« previous next » Print Pages: 1 Author Topic: Monitors for racers ! (Read 12458 times) Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2324 Karma: -666 Ysu Monitors for racers ! « on: January 27, 2016, 09:08:51 AM » I think these guys heard our pleas! Ultra-wide monitor formats are coming:Samsung, LG going ultrawide with upcoming 32:9 and 2.4 : 1 displaysMost of the current monitors are 16:9 ( ~ 1.7 : 1 )I think I'll snatch the 49" version when it comes out I also hope it's curved, otherwise it'll be useless. « Last Edit: January 27, 2016, 09:11:28 AM by Bird » Logged Bruce Global Moderator Hero Member Posts: 3440 Karma: 76 "Look out, I'm comin' through!" Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #1 on: January 27, 2016, 09:30:29 AM » Yeah man! I think I could get one of those when it happens, off to measure the space and practice my request..."yes dear, it is only one screen for games, yes I love you to have the old one for yourself... ohh yes I will sell my vintage surfboards to pay for it... " Logged "I refuse to be what you call normal." Lemmy Caution StanDaam Full Member Posts: 529 Karma: 11 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #2 on: January 27, 2016, 09:38:00 AM » Yeah we've started using 21:9 monitors at work, very easy to used to, started thinking it might be good to get one of them for my driving rig at home (being a single monitor user) Logged Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2324 Karma: -666 Ysu Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #3 on: January 27, 2016, 10:33:13 AM » Heh, Bruce, I know exactly what you mean Stan, wait with that 21:9. It's only a 2.3 : 1 ratio. The 32:9 is the beez neez. (3.5 ratio)That's the same as 2 x 16:9 monitors side-by-side, which I reckon is about perfect. Logged StanDaam Full Member Posts: 529 Karma: 11 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #4 on: January 27, 2016, 01:11:34 PM » Yep a 32:9 would be schweet as.This was the one I was eyeing off. It's all about the radius's man!! This one has a nice n low 2000R baaaaby!! Feel the immersion!!http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/xr3501 Logged Guybrush Threepwood Hero Member Posts: 2133 Karma: 69 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #5 on: January 27, 2016, 01:12:55 PM » Yep, I looked at the 21:9 monitors and you really only get another 10cm either side extra screen space when looking at a 27 inch monitor.The ultra-wide ones I will definitely be interested in though when there are single graphics cards that can run them properly.I wish specs would more readily detail the width in cm of each monitor. Yes it can be easily worked out with simple math, but I don't want to do it when viewing large numbers of monitors. « Last Edit: January 27, 2016, 01:17:00 PM by Guybrush Threepwood » Logged Gratulin Hero Member Posts: 2159 Karma: 44 Monitors for racers ! « Reply #6 on: January 27, 2016, 02:05:03 PM » I still reckon you need the width of triple screens ie 5.3:1 for my 3x1920x1080 monitors. Physical size doesn't necessary give you the resolution width. The triples have 5760 pixel width. So a big monitor with that many pixels would allow Assetto Corsa to use a correct FOV and still see out the side windows. So the perfect screen is curved, large and with about 5000 pixels width. Logged Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2324 Karma: -666 Ysu Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #7 on: January 27, 2016, 02:19:44 PM » Quote from: StanDaam on January 27, 2016, 01:11:34 PMYep a 32:9 would be schweet as.This was the one I was eyeing off. It's all about the radius's man!! This one has a nice n low 2000R baaaaby!! Feel the immersion!!http://gaming.benq.com/gaming-monitor/xr3501 I've seen a similar one (hands on xp), not ultra-cuved, but....my problem was that it was too short, still (as in not having enough height).So the actual size of the monitor is very important here - as well as the resolution. 1080 px height will not cut it IMO.Altho at 35" it's not bad « Last Edit: January 27, 2016, 02:21:53 PM by Bird » Logged Joe Hero Member Posts: 2368 Karma: 39 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #8 on: January 27, 2016, 07:23:47 PM » Quote from: Bruce on January 27, 2016, 09:30:29 AM"yes dear, it is only one screen for games, yes I love you to have the old one for yourself... ohh yes I will sell my vintage surfboards to pay for it... " Hmmm so this kind of thing never ends huh? *sigh* I just convinced my wife to let me borrow $1500 from our emergency fund to buy a new gaming PC, with the view of selling my current gaming laptop to cover some of the cost. Let's hope this thing sells!! Logged Gratulin Hero Member Posts: 2159 Karma: 44 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #9 on: January 30, 2016, 09:28:22 AM » ISR reviews the BenQ XR3501 Ultra Wide Gaming Monitor Logged Guybrush Threepwood Hero Member Posts: 2133 Karma: 69 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #10 on: January 30, 2016, 10:14:53 AM » Hmmm, I'm not so sure now. Watching that video, all it seems to give you is a wider view of the dash.I'm after something that will allow me to see apex's better, but most importantly give me a good sense of speed. Logged Gratulin Hero Member Posts: 2159 Karma: 44 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #11 on: January 30, 2016, 11:01:24 AM » You really need triples for that. Or Oculus. Logged Bird Administrator Hero Member Posts: 2324 Karma: -666 Ysu Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #12 on: January 30, 2016, 12:20:57 PM » GB, that one is only 21:9. As I said, wait with that. It's just not wide enough - and now you can see it, too.I don't think you must have triples, but at least twice the 'regular' 16:9 is a necessity. Hence the 32:9 I reckon is the sweet spot. Logged Guybrush Threepwood Hero Member Posts: 2133 Karma: 69 Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #13 on: January 30, 2016, 07:10:06 PM » Oh cool. For some reason I just assumed it was 32:9 Thanks for pointing that out. Logged Bruce Global Moderator Hero Member Posts: 3440 Karma: 76 "Look out, I'm comin' through!" Re: Monitors for racers ! « Reply #14 on: January 31, 2016, 08:45:23 AM » thanks for the info, in waiting mode. Logged "I refuse to be what you call normal." Lemmy Caution Print Pages: 1 « previous next » Xtreme Gaming Network / General Category / General Discussion / Monitors for racers !