Disclaimer: I'm definitely a "victim" of the "IPS is far superior" notion that is/was the rule-of-thumb. VA could actually be pretty good nowadays, but I don't really have access to any in person so I'm definitely biased against spending money on a VA panel.
I had the same problem when my Gigabyte M34WQ died, just to realize that it's evidently discontinued and couldn't find anything else. I ended up with an OLED, the AW3425DW. My wallet was not happy.
I must say though, I don't notice any fringing unless I'm \~20cm away from the monitor, specifically looking for it. The only reason I know what that is is because other people talk about it. I see no issue at my normal distance. You could probably try visiting a store and actually looking at one. It might not be an issue for you neither.
I'm a full time dev, so I just removed the taskbar from that monitor specifically to lower any chances of that burning in.
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Why do you think there's been a slowdown (perceived maybe) of IPS panel releases?
Buyers don't care, I guess. I suppose those looking for ultrawides fall into two categories: productivity, who don't really care that much for the benefits of IPS, especially when cost is factored in, and gamers, who are going OLED. It could also be that VA panels have improved a lot to where most won't even really notice the difference that much.
Have this exact request and it's infuriating. All recommendations are just discontinued stuff that's no longer available as of about mid this year.
The few ultrawide IPSes that remain all have either insufficient refresh rates/response times and/or ghosting issues.
Hell I've seen recommendations on here for monitors like the LG 34GN850-B or Gigabyte M34WQ within the last 30 days, despite the fact that none of them are available anymore.
I cant't speak on the productivity side but i used to have a gigabyte m34wq that was flat ips panel. I thought games looked pretty good on it. It died and I upgraded to a AW3425DW curved oled panel. I noticed a difference right away, especially with dark scenes or blacks. It really doesnt compare.
One thing i will caution is oled flicker is really rough on mine. Only way to get rid of it is either to turn off VRR or have consistent locked frame rate and frame time. It was very noticeable to me coming from my old monitor that never had it.
I really wish Mini Led IPS was more of a thing. I settled for a m34gw and its perfectly decent for what it is, but it's still a standard issue IPS with all that entails.
Oled isn't the way for anyone slightly interested in using their pc for work and I wish they'd stop trying to ram it down our throats.
[https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/M34WQ](https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/M34WQ)
Gigabyte M34WQ. Best IPS monitor I ever owned. Flat, great picture, good feature set.
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