This is why I said what I did about eye placement and vision having a profound impact on people's like or dislike of curved. After any amount of time with a curved monitor, I don't see any geometric distortion - its just very comfortable to use for hours and hours and hours of coding. When I go to a flat screen, it looks convex to me for some amount of time until I adjust back, but then (once adjusted back), other than the comparative poor color and brightness for any given technology, it no longer looks distorted, but I can't work comfortably as long.
25's too big to be notably stupid anymore. The next step is to take the curved screen laptop idea Acer debuted with a 21" boat anchor last year and put it into mainstream gaming laptops and ultrabooks.
F****** curve, no one wants the s*tty curve on monitors, the fad is gone from TV's. Nice VA panel ruined with the curve, 27-32" FLAT VA 1440p 144Hz is the way to go.
Curved monitors are great, if they are sufficiently wide. Curving such small displays is just for the sake of a stupid fad, as with everything else.
I'd love a curved 6:1 aspect ratio 8640x1440 display with around 1200R curvature, less pixels to drive than a 5k monitor while offering a seamless work-space that would take 3+ 16:9 monitors.
I am currently running a 43" dell, and I can't say that I am happy with the workspace it provides, way too tall, way too narrow. It is not convenient to look up and down, it is much better to look left and right, plus the human horizontal field of vision is 50% wider than the vertical. That aspect ratio is only good for watching tv shows and ancient or "made for tv" movies, that's about it...
wishlist: 4K, Quantum Dot or comparable HDR tech, Curved/Non Curved Version/ 120hz minimum, 16:10, Gsync. That last one is a big one. The Gsync models are taking way to much time to make, it's just a simple $100 drop in scalar.
This wouldn't pass the Gsync min requirements. They would require it to go from 30-144hz not 48-144hz for starters, who else knows what's wrong with the freesync implementation on this monitor.
That's the problem with freesync - you can slap a freesync sticker on almost anything. Doesn't mean it's any good. Look at the bundle monitor that was available with Vega's, that claimed freesync support but that was only 48-100hz and that didn't work properly, in fact all that worked was from 80-100hz. AMD was meant to have a freesync 2 with min requirements much more like gsync, but you don't see any monitors supporting that.
Hence yes gsync is on a lot less monitors, yes it costs more, but equally you can guarantee yes it works properly, unlike most freesync monitors. In fact I bet that most of the freesync monitors that work to gsync levels are in fact also gsync monitors - so the monitor maker only put the effort in to make it work properly to pass the gsync requirements and once they'd done that it was easy to add freesync support.
I hate those G-Sync and FreeSync separation.. If you bought a card and monitor and wanted to jump ship, then you'll be forced to change the monitor also...
I just hope VESA makes FreeSync a requirement not an option.. otherwise implementing both G-Sync & FreeSync on the same monitor will be costly as it will require adding another scaler/controller and maybe even separate inputs for both FreeSync and G-Sync. and that's why no maker yet made any monitor like this.. maybe even NVIDIA doesn't allow it.
Take your complaints to nvidia, it has been their long time game to push their own proprietary closed solutions and deliberately undermine free and open alternatives.
Given the hate spewed toward curved monitors and the fact that I greatly prefer them (though I tend to use 30-40" monitors more than < 30), I am growing convinced this has something to do with some combination of: a. eye placement in your skull (some configurations seems to prefer, some seems to hate). b. vision (near/far/astigmatism) c. the usual fanbois/hatebois nonsense having found another nonsense to complain about.
What is the proportion of a:b:c? (question answered only by P&L of monitor makers).
Clearly people are buying them. Clearly some people prefer them. Step back and recognize that not every product is tailored to you specifically.
I'll definitely grant that I miss curved much less on a 27" 4k than I do on a 40 (having just spent a few weeks on that 27" setup), but I will never buy a flat monitor over 30" if I have a choice.
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ddriver - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
Curved at this aspect ratio and size? Makes no sense.FATCamaro - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
At least you get the logo displayed on your desk, to remind you why you got ripped off with a slow response VA screen for your gaming needs.tuxfool - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
I'm not sure you could find an alternative to VA. TN panels are faster but their viewing angle issues would not work well with a curved screen.Flunk - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
Pincushion effect, that's all I see here, and all I can see even if I look at a curved screen of any kind. Yuck!cekim - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
This is why I said what I did about eye placement and vision having a profound impact on people's like or dislike of curved. After any amount of time with a curved monitor, I don't see any geometric distortion - its just very comfortable to use for hours and hours and hours of coding. When I go to a flat screen, it looks convex to me for some amount of time until I adjust back, but then (once adjusted back), other than the comparative poor color and brightness for any given technology, it no longer looks distorted, but I can't work comfortably as long.imaheadcase - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
Asus and Acer seem to produce more press releases than actual monitors. Many announced have yet to see the market.mobutu - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
next step is curved @25" because stupidddriver - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
Well, if they add more curvature you can wear it in front of your face.Hxx - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
nah you need like a 720p 17 inch display curved to wear it....oh yeah it will happen.DanNeely - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
25's too big to be notably stupid anymore. The next step is to take the curved screen laptop idea Acer debuted with a 21" boat anchor last year and put it into mainstream gaming laptops and ultrabooks.https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/31/acer-curved-sc...
Stochastic - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
1080p is passable at 24 inches but is simply too low DPI for a 27-inch monitor in my opinion.Rocket321 - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
Agree, if the Strix was 1440p and kept same price and other specs it would be an instant buy for many.Lolimaster - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
F****** curve, no one wants the s*tty curve on monitors, the fad is gone from TV's. Nice VA panel ruined with the curve, 27-32" FLAT VA 1440p 144Hz is the way to go.tarqsharq - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
I really like my C32HG70, to each his own I suppose.ddriver - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
Curved monitors are great, if they are sufficiently wide. Curving such small displays is just for the sake of a stupid fad, as with everything else.I'd love a curved 6:1 aspect ratio 8640x1440 display with around 1200R curvature, less pixels to drive than a 5k monitor while offering a seamless work-space that would take 3+ 16:9 monitors.
I am currently running a 43" dell, and I can't say that I am happy with the workspace it provides, way too tall, way too narrow. It is not convenient to look up and down, it is much better to look left and right, plus the human horizontal field of vision is 50% wider than the vertical. That aspect ratio is only good for watching tv shows and ancient or "made for tv" movies, that's about it...
Dug - Friday, August 18, 2017 - link
I love curved. In fact I have it on my Samsung 32" and wouldn't want a flat screen again for gaming.At 27" and under it is questionable though.
RaistlinZ - Wednesday, August 16, 2017 - link
Curved? - CheckRGB? - Check
Well, at least they've got the common useless fads covered.
Morawka - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
wishlist: 4K, Quantum Dot or comparable HDR tech, Curved/Non Curved Version/ 120hz minimum, 16:10, Gsync. That last one is a big one. The Gsync models are taking way to much time to make, it's just a simple $100 drop in scalar.Dribble - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
This wouldn't pass the Gsync min requirements. They would require it to go from 30-144hz not 48-144hz for starters, who else knows what's wrong with the freesync implementation on this monitor.That's the problem with freesync - you can slap a freesync sticker on almost anything. Doesn't mean it's any good. Look at the bundle monitor that was available with Vega's, that claimed freesync support but that was only 48-100hz and that didn't work properly, in fact all that worked was from 80-100hz. AMD was meant to have a freesync 2 with min requirements much more like gsync, but you don't see any monitors supporting that.
Hence yes gsync is on a lot less monitors, yes it costs more, but equally you can guarantee yes it works properly, unlike most freesync monitors. In fact I bet that most of the freesync monitors that work to gsync levels are in fact also gsync monitors - so the monitor maker only put the effort in to make it work properly to pass the gsync requirements and once they'd done that it was easy to add freesync support.
tuxfool - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
freesync 2 only starts to make sense when you have HDR monitors.Morawka - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
Except with Gysnc, Nvidia Provides a scaler that allows it to do 30hz-144hz..Xajel - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
I hate those G-Sync and FreeSync separation.. If you bought a card and monitor and wanted to jump ship, then you'll be forced to change the monitor also...I just hope VESA makes FreeSync a requirement not an option.. otherwise implementing both G-Sync & FreeSync on the same monitor will be costly as it will require adding another scaler/controller and maybe even separate inputs for both FreeSync and G-Sync. and that's why no maker yet made any monitor like this.. maybe even NVIDIA doesn't allow it.
ddriver - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
Take your complaints to nvidia, it has been their long time game to push their own proprietary closed solutions and deliberately undermine free and open alternatives.cekim - Thursday, August 17, 2017 - link
I just came here for the curved monitor hate. :-)Given the hate spewed toward curved monitors and the fact that I greatly prefer them (though I tend to use 30-40" monitors more than < 30), I am growing convinced this has something to do with some combination of:
a. eye placement in your skull (some configurations seems to prefer, some seems to hate).
b. vision (near/far/astigmatism)
c. the usual fanbois/hatebois nonsense having found another nonsense to complain about.
What is the proportion of a:b:c? (question answered only by P&L of monitor makers).
Clearly people are buying them. Clearly some people prefer them. Step back and recognize that not every product is tailored to you specifically.
I'll definitely grant that I miss curved much less on a 27" 4k than I do on a 40 (having just spent a few weeks on that 27" setup), but I will never buy a flat monitor over 30" if I have a choice.