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Help me choose between 3 ultrawide VA monitors: Gigabyte G34WQC2 Philips 34M2C5501A/00 AOC CU34G2XP/BK
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Help me choose between 3 ultrawide VA monitors: Gigabyte G34WQC2 Philips 34M2C5501A/00 AOC CU34G2XP/BK

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to choose between these three monitors:

  • Gigabyte G34WQC2
  • Philips 34M2C5501A/00
  • AOC CU34G2XP/BK

My use case is approx 90% office work (text, multitasking) and about 10% gaming (just World of Tanks, nothing competitive).

The main reason I’m specifically looking at these models is high native contrast (~4000:1) – I really want deep blacks, not gray-ish blacks like on IPS.

All three seem very similar on paper:

  • 3440×1440 ultrawide
  • VA panels
  • 180–200 Hz
  • 10-bit panels

So from a spec perspective, they look almost identical.

One thing that caught my attention:

  • The Philips has a nice feature — ambient backlight (Ambiglow-style), which seems useful for reducing eye strain.
  • However, I’ve also read some reports about noticeable coil whine on that model, which concerns me.

Pricing in my country:

  • Gigabyte: 270€
  • Philips: 270€
  • AOC: 230€

So AOC is noticeably cheaper (but older)

What I’m trying to understand:

  1. Is there any real-world difference in panel quality / motion handling / smearing between these three, or are they effectively the same class of VA panel?
  2. Is the Philips coil whine issue something common or just isolated cases?
  3. Given my use case (mostly static office work), is there any reason to prefer one over the others?
  4. Is the cheaper AOC basically the same thing, just better value?

Thanks!

u/Popular_Champion1488 — 3 days ago
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Help choosing monitor

I want to get a new monitor, mainly for work and a little bit gaming, I currently have 2 laptops, both full hd. I play mostly single player games that run on my ThinkPad, like Stardew Valey, Balatro and Metro 2033 redux. I have a Legion 5 with RTX 3050 where I play mostly CS2, Forza Horizon 5, and stunning games.

I need to choose between LED IPS LENOVO L27Q-4A, 27", QHD, 100Hz, HDR10 and Gaming IPS SAMSUNG Odyssey G5 LS27FG530EUXEN, 27", QHD, 200Hz, AMD FreeSync Premium, HDR10.

I am not sure that 100hz will be enough for me, but for the samsung, I am not sure the build quality is good like a office Lenovo monitor.

I primarily work in spreadsheets and sometimes I video edit. Help me out please, I need to call the guy to bring it today, if not, I will wait one more month. Thanks

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u/OkTradition3632 — 4 days ago
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37 inch vs 27 inch for CS2

I currently have 1 280hz 1080p monitor and want to get a new monitor and use this one as a side monitor. I juggle from cs2 and working with 3d models, circuit board design ect. I really like my samsung 37 inch 4k monitor at work but its only 60hz and i like fast paced playing in cs2.

My current monitor has gsync and i use it but its not a must to have on the new monitor.

What i see is that i can either go for Samsung Odyssey G7 LS37FG756EUXEN which is 4k 165hz or a 1440p 240-500hz OLED

Will the 37 be to big for cs2 and will it be a smoothness downgrade to go from 280hz to 165hz instead of up?

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u/Accelerate97 — 2 days ago
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Which monitor to get?

I’m new to oled. Tandem is newer tech but seen many reviews about grey banding.

u/onepiecefan1026 — 3 days ago
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Good budget 2k 180hz monitor

recommendation? also one that’s available worldwide

might go with titan army p2410R, but im nervous about dead pixels

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u/AdhesivenessWrong670 — 4 days ago
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Interested in getting an OLED gaming monitor

I have never had an OLED screen before but I see an LG monitor from best buy on diecount and the monitor looks solid all around but I am open to other recommendations.

LG 27 Inch UltraGear™ OLED QHD 280Hz 0.03ms G-Sync® Compatible Gaming Monitor

A few questions,

  1. I know burn in is not as bad as in the past but how bad could it be on this model?
  2. I heard that OLEDs can give you eye strain but that applies to Q dot OLEDs (this monitor is WOLED). Could this LG OLED give me bad eye strain?
  3. How bad is the energy consumption? I heard it is not a major issue but I would prefer not to consume a lot more electricity.

Thanks :)

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u/BlazeTyphlosion — 7 days ago
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Could you please recommend a monitor that won't kill my eyes?

I need an extra monitor for work, 21 or max 24 inch. Would be nice a tiltable one, maybe even adjustable height.. and it could come with an HDMI cable, so I don't have to buy it separately. Budget is £100. Wouldnt like to buy it from Amazon.
My eyes are killing me after a while, and I can get headaches as well. I dont need anything fancy, just need it for seeing docs, programs while working.

Thank you in advance!

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u/linszu — 5 days ago
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I can’t get the Neck out of my LC27F390 Samsung curved monitor

Hello I am trying get the part on the photo out of my monitor but even with reading the manual it just doesn’t come off. I have even tried multiple YouTube tutorials and they all don’t work, does someone know how I could do this?

u/broskimis — 6 days ago
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Nvidia Pulsar Monitors for Motion Clarity

I was always interested in motion clarity as I owned a dyac+ by Zowie before and it was so good, something that you can’t live without for fps games, or maybe even for general gaming.

Now most of us will rank oled on higher placement. Oled has vibrant and very rich colors so clearly it’s the winner. And coming from oled to a downgrade for using an ips pulsar monitors and paying same or even more prices than oled it’s just stupid.

Pricing them at around 850CAD while you can literally get the same monitor but without the pulsar feature for 400CAD is just wild. I wanna buy one but it’s gonna be a secondary monitor for sure but also I’m waiting for a price drop.

u/sup3rskrulll — 5 days ago
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Question regarding adjustable height monitors stat sheets

So I'm looking at the MSI MPG 34CQRF X24 and other similar 240 hertz 34 in ultrawide monitors, specifically those with adjustable height stands. So in this example, I see that dimensions would stand include that it is 21.1 inches or 537.9mm high. However in the user guide (the only place I could find that would list it), it shows the height is adjustable by 100mm or approximately 4 in. So based on this, the specs listed for adjustable height monitors typically show the highest height or the lowest height? This is something I tried to ask Gemini AI or search on Google and I couldn't really find an answer, so were to better ask then the monitor Reddit?

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u/Roll4Me — 7 days ago
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Budget desktop monitor for ps5 and laptop together ?

So I recently bought a ps5 now I need a monitor to play it on. I already have a gaming laptop (Rog strix g15 advantage edition) which will also be connected to the monitor and I’ll be using the monitor as a switch in between the 2 machines. So do you guys think this is a good option for both of em?

u/Feisty_Respond_4881 — 7 days ago
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Looking for my new screen

Hi !

My IIyama GTB2770QSU is dying (not under warranty), and I'm looking for a new main screen (My GB2760QSU is still working as second screen)

My old screen was a 27" 2560x1440 Fast IPS, and I thought I could use the same height but a bit larger. So a 34" 3440x1440 would be nice. I have a RTX 4070 Ti to run it, it should be enough for my games

What I do with it :

  • Working as a dev (Visual Studio, SQL Server)
  • Playing video games (Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Victoria, BG3, Elder Scrolls, Fallout...)
  • Playing and studying chess (Lichess, Chessbase, twitch, youtube)

As I am in my home's main room, there's plenty of light, so it must be matte. So I thought I could either use a WOLED screen or a fast IPS, but these seems to have disappeared. QD-OLED seems to don't like external lights. And because technology is evolving, I'd like it recent.

tldr : Looking for a recent 34" 3440x1440 WOLED matte screens list for gaming and working

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u/Velusite — 7 days ago