29" Curved Ultrawide or a 34" Inch Flat Ultrawide

Po-Ta-Toes · Sep 17, 2015

I'm trying to decide between getting the Samsung 29" Curved Ultra-wide monitor and the LG 34" Flat Ultra-wide monitor.

I can get both for about the same price, and it is really a size vs curve debate at this point.

What do you think?

Samsung S29E790C
LG 34UM67

sadams04 · Sep 17, 2015

Neither. They are both 1080 resolution (vertical). How about one of the ones in the link below? 2560x1444 (standard 2k) is pretty nice starting at $300, but the 3840x2160 looks pretty good for $480... These are all IPS, LED displays larger than 26" (filters on the left).

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/monitor/#r=384002160,344001440,256001600,256001440&X=0,67085&sort=a8&page=1&W=2600,4200&l=1&p=1

raisonjohn · Sep 17, 2015

Usually (if not all), the 29" ultra-wide has a vertical screen size equivalent to a 23" monitor; while the 34" ultra-wide would be like a 27" monitor in height.

I think your decision would also consider how far you will be from the screen. If maybe just [strike]1'[/strike] 1m away (like directly in front of your desk) then the 29" would be okay. If a little bit further then the 34" would not be too much as to cause eyestrain/neckstrain. Just an opinion... as I have a 29" ultra-widescreen and a 27" (regular) widescreen, both about [strike]1'[/strike] 1m away from where I sit. The 27" is hard too view from that vantage point without moving my entire head in the process (what more if it's sides are extended like the 34" ultrawide).

Po-Ta-Toes · Sep 17, 2015

sadams04 :

Thanks for the response, but I'm really looking for an Ultra-wide (21:9 aspect ratio). I want to have more horizontal real estate for productivity and gaming (the ones that support it) without a multi-monitor setup.

Po-Ta-Toes · Sep 17, 2015

raisonjohn :

I am assuming that by 1' you mean 1 meter and not 1 foot. With that assumption in mind:

To summarize, if I am 1' or closer, the 29" monitor would be fine (potentially too much, but any further and I would want to consider the 34"?

raisonjohn · Sep 17, 2015

Po-Ta-Toes :

Ah, yes, sorry for that typo on that english-metric... I meant 1m (which is about ~3' / 3 FEET). I'll edit the previous post.

Anyway, your summary is correct regarding my personal experience on the size of the monitors in consideration:

1 Meter (~3 ft.) or closer --> 29" would be fine.
Viewed from 3 Meters (~10 ft.), since I have a couch at that distance, the 29" (21:9) ultrawide screen now looks small (esp. vertically) compared to my current 27" (16:9) widescreen.

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