Super Wide Monitor

[Bombzey]

Been thinking of getting a superwide monitor at 3440x1440 but not sure how it would look for IL2?

 

I'm currently flying on a 2560x1440 and wondered if the screen just gets stretched to fit or do you get a different FOV?

 

Anyone with some comparison pics?

 

Cheers,

 

 

[jokerBR]

Flying on a 34uc79g 2560x1080 ultrawide and everything looks perfectly fine here. Go ahead, You'll just need a beefier gfx card do move all the pixels.

Cheers.

[LLv24_Zami]

I`m playing with 34 inch Dell using 3440x1440 resolution. I haven`t noticed any stretching, it looks great.

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

All UW 21:9 monitors do stretch objects on the sides when you move from left to center and back - tested in BOS, ROF and CLOD it's a simple fact. Easy way to test it - just  look at plane spawned on the side and move screen to the center.You will see in the middle of movment the wrong proportion of object (plane) and then it just back to normal when you center view. 

Any way it's great to have extra fov and i love it (user of acer predator x34).

Edited July 20, 2017 by 307_Tomcat

[manitouguy]

Mine doesn't stretch - gives the extra fov real estate nicely on those programs as best I can tell

Edited July 20, 2017 by manitouguy

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

Mine doesn't stretch - gives the extra fov real estate nicely on those programs as best I can tell

i will bet 100 bucks it is :-)

Edited July 20, 2017 by 307_Tomcat

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

Look at the wings and do the same to compare

 

[Bombzey]

Just out of interest does IL-2 support the 21.9 format?

[von_Tom]

Look at the wings and do the same to compare

 

 

BOS stretches on all monitors, just not as obviously when it isn't an UW.

 

But, set your view so that you are as far back in the seat as in that video and everything will look weird.

 

von Tom

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

That true but on that type more visible.

Siting far back you see more in front but I zoom out to max to.

Just out of interest does IL-2 support the 21.9 format?

Yes Edited July 24, 2017 by 307_Tomcat

[jokerBR]

Like von Tom said, every monitor does this, because sims are pivoting your view around a single point, instead of moving it through an arc, like your real eyes do IRL. That's also why you suffer from the fish eye effect (way more pronounced) when you zoom things out like the video above.

 

If you fly in the "normal" position, you barely notice the effect, but yes, it is present in all monitors.

That being said, for those in doubt, I think that after using an ultrawide, I bet you'll never look back.

 

Cheers.

Edited July 24, 2017 by jokerBR

[SvAF/F16_Goblin]

I'm using a Acer X34 Predator G-Sync monitor and I have everything set at ULTRA. Excellent FPS and resolution 3440x1440.

You will not notice any warping as in the video above, that is taken zoomed out.

[Bombzey]

I'm using a Acer X34 Predator G-Sync monitor and I have everything set at ULTRA. Excellent FPS and resolution 3440x1440.

You will not notice any warping as in the video above, that is taken zoomed out.

 

Oooooh now you have got me tempted

[1PL-Husar-1Esk]

I'm using a Acer X34 Predator G-Sync monitor and I have everything set at ULTRA. Excellent FPS and resolution 3440x1440.

You will not notice any warping as in the video above, that is taken zoomed out.

Video was shot with same monitor in use