Since I won't have the space for a triple screen setup anytime soon, I've been drooling over this monitor lately;
http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/MX299Q/
This review here tells me everything I need to know about the performance of the monitor;
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7288/asus-mx299q-monitor-review
So I know it will match or even outperform my current monitor in gaming performance, that's not a issue at all.
The review and many others I've read keep mentioning how they feel these monitors are vertically cramped, but considering the fact that this monitor is only 0,35" (0,889cm) shorter vertically than my current 24" 16:9 display, which I find more than sufficient, I don't think that part will be a problem either.
(according to this: http://www.displaywars.com/24-inch-16x9-vs-29-inch-21x9)
So that leaves me with one question, is it worth the rather high price for that extra horizontal width? I know having triples is a nobrainer and worth it all the way, but does the extra width on these monitors compared to 16:9 monitors offer enough of a added sense of speed, immersion and side to side view (for seeing mirrors and others around me) to be worth investing in?
Can someone who have tested both comment on this?
Edit: I just want to add that you don't need to comment telling me it doesn't compare to triples, I know and that's not the question at all. Neither am I looking for advice on waiting for VR headsets
Thanks to anyone who share their experiences.
http://www.asus.com/Monitors_Projectors/MX299Q/
This review here tells me everything I need to know about the performance of the monitor;
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7288/asus-mx299q-monitor-review
So I know it will match or even outperform my current monitor in gaming performance, that's not a issue at all.
The review and many others I've read keep mentioning how they feel these monitors are vertically cramped, but considering the fact that this monitor is only 0,35" (0,889cm) shorter vertically than my current 24" 16:9 display, which I find more than sufficient, I don't think that part will be a problem either.
(according to this: http://www.displaywars.com/24-inch-16x9-vs-29-inch-21x9)
So that leaves me with one question, is it worth the rather high price for that extra horizontal width? I know having triples is a nobrainer and worth it all the way, but does the extra width on these monitors compared to 16:9 monitors offer enough of a added sense of speed, immersion and side to side view (for seeing mirrors and others around me) to be worth investing in?
Can someone who have tested both comment on this?
Edit: I just want to add that you don't need to comment telling me it doesn't compare to triples, I know and that's not the question at all. Neither am I looking for advice on waiting for VR headsets
Thanks to anyone who share their experiences.