Does the curve in a ultrawide monitor or a big TV actually help? Or should you stick to flat displays? Here’s some simple math to calculate the actual benefit of a curved display in real life scenarios.
In summary curved screens are a “nice to have” but not worth a big premium of it’s flat screen counterpart. It’s almost always better just to spend that premium on a larger screen for a better experience.
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nice
Really good revirew ! It help me out to choose! Thank you!
Man. Very well explained. Thanks
A very good test and well explained.
what for keyboard do you use?
When sitting right in front of a curved monitor, can you actually “see” the curve at all? I’m thinking about getting a 24 inch curved monitor, but if I could see the curve at all – even a little, it would drive me crazy
So does the slight curve actually help alleviate some of the inherent glow found on modern/cheap IPS panels? Particularly those visible on the borders making it more white around the edges of the screen.
may be for watching movies or gaming but for illustrator, phtoshop , maya , 3dsmax etc etc they suck ass
Dislike, I bent my flat computer and it snapped in half.
Now imagine a curved imax theater.
Meh… Human eye can’t see beyond 4:3 ratio anyways.
David what mount did you use to get both monitors setup like that? I am looking at a similar setup with the 34 below and a 27 above and angled down like that. Do Ergotron make one that will handle the weight of both monitors?
I too, sit *rougly* 800 millimeters away from my monitor.
damn if i knew curved were actually better i would have never thrown away my old CRT monitor
David: What do you think about reading a lot in a curved monitor: is it a better experience than in a flat monitor? Eye strain, focus, effectiveness etc. Thanks
Ur posture is great. Mind dropping a chair selection tutorial ? ☺️
I sit about 830 mm away from the display…..DUDE IT’S EASY SIT DOWN, LOOK AT THE MONITOR, WORK/PLAY GAMES. REALLY?
Curves are sexy 🙂 great vid!
this sounds like total nonsense. your high definition vision is in the very center of your eye (the fovea), it only covers a few degrees of your field of view. as you read this, the rest of the screen is blurry, but you probably didn’t really notice that did you? so why would you care if that blurry portion of the monitor is perpendicular towards you?!? curved screens are a gimmick.
Photos arent curved so I dont want to edit photos on a curved display. Is that a wrong way of thinking?
I really appreciate the extra time and effort you put into your videos David!
he brought out the excel calculations. my man!
I like your editing
Very good scientific analysis of curved displays. Thanks mate.
I just liked it for how much the guy put in the effort to calculate all this.
Using MM as a measurement, must be to used to measuring something else in MM.
Very informative thank you. And it has sold me on the Samsung Electronics UN55MU6500. For what ever reason it is cheaper then the Sony and Vizio 55″ that I was looking at right now on Amazon. Since there is no premium to be paid at the moment I think I will jump on it.
Well, I guess It’s great if its only you looking to the screen at an ideal position. It’s not always the case, though.
Phenomenal content! Super informative man keep it up!
God damn this vids good! 🙂
Big curve screen is perfect for sim racing.
I tried a curved display by dell(26 inch) when they first came out and was impressed with it as I was using it at work. Lately I’ve been gaming on it and I can say that it’s a whole new experience, way more satisfied than with a flat monitor.
Which one is better for gaming?
mathmatical
Nice video, I just got myself a curved monitor and I’m loving it for gaming
Maths genius m8
Got my answers
Great video. We need more people like you.
Id rather have it curved then 3 flat monitors which are fucking worthless in my opinion.
Does curved monitor show right linework of CAD programs ( autocad, sketchup )?
Does the circle or rectangle look the natural? Thank you for answer 🙂
I have the 27inch curved Samsung monitor and I have to say that when I went back to using a flat monitor (27inch AOC) I quickly moved back to the curve, it’s not a gimmick it’s a necessity.
Its like he is the little brother of Dave2D 🙂
This channel is gold. You change your setup like other people pants. It would be great if you could do a video about curve vs flat: productivity and distortion of lines and graphics if you use a curved one or washed out edges if you use a flat one.
Please make videos on russian language!
how does your 34 inch monitor fit on that stand if igt says up to 27? i want to get an lg 32 inch monitor but i cant find a stand!
Using curved monitor 1800R 24 inch… And it’s amazing. I love it. I wouldn’t go back to normal flat screen at all after this.
Marketing hype is too pumped up – curved displays that cost a lot of $, and you can get a 4k or dual 4k monitors that beat the sh1t out of them in terms of image quality. The monitor can look pretty, but I prefer image quality over it looking fancy… I got myself 5k iMac 2 years ago, and whenever I try a curved display all I see is jagged edges from fking low resolution cheap panels… Before buying a monitor I suggest you calculate it’s PPI – around 200 is nice, 150 you start to notice pixels, and 120 (god forbid 100 or lower) is sh1t…
Great video. Loads of information. Thank you.