I bought this brand new but was given an Open Box product. It has mild sratches and dents. It was also missing some labels that proof of its authenticity. Box was also damaged when arrived.
180Hz is overkill if you’re mainly using it for editing and some gaming. Most gaming console on uses a maximum of 120Hz so consider that when purchasing this. If youre device is capable of using 180Hz, consider purchasing a DP to USB C Cable for better viewing experience.
Monitor Settings are broad. Very customizable in Lighting, Color and Quality of images.
This monitor is very good in multitasking where I could fit 6-7 windows at once.
Overall it’s a 3 to 4 star rating if you’re mainly using it for editing,multi tasking and some gaming.
Excellent monitor! The 34’’ curved screen looks beautiful, the 180Hz refresh rate is super smooth, and the colors are rich and clear. Great for gaming, multitasking, and movies. Totally worth it.
Great monitor! Has VRR flicker (many monitors do...), and I prefer using BFI (Black Frame Insertion) which works perfectly on this monitor at 165Hz. To achieve 180Hz you need to enable Overclocking in the monitor settings, which can in some cases reduce the life of the panel, so I don't use it. For a VA panel (coming from Fast IPS which have faster pixel response times), I am super impressed with the motion clarity! I use GameVisual -> Scenery with 52 Saturation and the colours are awesome. I game and watch content only and don't use this for any productivity. Definitely the best 34" UWQHD on the market when on sale for many gamers!!!
Overall, a pretty decent monitor with many excellent features. However, despite the excellent specs, the panel requires a serious amount of tweaking to get the best, most vibrant colours. My LG ultrawide and Samsung G5 definitely had more colorful and vibrant screens. However, for the price the resolution and clarity are excellent. After changing settings such as saturation and setting it to standard power mode, Cinema preset, etc I am happy enough to keep it. Note that the 180hz advertised refresh rate is overclocked and caused some minor graphics stuttering - changing it back to 165hz resolved that problem and it is much more stable. The speakers really suck (they are 2 watt compared to the 7 watt on the LG and don't get very loud) but I needed a built-in pair for occasional use. I may eventually add a wired speaker, but for now I'll live with them as is. So in summary, a good monitor for the price, but I think Samsung and LG definitely use better panels for color reproduction and vibrancy. If you can get this monitor on sale, it's definitely worth purchasing, but I wouldn't pay full price due to the lackluster color of the VA panel.