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As a disclaimer, I am not a digital artist, and generally speaking my eyes don't see super-nice OLED displays unless its my phone. I am also using a VESA mount, so I cannot speak on the quality of the included monitor stand. Also, I don't care about HDR content. I think its fair to say that, given this price range, most consumers are not buying this expecting great HDR performance.
This monitor perfectly highlights the perfect storm that has formed over the recent years in recent advancements with display technology. It basically has everything I wanted in an ultrawide about 3-4 years ago:
- 1440p resolution @ 21:9
- 144hz refresh rate
- Great image quality (IPS was the only option at the time)
- adaptive synchronization technology (until 2020, you had to buy GSYNC monitors if you had an NVIDIA GPU, and they were VERY pricy).
If you're in the market for an ultrawide, now seems like a great time to buy. Although GPUs are hard to come by right now, ultrawide monitors have recently seen a sharp decline in pricing due to new 21:9 1440p curved panels rivaling that color "pop" factor you typically get with IPS. I have a 2560x1440 IPS display that sits alongside this, and I must say the VA panel is excellent, and in some ways beats the IPS panel (although the IPS monitor itself is about four years old).
Thanks to the arrival of these new VA panels, while they likely cannot compete with OLEDs or newer IPS displays, the price for the technology you are getting is excellent. This monitor is being powered by a GTX 1070 with a DisplayPort 1.4 cable (included in the box). I can confirm the following works within the NVIDIA Control Panel:
- forcing GSYNC to be enabled, works just fine without NVIDIA 'officially' supporting this specific display.
- enabling 10bpc color depth
- setting refresh rate to 144hz
- Using full dynamic range
Some folks like myself were a bit hesitant with the fact that this is a VA panel. I think this comes from the fact that the first generation of VA panels weren't too great. But what I am looking at right now as I type this review is fantastic. Out of the box calibration is excellent, and requires minimal tweaking (I like using 'user' color settings at their default values). Again, with SDR in mind, brightness is really, really good in my opinion. If you're working in a typical home office room, have blinds on your windows, and don't have the sun shining right onto it, you won't have issues with glare.
Using this for both games and work, it excels at both. Input latency isn't noticeable for for typical casual/light competitive usage.
This is the first product I can think of that's earned a five-star review, mainly due to the price-to-performance and of course my personal needs. If you're wanting a 21:9 1440p monitor with FreeSync and 144hz, this is the one to get at $499.
| Standing screen display size | 27 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 1920x1080 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
