Difference between resolutions

Joe Kerr · Aug 11, 2014

I'm looking to get one of LG's UltraWide 34" 21:9 monitors but I'm looking at the resolutions and I'm confused.

The more expensive 34UM95 has a resolution of 3440x1440
The less expensive 34UM65 has a resolution of 2560x1080

Is there going to be a noticeable difference between these two resolutions when being used primarily for gaming, movies, and internet? Thank you in advance.

Lmah · Aug 11, 2014

The more expensive of the two (34UM95) has more pixel density so you will have more pixels to work with. Side by side the 34UM65 would appear more blurry due to it only having 81ppi which is lower than most monitors, the 34UM95 will appear crisp and it has higher pixel density (109ppi) the average monitor which is about 90ppi. If you're doing this to watch movies/games or something either monitor should suffice, but if you're doing this for productivity you will want the higher ppi monitor the 34UM95.

Joe Kerr · Aug 11, 2014

Awesome, thank you!!

Gunmetal_61 · Aug 11, 2014

I would say that unless you're a picky gamer with an ultra-powerful rig or a person whose work warrants the use of a pixel dense screen (i.e. video editor, programmer, etc.), you should just get the 1080p version if the price difference is substantial.

The perceptible difference can vary from almost nothing to a lot, depending on your level of perception.,
1080p gaming windows will show up slightly smaller, and if you full screen them without raising the strain on your GPU to support 1440p, then they might look less sharp then they should be as if you were playing on low-res.

Also, while a lot of websites and pages are programmed to dynamically fit vary resolutions, many also aren't. I believe the standard width for most sites these days are 960px or 1024px wide (the most common screen size these days is apparently 1366x768, but they still have to cater to the lowest common denominator, the ones with the crummiest screens). Therefore, on the 1440p screen, websites may appear smaller. I wouldn't worry that much about it if you have the money to get the better one though.

Joe Kerr · Aug 11, 2014

Gunmetal_61 :

I would say that unless you're a picky gamer with an ultra-powerful rig or a person whose work warrants the use of a pixel dense screen (i.e. video editor, programmer, etc.), you should just get the 1080p version if the price difference is substantial.

The perceptible difference can vary from almost nothing to a lot, depending on your level of perception.,
1080p gaming windows will show up slightly smaller, and if you full screen them without raising the strain on your GPU to support 1440p, then they might look less sharp then they should be as if you were playing on low-res.

Also, while a lot of websites and pages are programmed to dynamically fit vary resolutions, many also aren't. I believe the standard width for most sites these days are 960px or 1024px wide (the most common screen size these days is apparently 1366x768, but they still have to cater to the lowest common denominator, the ones with the crummiest screens). Therefore, on the 1440p screen, websites may appear smaller. I wouldn't worry that much about it if you have the money to get the better one though.

Well I'm coming from an 18.5 inch toshiba tv haha so honestly I I'm not too picky but its only a $200 difference

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