iiyama GCB3480WQSU - 180Hz ultrawide, can we fix it!?

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KitGuruTech

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Күн бұрын

Ultrawide gaming monitors continue to increase in popularity, and thankfully they are also getting more and more affordable. The iiyama GB3480WQSU offers a standard 3440x1440 VA panel with 1500R curvature, up to 180Hz refresh rate via overclocking, alongside adaptive sync and a claimed 4000:1 contrast ratio... all for £340.
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00:00 Intro
00:52 Design overview
01:59 I/O and OSD
03:31 Panel analysis - brightness/contrast
04:47 Greyscale testing - things get dicey
05:21 Can we fix it without calibration?
07:44 Saturation and colour accuracy
08:21 Calibrated results
09:02 Response times
10:45 UFO image comparisons
11:37 Real-world gaming
12:48 Closing thoughts
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@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 19 күн бұрын
Please report spam as you see it - we delete any we see as soon as possible. Let us know in the comments if you would buy this for the asking price? good gaming screen or too many faults for you out of the box?
@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko
@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko 19 күн бұрын
Thanks I see you guys deleting them all the time, much appreciated - makes reading the genuine stuff more difficult !
@BrookesStevenson-vw4xf
@BrookesStevenson-vw4xf 18 күн бұрын
I like how you guys answer people. Some channel just ignore the comments.
@hothardwareforthewin-he4fz
@hothardwareforthewin-he4fz 19 күн бұрын
That out of the box calibration is shocking. Surprised with iiyama making such a hash of it tbh
@johnerikson2443
@johnerikson2443 18 күн бұрын
They are usually a lot better. I’ve had one of their monitors for years and it’s pretty solid all round
@harleylover9446
@harleylover9446 19 күн бұрын
This is why I love KitGuru reviews- always show the downsides to products, never afraid - time for a cup of coffee !
@powermaster5004
@powermaster5004 19 күн бұрын
Agreed. Once I’m on my lunch break !
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 19 күн бұрын
well thank you kind sirs
@EricDavidson-cx7bz
@EricDavidson-cx7bz 18 күн бұрын
agree - analysis overload for me lol
@Praireboy-hg8ip
@Praireboy-hg8ip 19 күн бұрын
Specs are good on paper. I hope they can update the firmware on this to fix some of those problems.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
We will see. They might even update it for newer models
@DeeDee.Ranged
@DeeDee.Ranged 17 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech If there is an update you probably have to send it to them. Thats what you had to do with the GB3466WQSU some years ago. There policy might have changed so it might be able to do it yourself.
@justindavis7600
@justindavis7600 19 күн бұрын
If I just skipped to that gaming section I’d have thought it was a good screen. With a bit of blue adjustment on the curve and a tweak here and there seems ok for gaming. Guess beggars can’t be choosers.
@JonathanPilson-mu3rg
@JonathanPilson-mu3rg 19 күн бұрын
It’s not that cheap.
@justindavis7600
@justindavis7600 18 күн бұрын
I think it’s very cheap for what it is. I’ve seen it for under 300.
@larwiemcdonnel5322
@larwiemcdonnel5322 19 күн бұрын
That’s some good analysis. I went with acer for my last screen and have ended up with 3 dead pixels in a year. Not too happy with it.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Which screen did you get instead ?
@larwiemcdonnel5322
@larwiemcdonnel5322 18 күн бұрын
I couldn’t send it back bought it from a store and they didn’t help at all
@hotandcoldrunningwater-hj2mn
@hotandcoldrunningwater-hj2mn 18 күн бұрын
Acer are known for dead pixels. Seen it on forums a lot
@iamahappybunny7640
@iamahappybunny7640 18 күн бұрын
Only some models.
@mikemarshall2747
@mikemarshall2747 18 күн бұрын
The pricing is good, such a shame whatever way they ship them from the factory they don’t check the calibration better
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
It’s a solid price point for a gamer yes.
@mikemarshall2747
@mikemarshall2747 10 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech ❤❤
@theonlyredspecial
@theonlyredspecial 18 күн бұрын
Cracking review Dominic 👌🏻
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@pogologo
@pogologo 11 күн бұрын
I cant believe the engineers are happy shipping that with Gamma basically broken out of the factory
@sortingoutthebills-dy6td
@sortingoutthebills-dy6td 19 күн бұрын
Surprised it shipped with a lot of those problems. Even at this price 😮
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
It certainly needs a better factory calibration
@gun4ha66
@gun4ha66 6 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech so if i buy calibrator can i fix that?
@jamesjessenden7838
@jamesjessenden7838 19 күн бұрын
You can really see from looking over Dom's shoulder that it's a very fluid panel. The ultra wide driving game looks amazing.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Yes it’s a good gaming panel for that
@buyingastairwaytoheaven5252
@buyingastairwaytoheaven5252 18 күн бұрын
Great review there Dominic. Maybe they should hire you to calibrate their panels and update the firmwares 😮
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Don’t give him ideas 🤡
@Simplyswish-xx6wr
@Simplyswish-xx6wr 19 күн бұрын
I love illyama - this is actually a good gaming screen, my buddy has it - got it on sale for 290 ish online, dont think he ever noticed half of the problems. I did always think he had it set wrong as it looked a bit blueish out of the box, but he didnt care. maybe the target audience for these screens just dont look at this too closely!
@Linuxdistro15-ih8ox
@Linuxdistro15-ih8ox 19 күн бұрын
Yeah if you were only gaming on it. It’s quite a good buy. Has quite a bit of calibration issues by the looks of it though which might ruin it for a lot of things.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
290 is a great price.
@hotandcoldrunningwater-hj2mn
@hotandcoldrunningwater-hj2mn 18 күн бұрын
Suppose you can dial out the bluish tinge easy enough. Still it’s sloppy all round
@Itsameamario-ns3se
@Itsameamario-ns3se 17 күн бұрын
If all you do is game it’s probably fine
@nicolasjoseph9446
@nicolasjoseph9446 18 күн бұрын
This is one of the main issues with budget screens, they tend to skimp on things like calibration
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
They can do yes.
@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko
@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko 18 күн бұрын
I think illyama skimped on quite a lot.
@nicolasjoseph9446
@nicolasjoseph9446 10 күн бұрын
@@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko Yeah!
@iamahappybunny7640
@iamahappybunny7640 19 күн бұрын
I don’t know this market very well. What’s the leading screen around 300 ?
@nicola8473
@nicola8473 12 күн бұрын
The user interface looks quite advanced and gives a lot of options, quite why they didnt back that up with even a basic profile that is closer than that is beyond me
@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo
@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo 18 күн бұрын
I had this panel. It was ok. Smooth and fast but a bit blue hinged as you said in the review. My issue was I ended up with 6 dead pixels and a backlighting issue too right in the first month.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Really ? That’s good feedback and very poor to hear. Did you get it replaced for a different model ?
@hairsprungdutchtechnique9626
@hairsprungdutchtechnique9626 18 күн бұрын
That’s a lot of dead pixels. Did they start appearing at the same time ?
@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo
@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo 18 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTechI just sent it back and got it money back. I’m saving up for an oled now. I’ve gave up with VA.
@theonlyredspecial
@theonlyredspecial 18 күн бұрын
Shame
@hotandcoldrunningwater-hj2mn
@hotandcoldrunningwater-hj2mn 18 күн бұрын
I like the looks of that Corsair oled but it’s mega expensive.
@EdnattPoling
@EdnattPoling 18 күн бұрын
Wish consoles supported these non standard formats. PS5 looking at you in particular.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Consoles are made more for tv gaming really.
@amdforlife5591
@amdforlife5591 18 күн бұрын
Yeah always 1080p 4k. Etc. never wide screen stuff on consoles. Different market
@elia2235
@elia2235 12 күн бұрын
Grescale testing is useful for me, thanks for including that Dominc
@raffaellosiciliani4365
@raffaellosiciliani4365 13 күн бұрын
11:44 I thought this was going to be dire for gaming, but that kinda saved it a bit - looks smooth
@futurologist1962
@futurologist1962 11 күн бұрын
Its a cheaper monitor, people really dont have any right to complain at this price, could it be better out of the box? yes, but I think adjusting the colour temp would be a big improvement and you dont need to buy gear for that
@QuentinStephens
@QuentinStephens 19 күн бұрын
Great work. I hope you follow up the calibration issue with Iiyama. You posited a firmware update: is that actually possible? Many monitors don't support firmware updates. That control stick is going to be a major problem if you have two of these monitors stacked; it's a pity it cannot be controlled over USB.
@Iloveyoutube-oh4ug
@Iloveyoutube-oh4ug 19 күн бұрын
I flashed my ASUS a few years ago over usb. I thought that was pretty common has it been removed now. I’ve a 3 year old 4k panel
@UnitedAlgorit-el4hy
@UnitedAlgorit-el4hy 19 күн бұрын
A lot of screens don’t allow flashing now over usb
@QuentinStephens
@QuentinStephens 19 күн бұрын
@@Iloveyoutube-oh4ug A lot of monitors still don't enable firmware updates; HUB recently commented on one new-ish monitor where early models did not have the facility but later ones did.
@rufusmctavish1164
@rufusmctavish1164 19 күн бұрын
Yeah they should really . I think ASUS pro art still do. They did when I had one a few years ago anyway
@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko
@Darknightsandwetdays-lb9ko 19 күн бұрын
@@rufusmctavish1164 My Pro art doesn't - I think the older models did.
@EricDavidson-cx7bz
@EricDavidson-cx7bz 18 күн бұрын
Its a pretty good monitor for playing games, even after all the negative stuff in the analysis . Shame they didnt spend even a bit of time trying to improve what is clearly improveable with even a slight bit of effort.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Gaming is good on it yes. Shame about some of the calibration issues
@DavidLeBon-qq9vr
@DavidLeBon-qq9vr 17 күн бұрын
I bought this screen, it is ok. I found the stand is very poorly designed and doesnt articulate the way id hoped. Its clearly got a blue balance to the image, noticeable to my eye. I changed the settings to those you recommended and its helped a lot, so thank you. Gamma, same for me, broken. same image with both. Apart from that, gaming with iracing last night, was enjoyable and Im quite happy with it - I paid 300 for mine, not sure how some people here for it for less. I looked everywhere. got mine on ebay from a reseller. Good review, keep up the good work
@knowledgeadda4759
@knowledgeadda4759 16 күн бұрын
RGB balance is shocking, I am very sad to see this, was on my shortlist - thanks for the honesty Dominic
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 16 күн бұрын
My pleasure!
@jamey-pl4ez
@jamey-pl4ez 18 күн бұрын
Really interesting analysis section Dominic, I have this screen and always thought it was too blue, so really quite happy to see I wasnt going mad
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Try our tweaks and let us know if it helps. It’s all in the video .
@jamey-pl4ez
@jamey-pl4ez 11 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Surely We will try.
@marketgupshup9784
@marketgupshup9784 10 күн бұрын
I was going to buy this, but didnt find many technical reviews, thanks Dominic. I am glad I stayed with the review until the gaming real world bit, its pretty good
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 10 күн бұрын
Glad we helped !
@NaveenOfficial94
@NaveenOfficial94 10 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Welcome!
@marketgupshup9784
@marketgupshup9784 8 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Welcome!
@EricXVII
@EricXVII 19 күн бұрын
My happiest day was when I bought my first ultrawide. Second happiest day was when I sold it and went back to a standard monitor. Its a gimmick I really didnt like. They do not live up to the hype people have placed around them.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 19 күн бұрын
Thats interesting - what was the reason you traded back ? someone i know said, turning your head side to side gets tiring - was that the reason?
@BrookesStevenson-vw4xf
@BrookesStevenson-vw4xf 19 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Partly that, not sure about eric but I found the image quality on the LG I bought was really very poor too. I think OLED standard shape is the way to go.
@Maxverstappenracing-dz3pt
@Maxverstappenracing-dz3pt 19 күн бұрын
Oled is the future for the time being but massively expensive. These monitors hit a price point. And good for racing games etc.
@EricDavidson-cx7bz
@EricDavidson-cx7bz 18 күн бұрын
I never have bought an ultrawide I tend to stick with standard 4k monitors now. I like good colour rather than high frame rate, but thats just me
@amdforlife5591
@amdforlife5591 18 күн бұрын
I like a traditional shaped monitor too. I do think they are ideal for race games and flight sims. I don’t play either
@lifehacks797
@lifehacks797 10 күн бұрын
its not a bad screen for gaming, my kid brother has one as we got it on sale for 275, its smooth and fast, he couldnt care less about a bit of blue or the other technical stuff you mentioned, which I didnt understand anyway lol
@silvio8881
@silvio8881 14 күн бұрын
Good review guys, I can get this for £300 in my local place. seems like a good gaming screen if you arent too worried about colour balance etc.
@enzo4666
@enzo4666 13 күн бұрын
At least you can lower the blue easy enough, if we copied your settings Dominic, appreciate the efforts.
@sefix3511
@sefix3511 5 күн бұрын
Where are these settings ? I watched video few times but still can't find RGB values ?
@jamest484
@jamest484 13 күн бұрын
Ultrawide is the best, once you try one its hard to go back to anything else
@grayson8414
@grayson8414 9 күн бұрын
Good job on the testing and calibration, looks a lot better after your work
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 9 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
@georgebrown2974
@georgebrown2974 15 күн бұрын
I own this screen, i love it for gaming, but after watching this, I have tried to adjust the RGB settings like you did, makes a bit of a difference for the better - never noticed how blue it looked.
@andrea8723
@andrea8723 14 күн бұрын
What a fantastic analysis Dominic - had a hard time understanding the overdrive section to be honest
@iskconpremi
@iskconpremi 16 күн бұрын
I was thinking about buying this screen but I can see now I am best saving up a bit more for one of their higher end screens
@amandagraphx4508
@amandagraphx4508 17 күн бұрын
Adaptivesync is brilliant when it works.
@marco1704
@marco1704 12 күн бұрын
I hate when people class 400 as proper HDR - its not, I dont care what people say
@Francioslusi-kg6cx
@Francioslusi-kg6cx 18 күн бұрын
Ok I watched this all and saw the issues. I’d still buy it for a gaming pc as it seems great with games. That’s all I’d use it for. Accurate color and stuff isn’t a deal breaker for me
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
It seems to be splitting opinion between people. Some don’t mind. Others do.
@Itsameamario-ns3se
@Itsameamario-ns3se 18 күн бұрын
This is better than most at this price. It’s not meant for color sensitive work just gaming. And even Dominic shows it’s a good gaming panel.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Would you buy it ?
@chrismyers6081
@chrismyers6081 12 күн бұрын
I think considering ive found this for 299 you can forgive it for the colour balance issues etc - I really should look into calibration software as my current Dell seems out a bit too - even if it is just my eye, id love to known technically if I am wrong or right
@stevenbryant8445
@stevenbryant8445 14 күн бұрын
9:40 Wish I could get a better understanding of some of this, really useful info I would assume if I was smart enough to wrap my small brain around it
@Alex-pc2gt
@Alex-pc2gt 8 күн бұрын
This is a pretty good budget screen, bought it a while ago, not perfect, and a bit blue, but I tweaked it - and my settings were very close to yours !
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 8 күн бұрын
Glad to hear you could improve on it!
@Alex-pc2gt
@Alex-pc2gt 7 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Welcome!
@Anton-xd5zd
@Anton-xd5zd 18 күн бұрын
I remember the Diamondtron monitors they used to make. Thats how old I am!
@BrookesStevenson-vw4xf
@BrookesStevenson-vw4xf 18 күн бұрын
Wow I had to google that !
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
wow, good memory, we remember those too!
@FrankLeCross-fo5kr
@FrankLeCross-fo5kr 18 күн бұрын
Thanks, I just found your channel that analysis is super - subbed.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@user-ih3pf7fd6y
@user-ih3pf7fd6y 17 күн бұрын
This is a very good analysis, I can't say i understand all of it, but it was interesting to see the blue imbalance and the fact that even with the issues its still a pretty good gaming panel
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Yes if all you want to do is play games it’s a solid inexpensive purchase
@FrankLeCross-fo5kr
@FrankLeCross-fo5kr 17 күн бұрын
What a fantastic review just had the time later to take a good look over it again before a purchase - superb channel !
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Thanks again !
@allyeric6112
@allyeric6112 18 күн бұрын
Iiyama have always made decent monitors I remember having one of the first LCDs they made and it was amazing.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
They have a long history of great screens 👍🏻
@seldom44
@seldom44 17 күн бұрын
You guys do some good reviews and proper testing, good to see
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Thank you very much!
@user-ul3kz4dg3t
@user-ul3kz4dg3t 17 күн бұрын
Good review Kitguru, thanks for the indepth testing
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
No problem 👍
@henryreuben1708
@henryreuben1708 17 күн бұрын
Was wanting a review of this monitor for some time now, thanks guys
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
No worries!
@NaveenOfficial94
@NaveenOfficial94 10 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech ❤❤❤❤❤❤💟💟💟
@antoniomarano7625
@antoniomarano7625 14 күн бұрын
Shame illyama havent put more effort into calibrating this screen in the factory. I know there will always be slight variables from panel to panel, but their standardised settings are so off, its pretty shocking
@andydbedford
@andydbedford 18 күн бұрын
I’ve had a IIyama IPS 34” Ultrawide 144hz flat monitor for about 6 years and it’s been a brilliant monitor, just replaced it with a Alienware AW3423DWF.
@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo
@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo 18 күн бұрын
How are you finding the Alienware dwf ? I have heard good things about it Andy.
@KnightRider-lq5yb
@KnightRider-lq5yb 18 күн бұрын
Guy I know has that panel it’s very good. But dell and Alienware always have good panels. Never seen a bad one.
@andydbedford
@andydbedford 17 күн бұрын
@@browntrousersforsafety-el2bo It’s shockingly good when you get it set up right, but for me it always takes a few days to a week to get the “just right settings”, The HDR in Alan Wake 2 and cyberpunk is literally like playing a different game, and the SDR mode deep blacks are like black black, I’ve never experienced anything like it, the best monitor I’ve ever owned, 👍
@NinoMaluri
@NinoMaluri 18 күн бұрын
Dom’s setup really makes me jealous every time I see it his desk is always so neat!
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
😎
@jamey89k83
@jamey89k83 9 күн бұрын
The user adjustable color balance mode seems to help a bit, at least. Not sure id buy this, want to save up for an OLED
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 8 күн бұрын
It's a very different market, the cheapest OLED ultrawide is around £/$750-800 so won't be viable for everyone, but I do love an OLED for gaming
@NaveenOfficial94
@NaveenOfficial94 10 күн бұрын
Are there only 6 settings for image adjust sharpness? really?
@4thofjuly-fk4oq
@4thofjuly-fk4oq 19 күн бұрын
SO you cant actually get gamma 2.2 out of the box without buying more gear? wow. what are they doing. I dont mind seeing some issues, but the issues in this seem massive
@JonathanPilson-mu3rg
@JonathanPilson-mu3rg 19 күн бұрын
Yeah that’s messed up. It’s completely broken
@sortingoutthebills-dy6td
@sortingoutthebills-dy6td 19 күн бұрын
Wouldn’t say completely. But it’s a bit surprising to me
@RainbowSunset-uq2hs
@RainbowSunset-uq2hs 19 күн бұрын
yeah that was the one I was shocked at. never had a monitor with broken gamma settings before. thats pretty critical to see all the tones inside images.
@johnerikson2443
@johnerikson2443 18 күн бұрын
Gamma settings the same - what a glitch that is. Like it wasn’t even tested before shipping.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
It’s not ideal. Yes.
@michaeldigtheme2337
@michaeldigtheme2337 18 күн бұрын
340 quid is a right bargain no matter how you slice it.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
I guess you can overlook some issues with the pricing yes. Hope the review was helpful.
@user-dv8ys8df5x
@user-dv8ys8df5x 17 күн бұрын
I googled this and found your video, thanks - almost bought it, but now im looking around for other panels at the same price ish
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
No problem but the screen does have some good aspects for the price too 👍
@Daniel-zl9im
@Daniel-zl9im 14 күн бұрын
Overdrive +1 and the RGB overshoot is shocking, one of the worst ive seen.
@lucifersheadscarf6988
@lucifersheadscarf6988 18 күн бұрын
It’s almost as if they shipped the panel without any checks. Even the firmware seems slapped on
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Yes bits are broken sadly
@user-ui6yn5sd5h
@user-ui6yn5sd5h 17 күн бұрын
Thanks Kitguru for the analysis, its helped me remove this screen from my shortlist.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Don’t jump the gun too quickly. If you want a good value gaming panel it’s still worth a look.
@purabinath1960
@purabinath1960 10 күн бұрын
contrast isnt bad but the brightness at 95 nits seems dire at the top setting, nothing much advanced about that
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 8 күн бұрын
Yeah I don't really get that mode, thankfully it gets a lot brighter without it on!
@ryanrichardson7285
@ryanrichardson7285 13 күн бұрын
00:14 Nice setup - I thought you had an IMAC as well? saw it before, did you sell it?
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 8 күн бұрын
No the imac is still there, you can see it behind me in the main a-roll shot
@Accuaro
@Accuaro 17 күн бұрын
Saved up for multiple years ever since the first QDOLED monitor and finally bought the MSI 321UPX. I now understand why people write off LCD completely. However if I were to be using my monitor 90% for microsoft word or excel for example then yeah I'd still use LCD.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
What monitor are you using now - the MSI ?
@Accuaro
@Accuaro 17 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Yeah! There's a $550 difference between the UPX and the URX here in Australia, and now that MSI has said it can receive firmware updates or send it in, I went and bought it. I've been eyeing an OLED display for ages, and I was even tempted to buy a c1 to use as a monitor. I went from 1080p to 4k, 24" to 32", TN to OLED and now I can experience HDR. It's a massive upgrade on all fronts, like a Victorian child seeing fireworks for the first time kinda thing lmfao.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Amazing ! You sound so happy and enthusiastic. That’s what it should all be about. OLED is amazing
@Accuaro
@Accuaro 17 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Thanks :D
@hothardwareforthewin-he4fz
@hothardwareforthewin-he4fz 18 күн бұрын
Well this was detailed. One to avoid I think unless you just want a big wide screen. Va panels never appeal to me. Oled all the way
@trevinowoods9602
@trevinowoods9602 17 күн бұрын
Game of two halves like what you did there Dom.
@Daniel-zl9im
@Daniel-zl9im 17 күн бұрын
Black tuner helped my screen out a bit, but I noticed the blue levels were high on mine, I used the same interface as you to try and fix it
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Did you have any luck getting the colour balance set closer to accurate?
@Kastalom02
@Kastalom02 17 күн бұрын
People complaining in the comments - need to get a grip, this is a very cheap panel for the size, there will always be compromises. I have it, and its great for gaming, I dont care about gamma and grayscale stuff. looks good to me.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Glad you are happy. It’s a good gaming panel
@stevenbryant8445
@stevenbryant8445 17 күн бұрын
Gamma 1.8 and Gamma 2.2 are the same? Surely thats a breach of consumer laws there!
@kaylee.snyder
@kaylee.snyder 17 күн бұрын
Good one
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Thanks
@Necromancerbob-zp7us
@Necromancerbob-zp7us 19 күн бұрын
Any dead pixels on it ? Didn’t see you mentioning that
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
No none on ours
@manukhanuk9345
@manukhanuk9345 17 күн бұрын
It is tough getting a well balanced big panel at this price, you always have to accept problems, its just whether those problems are important to you
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
I think that’s a pretty fair comment to a point.
@SCArt-gr5zb
@SCArt-gr5zb 17 күн бұрын
Would be worth it then if it’s properly calibrated.
@smmorigins8926
@smmorigins8926 17 күн бұрын
Prefer an OSD joystick over the buttons as it’s just more intuitive.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Yes the joysticks are good on specific screens.
@user-qn1cu7ie1w
@user-qn1cu7ie1w 17 күн бұрын
The calibration equipment used costs more than the panel itself, very funny to me !
@elguwapo
@elguwapo 16 күн бұрын
Could you post your calibration settings for us so we dont have to invest in another device and software?
@nonejm5732
@nonejm5732 11 күн бұрын
bump, would be really useful
@Ojref1
@Ojref1 18 күн бұрын
Hmm, this may be similar to a Dell monitor - S3422DWG. I would not be surprised if they were the OEM for some of their products.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
We can look into that thanks for the post
@sefix3511
@sefix3511 5 күн бұрын
Some of ppl who commented here mentioned about video showed some settings (i assume that these are RGB settings) for this monitor. I watched video few times but still can't notice when you show them. I have bought this monitor and it's awesome compared to my old 5 years old IPS (black is more like black, blur is less noticeable, color gamut is wider and higher refresh rate is great) but i can't fix yellow tint at white background. I have tried default settings and R100 G89 B89 settings which i have found in the other review.
@AntonijoMilenkovic
@AntonijoMilenkovic 17 күн бұрын
Are the calibration figures for this monitor available online anywhere
@amdforlife5591
@amdforlife5591 18 күн бұрын
I would have expected more from iilyama. Sure it’s not expensive. But Broken gamma options seems unacceptable to me.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
It’s a poor thing to note yes.
@mikepowell8044
@mikepowell8044 10 күн бұрын
05:07 18% out, really? Thats massive errors from the factory
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 8 күн бұрын
Yup triple checked that!
@MrGreenjubas
@MrGreenjubas 16 күн бұрын
What can you say about this model in comparison with gb3467?
@nightcorepeter
@nightcorepeter 16 күн бұрын
Wow, so you had to spend how long fixing it ? The final results look pretty good - they need to borrow your settings and apply them to the firmware next time !
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 16 күн бұрын
Thanks
@RainbowSunset-uq2hs
@RainbowSunset-uq2hs 19 күн бұрын
Oh dear, im sad about this one - had high hopes for at least semi accurate colors and greyscale. the fact two of the gamma settings are identical seems to indicate that illyama really have just rushed this out the door. Are over the air or updates from a PC possible later if they did fix it? Anyone know?
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
It’s a shame in some regards
@SvitBit-hw9rr
@SvitBit-hw9rr 17 күн бұрын
Honestly we are getting spoiled by the amount options we have in display technology nowadays.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Yea that’s possible !
@riccardo9280
@riccardo9280 8 күн бұрын
Dominic, quick question, how long did this take you to calibrate - how much is the gear you use to do that? More than the monitor cost I imagine
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 8 күн бұрын
The calibration process itself is fairly quick - around 10 minutes. I use Calman Ultimate software which is around $2000 for a user license (I know!), the X-rite iDisplay Pro Plus colorimeter alone is around £250-300. So it's definitely not reasonable to expect anyone buying a budget monitor like this to have the necessary tools
@riccardo9280
@riccardo9280 7 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech
@Lina-cf6sy
@Lina-cf6sy 18 күн бұрын
Love me an ultra wide monitor.
@DigiClever_
@DigiClever_ 11 күн бұрын
Interface is really quite poorly laid out for a screen
@MalTon-ip9us
@MalTon-ip9us 17 күн бұрын
Do you think it was an exemption or the rule in accuracy?
@JamesYoung24
@JamesYoung24 18 күн бұрын
Stand is a bit of an economical stand they could have gone a bit more there for that price.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
yes James, we agree.
@Erksah02
@Erksah02 18 күн бұрын
i would love to know how much factory calibration costs
@bishopDavis2115
@bishopDavis2115 16 күн бұрын
Wonder if its the same on all the panels, or did you get a duff one
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 14 күн бұрын
we did reach out to iiyama with our findings and they told us it the factory calibration was done on purpose to target gamers, which didn't make a lot of sense to me but they were happy our results weren't wrong
@dreschaffhausen5693
@dreschaffhausen5693 19 күн бұрын
Can you get this format in OLED yet? How insanely expensive is it?
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
Big screen oled panels are not cheap. We reviewed some recently like the Corsair panel. Worth a look.
@geofftatesmate7748
@geofftatesmate7748 17 күн бұрын
This really should never have shipped the way it is. The fact the gamma 1.8 and 2.2 don’t even change is crazy to me. That alone means anyone who is trying to analyse video or photos will be screwed.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 17 күн бұрын
Well we have reported the issues to them so hopefully they will look into it.
@freddieholmes5581
@freddieholmes5581 15 күн бұрын
UFO image comparisons- is that a good result? looks very blurry to me
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 14 күн бұрын
for a VA panel at this price, it is not bad at all - of course it's all relative, plenty of higher end IPS will look clearer and OLED will leave it in the dust
@lucasw4766
@lucasw4766 8 күн бұрын
Their black tuner never works, you just blast stuff out or lose detail
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 8 күн бұрын
Yup certainly seems so based on my testing here!
@lucasw4766
@lucasw4766 7 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Yeah!!
@NMTV-xw1ws
@NMTV-xw1ws 17 күн бұрын
Whats the entry level price now for a OLED panel? say 27 inch? in USA - anyone know?
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 14 күн бұрын
you can get a 27in 1440p WOLED for about $700 now
@philipjfry628
@philipjfry628 19 күн бұрын
Surprising they didnt bother to calibrate properly before it left the factory. Bit of cost cutting going on there me thinks.
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 18 күн бұрын
It certainly wouldn’t take much effort to get it a little better out of the box.
@MrGreenjubas
@MrGreenjubas 16 күн бұрын
Does it work correctly with rtx40 video cards?
@KitGuruTech
@KitGuruTech 14 күн бұрын
yep had no issues with it and an RTX 4090
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