my last monitor is LG ultrawide 29UM59A (flat not curved) monitor bought for RM799 in 2018 but i sold everything, so im building new rig.
im happy with my last monitor, so im looking something similar or better.

im building new rig only for lightly gaming, movies and browsing. everything in one equally.

budget around RM1200, considering to topup more if worth it, or saving without much loss in quality that would be great too.
im looking something at least 29", bigger is better
sometime i watch movie while lying on my bed, so i need wide viewing angle.
i never use 144mhz or higher monitor, is it worth it?
i never use curved monitor, whats your experiance with it?
should i ditch ultrawide and back to 16:9 monitor?

some monitor I found on shopee
ViewSonic VA2932-MHD 29" RM799, very similar to my last monitor, nothing specia;
LG 34WP500 - 34" RM1198, HDR and 5inch bigger, is it worth extra RM400?
PRISM+ X300 30" RM1199, 200Mhz, worth it? curved is it good?

what gpu?

Your budget the best is getting that LG 34WP500, for movie wise is OK but you may find less sharp in text due to it is not a 1440p resolution where 3440x1440 is the best for 34" but it will all out from your budget.

Another two brand I will not recommended.

34" Ultrawide I prefer Curve. Curve or not is user preferable, this is better you look for yourself in shop. I said nice not means you prefer.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jun 13 2022, 07:30 PM

Dont have yet, but planned to get 3060 for my new rig.

Yeah probably have to see for myself

But that LG model is only 250cd (Typ.) brightness and only 16.7M colors, both is not even meet the minimum HDR 400 requirement. (HDR 600 is recommended)

Please don't put high hope on HDR as it will eventually looking worst and dull than SDR.

Your budget a bit low, so I can't even recommended you 34" 3440x1440 as 34" or 27" is actually better with 1440p resolution.

The ViewSonic VA2932 is 29" which is 24" for Wide monitor. This size is actually better for 1080p but ViewSonic give me twice disappointment, I don't recommended this brand.

As for PRIMS+ I never use but from internet user comment, this brand is not last longer, better avoid.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jun 15 2022, 06:06 PM

Hi,
Is LG 34 Inch 34WP500B / 34WP500-B a good buy? Never had Ultrawide before so thought I might try to give this one a go.

https://shopee.com.my/LG-34-Inch-34WP500B-3...f1-4f8a7c4cb294

It is within my budget.

Asus Predator X38. Best monitor I ever had. Driven by an RX6800.

For that budget though, I had a Philips 346B which has been handed down to my wife.

This post has been edited by ZZR-Pilot: Jul 15 2022, 02:07 AM

This Ultrawide is 1080p+, so everything look kind of big and less working space. 34" is equal to 27" widescreen, which means it is not that sharp for 1080p. It is also only 75hz which no very smooth experience. If you ok within this two then for that price, I think it is good to go.

I'm currently using a 27" 1080 monitor. Few ultrawide (below 34") I saw at shop often look smaller (in height) which was why I avoided earlier.

Also, what do you mean by not that sharp for 1080p? Since I am okay with current 27" 1080p, does it mean the ultrawide version of 1080p+ is not as sharp?

I am okay with 75Hz, not a gamer that need 100+ fps and perfectly fine playing 60fps games.

Because most people find 1080p look less sharp for screen size 27" and above. I am also ok previously. But once I use 1440p for 27" and now I no longer like 1080p in 27". 1080p is best resolution for 24/25" and below.

The Hz is not only gaming related, it is also obvious on Windows smooth animation, same as mobile phone where most people can notice the smoothness of 90hz and above vs 60hz. It is very obvious especially on Windows 11 Start Menu animation part. Off course this is also same before you use better you won't notice the difference, once you use 120hz and above screen, most people will no longer can return back to 60hz.

For gaming wise, if the games you play reach more than 75fps, you will need to cap the fps, else tearing will appear as G-Sync/freesync is support up to the maximum screen hz you have, this is the reason higher hz is better. Using vsync to control its not recommended as this impact high latency to the games which make input lag to games.

Shop mostly only have 29" demo set which is equivalent to 24" monitor.

You can use this site for calculation the monitor height in different aspect ratio. https://www.omnicalculator.com/other/screen-size

In general.

- 49" (32:9), 34" (21:9) and 27" (16.9) same height.
- 43" (32:9), 29" (21:9) and 24" (16:9) same height

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 15 2022, 11:08 AM

1080p still look good on my 27" so if the sharpness of the 34" ultrawide remain the same as 1080p I am okay with it. I think 1440p ultrawide cost too much, out of my budget.

Plus, I feel 1440p is a waste because I really cannot consume a pure 4K video content. Maybe if I decide to go for monitor that is a 32" 16:9, then 1440p is acceptable for me.


I don't care much about gaming beyond 75Hz. 60fps games looks okay enough to me and I barely game on PC anyway. I also don't care much about Windows animation too as I don't see any benefit to it a more smoother transition. The main reason I want either bigger screen (32", 16:9, 1440p) wider (34", 21:9, 1080p) is to be able to see multiple windows opening at once.

Looks like 34" is good for ultrawide for me.

Due to the resolution is 1080p+, the productivity working space is not very big compare with 1440p+. Also the HDR will be very bad due to the spec completely not meet the requirement. You probably also don't care on this two either.

This post has been edited by Andrewtst: Jul 15 2022, 04:45 PM

I am interested to get that phillips. budget is right and i want the USB-C PD and hub
anything I should be aware about this monitor?

Am using a dell ultrasharp 27" currently

https://shopee.com.my/Philips-346B1C-34-100...8920.3659678677

No drawbacks given the asking price. In fact, it'll even do 100mhz for games even though it's primarily a productivity monitor.

It was doing just fine for me... until All IT in Brem Mall quoted RM4k for the Predator X38... I just couldn't resist...

RM1599 is RM300 more than what I paid for my 346B just before the pandemic.

This post has been edited by ZZR-Pilot: Jul 18 2022, 09:28 PM

everything naik bro.. haha