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Those who have ultrawide gaming monitors really stand by them, and it's easy to see why. You are getting more on-screen at any time, offering not only a tactical advantage in some games but also more immersive sights in others. And, they're only getting cheaper, too.
If you are looking to make the upgrade for yourself, you can pick up the Acer Nitro ED340CUR J9biip (silly name, I know) for $200 at Newegg, which is a healthy $50 discount.
From the top, you are getting that ultrawide panel, and it comes in at 1440p with a 120 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time. The refresh rate is on the lower end of gaming monitors, but not awful at the same time.
As well as this, it's a VA panel, which means you aren't getting the vibrancy of IPS or the true blacks of OLED. But, at that price point, something has gotta give, and VA is not a bad compromise for an otherwise impressive monitor.
That 3440 x 1440 resolution screen, paired with its 1500R curve, should offer truly superb immersion. Thanks to the way it quite literally wraps around you, you'll find it easy to immerse yourself in Cyberpunk 2077's Night City. And in RTS games, you can cram more of the game into the screen than you would on a traditional monitor.
One downside of ultrawide monitors is that support isn't fully there for some games. Even the likes of Elden Ring lack official ultrawide support, shoving a pair of black bars on either side of the screen and displaying it in traditional 16:9. But programs like Flawless Widescreen have come a long way in implementing ultrawide support in games that don't have it natively.
Though you make compromises to get the format, ultrawide monitors do what they do well, and are well-liked for it. I keep track of the best cheap gaming monitor deals every week, and other choices regularly sit between $50 to $150 more than this one.
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1. Best overall:
MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED
2. Best 1440p:
MSI MPG 271QRX
3. Best ultrawide:
Gigabyte MO34WQC2
4. Best budget ultrawide:
Alienware 34 QD-OLED AW3423DWF
5. Best WOLED:
LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
6. Best 27-inch:
Alienware 27 AW2725Q
