Dual Monitor or Ultrawide 34+ inch Monitor
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 17
Hi guys,
I am looking to upgrade my setup and am currently using a 28 inch Samsung UHD monitor. I am currently contemplating whether to purchase an ultrawide monitor or a dual monitor for my setup. From what i've seen most people have a dual monitor setup however has anyone had any experience using an ultrawide monitor?
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 13,624
you might have issues with tiling enough tables vertically with an ultrawide
I would try to find a x1440p one
but then again, that's what ppl are saying, I've never owned an ultrawide to try out
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 18,189
I think you're going to get a lot more pixels for a lot less money if you buy two small monitors than one big one.
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 506
How much desk space do you have? If you have the desk space, you can run an ultrawide and keep your current monitor as a secondary.
What scaling are you currently running your 28" 4K at? With scaling other than 100%, there's a difference between physical pixels and screen real estate. If you're running a UHD monitor at 200% scaling, your screen real estate is the same as a 1920x1080 monitor but with much nicer rendering due to oversampling.
I have and love a 34" Asus 21:9 ultrawide that I love (replaced a 32" 4k).
There are a few different flavors of ultrawide.
There are 21:9 ultrawide that are roughly 1/3 wider than a 16:9 with the same vertical pixel count. I'm not a fan of the x1080 models, the 3440x1440 have enough vertical space to be pretty useful but I had hoped to hold our for a 21:9 x2160 model (still waiting for those to drop). One thing to keep in mind is just how wide these are. I had to rearrange my desk and buy stands for my speakers when I bought my 34" 21:9. Check the measurement specs and break out a tape measure before ordering.
Then there are 32:9 models (and maybe a few even wider). These are defacto 2x16:9 monitors side by side with no bezel in between. You can run stuff maximized across the whole thing, but in my mind these are most useful for replacing 2 normal wide monitors. I don't have personal experience with these.
My general monitor thoughts: 2 monitors > 1 monitor. 1 large monitor > 2 small monitors (>=24"). I prefer to buy 1 nice monitor at a time and then demote my previous monitor to secondary. Having a really high quality main monitor is super useful for general usage.
