Big, curvy, and beautiful: the next generation of monitors is coming

#1

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Thoughts?

#2

Bigger and wider is always good.

However, 2 important points:

  1. Must have G-Sync/Freesync; and
  2. Must have at least 120hz refresh (having g-sync with 60hz max refresh is pointless).
#3

G-sync is crazy expensive and I don’t trust brands like Acer and Asus. I’ve also read about people complaining about driver issues when running G-sync at 144 Hz. I think I’ll wait another few years before I decide to jump in.

#4

Weird things going on there.

Acer and Asus are very reputable in the monitor biz AFAIK.

Never heard of any problems with 144hz with Gsync.

#5

I’ve only tried their cheaper models and I have bad experience with them. Customer reviews are all over the place. If I pay £600 for a monitor I want it to be near perfect.

I’ve never gotten used to working with multiple monitors. An ultrawide single monitor might actually be the better option for me.

#6

Meh, I think the curved screens are more of a passing fad.

And I’m waiting for a non-propitiatory refresh solution, too.

VR is going to be my next monitor

#7

I want a really good 1440p screen. The curvature doesn’t matter, I just want a super wide screen instead of the dual monitor mess I currently have.

#8

I might be in the minority, but for a computer monitor, there comes a point where it becomes too wide for general use. If you’re playing PC games on it, then it’s understandable, but I rarely do.

#9

Too wide if you run one program at full screen. Imagine a ton of different programs that are all easily viewed and used at once. That’s what I want.

#10

Even on a 16:9 monitor I often run two programs side-by-side. Most operating systems have keyboard shortcuts for snapping windows to the sides.

#11

That’s great for two programs. I want eight or nine that don’t have to be snapped to be useable.

#12

I can’t look at more than one or two window at the same time anyway. If I’m juggling other programs I can switch between then or rotate entire desktops instead.

#13

Keep in mind that I’ve been streaming a good bit more of late. I have to toggle about five programs/browser windows for the optimal experience.