High quality 24'' 16:9 vs cheap 29" 21:9

guillermo Presa

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I am planning on buying a monitor in the next few days and can't really decide between these options (the first three options are all in the 200€ price range where I live)

Dell U2417H (Really nice 24'' 16:9 monitor. Btw, I really apreciate image quality)
Lg 29UM58 (the cheapest 29" 21:9 I can get which is a decent panel but not as good as the dell)
HP Pavilion 27es (Less image quality then the Dell but larger size. (27"))
Samsung C27 (Curved 27'' display. Any cooments about the curve)

I could up 20€ more and get those ones although I am not sure its woth it
LG 29UM68
Dell S2715H

I will be using it for web browsing, some multitasking, engineering programs like CATIA and hopefully I will find time to game haha
I dont really think 27'' 1080p has a large enough pixel density but just wanted to add it to hear your opinions.
Currently I will be using it with a laptop (has a quadro which for gaming is equivalent to a gtx 960m) so I am not quite sure the extra resolution of the 21:9 will be a good thing. (2560/1920 = 1,333 so its 33,3% more pixels)
The screen in the laptop is not all that bad so I was going to use it as a second moitor for not very demanding tasks
But to be fair I wont be playing AAA games at least for now. What experiences do you guys have with such monitors or such resolutions. What would you recommend?

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Also added the Lg 24mp88hv
 

guillermo Presa

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Sorry but I don't get how the U2412M is any better then the U2417H spetially considering its in the over 230 renge and the u2417h is 205.
I like the IIYAMA as well. Very simiral to the Dell but could be an option as well