21.9 Ultrawide Thread

ghutchison14078 · 24 Apr 2017 at 20:52

Got my Acer X34A today; and I seem to have struck panel gold.

No dodgy pixels, 100Hz no problems, very tiny touch of BLB in top left (only visible above 80% brightness) and very minimal IPS glow.

She's a keeper!

The 100Hz and G-SYNC certainly provide a far better experience than my Dell U3415

Phixsator · 24 Apr 2017 at 21:46

ghutchison14078 said:
Got my Acer X34A today; and I seem to have struck panel gold.

No dodgy pixels, 100Hz no problems, very tiny touch of BLB in top left (on visible above 80% brightness) and very minimal IPS glow.

She's a keeper!

The 100Hz and G-SYNC certainly provide a far better experience than my Dell U3415

Congrats man, thats awesome news. Nice to see someone getting lucky in the panel lottery. Ive had the Dell U3415W myself and its performance was dreadful including ips glow and bleed.

Az_GTi · 25 Apr 2017 at 14:11

Still loving my X34... especially for sim racing

deFiniLoGy · 25 Apr 2017 at 19:56

Actually I bought my PG348Q from rainforest around 2 weeks ago and seemed to have won the lottery as well.

No dead pixel, Normal IPS glow (corner glow disappear when you shift your head position), some coil whine when displaying pure white background at 100Hz, Overclocked no problem...

happy days

martian1 · 25 Apr 2017 at 21:07

My PG348Q is the same i sort of expected the lighter areas in the corners but it disapears when i move my head so i think its ips glow not bleed. Not distracting or noticeable when gaming but in a dark room displaying a dark image or black via pixel check you see it. If i move further back or and move head etc it sort of shifts it does not bother me..not noticed any whine either

Amraam · 26 Apr 2017 at 10:48

Well my second X34A is still far from perfect but it's much better than the first. I've managed to reduce the two worst bits of BLB by gently running my finger along the panel to 'massage' it out. The idea is that it moves the plastic cover by a hair. Can't damage the screen by doing so, but it leaves smudge marks ha.

MissChief · 26 Apr 2017 at 13:26

I've heard of people doing similar with some LG monitors by loosening the screws holding the panel into the frame slightly. They're tight so put pressure on the screen.

blackmonday · 26 Apr 2017 at 18:14

Is the Acer Predator X34A worth the nearly £1k its selling for?

Hedge · 26 Apr 2017 at 22:23

blackmonday said:
Is the Acer Predator X34A worth the nearly £1k its selling for?

They are good but I don't think they are £1k good.

I think they need to be under £800 to seem like fair value.

Don't get me wrong though. The ultra wide experience with a decent refresh rate is very nice.

Just for me personally it's too high to justify.

blackmonday · 27 Apr 2017 at 09:45

Hedge said:
They are good but I don't think they are £1k good.

I think they need to be under £800 to seem like fair value.

Don't get me wrong though. The ultra wide experience with a decent refresh rate is very nice.

Just for me personally it's too high to justify.

I'm not convinced enough myself, as I would be looking at two screens the cost is too prohibitive. I'll stick with getting a second matching AOC U3477PQU 34" and will upgrade to 144mhz G-Sync when the prices are more palatable for my taste.

ChrisD. · 27 Apr 2017 at 15:21

I've got the LG in my sig and I looked at changing to the X34 since I've never experienced GSync, but I don't think it's worth what I'd have to shell out. I'll wait till there's more competition or even in a few years when OLED starts becoming mainstream.

blackmonday · 27 Apr 2017 at 17:01

ChrisD. said:
I've got the LG in my sig and I looked at changing to the X34 since I've never experienced GSync, but I don't think it's worth what I'd have to shell out. I'll wait till there's more competition or even in a few years when OLED starts becoming mainstream.

The more I look into it the more I agree with what your saying. I'm happy with my AOC and look forward to having two side-by-side.

Hedge · 27 Apr 2017 at 18:24

blackmonday said:
I'm not convinced enough myself, as I would be looking at two screens the cost is too prohibitive. I'll stick with getting a second matching AOC U3477PQU 34" and will upgrade to 144mhz G-Sync when the prices are more palatable for my taste.

AOC have a 35 inch g sync 100hz monitor coming out about now and it's available at 720 quid. That's the best value superwide I see.

blackmonday · 27 Apr 2017 at 18:30

Hedge said:
AOC have a 35 inch g sync 100hz monitor coming out about now and it's available at 720 quid. That's the best value superwide I see.

Thanks! That looks like a winner if the price is in the region of £700.
AOC AGON AG352UCG

Hedge · 27 Apr 2017 at 18:36

blackmonday said:
Thanks! That looks like a winner if the price is in the region of £700.
AOC AGON AG352UCG

Yeah that's the one. It's been on my radar a while now.

Mark1989 · 27 Apr 2017 at 21:09

Joined the ultrawide club today

Got myself an LG 29UM68, love it so far

Razor Time · 28 Apr 2017 at 02:49

blackmonday said:
Is the Acer Predator X34A worth the nearly £1k its selling for?

100% yes. Reason being is gsync is amazing tech and one I won't be without add to that the 100hz.

I had a dell 34 UW and replaced it with an X34 and it was well worth the extra £300. One of the best tech buys I have made in a long time.

ChrisD. · 28 Apr 2017 at 09:34

blackmonday said:
The more I look into it the more I agree with what your saying. I'm happy with my AOC and look forward to having two side-by-side.

Hedge said:
AOC have a 35 inch g sync 100hz monitor coming out about now and it's available at 720 quid. That's the best value superwide I see.

blackmonday said:
Thanks! That looks like a winner if the price is in the region of £700.
AOC AGON AG352UCG

Hedge said:
Yeah that's the one. It's been on my radar a while now.

You naughty, naughty people.

Hedge · 28 Apr 2017 at 11:58

ChrisD. said:
You naughty, naughty people.

How come? You tempted to buy one?

ChrisD. · 28 Apr 2017 at 12:15

Hedge said:
How come? You tempted to buy one?

I am but I'm going to resist temptation and wait.

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