--- title: I ditched my 360Hz monitor for an ultrawide, and it's... description: A personal account of switching from a 360Hz Alienware OLED monitor to a 21:9 ultrawide (AW3425DW), describing why the drop from 360Hz to 240Hz was negligible... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-my-360hz-monitor-for-an-ultrawide-and-it-s-the-best-downgrade-i-ve-ever-made-7ndhevs0n twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I ditched my 360Hz monitor for an ultrawide, and it's the best downgrade I've ever made | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of switching from a 360Hz Alienware OLED monitor to a 21:9 ultrawide (AW3425DW), describing why the drop from 360Hz to 240Hz was negligible... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-ditched-my-360hz-monitor-for-an-ultrawide-and-it-s-the-best-downgrade-i-ve-ever-made-7ndhevs0n og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/7NDhEVS0n.png og:image:alt: I ditched my 360Hz monitor for an ultrawide, and it's the best downgrade I've ever made og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # I ditched my 360Hz monitor for an ultrawide, and it's the best downgrade I've ever made **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of switching from a 360Hz Alienware OLED monitor to a 21:9 ultrawide (AW3425DW), describing why the drop from 360Hz to 240Hz was negligible in practice and how the wider field of view transformed the AAA gaming experience. Even with an RTX 4090, hitting 360FPS in modern titles is unrealistic, making the refresh rate trade-off worthwhile for the immersion gained. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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