I was a little hesitant about purchasing this monitor as I wasn't sure I would like the widescreen effect. I mostly use it for gaming, and mostly for MMO's, such as World of Warcraft. I spent hours in the store comparing screens and deciding what I wanted. My system can easily handle 4K monitors, however, as I was standing there looking at the monitors on display, this one in particular kept standing out to me. The colors were more vibrant, the blacks were darker. This monitor happened to be on sale for an amazing deal and I snagged it up, especially because it was the last one in the store. I am SO glad I did. Playing games on this thing is amazing. I have a pretty decent graphics card and gaming rig so the resolution isn't ever a problem. I just LOVE having that wider field of view on my games. I'm considering purchasing a second one because, why not? I would highly recommend grabbing one of these, especially at the deal I just got.