I have a triple monitor setup right now, but am thinking of trying a single ultrawide monitor. What is your preference?

  • LucidNightmare@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I bought an ultrawide monitor, and it has over the years, become my least favorite part of my setup. The games that I play usually do not even support ultrawide, movies don’t support it, and Youtube videos do not support it.

    Basically, I spent the extra amount of money on a monitor that shows black bars 90% of the time I am at my desk, and that has really soured my experience with ultrawides.

    The next monitor I get will be a flat, 2 or 4k OLED monitor.

    • GoodEye8@lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      But when it works it’s excellent, reminds me of going from 4:3 to 16:9. Playing 16:9 feels jarring, like I’m playing with blinders on. I’m not sure what you’re playing but most of the games I play do support 21:9.

      And YouTube actually supports 21:9, it’s just that most content creators don’t make videos in that format.