This is where the 'ultrawide' trend has officially crossed the line into stark raving ludicrous. Look at that sample picture at the top of the article. With all those timeline editing widgets along the bottom of the screen, the actual video display area is now squished into - what - super-duper-hyper-wide?!?
If you're going to edit ultrawide videos, you'll want a monitor that's actually significantly taller (or more square) than an ultrawide - to fit in all that 'chrome' around the video. Pitching form-factors like these at the 'professional' market is some sort of a sign - indicating congenital stupidity, perhaps, or maybe the onset of dementia...
Although the picture is obviously fake, why wouldn't you want a 21:9 aspect ratio for editing? No matter what software you are using, you will have bars of tools either on the bottom or on the side, or both like in the picture.
Because of the ultrawide aspect ratio, reserving 100 pixels on the top or bottom of the screen for 'toolbars' equates to simultaneously 'reserving' 100 * 21 / 9 = 233 pixels on the sides. There's just no way around that. Yet for things like video editing, sound editing, or animation, the timeline/channel/motion-curve widgets are typically laid out horizontally because that naturally affords them the best information density as balanced against usability. Which already puts vertical space at a premium before even contemplating the atrocity of these 'ultrawide' displays in a 'pro' setting...
Sooooo, looking at the specs, ROG PG348Q didn't sell that good, so they change device's case and try market it to crowd that won't benefit from it?
I have PG348Q and it is fine monitor, but definitely far from usable in enterprise environment - buggy software, lack of inputs, no PbP and external power brick.
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Chaitanya - Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - link
Curious to find out what power consumption is like on this new monitor.mobutu - Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - link
Curved for CAD? I don't think so.Dug - Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - link
Although there are plenty of cad designers that don't mind, because of the width you need a curved screen or the edges look distorted.boeush - Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - link
This is where the 'ultrawide' trend has officially crossed the line into stark raving ludicrous. Look at that sample picture at the top of the article. With all those timeline editing widgets along the bottom of the screen, the actual video display area is now squished into - what - super-duper-hyper-wide?!?If you're going to edit ultrawide videos, you'll want a monitor that's actually significantly taller (or more square) than an ultrawide - to fit in all that 'chrome' around the video. Pitching form-factors like these at the 'professional' market is some sort of a sign - indicating congenital stupidity, perhaps, or maybe the onset of dementia...
Dug - Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - link
Although the picture is obviously fake, why wouldn't you want a 21:9 aspect ratio for editing? No matter what software you are using, you will have bars of tools either on the bottom or on the side, or both like in the picture.boeush - Sunday, September 9, 2018 - link
Because of the ultrawide aspect ratio, reserving 100 pixels on the top or bottom of the screen for 'toolbars' equates to simultaneously 'reserving' 100 * 21 / 9 = 233 pixels on the sides. There's just no way around that. Yet for things like video editing, sound editing, or animation, the timeline/channel/motion-curve widgets are typically laid out horizontally because that naturally affords them the best information density as balanced against usability. Which already puts vertical space at a premium before even contemplating the atrocity of these 'ultrawide' displays in a 'pro' setting...Morawka - Wednesday, September 5, 2018 - link
As a photography, I wish it was 100% Adobe RGB insteadmilkod2001 - Thursday, September 6, 2018 - link
Professional and curved don't go together very well. Wonder who is designing them monitors, 13 years old kids using random generator of specs?Drazick - Thursday, September 6, 2018 - link
Is there any decent 32" monitor with 2560 x 1600 resolution on the market?I really miss 16:10 aspect ration (Wouldn't mind 3:2 as well).
Vatharian - Thursday, September 6, 2018 - link
Sooooo, looking at the specs, ROG PG348Q didn't sell that good, so they change device's case and try market it to crowd that won't benefit from it?I have PG348Q and it is fine monitor, but definitely far from usable in enterprise environment - buggy software, lack of inputs, no PbP and external power brick.