Is a curved monitor good for gaming? | Articles | Gadgets, gifts and accessories

When buy­ing a mon­i­tor, espe­cial­ly for gam­ing, there are so many impor­tant things that can come into play. Res­o­lu­tions, refresh rates, respon­sive­ness and, more recent­ly, mon­i­tor flex. It is about this para­me­ter that we will talk today about whether a curved mon­i­tor is suit­able for gam­ing. To do this, we will con­sid­er the pros and cons of such mon­i­tors.

Curved mon­i­tors first hit the mar­ket in 2014 and have since raised quite a few ques­tions, most­ly about how much they actu­al­ly change the user expe­ri­ence.

The main char­ac­ter­is­tic is the bend, which is mea­sured in radius. Stan­dard mon­i­tors can have a curve from 1800P to 3000 or 4000. Of course, flat screens do not have such a char­ac­ter­is­tic. The small­er the radius, the greater the cur­va­ture of the screen. So 1800R is more curved than 4000R. But mod­ern mon­i­tors most often have a curve of 1800P.

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Advantages

The main advan­tage of curved mon­i­tors is the immer­sive effect that only vir­tu­al real­i­ty hel­mets can com­pete with. Due to the curve, the image on the screen looks more real­is­tic, sim­u­lat­ing the real view­ing angle of the human eye. That is why cin­e­ma screens are curved.

Plus, most of these mon­i­tors have an ultra-wide screen and aspect ratio. This also has its advan­tages, such as an extend­ed view­ing angle in games, which pro­vides periph­er­al vision. And of course, more screen real estate, so you get the mul­ti­task­ing expe­ri­ence.

Curved dis­plays also put less strain on the eyes, giv­en that you’re at a com­fort­able set­ting. In any case, dur­ing a long gam­ing ses­sion, the eyes will get much less tired. And switch­ing between the real world and the screen will be eas­i­er.

It is desir­able that a curved mon­i­tor be large in size, its advan­tages are notice­able main­ly on a diag­o­nal of 27 — 32 inch­es and above.

Minuses

Curved screen mon­i­tors are unde­ni­ably attrac­tive. But the main dis­ad­van­tage for many users will be the price. Although not by much, many of these mon­i­tors are more expen­sive than con­ven­tion­al ones. The aspect ratio, in order for the dif­fer­ence to be real­ly notice­able, must be at least 21:9. Again, if you want to get the full expe­ri­ence from such a screen, then the com­put­er must be pow­er­ful enough, as well as the video card. Only in this way can you real­ly use the advan­tages of the mon­i­tor to your advan­tage.

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Advantages of flat monitors over curved ones

While curved screens have their advan­tages, that does­n’t mean that flat screens are infe­ri­or. A flat mon­i­tor is much eas­i­er to fit on a desk or wall, plus it’s much eas­i­er to adjust for height and tilt. If you have plen­ty of space to accom­mo­date a large screen, then this is a great choice. But in case the room or table is small, it is bet­ter not to rush and use a flat screen. Get­ting used to a curved mon­i­tor is also not imme­di­ate­ly pos­si­ble. More­over, among flat screens, you can also find ultra-wide. It is eas­i­er to fix it on the wall and use it with the sec­ond one. But switch­ing atten­tion between a curved screen and a sec­ond flat one is much more dif­fi­cult.

Who are curved screens for?

The curved mon­i­tor is real­ly good for gam­ing, not just for PC gam­ing, but also for gam­ing con­soles. If you have to work with graph­ics along the way, then a curved screen will not be the most ide­al solu­tion, since visu­al dis­tor­tion can neg­a­tive­ly affect your work. At the same time, when watch­ing videos and play­ing games, the immer­sive effect cre­ates a pos­i­tive expe­ri­ence. There­fore, for gamers, a qual­i­ty mon­i­tor with a curved dis­play will be an excel­lent choice.

The LG 34UC79G‑B mon­i­tor mea­sures 34 inch­es, mak­ing it ide­al for gam­ing. It has a res­o­lu­tion of 2560x1080 pix­els. It also has a wide angle and com­fort­able view­ing angle of 178 degrees hor­i­zon­tal­ly and ver­ti­cal­ly. The aspect ratio is 21:9, and the excel­lent col­or repro­duc­tion and high con­trast of the mon­i­tor will allow you to enjoy movies and games in high qual­i­ty. In addi­tion, the device works with HDTV, and the height can be adjust­ed using the stand.