• Fizz@lemmy.nz
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    1 month ago

    Gaming on a TV sucks and gaming with a controller sucks for majority of game genres. What’s life without strategy games.

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      Gaming on a TV is amazing if you buy one designed for gaming. Get a good recliner. Keyboard in lap, mouse on armrest (or end table). You’ll never want to go back to a desk ever again. Trust me, I’ve been computing this way for over a decade now. Fuck desks and shitty overpriced office chairs that give you back pain.

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        Until you get an ultrawide screen. It’s one of those things where once you get it you’ve ruined how things used to be. That extra horizontal space makes all the difference. I don’t play on the TV anymore because it doesn’t matter how big the TV is, it’s still 16:9 and it’s just too narrow. Going from 21:9 to 16:9 feels like going from 16:9 to 4:3. It just feels off putting.

        Ultrawide feels so good I’m genuinely sad it hasn’t been picked up by the TV manufacturers. Considering 2.39:1 is a common aspect ratio in cinematography ultrawide TVs would be a near perfect fit as 21:9 comes down to 2.33:1.

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          I have an OLED, so all I have to do is turn off the lights, set the resolution to something like 3840x1600, and now the TV is an ultrawide. I do this all the time, especially in games that don’t have an FoV setting. In the dark you can’t even see the black bars.

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        1 month ago

        I spent lots of time and money on a sick lounge setup but I’ve never ever used it for gaming willingly. I had to force myself to sit down and game there. I love sitting at a desk it’s far more comfortable and natural to me.

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      Controller yes. They suck (for me) for nearly everything. But gaming on a 240" screen? Hard to beat… I do that on the couch with mouse/keyboard. Just a bit less precise than at the desk