MSI MPG 341CQPX QD-OLED - image not centred on screen? (and now some feedback)

Ok so far so good, except I can't use HDR, it's switched on the monitor via desktop, when I start AC Val/Odyssey - it says =HJDR only available on hardware that supports it?

Any ideas?

Sorted it, you need to be in fullscreen. 2.5 firmware installed and i'm using the TFT settings file I imported.

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Breathtaking so far, it's sooooo much better than my old 4K IPS in HDR in particular you think to yourslef the true >1.0MS repsonse time can't make that difference but it does, night and day, you notice it immediately, as does how smooth everything is, and the lack of any lag or blurring. The colours and contrast are amazing and plenty bright enough, you do notice the lack of nits on the desktop but who cares? I've just shifted all my surfing onto my 27" IPS and im keeping the OLED for gaming, using all the care features, no desktop icons, no taskbar and have the wallpaper on a slideshow.

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Further thoughts, no doubt my 4K IPS was better on the desktop, it dealt with static kind of strategy games in SDR like EUIV, and Imperator better IMO (I think that "squarer" format is better suited to Grand Straegy games.) So far anyway. I haven't fiddled too mcuh with settings, there's some faffage getting used to dealing with 21:9 in some games, and getting to used shifting the taskbar over to 2nd monitor 27" IPS etc - that's definitely better for everyday surfing.

But, I didn't buy it for that, I bought it for gaming, and the resposnse time, ccolours, contrast, motion and clarity are next level. Oh and the gorgeous deep blacks :D...one of the reasons I wanted to at least try OLED was I was tired of the glowly faded blacks at the edge of the panel in particular which just took me out of the game and I lost defintion and it was wishy washy, I did not like that. Most tech upgrades people rave about don't turn out to be all that great in the end, but this definitely is.

I do not miss the 4K defintion at all, as great as it is, and 4K is dope, 3440x1440p is not as good, OLED cannot match the brightness levels, but all the advantages of OLED make these downsides seem minor in comparison.

I thought I'll see how an old game like Ori and the Blind Forest looks and plays (no HDR support) thinking the 4K will be as good, maybe better, it was not at all, and that looked awesome at 4K, ditto the old Metro games ( Last light and Exodus) - nah far better on the OLED. HZD was much better and more frames.

I can't imagine what something like Ratchet and Clank is going to look like on this!

When I first got it up and up and running and looking at the dim image on the desktop I did think " My god what have I done?" - but you just need to know how to use it and how to set it up.

I can't overstate how much the response time and motion adds to your experience, and so far no stutter, the only things that stuttered were things like FFXIV bench, which stuttered and flickered in 4K (it's an old ass game and engine). The curve is great also, drwas you in to the game, and it's quite fun to see the wierd concave effect you get when you go back to your flat 2nd monitor

Anyone who is thinking about this monitor coming from IPS, it's amazing buy at £650 (now sadly that deal has gone)- just get it, or the Alienware, doesn't matter. For gaming OLED cannot be matched.

Funnily enough, as I sit a logn way away from my TV,which is also in the same room 50" inch Samsung QN90B (amazing TV), I wouldn't swap that for an OLED in my use case because of the brightness and not having "manage" that as well as the OLED monitor. I'm in total screen heaven.

9.5/10 - The cable management looks ugly, But I think I can tighten that up a bit. (Yeah and you definitely will not need the 240HZ upgrade either). The panel care thing pops up every now and again, it takes about 6 minutes, it's no bother just go and make a cup of tea.

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Definitely breathed new life into my old 6700XT, which is showing it's age now i've had it almost 3 years. The combination of stepping down to 1440p, while not missing 4K at all because of vastly superior OLED tech including proper HDR, and AMD FSR which I can't tell the difference in on this monitor. In limited testing for example in Throne and Liberty I kept everything on high and nearly doubled frame rate with it.

I don't think the vast majority of people would need much more than a 7800XT level GPU with this monitor, if you're sensible with settings and let's face it, most of them don't do anything except get you to open your wallet again anyway.

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Sort of accidently bought a 7800XT, put my 6700XT up for sale for more than I thought I would get for it, and it sold within 24 hours.

So Iended up with this beauty, not got a white build, but I don't care tbh, coolest and quietest card I've ever had. Definitely overpaid a bit with BF round the corner but did the upgrade for under £200 so not too bad. I'm either going to do a full 3 year cycle with this (just like I did with 6700XT, sold just before warrantty ran out) or as a bridge card to whatever AMD comes out with next summer. Ruled out Nvidia as their 5070 is going to be £800 and only 12GB of VRAM, LMAO in 2025 12GB...:cry:

 
Sort of accidently bought a 7800XT, put my 6700XT up for sale for more than I thought I would get for it, and it sold within 24 hours.

So Iended up with this beauty, not got a white build, but I don't care tbh, coolest and quietest card I've ever had. Definitely overpaid a bit with BF round the corner but did the upgrade for under £200 so not too bad. I'm either going to do a full 3 year cycle with this (just like I did with 6700XT, sold just before warrantty ran out) or as a bridge card to whatever AMD comes out with next summer. Ruled out Nvidia as their 5070 is going to be £800 and only 12GB of VRAM, LMAO in 2025 12GB...:cry:

That's a decent jump, enjoy your new card! My 6800 XT is similar in performance and with some compromises in quality and occasional FSR it does just fine on the CQP.
 
That's a decent jump, enjoy your new card! My 6800 XT is similar in performance and with some compromises in quality and occasional FSR it does just fine on the CQP.

Thanks, yeah I couldn't justfiy anything beyond the 7800XT considering it's old gen now.

From what I've seen of FSR so far, unless you're pixel peeking or obsessing over screenshots then you'll barely notice any difference in IQ. The biggest destroyers of frames are 4K and RT, and I've now happily dispensed with both. I haven't noticed the drop in resolution at all.
 
From what I've seen of FSR so far, unless you're pixel peeking or obsessing over screenshots then you'll barely notice any difference in IQ.
Absolutely, while it's no DLSS it's good enough. The main issue for me is instability in some games with shimmering on certain assets, but these are games like Darktide where things quickly get busy and frantic, and IQ is the last thing on my mind!

I came from a 1440p 32" monitor so the improved PPI is very welcome, if not quite as clear as when I was playing on my TV (S95B). The jump in framerate more than makes up for it however, as does the immersion of the 21:9 format.
 
Well well well... turned on the monitor this evening and I've got random vertical lines on the centre/right side of the screen :rolleyes::eek: Couple of pics to try and show it. Obviously rather distracting, any idea of cause? Tried power cycling and pixel refresh but still there. Also when in HDR mode too....

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Yep does look like it's somehow gone poorly. Tried various resets, unplugging, different cables (HDMI and DP), sync on/off, refresh down to 60Hz, HDR on/off, updated graphics drivers, tried via laptop.

Those vertical lines/bars are always the same no matter what. Very strange... lets see how helpful MSI are when it comes to supporting me on this...
 
Ok... well the issue has suddenly seemingly disappeared all by itself!!! I had tried everything before - different cables, settings, reset etc. Spent quite a bit of time messing about. But turning the screen on yesterday morning and it's back to normal! Very random.

Been a bit annoying and stressful to say the least, did a bit of a search on Google/Reddit and have found a few others with QD OLED screens have had exactly the same kind of thing. Will link below for reference.

The question I have now is - is this just what these kinds of displays do from time to time and accept it? Or is mine flawed and should be replaced? Must be thousands of these screens out there in customers hands yet only a handful for people raising this as an issue. So I'm thinking I probably should go down the warranty replacement route.

Perhaps something to think about if you are looking at getting one of these types of screens...

 
Sod's law if it happens again and you RMA it they'll turn it on and the issue will be gone again. Therefore keep a note and photos of every time it has happened, what you tried to do to fix it, and when it seemingly fixed itself and how (eg turning on from standby)

Your best evidence to force a RMA, as it fixes itself as randomly as it appears, is the number of times it has continued to happen. Therefore I'd hold off a RMA for now and wait, but don't wait longer than 6 months to submit a RMA if you wish to.
 
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Right had a bit of time to get used to this MSI MPG 341CQPX QD-OLED 34" ultra-wide monitor, thought I'd give a little bit of feedback as might be others interested in this kind of screen.

I'm coming from a 9 year old Acer Predator X34 100Hz IPS so bear that in mind as it's my reference point. I do a bit of gaming, mostly racing games (Assetto Corsa, ACC, Dirt, rF2) but also some FPS. I also photo/video editing using Photoshop CC and DaVinci Resolve as well as general web browsing.

Updated the firmware as soon as I got it which was easy enough. Overall it's very nice, colours certainly pop - too much to be honest. I'm connected using HDMI to my 4090. Using the "User" setting to ease back the colour temps a bit especially red which in my eyes was far too dominant. In HDR mode (Win+Alt+B) which I use for some games I'm using the "Display P3" setting, which to see seems most natural/accurate. It's easy to adjust the monitor settings with a multi-way button on back of the screen.

240Hz is clearly smoother than 100Hz I was used to in gaming - but I don't feel like it's a MASSIVE difference, maybe that's just me. With all the graphics goodies turned on I can't get near this FPS though in most games, but the freesync/G-sync seems to work well to avoid tearing - although settings vary per game. I have set an FPS cap in Nvidia control panel to 237fps as older games like Assetto Corsa I can max out.

The packaging of the monitor was good, screen itself has a plastic protective film on which was satisfying to remove.

The screen itself is glossy finish and very reflective. On a bright day the reflection/glare is certainly more noticeable than my old IPS screen which had a matt finish. I can see in summer needing to bump the brightness up which is currently set at 50. The sharpness and text clarity is decent and certainly no worse than X34, I can't see the purple fringing people mention. I'm already used to ultra-wide but I remember coming from a 24" 16:9 it was such an improvement, the extra width is great for racing games and also photoshop work as I have tools and actions down each side.

The curve is noticeable but quite subtle - about right I would say.

Compared to my old X34 there is no big power brick, just a normal lead which makes cable management easier.

There is a bit of coil whine when I put my ear up to the back of the screen but not noticeable for me at viewing distance.

There's a black border around the sides and top of screen as mentioned earlier, personally I'd just prefer a thin plastic bezel, would make handling/moving the screen easier. I slide mine around on the desk as I have a steering wheel pedal setup for racing games. I've stuck some cut to size soft felt pads on the bottom of the stand which makes sliding it around easy.

The stand itself is solid but quite bulky - means the screen itself is quite far forward off the wall. Can be a problem with shallow desks. My old X34 was fairly similar in this regard, although the screen on X34 would adjust lower on the stand which I preferred.

Pixel shift takes a bit of getting used to and the panel refresh thing is what it is. Time will tell regarding screen burn in, I'm not going to pussy around too much but have set screensaver and monitor to go into standby when there is inactivity.

Overall I'm happy, but perhaps I could have stayed with my old X34 for longer, that still performs well. There is a 175Hz version of this monitor (MSI MAG 341CQP QD-OLED) which I was considering as it's £200-£250 cheaper. If the panel is the same then that's certainly a better deal. I don't see much difference between 175Hz and 240Hz (probably some people lol at that) and for what you get I think that's a good deal, especially if upgrading from a 24/27" 16:9 or older display.

Maybe this helps someone at some point. cheers

Hi there,

i'm looking at this monitor, coming from the same x34 as had previously. Now you're a further year down the line, how do you find it ?
 
Hi matey, yeh still have it and have enjoyed using it. Not perfect but ticks a lot of boxes for me and my usage. I think the summary I wrote that you've quoted still holds true. Just to say I don't recall having the "lines" issue again either (maybe once/twice), must've been something to do with the pixel refresh, but went away. There might be more monitor options available now that weren't when I bought this last year so do your extra research and you'll make a nice jump from the X34, which also served me well .
 
Hi matey, yeh still have it and have enjoyed using it. Not perfect but ticks a lot of boxes for me and my usage. I think the summary I wrote that you've quoted still holds true. Just to say I don't recall having the "lines" issue again either (maybe once/twice), must've been something to do with the pixel refresh, but went away. There might be more monitor options available now that weren't when I bought this last year so do your extra research and you'll make a nice jump from the X34, which also served me well .
Cheers ;-) there's a good discount on this monitor at the moment, which is what will probably sway me to get it.
 
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