I’m in the market for a new monitor and I wanted to get a ultrawide, I almost exclusively play videogames on my PC. I found some good candidates, but because of price I’m heavily leaning towards a flat panel instead of a curved one, namely AOC U34G3X.

Is a flat ultrawide panel much worse than a curved one for gaming? I’ve used flat panels since they started selling it, but the longer diagonal scares me a bit. I’m currently using a 27" flat panel.

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions!

  • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have a 34" curved one at home and a 34" flat one at work. I do CAD work on both from time to time.

    The curve was annoying initially because straight lines looked curved but once I got the monitor to the proper height, it went away.

    At work, the straight one bothers me now because the edges of the monitor are farther away than the center and it makes everything look smaller when snapped to the sides.

    I prefer the curved one now.

    • bec@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      21·
      1 year ago

      Makes sense! Apart from the edges issue, which I reckon shouldn’t bother me as much as it bothers you, since I’m going from flat to flat, do you think there would be other bigger issues/annoyances with a flat screen that I wouldn’t have with a curved screen? If not, I guess I’m basically set on the AOC I mentioned in the OP, since it’s very cheap and has everything I need!

      Thanks!