https://www.pcgamer.com/asus-xg49vq-ultrawide-gaming-monitor-review/

Ultrawide monitors have their place among the best gaming monitors pantheon in PC gaming. This new offering from Asus is a beast, claiming to include loads of gaming monitor benefits that are seamlessly integrated into its 49-inch, 32:9 display. The ROG Strix XG49VQ pitches itself as the antidote for having two individual 27-inch monitors for your setup, but in one convenient HDR-enabled display, geared towards gaming. It is a gargantuan bit of a kit, with a price tag to match ($1299 / £999), and will be aimed toward gamers who value screen space above all else but demand gaming pedigree alongside it. But does it justify the hype, the cash from your wallet, and the massive desk space it occupies?

It’s a huge monitor that requires an enormous amount of desk space; it looks ridiculous and elegant in equal parts. With stand on, its physical dimensions stretch to nearly 4ft / 120cm in width, nearly 2ft / 60cm tall, and about 1ft / 30cms front to back. As a result its a heavy weight too, clocking in at 29.32lbs / 13.3kgs, and the weight gives it a solid and quality feel. It’s relatively easy to put together, too, though almost certainly demands two people to construct, just to avoid any potential accidents. It also comes in a fort-building worthy box. Admiring the monitor as a whole, it does have an undeniable cool-looking and chic aesthetic: from the twisted metal column and splayed out feet of the stand, to the super slim bezels bordering three sides (and the larger one at the bottom housing the controls), and to the pleasing radius of the curved screen, it’s a strangely beautiful, almost architectural thing.