Monitor Setup: 3 normal monitors VS 2 ultrawide ones

[casedymilar]

i'm looking into the latest monitors to buy for gaming. i found this lg 21:9 ratio one cool in this video. how about getting two of these instead of 3 normal ones? and is there any other brand that sells something like this?

[Kovoet]

I would wait for the new Dell's to come out.

[kompukare]

Surely the biggest problem with multiple monitors is the bezel?

And while on a 1x3 setup, it is annoying to have them at least your centre monitor is right in front of you. While on a 1x2 setup the bezels would be right in front of you. 1+1+1 with one wide screen and two normal 1080P screen where the wide screen is in the centre might work, but in any multi-monitor setup you'd want the screens to have the same viewing angels, colours and black levels.

[TheAnimus]

Depends what you are doing, right now I've got a gap of about 4cm between two of the panels to get the curve I wanted.

Now as I never 'stretch' something across more than one, it's not a problem. One continuously large enough panel and the gap between them becomes less relevant.

[badsyntax]

NEC MultiSync EA294WMi
Philips Brilliance UltraWide

[herulach]

For gaming in particular 2 monitors spanned is annoying. even the really thin bezels are thick enough that it would annoy me, although I suppose YMMV.

If you could get them matching properly then an ultrawide + 2 normal is probably the best solution, but you're talking about some serious hardware to drive it.

[KeyboardDemon]

I have to agree, two monitors would mean you get a bezel in the centre and that would annoy me. I would rather go one 2560x1440 for gaming and one 1920x1080 for playing movies on.

[suedenim]

3 monitors otherwise you'll have the bezels right down the centre where your crosshairs would be.
As to the bezels - you adapt quickly ask anyone with glasses, a nose or drives a car

[KeyboardDemon]

3 monitors otherwise you'll have the bezels right down the centre where your crosshairs would be.
As to the bezels - you adapt quickly ask anyone with glasses, a nose or drives a car

lol. Great answer, made me chuckle.