So, my Asus PG279Q 1440p needs to go in for RMA.  Looking into picking up something new since I'm sure it's going to be weeks before I get it back and I can't survive on my 24" 1080p Dell.  Had been thinking about the ultrawide 34GN850 LG and just getting rid of dual monitor, would be running on a 2080 Super FTW3 for now, possibly the rumored high VRAM 3080 later down the road.  Also debating a 27GN850 for half the cost though and dump my dell when the Asus replacement comes back and use the Asus as my second monitor because both LG's support HDR gaming.  Thoughts?  I'm slightly worried about driving the extra pixels with the 2080 super (about 5 mil vs 3.6 on the 27").  I would not be using the second monitor to support dual monitor gaming, just using the 2nd monitor for stuff like looking up things, browsing websites, viewing Navigraph plates etc. while gaming on the other one.  It's still a lot less than the 8.5 mil pixels of 4K though.  I know I could get a vertical mount and stack them, but for now just assume the choice is the 34" or two 27's.  What do you guys think?

SIngle monitor gets my vote.  Sooooooo much less hassle than multi-monitor.

43 minutes ago, w6kd said:

SIngle monitor gets my vote.  Sooooooo much less hassle than multi-monitor.

What kind of hassles?  I mean, I've been running dual monitor at home for 2 years now since I got the Asus, and for like 12 years at work.  I definitely appreciate being able to look stuff up on the 2nd monitor while gaming on the primary so that's why I'm hesitant to go back, but obviously I'm open to it since I'm asking for opinions 🙂 

Back when I used to run dual-monitor, I had all sorts of issues with black screens, frame rate drops with windows open on the 2nd monitor, etc.  I always ran with two matched identical monitors--not sure what other unknowns lurk in the shadows associated with dual monitors at different resolutions.  Anyway, I try to keep my sim platform up close to the cutting edge...I don't want to give up any of those gains to non-essential workload.

I run the ancillary stuff on a second PC networked to the sim box...ActiveSky, Radar Contact (ATC), a moving map, etc.  And the CDU/MCDUs for most of my tubeliners run on a 12.9" iPad Pro in landscape mode.  The secondary PC doesn't need to be particularly strong...right now it's a 7700K and a GTX970 built mostly out of hand me down parts from previous sim/gaming builds.

 

 

On 9/25/2020 at 4:46 PM, flyinion said:

ultrawide 34GN850 LG

Just read a number of reviews on this monitor and it's spec's are impressive, a little costly but very nice. If you go with this setup please report back, this is a monitor I might also consider. 

Cheers

Martin 

Get a single 49" UW and you are set.

4 hours ago, GCBraun said:

Get a single 49" UW and you are set.

Lmao. Don’t have the money or the room for something that big. I did just order the 34GN850 tonight though. Should be here Tuesday. I think I’ll still have room for my old 27 when it gets back from RMA as well so I should get to retain my dual monitor setup which will be nice for charts and OBS and such. 

On 9/26/2020 at 9:45 PM, MartinRex007 said:

Just read a number of reviews on this monitor and it's spec's are impressive, a little costly but very nice. If you go with this setup please report back, this is a monitor I might also consider. 

Cheers

Martin 

Seems nice so far, still need to play more with DisplayCal on it (running in sRGB clamp mode right now instead of full gamut), but I'm happy to report it seemed to have very little impact on my FPS in the sim.  I check with the 787 in a dense area like EGLL with the Rain preset.

Cool, thanks for the feed back! I'll need a better video card to run a monitor like this, so I'm in the process of gathering info on hardware for a new rig. Glad you seem to be enjoying it. 

Cheers

Martin

4 hours ago, MartinRex007 said:

Cool, thanks for the feed back! I'll need a better video card to run a monitor like this, so I'm in the process of gathering info on hardware for a new rig. Glad you seem to be enjoying it. 

Cheers

Martin

Thanks, yeah I'm running a 3700X with a 2080 Super one of EVGA's FTW versions with a max factory overclock.  Still want a 3080 sometime next year but hopefully the rumored 20GB card that's been talked about.

Yeah, the 3080 with 20GB is on my list too!

 

I agonized for two years whether to continue with 3 x 24 inch Dells or go with the single ultra wide monitor. Initially, only the 34 inch was available which to me, wasn't worth the trade off. Now, in conjunction with a real world relocation, the move to the Samsung 49 inch was made. No regrets whatsoever except I wish I had made the change earlier.