I currently play WT air on a LG 43 in monitor (4:3 orientation). While I love it I am wondering if my experience would be better with a curved wide screen at least 38 in size. Any guidance would be appreciated.
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16:9 is much better for pretty much any game, only reason to use 4:3 nowadays would be to play classic games that were originally formatted in 4:3.
Curved monitors are really a personal preference/choice. I do have one, but decided to get a regular flat panel when I upgraded a couple years ago. If you have never used a curved monitor, I would probably suggest against it. It “warps” your brain+eyes, takes a while to get used to. And really isn’t “necessary” unless you are looking at getting an ULTRA wide monitor (32:9 type aspect ratio.) A normal 16:9 widescreen ratio monitor is just fine being a flat panel. Especially if you do ANYTHING else on your computer, a curved monitor is not great. Even watching movies is bad on a curved monitor because you have a narrow “sweet spot” in distance from the monitor and moving outside of that small zone distorts the view horribly.
Quick question, what GPU do you currently have? And are you planning on upgrading soon?
Because, you have 2 general paths/recommendations depending on what GPU you have or will have. The biggest choice imo is to choose between a 2k or 4k monitor. It is not just about the resolution, but also about the refresh rates. It is MUCH easier and cheaper to get a 2k monitor that can go up to 240 Hz or higher than it is to get a 4k monitor that will even go to 120 Hz.
Personally, I chose a 2k monitor that can do 240 Hz a few years ago to pair with my 3090ti. I could easily use a 4k monitor with my rig, but it would struggle to push 120 Hz with moderate to high graphics settings. I greatly prefer the higher refresh rates with my 2k monitor for “action” game like War Thunder versus the high resolution of a 4k monitor with lower refresh rates.
IF you were to get something crazy like a 4090 or 5090 you could then do 4k at high refresh rates, with high/max settings. But even a 4080 or 5080 will just be “ok” @ 4k resolution and trying to push over 90-120 FPS. (Would have to look at your exact setup to see what would be possible. It all depends on exactly which parts your computer has now, and what you plan to have in the future.)
Everything mostly depends on what GPU you have. Pointless to get an expensive 4k monitor that can push 120 Hz+ if you do not have or plan to get a very good GPU.
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