Curved monitor?

[Viekn]

I typically use 2 monitors, one for work and one for watching a movie or playing GS at the same time. As my son's monitor went out a few weeks ago, I gave my second (flat) one to him. I just bought a new monitor today but it's curved. It was a pretty good deal at Best Buy and it was in stock, which is nice because there's definitely a shortage of a lot of things now due to Covid where I'm at. It's 27".

That means I now have one flat and one curved. I haven't set it up yet but wanted to check, does anyone here happen to use both a flat and a curved at the same time? Is it weird? Not sure if I should just return it and look for a 2nd flat instead. I do not do any PC gaming. Just web stuff, MS Office, GS, and streaming movies. I end up watching most of my TV at my desk from a monitor because I prefer to get other work done at the same time.

Appreciate any thoughts that anyone has.

[Taernath]

If you already have it you might as well use it. They're not that groundbreaking. Maybe trade the curved one to your son for the flat one you gave him if they're similar?

[BLZrizz]

I'm a monitor enthusiast of sorts, and I've always thought curved monitors are kinda gimmicky outside of their limited applications (flight/driving sims, FPS, etc). Ive found a 43" inch quad HDMI monitor to be great for gemstone, multitasking and general gaming use.

Amazon (thru 3rd party) has one for 499 shipped right now(https://www.amazon.com/LG-43UN700-TB-Monitor-Display-Type-C/dp/B08DZSJ4MM/)

[Viekn]

I'm a monitor enthusiast of sorts, and I've always thought curved monitors are kinda gimmicky outside of their limited applications (flight/driving sims, FPS, etc). Ive found a 43" inch quad HDMI monitor to be great for gemstone, multitasking and general gaming use.

Amazon (thru 3rd party) has one for 499 shipped right now(https://www.amazon.com/LG-43UN700-TB-Monitor-Display-Type-C/dp/B08DZSJ4MM/)

Damn! I'd never seen anything like that. But now that I've seen it, I kind of want it. Curved monitor is going back!

[Taernath]

I'm a monitor enthusiast of sorts, and I've always thought curved monitors are kinda gimmicky outside of their limited applications (flight/driving sims, FPS, etc). Ive found a 43" inch quad HDMI monitor to be great for gemstone, multitasking and general gaming use.

Amazon (thru 3rd party) has one for 499 shipped right now(https://www.amazon.com/LG-43UN700-TB-Monitor-Display-Type-C/dp/B08DZSJ4MM/)

How close do you sit to that?

[kutter]

I have a curved 34" in the middle flanked by two 27" and I still have another 27" with high stand I am going to put above the 34 for flight sims when I finally get it setup. I like my curved 34 very much.

[BLZrizz]

How close do you sit to that?

Probably about three feet on average, my desk is about 24" and I lean back a lot in my chair. Due to space constraints I have it on a stationary monitor floor stand (and not on the desk directly), but the ideal setup is to have it wall mounted and then my desk in front of it.

[Viekn]

I have a curved 34" in the middle flanked by two 27" and I still have another 27" with high stand I am going to put above the 34 for flight sims when I finally get it setup. I like my curved 34 very much.

I think if I were doing a curved flanked by a couple of flats, that might work, but my current setup really won't allow for 3 in a row.

[Lulfas]

I tried a curved monitor and really disliked it. Lived with it for 2 weeks before giving it to a kid and going back to flat.

[Viekn]

As I saw a couple people post on this today, here's an update: Since BLZrizz opened my eyes to a large monitor and splitting it in to different sections, I went that way and never looked back. I didn't quite have the bank for a 43", but I got a (flat) 34" and kept one of my 19" so I can have a movie running on the 19", have GS running on half the 34", then do some work on the other half of the 34". I feel like my life is now split in two: before having a super large/wide monitor, and everything thereafter. It's great.

[gilchristr]

Can you give a link to the 34" you got?

[nocturnix]

Also use alot of monitor/desktop space for multitasking work/play/etc.

This will be my next monitor purchase (or likely a newer model, but ultrawide):
https://www.dell.com/de-de/work/shop/gew%C3%B6lbter-dell-ultrasharp-49-monitor-u4919dw/apd/210-argk/monitore-und-monitorzubeh%C3%B6r

[drumpel]

I retired my 3 - 24" monitors and moved to a single 32" curved monitor (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-s3220dgf-32-led-curved-qhd-freesync-monitor-with-hdr-displayport-hdmi-usb/6375331.p?skuId=6375331). I picked one up during Black Friday, was $100 off the current price of $450.

I like it. I don't think it feels odd when using it. What was odd at first and took a while to get used to it was gaming across a 5760x1080 resolution.

I do miss having at least 1 extra monitor, but with the larger 32" screen I can easily adjust window sizes to fit multiple things on the one screen and it works well enough for me. The wife probably uses it more than I do since she's been doing a lot of extra work at home lately - just connects her docking station device for her Apple laptop to the monitor and away she goes.

[BLZrizz]

43" monitor on sale for 499 shipped again.

https://slickdeals.net/f/14820928-43-lg-43un700t-b-4k-uhd-3840x2160-ips-usb-c-hdr-10-monitor-499-free-shipping

[Taernath]

Refresh Rate: 60Hz

hissssssssss

[Bryce]

I have 3 Dell - S3220DGF 32" LED Curved QHD FreeSync Monitor with HDR. During Black Friday these are only $299.00 each if I remember. Once you get use to curved monitors, in my opinion, they are by far better if using more than 1. It feels like you are in the matrix playing on all three! The only drawback is you need a large desk or table for all three to fit on. You can do 2-3 Stormfronts per monitor and it looks super sweet.

[BLZrizz]

32" Lenovo QHD for $180 if anyone was looking:

https://slickdeals.net/f/14895730-31-5-lenovo-c32q-20-2560x1440-75hz-ips-freesync-led-monitor-180-free-shipping-back-in-stock-179-99