Monoprice makes CHEAP Ultra-wide Monitors?!?

[@Jae_972]

9:02 the reason the last monitor had a cracked screen.

[@eurocrusader1724]

He must be a relative of Linus... Linus drops Timmy Whacks

[@albertomessiah7829]

a trick : watch series on flixzone. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies recently.

[@darrenyehuda2583]

@Alberto Messiah Yup, I have been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself :)

[@lashyndragon]

Been rocking a 3440x1440 100hz for a while with a 2060, and honestly it does better than I thought. Just turn down shadows, maybe some textures and you're good to go. Dunno if this would be much of an upgrade, but if it goes on sale, I may get it. Nice Honest review

[@aaronpitts2178]

My Sapphire Nitro+ Radeon 5700 XT runs this just fine at below epic settings. Jedi Fallen Order looks amazing and stays above 60 FPS at min on this. And Fortnite stayed above 90 FPS while streaming on the same system with encoding also on the GPU.

[@DizConnected]

I got the AOC CU34G2X 34" UltraWide on Amazon for $437.46, it has since gone up to $559.98, but I love it and if it ever gets back to the price I paid for it then I would recommend it. I think the main reason for the higher price is when I bought it, it was sold by Amazon.com and now it looks like you can only get it from 3rd party sellers.

[@mciarlillo]

AOC generally makes great affordable products!

[@kesagatame]

This is my first viewing of one of your reviews. You had me at hello. Thanks for the review and I appreciate not pushing pixels or extreme specs that mean nothing to the average consumer. Subbed.

[@Dirtyz1234]

I have one of their older 34" 100hz 1440p ultrawides. It's decent for the $350ish I paid for it. Refresh could be a little better and color accuracy isn't all that good, but good enough for gaming. Would buy again.

[@Tatopotatos]

There's a sale going on for this monitor right now on there website for 30% off or $150, so if your gonna buy it do it now my friends! Cause now it's a steal!

[@devilmikey00]

Yup, monoprice used to be the go to for cables back when you're only option was monster cables at best buy for $100 dollars or nothing. Once amazon came in and destroyed that little niche, they started re-branding cheap chinese/korean products under their own name/brand. It's a real crap shoot because some of the stuff they sell is great while other stuff is more expensive versions of crap you could get off amazon but under the monoprice name. So, do you're diligence when buying monoprice stuff. Heck, even these monitors are just the b grade panels from LG/Samsung that every cheap korean monitor on Ebay uses but in monoprices shell.

[@thenoobreturnz8968]

People think cheap is $5 but people forget that cheap means the lowest priced one in its category.

[@sgtrutters5892]

I have a few monoprice items and love them. Their older mechanical "non-gaming" keyboard I have is awesome, plus it was like $25. I also have a pair of recording headphones from them that sound great and were about $27. But I also did just buy a red dragon mouse from Amazon for $16 that feels amazing!

[@MrEscanaba]

Still have my MicroBoard 3440x1440 100hz. I can OC the refresh rate if I want to go 180hz or downsize to 2560x1080 to get 144hz with a lots of goodie in the monitor menu setting.

[@redturner]

I just got this monitor the day before you posted this, love it so far

[@NNM3043]

How had ot served u so far im tempted to buy it

[@intech7863]

@@NNM3043 its 349 right now

[@NNM3043]

@@intech7863 yeah thats why I want to buy it lol. Is the picture quality good

[@intech7863]

@@NNM3043 i dont have it im at 0 for black friday Seems nice monitor but i dont know you can get decent pixio monitor same specs

[@greenprotag]

thank you for the honesty. I'll keep an eye on that monitor

[@James-qu6ul]

The Gigabyte G34WQC is also in same price range (I think the monoprice was shown here in USD?) I have seen the gigabyte for $560 CAD at Canada computers. There is also the Lenovo lenovo g34w-10 that was on sale for $499 CAD a while back (which would be $377 USD). But it is almost always at least under 600 CAD / 450 usd.

[@JustAverageJeff]

1440p one day please. The keyboard uses optical switches like the new corsair K100 that's why it's the price it is but I do hear the quality of the optical switches could be better but it's for gaming kinda like black switches were it registers at the beginning of the actuation. I have a Dieyra wireless keyboard with black switches and a corsair k65 rgb with red switches and I much prefer the reds so I wouldn't get an optical switch keyboard.

[@santeenl]

I always worry with VA about black leven smearing. Except the G7/9 all VA’s have been subpar on that aspect and not up to my requirements.

[@James-qu6ul]

Most of the newer VAs are pretty good unless you are looking for the black smearing in certain circumstances/dark transitions. Some people notice it more than others though, but it's at the point now where most people have to be specifically looking for it to even see it. And i'm not even talking about the g7/9, which still have black smearing btw. Just most people won't notice it.

[@santeenl]

@@James-qu6ul G7/G9 still have smearing? I thought hardware unboxed tested them and they were almost free from that issue?

[@James-qu6ul]

@@santeenl I guess it depends if they "warmed up" the monitor for 30 min to 60 min first. VAs have less dark smearing when warmed up. G7s and G9s are great, Im saying most newer VAs are already good enough that only the most picky, anal type people even notice issues anymore, and even then it's only in certain circumstances. I have trouble finding issues with my VA, like I really, really have to look for it in certain scenes, and it's not even brand new, it's a BenQ benq ex3501r.

[@sudd3660]

that is pretty nice priced, but have a few caveats, no 90 degree pivot, curved only works when its main screen so it can never be second monitor when you upgrade later on. it is no ips panel, low pixel density(large pixels size),

[@James-qu6ul]

And there is stiff competition with similar specs like the Gigabyte G34WQC, the Lenovo lenovo g34w-10, and the AOC CU34G2X, which when they are actually in stock are the same price or cheaper.

[@Mrch33ky]

They also have hospital grade IEC cables for crazy cheap. I bought a bunch of lengths and they work great and look nice too.

[@bytemarcz]

What recommendations do you have for the GPU? Starting down the path of my own pc build.

[@joker927]

Couldn't find stock for this anywhere so eventually just upgraded to the samsung version

[@khrisround2]

These are $350 direct from MP RN! ..just ordered mine :)

[@kasten8020]

Already received? How it is? Ordered one today for 312€ and hope I’m not disappointed

[@khrisround2]

@@kasten8020 Received it just before I had to go to work & will try to remember to respond once I'm home again after setup.

[@nemesistech]

Monoprice? The cable/headphone company? Like WTF!

[@darcrequiem]

Yeah my jaw hit the floor too. 😯

[@Punched0]

They sell everything under the sun man, they sell speakers, monitors, fuckin outdoor gear and even Sous vides

[@sebdaweb3255]

vid starts at 0:00 !

[@sonsofmatriarchy5552]

I bought the Australian version sold under Kogan brand, same specs but powered by a rx5600xt, no worries.

[@thepoliticalstartrek]

Dell has a 32 inch that now is down to a regular price of 400.00 1440P. It is 175Mhz.

[@AdamWright609]

This is $350 at Newegg right now.

[@Yan1nc]

My EVGA 1080ti OCed to impossibility could probably run this, but no ray tracing ☹️ maybe Radeon 6000 ???? 🤔

[@Alteczar]

Thanks for the monitor review, there are so few out there!

[@RodneySolarCircuits]

I just upgraded to the ultrawide QHD 144hz VIOTEK, $399 WISH THE CURVE WAS LESS

[@rakkarok5525]

The monitor looks great for gaming and in America a reasonable price for a VA Panel. I myself would prefer an IPS but that would cost more.

[@666voyager666]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS !

[@DankBlank]

Do you get flickering with g sync enabled?

[@BReal-10EC]

Why doesn't somebody design a video gaming resolution setting that makes the center of the screen - where you are looking - very high def, then the boarders and sides at a lower resolution since that's just in your peripheral vision mostly?

[@Mrch33ky]

Stop stealing my thoughts Bill Gates!!!

[@deadly_mir]

Meanwhile me looking up ultrawide 1440p 144hz monitors .... price average $250-400 ..... to be fair though, the higher quality faster response time ones are more expensive at around $450-700 Especially if you want good colors. Also the size definitely makes a difference price wize. Large monitors come with a premium. Overall I'd say the monitor itself is definitely a decent budget option if someone is looking for a more premium ultrawide without spending too much to feel uncomfortable about

[@brycecohoon]

Funny you mention Viotek since they most likely use the same OEM who makes this monitor for Monoprice lol ;)

[@revontheus7813]

Indeed they do. I have the Viotek 34 inch ultrawide, and it has the exact same operating system, stand, and design.

[@DougTheSnowMan]

Jimmy Jo! Gotta love the auto generated subtitles.

[@chriscordova887]

Is the monitor mountable for the wall ? Cuz this will be perfect for my new ryzen and big navi setup

[@foolsErrand-guy]

yes it is just got its smaller cousin the other day , the back plate with the red ring (leds) comes off and screw in stand offs for vesa 75 x 75, i had to add washers and changed out the scews to bigger heads , the oem stuff is small and while i did the job for a day , i replaced them as soon as i could.

[@chriscordova887]

@@foolsErrand-guy thanks for response bud, will be definitely check this out , thanks for the heads up

[@M4Looney]

I got a 34" MSI Optix Mag341cq 3440 * 1440 100 Hz VA-panel monitor. I got this monitor for only 365 € (with taxes) from a deal of a german online retailer. MSI also offered 50 $ steam cashback. Monitor is "meh" I must admit. It has some big advantages over the Samsung u28e590d 4k 60 Hz monitor I decided to keep as a secondary monitor: 1) Refresh rate. The Samsung now looks stuttery in comparison. 2) Ultra-Wide screen. You can see a lot more around you what brings a big advantage in FPS games. 3) 34". Didn't expect that 28" is "small" but now after I got used to 34" even that is not enough. But the MSI has some severe disadvantages. Do keep that in mind if you play with the idea of getting this monitor: 1) Brightness. This is the biggest disadvantage. I did set brightness to 100 %, upped contrast, upped brightness in games, upped gamma in Windows and still I can hardly spot enemies by night in Warzone in darker areas even when no lights are ignited in my room. 2) Resolution. Coming from a 4k monitor this picture is blurry as hell. You need to turn on AA to minimize edges that you can see even 1m away from the monitor. On the 4k monitor one could distinguish faces in single player games even ~50m (virtual distance) away from player. Also with ultra textures one hardly could not distinguish real world from in game graphics in Kingdom Come Deliverance at first. I was impressed the first time I saw this on the 4k monitor. 3) Color reproduction. There is no setting to calibrate to so that colors are being shown "realistically". Even with Windows color settings I could not get rid of a color shift. After adjusting monitor for hours colors were shifted either in red or in green or in blue or in any combination of those. Just get a calibration from an online source and stick with it and try to not be upset with this unrealistic colors. Despite the disadvantages the monitor is good for gaming (especially Multiplayer games) but not in every situation, though. So I will keep the 4k 60 Hz monitor for single player games and the MSI UWQHD monitor as main monitor. I would like to have a affordable 34" 100 Hz 5040 * 2160 monitor with enough brightness and contrast. Comeon that can not be so hard. Why isn't there such a monitor for around 500 - 600 €?

[@ramrod126]

I want to try running Port Royal on my 7680x1440 with my 2070 super just to see how bad it chokes but I refuse to pay for 3dmark.

[@segaprophet]

you don't need a 3070 tier card, my 5700 XT drives that resolution 60+fps high/ultra settings most games

[@Dazen101]

Yeah but if your target is 60fps on a 144hz monitor. You're over spending

[@MrRourk]

Timmy always bringing it for the working gamer

[@LexxDesign3D]

500 bucks is cheap? I paid 400 for a 3440x1440 100hz and still expensive for most people under 25

[@James-qu6ul]

I paid almost $900 CAD for my 3440 x 1440 100hz just 2 years ago. And at the time, it was one of the cheapest ones and best bangs for bucks and using a VA panel. Prices have come down a lot on these.

[@zakikhan814]

how would a 3080 work on this? Thinking about getting an ultrawide in my life along with a 3080

[@brendanmartin4489]

I'll let you knowan just ordered one

[@PixelzGaming]

I have the Xiaomi 34" 1440p144hz VA I got for 430 eur, seen for 404 lately and for 369 usd from China. I believe it's the same panel.

[@mciarlillo]

I’ve always had great experiences with xiaomi products!

[@Ethnosis]

No one: Timmy: 4:51 shooting a dead guy

[@PapaMav]

Thanks for the tips on Red Dragon products.

[@B85M]

I just bought this monitor today. It was $463 on amazon. Looking forward to pushing this Rtx 3080 I have.

[@AG3nT_5W4GG3R]

Let us know how it performs. Will be waiting for your reply.

[@B85M]

@@AG3nT_5W4GG3R I’ve had it for 2 days now and the monitor is great. Picture quality is awesome. Colors are very good and blacks are black, big upgrade from my old viotek gft27db TN monitor. I’ve never had a VA screen before and love it. The 4ms response time is fine. I played siege, cod, battlefield, DBD, and rocket league on it without any issues at all. Sure the monitor is a little pricey but I think it’s worth it 100%. I was using a 27 inch 2560x1440 til I got this and this monitor looks huge on my desk. Gaming is definitely way more immersive. I wish I had a bigger desk, I’d get another one if I could. The stand is good, height swivel and tilt adjustment and the stand is beefy. It’s heavy as hell due to it being metal.

[@AG3nT_5W4GG3R]

@@B85M thanks for the reply. It sounds really tempting lol. By any chance do you know what type of freesync it has? I saw a review of 49 model and he said it has basic freesync.

[@B85M]

@@AG3nT_5W4GG3R I have no clue what kind of freesync it has. I know it works with a rx580 just fine and a rtx2080ti had no issues either. Buy it off amazon, if you don’t like it then return it. That’s the best advice I can give you. I love the monitor and I’m keeping it for sure

[@AG3nT_5W4GG3R]

@@B85M thanks for all the details. I am a casual gamer. So even if there is little bit of input lag or ghosting, I most likely won't notice it. All I care about is picture quality for media consumption and high refresh rate during productivity. Looks like it's good enough.

[@umyboiblue]

Timmy Joe, I'm so sorry. I thought I was subscribed. You're one of my favorite YTbers and its massive over sight that I hadn't clicked that red button til now. I hope you forgive. Thank you so much for this review.

[@orlandonegrin8943]

Does this monitor work for the new MacBook Pro m1 13”?

[@fauzanhafidz7265]

is it good?

[@mciarlillo]

Awesome review -per usual! You should be able to get 100+ FPS using a 5700XT -at least that was my experience using my reference 5700XT and ultra wide that size.

[@_Spartan-107_]

size... has... nothing to do with it? Resolution is what affects the frames per second. A 10' 4k monitor would be as fast as a 60' 4k monitor in the same panel technology.

[@definitelynotthecia4998]

This thing is currently 350 and I'm tempted to pull the trigger...

[@rod_shaft]

I just did! Had a comparable 34" LG 1ms 2k UW (but only 100hz and 2.5 nits) in my Newegg cart for 369, and just went for last minute promo code search, when I saw that monoprice had just put the Dark Matter on sale for $150 off. 2 day free shipping too, should be here on the 18th!

[@definitelynotthecia4998]

@@rod_shaft enjoy it man I'm on the edge lol I may wait til black friday idk

[@definitelynotthecia4998]

@@rod_shaft let me what you think of it in like a week or two

[@rod_shaft]

@@definitelynotthecia4998 I will, but remind me with another post here if I forget lol. Doing research now on ideal settings and recently upgraded my psu and ram in anticipation of a black friday monotor purchase. I did a ton of research this month and this monitor was on my short list, as it checks almost all the boxes in was looking for. I just wanted to come in at under $400 shipped and taxed, and so was leaning toward mostly 32" options. Of my 5 top choices, $380 total still beats all of them, and also has the supeior color, minimal backlight bleed and slim bezzeled 34" inch screen. Only compromise is the lack of true 1 ms response time. And I don't have to spend 4 hours a day refreshing 20 different sites for the next 10 days. Also this monitor's history of selling out every time it's on the market, made me pull the trigger. I didn't want to wait another week and end up wishing I'd grabbed it. It was already a good deal at $500.

[@definitelynotthecia4998]

@@rod_shaft any thoughts on the panel so far?

[@bigchew3149]

Cool Video ! i run a 3=1 monitor set up with a 5760X1080 ror all my sim racing/flight games , All 27" displays & my Main Display is a MSI 2560X1440p @144Hz I Upgraded From a 4k 60 to This & Love It ! How Ever I Have Ben Wanting To Try A Ultra Wide..I Keep Hearing most Tech Tubers Talk About Them n So I Want To Try It ,This May be A Good Place To Start But i just Dont Want To Get Stuck With Something im not happy With if its not up to snuff so to speek ! i may Try 4k Some Day But Only When i can get a 4k 144hz or 4k 120Hz then Maybe but Not Until..Well That & When Gpu Horse Power Catches Up With Monitor Tech ..O & I Started With a Red Dragon Mouse & Looved It Worked Perfect..Hell It Still Duz But its Put up For a Spare now Days After i Bought my Logitech Gear a G 710 With Cherry MX Blue Switches & A Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum & I Love Them, ive Used Them For Years Yhey Out lasted my Corsair mouse & Keybord ! !

[@jace3498]

Viotek sells the same panel $100 cheaper with a vesa mount.

[@itsdeonlol]

Very nice Monoprice!

[@MiriadCalibrumAstar]

Hardware unbox need to review this panel want to see da data

[@kellydaniels534]

Glad to see you're back to normal, well as normal as normal is for you :).

[@franzb69]

that monitor is exactly the same as the xiaomi 34 inch ultra wide xiaomi is selling for 400 usd.

[@segaprophet]

and the AOC CU34G2X for 450 USD, I suspect they all use the same VA panel

[@franzb69]

Yes you are probably correct

[@bumperxx1]

Welllppppp... there goes that sponsorship TIMMY JOE WHY DIDNT YOU LIE MORE...... lol

[@Tennisfan4200]

Yassssss, will be buying this

[@georgeboiiii]

Me : Watching Timmy Joe making videos about computer parts... My brain : When will be the next fortnite Stream?? - AmOmYnuS

[@stevin47]

Timmy Joe is back..

[@KittyRoyale]

But no GPUs to drive them.

[@flextapeyeet7209]

Am i the only one thinking "How the fuck is $500 cheap?"

[@chloedevereaux1801]

quantum dot for that price.... my arse

[@iamperplexed4695]

So, free gear and a flat rate video. Livin the life.

[@AlrienJ]

A 3070 is not low end for playing games at 3440x1440. That card can game at 4k (3840x2160) no problem, so why would you say it's low end for gaming at 3440x1440??

[@ellypsis603]

Same as Xiaomi mi monitor

[@GlassDeviant]

I would prefer a 5120x2160 since I already have a 3440x1440.

[@Zeroplanetz]

Too bad that darn mat is out of stock till January... I’m sad.

[@braveladder1682]

Picked up this monitor used for $135, very happy with it. Black levels aren't incredibly dark but it's good otherwise. Nice, vivid colors. I have a few cheap monoprice mechanical keyboards both using genuine cherry switches, I am pleased with both for the low cost. $30 for a TKL cherry Speed Silver and about $40 for a Cherry MX blue ten key. Their mice don't nec. look like a good deal at all. I personally wouldn't go back to any mouse without a few dedicated macro buttons and good supporting software, though. At $32 you have better options. I have a pair of studio headphones from Monoprice which I rate average for their $100 retail but excellent for the $25 they went on sale for, with padded zip up case.

[@TechShoes]

sending to germany costs 150 dollar wtf

[@Kiki-lc3ng]

Try monoprice.eu

[@ralphlaurent4072]

Only clicked into video as I thought for a second James Corden has lost his job as a TV host and is now reviewing computer monitors on KZbin.

[@Ziedmac]

wow info!

[@wedgoku]

The VA panel on this monitor is a deal breaker, IPS panels will give you better viewing angles & better color accuracy. VA monitors tend to have ghosting & a white trail effect when moving your mouse cursor on the screen...

[@darkostojkovic7960]

Omg Timmy you roiling now! You got sponsors 😀😉

[@NoGoodNoob]

Maybe 5 more years and these monitors will be 250 300 dollar range then I may buy. 500 for a monitor is kinda dumb unless you make your living utilizing a pc.

[@TheGauges420]

It is not dumb when it lasts 5-8 years. I just picked up a 1440p/165hz for $400 after taxes and intend to use it for at least 3 years. It's not dumb if you enjoy enjoying your things. If you're not gonna touch and it's only for looks? Sure get something cheap. This isnt for you.

[@Hawlkeye-e9p]

Mom hardware.

[@andyjoelharper3448]

Nice!

[@bavarian_slang_sim_racing]

No VESA Mount... Im Out.

[@DRSKINGDAVID]

There is vesa mounting

[@Riffeur1]

Lol xiaomi 34 inch blows this monitor with its price

[@ilikecars9534]

cool

[@ardennielsen3761]

lol, just playing RUST... set the zombie population to "800000" on a 30 square km map size. hahahahahaha! looks like a hoard on "the walking dead" if they all move to a single chunk. RIP server processor... a reason for LN2.

[@philcooper9225]

U my dude

[@Alberto.dance.tonight]

Hmmm

[@mkusanagi]

OOoooooooo!! Dang son!!

[@majorahole]

why is he yelling?

[@NikolaTuring-o2w]

Algorithm

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

Monoprice - bringing shitty china quality to a shop near you since 2002!

[@segaprophet]

the VA panel is probably still manufactured by Samsung or the like, however

[@randysmith7094]

Please DON'T start making ultra wide videos like Linus Tech DipS!!ts!!

[@The_Harylaba]

I feel Americans are so privileged that they don't know what "cheap price" means.

[@Mrch33ky]

Fair point. Although Timmy Joe is a Canadian feller.

[@gavowassy7655]

First lol

[@steffensegoviahelbo5065]

why is mechanical keyboards the default these days... I have not met or tried one mechanical keyboard I liked... to noisy too bad feeling when typing etc.

[@BenDovaAlready]

Not cheap