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Nov 15, 2022 4:36 AM

34" Gigabyte G34WQC 3440x1440 Ultrawide Curved 144Hz 1ms FreeSync VA Monitor - $329.99 [Starts Nov 21]

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Nov 21-26, Newegg will have the 34" Gigabyte G34WQC Ultrawide Quad HD 144Hz 1ms Curved FreeSync Premium VA Gaming Monitor on sale for $329.99.

https://www.newegg.com/p/24-012-0...-1121-1126
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Nov 21-26, Newegg will have the 34" Gigabyte G34WQC Ultrawide Quad HD 144Hz 1ms Curved FreeSync Premium VA Gaming Monitor on sale for $329.99.

https://www.newegg.com/p/24-012-0...-1121-1126

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Nov 15, 2022 11:43 AM
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CaptainCheap0Nov 15, 2022 11:43 AM
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After some simple calibration mine has been good to me. I've had it for around 3 months now.
Nov 15, 2022 1:27 PM
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wellkevi01Nov 15, 2022 1:27 PM
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I used this monitor for about a week early this year and it was not a good experience. The one I had had awful gray smearing, which was very very noticeable while scrolling through any website that had a darkmode theme. I found that cranking the contrast and brightness helped, but it was still annoying enough that I returned the monitor.

Here is a quick video I shot while scrolling through Twitter;
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v-JY9Y85NJ4

How you see it in the video is pretty much how it looked to my eyes.
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Nov 15, 2022 1:29 PM
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lakerfrankNov 15, 2022 1:29 PM
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Quote from wellkevi01 View quoted comment :
I used this monitor for about a week early this year and it was not a good experience. The one I had had awful gray smearing, which was very very noticeable while scrolling through any website that had a darkmode theme. I found that cranking the contrast and brightness helped, but it was still annoying enough that I returned the monitor.

Here is a quick video I shot while scrolling through Twitter;
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v-JY9Y85NJ4

How you see it in the video is pretty much how it looked to my eyes.

Whoa that is garbage. Thanks for the share.
Nov 15, 2022 2:28 PM
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CaptainCheap0Nov 15, 2022 2:28 PM
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Quote from lakerfrank View quoted comment :
Whoa that is garbage. Thanks for the share.
I don't see the issues that this user is talking about. Then again this is a "gaming monitor" and I use it for "gaming"
Nov 15, 2022 3:10 PM
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rutgersftwNov 15, 2022 3:10 PM
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The HP X34 has been on sale at Best Buy for this price in the recent past. It's sort of a matter of preference for which is better, but I tried both and stuck with the HP.

Gigabyte Pros:
Curve (if you like that)
Inputs/Features
VA for richer contrast

Gigabyte Cons:
Ghosting and smearing in dark scenes
More prone to losing DP/HDMI link/black screening in my experience

HP Pros:
Flat (if you like that)
IPS with much better out of the box color and pixel response times

HP Cons:
Bare bones
Blacks look grey in a dark room

I kept the HP and think most people would be happier with it. If it goes on sale soon or if you find a refurb on eBay or from HP, it's a good buy too.
Nov 15, 2022 4:49 PM
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blakholNov 15, 2022 4:49 PM
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Bought this for about 300$ from Amazon earlier this year. There is some edge bleeding but otherwise a decent monitor. The stand is pretty short so you might have to get one of your own.
Nov 15, 2022 6:14 PM
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defdumenblindNov 15, 2022 6:14 PM
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Is gray smearing common on gaming monitors?

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Nov 15, 2022 7:17 PM
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CaptainCheap0Nov 15, 2022 7:17 PM
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Quote from defdumenblind View quoted comment :
Is gray smearing common on gaming monitors?
I haven't noticed any Gray smearing on mine while gaming after calibration. God of war. Cod. Etc
Nov 15, 2022 9:19 PM
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emdealsNov 15, 2022 9:19 PM
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Quote from CaptainCheap0 View quoted comment :
After some simple calibration mine has been good to me. I've had it for around 3 months now.
Any calibration settings that you recommend?
Nov 15, 2022 10:30 PM
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Adrian1984Nov 15, 2022 10:30 PM
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Quote from rutgersftw View quoted comment :
The HP X34 has been on sale at Best Buy for this price in the recent past. It's sort of a matter of preference for which is better, but I tried both and stuck with the HP.

Gigabyte Pros:
Curve (if you like that)
Inputs/Features
VA for richer contrast

Gigabyte Cons:
Ghosting and smearing in dark scenes
More prone to losing DP/HDMI link/black screening in my experience

HP Pros:
Flat (if you like that)
IPS with much better out of the box color and pixel response times

HP Cons:
Bare bones
Blacks look grey in a dark room

I kept the HP and think most people would be happier with it. If it goes on sale soon or if you find a refurb on eBay or from HP, it's a good buy too.
I had the DP/HDMI link/black screening on my Gigabyte 43" 4K monitor. It's beyond annoying and will never get a gigabyte lcd screen after this. I should have stuck with Asus or Samsung.
Nov 16, 2022 12:59 AM
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rutgersftwNov 16, 2022 12:59 AM
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Quote from Adrian1984 View quoted comment :
I had the DP/HDMI link/black screening on my Gigabyte 43" 4K monitor. It's beyond annoying and will never get a gigabyte lcd screen after this. I should have stuck with Asus or Samsung.
I agree, I got a great deal on one and loved the KVM feature, but the only way to get the screen to stop going black was to disable FreeSync, and my GPU couldn't always maintain 60+ in every game to where I could disable FreeSync and avoid tearing. It seems like Gigabyte cuts some corners other manufacturers don't.
Nov 16, 2022 1:16 PM
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dareisaybeansNov 16, 2022 1:16 PM
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I've had the for a couple years now. No complaints at all. I use it for work and gaming.
Nov 16, 2022 2:27 PM
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Mlaj17Nov 16, 2022 2:27 PM
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I've had this (or a similar model) since 2020, has been great for both work and gaming. Originally bought from best buy, did have to return the first one for a dead pixel, but no issues at all since
Nov 16, 2022 2:48 PM
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pRogzNov 16, 2022 2:48 PM
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Quote from defdumenblind View quoted comment :
Is gray smearing common on gaming monitors?
VA Panels are known to have smearing. Its just a downside to the panel type. I recommend either IPS, TN or OLED.

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Nov 16, 2022 3:31 PM
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TegrityFarmsFanNov 16, 2022 3:31 PM
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Quote from wellkevi01 View quoted comment :
I used this monitor for about a week early this year and it was not a good experience. The one I had had awful gray smearing, which was very very noticeable while scrolling through any website that had a darkmode theme. I found that cranking the contrast and brightness helped, but it was still annoying enough that I returned the monitor.

Here is a quick video I shot while scrolling through Twitter;
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v-JY9Y85NJ4

How you see it in the video is pretty much how it looked to my eyes.
This looks like black crush caused by an incorrect color output mode (limited) from the GPU.

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