So you want a super wide game monitor then? You have decided that you want to step up the level of immersion in your game and realize one of the best ways to do this is to fill your peripheral vision with spectacular graphics and action. But do you go with a curved monitor or a flat one? It should have a VA panel for better contrast or an IPS panel for better color reproduction."Those are difficult questions to answer

In the first place, both are 34 inches in size, with a 21:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of 3440x1440. This is a 16:9 1440p monitor that is 33% more pixels than a normal 4K monitor, but 40% less than a 40K monitor, so there is a balance between increased visual fidelity and increased graphics card workload.

The Acer Nitro EDA343CUR, despite having a 1000R curved screen, is inexpensive among the 2. This is because you're using a VA panel with a refresh rate of 100Hz, which is not the fastest you can get. But anything above 75Hz will give your eyes a much better time, and the VA panel is perfect for high contrast ratio and dark black levels. However, if you're overド20, you can use an IPS panel at 144Hz to use the Acer Nitro XVC340CK with a fully flat screen. It's good for your eyes and the IPS panel has better color reproduction than the VA one. Some of us at the PC Gamer Office say that if you are going to be ultra-wide, having a curved screen is just a bit more to the overall sense of immersion

Acer says that both monitors are HDR10 compliant, but the peak brightness levels are 300nit and 250nit, respectively. You wouldn't want to use it in HDR mode. Fortunately, both support FreeSync variable refresh rate technology, so you can say goodbye to screen tearing during the game.

Both models have feature-rich stands, but have a small range of height and tilt. At least both have enough HDMI and DisplayPort sockets to connect a gaming PC.

So, which one to choose — a curved VA panel at 100Hz or a flat IPS screen at 144Hz "Even though I prefer the IPS panel over the VA's, I'm probably overtly aware that the curvature of that 1000R is pretty gentle, so it doesn't take much time to get used to, but the edges of the monitor are pretty smooth." Helps to sit well in the corner of sight.

Once you've played a game with an ultra-wide screen, you might never want to use a normal monitor again.