Deciding on what 34" curved 21:9 monitor to get

[Ulfghuld]

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!

[scavvenjahh]

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

[Ulfghuld]

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!!!

[Suedenim]

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.

[sabinn]

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.

[Wijkert]

Personally I would wait for one of these: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/news_archiv ... er_xr341ck