There Are Pandas, and Then There Are Pandas.
And this isn't either of them! The Pandas we're talking about here, are watches, not bears. And what got me thinking about them (again) was a link posted this morning by @cm.rook who pointed a few of us to the very attractive (and not terribly priced) Yema "Rallygraph" Panda which, in it's most traditional arrangement, looks like the one on the left, but can also be had in the version on the right: The model on the left is a true Panda, while the model on the right is called a reverse Panda. The reason for that distinction is clear--Panda bears, only come in the first arrangement. Now at this point, everyone should be thinking about the most well-know Panda, The Rolex Panda, which is actually a Daytona, and among Rolex Daytonas, the most famous of which is the Paul Newman Daytona, which was famous first, because it was Paul's, and second because it sold at auction for $17.8 million (US Dollars). The story of that auction is well-known so I'll only...
Nov 8, 2019
Moving from 3 28 inch monitors on one setup 1920x1200 rez each 5760x1200 when setup as triples, and a 27in 4k monitor to my dell 34" ultrawide 3440x1440 monitor there is no going back size wise. Its also an IPS, and moving from a VA panel, its exceptionally better between the ghosting issues of VA panels and hte blacks and colors are so much better, IPS is the way to go.
Currently IMO the best way to go is 34" ultrawide 2560x1080 (which i set my res on that on my current dell 3415w. I max settings and run AA and the differences between 3440x1440 no aa and 2560x1080 with AA in games is extremly small quality wise. The only difference i notice is the font on the desktop isnt as sharp, and is inherently larger which can be adjusted. Theres an LG model thats 256x1080 144hz native 165hz OC gysnc. The only thing i could ask for different in this model is a bigger curve, and thats subjective. You wont get better than this, until Q2 this year when hte new gsync HDR monitors come around. If you dont want to hold off below is the model i suggest. Also posting a good 27" for others to consider. Otherwise hold off till the HDR gsync 144hz monitors coming.
LG 34UC89G-b 899.99 retial, can get it from electronic express for 699.99. if massdrop could do it for around 600 or lower, this would be a steal. http://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-34UC89G-B-ultrawide-monitor
Anti glare ,3H 2560 x 1080 @ 144Hz 2560 x 1080 @ 166Hz
27" options https://www.viewsonic.com/us/xg2703-gs.html
Acer Predator XB271HU
ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q
Personally i like the viewsonic.
Also, i play most titles at 1440p with 100fps no problem. There might be some settings that aren't on Ultra, but you really don't need all of those. Especially Anti Aliasing. I think you're right though, Volta will change the game. Should be right around the corner. We have the Titan V already, which means a 2080 or 2080ti is right around the corner. I'm guessing 6 months. I would expect a 2080ti to play most games at 60fps at 4k, or 3840x1440 (widescreen) at about 90fps. I think right now for Volta, 3840x1440 might be the sweet spot.
60hz-80hz your not going to notice a difference. i have a monitor i've overclocked to 75hz, and theres no visible difference. between 60 and 80 fps theres not a noticable difference to pay for gysnc. Just lock hte game a 60 fps by enabling vsync and triple buffering. Total waste of money for nothing IMO. This is a subjective matter though, and only my opinions.
Totally agree with hoping and thinking volta will run nearly everything at 90+fps at 3440x1440. It should be around the corner, this year definetly by q2 sometime. Already got the funds secured to dive in, test teh waters prior to purchasing a 120hz+ 3440x1440 monitor (we'll see these q2 i'm imagining) Although thats not 144+hz, theres a number of 100hz monitors out there that may be a better option. Personally i see no visible difference between 3440x1440 and 2560x1080 if i'm running full AA, so id rather take 2560x1080 at 144hz any day of the week with gysnc if i'm gaming as you'll notice a WAY better experience then 75-100 fps and hz with gsync, or 60fps vsync. If your using it for an office setting the 60hz monitors are going to be just fine as well, and i'd rather run 3440x1440 in that setting.