ASRock's FIRST Gaming Monitor is a 34" ULTRAWIDE. It is Good, Mediocre or Terrible?

[@wolfgangchristl9978]

Great to see Asrock kicking ass right out of the gate with their first Monitor, love that they did VA panel, this might just be my next gaming monitor.

[@Xaltar_]

Great review Brian. It looks like ASRock is doing what they do best, coming out swinging. I love the fact that when they take a shot at a new product/market they throw down with all they have got. I actually love that it's a VA panel, I may consider getting one myself. I get why some people hate on VA panels but I love them. Black levels on VA panels are second to none which makes contrast outstanding. That said, I am not a gamer that cares about response times, nor do I work with color accuracy, both areas where VA can be a bit behind IPS. For those that enjoy having deep blacks and detailed shadows and don't care about GtG response times, check out a VA panel. I "upgraded" my 32" VA panel to a high refresh, low response IPS panel and ended up giving it to my daughter and going back to the VA panel, I lost more I care about than I gained. Don't get me wrong, the IPS was great too (MSI Gaming display), in many ways better, but I love my contrast and have gotten used to my display looking a certain way. On this monitor if I pull up a black screen and turn out the lights the display is only just visible in the dark. Compare that to the IPS panel that looks like a light source and you will appreciate how black the blacks can be on VA panels. ASRock implementing a black screen shutter effect is a clever move IMO, it mitigates ghosting and gives a cleaner overall image which is an infamous weak point on VA displays. Thanks for the detailed review Brian :)

[@lappentuch]

I am not sure if it's just my eyes, but I see a weird shimmering on VA panels, at least on the ones I tried.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Gotta love that d-pad on the back for the osd. I'm really tired of always pushing the wrong button for menus because HP assumed a vertical arrangement of (top to bottom) "back, enter, up, down, power off" would make logical sense. Nice thorough coverage of specs on this video, good job.

[@DisposableCrocodile]

Nice review Brian! Love how you were one of the only reviewers for the asrock taichi 6800xt gpu back in 2021. People are seriously sleeping on this brand. I’ve never been disappointed by their products, having owned a b550 mobo, a rx5700xt and a rx6800xt gpu. They just seem to make solid products at a good price. Definitely now considering this monitor to replace my aging dell 3rd display. Question: does this monitor have speakers? Sound passthrough?

[@narcoleptic-insomniac4663]

Dude! Thank you! I’ve been super curious about this thing

[@michaelmcconnell7302]

That wifi antenna feature is pretty cool

[@bengonzales1182]

Great channel, I might not know about this monitor if not for you. Thanks!

[@nailagciad]

"ASRock's PG34WQ15R3A (PG34WQ15R2B)... " as far as I can tell from the Asrock page, those are two different products. The 3A version has the RGB on the back + the mini OLED you showed here being configured with the small images. The 2B version doesn't have these... features.

[@NUDELMOB]

integrating a wifi antenna in the monitor is a brilliant idea

[@lucutes2936]

CANCER WARNING

[@MarcoGPUtuber]

Now this is what we sub for! Tech YES VALUE!

[@goldfries]

Nice review, still considering whether to bring the monitors to Malaysia market, considering how over saturated as it already is.

[@imemilyloh]

everywhere is out of stock, do you know where can we purchase this

[@goldfries]

@@imemilyloh better check with distributor

[@TechInsiderTalk]

wow! such a great review

[@Patrick_D]

That wallpaper is my city; Montreal ! Right ?

[@narcoleptic-insomniac4663]

Also Tech you’ll love this! I run a Dell S2721DGF as my primary monitor and prior to it I had a 4k M32U (had to sell the 12700k/3080 build due to a life changing injury). I have been missing my 32” and have been wanting a 34” or 38” since I have to do a hour long therapy every day that forces me to lay strapped into a machine from the waist down. Pretty lame, but it could be a lot worse. During that hour I’ve tried gaming but the 27” Dell is just too small. My budget is extremely low, so I’ve been watching my local markets and came across a $500 LG 32GP83B-B.AUS (updated version of the 850) for around $200 and after seeing it ul for a few days I offered them a trade for a msi pro vdh Wi-Fi 6 mobo/r5 3600 and a new wraith prism installed and after a few messages back and forth they were sold. I just needed to test and over clock there ram sticks for them which took about 8mins!

[@Szilagyicsabaistvan]

I run a 34 inch ultrawide LG, 144hz for a couple of years now. It's the sweetspot for gaming. Good enough resolution (2560x1080) and good framerates. It doesnt have Gsync, Hdr etc , and the bleeding got pretty bad along the years but i still love it. Btw, what happened to you? Im curious. Best wishes

[@viniciuscastro37]

compared to lg 34 ultragear, which one is better? (both same price)

[@Cheese-Head]

Is this one better than Dell 34inch S3422DWG or ASUS TUF VG34VQL1B?

[@gotscroogled]

I wonder if this is the same panel as the Prism+ XQ340 PRO I have. The specs nearly match. The Prism+ has 'Quantum Dots' however, so maybe not. Seeing a lot of new contenders in monitors popping up recently.

[@bobfizhcake4314]

how about now, is this still good/worth it compared to others? What would you reccomend

[@crawfordbrown75]

Hey Brian, what happened to the turning $100 into a high end pc series?

[@techyescity]

Will be bringing it back, just needed to get through a lot.

[@dngx9]

como ta o monitor hj ? deu algum defeito ?

[@Ultrajamz]

I would love more 40” (37-42”) 4K offerings. Too many 4k’s are 32” or less, what a waste since with monitors that small you need to use UI scaling.

[@jmel23515]

I'm building a system and just picked one of these monitors up. I'll likely be going with a 7900x or 7950x cpu. Do you reccommend going for a 6950xt at $570, or a 7900xt at $700?

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Not a big fan of VA panels personally, I have a 43" VA panel and while I love the size the ghosting can be awful and I would definitely avoid VA in the future

[@RicochetForce]

Yup, VA panels have an ugly contrast "sweet spot" that then quickly falls off. I dislike the poor colors and the rapid color shifts from even slightly off angle views from the hotspot. Combine that with really sluggish dark pixel transitions means they never look as FAST as similarly specced TN or IPS displays.

[@jorgejt294]

Você pode disponibilizar a calibração de cores para download? Por favor.

[@caio6348]

Tu conseguiu achar?

[@jorgejt294]

@@caio6348 consegui, tem um site que faz reviews de vários monitores e faz comparações de antes de depois de calibrações, o mesmo disponibiliza o download delas.

[@anasevi9456]

I am glad VA's have mostly lost the bad dark smearing over the last few years, Videogames pop so much on them thanks to their deep blacks and high contrast. IPS displays are nice, but the image is a bit flat in comparison, strikingly so side by side.

[@vWhiz]

I have a pretty similar but high end ultra wide from msi the MPG343cqr to be exact and it’s also a AV 34inch but 1000R curvature. but the black smearing everyone is talking about is basically non exsistant with newer VA panels and ive used IPS monitors and OLED TVs for gaming too so I’m not talking without any experience. I think people just have a bad taste left in their mouths from old VA panels and they never gave the new once a chance to show.

[@helenHTID]

Black smearing is very much still a thing on VA panels! But it generally seems to be the cheap ones. You want a decent VA monitor to best avoid it, But even then, Do your research because not all decent VA monitors do avoid it lol. Dell do pretty well across their ranges to be honest, For a company that doesn't focus on "Gaming", Their monitors both VA and IPS seem to always shine - Apart from the really cheap ones.

[@DanielByers-m5m]

Gysync flucker like crazy?

[@AlexBodrovFamily]

Is it good enough for MacBook M1 Pro for web dev work?

[@amonraboga]

Does it have ghosting?

[@gildardozamudio8008]

Is it recommended for 249 dollars?

[@BloodmoonPyke]

I need that thing! I just wanted to upgrade my monitor and my wifi connection is sadly pretty bad, because the antenna is under the table. That would be the perfect monitor for me

[@BloodmoonPyke]

@@steinmauer9747 I have an antenna for my PC, but the stand is kinda wonky, it just tips over from time to time and the cables are way too short. Stuff like this, specific PC parts...it's complicated to get somehow in Germany :O An antenna from Asus is the "top notch" thing I could find. Edit: the monitor isn't aviable in Germany anyways. I had an Alienware in mind (also 32") but those are expensive af

[@Tashyncho-Sapa]

which one is better, this one or aoc cu34g2x ? thanks.

[@ironsteal]

What is the wifi card name????????

[@blkshp25]

On sale now for $369.99 at NEWEGG

[@matthewfyfe8422]

Yo brian, can you make a video on how to unlock turbo boost, on the aliexpress lga 1356 motherboard?

[@dizzlery3628]

i expect the 429$ is without tax? In germany the monitor costs 432€ incl tax. I am getting interrested in this monitor right now!

[@StodOneR]

I thought only r3a has the mini screen underneath the monitor, hell yeah im getting myself a monitor with a mini display xD

[@Zatra]

Kerrigan miniature 🥰🥰

[@luizarthurbrito]

what's the difference between the 3A and the 2B?

[@cliket]

Just Monitor stand

[@richardward6256]

It looks good, almost the same price as the 31.5" has been recently. These will give the Gigabyte screens a run for their money, more competition is good.

[@hikikomoritraveler5529]

The design look really good

[@shipmcgree6367]

.."Agent Smith and Neo for some reason.." 🤙🏻

[@VictorMalaquias-z1x]

Are these two the same models? PG34WQ15R3A (PG34WQ15R2B)

[@fixability]

Hi, i know it's an old question, but for those interested, the first one has the mini oled display at the base of the stand and also RGB lighting on the back, the second monitor lacks both these features. 😉

[@TheLastCharacter]

Can it output 10bit bpc color depth?

[@Willbme4EVA]

Love the tripod stance of the monitor. Maybe it can hold up to the wiggle and sway of a standard desk. Most can not so I toss away the stands and mount separately from the desk. Gameing monitor with yummy stuff attached goes in the Bin for me. P.S. dont desk mount a monitor if your an avid gamer.

[@Willbme4EVA]

@El Cactuar I do that all the time, my lack of spelling is my downfall

[@pbjames]

Should I activate free sync via the amd software and my monitors settings or just one or the other

[@techyescity]

and put a frame cap on too in the amd control panel.

[@filoinfinito]

can i disable the rgb?

[@45hotro]

$429.00 is for 2b model. The reviewed 3a model is $459.00.

[@hassanjomaa4073]

Price?

[@Jsteeezz]

429 usd it was on the specs page he shows in first minute of the video

[@KrissBartlett]

love that Bryan but wala no money

[@rasorocks]

Does anyone have the color calibration profile to share?

[@marktackman2886]

Wow Asrock comin thru with interesting features, thats about it tho

[@aquaman5464]

That base is a weapon lol

[@matheus.oliveira792]

Bought one and although I loved the size, resulotion and contrast (coming from an ASUS VG279QM 27" fast ips 1080p) I cannot recommend this monitor, the response times are atrocious (up to 20ms) and overdrive does absolutely NOTHING. Upon further research found a review by tftcentral which has the same problem, and since they've tested on 2 samples I imagine this issue is very common. On the review (dated february 14) they claim to have talked directly to asrock about this, and would update if asrock fixed the problem, they never updated and since I just bought one (june 11) and received an unit with the exact same problem, I must assume they will never fix it. STAY AWAY from these monitors. (tftcentral reviwed the "3A", I have the "2B").

[@jaredcrawford8370]

Did you end up keeping this monitor, or replace with a different one?

[@matheus.oliveira792]

@@jaredcrawford8370 kept it, too much of a hassle to return it where I live. Its fine for most things and for CSGO where I want better pixel response time I still got my asus (my desk is quite big, so i kept it too). Still think i should have bought the dell one (S3422DWG), had way more reviews, and was about the same price.

[@erikhendrickson59]

Incredible that just two years ago, 100Hz 34" Ultrawides were in the $1,500 price range. Personally, after owning an LG C1 OLED TV, I'm no longer able to stomach IPS monitors. IPS glow is just too much once you're used to OLED panels. I also do *_not_* think that OLED is ready for primetime in the desktop monitor space and mini-LED is still quite expensive. Fast, well-calibrated VA panels are a really nice compromise. My Odyssey G7 looks every bit as smooth as my C1 OLED, even when running at just 60 & 120Hz, let alone its full, native 240Hz.

[@SnifferSock]

Yeah having 2 27" IPS panels, is really starting to make me want to get a VA. But I'd want an ultrawide but how am I going to make that triple monitor setup work? 😂

[@MakisOfEquinox]

I got a 100hz 34" ultra wide for $550 in 2019, what are you talking about? MassDrop had the vast for $650 in 2018 as well.

[@HappyHubris]

They were $600 or less two years ago.

[@lilpain1997]

What makes you not think OLED is ready for desktop monitors?

[@caio6348]

This or LG UltraGear LG 34 4GP63A-B

[@giclee101]

Check out Prisims+ 34 inch VA. It's even better value

[@catherinemorgan2741]

Can you buy me one ROFL can't 400 plus on a monitor

[@OriginalFinnish22]

This must be just another Samsung VA panel again, allready have a DELL 32'' 165hz 1440p monitor. So this really would not be much of an upgrade, and dell also has colours in check, minimal lightbleed etc.

[@cronicmanagergames42069]

dude u put IT IS instead of IS IT in your title just fyi

[@DanielByers-m5m]

No its not 1000 nits also doesnt cost 1000 but 500 plus nits adds a good amount to games

[@DigitalSamTV]

Donu think thisnis better than LG 34GP83A-B

[@c.chepre8452]

just looking at the UFO at 7:56 i see alot of Darklevel smearing, that´s a hard pass for me.

[@DanielByers-m5m]

Dude hdr here is decent not takking on it is bs

[@bleack8701]

I'm glad they're coming into the market, but I have no interest in a monitor like this. For reference, the Lenovo Legiob y27q30 is perfect for my taste. It doesn't have RGB or any features I'd consider waste of money like the tiny display or the antenna. Also, can't stand TN panels. Even if their response rate is better I need the viewing angles of IPS. So far, after using the Lenovo for several months I haven't found any issues with it and I'd consider it perfect in terms of color, size, resolution, refresh rate, i/o, menu, mount, adjustable height, rotation etc.

[@tahirguven8680]

Ancient panel

[@majkicfoto]

But lower price

[@Israeli_Prince]

Looks better than an ips.

[@lucutes2936]

Cry

[@yoltsbp]

Lol asrock is a joke. I’ve bought 3 mobos where the pcie slots went bad. Maybe they got better over the years but I’ve had my experience and I can’t trust that company anymore. Btw cooler master makes a panel just like this but better in every way. Hdr also works on it.

[@nicoyt9481]

Not a word about common VA’s terrible issue : black smear

[@giclee101]

With notable exception, smearing isn't a large issue on colourful games. Which is every fps shooter, which is what you need the high refresh rate for. I love my VA, and I have both VA and IPS

[@LTZMicha]

Shit VA Panel. Flickering while using Adaptive Sync

[@WASD-MVME]

VA panel nope no thank you and yuck ASrock nope

[@cogsincogs]

VA panel, hard pass.

[@regidon6816]

What's bro taking bout they are now making monitors they been doing tht for over a decade lol

[@rvs55]

Another generic 34" VA 1440p ultrawide using a Samsung panel. Pretty meh.

[@MEGARADAMANTYZ]

those monitors are disgusting

[@athrunzala5337]

Anything above 27" doesn't make sense unless it's for console gaming . . enlarging monitors just to enforce customers to buy expensive GFX (e.g. 7800XTX/ RTX4090) just because game software is lagging behind hardware is really cunning and hideous.

[@Content_of_crap]

Techy yes just a question, do you have a computer Motherboards, cpu's and gpu's that are defekt that your gonna sent to the scrapyard? And if so could you send some of it to me bc im a pc builder and i like meching with computer tech, like for free or cheap and ill pay full shipping bc your gonna scrap it anyway. If you think its ok then reply or pin this comment so i know so i then can link my facebook 😁

[@techyescity]

Hey you in Aus? If so I will see what I got in a few months time.

[@Content_of_crap]

@@techyescity Um well i live in Sweden... But i know its a lot of work to send defekt computer stuff but ill pay for everything that costs money and if i link my facebook you will see where i live and write when it works out or if it works out😅 I mean if it works then i could wait for as long as it takes😁

[@Content_of_crap]

@El Cactuar I won't El Teacher 😂👍