Don’t Buy an Ultrawide Gaming Monitor - Here’s Why
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Ok before you burn me alive, yes the best gaming monitor available on the market under 42” right now is in fact an Ultrawide, but it actually has nothing to do with it being an ultrawide.
It’s great because it’s OLED, I don’t have to squint to see it, nobody took a belt sander to it, and it has a good refresh rate of 175Hz.
And if your a monster that looks at monitors all day like me you probably know I’m talking about the Alienware AW3423DW QD OLED, but I digress, what we're really here to talk about is the fact that, well, Ultrawide still kind of blows cheeks.
Wait wait wait wait wait
Before you pull out the pitchforks let me explain myself. I actually do like Ultrawide in terms of it looks very immersive, and it’s a bit closer to how are vision actually is, but just like that one neighbor's kid it has some serious issues, so unfortunately we’re gonna have to put it down and here they are
Ultrawide is not good for doing work. I know I know it sounds insane, but trust me when you're trying to record your screen or even use certain programs it can be an absolute mess and for me it’s actually nearly unusable. Despite how cool Ultrawide is and that it allows you to fit more stuff on screen, it doesn’t always work how you’d want, and when every application has been designed for 16:9 trust me your absolutely going to run into some issues, it just depends on what you do for whether or not it’s a deal breaker.
Not many games actually support Ultrawide. I hear people say all the time that nearly all games support Ultrawide now, but that’s misleading at best, because sure they will run on an ultrawide and not have black bars, but that doesn’t mean it will look good. In my experience the majority of games today still don’t properly support Ultrawide and when you look towards the edges of the screen you’ll see some really nasty stretching that’s not only distracting, but also makes you worse at the game, and the only way to reduce it is to turn your FOV way down, and even then it doesn’t always solve the issue.
Ultrawide is bad for competitive gaming. Yes you can definitely get used to it and play well on an ultrawide, but like going to work in just a thong it can be uncomfortable, and everyone can see your hairy a**cheeks. I mean there’s a reason you don’t see a single professional gamer using an ultrawide, and I think it mainly has to do with lack of proper support as well as the extra distraction from such a wide FOV.
So is Ultrawide cool? Yes absolutely, and it’s great for a lot of single player games, but the reality is it’s not the standard, and that’s gonna cause a lot of little issues because developers can barely be bothered to ship a working game let alone optimize it for niche resolutions these days, so when I see Ultrawide monitors I always think did I leave the laundry in the washer overnight again, and who’s ultra and why is he so wide?
And ultimately that’s why I think most people shouldn’t buy an Ultrawide monitor if there’s a similar 16:9 option available, but in the case of some gems like the AW3423DW it could be worth it.
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Ok before you burn me alive, yes the best gaming monitor available on the market under 42” right now is in fact an Ultrawide, but it actually has nothing to do with it being an ultrawide.
It’s great because it’s OLED, I don’t have to squint to see it, nobody took a belt sander to it, and it has a good refresh rate of 175Hz.
And if your a monster that looks at monitors all day like me you probably know I’m talking about the Alienware AW3423DW QD OLED, but I digress, what we're really here to talk about is the fact that, well, Ultrawide still kind of blows cheeks.
Wait wait wait wait wait
Before you pull out the pitchforks let me explain myself. I actually do like Ultrawide in terms of it looks very immersive, and it’s a bit closer to how are vision actually is, but just like that one neighbor's kid it has some serious issues, so unfortunately we’re gonna have to put it down and here they are
Ultrawide is not good for doing work. I know I know it sounds insane, but trust me when you're trying to record your screen or even use certain programs it can be an absolute mess and for me it’s actually nearly unusable. Despite how cool Ultrawide is and that it allows you to fit more stuff on screen, it doesn’t always work how you’d want, and when every application has been designed for 16:9 trust me your absolutely going to run into some issues, it just depends on what you do for whether or not it’s a deal breaker.
Not many games actually support Ultrawide. I hear people say all the time that nearly all games support Ultrawide now, but that’s misleading at best, because sure they will run on an ultrawide and not have black bars, but that doesn’t mean it will look good. In my experience the majority of games today still don’t properly support Ultrawide and when you look towards the edges of the screen you’ll see some really nasty stretching that’s not only distracting, but also makes you worse at the game, and the only way to reduce it is to turn your FOV way down, and even then it doesn’t always solve the issue.
Ultrawide is bad for competitive gaming. Yes you can definitely get used to it and play well on an ultrawide, but like going to work in just a thong it can be uncomfortable, and everyone can see your hairy a**cheeks. I mean there’s a reason you don’t see a single professional gamer using an ultrawide, and I think it mainly has to do with lack of proper support as well as the extra distraction from such a wide FOV.
So is Ultrawide cool? Yes absolutely, and it’s great for a lot of single player games, but the reality is it’s not the standard, and that’s gonna cause a lot of little issues because developers can barely be bothered to ship a working game let alone optimize it for niche resolutions these days, so when I see Ultrawide monitors I always think did I leave the laundry in the washer overnight again, and who’s ultra and why is he so wide?
And ultimately that’s why I think most people shouldn’t buy an Ultrawide monitor if there’s a similar 16:9 option available, but in the case of some gems like the AW3423DW it could be worth it.
Music
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