Best ultrawide £400-600 work/gaming.

[Archanfel_86]

Looking for some suggestions on a new monitor.

Currently have a Dell G3223D 32" 1440p which I love but could use some extra real estate and I don't like dual monitors.

Will be used 90% for work (Web and office apps mostly).

Would love USB-C 65w + but not a deal breaker.

Been looking at the Gigabyte M34WQ and the AOC AG344UXM so far but never owned either brand.

Noticed the Dell Oled ultrawide on sale but reading reviews I see a lot of people complaining about burn in and watching the RTings videos about it didn't reassure me too much either. Monitor can go a long time during meetings with static content.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

 

[Archanfel_86]

The AOC seems a bit weird but the price we t down to 426 and it has a 90w kvm. If it turns out to be a bit rubbish I will return it and grab a Gigabyte.

Arrives tomorrow will update.

 

[Archanfel_86]

Got the AOC, really pleased with it. It's very heavy and thick but feels very high quality. Picture is really good and I have minimal IPS glow and just a touch of backlight bleed in the top right corner. The HDR looks really good which surprised me, but you need to make sure local dimming is left off unless your watching a movie or playing a game (doubt I will use HDR much with my usage).

Pros:
+Really solid build.
+Solid picture.
+Pretty even uniformity (lottery).
+90w KVM working a treat, nice long cable
Speakers surprisingly decent if you need them.
+HDR looks great, however local dimming is terrible in desktop.

Cons:
-Stand is comically big, 80cm deep desk and the monitor was practically in the middle when on the stand.
-Had some weird whine, turned out to be the speakers, lowering volume to 0 fixed.
-Matt finish on screen might not be for everyone, reminds me of the old Dell ultrasharps.
-Ports not deep enough in the back, ordered some right angled cables as I can see the kettle lead/DP peaking at the back.

Would recommend for someone with the desk space or a decent strong monitor arm (I use a gas monitor arm which thankfully can handle 10kg), the 90w KVM is a real bonus over the Gigabytes 15w which was what swayed me.

I seen it released at a ridiculous price a couple of years back which I don't think the technology was worth, however it does come across in the build quality, feels premium.

 

[Archanfel_86]

Update: The AOC died (complete loss of power) so I returned and got the Gigabyte M34WQ. Panel seemed great but had a few dead pixels so I got it swapped out, second had even more dead pixels.

Are dead pixels a huge issue these days? Any brand worth looking at as I absolutely can't stand a dead pixel, it's all I can see once I notice one.