impressive monitor. It even comes with glossy finish. It's basically perfect.

I oersonally dont like glossy bessels as they mirror liight and thus are morw distracting.

as for the specs.. they are fine but 32 inch is yo small for 4k.
also : i cannot see a price yet as it is listed here as "announced" meanimh np dellivery date or price is known yet.

I like huge screens as well and 32 is also too small for me but I will never go back to matt screens.
Imagine Apple phones, macbooks or iMAC with a matt screen.
We use glossy phone screens outdoor and rarely anybody complains about reflections and wish to have matt screen instead. And they look so much better.

You are right about the price - we don't know how expensive it will be. Looking at the specs I wouldn't be surprised if it will cost $1999. At this price I would prefer a much bigger LG OLED TV. 120Hz is plenty fast for me.
Última edición por C1REX; 17 ENE 2024 a las 15:21
De Hollandse Ezel 17 ENE 2024 a las 22:24 
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Publicado originalmente por De Hollandse Ezel:

I oersonally dont like glossy bessels as they mirror liight and thus are morw distracting.

as for the specs.. they are fine but 32 inch is yo small for 4k.
also : i cannot see a price yet as it is listed here as "announced" meanimh np dellivery date or price is known yet.

I like huge screens as well and 32 is also too small for me but I will never go back to matt screens.
Imagine Apple phones, macbooks or iMAC with a matt screen.
We use glossy phone screens outdoor and rarely anybody complains about reflections and wish to have matt screen instead. And they look so much better.

You are right about the price - we don't know how expensive it will be. Looking at the specs I wouldn't be surprised if it will cost $1999. At this price I would prefer a much bigger LG OLED TV. 120Hz is plenty fast for me.

one does not game on a tv!

LG UltraGear 48GQ900
ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG48UQ

one of those for 1800 euro works fine.

alienware used to sell a massive 55 inch 4k monitor. (5500 euro)
Alienware AW5520QF
No idea why that was discontinued.
it was a bit more power efficient tham those 2 newer ones.
Última edición por De Hollandse Ezel; 17 ENE 2024 a las 22:25
C1REX 18 ENE 2024 a las 0:16 
It’s a matter of preference.
At least one of the guys at Digital Foundry is using LG OLED TV and considers it as the best monitor.

Gloss coating on TVs gives better blacks and contrast. Only recently we started getting gloss oled monitors. TVs also cost a bit less due to mass production and come in more sizes. Sure, 55-77 may be too big on most desks but if it’s a secondary screen on a wall for movies and gamepad gaming then bigger is better.

Not my setups but shows that we all have different idea of a perfect monitor.

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/s/iW178Q1CzZ
N3tRunn3r 18 ENE 2024 a las 0:56 
QLED, not OLED
Karumati 18 ENE 2024 a las 1:02 
Publicado originalmente por N3tRunn3r:
QLED, not OLED
oled looks better
Atriox 18 ENE 2024 a las 3:16 
Publicado originalmente por C1REX:
Publicado originalmente por Atriox:
Right now I am most likely going to go for the PG32UCDM.
It's a very impressive monitor. It even comes with glossy finish. It's basically perfect.
Yeah it does seem that way. I just hope the 50 series can drive 4K even better than the 40 series.
Atriox 18 ENE 2024 a las 3:25 
Publicado originalmente por C1REX:
It’s a matter of preference.
At least one of the guys at Digital Foundry is using LG OLED TV and considers it as the best monitor.

Gloss coating on TVs gives better blacks and contrast. Only recently we started getting gloss oled monitors. TVs also cost a bit less due to mass production and come in more sizes. Sure, 55-77 may be too big on most desks but if it’s a secondary screen on a wall for movies and gamepad gaming then bigger is better.

Not my setups but shows that we all have different idea of a perfect monitor.

https://www.reddit.com/r/battlestations/s/iW178Q1CzZ
Reviewers are saying that the new Matte finish on the latest LG OLED monitors are just as good as the Glossy panels and that they have no contrast issues, which is pretty good.

I do prefer the look of the glossy, but reflections are an issue.
PopinFRESH 18 ENE 2024 a las 3:52 
There are tradeoffs with any display panel tech, however, many new OLED panels have significantly improved upon the limitations / shortcomings with OLED.

In regards to the original question; 21:9 / 21:10 @ 3440x1440 resolution still looks great and the ultrawide fov is one of those things that is hard to switch back from after using it for a bit. I would personally much rather go with a 3440x1440p100/120/144 21:9 ultrawide over a 3840x2160p120/144/165 16:9 display.

Many modern games natively support 21:9. Some still don't do super ultrawide 32:9 well / natively and to me those are great for productivity use but lose most benefit for a gaming application as 21:9 is already extending the fov to your periphery. For older games they will also work perfectly fine as 16:9 with pillarboxing; and with an OLED panel this works great as those pillarbox edges are completely black / off.

The Wide Screen Gaming Forum[www.wsgf.org] is a great community with loads of knowledge and resources for getting things working well on ultrawide displays.

They have a Games DB Master List[www.wsgf.org] that provides a great amount of details in to how well nearly any game supports ultrawide/super ultrawide displays and what options if any for mitigating issues in games that doesn't natively support them.
Atriox 18 ENE 2024 a las 4:04 
Publicado originalmente por PopinFRESH:
There are tradeoffs with any display panel tech, however, many new OLED panels have significantly improved upon the limitations / shortcomings with OLED.

In regards to the original question; 21:9 / 21:10 @ 3440x1440 resolution still looks great and the ultrawide fov is one of those things that is hard to switch back from after using it for a bit. I would personally much rather go with a 3440x1440p100/120/144 21:9 ultrawide over a 3840x2160p120/144/165 16:9 display.

Many modern games natively support 21:9. Some still don't do super ultrawide 32:9 well / natively and to me those are great for productivity use but lose most benefit for a gaming application as 21:9 is already extending the fov to your periphery. For older games they will also work perfectly fine as 16:9 with pillarboxing; and with an OLED panel this works great as those pillarbox edges are completely black / off.

The Wide Screen Gaming Forum[www.wsgf.org] is a great community with loads of knowledge and resources for getting things working well on ultrawide displays.

They have a Games DB Master List[www.wsgf.org] that provides a great amount of details in to how well nearly any game supports ultrawide/super ultrawide displays and what options if any for mitigating issues in games that doesn't natively support them.
Yeah there absolutely are. I think the biggest thing about 4K that makes me question whether or not I should go for it, is if there really is that much of a difference on a 32 inch display vs 1440p.

Going for the Ultrawide is probably a safer decision because I can just opt for the 39 inch OLED Ultrawide model, which is essentially just a wider version of a 32 inch 1440p.

If I get pillarboxing with the 39 inch, I don't think it would bother me because it would just be like using a 16:9 32 inch display.
De Hollandse Ezel 18 ENE 2024 a las 4:12 
Publicado originalmente por PopinFRESH:
There are tradeoffs with any display panel tech, however, many new OLED panels have significantly improved upon the limitations / shortcomings with OLED.

In regards to the original question; 21:9 / 21:10 @ 3440x1440 resolution still looks great and the ultrawide fov is one of those things that is hard to switch back from after using it for a bit. I would personally much rather go with a 3440x1440p100/120/144 21:9 ultrawide over a 3840x2160p120/144/165 16:9 display.

Many modern games natively support 21:9. Some still don't do super ultrawide 32:9 well / natively and to me those are great for productivity use but lose most benefit for a gaming application as 21:9 is already extending the fov to your periphery. For older games they will also work perfectly fine as 16:9 with pillarboxing; and with an OLED panel this works great as those pillarbox edges are completely black / off.

The Wide Screen Gaming Forum[www.wsgf.org] is a great community with loads of knowledge and resources for getting things working well on ultrawide displays.

They have a Games DB Master List[www.wsgf.org] that provides a great amount of details in to how well nearly any game supports ultrawide/super ultrawide displays and what options if any for mitigating issues in games that doesn't natively support them.

as a strategy gamer : higher resolution gives more of the map in battlefield oversight which is a tactical edge.
but if the screen is to small ala to high pixels per square cm surface.. it will be more difficult to notify things.

so the perfect monitor fills your entire field of vieuw while keeping "zoom" such that things remain larhe enough that no time is lost in identification

wide screens are terrible for that.

as stated old 4:3 screens were MUCH better.
I never got it why that standard was dropped it was do much better matched to the human field of vieuw.

a 49 inch 4000x3000 screen would be perfect.
1800 pixels per cm2 is the perfect density and 48 imch can still be placed withun 60cm of yoir face to fully fill your field of vieuw.

how I see ultradewide is

wide.. placed to close.. the edges outsude field of view..
bend wide even worse as it bends behind your vuewing angle..

so you must plave it further away.. at that point you are just nerfimg yoursrlf..
you basicly cut the top third slice off the screen you could have had.
at that point just get a bigger non wide screen.
Última edición por De Hollandse Ezel; 18 ENE 2024 a las 4:16
N3tRunn3r 18 ENE 2024 a las 4:47 
Publicado originalmente por Karumati:
Publicado originalmente por N3tRunn3r:
QLED, not OLED
oled looks better
grossly negligent:

QLED lives 15 years
OLED lives 5 years, then you can trash it
Karumati 18 ENE 2024 a las 5:31 
Publicado originalmente por N3tRunn3r:
Publicado originalmente por Karumati:
oled looks better
grossly negligent:

QLED lives 15 years
OLED lives 5 years, then you can trash it
who cares about longevity when people buy better screens to have nicer image quality ?
Atriox 18 ENE 2024 a las 5:39 
Publicado originalmente por N3tRunn3r:
Publicado originalmente por Karumati:
oled looks better
grossly negligent:

QLED lives 15 years
OLED lives 5 years, then you can trash it
My old QLED monitor lasted two years before there was a line across the whole screen
De Hollandse Ezel 18 ENE 2024 a las 5:40 
Publicado originalmente por Karumati:
Publicado originalmente por N3tRunn3r:
grossly negligent:

QLED lives 15 years
OLED lives 5 years, then you can trash it
who cares about longevity when people buy better screens to have nicer image quality ?


my 800 euro screen habing 15 dead pixels since day 1.. and that being legal sonehow annoyed me like crazy.
-a new screen schould have 0 deas pixels.
but it is as it is.

now imagine a screen dying in just 5 years.. most may replace their pc every 3 or 4 years
but few will replace their monitor more often than once per 8-10 years..

one that lasts only 5 years.. would be a downside..
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