got it on sale for $285 after tax and i gotta say this is the best monitor ive ever owned super impressed. its fast the specs are better then the ASUS websites specs and it hits HDR 600 nits most games i play FPSs or otherwise usually at ultra settings in the 3440x1440 dont go past 165 fps any way and unlike the ACER NITRO i had before this time the aspect ratio looks amazing and not smooshed. its color pallet is vary vibrant with the HDR and control pannel settings tweaked. it its very crisp the curve isnt intense but thats no issue tho i wish gaming monitor companies would take off the cheap speaker because most gamers have dedicated ones or headsets would rather them use the cost of speakers to improve the hardware instead but thats a nitpick. really nice product would recommend highly for my cant afford OLED brothas.
infamous_fat_drunk · 2026-03-21 · via amazon
★★★★★Good gaming monitor with some downsides but at an excellent price.
Purchased on: April 19, 2021 and reviewed as of January 17, 2023.
I tend to look at Asus more favorably because of my good experience with the brand so I ended up buying this monitor after reading Rtings' review on this model. (if you are interested in a very technical and more in depth review, I would suggest to look them up)
The quality it offers for the price is great. I didn't have any issues with dead pixels, packaging was great and it arrived in good condition, the color profile looks great and very accurate (although I don't have the measuring tools to make this claim from a creative standpoint). The VESA mounting screw holes are well positioned in a way that you should be able to use any VESA plate. (this is important to consider as other models, like my other monitor, which has a square hole for the entire plate and it is a little to small to fit most VESA mounts despite having accurate screw holes)
For general media consumption and gaming, this is an incredible monitor. In general, I would say I could never go back to using a standard widescreen for a PC. Ultrawide is a massive upgrade with the extra screen size. The resolution this monitor offers is great too as the text looks clean and it isn't as resource taxing as a 4K monitor would be. I would say this monitor is a great entry point for anyone considering an ultrawide screen. Black uniformity looks good in my opinion despite the lack of any dimming zones.
Another great feature that it has is the 4 USB hub right underneath (USB 3.2 type A). Although I wouldn't use it for a keyboard and mouse if you are a serious gamer, it is very useful for other things such as charging your devices, plugging in an RGB strip so you can use it as a backlight, external storage or any other accessories or USB drives. (In addition to those, it has 2 Display ports, 2 HDMI 2.0 ports and a 3.5 headphone jack)
On the other hand, there are a few things to keep in mind. You will not be able to use 10bit colors with the 165hz this monitor supports at the same time. If you go for 165hz, you will be limited to 8bit colors. However, if you are okay with 144hz, you can enable the full 10bit colors range.
Another thing often criticized about this monitor is the slight smearing sometimes appearing in dark scenes where you might see the trails of a red/greenish pixels turning as a brighter object moves. This can be somewhat mitigated with overdrive settings. Unfortunately, this is more of a VA panel common issue than anything else and your best option if you really can't stand it is to go for an IPS or OLED panel at much higher cost.
Overall, I would say this is a good quality product and I would highly recommend it. I can't speak much about the stand as I use a monitor arm and, I would suggest everyone to use one as well due to the flexibility and movement it offers on top of making your setup much cleaner.
A · 2023-01-18 · via amazon
★★★★★Easy Recommend - Awesome Monitor
At ~$350 this is a great price for such a quality monitor. It's high framerate at 165hz, HDR content looks vibrant, and g-sync/freesync makes for a butter smooth image during gaming. I struggle to think of any negatives about this monitor, aside from maybe the shock of unboxing and realizing just how wide the stand is. Make sure you have the desk space!
Mit · 2026-03-19 · via amazon
★★★★★Great widescreen VA panel
Coming from a 24" 60hz IPS display, this is a huge step up. The unit I received has very even lighting and no dead pixels.
I had heard complaints about purple/green ghosting on this panel when the overdrive setting is turned up, but I can't detect any ghosting regardless of what settings I use of what game I load up. I did have some flickering with freesync turned on, so I turned it off, but I was using old display drivers. I've since updated the drivers and turned it back on, and haven't seen any flickering since then (we'll see). Please note that the freesync issues reportedly seem to be more of an issue for those with NVIDIA graphics cards (I am using an AMD product).
Aside from minor freesync issues, any negatives I can attribute to this display have mostly to do with the slightly different character of the image and colors as the result of the VA panel when compared to IPS. Personally, I use this screen in a dark-ish room, and am more sensitive to glare than most people, so the excessive brightness and backlight bleed from IPS panels bothers me a whole lot more than any of the quirks of VA panels (which again, are minimal here). This is ultimately a matter of taste regarding differences in display technology.
I also hated the physical styling of all of the "gaming screens" that look like they were designed by kids. The styling on this monitor is VERY toned down, and you wouldn't know it was marketed as a gaming display by looking at it. This was important to me.
I was cross shopping this with the Gigabyte W34WQC (curved VA version), and the LG 34WP65C, both of which are cheaper, but reviews seem to indicate that these panels have more QC and image quality issues than this Asus.
Once IPS local dimming and/or OLED become more ubiquitous, I may upgrade. However, that's highly dependent on price, and I don't feel like the immature implementations of these technologies are currently worth the price premium (~2x the cost). There's nothing wrong with old tech as long as the implementation is good quality, as is the case with this display.
This is a good quality VA widescreen display at a great price, if that's what you're after then this should be an easy decision. I am rating this 4/5 only because of the speakers, and freesync issues.
