best ultrawide monitor

[mcspadden]

what is the best ultrawide for under 400$? I'm using it for productivity

 

[geofelt]

How about two $200 monitors in extended desktop mode?

 

[mcspadden]

How about two $200 monitors in extended desktop mode?

ooooh, never thought about that, how does that work? I've heard of that but never knew anything about it, do you mine explaining?

 

[geofelt]

Most any motherboard or graphics card will have provision for up to three monitors to be attached.
On the desktop, right click and select screen resolution.
You can say extend these displays.
You can then drag a window from one to another, all or in part.
I suggest using the exact same monitors so there will be no differences in sizes or colors.

 

[mcspadden]

Most any motherboard or graphics card will have provision for up to three monitors to be attached.
On the desktop, right click and select screen resolution.
You can say extend these displays.
You can then drag a window from one to another, all or in part.
I suggest using the exact same monitors so there will be no differences in sizes or colors.

okay I plan to buy these, BenQ XL2720Z 144Hz 1ms 27 inch Gaming Monitor with High Resolution Best for CS:GO Battlefield eSport https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GWFNMJS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_l52HwbY0YP3ZN, you think those are good?

 

[geofelt]

no.
When you have a wide setup, you want a ips panel that has a 178/178 viewing angle.
Lesser angles will look washed out when not viewed straight on.
The monitors you selected are more suitable for fast action gaming and have faster tn panels.
In addition to better viewing angles, ips panels give better color and image.
For 1080P(1920 x 1080) I might suggest something like this dell 27"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4P03JY5027
The small bezels are better when the monitors are side by side.

If your graphics card can handle more than 1080P, then you can look at a 27" 1440P or 30" 1600P monitors.
They require dual link dvi connections to the graphics card.

Most motherboards will not have that capability so a discrete graphics card will be required.

High performance is needed only for fast action gaming.

What will your graphics card be?
And, the cpu?

For a real treat, look at a 40" 4k monitor, but they are in the $900 range.

 

[mcspadden]

no.
When you have a wide setup, you want a ips panel that has a 178/178 viewing angle.
Lesser angles will look washed out when not viewed straight on.
The monitors you selected are more suitable for fast action gaming and have faster tn panels.
In addition to better viewing angles, ips panels give better color and image.
For 1080P(1920 x 1080) I might suggest something like this dell 27"
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4P03JY5027
The small bezels are better when the monitors are side by side.

If your graphics card can handle more than 1080P, then you can look at a 27" 1440P or 30" 1600P monitors.
They require dual link dvi connections to the graphics card.

Most motherboards will not have that capability so a discrete graphics card will be required.

High performance is needed only for fast action gaming.

What will your graphics card be?
And, the cpu?

For a real treat, look at a 40" 4k monitor, but they are in the $900 range.

I stream so I have two PC's. the middle monitor I'll use for gaming or the right one, I would like to have all 3 of the same monitors so is their a middle ground? like a high performance one/ viewing angles and IPS? I have a a 970 in each PC and the streaming PC is AMD 6-CORE 3.5 ghz and gaming PC is 8-core 4.0 ghz