Caporegime
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Hi all, I got my Acer X34 yesterday and thought I'd post a few thoughts for those on the fence 
- First off, box is huuuuuuuuuuuuuge!! Way bigger than even the 34" LG I had, and that's saying something
- Opened her up to find it really well packaged, and for once it was refreshing that I didn't have to assemble the stand at all. Already done
- Next up I *love* the real estate that this monitor offers, I've missed a big screen these last few weeks (came from an MG279Q via a 34" 1440p LG). Also have to say that this monitor is pretty damn good in the IPS glow/BLB department, minimal and more than acceptable to my eyes. I'm not someone who is particularly sensitive to this type of thing, but I gotta say the LG was a lot worse! No dead/lazy pixels either, had a good check earlier
- Another (almost pleasant) surprise was the fact that I suffer no sleep issues whatsoever, everything is as it should be (and this is a Sept build, weird!). At a guess I'd say some that do have issues have maybe taken a hard knock? All in all I'm chuffed, as I'm someone who often uses the sleep function when I'm AFK
- And last but not least the gaming aspect, which is pretty much my decision for purchasing said monitor!! As said, I came from a MG279Q (however brief) and I have to say I *loved* 144hz gaming and don't think I could ever go back to 'just' 60hz. This X34 overclocks to 100hz (with no whine that I can hear), and a great experience still even though I'm not hitting 144hz any more. I'd def consider 95/100hz pretty minimal nowadays With the system I have I haven't really had the lows to really test out the Gsync aspect but I expect it to do me proud once I do
All-in-all I'm over the Moon with my purchase and couldn't be happier. Acer apparantly even offer an extended 5 year warranty for an extra £25 which I'm seriously considering taking out as I can see me keeping this 3+ years easily....
And one of the best things? Cool ass UW wallpaper (forgive the state of my desk, gotta do some cable tidying!!)
PS - I know it's such a small thing, but the under monitor LED lighting is soooooooooooooo cool
- First off, box is huuuuuuuuuuuuuge!! Way bigger than even the 34" LG I had, and that's saying something
- Opened her up to find it really well packaged, and for once it was refreshing that I didn't have to assemble the stand at all. Already done
- Next up I *love* the real estate that this monitor offers, I've missed a big screen these last few weeks (came from an MG279Q via a 34" 1440p LG). Also have to say that this monitor is pretty damn good in the IPS glow/BLB department, minimal and more than acceptable to my eyes. I'm not someone who is particularly sensitive to this type of thing, but I gotta say the LG was a lot worse! No dead/lazy pixels either, had a good check earlier
- Another (almost pleasant) surprise was the fact that I suffer no sleep issues whatsoever, everything is as it should be (and this is a Sept build, weird!). At a guess I'd say some that do have issues have maybe taken a hard knock? All in all I'm chuffed, as I'm someone who often uses the sleep function when I'm AFK
- And last but not least the gaming aspect, which is pretty much my decision for purchasing said monitor!! As said, I came from a MG279Q (however brief) and I have to say I *loved* 144hz gaming and don't think I could ever go back to 'just' 60hz. This X34 overclocks to 100hz (with no whine that I can hear), and a great experience still even though I'm not hitting 144hz any more. I'd def consider 95/100hz pretty minimal nowadays
With the system I have I haven't really had the lows to really test out the Gsync aspect but I expect it to do me proud once I do All-in-all I'm over the Moon with my purchase and couldn't be happier. Acer apparantly even offer an extended 5 year warranty for an extra £25 which I'm seriously considering taking out as I can see me keeping this 3+ years easily....
And one of the best things? Cool ass UW wallpaper
(forgive the state of my desk, gotta do some cable tidying!!)PS - I know it's such a small thing, but the under monitor LED lighting is soooooooooooooo cool
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