34 inch ultra wide or 4K TV

[cheex18]

Hi guys,
I currently have a 4K Samsung monitor a system able to run 4K games well (980 TI SLI, 6700k) my current monitor is a TN panel and while it's "OK" i've wanted a bigger screen and more immersive feel. I'm been looking at ultra wide's like the Acer Predator x34 but probably dont have the cash in the budget so i started looking at 4k TV's as an option.

what is you opinion on 4K TV vs. 3440x1440 curved monitor. if you had to choose one or maybe you have one of these and can share your input.


also, how would a 4K TV (assuming i can get a 60htz one... they exist right?) handle running a game at 1440P?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

This is a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, ultra-wide resolutions don't yet have universal gaming support, and on the other, TVs have slow response times which can lead to ghosting. Some TVs have a gaming mode to combat this, but at the expense of picture quality.

In theory, a 4K TV should support all 16:9 resolutions up to 3840x2160, but this hasn't always been the case in my experience. My personal preference would be a 1440p 144hz monitor.

 

[cheex18]

Thanks for the response Bicycle, yes i had a feeling the answer would not be black and white. i was leaning toward 4K TV as it's a cheaper option. I knew about the refresh issues TV have so i was looking at sub 10ms TVs with 4K@60htz. can you provide more detail on the "4K TV should support all 16:9 resolutions up to 3840x2160, but this hasn't always been the case" issue, are you saying that with proper displayport to HDMI conversion you still can't get 4k resolutions? are you sure you had the right HDMI output?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

What I meant is that a display with a 16:9 aspect ratio and maximum resolution of 3840x2160 should support all 16:9 resolutions up to and including said resolution. In other words, a 4K TV should support the following resolutions:

640x360
720x405
848x480
960x540
1024x576
1280x720
1366x768
1600x900
1920x1080
2048x1152
2560x1440
2880x1620
3200x1800
3840x2160

I say should because some TVs I've come across don't support all of them, only the "main" ones; 1280x720, 1920x1080, 2560x1440 and 3840x2160. This generally isn't an issue, but it's worth knowing nonetheless.

 

[cheex18]

oh i'm sorry i misunderstood. i see your point. yeah i need a step between 1080P and 4K because not all games to coem will play on max settings at 4K and i might want something between.