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Ultrawide gaming monitors deliver a much more immersive gaming experience than standard 16×9 displays. Although they aren’t quite as immersive as virtual reality headsets, they allow you to see more of your favorite games, and they make you feel like you’re in the game. Most of these monitors have the same great gaming features as the best 16:9 gaming monitors, but most of them aren’t cheap.
We’ve reviewed 12 ultrawide monitors, and below you’ll find our picks for the best ones.
Dell Alienware AW3418DW: The best ultrawide gaming monitor
Type: IPS
Refresh Rate: 100Hz
Variable Refresh Rate: G-SYNC
Size: 34″
Resolution: 3440×1440
The Dell AW3418DW is the best ultrawide gaming monitor that we’ve tested so far. It delivers a great gaming experience, with decent picture quality, excellent motion handling, and outstanding low input lag. It also supports NVIDIA’s G-SYNC variable refresh rate technology, ensuring a nearly tear-free gaming experience, even when your computer can’t keep up in demanding scenes.
When you’re not gaming, this is a great monitor for most other uses. The wide format screen is great for multitasking, as you can easily place multiple windows side-by-side, but unfortunately, this monitor doesn’t support picture-in-picture or picture-by-picture.
Unfortunately, like the majority of IPS monitors, it doesn’t look as good in a dark room. It also can’t get very bright, so it might not be able to overcome glare in a bright room. Overall, though, it’s a great gaming monitor that should please most people.
Acer Predator Z35P: The best ultrawide gaming monitor for a dark room
Type: VA
Refresh Rate: 100Hz
Variable Refresh Rate: G-SYNC
Size: 35″
Resolution: 3440×1440
If you like to play games at night in a dark room, the Acer Predator Z35P is a better choice than the Dell AW3418DW. Unlike the IPS panel on the Dell, the Z35P uses a VA panel and has a much better contrast ratio, so blacks appear black in a dark room, not gray.
This monitor delivers nearly identical gaming performance to the Dell. It has a slightly slower response time, so there is a little more blur behind fast-moving objects, but it has the same great refresh rate, G-SYNC support, and nearly identical low input lag.
Unfortunately, the difference in panels also means that it doesn’t look as good when viewed at an angle. Overall, though, this is a great gaming monitor for most people.
Samsung C49HG90: The best super ultrawide gaming monitor
Type: VA
Refresh Rate: 144Hz
Variable Refresh Rate: FreeSync
Size: 49″
Resolution: 3840×1080
If you want the most immersive gaming experience possible, check out the Samsung C49HG90. This massive 49” monitor is essentially two 27”, 1080p monitors side-by-side. It delivers an incredibly immersive gaming experience and an unparalleled desktop experience, as you can comfortably work with multiple windows open side-by-side.
This monitor delivers a great overall gaming experience, almost as good as the Dell AW3418DW. It has a faster refresh rate, and motion looks great thanks to the extremely fast response time. This monitor supports FreeSync variable refresh rate technology, even when connected to a recent NVIDIA graphics card, which is great.
Unfortunately, the vertical resolution is a bit low, which isn’t ideal for some games, especially first-person shooters. There is a new version of this monitor available now with a higher resolution screen, the C49RG90, but we haven’t tested it yet, so we don’t know how it performs.
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LG 34UC79G-B: The best budget ultrawide gaming monitor
Type: IPS
Refresh Rate: 144Hz
Variable Refresh Rate: FreeSync
Size: 34″
Resolution: 2560×1080
If you want a good ultrawide gaming monitor but have a limited budget, the LG 34UC79G-B is the best budget ultrawide gaming monitor that we’ve tested so far. This monitor delivers a great overall gaming experience, very similar to the Dell Alienware AW3418DW and the Acer Z35P, but it has a lower native resolution, so you won’t see as many fine details in some games.
This monitor has excellent motion handling, with an extremely fast response time, flicker-free backlight, and excellent low input lag, for a responsive gaming experience. Unlike the Dell and Acer, which support G-SYNC, the LG supports AMD’s FreeSync technology, and it also works with the Xbox One, and on recent NVIDIA graphics cards.
Unfortunately, like the majority of IPS monitors, this monitor doesn’t look as good in a dark room, and it can’t get very bright, which might be an issue if you have a bright room. Overall, though, this is a good monitor for most uses and is a great choice for a budget ultrawide gaming monitor.
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LG 29UM69G-B: The best small ultrawide gaming monitor
Type: IPS
Refresh Rate: 75Hz
Variable Refresh Rate: FreeSync
Size: 29″
Resolution: 3440×1440
If you want the immersive gaming experience of an ultrawide but don’t have a lot of space, the LG 29UM69G-B is the best small ultrawide gaming monitor that we’ve tested so far. Although it isn’t perfect, this monitor delivers a good overall gaming experience.
In terms of gaming performance, this monitor has great motion handling, with a fast response time, flicker-free backlight, and low input lag. It supports FreeSync, which is great for a nearly tear-free gaming experience, and it has excellent low input lag.
Unfortunately, the stand on this monitor is basic, and it can only tilt, so a VESA mount might be needed, depending on your usage. It also can’t get very bright and doesn’t look as good in a dark room. Overall, though, this is a decent monitor for most uses.
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