Cool for some applications, but not very practical when they cost oodles of cash.

 

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Originally Posted by SOCOM_HERO

Cool for some applications, but not very practical when they cost oodles of cash.

Yup. If you had loads of cash and could setup some sort of Lazy Susan with a 16:9 and a 21:9 back to back and just spin it to the right display for the right game/app, that'd be pretty sweet.

 

... Why?

 

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Originally Posted by Kitler

... Why?

Perhaps the answers you seek lie here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1309667/tpu-dell-readies-the-u2913wm-29-inch-monitor/0_50

 

When I clicked on this I thought it said 2560x1440 144hz. I hope they sell none of these so they learn their lesson for this garbage resolution.

 

If they just curved them........ Not that I would take one over my current screen, but still curving these elongated screens would just be great for immersive gaming .

 

For anyone interested in how the physical sizes and aspect ratios compare this is a little project I did over the weekend. Make sure to open them all in new tabs and tab between them to get the full effect. Also, DPI couldn't really be represented, and yes I know 27" 2560x1440 screens have a nicer picture thanks to the denser DPI. This also presumes a fixed FOV. In games where you can change it you can adjust it to come close to or match the 29" while also getting more vertical FOV as well.

Sizes are 23", 24", 27", 29", and 30" in that order:

 

Cheers for the nice little image comparison. Yeah I actually will probably give this monitor a try if at least only to take one for the team. (If I can get my hands on one). I think it would be great for my situation since I have barely not enough space for dual monitors but would greatly like more horizontal real estate. (For things like two windows snapped to each side) Applications like Ultraedit benefit from this since it doesn't have an easy way to have two copies of files open in it that is easy to read on a standard 24" or 27".

I don't know if that made all that much sense but heck.

 

If they sells 3XXX by 1440 / 1600. I'm going to sell both of my 27" for it.

 

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Originally Posted by lynnperformance

Cheers for the nice little image comparison. Yeah I actually will probably give this monitor a try if at least only to take one for the team. (If I can get my hands on one).

The Dell is out: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&sku=225-4201

The whole reason I did this little comparison was to make my mind up one way or the other. Between that and the first 3 games (Mark of the Ninja, Scribblenauts, and GTA IV [not the best representative sample, I know]) I tried not liking 2560x1080 pretty much convinced me not to.

One possible exciting thing about the Dell is apparently it runs fine at 2560x1080 @ 75Hz without dropping frames according to this post: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1985885&p=2r40

 

21:9...still can't get used to the concept.

 

I really like the idea of this aspect ratio. I just wish that they used a higher vertical resolution. I would have loved to have seen 1440p.

The videos that I have seen look pretty cool.

 

I want this screen right now!

 

I quite like it personally. And it is perfect for Windows 8's metro UI...

 

eyefinity-ish FOV in a single screen? I like it

 

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Originally Posted by BradleyW

I want this screen right now!

Yeah.. I dont think my table could support the weight or have the space to fit a tri-monitor setup, even though I really want one.

 

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Originally Posted by gerickjohn

Yeah.. I dont think my Table or have the space to fit a tri-monitor setup, even though I really want one.

You can still Tri this. Instead of side by side, stack em.

 

Kind of want the 21:9. Would be nice to work with when using Photoshop since I can have multiple windows lined up and W8 looks pretty sick on it. Also I dig that aspect ratio for gaming.

 

Its an IPS not a gaming monitor...Not everything is made for gaming.

 

Movies, sure. Games? No, no way.

 

IPS can be great for gaming. Crysis 2 looks stunning on my IPS panels....

 

Do want...

 

Loving that Win8 screen shot on this panel. Looks like the Catleap stand as well...

 

Too bad it isn't x1200px. That way I could just play games windowed in 1920x1080 and have the rest of space for gadgets and stuff. Would be great to replace my 2 monitors.

 

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Originally Posted by rduffy123

Its an IPS not a gaming monitor...Not everything is made for gaming.

12ms latency (input lag + half pixel response time) on Game preset. 25ms on default preset. The 25ms is comparable to the vast majority of well respected 27" name brand displays with scalers. The 12ms is quite good.

http://www.svethardware.cz/art_doc-CEF31EE4669087FBC1257AD000240B09.html

And as much as I can't justify it, I might end up getting one anyway along with two VESA swing arms, stack it with my existing display, and move the right display to the right spot as needed.

If anyone is curious what games look like at 21:9 take a gander through here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=457378&page=288
That page and following three have a number of 21:9 shots, and then everyone got tired of black bars on their 16:9 displays and went back to native res.