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The in-game experience was always ‘perfect’ from the perspective of 21:9 being handled correctly. Some out-of-game menu elements on Warframe appeared slightly stretched and the BF4 chat window at the end of the round was cut off, but aside from that everything worked just fine. We tested the titles mentioned above and a few extras including ArmA 3 and Warframe. It’s worth noting that support for 21:9 in games is a lot more widespread than people realise, particularly on fairly recent titles. At times we found ourselves not actually playing the game but rather simply admiring the virtual view. We didn’t run everything at Ultra and stuck to using 2x MFAA mostly, but the visual experience was still very rewarding. By nicely we mean hitting the optimal 60fps for the monitor fairly consistently. We won’t turn this into a GPU review, but we were only using a single Nvidia GTX 970 on our system and found our game titles ran nicely at fairly high detail settings. The pixel density was also pleasing – enough to give elements the sort of nice detail you’d see on a 27” WQHD or 40” UHD monitor whilst requiring a level of GPU horsepower some way between the two. It really drew you into the game world, engaging not only your normal visual field but also your peripheral vision. The extra FOV was in itself a very nice thing when gaming, but when combined with such a large screen it provided an exceptionally engrossing experience like no other we’ve experienced. We tested a range of game titles, including some which are shown in the glorious pictures below. Rather than repeating such an analysis, we’re going to let the pictures speak for themselves. Our original article on the 21:9 experience explored the sort of gains you can expect in FOV over a 16:9 monitor. The majority of games use Hor+ scaling, which means that the vertical component of the FOV is fixed whilst the horizontal component increases as the aspect ratio widens. When it comes to gaming, the 21:9 aspect ratio offers a ‘Field Of View’ (FOV) advantage in most titles. The second image shows a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and Microsoft Word document open side-by-side, again with plenty of usable space for each application.

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You can see that there is a great amount of usable space on each window – the browser windows don’t feel cramped. The first image below shows two websites open (on two separate web browsers, just for variety). Where the screen really comes into its own is for multi-tasking, for example having two windows open side by side. Most websites, however, will look something like in the image below (except often less beautiful). The notable exception to this is some forums which will fill more of the screen with text. You can also see, if you have a single browser window open on the internet, that you tend to end up with a lot of empty ‘white space’ going unused. The image below shows how barren that desktop can look without anything going on. The large amount of physical space and nice pixel density offered by this screen size and resolution provide great potential on the desktop. Further information on supporting our work. Where possible, you’ll be redirected to your nearest store. Rather than being like a 23” 16:9 model with extra width and horizontal pixels, this screen is like a 27” 16:9 model with extra width and horizontal pixels.Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases made using the below link. The resolution has also been increased to 3440 x 1440, which provides a pixel density of 109.68 PPI – very close to a 27” model with 2560 x 1440 resolution. Rather than being the same height as a 23” 16:9 monitor, it’s the same height as a 27” 16:9 monitor. The AOC u3477Pqu is one of an increasing number of monitors that maintains the 21:9 aspect ratio but offers a screen that is significantly wider and taller than previous offerings. Despite this, some people feel that the 29” 2560 x 1080 models which that article was based around are too restrictive both in terms of physical size and resolution – particularly vertically. Most game titles, meanwhile, will offer you an expanded Field of View which really enriches the gaming experience.

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Using the correct movie software and viewing content mastered in ultrawide aspect ratios (more for major Hollywood blockbusters than TV shows) gives a screen-filling cinematic experience that really draws you in. As we explored in this article, the 21:9 aspect ratio provides a potentially very immersive viewing experience.

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