The Odyssey G5 has one HDMI and one DisplayPort for connectivity, so you’ll have no problem hooking up your PC. The display can be tilted, but its stand isn’t height adjustable with is a little disappointing considering how premium the actual screen is. However, screen size also plays a role in the gaming experience. A bigger screen allows you to see more detail at a more comfortable size. While a high resolution is important for detail and crispness, a bigger screen allows you to see that detail at a more comfortable size. For example, a 27-inch monitor with a resolution of 1440p (3440 x 1440) will let you see a lot more detail than a 1080p (1920 x 1080) monitor of the same size. The numbers in the resolution stand for the number of pixels per line. So a 1920 x 1080 resolution monitor would have over 2 million pixels total. Added the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9/G95SC S49CG95 as the 'Best Super Ultrawide Gaming Monitor'; added the MSI MEG 342C QD-OLED and the Corsair XENEON FLEX 45WQHD240 to Notable Mentions. Based on LG’s Nano IPS panel, the LG 34GP83A delivers incredibly vibrant and punchy colors covering 98% of the DCI-P3 color space (equivalent to ~135% sRGB). It has good peak brightness and good reflection handling, and it's good to use in rooms with a few lights around, but glare from strong light sources is distracting. Like the Dell, its 34-inch screen has a 3440x1440 resolution with good text clarity, but its narrow viewing angles limit its office performance because the image washes out from the sides, which isn't ideal for sharing your screen with others. On the plus side, it has excellent image accuracy, so images are life-like without any sort of calibration.

Next, the monitor supports 98% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which means you’ll get extremely accurate color reproduction when editing photos and videos. It’s important to have this level of fidelity because you won’t have to worry about your media looking washed out or over-saturated when it’s printed or viewed on a different display.Then again, VA monitors have disadvantages of their own such as significantly slower pixel response time speed, and they don’t have as wide viewing angles nor as consistent colors. In addition, the screen has a matte anti-glare coating, which eliminates reflections, but doesn’t make the picture appear too grainy while the steep 1900R curvature adds to the overall immersion. In our years of working with monitors, we've observed that a monitor's refresh rate is a critical factor in determining its overall performance. Refresh rate refers to the number of times the display updates the picture being displayed per second. A higher refresh rate means the screen is updated more frequently, resulting in a smoother, more fluid motion and less motion blur.

Restructured article to reflect how people are looking for ultrawide monitors; removed the 'Best Gaming' and 'Best Super Ultrawide' categories because it doesn't fit into the scope of the article; added the Dell S3422DWG and replaced the Gigabyte M34WQ with the HP OMEN 34c because the Gigabyte is becoming hard to find; updated Notable Mentions based on changes. Moving on, the LG 34GP83A supports AMD FreeSync with a 48-160Hz VRR (variable refresh rate) range, and NVIDIA certifies it as G-SYNC Compatible. Ultrawide monitorshave an aspect ratio of either 21:9 or 32:9, providing more horizontal screen space than traditional monitors. These are great if you like opening multiple windows simultaneously. While many ultrawide monitors are designed with gaming in mind, they also offer good office performance, meaning they're great if you need something for work and play. There are also models designed with productivity in mind, as these tend to have higher resolutions and some additional features.With roughly 110 pixels per inch, you get plenty of screen space and sharp text/details without any scaling needed. What helps this display stand out is its ports. In additional to the typical HDMI and DisplayPort, the Philips 343E2E has a USB-C PD port. If your laptop is connected to this port with a USB-C cable, the display will provide power up to 65W, which means your laptop will be charged while it’s connected to the monitor. This is extremely convenient, and means you won’t have to use two outlets to charge your computer and use this display. Response times for the LG 34GP83A-B are excellent overall when you are playing at its maximum 160Hz refresh rate. There is no need to use its Overdrive feature beyond its Normal setting since it is practically blur-free. Be wary of setting the latter too high since it will induce unnecessary overshoot with no noticeable improvement to the monitor’s already excellent motion handling. If you compare its feature set to its price, Dell’s S3422DWG is the clear winner in the ultrawide monitor category.

The LG 34GP83A has ultra-thin bezels while the design is sturdy and versatile with up to 110mm height adjustment, -5°/15° tilt and 100x100mm VESA mount compatibility. You cannot pivot or swivel the screen, though.The stand included with the LG 34GP83A-B doesn’t have any handicaps in ergonomics since it still offers tilt, swivel, and height adjustments. You can also swap it out with a VESA mount if you want to save space or if you have a multiple display array with your setup. Our only complaint about it is its size, but that’s a fair trade-off for reliability and stability in a premium monitor. While there are some ultrawide monitors in the mid-range price category, like the LG 34GP83A-B, most of them don't offer any performance advantages over the models you can get in the lower mid-range price category, like the Dell S3422DWG, which is very good overall and performs well for different uses. It has a 34-inch screen, so it offers less space than the LG 40WP95C-W, but it's still big enough to open windows side-by-side, and it has an 1800R curve that helps bring the edges of the screen closer to you. This display was designed with gamers in mind, which is why it has a peak refresh rate of 144Hz, support for AMD FreeSync, and support for HDR. Again, support for Nvidia’s G-Sync is noticeably absent. Dell introduced some additional gaming features with this display that we haven’t seen in other monitors. The LG 34GP83A-B is the successor to the popular LG 34GK950F gaming monitor. It features a similar 34″ 3440×1440 144Hz Nano IPS panel, but with a notably faster 1ms GtG response time speed and certified G-SYNC compatibility.