AOC Gaming CU34G2X – 34 inch WQHD Curved Monitor, 144Hz, 1ms
AOC Gaming CU34G2X – 34 inch WQHD Curved Monitor, 144Hz, 1ms MPRT, VA, AMD FreeSync, Height Adjust, USB Hub (3440×1440@ 144Hz, 300 cd/m², HDMI/DP/USB 3.0)
MINIMAL BEZEL DISTRACTION FOR THE ULTIMATE BATTLE STATION
Expand your view with multiple monitor set-up. The narrow border and frameless design offer the minimal bezel distraction for the ultimate battle station.
HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE STAND
Raise or lower the screen to suit each individual’s height and seating preferences. The easy-to-adjust stand ensures hours of comfort.
LOW INPUT LAG
Unleash your reflexes by switching to the AOC Low Input Lag mode. Forget graphical frills: this mode rewires the monitor in favour of raw response time, giving the ultimate edge in hair trigger stand offs.
6 GAME MODES
Tailor your display to the game with a click of a button. Switch settings between in-built presets for FPS, racing, or RTS games, or customise your own ideal conditions and save them. The AOC Settings KeyPad makes switching profiles or adjusting features quick and easy.
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| Monitor size | 34 inch curved | 34 inch curved | 32 inch curved | 32 inch curved | 24 inch curved |
| Resolution | 3440×1440 – WQHD | 3440×1440 – WQHD | 2560×1440 – QHD | 1920×1080 – HD | 1920×1080 – HD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz | 165 Hz | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Response time MPRT(mprt) | 1 ms | 1 ms | 1 ms | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Panel type | VA | VA | VA | VA | VA |
| Brightness | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 250 |
| USB | USB 3.0 x4 | USB 3.2 x 4 | USB 3.2 x 4 | – | USB 3.2 x 4 |
| Ergonomics | Height adjustable stand | Height adjustable stand | Height adjustable stand | Tilt -5° – 23° | Tilt -4° – 21,5° / Pivot/Swivel -35° – 35° / Height adjustable stand |
| Speakers | – | 5W x 2 | 2W x 2 | 5W x 2 | 2W x 2 |
| Sync Technology | FreeSync | FreeSync Premium | FreeSync Premium | FreeSync Premium | FreeSync Premium |
| Weight: | 10 kg |
| Dimensions: | 23.7 x 80.8 x 52.8 cm; 10 Kilograms |
| Brand: | AOC |
| Model: | CU34G2X/BK |
| Colour: | 144Hz |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | AOC |
| Dimensions: | 23.7 x 80.8 x 52.8 cm; 10 Kilograms |
| Quantity: | 1 |
This is the cheapest 27 1440p Gsync IPS screen on Amazon and the quality is decent. I’m normally a sucka for buying best, decided that because this is for my laptop workstation I didn’t require buying the best this time. I was pleasantly surprised how decent this monitor is.
Habe den Monitor nicht nur frs zocken verwendet, sondern auch zum Arbeiten und bei meiner Bachelorarbeit. Funktioniert sehr gut und habe nichts auszusetzen. Einziger Nachteil ist das Teilen meines Bildschirmes beim Streamen, durch die groe Auflsung knnen andere das Bild schlecht sehen, ggf ist dies nur eine Einstellungssache!
Ich verstehe nicht, warum einige Rezensionen hier so schlecht ausfallen. Ich habe das Gert nach Abwgung meines Budgets genommen und hatte eigentlich auch mit “Mankos” gerechnet. Das war definitiv der Fall. Verarbeitung ist gut, der Fuss hlt gut. Hhenverstellbar ist er auch. Was will man mehr.
Der Bildschirm ist hell, scharf und klar. Der Kontrast ist auch sehr gut. Es kann durchaus sein, dass die schlechten Bewertungen aufgrund von Unkenntnissen in den Bildschirmeinstellungen herrhren.
Gaming habe ich gestartet und war berwltigt von der riesigen Grafikanzeige. Generell ist der Bildschirm
so gro, dass man sich hier verliert 🙂
Alles in allem bin ich zufrieden. Sollte sich etwas ndern, werde ich die Rezension natrlich ergnzen.
For that price I think at the moment this is a best monitor on market, I’m use with rtx 3070 ti aorus works perfect, recommended
No light bleed, nice colours and dark images. If you are looking for a budget monitor, you can’t go wrong with this one.
Perfect for my sons box room, only problem is we can’t turn the volume down. Can anyone help?
If you are looking for a very curved monitor this is not for you beca It is very slight but other wise it is a grea
Monitor is perfect for gaming, was easy to set up and looks great.
I would suggest however going into the pc display settings as the screen will not automatically output 165hz without changing the settings yourself and will also need to use the display port cable for 165hz not the hdmi.
It can only be tilted upward and downward while it is fixed on the stand. If you want to move the screen sideways to the left and right then you you’ll need a vesa mount.
Beautiful monitor especially after messing around with some settings. The built-in speakers are really bad unfortunately so use other speakers or a headset.
Bought this monitor as I’m going to be using it as my main screen once I build my first pc. To make sure it all worked I decided to plug my laptop into it using the HDMI cable that is included in the box. You can only go up to 144hz on this monitor even though it says its 165h… Just kidding. When you use a HDMI cable then you won’t being able to go above 144hz, instead use the included DP (display port) if you want the full 165hz. The colours are flawless after some tuning in the settings. But one thing which I consider false advertising, is that this product boasts it’s ‘1ms response time’, but after some testing it was actually anywhere from 4ms-17ms which is multiple times slower than advertised. This means there is a bit of ghosting but you should be able to use the overdrive setting to keep this to a minimum. Other than that the screen is great. The stand is a bit shaky, but my desk is sturdy so theres nothing to worry about there. One thing to note is that the monitor screen does not go up or down, or side to side. But it can tilt forward and back as advertised. I’ll give it a 5/5 because it’s more than you should expect for such a low price and completes its purpose.
This monitor is fantastic for any gaming set up. The option to go up to 144hz it’s fantastic and I haven’t experienced any ghosting or anything on it. The settings on the monitor are also great as you can really make the colours pop and make some games look even better without having to install graphical mods. Would honestly recommend this monitor for anyone who wants a great monitor for gaming that doesn’t break the bank.
One of the best features of this monitor is the ability to use it as a vertical monitor. This was a must-have for me as I often work with long documents and having the ability to view them in portrait mode is a game changer. The setup process was very easy and I was able to adjust the monitor to the perfect viewing angle without any hassle.
The only downside to these monitors is the speakers, which could be better. However, they are perfectly acceptable for someone who doesn’t have any other speakers. The sound quality is a bit tinny and lacks bass, but this is a minor issue in my opinion.
Overall, I highly recommend the AOC Gaming 27G2U monitor for anyone looking for a reliable, responsive, and versatile monitor that can be used in both landscape and portrait mode.
I looked at the competition and was almost tempted by a 300 gigabyte monitor with similarly good reviews, but at 250 and with a slight (and actually awesome) curved display, I went with this.
Right out of the box it looked…disappointing. So I fiddled with the display settings and very quickly had the brightness down and the contrast up and, well, it looks great. The blacks are deep and the colours rich (I am not into natural-looking colours) and my first game test was Crysis Warhead, a game that always felt washed-out on my old monitor). Looked great, very happy, so loaded up Firewatch, a game where the colours really pop and it too looked great. Finally, Dishonored 2, and yet again I was delighted…until I noticed some light/dark flickering. I jumped into the forums and there were a number of people complaining about this. Seems it’s par for the course for VA monitors. It was too noticeable to ignore and not fixed with a display driver update or the monitor’s own drivers installed via Device Manager. Seems it’s a g-sync thing, so I turned off DCR but still no difference.
This may be a deal-breaker for you, but as someone who doesn’t do any gaming that requires stupidly high FPS in order to be a twitchy-shooter god, the fix I found (and it has completely fixed the problem) was simply to change the display to 120hz, from 144hz. My eyes do not notice the difference; maybe some of you will but I do not. This monitor does have Overdrive settings that I may play around with at some point but one quick setting change and everything is fine.
For the money, no buyers regret. Can’t 5* because of the screen flicker at 144hz (it’s on the box, so disappointing that I probably won’t ever use it) but after only ever having used 60hz monitors, it’s still a joy to use. Oh, and the screen curve feels entirely natural and does add something to gaming that I didn’t expect it to.
The product is good overall with its resolution price and size however the monitor stand is un necessarily big and the screen does flicker on the edges sometimes
I have read many reviews of this AOC Gaming CU34GX Monitor with some mixed review. But I can honestly say that for the price, this is an absolutely fantastic monitor. There is a little tweaking to do, but when your there, it will blow your mind away. This is not a sales pitch or a promotion. This is a genuine buyer who bought this and it was delivered yesterday ( 20.02.2023) Graham from Bury.
Purchased this product last year and till this day has not let me down no issues with the monitor but few things could be adjusted to make the product even more better. One thing that could be improved is that when u go onto setting and choose the game setup it has a red crosshair right in the middle which may useful for some users but when it comes to removing the crosshair from your screen its an issue it does not go away with one button and for me to take it of the screen I have to either unplug the monitor or turn of the monitor. Another thing that could be fixed is that the display of the screen does not meet every corner there’s a thin black lane on the sides which could also be developed to meet each sides. Apart from that I am satisfied with the product!
but is not turning on, it should display a light but it doesn’t. I have tried 3 different sockets, they are working with my old monitor, what is the problem? I have now resolved the problem
(Also, 240hz is sick if you haven’t tried it yourself – it’s another level compared to 165hz and below)
My old monitor was 2k resolution and 144hz, but it was the 1st gen of those monitors so after 6+ years of heavy use it had been burnt in so badly at the top where my tabs are that it hindered me playing games. It was also flickering and the black was more like grey and super pixel-y.
I got this Aoc monitor in the NYE sale and I am SO happy with the value for money, really wasn’t expecting this kind of quality for the price.
It did take some tweaking and fiddling to get everything just right for me, felt like the red was so bleeding red it hurt my eyes when I first turned on HDR. Sad to say the software (G-menu) for the monitor is terrible, but in the end the monitor was calibrated and the picture quality is top. I went from saying “where?!?” all the time to “I see them”, amazing what some more colours and better contrast/depth can do. I also have a lot less eye strain, I never even considered the old monitor had that much impact on my eyes.
Very highly recommend this monitor as a fantastic value for money high quality monitor, even at full price.
So if your using a nvidia card your good to go but AMD card users beware you won’t get the extra benefits
eally pleased with this purchase which was for my new gaming pc. the colours seem very good and i haven’t felt the need to make any adjustments from the default settings. a real visual pleasure to play games on full settings
Bought this to replace an AOC 24″ VA panel because it gave me a headache when gaming and had a lot of ghosting. This monitor is in a different ball park! Colours look great and flat, ghosting isn’t noticeable. Very bright also. Another bonus is I didn’t realise it could display 2160p@60hz as it is the 1440p model (must downscale but looks great against 1080p where you don’t have a 1440p option)
I was looking to upgrade my monitor and wow I’m not disappointed!!
This is a perfect monitor for any gamer. 1440p is beautifully displayed on this curved monitor. It has a quick release stand for it so no screws required. The design on the back is a sleek design and the multiple ports make it perfect for any gaming needs
I also use this as part of a home office setup for productivity tasks and as expected it’s great for these too.
I was very pleasantly surprised at how good this monitor performs and would highly recommend it.
The monitor was delivered next day and I had to provide a numerical password to the driver – nice touch amazon apart from the fact that the monitor just had a label slapped on the outside of the box and it was fairly obvious what the item was! I do think with the extra security that helps but I don’t like the fact amazon sometimes sends items without packaging the boxes to hide the items inside.
Once I took the monitor out of the box it was incredibly simple to set up and I had the monitor on my desk within 5-10 minutes. The monitor is adjustable on a tilt and can be adjusted up and down for the perfect height. The monitor also has a USB hub and built in speakers which admittedly I haven’t used yet.
Monitor worked perfect from the start – no fiddling with picture settings, colours and brightness it was perfect straight from the box. Once I made sure my monitor was set to 144hz it was like relief being able to play on a screen that was bigger than a laptop with no lag, tearing or colour issues. It felt fluid, smooth and vibrant exactly everything I wanted!
The price as well is phenomenal, I paid 158 for this monitor which to me is a bargain. I know some people have gotten it cheaper during lightning deals, however 158 for what you get feels more than a decent price. If you want a gaming monitor that is a reasonable price, give this one a go I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
i got this to replace an aging monitor and i am glad i did!
buttery smooth crisp games and videos, the design is really nice with barely any visible bezels.
setup was a breeze as i mounted mine to a monitor arm, the usb hub is a great feature thats included,
OSD is easy to navigate and setup to how you like it. one piece of advice i would give is to switch off adaptive sync as it causes backlight flicker and turning it off solves the issue.
i would highly recommend this for anyone looking to refresh their monitor for a decent price.
It’s not very bright I have it on 100% brightness myself, 4K is better but it’s a strain on the PC I never used the 4K Monitor on 4K usually played games on 1440.
It’s very easy to put together and OSD is easy to use
I’m usually a savvy, budget-conscious shopper where PC peripherals are concerned. However, the one area in which I’ve always been a little hazy is monitors, given that all the ones I’ve used have been hand-me-downs from friends.
I decided to go beyond 60hz to finally put my GPU’s capabilities to use and finally push my games past 60 frames per second. So, not having the luxury of a 300+ budget, I ended up with this model. Having used it at a friend’s before (and playing Elden Ring on it currently) I can confirm that, at this price, it’s an excellent purchase!
This model has great picture quality for 1080p; it performs very well at over 60 FPS; the colour is good; it has a versatile stand with plenty of options for height, tilt, and it’s wall-mountable as far as I know. If around 200 is your budget and you don’t care for going beyond 1080p, then this is the monitor for you.
HOWEVER, I originally bought the VA panel model. It was the 165hz version with “VA” in the title. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU DO NOT BUY THE VA PANEL VERSION! Instead, you ought to go for the “IPS” version.
It turns out that VA models have a slower pixel response time. In practice, this means that the pixels go from light to dark and back again much slower. When you move in a game or turn the camera, this translates to a horrible blur effect and a burnt-looking distortion in games with lower lighting. This won’t bother some people, as I’m overly sensitive to this kind of thing. However, I feel obliged to tell you that for me, the VA model would cause eye strain long-term, and it was just noticeable enough to take me out of whatever I was playing, even when I tried to ignore it.
I would give the VA model a five star for picture quality, but I’d go as low as two and a half or three stars for gaming. If you can’t take me at my word, then you’d be best off doing some research before you buy! I certainly wish I had so I didn’t have to go through the hassle of returning it.
Having an Ultrawide Monitor is such a joy to Behold. playing my favourite games back on a 16:9 monitor and then going to a 21:9 monitor is a big change in my book and I wish I had done it sooner the overall filed of view you get is amazing it just makes your games so much more immersive and enjoyable. all in all this monitor is a great buy and I Couldn’t be more happier.
I’m not going to give it 4 stars for picture quality because it deserves more than that. The screen is excellent, the colours are good, the gaming is excellent. It can get a bit muted in a bright room even with HDR enabled but that is typical and I knew that when buying.
The price for what you get is very good. Just make sure your laptop/pc can drive the screen, I have some older devices which couldn’t do 144hz and 10 bit colour with HDR.
Bought this as I had been using two monitors of different quality for a number of years. Really glad I did, saves space and is pretty good value for the quality.
I got this monitor to replace a dual monitor setup. It looks amazing and games look fantastic in 1440p ultrawide! Images are sharp and the 144hz refresh rate is buttery smooth. There’s a lot of screen space, so having multiple windows open at the same time is easy to do. Mine arrived in excellent condition, no dead pixels or issues with the display, only “issue” was that the box it arrived in was just the product box with my address stuck on. Amazon required a one time password so it wasn’t left without me seeing it, however I’d be a bit concerned if it was to be left somewhere outside the house, as it would be obvious what it was. That isn’t an issue with the product itself, just the way it was posted to me.
The stand is awful. The long leg spikes will try to go under your mouse matt unless you angle them just right (which you will need to do to stop your mouse bumping into them in the heat of battleXD). And the OSD buttons are a clown show, but the part that counts is…
Frankly I can’t imagine any 240Hz monitor being faster or clearer for fps gaming. Even TN panels. I also can’t imagine the LMB on the 240Hz Zowies being any better for fps. I’m not an expert and have upgraded to this from a 144Hz TN panel, so my experience with various monitors is modest to say the least. But I am very good at fps games and play competitively. To my mind this is as good as a 240Hz gaming monitor can/needs to be. And being an IPS panel, movies/media looks really good too.
As far as someone commenting that it doesn’t come with a USB to USB B cable so you can’t connect the monitors USB HUB to your PC…I honestly can’t remember whether I got that cable in the box or whether I’m using the spare I had lying around. However the USB hub is super useful and the fast charge USB really is faster than PC USB charging. The speakers are there just for convenience, not for any serious listening, but they are there, unlike similar monitors from other manufacturers at higher prices.
Simply put: if the stand was a classic square/round unobtrusive foot and the monitor had a nipple at the back instead of the worst bottom mounted OSD buttons ever (though the OSD software provided by AOC does the job just fine) in my opinion this would probably be the best price/performance competitive gaming monitor in the world by a country mile.
As it stands, it is still deserving of that title, only (at least for me) not quite so emphatically…
EDIT;
In March 2022 I’ve had to RMA the monitor because it started developing a blurry picture when in BIOS of my motherboard and it had weird white trailing on the AOC logo even when not connected to any display output. The RMA process is done through Amazon for the first 2 years of the warranty and was frankly as easy as an RMA as I could imagine (by the way you get 3 years warranty in total, I think, but didn’t confirm that). The replacement monitor works fine so far.
Does this incident make me reconsider the 5 star review I gave the monitor originally? Not really, but there are caveats.
Firstly, the complaints I had with the original monitor regarding the menu buttons don’t apply to the replacement. The new buttons are a lot less stiff and thus infinitely more usable and no longer a nuisance. It didn’t occur to me at the time that this was the real issue with the original buttons, I thought they were a pain to use because of their placement. Anyway, that’s certainly a plus.
Secondly, it’s also worth noting that the replacement/perhaps new? monitor (and I mean new as in they changed some things, not as in “it was new in the box”, which of course it was, I wouldn’t have accepted a “refurbished”/used replacement) is noticeably heavier. I didn’t have scales at hand to weigh them both before I sent the old one back, but me and a few other friends could feel the difference just lifting it up, it was obvious to the average human touch. Makes me think they put in a more substantial PSU inside compared to the old version…this is the only reason I can think of for such a weight difference. From that I could make a whole bunch of other speculations, but don’t want to do that in a review. I’ll just say that for your consideration the original faulty monitor was made in 05/21 and the replacement was made in 09/21.
Having said all that I still feel a 5 star review is justified because I accept that a small percentage of faults will happen on mass produced products, that is a fact. In this case perhaps I just happen to be the unlucky one that got hit. I certainly don’t have evidence to the contrary at the moment. Also, considering they made the RMA process so effortless I wasn’t particularly inconvenienced.
However I hope the replacement will hold up because if it doesn’t, then I will certainly be changing the nature and rating of my review.
Bought this product for work and for gaming. With its resolution of 3340x1440p I am using a 3600x CPU and 5700xt gpu. There is a slight problem I am having. When I play on the max resolution I feel this slight drift when turning left or right. It may be due to the dp link cable, I’ve order a 1.4 dp.cable to see if this is the case or if it is in fact my gpu that cannot keep up with the resolution. Either way a great monitor. Bright and sharp enough and at 34 inches 21:9 it just looks fantastic! Great value at 450gbp.
This monitor is okay, however it occasionally has issues of flickering, that as of writing hasn’t been resolved in a driver update. It is 144hz, and it is a 1440p ultrawide, however on the ufo test it has significant ghosting that’s worse then my Asus 144hz 1080p monitor that was made over 10 years ago and I wish I’ve seen high speed pictures of it before purchasing.
This monitor has bright spots at the top that is only visible from extreme angles and does not effect the viewing experience
Overall though I’m happy enough not to return it, but I would consider other options, the xiaomi 34″ monitor uses the same panel but the overdrive implementation is bette
Having only used this monitor for a few days after my Asus Rog 32 inch Gaming monitor GOT A LINE OF DEAD PIXELS DOWN THE SCREEN. i decided to change monitors. I did find this in PC World for 450. A side nore my 2nd monitor is a AOC as well i did not realise this until this one came as i had bought it as a cheap 144hz monitor to check my Twitch chat where you can find me there on 4DXT. The monitor its self is bright so far excellent for gaming and being 34 inches its Wide not it is slightly Hight wise smaller than my old monitor and it cant be Hight adjusted on the stand it comes with. However You can attach this to a wall mount or desk with a 10×10 mount i believe which my pervious monitor could not do .
Things that will personally take me a time to get use to is the controls of this monitor. It has button controls and no joystick at the back of it but im sure when i am used to it it will be fine. This monitor allows for super resolution at 3440×2036 which is great that runs at 144hz as well.
Colouring wise it looks good to me though colour wise it is slightly not as i don’t know how to describe it well but the colouring feels more washed compared to my last monitor. But i would still say its great possibly not for everyone.
The overall feel of this monitor is great there is things i will have to get use to but for the price alone its worth it. 144hz at 34 inches is great.
I would now give this screen a 10/10.
I bought this to replace a dual 1080p 60hz set up and I’m well chuffed I did.
I can’t even imagine going back to 1080p now!
For gaming, this screen is so immersive and great quality. All my games run ultra wide and for those older ones that didn’t natively, there’s always a work around.
No issues with dead pixels or anything like that.
The only issue I’ve found with it is on some games (not all) iv noticed an occasional flicker when G-Sync is enabled on Nvidea Control Panel (NCP).
Gsync is hardware built into the monitor that syncronises the screen draws in time with your graphics card render speed. So I’ve just disabled it in NCP and run Vsync on fast. What that basically does is restrict my gfx card to render frames on the screen frame timings which theoretically introduces a tiny amount of input lag that I can’t notice but it removed the flicker.
Would i buy another screen instead? Not for this price!
What i also like is that the screen turns it’s self off when the computer is switched off and it turns it’s self back on when I power the PC back on when connected by one of the included display port cables.
I can’t speak for the stand because I use a gas arm purchased separately but it looks decent although I have heard it takes up a lot of space on the desk.
I’d give it 9/10 in total mainly because of that Gsync flicker I’ve found in some games. Also people have said the screen isn’t the brightest but I’m more than happy with it.
The image quality is very good with good range of colours, very sharp images and detail and depth in the blacks. Looks great for movies, games, reading and coding. The 2k / 1440p resolution is perfect for this size screen.
The stand is excellent allowing height and tilt adjustment. It even supports mounting in portrait mode.
I have since replaced this with a desk arm (it supports VESA mount) to hold 2 screens to free up desk space and to have them aligned without books propping up my second screen.
Note it comes with a Displayport cable and HDMI. To get the most from this monitor definitely use the DP cable and if you only have a mini display port get a mini-dp to dp cable. The HDMI cable is only capable of about 60hz at 2k and 120hz at 1080p. DP cable can get you full 144hz at 2k.
Well I’m happy to say that deciding on this display was one of the best purchasing decisions I have made for quite a while. Now anyone with any common sense would not expect a monitor that cost around the 200 mark to be on equal footing with a monitor costing 300 or more. HOWEVER I can assure you that this monitor punches well above it’s price point.
Firstly the overall build quality is excellent. The screen unit it’s self is of a robust & high quality standard, certainly far from the cheap and ‘plasticky’ unit I was expecting. Likewise the stand is sturdy, substantial, well made and perfectly stable, more so than some of the stands I have seen supplied with other well respected monitor brands. The mount is a doddle to fit to the screen and provides enough height and tilt adjustment for any type of use, and in addition the mount provides for full 180 degree pivot should you need it. Included with my monitor was a European 2-pin power lead, a 3-pin UK power lead, a Display Port lead and a HDMI lead. These are all of good quality and is a great touch that I think shows good customer consideration.
When it comes to the all important question of picture quality this monitor certainly doesn’t fail to deliver excellent results which go way beyond what I expected for the price. The colours are rich and accurate, blacks deep & uniform and the whites crisp and clean with no hint of colour cast or muddiness. The contrast ratio is likewise excellent and, in combination with the high scan frequencies, produce a beautifully steady image that has punch and vitality. Finally being an IPS screen the viewing angle and colour rendition is a big improvement over my admittedly rather old TN display. Naturally there is always a bit of tweaking to carry out whenever a display is connected for the first time but with the unit I purchased this amounted to no more than a slight alteration to the brightness and contrast to get a truly beautiful quality image. An unexpected bonus was the fact that this monitor is Nvidia G-Sync compatible which my Nvidia graphics card recognised and configured as soon as it was connected.
Aesthetically I think that the whole unit is very pleasing to the eye. The red accents to the stand and screen look good without being garishly over the top and the incredibly thin (about 1mm) top and side bezel gives the screen a clean and elegant appearance. When the screen is up and running there is a very slight black border to the top and sides of the screen but this is only about 4mm wide so even when running the screen keeps it’s sleek spacious look. I was also happy to note that the size of the black border does not vary with the scan frequency. With some cheaper monitors I have seen the black border increase in size quite noticeably as the scan frequency is raised, but this is not he case with this monitor.
I was surprised to see that one of the reviews written here has given this display a bit of a slating but, based on my own experience, I have to disagree. One complaint was that there was a strong red colour cast that could not be tuned out and another that the scan frequency would keep dropping back to a lower setting. I have my monitor connected to a Nvidia GTX1660 Super via the Display Port input and can honestly say that I have experienced neither of these problems whatsoever, whether I’m gaming (though I’m only a casual gamer), or whether I’m using productivity software and the like.
Another complaint (in the same review) was that the monitor disconnects it’s self when switched off but again I have found this not to be the case with my purchase. I can switch off my monitor and it remains fully connected and synced to my PC as expected, there are no problems with remote connecting and any items connected to the very useful USB hub on the back of the monitor remain connected and fully functional. I can only guess that the reviewer was unlucky enough to receive a faulty unit which sounds like it should be returned for replacement or refund.
While on the subject of faults I’m glad to report that my display has no dead or stuck pixels and shows no light or dark patches or uneven brightness or colouration which can sometimes be a bit of an issue with less expensive monitors, particularly those with 27″ screens.
Now not everything in the garden is rosy and I do have a couple of criticisms but these are pretty minor and certainly not deal breakers. One is that the speakers are pretty under- whelming, something which is pretty much standard for slim-line monitors and TVs these days. For general use I have the sound coming out of the monitor via the DP port and have to say that the quality is pretty poor and is definitely on the quiet side. I would say that it’s fine for the burbles and tinkles Windows produces and for listening to the odd video stream but for anything else I find the speakers very much lacking. However, as most users will undoubtedly have speaker and/or headphone set-ups anyway I don’t see this as a big problem.
Secondly the on/off and function buttons at the bottom of the screen are small and very low profile which I find makes them fiddly to use. This is not helped by the fact that the legends for these buttons are merely engraved into the lower bezel which makes things very difficult to see. Ideally I would have liked to have seen slightly larger and higher profile buttons and to have some degree of infill to the button legends to make things less fiddly and more visible. But this is probably just me being a bit nit-picky as by now I have got pretty used to using them.
In summary I would say that overall this really is an excellent full HD monitor that represents incredible value for money, indeed, based on my own experience so far I would still be just as happy had I paid a fair amount more. I have only had my monitor for a little over a month so cannot comment on long term reliability. However I have used it pretty heavily during this time and, so far, things have been fine, hopefully this will remain the case over time. Naturally if things do take a turn for the worse then I shall update my review and rating accordingly but for now I’m more than happy to give this terrific monitor a definite 5 star rating. Would I recommend this monitor to other’s considering a purchase ? Absolutely !!
Best regards
Ade.