Ultrawide monitor

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Currently edit most of my photos directly on my MacBook but now looking to get an external monitor. As my employers are also now offering to supplement the cost, because it'll be used for work, I'm going to be looking for a ultrawide monitor that I could then also use for editing. I've read a fair few different reviews now and i'm getting a bit confused. Would ideally like an IPS panel and 34", 38" would be lovely but seems too expensive.
Does IPS really matter or is VA good enough? There's a few LG models and some BenQ ones that look decent but it's hard to really know without viewing in person and need to buy it in the next few weeks so unlikely to change.
Has anyone used one and can recommend models at all? Budget is ideally around £5-600 at most, happy to look at used too.
 
Why do you need an ultrawide? In most cases a 24 or 27" 16x 9/10 should do the job easily.

Just remember that when you go in to the high resolution screens above 1920px, whilst they can be great for imaging, their ability
with the written word depreciates as some software isn't capable of zooming in to text.
 
To curve or not to curve?
 
DemiLion said:
Why do you need an ultrawide? In most cases a 24 or 27" 16x 9/10 should do the job easily.

Just remember that when you go in to the high resolution screens above 1920px, whilst they can be great for imaging, their ability
with the written word depreciates as some software isn't capable of zooming in to text.
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I need the workspace really and like the idea of having 1 monitor instead of 2 just from a logistical point of view.
gman said:
To curve or not to curve?
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I'm normally sat about 1m from my screens so I was thinking a lower curve but don't see why non-curved wouldn't work as well, it's not like i plan to play games on it or anything.
 
I have a Dell ultrasharp 34" and it's fantastic
 
adz740 said:
I need the workspace really and like the idea of having 1 monitor instead of 2 just from a logistical point of view.

I'm normally sat about 1m from my screens so I was thinking a lower curve but don't see why non-curved wouldn't work as well, it's not like i plan to play games on it or anything.
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I often work with large spreadsheets and often at small type size; I found that with a large flat monitor I would be physically sliding my head and top body to the left and right a little to read the extremities better. The curved monitor eliminates this problem and not just with spreadsheets, I find when I've got outlook flung over to one side and something else on the other it's all brought into better focus. The ultrawide size evens makes it feasible to fling windows out to the four corners.

There was some concern with regard to a curved monitor and photo editing, what with dealing with lines, but it's never been a issue for me even when using CAD and creating diagrams and designs in Photoshop and Illustrator. Your eyes seems to adjust and I guess you just trust the software. Also, when in Lightroom the actual photo tends to be in the central part of the screen so there's not really a noticeable impact from the curve. The extra width of the screen allows me to expand the left and right menus to their max.

Yours eyes can feel a bit weird when looking at a flat screen afterwards, but it goes away quickly lol
 
KitsuneAndy said:
I have a Dell ultrasharp 34" and it's fantastic
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This one by any chance? https://www.scan.co.uk/products/34-...2m1-5ms-speakers-dp-in-dp-out-minidp-hdmi-mhl
gman said:
I often work with large spreadsheets and often at small type size; I found that with a large flat monitor I would be physically sliding my head and top body to the left and right a little to read the extremities better. The curved monitor eliminates this problem and not just with spreadsheets, I find when I've got outlook flung over to one side and something else on the other it's all brought into better focus. The ultrawide size evens makes it feasible to fling windows out to the four corners.

There was some concern with regard to a curved monitor and photo editing, what with dealing with lines, but it's never been a issue for me even when using CAD and creating diagrams and designs in Photoshop and Illustrator. Your eyes seems to adjust and I guess you just trust the software. Also, when in Lightroom the actual photo tends to be in the central part of the screen so there's not really a noticeable impact from the curve. The extra width of the screen allows me to expand the left and right menus to their max.

Yours eyes can feel a bit weird when looking at a flat screen afterwards, but it goes away quickly lol
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Thanks for that. It's good to know that it does actually help with the curve too.
 
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