Curved Monitors

There are a number of reasons to consider getting a curved monitor: for performing tasks on your computer, for watching 4K movies and for enhancing your gaming adventures. First and foremost, a curved monitor heightens your level of immersion by portraying content almost in 3D, without the necessity of wearing special glasses. Since the curved monitor screen wraps slightly to fill your peripheral vision and keep focal distance uniform, it’s more naturally comfortable for your eyes and can actually help reduce eyestrain, something that can be significant during long hours of working, studying or gaming. A curved computer monitor compensates for normal distortion by focusing light and images directly at you, rather than in a straight line like flat screens, and also provides a wider viewing angle. That wider angle is great for watching movies, something you may have discovered for yourself if you’ve ever watched your favorite movies  and TV shows on a curved TV. But it can also facilitate efficiency and productivity at the office by providing the extra screen space needed for multitasking, and viewing multiple documents and apps simultaneously. That means a curved computer monitor is ideal for utilizing music, photo or video editing software, working with finance and accounting programs, writing and testing code, and much more. This is especially true of an ultrawide curved monitor, which proves the adage that “bigger is better” by utilizing a 21:9 aspect ratio to provide up to 33% more screen real estate than a monitor with a more standard 16:9 aspect ratio. At the same time, a curved monitor lessens the impact of background lighting or reflections, and can diminish the consequences of distracting glare. Especially if you employ a screen cleaner to eradicate dust, streaks, grease, smudges and fingerprints.

The benefits you get from a curved monitor for your work tasks or your personal movie viewing are multiplied with a curved gaming monitor. By maximizing your view on the right and the left, a curved monitor puts you in the center of the action and can promote improved awareness in fast-paced games to give you a competitive edge. The intensified immersion and more focused field of view you get with a curved gaming monitor boost your sense of being enveloped by the action on the screen to a point that is rivaled only by VR headsets. A curved gaming monitor also ensures that colors are more consistent across the monitor, since there are no extreme viewing angles.

For many, the ultimate gaming experience is to be had by pairing an ultrawide curved monitor with one of the premier gaming desktops. Make that a 4K curved monitor to fully realize the potential of the breathtaking graphics of the game, with the optimal clarity and image quality provided by the higher pixel density. You’ll want to be sure you’ve got the monitor cables you need for connection from the desktop to the curved monitor. You might also consider incorporating a monitor mount or riser stand in your gaming setup to raise the monitor up to an ideal height to fight off back and neck strain.