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Check the 21:9 forums on google ive used their tweeks and it looks fine now
** POTENTIALLY THE BEST GAMING MONITORS YET!! ** Acer 34" Ultra-wides
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Soldato
Got it looking pretty decent, its a shame though its not native - i stuck on Mad Max last night, man that blew me away - i have never seen a game look so beautiful before.
Caporegime
Getting tempted to order one of these now 
Do movies and TV series fill the screen?
Do movies and TV series fill the screen?
Soldato
Of course 
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Getting tempted to order one of these now
16:9 content (tv shows) will have bars on the side.
Soldato
I watched Hitman 47 last night which is an OK film but as it was formatted for ultrawide it filled the screen completely and was a good viewing experience.
I've had a bit of time with my X34 Gsync, so far:
The Good:
- Very wide!
- Very immersive!
- Goes to sleep as it should
- Some IPS glow bottom left but on par with my Dell 30" IPS
- No issues that I can see, the screen is definitely cleaner than my Dell with it's aggressive coating.
- I've not played games above 60FPS in such a while.... it's lovely
The Not So Good:
- Not as tall as my Dell 30"
- Only overclocks to 95Hz but I've yet to reset it to see if it solves it.
- The menu buttons are abysmal.
- As the menu is such a pain and the OSD timeout catching me every time, the first thing you must do is change this to 30 seconds or something....
- The curve takes a lot of getting used to. Games are fine but when in windows everything is bent, not curved, if you get my understanding. You could never image edit on this monitor, you'd go crazy. I'm trying to work out the best way to sit in front of it to minimise the curvature, haven't managed it thus far. Look up - bent, look down - bent!
Other things to note, since the menu buttons are so bad, a remote would have been a good idea for things like changing the volume or input source.
The Good:
- Very wide!
- Very immersive!
- Goes to sleep as it should
- Some IPS glow bottom left but on par with my Dell 30" IPS
- No issues that I can see, the screen is definitely cleaner than my Dell with it's aggressive coating.
- I've not played games above 60FPS in such a while.... it's lovely
The Not So Good:
- Not as tall as my Dell 30"
- Only overclocks to 95Hz but I've yet to reset it to see if it solves it.
- The menu buttons are abysmal.
- As the menu is such a pain and the OSD timeout catching me every time, the first thing you must do is change this to 30 seconds or something....
- The curve takes a lot of getting used to. Games are fine but when in windows everything is bent, not curved, if you get my understanding. You could never image edit on this monitor, you'd go crazy. I'm trying to work out the best way to sit in front of it to minimise the curvature, haven't managed it thus far. Look up - bent, look down - bent!
Other things to note, since the menu buttons are so bad, a remote would have been a good idea for things like changing the volume or input source.
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U can do this?
Ive got that used to mine i fly through it, tho im using the recc settings and ive adjusted to them perfectly so ive no need to be in there now
For ppl who are considering the purchase, i had apprehensions about buying one due to the price tag but i couldnt be happier 2 weeks on, minimal blb and zero other issues (Freesync model)
its met all expectations and exceeded them, i actually think the more im using it the more i am impressed, no going back now
Havent got round to pics yet but i will soon
Soldato
Im also delighted with mine after a day with it, well worth the money, the menu's are a bit annoying but to be honest, after setting it up its not something you need to muck about with. I was a bit worried going down from 144hz to 100hz but i cant really say i notice much difference in smoothness.
Despite saying that I would never buy an acer product, I might just buckle if the price of the freesync drops to £600 some time soon.... And from what I have read, the freesync version doesn't seem to have any issues except possibly bad backlight bleed?
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I have a picture of mine on page 30ish, its minimal, it can be noticed if ur looking for it only on a pure black back round but nothing that would have a negative affect on the over experience of using the monitor.
The picture is taken with a brightness of around 80
From what ive seen most models r similar, ive not heard anyone on these forums complain about an unacceptable amount of BLB and the monitor has now been out around a month
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Not sure if id see any BLB at that brightness
Ill check these out, is there anything else diff than the TFT recc settings? i prob would like mine slightly brighter