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Samsung has two upcoming ultra-wide displays on its roadmap:
For readers on the leading-edge of monitor configurations, ultra-wide displays in the 21:9 aspect ratio have been on the radar for about two years. These are monitors that have a 2560x1080 display, stretching the horizontal dimension of a standard 1920x1080 Full-HD monitor and make it easier to display modern cinema widescreen format content with less black bars. They are also claimed to assist with peripheral vision when gaming beyond a standard 1920x1080 display, or when curved, help with immersive content.
So chalk up some surprise when we hear that Samsung has an even wider format panel in the works. 3840x1080 represents a 32:9 aspect ratio, and the report states that this will be a VA panel with 1800R curvature and a 3-side frameless design. Putting that many pixels in a large display gives a relatively low 81.41 PPI. This panel will be part of Samsung's 'Grand Circle' format, and by supporting up to 144 Hz it is expected that variants of this panel will be included with FreeSync/GSYNC technologies. One figure to note would be the contrast ratio – 5000:1 (static), which TFTCentral states is higher than current Samsung VA panels.
The 3840×1080 display is 49 inches. Samsung is also planning to launch a 44-inch 3840×1200 display.
Is this aspect ratio a good idea or a step backwards? It is like two 1920×1080 displays without the bezels in the middle. What about the "1800R curvature"?
[1800R curvature] means that the circle that defines the curvature of the panel has a radius of 1800 mm (70.866 inches), which is much tighter than other panels on the market (2700R or 3000R typical).
(Score: 2) by Arik on Friday April 07 2017, @04:21PM (2 children)
Older displays are 5:4 or 4:3 so they're still wider than they are tall, just not quite so wildly out of proportion.
The ideal aspect ratio for a computer monitor is approximately 1:√2. Yet the manufacturers keep moving further and further in the wrong direction every year.
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(Score: 2) by wonkey_monkey on Friday April 07 2017, @04:40PM
(Yet another) step backwards
A step backwards is what you'll need to take to see what's on this monitor. Especially in your font ;)
The ideal aspect ratio for a computer monitor is approximately 1:√2
What's that based on?
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(Score: 2) by BenJeremy on Friday April 07 2017, @07:46PM
Well, it is certainly senseless if they do nothing to increase the vertical resolution. 1080p just isn't practical these days. Toolbars, menus, fixed divs in web pages... all conspire to make 1080p unusable.
I don't mind being wider... as long as they also increase the actual vertical resolution. These are, after all, computer MONITORS. Sadly, though, the curvature isn't drastic enough for somebody sitting only 2~3 ft away (Low curvatures are designed for living room use, and honestly, unless you are a gamer who lives alone and without friends in your mom's basement, curved displays are idiotic for home theater usage - only a single viewer has the ideal viewing position for any curved display).
For computer usage, I need the curvature to be tight enough that my normal position is properly centered. As far as the wide aspect, I actually don't mind having it wrap around my view. My current set up is 3 WQHD monitors, with the side monitors ar 45deg angles.