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PostPosted: 08 Apr 2015, 21:57 
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Hi everyone! I am knew to the site, and could use some help.

I am trying to decide which curved Ultra Wide 21:9 monitor is going to be the best for me. This is not a cheap purchase and I need to make sure I get the right one, as my wife will likely not let me buy more than one. (not even sure she is going to approve this purchse yet, I am working on it!) :)

I am looking at the following:
    Samsung 34uc97
    LG 34uc97m
    Dell U3415W
I have a custom made computer:
    i5-4690k
    NZXT Kraken X41
    EVGA Stinger Mini ITX LGA1150
    G.Skill Ripjaws 16GB DDR3-1600
    OCZ ARC 100 240GB SSD
    EVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0
    Thermaltake Core V1
    EVGA 850W
I mainly use the system for Unity development and my love of Roleplaying Games. Most recently Pillars of Eternity and Divinity: Original Sin. Those are the type of games I will play. I play most of the my FPS and such on my Xbox One.

I will also use the monitor on days I work from home (the reason my wife will let me buy it in the first place)

Hopefully that gives you enough info to go on. Just wanting to make sure I make the right choice once and not have buyer remorse.

Thanks for any help!


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PostPosted: 09 Apr 2015, 09:45 
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AFAIK they all use the same panel (manufactured by LG) so discussions about input lag and reactivity tend to lead nowhere. And since you're not a photopgraph, specific features like hardware calibration won't make a difference... so why not just pick the one whose stand you like the most :P


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PostPosted: 09 Apr 2015, 12:02 
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Thanks for the info! I did not know they all used the same panel. Now I can buy based on esthetics and price at the time of purchase! :)

Now to keep working on my wife for approval!!!


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PostPosted: 12 Apr 2015, 17:09 
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YOu will also want to consider ports - I like that Dell put USB ports on their monitors. Might be worth checking dead pixel policies too.


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PostPosted: 16 Apr 2015, 18:20 
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The Dell also has built in speakers (not the best but they are integrated and hidden).
The Dell U3415W also has a builtin in KVM!!! I have my work laptop and personal tower pc plugged in at the same time and can easily switch between them using the capacitive bezel controls. Very awesome.

You could buy a monitor + speakers + kvm and still save a couple bucks, but if you're like me and you hold a certain pride for a tidy setup then the Dell U3415W is the obvious choice. I love mine.


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PostPosted: 17 Apr 2015, 07:47 
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Personally I would wait for one of these: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news_archiv ... er_xr341ck

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