Are you using an ultra wide monitor, is it working on Linux and worth it? Gaming or productivity? Which size do you recommend smaller, 34 or 38? What else does one need to consider? So many questions, so much to talk about. I know practically nothing but these seem to becoming hype (I don’t really…

Is there a way to assign zones to the screen using any DE or a WM? That would be important for the productivity part, the ability to open and move the programs to different zones Edit: Something like this [image] GitHub - mca-gif/gnome-extension-drop-zones: Gnome extension that allows you…

Personally, I don’t see much point to flat ultra-wide monitors, especially if you’re at a desk, sitting. This is because, in order to see all of it comfortably, you either have to position it very far in the back (which requires you to have a very wide desk), or you have to have a pretty small monit…

[image] Kresimir: and on Linux high DPI is often more trouble than it’s worth. Old news (if it’s single monitor at least)…KDE for example handles it just fine.

for games it’s hit or miss… there are a lot of games (especially console ports) that only support 16:9 So you then have the choice of a stretched image, or black borders… There are sites like Widescreen Gaming Forum that have patched exe files for some games, or provide guides on how to patch the…

[image] keybreak: Old news If you have newer information, please solve this old issue of mine: [image] Upscaling old games on High DPI screens Gaming, sound and video I am playing a rather old game with Wine and it looks fine in 1280×720 resolution, but on 2560×144…

Well i meant for productivity - for old games it’s hit or miss of course, some allow tweak config / engine directly, some @Krimkerre mentioned great resources for… 2560x1440 is not exactly high dpi. Using KDE zoom is :crazy_face: :laughing: P.S. There is no universal solution, but I have few idea…

[image] Kresimir: And there is a lot of older games and TV shows that are in 4:3 ( as well as some newer hipster films [YouTube]), Aah yes… I am one of those nutjobs that still keeps a CRT-tv around for watching the old stuff on it’s proper aspect ratio… As for the newer hipster films, I still…

[image] keybreak: 2560x1440 is not exactly high dpi. It’s four times as many pixels as 720p, so it’s high, unless you’re happy with using only a quarter of your screen. [image] keybreak: Using KDE zoom is :crazy_face: Indeed. It’s an awful solution. But it is the best solution out of …

[image] Kresimir: For me 2 times 2560×1440 is quite enough – I’m too blind to fully appreciate higher resolutions, and on Linux high DPI is often more trouble than it’s worth. That would probably be a good compromise resolution for me for single or dual monitors because I have a laptop with s…

[image] Zircon34: @keybreak my main problem with high dpi has been scaling between laptop and monitor, at home I still run a 1080 dpi monitor and connecting the high resolution laptop is still a hassle except gnome Wayland or cinnamon that scale screens differently and easily, which limits a bit…

Ultra wide monitors for gaming or productivity

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Kresimir January 29, 2022, 8:25am 6

If you have newer information, please solve this old issue of mine:

I find it problematic on 1440p, it would be impossible on 4K.