Ultrawide or 16:9 external monitor with FW?

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what do you use as external monitor ? ?

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Personally a 16:9, ultrawides typically have high resolutions that are hard to drive with the iGPU (although addressable with a dGPU).
Both are fine aspect ratios though, which one you prefer depends on what you do!

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You will give us more details:
o what type of tasks do you need to perform on that monitor? video editing, photo retouching, gaming, work from home, office, casual gaming, watching YT/Netflix
o acceptable refresh rate
o favorite monitor brand
o availability of that brand on your country
o money / maximum budget
o did you consider a 4K TV set?
o connectivity

There are monitors with 16:10 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1 / 21:9 aspect ratios on various resolutions and screen real estate.

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If it is just for CAD or text editing you could use a Crowview monitor or two.

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@Cristian_Vasile

I am looking for 27", 16:9 (if there is 16:10 within budget and is available then sure),
1440p (1080p also fine),
mostly for browsing the web, CAD, watching YT/Netflix,
Maybe LG, Samsung or ViewSonic? Really no preference, but I don’t like Dell, HP, and Asus
Budget is less than $300 USD
HDMI x1

Thanks

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Interesting idea

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@Rei

For 27" diagonal the minimum acceptable resolution is 2650x1440.

I identify two monitors on Dell’s site which can suit your requirements:
a) https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-27-usb-c-monitor-s2722dc/apd/210-bbqs/monitors-monitor-accessories
This one do have USB-C socket.

b) https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-ultrasharp-30-usb-c-hub-monitor-u3023e/apd/210-bdsn/monitors-monitor-accessories
This one has a bigger diagonal and 16:10 aspect ratio.

For 300USD take a look at Philips 28" 4k monitor.

I read that you don’t like Dell, but I have two Dell monitors, used daily, one 27" (2560x1440) and one 24" (1980x1200) for about two years and they work flawlessly.

Hope this helps.

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Likely not stable enough when mounted on the flabby FW lids. Needs separate support, meguesses.