6/20/2023: An ultrawide monitor changed everything

The ups and downs of ultrawide monitors

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Jared Newman

June 20, 2023

A few months ago, I made a big change to my desktop PC workflow, though it had nothing to do with the actual computer or its software.

Instead, the shake-up involved swapping my pair of 24-inch desktop monitors for a single, 35-inch ultrawide display, which stretches much further than a traditional widescreen monitor. My particular monitor, the (oh-so straightforwardly-named) LG 35WN65C-B, has a resolution of 3440×1440, which gives it about 34% more horizontal real estate than a 2560×1440 widescreen monitor.

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