The price is only bad if you are in the market for a $200 monitor. $629 is a bargain imho. I paid more for my 27" 2k ips ASUS monitor just 2 years ago. Honestly the prices are going down. G-Sync was at a premium then, now less so.
The price is only bad if you are in the market for a $200 monitor. $629 is a bargain imho. I paid more for my 27" 2k ips ASUS monitor just 2 years ago. Honestly the prices are going down. G-Sync was at a premium then, now less so.
Oh for sure. With inflation and more, though, $629 is still a lot of money for a ton of people. But I definitely don't think you're wrong, especially with G-Sync compatibility. I remember buying my first G-Sync monitor years ago and paying the "Nvidia Tax." Now it's nonexistent.
I think this monitor is worth every penny, but totally understand people needing to be more budget-concious. I don't think this compares with the Gigabyte or Viotek options: this is a metric ton better in terms of quality. Getting rid of the distracting ghosting is worth the money alone imo.
That's more than I paid for my monitors that I bought way back in 2015, and with somewhat comparable specs: 2560x1440, same vertical height (but less wide), 144 Hz, FreeSync, IPS panel (which is better than VA), etc. Yes, you're paying some for the extra width (which I find useless) and the curve, but still, that's over seven years ago.
It's too bad that monitors don't scale with Moore's Law the way that some other things do, at least outside of monitor port bandwidth.
I like my IPS 3440x1440p 34inch LG I bought 3 years ago, though I only paid 499 for it. I have monovision and just overall lower visual acuity so refresh rates were never a selling point for me. Bright, colorful, clean images are though which mine has.
I don't like UW gaming, I can't do it having only one eye, it's too hard. However I rarely played games fullscreen anyways because even a 27 inch screen is too much for me to see the entire screen. So I play everything windowed. So the UW works as 2 monitors for me which for me personally, works great and a lot easier than 2 monitors without taking the space of 2 monitors.
I also still have a Viewsonic 27 inch IPS 1440p monitor from 2011, paid I think $650 for it back then and still looks and performs great. It's on my partners desk now. Only downside to it, damn thing is massive and heavy.
My daughter has nystagmus, so ultra-wides are hard for her too because of the low visibility. Right now she uses a single 27" Viotek 1440p, but I might look at an UW for her and recommend windowed gaming for the same reason. She actually prefers gaming on her iPad because she can hold it closer, but there are some games she can only play on Steam with her friends and streaming Steam to her pad isn't always a good solution.
I like my IPS 3440x1440p 34inch LG I bought 3 years ago, though I only paid 499 for it. I have monovision and just overall lower visual acuity so refresh rates were never a selling point for me. Bright, colorful, clean images are though which mine has.
Bir of an unrelated tangent, but I find this interesting since I'm monocular too. Mostly curious about the differences since you mention you are left dominant (at least in the case of using monitors).
Do you still see out of your right eye too, and if so is it something where you can switch between which eye you are looking through, or more of a thing where your other eye just doesn't focus well?
In my case I can use either eye, but not at the same time and I swap between which one I'm using instead (surgery as a baby led to them developing independently). I'd say I'm probably more right dominant, but I alternate between them relatively freely depending on what I'm doing and they have about the same capability. Just can't directly see through/control both at once, the other always ends up out of focus and I can't get both to form a clear image together. It hurts my brain to see two fuzzy misaligned images at once and I spend more time just trying to process what I'm seeing than having any actual control.
Just interested in how it is for you in comparison, because it's always fascinated me what the differences are between binocular and monocular, and even between different types of such.
EDIT: I also guess to keep thread sort of on-track, what do you value most in your monitors to suit your needs between visuals and use-case?
I got the newer EX3415R, almost same specs for 599,99 euro, till a few weeks later they're going for 749,99 euro now. I got lucky i guess.
Picture quality is great, the curve is great, i expected it to be more curved but it's perfect the way it is.
Been using it for 2 months now and no issues, no dead pixel or anything so far.
Built quality is amazing, really solid! and the speakers sound good, though i use Edifier G5000 high-res audio bookshelf speakers.
The built-in subwoofer doesn't add much tbh, i've heard better from LG.
You get a bit of flickering using freesync + nvidia so be aware of that.
If mine has it, chances are this model has the same issue.
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I think this monitor is worth every penny, but totally understand people needing to be more budget-concious. I don't think this compares with the Gigabyte or Viotek options: this is a metric ton better in terms of quality. Getting rid of the distracting ghosting is worth the money alone imo.
It's too bad that monitors don't scale with Moore's Law the way that some other things do, at least outside of monitor port bandwidth.
Do you still see out of your right eye too, and if so is it something where you can switch between which eye you are looking through, or more of a thing where your other eye just doesn't focus well?
In my case I can use either eye, but not at the same time and I swap between which one I'm using instead (surgery as a baby led to them developing independently). I'd say I'm probably more right dominant, but I alternate between them relatively freely depending on what I'm doing and they have about the same capability. Just can't directly see through/control both at once, the other always ends up out of focus and I can't get both to form a clear image together. It hurts my brain to see two fuzzy misaligned images at once and I spend more time just trying to process what I'm seeing than having any actual control.
Just interested in how it is for you in comparison, because it's always fascinated me what the differences are between binocular and monocular, and even between different types of such.
EDIT: I also guess to keep thread sort of on-track, what do you value most in your monitors to suit your needs between visuals and use-case?
Picture quality is great, the curve is great, i expected it to be more curved but it's perfect the way it is.
Been using it for 2 months now and no issues, no dead pixel or anything so far. Built quality is amazing, really solid! and the speakers sound good, though i use Edifier G5000 high-res audio bookshelf speakers. The built-in subwoofer doesn't add much tbh, i've heard better from LG. You get a bit of flickering using freesync + nvidia so be aware of that. If mine has it, chances are this model has the same issue.