electriq 39" QHD 165Hz Curved Monitor?

Steven Rimmington · 16 Sep 2021 at 12:00

Just looking to buy a new monitor and atm I'm using a 42' Samsung 4K TV. This is brilliant for games minus the poor refresh rate and shocking text quality when normal day-to-day use other than that it's been brilliant to use.

I am looking for something with a much-improved refresh rate and response time, I'd ideally like to keep as much screen size as possible,

I have spotted a 39' 165Hz monitor 39CVQHD165VAFSGH

I cannot find any reviews of this so a little hesitant to go ahead and buy it, I have a budget of £450 this is £299

Screen size: 39"
Resolution: 2560* 1440
Panel type: VA
Audio Output : X1 (Headphone Socket)
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Brightness: 350cd/m 2
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1
Dimensions: 1008 * 252 * 643 mm
165Hz Refresh Rate

Steven Rimmington · 16 Sep 2021 at 12:12

Thanks, I will be buying this online so should have good return rights, I always like to see a user review on YouTube before I buy something, sad I know

You never know how it differs from the pictures/specs.

Is an Ultrawide monitor difficult to use having always used traditional screen sizes? I may look into ultrawides.

Steven Rimmington · 21 Sep 2021 at 15:32

JediFragger said:
Give this thread a nudge if you went ahead and bought this, I'm kinda curious about it...

No not yet but it's at the top of my list. I will go ahead and buy it next week. If anyone is interested I'll post some pictures/mini review.

I have not found a monitor that comes close to this screen size - price. Been 165Hz it should hopefully be smooth. The only worry I have is backlight bleed I cannot find any user reviews.

Steven Rimmington · 21 Sep 2021 at 16:42

JediFragger said:
Sounds good. Especially test any possible ghosting if possible, it's likely it has some but the overdrive might be decent.

Thanks will do. Will the UFO tester be enough for this?

Steven Rimmington · 23 Sep 2021 at 14:55

Don't buy them all! They will be out of stock when I pull the trigger

I'll be able to collect one. Not sure why I'm waiting!

Please let us know how it performs. Stonking price for a 39' 165Hz display.

Steven Rimmington · 24 Sep 2021 at 19:51

Would you say it's a good monitor for a price? Or would something smaller be better with that kind of resolution?

Steven Rimmington · 24 Sep 2021 at 20:04

Zeebedy said:
TBH mate, im really enjoying this. playing well..I think one of the main factors for some people might be the res at 1440p instead of 4K, but for me I think for £300 its a steal!

That's good to hear

I'm all ready to purchase. Been putting it off as I want to try an UW display ha!

Steven Rimmington · 27 Sep 2021 at 15:41

Zeebedy said:
Quick update -

Loving this monitor, I really am. No dead pixels and little BL bleed. Playing games pretty damn good.

One thing that isnt the best is the control nipple. But its not a big deal, if adjusting settings I just use the remote instead. Oh yeah, and also its white! not black!

What do you think of the sharpness of text? I have not yet decided between this and the 49' 49SUWD144FSHQ

Steven Rimmington · 30 Sep 2021 at 15:01

Well in the end I decided to go for an ultra-wide monitor, after trying a few I picked up a 49' Samsung one, I felt the quality of the electriq was a bit too poor. Unfortantly I didnt try out the 39' @Zeebedy I hope its doing great for you

Steven Rimmington · 30 Sep 2021 at 15:17

grumpybeard said:
That the CRG9? @Steven Rimmington ?

Hi yes, it is the CRG9 my budget wouldn't allow the new G9 this at below half the price felt a good buy

Only issue I have is no built in speaker I must have over looked this, so will need to grab some speakers at some point. Although I tend to use headphones so it's not too important.

Steven Rimmington · 30 Sep 2021 at 15:22

Minstadave said:
The G9 and G9 Neo have so many issues reported online I kind of the the CRG9 seems the sensible buy.

I did notice a lot of bad reviews on the new G9. From my very limited 3hrs use of the CRG9 it seems excellent value for money, it will take a little getting used to though

Steven Rimmington · 30 Sep 2021 at 15:27

Zeebedy said:
@Steven Rimmington nice monitor mate, congrats.

And yeah, so far im still loving my screen

Glad to hear mate

would have been great to try one out.

Steven Rimmington · 7 Oct 2021 at 20:44

Zeebedy said:
Hows the new monitor going mate?

Just a quick update on mine..for the money im still blown-away with it. If it was a 400-500 pound monitor, it would still be worth it, I have seen a few reviews of identical ones on YT and in America, they are called "Sceptre"..and seem to be OK..anyway, time will tell

Hi mate, it's brilliant! The only issue I have is only down to the bonkers 5120X1440 resolution, YouTube cannot play full screen

That's the only grip coming from a conventional 4k screen. I'm finding games and just general task enjoyable due to the extended space, I can browse Chrome and watch YouTube at same time, talk about multitasking ha!!

Glad your enjoying it mate I genuinely still cannot believe the price, it's 39" 165Hz @£295 that's mental really. If I had space I'd probably buy one. Perhaps I should have bought 2 and ran dual monitors instead

Steven Rimmington · 4 Dec 2021 at 14:05

I was there at the Huddersfield store yesterday to pickup a new monitor, returned the Samsung monitor as I found it quite difficult to use due to the size. Unfortunately all the electriq 39s were out of stock or I would have got one l.

They had a HG392PCB 38.5" WQHD 165Hz Curved Gaming Monitor for around £90 more than the electriq that looked very nice with almost the exact specs.

Decided to buy the Hannspree HG342PCB 34'' 144Hz Ultrawide only due to having a much better pixel density and saving £70 over the G34WQC which has the exact same Samsung panel lsm340yp05