| Captain_Yuri said: Yea as a person that has been using an Ultrawide monitor (Alienware AW3418DW), you should never buy an ultrawide for consoles even if it accepts 4k signal. Consoles can't do ultrawide aspect ratios so either you have to deal with black borders or a stretched image which neither are good. It's one of the reasons why I bought my 32 inch 16x9 4k panel instead of buying another ultrawide. The only exception might be like a 49 inch super ultrawide where you have enough room to fit two 16x9 sources side by side. The only real disappointment for me is that the Alienware doesn't support Display Stream Compression. This means you can't get 10 bit signal at 175hz, you can only get it at 144hz which is fine but Display Stream Compression is such a easy feature to add. But that seems to be an Nvidia G-sync Ultimate module problem along with the lack of HDMI 2.1 as they probably don't want to update the module until Display port 2.0 comes out with Lovelace which is kinda lame. Personally I will probably be waiting until Alienware comes out with their 38 inch QD-OLED panel next year. While not confirmed, they do typically come out with 34 inch with new tech and release the 38 inch version the following year. |
That's true. For 16:9 sources and content, its not the most ideal solution. I can probably deal with it, seeing as this is an OLED; so at least there's no glow to put up with. Also no signal or scaling makes this a no go for me. Its a niche case but I also have a Chromecast Ultra that also only supports 720, 1080P and 4K. But yeah a bigger 16:9 4K monitor would probably makes more sense for general use and consoles. Hopefully Samsung has plans for more sizes like a 32" panel.
I was also worried about the anti-glare as it does look quite glossy and reflective in a lot of reviews though I don't see many complaints and when there is content shown (and in bright rooms) it seems to handle reflections well. The lack of HDMI 2.1 and DSC is another meh thing. Like there's small compromises here and there that I could probably overlook if it was under 1K.. though over I'd expect it to offer the full package.
A 38" 1600P QD OLED would be sight be behold. Hopefully with Nvidia's RTX 4000 series graphics cards launching this year, Nvidia will bring out new G-Sync modules that support the latest HDMI feature (HDMI 2.1/DP 2.0) sets in future monitors. Its 2022 and all mid to high end monitors should have it standard. Next year I wouldn't even think of getting a monitor with lower specs.
Last edited by hinch - on 17 March 2022
