Slick Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Have been reading around and can't seem to make up my mind. I will buy a GTX 970 soon and will replace my 27" monitor too. Today I have a Samsung 2770FH. I am doubting, for the screen about: LG 34UM65, going for 600 € Or Samsung U28D590D for about the same price. I can't get it in my head to spend more than that for a monitor. I doubted for a while buying a UHD tv (panasonic 4k 40" or 48", though then we're talking 1000 and 1200€. Don't think the missus would agree. My fear on the widescreen is the pixel pitch, which would be worse than I have now? And then, the UHD on even the 9-series single GPU... Fear it wont be powerfull enough to play at its native resolution. Comments welcomed.
CallsignFrosty Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 bumpity bump. I also have similar plans (but instead a gtx980)
aeliusg Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Wider FOV is going to improve your experience a lot more than higher resolution at that size. Pixel pitch should be fine even if DPI is a bit low. FOV vs. pixel pitch, that's the trade-off for you at that price point.
Slick Posted October 6, 2014 Author Posted October 6, 2014 Appreciate the reply. In your experience, even with a wider view, you end up staring at the middle, no? Using trackIR too, kind of makes me wonder if indeed you actually use the full (wide) size.
aeliusg Posted October 6, 2014 Posted October 6, 2014 Even if you're not focusing directly on the side of the screen, you get more situational awareness with a wider FOV than with more pixels IMO. It's the difference between having tunnel vision and peripheral vision.
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