#5141949

primetime^

2015-08-14 18:23

That's one beautiful looking display. To bad the price will make it impractical for most

#5141964

Yakk

2015-08-14 19:02

Esthetics are quite nice, missing adaptive sync though Too bad...

#5141969

Agonist

2015-08-14 19:12

That's one beautiful looking display. To bad the price will make it impractical for most

Exactly. Ill just keep my 21:9 25inch for now till the prices are in the $550-$700 range for a cheap curved 3440x1440 monitor one day. By that time Ill also have a 4930k and dual w/e amd/nvidia DX12 8GB gpus are out that are the same price segment as the GTX 670 were.

#5142151

dragonlord

2015-08-15 01:55

Curved screen gimmick costs more to produce, raising costs, yet offers no benefits whatsoever to viewers...pass.

#5142167

MadGizmo

2015-08-15 02:19

Curved screen gimmick costs more to produce, raising costs, yet offers no benefits whatsoever to viewers...pass.

I agree with you when it comes to curved displays for phones and TVs, but for a monitor I think it is different. Because the screen is close to you and is relatively large, a curved monitor makes it easier to view the entire screen. In that case it also adds to the immersion of games. A curved TV on the other hand may be large as well, but, unlike a monitor, you are not close to it and usually not the only viewer. So I consider a curved TV screen a gimmick.

#5142207

dragonlord

2015-08-15 05:49

I hear you on the monitor difference, but I still think that if a 34" monitor is covering your peripheral view, you are sitting too darn close! 🙂 Maybe three of these end to end?

#5142755

Dazz

2015-08-16 19:41

I wouldn't touch a Philips device even if they paid me to take if off their hands, i have had enough horrible experiences with the company for several life times.

#5142791

Solfaur

2015-08-16 21:36

I hear you on the monitor difference, but I still think that if a 34" monitor is covering your peripheral view, you are sitting too darn close! 🙂 Maybe three of these end to end?

That would be sick, in an immersive game like Star Citizen for example. I too don't think they are a gimmick either, but they are still in an early stage. 5 years from now, with bigger size, more features etc., it will be quite the pc gaming enthusiast's toy. 🤓