2560 x 1080 vs 3440 x 1440 on a 34 inch monitor for trading

[maxinger]

I have the LG 34' curved monitor and it usually works well.
I am not sure if it is due to HDMI or what, it is not flickering but it sometimes goes dark like it is disconnected and in 2-3secs goes back on. Not sure why it happens

hmmm. not good news.
time for you to do some troubleshooting.

try
changing the port on the video card,
changing the video cable,
try using the video port on the motherboard.

if the problem persists, then it is the monitor problem.

 

[ET180]

2580 x 1080 sounds way too small for 34" monitor. I run two 27" QHD monitors unscaled and I think that's the ideal size and resolution for my purposes. I would not mind trying dual 4K 34" monitors unscaled, but think that might be too much screen.

 

[NorgateData]

I'm a fan of the 38" Ultrawide 3840x1600 - just that little bit more real estate to work with, but I do also have a 27" flat monitor rotated (so 1440 x 2560) for those "long" page documents - both Nano IPS panels from LG.

When you first get the ultrawide monitors, charts seem a little distorted but that goes away after a few weeks.

What you really want, for best image quality and app compatibility is 100% font sizing at the highest PPI that your eyes can handle. You can run at a different resolution that native but you'll get some interesting interpolation artifacts (fuzziness).

However, if all of your apps seem to handle font size scaling correctly then you can go for a higher PPI, but that's rarely the case in my experience.

Here's some PPI for common resolutions/sizes of monitors (and TVs).

68 PPI
65" 3840x2140 (aka 4K/UHD)

70-73 PPI
32" 1920x1080 (aka Full HD)
60" 3840x2140 (aka 4K/UHD)

80-82 PPI
27" 1920x1080 (aka Full HD)
34" 2560x1080
49" 3840x1080 (aka 32:9)
55" 3840x2140 (aka 4K/UHD) - this is coming out in Samsung Odyssey Ark

88 PPI
50" 3840x2140 (aka 4K/UHD)

93-96 PPI
32" 2560x1440
29" 2560x1080

104-110 PPI
27" 2560x1440
34" 3440x1440
38" 3840x1600
43" 3840x2140 (aka 4K/UHD)
49" 5120x1440
55" 5150x1440

117 PPI
75" 7680x4320 (aka 8K)

125 PPI
70" 7680x4320 (aka 8K)

135 PPI
65" 7680x4320 (aka 8K)

140-147 PPI
32" 3840x2160 (aka 4K/UHD)
60" 7680x4320 (aka 8K)

160-163 PPI
27" 3840x2160 (aka 4K/UHD)
55" 7680x4320 (aka 8K)

218 PPI (aka Apple Retina)
27" 5120x2880 (Apple Studio Display)
32" 6016x3884 (Apple Pro Display XDR)

280 PPI
32" 7680x4320 (aka 8K)

Beware of the chroma subsampling limitations of using many TVs as a computer monitor - this will result absolutely horrid text quality - make sure your TV has chroma 4:4:4 support (and have configured your TV to handle it - some require explicit configuration).

So, Baron's eyes are favouring more of the 82 PPI area. I have a colleague that struggles with anything beyond 70 PPI.

 

[MacBookProHo]

2560 x 1080 vs 3440 x 1440 on a 34 inch monitor for trading?

I bought a new Ultrawide monitor
will the 2560 x 1080 resolution be good enough for trading

These types of questions about monitors and computers that pop up every so often are kind of silly and trivial. Just get what you want, and be done with it....so you can truly focus and refine and understand your trading and make money from the market.

Focus on the true, bigger, real picture, overall, ahead...and not get distracted by smaller ideas and concepts.

 

[blueraincap]

That's the sleep mode. An energy-saving feature. My laptop screen does the same thing. It dims for about 10 seconds to warn me it is about to go into "sleep" mode", If I move the mouse or hit a key it "wakes up" again.

your funny

 

[blueraincap]

hmmm. not good news.
time for you to do some troubleshooting.

try
changing the port on the video card,
changing the video cable,
try using the video port on the motherboard.

if the problem persists, then it is the monitor problem.

I had used different monitors and layouts until recently, so should have nothing to do with the motherboard or card. I initially thought maybe it is unique to ultrawide screens to sorta synchronise the pixels, but then it doesn't make sense...might switch from hdmi to displayport and see later

 

[NorgateData]

Many HDMI cables are not up-to-spec.

LTT did a test on 53 cables from 17 manufacturers. 9 failed. Not great odds!

Definitely worth trying a different cable/brand and make sure it's HDMI 2.1 spec (or DisplayPort).

 

[d08]

I think you'll be fine. Mine is actually the higher resolution of the two you mentioned but I can't actually run mine like that because the fonts are too small, so I actually run mine scaled at 2560 x 1440 so it's easier on my eyes.

Better to just use hidpi scaling, like a 1.25 multiplier so you get a crisper image compared to modifying resolution.

2560 x 1080 vs 3440 x 1440 on a 34 inch monitor for trading?

I bought a new Ultrawide monitor from Best Buy, but now I'm having a bit of buyers remorse. It hasn't been delivered yet.

will the 2560 x 1080 resolution be good enough for trading? or will the pixels be too big?

For me the absolute max for 1080p was 24", using a 1440p (2560x) 27" now, for 34" you'd probably go for 3440, it would be right at the limit with 2560.

 

[d08]

So OP's 34" 2560x1080 is the same as 27" 1920x1080 (aka Full HD), sounds a bit low.

 

[VicBee]

I have the LG 34' curved monitor and it usually works well.
I am not sure if it is due to HDMI or what, it is not flickering but it sometimes goes dark like it is disconnected and in 2-3secs goes back on. Not sure why it happens

I've had the Samsung curved extra wide monitor for about 4 years and a few months ago it started doing the same... Goes to black long enough for me to say WTF in the middle of my gaming. However, it stopped doing it lately and wonder if it's a driver update that resolved the issue..