expired Posted by IlikeDeals2000 • Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023 2:36 PM
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Item 1 of 6
expired Posted by IlikeDeals2000 • Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023 2:36 PM
40" MSI MAG401QR 3440x1440 155Hz FreeSync Premium Ultrawide Gaming Monitor
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Here's my take:
MSI - Cheapest. Good specs. God-awful physical design, but luckily that's all on the rear of the product, and I plan to mount it so the big ugly stand will sit in a closet. Has a KVM, which will be great for connecting the work laptop.
INNOCN - 2nd place. There is apparently no quick KVM feature. If you wanna do PIP or PBP, you have to hit up the menu. Brightest monitor in the bunch. Second cheapest.
Deco Gear - Tempting to chase pixel count, but at the very top of my price range, it's just not worth it, especially with that 75 hz refresh rate.
Monoprice - No listed AdaptiveSync. 8-bit panel. No listed PIP/PBP/KVM. Still more expensive than the MSI.
AOPEN - Just way too expensive, especially for another 8-bit panel. Not sure if that's 8-bit + FRC, but at that price it doesn't really matter. Plus it's white (barf).
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I think the size is pretty good, it's basically a wider 32" monitor.
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On the other side of the spectrum, saw a huge UW at best buy with a really aggressive curve. I bet that would be awesome for gaming, but would probably get annoying for desk work.
Complaints:
-I think I have blown the speakers already as they make popping noises when some people speak in Teams meetings. I liked the built in speakers eliminating clutter but I will more than likely go back to a monitor soundbar.
-No auto-switching between sources. This was nice on my old HP as I didn't have to manually click through between work laptop and home PC when everything was off.
-HDR looks terrible and washed out. I leave it in SD.
-Sharing my screen in Teams is sometimes difficult as it is a wide monitor and doesn't come through to others as easy as a normal size screen.
The MSI looked interesting as it had KVM and appears to have the USB C power/display through the monitor eliminating my Lenovo dock brick. I'm sure the extra 5" would also give the look of x2 widescreen monitors. Currently it looks like I have x2 square 20" monitors side by side when I split screens.
Thanks in advance.
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