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expiredOzta posted Oct 30, 2020 01:31 AM
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expiredOzta posted Oct 30, 2020 01:31 AM
Costco Members: 34" Acer 144Hz UWQHD Curved Gaming Monitor
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Calibration was aiming for 6500K with gamma set to 2.2. So I calibrated with a brightness of 40, contrast 50, black boost 5. Color 2.2, color temp set to User, R Gain 48, G Gain 47, B Gain 47.
It's said you can adjust brightness without affecting the temperature or colors much. Rtings calibrates at 100 nits actually (for those that don't know).
Uploaded the .icm file and the DisplayCal report post-calibration.
I can try to calibrate again under the Warm color temperature setting. I think it should be more universal, and at 6600K it's already close to my target of 6500K. Just keep in mind the whole procedure takes roughly an hour, so give me a day or two if anyone is interested.
Slickdeals site doesn't allow me to upload .icm files, so I uploaded to Google Drive.
https://drive.google.co
https://customerservice
This deal is super tempting but I will play it safe and hold out to the 30th just in case a similar Dell monitor goes on sale.
Edit: also found out that even using the Costco Visa Rewards CC will not qualify your purchase for the price rewind. It only applies to other stores' prices, not to Costco.
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I just boxed this up to return to Costco. Not sure what monitors people are used to looking at but this one is one of the worst screens I have ever used.
1. Text was painful to look at. I tried to work off the screen for an hour or two yesterday and couldn't stand how jagged and fuzzy text looked.
2. Colors are awful; I attempted every color correction option combination possible and just couldn't get it to look anywhere near true.
3. The back lighting on dark scenes is very visible. Looks like 10 spotlights coming down from the top of the monitor.
4. I could hear the coil whine on this monitor over the fan in my tower, never experienced that before.
I am using this monitor for wfh purposes. I am connecting my macbook with the hdmi cable provided but the words seem fuzzy. The resolution was set at 3200 x 1800 which was the best looking one out of the many options. Any advice?
I also got the Samsung one that Costco had for $269, and while it's a nice monitor, the LG is definitely noticeable better. Just not sure it's $230 better. I have high hopes for the Acer, but from the complaining I'm seeing in this thread...eh.
I also got the Samsung one that Costco had for $269, and while it's a nice monitor, the LG is definitely noticeable better. Just not sure it's $230 better. I have high hopes for the Acer, but from the complaining I'm seeing in this thread...eh.
I am using this monitor for wfh purposes. I am connecting my macbook with the hdmi cable provided but the words seem fuzzy. The resolution was set at 3200 x 1800 which was the best looking one out of the many options. Any advice?
Under the 'Display' tab, hold down the OPTION / ALT key while you press on the 'Scaled' button alongside Resolution to reveal all available screen resolution options for the display, and check if 3440x1440 is listed there. Choose a refresh rate of 60 Hz or above.
If that doesn't work I'd try switching to a displayport 1.4 cable, it has higher bandwidth to take fully advantage of the resolution and refresh rate the monitor supports.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J6DT...0FbM1
https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/con...t/8580?b=1
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I just boxed this up to return to Costco. Not sure what monitors people are used to looking at but this one is one of the worst screens I have ever used.
1. Text was painful to look at. I tried to work off the screen for an hour or two yesterday and couldn't stand how jagged and fuzzy text looked.
2. Colors are awful; I attempted every color correction option combination possible and just couldn't get it to look anywhere near true.
3. The back lighting on dark scenes is very visible. Looks like 10 spotlights coming down from the top of the monitor.
4. I could hear the coil whine on this monitor over the fan in my tower, never experienced that before.
I'm typing this on mine, text is very sharp and and colors look natural out of the box to me. No coil wine either. Sounds like yours might have been broken.
I've tried reinstalling the Intel UHD630 drivers to no avail
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~$3 per cable for high speed 6ft DP 1.4 cables.
I'm typing this on mine, text is very sharp and and colors look natural out of the box to me. No coil wine either. Sounds like yours might have been broken.
Had the monitor hooked up via DP. 100% certain the resolution and all settings were correct. I ordered 2, one still hasn't been shipped yet. I'll wait until the 2nd one arrives and hook them both up to compare.
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Under the 'Display' tab, hold down the OPTION / ALT key while you press on the 'Scaled' button alongside Resolution to reveal all available screen resolution options for the display, and check if 3440x1440 is listed there. Choose a refresh rate of 60 Hz or above.
If that doesn't work I'd try switching to a displayport 1.4 cable, it has higher bandwidth to take fully advantage of the resolution and refresh rate the monitor supports.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J6DT...0FbM1BY3QC [amazon.com]
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