Friendship ended with 16:9. Now 21:9 is my best friend.
Ever since they first appeared on the market, I thought that ultrawide monitors were a bit gimmicky. Sure, the idea of having more screen space and a wider field of view (FOV) in games is cool, but is it worth the higher price and lower refresh rate compared to what traditional 16:9 monitors have? And is there really any true benefit to the format?
Up until now, I didn`t think so, and I wasn`t interested in buying an ultrawide display to give it a shot as a result. Recently, though, I was given a 34-inch Westinghouse UWQHD gaming monitor with a 100Hz refresh rate as a gift. And after trying it out for a few weeks, my opinion on ultrawide has changed completely. Here`s why.
Ultrawide provides a tangible advantage in games
Above all else, I`ve noticed that thanks to the wider FOV that ultrawide provides, I`ve been a lot more situationally aware in the games that I play. In the Destiny 2 Vault of Glass raid clip above, ...
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