BEST & WORST Things About Ultrawide Monitors

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[mario]

They don't really make you more productive, but the screen real estate is insanely convenient for software engineers for example. On my Samsung neo g9, I can open 6 terminals side by side and which gives me a lot more flexibility when looking through a project.

[krebsgewehr]

Being able to watch a video and take notes on the same monitor is just so nice for studying. Or if I am following instructions in a browser window I don't need to copy something, move a window and then paste it everything is just right there for me. Might not be multitasking but space makes the one task a lot more comfortable for sure.

[BigTacious]

This is a great video, and applies well for people who work with excel/PDFs on a daily basis. They're tremendously helpful for quick comparisons between two excel workbooks, not quite multitasking but very helpful.

For gaming, ultrawide shines best with 3rd person games like RDR2, Uncharted 4, and racing/other 3rd person shooters.

[superamario]

Found your video after i ordered my LG today.
Like your style and presentation style
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[thomask]

I just set up my 1st widescreen monitor yesterday. It's just a budget 34" Sceptre but the picture is really nice. Bought it mainly to watch widescreen movies on.

[rodjames]

Thank you for this video - it was brilliant and helped a lot :)

[mmmm]

i have a 27inch 180hz 1440p LG monitor with another 27inch directly above that one, and a vertical monitor on the left of those two (All 1440p) and that is my main rig for when i’m playing with friends or shooters that don’t quite work great on an UW.

then on the desk to the right of that setup, is my AW3423dwf with a 27inch 1440p monitor above that and that’s for my solo games or games that work well with my ultrawide so i can still watch youtube. Love my setup

[gazeintothemirror]

I was just thinking of buying an ultrawide monitor so found this super helpful! Any suggestions for brands/models?

[Shimmy]

Hey! Nice video. Was wondering.. what mousepad do you have there in this video?

[themadnes]

i have a 34" uw, and a 27". The 27 is wall mounted on an arm above my 34", that's the best for me at least. I can still watch youtube or netflix while gaming and dont have to use up any space on the 34".

[inguspodnieks]

how does this sound? i have alien 2k 280hz for gaming, ill keep it, but for movies i want 34 not sure how it would work with monitor arms that way

[MagicFlav]

Thanks for the video! I interested in buying a similar LG screen, maybe the 40” inches. Do you recommend to have a laptop connected to it or Mac mini is sufficient? I’m a little worried, another screen be too much screen for my eyes.

[fotoaddict]

great video Nick. was in the market to buy one now that i'm doing video editing and need to see more of my timeline .. Can you close the laptop and view on scree or laptop has to open?? thank you in advance!

[fmsljlv]

On a single laptop display it's incredibly cramped trying to get anything done is a real chore having to constantly switch windows and desktops.. so yeah that last con point is kinda off imho.

[bzen]

Once you go ultra wide you can't go back. I can't anyway. Curved screen takes some time getting used to, straight lines aren' t 'straight', but that's no issue for me, could be depending on what you're doing.

If it takes too much space, get a 3rd party stand that clamps at the back of your desk. There are loads around.

So great, I'm getting another one for my backup pc.

[karlrobinson]

Great video. I am so happy I found your page. Great content.

[asmongoldsmouth]

*I had an ultra wide monitor, but I ended up selling it. After gaming on it for a few weeks, my eyes evolved to handle the turning my head left, then right, then left, etc. My eyes looked like Steve Bushimi's. So, I am done. I went back to normal gaming. (16:9 ratio).*

[DKatri]

How deep is your desk? Trying to figure out if mine is deep enough for me to sit far enough away from a similar size monitor

[riccardoatwork]

One problem some people point out about ultrawide high res monitors like the beautiful LG 40WP95C-W is that at native resolution everything looks too small... and if you scale the scaling on MacOS sucks...would you confirm that or not?

[fanshaw]

Check the DPI on 4k ultrawides. I find 43" @ 4k makes ugly text.