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expired Posted by PennyFound | Staff • Jul 2, 2024
Jul 2, 2024 4:31 PM
34” ASUS TUF 3440x1440 100Hz HDR UltraWide Curved VA Gaming Monitor
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As a non-gamer, exclusively using as a WFH "productivity" monitor…I literally notice zero difference between all of them! Honestly the only thing I've noticed is that, indeed, there's a slight bit more real estate on the 35" (duh) and the speakers on the 35 are actually pretty good. The LG from Staples, I believe, had the built in hub, but since I never used it I can't speak to it.
I've had the 35 for a week and at this point I think it's a keeper. My only additional note is, with Costco, I get 3 months to see if something better comes along, otherwise I'm definitely happy with this one!
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As a non-gamer, exclusively using as a WFH "productivity" monitor…I literally notice zero difference between all of them! Honestly the only thing I've noticed is that, indeed, there's a slight bit more real estate on the 35" (duh) and the speakers on the 35 are actually pretty good. The LG from Staples, I believe, had the built in hub, but since I never used it I can't speak to it.
I've had the 35 for a week and at this point I think it's a keeper. My only additional note is, with Costco, I get 3 months to see if something better comes along, otherwise I'm definitely happy with this one!
As a non-gamer, exclusively using as a WFH "productivity" monitor…I literally notice zero difference between all of them! Honestly the only thing I've noticed is that, indeed, there's a slight bit more real estate on the 35" (duh) and the speakers on the 35 are actually pretty good. The LG from Staples, I believe, had the built in hub, but since I never used it I can't speak to it.
I've had the 35 for a week and at this point I think it's a keeper. My only additional note is, with Costco, I get 3 months to see if something better comes along, otherwise I'm definitely happy with this one!
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ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 1440P HDR Monitor (VG27AQ3A) – QHD (2560 x 1440), 180Hz, 1ms, Fast IPS, 130% sRGB, Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync, Speakers, Freesync Premium, G-SYNC Compatible, HDMI, DisplayPort
Contrast on VA panels is always better, but color richness in IPS is often more obvious, especially in dark rooms. VA panels tend to have worse ghosting issues, but the higher end VA panels by Samsung don't really. Cheaper VA panels are often accused of being more blurry as a result.
This is the REAL problem with comparing VA and IPS, it's that the tech wildly varies from low to mid range. Previously, IPS dominated the mid-range world, but so much research and development has gone into VA tech because it's so popular with televisions with the far superior black levels that I'd say VA had almost completely supplanted IPS in the mid range. The higher end VAs imo, are superior to IPS in almost every way, but the problem is the low end VA panels are often much worse.
So, you really just need to so solid research. As someone who buys typically only higher end monitors, I prefer the newer VA stuff over IPS, and I say this as a guy who would ONLY buy IPS probably 6 to 8 years back. This model is mid range and really, imo, just makes the pros and cons comparablr to the pros and cons of IPS. Both are fine.
IPS still has the marketing mindshare of the public as being considered higher end, though mayne thisnis outdated info, but that's probably why they still advertise it front and center on boxes.
Mine does have a USB hub, which is great for my keyboard and wireless game controller (my mouse receiver dongle plugs into my keyboard and is also wireless), but unfortunately no USB-C video input or power delivery. USB-C input and power would be great: I could connect and charge my Laptop, tablet, or Steam Deck with one cable, then it would have charged my mobile device, added video, keyboard, mouse, and controllers for an instant "docked" experience, and make it easy to share all these USB hub peripherals between my devices. Another "con" for my monitor, for some weird reason my PlayStation 5 perceives it as a 4k monitor but a 1440p option is disabled, though the monitor can re-sample 4k video to display at 1440P/2k.
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