If you’ve never used a curved ultrawide monitor, they’re basically like any other screen but require a little forward planning. This HDR IPS model from Iiyama, the Iiyama G-Master Red Eagle (also known by the less catch model name GCB3480WQSU-B1), isn’t even on the same scale as the 49-inchers from LG and the like, but it still requires you to think ahead about where you’re going to put it. At least there's only one foot, so owners of narrow desks won’t be worrying about how to get two screens to sit side by side, and the ability to use Windows’ or MacOS’s app-snapping features to tile your workspace across its gloriously wide real estate is a major selling point.
But is this winged eagle good enough to perch among the best gaming monitors around, and how will it adapt to creative demands? I got a unit in for testing over a number of weeks, and gave it all the tasks, from high-framerate gaming to colour-demanding photo-editing.
