Ultra-wide 21:9 2560 x 1080 monitors

[vaynard]

looking to buy a ultra wide monitor found only 2 choices where im from
LG http://www.lg.com/us/commercial/21-9-ultrawide-monitors/lg-29UB67-B
asus http://www.asus.com/Monitors/MX299Q/

asus is about 35 usd more expensive the the lg one
which would be a better option for gaming?

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

I believe the Asus is the better panel. But I like the stand that the LG is using way more than the Asus. Unless you put these two side by side, you're never going to be able to tell the difference. I'm saying that, because it's not a difference as big as going from a TN panel to IPS (or in this case AH-VA which is slightly worse than IPS). For movies ultrawides aren't ideal, because scanning the picture outside the screen to get rid of the black bars included in the source, is actually going to blur the image, and tiny detail will be lost. However, again. You won't notice any of this until you put a 16:9 next to a 21:9 and of course viewed both in person. Go with the one you like more, if you don't like the aestethics of one, you're going to enjoy it less than one that you do enjoy looking at, in the long run.



All the best!

 

[guanyu210379]

Both of the monitors should have exactly the same AH-IPS panel from LG.
The specs are thus very similar.
ASUS is known to have the better QC but getting a defect monitor is only due to bad luck.
I would say get the cheaper one or if you like the look, the ASUS one is prettier.

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

Oh, yeah I was thinking they maybe used the same panel. Didn't seem right to include "AH-IPS" on the Asus, typically non LG monitors today use AHVA's. I confused the two.

 

[guanyu210379]

AH-VA and AH-IPS are very similar, as if they were the same but only from different manufactures.
Yes, there should be differences but I tend to see both as exactly the same.
They are in real live practically the same.