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Ultrawide vs Triple Screen
A 49-inch super ultrawide and three 32-inch panels are not the same purchase. One number is pixels across, another is how wide the glass is, and a third is the field of view once the triples are folded.
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Results
- Ultrawide width
- 47.17 in
- Flat triple width
- 83.67 in
- Triple pixels / ultrawide
- 1.50
- Triple FOV minus ultrawide
- 79.9 °
- Winner code
- 1
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- 49-inch 32:9 monitor
One panel skips bezels. Check the FOV delta before you decide that is enough.
$700–$1500
How the number is made
Each width comes from its diagonal and aspect. Triple pixel count is three times the per-screen horizontal resolution. Triple FOV uses the same fold as the angle calculator with a zero bezel. The winner code is 1 when triples lead on both pixels and FOV, 0 when they lead on neither (a tie is not a lead), and 2 when they split.
Flat triple width is three times one panel, which is the glass you buy, not the chord of the folded rig. FOV uses the folded geometry. Distance is shared so the comparison is fair. The ultrawide is treated as flat; a curved panel covers several degrees more, about 8° for a 49-inch 1800R at 70 cm. If those folded triples would pass behind your eyes, the comparison is refused.
- Winner code. 1 triples lead both, 0 triples lead neither, 2 split.
Bezels are a separate choice
This comparison folds the triples with no bezel gap, so every degree of the triple FOV is image. A real gap widens the total slightly, but only with bezel. Add the real gap in the angle calculator before you order arms.
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- Triple Screen FOV and Angle
Once triples win, the side angle is the number you set on the arms.
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Questions
Does a higher pixel ratio mean a wider view?
No. Pixels and FOV are separate outputs. A dense ultrawide can lose on FOV and still win on pixels, which is code 2.
Why is triple width three times one screen?
That is the glass. The folded rig is narrower in a straight line. The FOV output is the one that knows about the fold.
Are the triples always 16:9?
Yes in this comparison. The ultrawide can be 21:9 or 32:9.