Is a CURVED MONITOR Better?

Is a Curved Monitor Better than a flat one? Is the curve just a gimmick? Let’s talk about why curved monitors may (or may not) be a good choice for your next monitor upgrade.

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[jamesh]

I feel like I learned something and you were not irritating. I consider these among the highest compliments. Thanks and nice work.

[csandford]

Having used a friend's curved monitor for a few days, it definitely has pros and cons. Mostly pros, except when editing specific types of videos. It can feel like the video is distorted (like a fisheye lens) and it can be difficult to tell if it's the monitor or my video. It has seriously caused me to rethink my plans to buy one. For office tasks and general content consumption, it's amazing.

[Titan-Jil]

Thank you. I hope all educators about tech are the same in explaining things like you did. Straight to the point and informative.

[harshvardhan]

This directly answers my concerns than the other videos on the subject. Good work.

[adrians_yt]

Thank you for this video! I'm gonna buy a flat screen monitor precisely because I want many people to watch what I show.

[TheKChannel]

majority of the people on this platform have no idea what they are talking about and spread misinfomation for the sake of views. you however, did your research and i appreciate that my friend! 👍keep spreading the truth and dont lose motivation! you are contributing towards the greater good for generations to come!

[zbuddha]

Very informative video without distracting and gimmicky audiovisuals. Thank you!

[marcel]

I work for 3 years with a a curved ultrawide monitor and i really can recommend it.

[raymondcjyi]

agree. buyers do test it first. I thought the curved ultrawide monitor is perfect until I tried writting text on it, personally I prefer text and 2d platformers displayed flat so the curve screen might throw you off slightly if you use place them around the corners.

but indeed it is great for 3D games with ultrawide aspect

[gustavo]

I really like the way you explain things, very eloquent.

[davidpoirierfilms]

You glanced in the direction of image distortion when you were talking about the convex curve of crts but I was kind of expecting you to at some point in the video address the following questions: Does the concave curve of ultra wide monitors distort the image to a person viewing from the recommended pov? If there is a straight horizontal line at the top of the screen, does it not curve along with the top edge? And if so, can graphics hardware (or software?) compensate by distorting the image AGAINST the effect caused by the monitor?

[priscillayg]

straightforward and detailed, thank you!

[sudipchatterjee]

Thanks for the excellent video, mate! Appreciate it! 🙌🙏

[chetzoeller]

Excellent. All the right info. No BS. Thank you sir!

[Karlswebb]

Objectively yes. They are objectively better than flat displays, mainly for eye-strain. This isn;'t a new feature they developed to intice users to buy their products; it's just what was going to happen when you have higher resolution displays that people will sit closer to. It reduces eye strain and keeps the viewing angle as close to optimal as possible; this is important because most monitors are not IPS displays which cost quite a bit more. So it was really just a natural consequence of IPS panels costing a lot and company's realizing they could still use VA displays high resolution monitors if they curved the screen, with the added benefit of looking cool and dramatically reducing eye strain.

[erg]

very informative, well done, I ws not aware of these considerations that went into this design

[bytecode]

Many thanks for the video
My personal case
I trained my brain to see straight lines on a curved monitor (1500R 32" 16:9) @ 90cm.

It is more comfortable for the eyes when you scan the edges.
For CAD is not a problem because you have all sorts of references so you can tell perfectly what you are doing.
I double guess myself everytime y have to change the proportions of an image in Lightroom or photoshop but I don't usually miss.
In Premiere if you focus to see it you can tell there is a bend on the timeline because is very long. But if you focus on the job and relax so see it straight.

Pros
The immersion when playing games and movies
Easier for the eyes to focus because all points are at the same distance from you.

Cons
Not for everyone
Need to adjust
Not for critical jobs.
Not for two people.

[Meday]

Thanks for doing this vid u answered a lot of my questions about curve monitor vs flat monitor.

[akhileshnath]

So well explained!! Thank you so much.

[BreakerLove]

I have a curved screen and im looking at it being like. Why? Aside from looking cool it really adds nothing more then a normal screen would. IDK. Its not bad but it just seems to be more aesthetic.