21:9 Gaming Thread | That cinematic feel

Smushroomed said:
21:9 game support: Most newer games can support 21:9, BUT most games do not have a 21:9 UI, and the cutscenes (in-game/fmv) are still in 16:9. Its something you get used to. Some games will never work right. The Evil WIthin is notorious for this, and phantom pain keeps breaking because komani keeps patching the game.

Here's my youtube channel. I just started recording games in 21:9
https://www.youtube.com/user/terencecah/videos
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Evil Within works flawlessly with flawless widescreen, remember to turn off black bars option ingame with it running.
Constantly patching the witcher 3 and mgs5 .exe can get frustrating, but I can't play at 16:9 anymore, it feels claustrophobic. I went from a 144hz screen to 21:9 60hz and it is amazing. Just wish I had gsync now, also hoping for some new type of universal synching tech like freesync becoming standard in all future monitors, cards/consoles.
 
Anyone here gonna get the new Acer Predator X34? It's literally my dream monitor and I'm hoping to see what others think of it, other than Linus or other professional reviewers, before plopping down the cash. Of course I'll be waiting on a sale or price drop regardless, but I'm hoping someone here picks it up and has some thoughts about it.
 
poodaddy said:
Anyone here gonna get the new Acer Predator X34? It's literally my dream monitor and I'm hoping to see what others think of it, other than Linus or other professional reviewers, before plopping down the cash. Of course I'll be waiting on a sale or price drop regardless, but I'm hoping someone here picks it up and has some thoughts about it.
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I did a short review, post 900 comparing a rog swift to the x34

It's expensive but it's awesome
 
Smushroomed said:
I did a short review, post 900 comparing a rog swift to the x34

It's expensive but it's awesome
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Thank you for the review brother, and you just got a new subscriber on youtube as well. Looks like this is the monitor I thought it was man.....goddammit now I just want it more. Here's hoping that Asus releases something that forces Acer to drop the price on this, or hell I'd take a decent Black Friday or Cyber Monday deal as well. I just bought a 1500 dollar TV last year and a 2000 buck laptop this year along with a 980 ti for my desktop so I think my wife would kill me, leave me, or both if I bought this at full price. God I need it though.
 
jim2point0 said:
Because they seem to sell out immediately anywhere they appear.
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Yeah, I've seen a few scalpers throwing them on eBay for ridiculous prices.

Also, perhaps it's been discussed in this thread already, and I missed it, but I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts.

Apparently Intel (and VESA), has backed freesync. Think we'll see G-sync fade out in favor or freesync?
 
jim2point0 said:
No.

What does that even mean? Intel backs freesync? Someone may have to explain the importance of that because I'm not sure why it matters.
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Well, I just thought it might make some interesting discussion/insight.

But it means Intel CPUs with integrated discreet GPUs will probably work with FreeSync right out of the box when the new processors come out. Which also means we'll probably see a lot of monitors offering FreeSync standard since it's not a proprietary format like G-sync.

It's just interesting for the market. The CPU maker with the largest market share has backed the competition to the largest GPU market share holder's own format. In a market where when buying all this gear, you're already having to pick a side to make everything work together properly (you have to have a g-sync monitor and Nvidia card, or a AMD card and FreeSync monitor, you can't mix and match). Now, the most expensive piece of your new computer will already have a side picked for you.
 
The_blonde_and_blue said:
So, I've been team green all the way, but if I'm building my next computer, and my CPU supports FreeSync, AMD cards are cheaper, and there are a ton of cheap FreeSync monitors out, why would the average consumer go team green again?
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Who's building a computer with only integrated graphics AND wants gsync or freesync? I feel like the kind of people that want adaptive refresh rates are going to have a discreet graphics card. So I feel monitor support will still follow whichever cards have the largest marketshare. But that's just my $0.02.
 
jim2point0 said:
I feel monitor support will still follow whichever cards have the largest marketshare. But that's just my $0.02.
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I'd agree. But that's kinda the point I'm pondering. I wonder if there's a chance that the market could shift in light of these changes.

I think this could be good for AMD's market share. And I wonder if they'll get some buyer overlap just because Intel buyers might be more inclined to buy when (if) all this goes down.

OT: Any news on another shipment of the Acer x34? I'm wishing I would've pulled the trigger when I first saw them on Newegg now. I refuse to pay the $800 markup I'm seeing elsewhere. I don't want to wait until Christmas D:
 
Are there any good ultrawides under the $300 range?

jim2point0 said:
Who's building a computer with only integrated graphics AND wants gsync or freesync? I feel like the kind of people that want adaptive refresh rates are going to have a discreet graphics card. So I feel monitor support will still follow whichever cards have the largest marketshare. But that's just my $0.02.
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Freesync is arguably more important on a low power system as it can do refresh rates in between 30 and 60 while still looking smooth. Whereas a high power system can more easily obtain 60fps
 
The price on the FreeSync XR341CK is down to $880 on Amazon

I've heard it can potentially be overclocked to 85 Hz.

Would 85 vs 100 Hz be a huge difference considering the savings (around $420 difference vs buying the $1300 Predator X34). Thinking of selling my UM95 and getting it. Got an AMD GPU I can use so that's a non-issue.

Edit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ultrawidemasterrace/comments/3rs7a5/acer_predator_x34_is_being_recalled/

X34 got recalled. I think I'm back to my original plan of just waiting for the Asus. Too many issues with these new monitors.
 
Anyone has tried the LG 29UT55 ? I'm looking into purchasing a 29" display, since I use 23" 16:9 display currently, but anything I see is so up in price (living in Mexico) except from this one and the 29UM57. Both displays also get into a price of 300usd here so that makes them accesible for me but wanted to have some advice first or recommendations from those using 29" displays
 
Ok, so there a still a lot of games that need tweaks or can't be put in a 21:9 mode at all and at the moment I have a 970GTX, which I'm planning to upgrade next year, but not now...
HOW is non-native resolution gaming on a 3440x1440 monitor? Does playing at 2560x1440 make trouble? Is the picture centered? Can I play 1080p games in a native resolution with black bars all around the picture? If not, how ugly is the upscaling?
 
TylerDurden4321 said:
Ok, so there a still a lot of games that need tweaks or can't be put in a 21:9 mode at all and at the moment I have a 970GTX, which I'm planning to update next year, but not now...
HOW is non-native resolution gaming on a 3440x1440 monitor? Does playing at 2560x1440 make trouble? Is the picture centered? Can I play 1080p games in a native resolution with black bars all around the picture? How ugly is the upscaling?
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When I play 2560x1440 on my 34" 3440x1440, I do so borderless windowed and have my w10 taskbar on the right of my screen. Why waste vertical screen estate when you have so much horizontal to spare?
Borderless windowed are centered. With the taskbar moved away, nothing is in the way and the game is the same size as it would be on a 27" 1440p monitor, on 34" monitors. I also hate looking at black bars and would rather have my wallpaper/mediaplayer/taskbar on the sides. Personally, I wouldn't bother with upscaling. 2560x1440 is the lowest I would go.
 
Blitzhex said:
When I play 2560x1440 on my 34" 3440x1440, I do so borderless windowed and have my w10 taskbar on the right of my screen. Why waste vertical screen estate when you have so much horizontal to spare?
Borderless windowed are centered. With the taskbar moved away, nothing is in the way and the game is the same size as it would be on a 27" 1440p monitor, on 34" monitors. I also hate looking at black bars and would rather have my wallpaper/mediaplayer/taskbar on the sides. Personally, I wouldn't bother with upscaling. 2560x1440 is the lowest I would go.
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Personally I prefer black bars, especially if the game gets pretty dark... I don't want brighter stuff on the sides then. Was asking about upscaling because some older games might not support 2560x1440. I wouldn't really know though, been using 16:10 monitors for a long time now.

But thanks for the 2560x1440 info. Hopefully I'll never have to opt for upscaling to achieve solid 60fps if I turn down the graphic options. Some games scale really shitty though and it might be 9 months with that monitor until I upgrade from my GTX 970 to something that will brute-force its way out of that problem.
 
TylerDurden4321 said:
Personally I prefer black bars, especially if the game gets pretty dark... I don't want brighter stuff on the sides then. Was asking about upscaling because some older games might not support 2560x1440. I wouldn't really know though, been using 16:10 monitors for a long time now.

But thanks for the 2560x1440 info. Hopefully I'll never have to opt for upscaling to achieve solid 60fps if I turn down the graphic options. Some games scale really shitty though and it might be 9 months with that monitor until I upgrade from my GTX 970 to something that will brute-force its way out of that problem.
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I have a 970 @ 1415/7500 mhz and it does everything fine at 60 fps. So far I've only had to run Witcher 3 and Arkham Knight at 30 fps, because I can't stand unlocked framerate, otherwise they hover around 45 fps with max settings.
 
I'm considering getting the LG 29UM57. My roommate got it over the summer and seeing it running made me look into Ultra-wide gaming. This one is the one he bought and it is definitely a step up from my regular 21.5 1080p non-IPS monitor. Its at a great price and it seems that itll definitely make everything better. I play First-person games and third-person ones as well and I have a GTX 970. so it seems that running them should not be an issue from what i am seeing. Anyone have this monitor that can give me their experience with it?
 
Rnr1224 said:
I'm considering getting the LG 29UM57. My roommate got it over the summer and seeing it running made me look into Ultra-wide gaming. This one is the one he bought and it is definitely a step up from my regular 21.5 1080p non-IPS monitor. Its at a great price and it seems that itll definitely make everything better. I play First-person games and third-person ones as well and I have a GTX 970. so it seems that running them should not be an issue from what i am seeing. Anyone have this monitor that can give me their experience with it?
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I have the 29UM67, it's the same monitor but with Freesync and it runs at 75Hz instead of 60Hz. I love mine, honestly. Some older games need Widescreen fixer IOT display properly, others you have to play with black bars on the sides. Most new games just work, though.
 
What are my options for viewing Blu-ray movies on PC, besides ripping stuff and then playing that via VLC on Windows 10? My external BR-W drive came with some software, but it's got zero flexibility for cropping the picture to the right format.
I tried the guide here for using VLC for watching blu-rays, but it wouldn't work for me.
 
Waiting for a 'good' 21:9 34" Gsync monitor is killing me. Hoping the Asus one turns out better than the Acer x34 Predator.
 
http://promotions.newegg.com/neemail/guerrilla/LP/15-Nov/index-Monitor4hour18.html

Newegg has the following:
LG 29UM67P Black 29 inch Adaptive-Sync (Free-Sync) 21:9 UltraWide, 60 Hz 5ms (GTG) IPS, 5,000,000:1 LED Backlight Gaming Monitor with Built-in Speaker, exclusive game mode
$249.99
After $30 MIR with Free Shipping!
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Any ideas how good/bad this is? Worth getting? My 20" Dell flickers like crazy on startup (almost like a rolling picture) and takes up to 5 minutes to stabilize... thinking about upgrading...
 
Priz said:
http://promotions.newegg.com/neemail/guerrilla/LP/15-Nov/index-Monitor4hour18.html

Newegg has the following:


Any ideas how good/bad this is? Worth getting? My 20" Dell flickers like crazy on startup (almost like a rolling picture) and takes up to 5 minutes to stabilize... thinking about upgrading...
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If you are thinking about upgrading, this is a good choice/price for everyday use. Most cons I read are backlight bleed, but it seems every single monitor, people are nitpicking this. Be aware this is the same size as a 24" monitor, just wider. Assuming your computer is a bit older then? You really want to pair computer power with monitor, EX, running a 24" 60hz 720p with a 980TI is somewhat wasted. If you are struggling to run games with stable 60fps on the 20" which is probably a lower resolution than this (2560x1080), you definitely won't hit a solid 60 with this.

I'm all aboard the Acer X34 bandwagon, now if I could just see it in person.
 
I just bought a Dell u3415w. I'm coming from a Asus VG236h. The Asus was a 120hz TN panel. The response times were great but the colors and viewing angles were hot garbage.

I'm loving the size, colors, and black levels of the Dell but I'm still trying to decide if I can get used to the 60Hz refresh rate after using 120Hz for so long. All of my games are definitely more blurry than they used to be but I think the enhanced visuals make up for it. I would get the new Acer x34 or a 27" 1440p offering from Acer or Asus, but I've seen a ton of complaints about panel quality from folks that have an Acer/Asus monitor.

Has anyone else "downgraded" from a 120Hz monitor to a 60Hz monitor? If so, were you able to readjust to the lower refresh rate?
 
I currently run a 3 monitor setup with 3 21.5" Dell IPS panels.

To my eyes IPS > TN and I just can't deal with the picture compromises for the gain in refresh rate. I too was looking at that 29" LG on Newegg (actually Best Buy will have this for $199 without FreeSync .. works for me .. I have nvidia) but I feel like I'm losing a LOT of real estate.

My question is, what might I find happiness getting to replace the setup, or would you recommend against losing the 3 head display (I find myself using 2 due to SLI not supporting all 3 while gaming).
 
prophecy0 said:
I just bought a Dell u3415w. I'm coming from a Asus VG236h. The Asus was a 120hz TN panel. The response times were great but the colors and viewing angles were hot garbage.

I'm loving the size, colors, and black levels of the Dell but I'm still trying to decide if I can get used to the 60Hz refresh rate after using 120Hz for so long. All of my games are definitely more blurry than they used to be but I think the enhanced visuals make up for it. I would get the new Acer x34 or a 27" 1440p offering from Acer or Asus, but I've seen a ton of complaints about panel quality from folks that have an Acer/Asus monitor.

Has anyone else "downgraded" from a 120Hz monitor to a 60Hz monitor? If so, were you able to readjust to the lower refresh rate?
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I was playing on a QNIX QX2710 overclocked to 120hz before I had the Dell U3415W. It was indeed super smooth and I loved that, but nowadays 120 FPS is pretty hard to achieve at 2560x1440. So dropping to 60hz didn't bother me much. That still feels pretty great to me.

Some day when I switch to the X34's 100hz (or higher, depending on what is out) it will feel like a nice upgrade again :)
 
I'm thinking about buying a 21:9 monitor, can anyone recommend a monitor and tell me if any of these monitors have G-sync and 144hz?
 
Whide said:
I'm thinking about buying a 21:9 monitor, can anyone recommend a monitor and tell me if any of these monitors have G-sync and 144hz?
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Only one option that gives you all of those, I think - Acer Z35 (VA, 1080p, 144Hz).

Also already released: Acer X34 (IPS, 1440p, up to 100Hz)

Not yet released: Asus PG348Q (IPS, 1440p, up to 100Hz)
 
Okay thanks. I think I will go with Acer X34 because of the bigger resolution. :)

I currently have a 144hz monitor, so do you guys think going to 100hz will be bad?
 
I don't think there is a video card setup that could even do 3440x1440 at 144hz. I suppose if you played games on low-medium settings.

That said, I think 100hz would still feel pretty damn good. I've gone from 120hz to 80hz and I'm still happy.
 
Any downside in hooking up a u3415w with HDMI instead of display port? I have it hooked up right and it's at 3440x1440 without a problem. I have a u3011 as a second monitor and that can only do 2560x1600 with DP. Also what is MHL?
 
jim2point0 said:
I don't think there is a video card setup that could even do 3440x1440 at 144hz. I suppose if you played games on low-medium settings.

That said, I think 100hz would still feel pretty damn good. I've gone from 120hz to 80hz and I'm still happy.
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What are you using?

nm looked up, lol I'm fucking tired.


Actually, is the Dell U3415W 80hz?5
 
I just splurged on an X34. Was browsing Amazon and saw they had it in stock, only one left.

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Hopefully it arrives without any QC issues! Should get it the 9th.
 
Anyone know if any of the companies are coming out with a 144hz, gsync, and 2560x1080 monitor? I know that Benq has made a 2560x1080 144hz, but it does not have gsync.
 
What happens if you play something that isn't 21:9 compatible? As long as it's black bars, I'd love to have one of these. I'm only 6 months into my 1080p 144hz G-Sync, so I think I'll wait until even better ones are out. But one day I will join your glorious fraternity.

Whide said:
Okay thanks. I think I will go with Acer X34 because of the bigger resolution. :)

I currently have a 144hz monitor, so do you guys think going to 100hz will be bad?
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I'd go from my 144hz to a 100hz on, there's definitely diminishing returns on improvements. It's still going to be insanely smooth vs 60hz.
 
just ordered an LG 25-inch 1080p 21:9 on a whim because it was in an amazon time sale. (i really ought to stop checking that page.)

hoping it won't seem too much smaller than the 24-inch 16:10 1920 x 1200 dell i use right now, but given that the next step up is 29-inch at the exact same resolution i think i'd rather have the extra pixel density for $120 less.

anyway, seemed like a good way to dip my toes into the whole 21:9 thing. if i like it i'll go 34 next time when the market's a bit more mature!
 
Atsou said:
Anyone know if any of the companies are coming out with a 144hz, gsync, and 2560x1080 monitor? I know that Benq has made a 2560x1080 144hz, but it does not have gsync.
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Nothing yet I believe.
But I would imagine there will be some announced soon, Most likely at CES 2016 in January.
 
Praetorpwj said:
Pretty sure that the Acer Z35 has those specs.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/35-a...ync-v2-gaming-monitor-va-2560x1080-4ms-100m1-
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Woah. A lot of new features there. Overclocking the hertz from 144 to 200 must be a pretty big improvement. Also there's new gsync technology... Man, this monitor has all of the features I am looking for.

Edit: It's not on Amazon yet. Any idea when it's coming to the states?

Edit 2: After looking up some information about it. It will cost $1,199, and it comes out in December. I suppose the question that everyone should be asking here is whether to wait for more monitors of this caliber so that the price goes down due to competition, or to purchase it now. I am going to wait instead of shelling out $1,199 for a monitor that might be over taken by a better monitor within one year.

Edit 3: I am going to invest some money in it. I'll post impressions when I receive the monitor.
 
Atsou said:
Would the image look blurry due to the size of the monitor, and the 2560x1080 resolution?
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Not blurry, but assuming good eyesight you'd see the pixels. PPI is a bit lower than a 27" 1080P screen. Might not be an issue if you can place the monitor further back to compensate, but you would need a deep desk.

Personally - I think the X34 is better balanced. 3440x1440 has around 80% more pixels than 2560x1080 so you won't be able to discern any pixels close up, and 100 Hz is still a huge jump from 60.
 
x3sphere said:
Not blurry, but assuming good eyesight you'd see the pixels. PPI is a bit lower than a 27" 1080P screen. Might not be an issue if you can place the monitor further back to compensate, but you would need a deep desk.

Personally - I think the X34 is better balanced. 3440x1440 has around 80% more pixels than 2560x1080 so you won't be able to discern any pixels close up, and 100 Hz is still a huge jump from 60.
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Thanks for responding to my question. If it's easy for individuals to notice the pixels on the 35" monitor. Why would Acer create a monitor of this size? It is a bit strange for companies to spend a lot of money in producing something that has this type of a problem. I think I am going to wait for the reviews of this monitor before I decide to purchase one.

The reason why I want this monitor is because of the two hundred hertz. I play some shooting games (CS:GO mostly), and I think that having access to higher hertz will enhance my experience when playing it. In addition to that, the 21:9 aspect ratio will also allow me to see more than the individuals that are using 16:9, 16:10, and 4:3 aspect ratios. There are other reasons why, but these are the ones that are pretty important to me.
 
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