£400 UW 34“ monitor that's decent?

garnett · 17 Jan 2020 at 16:08

I've just sent back an 43" Acer monitor which was ridiculous but faulty, and genuinely a bit tiring to use!

On reflection a curved 34" UltraWide is probably a better bet from a usage perspective.

I mainly do document review, and some gaming.

Is there any screen that fits the bill?

Psycho Sonny · 17 Jan 2020 at 20:48

that isn't a lot of money. the one my mate bought cost like £1K the alienware

garnett · 17 Jan 2020 at 21:03

Psycho Sonny said:
that isn't a lot of money. the one my mate bought cost like £1K the alienware

Yeah - there's a lot more expensive panels out there for sure.

I'm not after 9999Hz and -5ms response time.

Some LG and Samsung 1440 and 75Hz options seem within the price range.

Martini1991 · 17 Jan 2020 at 22:33

Psycho Sonny said:
that isn't a lot of money. the one my mate bought cost like £1K the alienware

My mate just bought a £2350 Surfacebook 2. It doesn't make everything else that's cheaper a moot option.

I mean, I can be a snob, but you're unbelievable.

Psycho Sonny · 17 Jan 2020 at 23:46

Martini1991 said:
My mate just bought a £2350 Surfacebook 2. It doesn't make everything else that's cheaper a moot option.

I mean, I can be a snob, but you're unbelievable.

So what do you recommend he buys?

ExoMale · 19 Jan 2020 at 20:08

depending where you buy you might get a monitor you want for that budget, dont need to spend stupid money still

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Iiyama PROLITE XUB3493WQSU 34" 3440x1440 IPS 75Hz 4ms FreeSync LED Backlit Widescreen Gaming Monitor= £359.99

Total: £371.09 (includes shipping: £11.10)

this sounds decent and is of 34" size, obviously something like this would suit if you have a radeon graphic card if you wanted to take advantage of freesync

garnett · 22 Jan 2020 at 15:39

Changed tack and ended up going for a Dell - the S3220DGF, which I managed to find for £350

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x DELL S3220DGF 32" 2560x1440 VA 4ms 165Hz FreeSync 2 LED Backlit Curved Gaming Monitor= £449.99

Total: £461.69 (includes shipping: £11.70)

foster grant · 25 Jan 2020 at 12:13

So.....you didnt in fact want an Ultrawide at all ?

garnett · 25 Jan 2020 at 12:16

foster grant said:
So.....you didnt in fact want an Ultrawide at all ?

No - I did. And then the comments here and the research I did subsequently persuaded me to change tack. Is that alright?

foster grant · 25 Jan 2020 at 13:22

garnett said:
No - I did. And then the comments here and the research I did subsequently persuaded me to change tack. Is that alright?

You're going to regret not going down the UW avenue

, I've had one for about 4 years and couldnt go back to a non UW monitor

aoaaron · 25 Jan 2020 at 13:22

£400 really doesn't get you a lot in the UW monitor market.

I actually have a AW3418DW I havent turned on in a couple of months sitting in my bedroom I could let go of. What a waste.. should really put it up for sale..

aoaaron · 25 Jan 2020 at 13:23

foster grant said:
You're going to regret not going down the UW avenue , I've had one for about 4 years and couldnt go back to a non UW monitor

Very right. Go ultrawide, and get a good one. You really won't look back as they're amazing compared to your traditional screens for everything IMO.

Legend · 25 Jan 2020 at 14:07

garnett said:
No - I did. And then the comments here and the research I did subsequently persuaded me to change tack. Is that alright?

The monitor Dell you've chosen is fine and all, especially at £350, but I'm curious what research told you that UW was inferior? If it just comes down to price and you didn't feel your budget would stretch to the spec you wanted, that's fair enough.

garnett · 25 Jan 2020 at 16:04

Legend said:
The monitor Dell you've chosen is fine and all, especially at £350, but I'm curious what research told you that UW was inferior? If it just comes down to price and you didn't feel your budget would stretch to the spec you wanted, that's fair enough.

Pretty much exactly that.

I had hoped that a decent UW was in my price range - but in that price range there were too many compromises. My ideal set up would - I think - still be an UW, but with a much higher budget...

My Gfx1070 was also a limiting factor (that I failed to mention in the op)...

So really a better gpu would be part of a better set-up!

I *may* get some cheap small monitors to go either side of the Dell for when I want better scope for doc review, but we'll see.

aoaaron · 25 Jan 2020 at 23:09

garnett said:
Pretty much exactly that.

I had hoped that a decent UW was in my price range - but in that price range there were too many compromises. My ideal set up would - I think - still be an UW, but with a much higher budget...

My Gfx1070 was also a limiting factor (that I failed to mention in the op)...

So really a better gpu would be part of a better set-up!

I *may* get some cheap small monitors to go either side of the Dell for when I want better scope for doc review, but we'll see.

Just go second hand. Wait for a good deal. I did it.

ANDREW GREEN · 27 Jan 2020 at 13:03

aoaaron said:
£400 really doesn't get you a lot in the UW monitor market.

I actually have a AW3418DW I havent turned on in a couple of months sitting in my bedroom I could let go of. What a waste.. should really put it up for sale..

Location and price?

aoaaron · 27 Jan 2020 at 13:35

ANDREW GREEN said:
Location and price?

im based in birmingham. havent thought about price. hmm 450?

Uncle_Gravy · 27 Jan 2020 at 15:55

The Acer Predator Z35P I bought was around £500 from OcUK back in october 2019, It was on sale at the time, not sure if it was EOL kind of sale but £500 for a 35" Gync 120hz 3440x1440p monitor, I wasn't going to let that slip by considering they were like over a grand when they came out.