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Anyone ever test an LG Ultrawide 29WP60G for legacy support

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First post, by rmay635703

Posted on Today, 01:01

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I rarely see a low cost , relatively low latency freesync lcd that is more than just plain FHD.

I found a cheap Ultrawide (2560x1080) that has DisplayPort, USBC , HDMI ~$60

I have older standard FHD LCDs that I can send legacy resolutions up to 1600x1200 (scales it with black bars or stretched) but they have very poor latency at all resolutions native or otherwise. (320x200+)

Has anyone tried one of these screens at all the typical non-native resolutions including 16:9 and 4:3?

Some folks claimed they have a good osd options but not sure if running a very low vga resolution (for example) would have a massive latency penalty.

Would like to be surprised to find a rather run of the mill low end modern screen that isn’t total garbage for legacy but they almost never advertise.

Even though it’s resolution is disappointing I could get down to 1 screen if it did everything, I even have a vga converter but don’t think that would be a good experience.

Reply 1 of 1, by jh80

Posted on Today, 08:15

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Check the manual and see if it supports forced 4:3 aspect ratio (usually one of the OSD settings). Without that it will certainly be limited.

I have several 27-inch Dell monitors that I really like for DOS. One is S2721DGF, which is no longer made, but I just bought a S2725QC and it's nice. 4K resolution, freesync, 120 Hz, can force 4:3. It's a business-oriented monitor rather than gaming, though, so there might be better options there. I don't know if all Dell monitors support forced 4:3 but maybe worth checking, as there might be cheaper options (the S2725QC is a bit expensive).

Don't waste money on bad VGA converters, though. Invest in an OSSC or similar. There's no easy/cheap way to properly do the VGA -> HDMI conversion that you'll have to do on a modern LCD. The OSSC adds no latency at all.

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